German court upholds GMO planting curbs
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German court upholds GMO planting curbs
HAMBURG: Germany's top court on Wednesday rejected a complaint that restrictive laws on cultivating crops with genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) violate the constitution.
The constitutional court in Karlsruhe turned down a complaint from the state government of Saxony-Anhalt that restrictions on GMO cultivation unfairly damaged the interests of farmers interested in growing GMO crops.
Germany compels farmers growing GMO crops to keep a minimum distance from conventional plantings and makes them liable to pay compensation to neighboring farmers if traces of GMOs are found on their conventional crops.
German farming association DBV said the court's decision confirmed the association's view that growing GMO crops presented an "incalculable" risk to farmers even if they obeyed the law.
The association said it would continue to advise farmers not to grow GMO crops because of the current law. It was not possible for farmers to get insurance to cover their liability for cases of GMO cross-pollination, the DBV said.
The German government welcomed the decision. Junior agriculture and consumer protection minister Robert Kloos said the decision confirmed the government's policy.
"German genetic technology law should provide protection for both humans and the environment and so permit responsible genetic technology," Kloos said in a statement.
The Saxony-Anhalt state government had said that the tough GMO regulations - unique in Europe - restricted freedom for research, development and use of biotech crops in an illegitimate way as several GMO crops had been approved for cultivation as safe.
In April 2009, Germany's government banned commercial production of GMO maize type MON 810 GMO from U.S. biotech giant Monsanto on health concerns despite European Union safety approval.
The constitutional court in Karlsruhe turned down a complaint from the state government of Saxony-Anhalt that restrictions on GMO cultivation unfairly damaged the interests of farmers interested in growing GMO crops.
Germany compels farmers growing GMO crops to keep a minimum distance from conventional plantings and makes them liable to pay compensation to neighboring farmers if traces of GMOs are found on their conventional crops.
German farming association DBV said the court's decision confirmed the association's view that growing GMO crops presented an "incalculable" risk to farmers even if they obeyed the law.
The association said it would continue to advise farmers not to grow GMO crops because of the current law. It was not possible for farmers to get insurance to cover their liability for cases of GMO cross-pollination, the DBV said.
The German government welcomed the decision. Junior agriculture and consumer protection minister Robert Kloos said the decision confirmed the government's policy.
"German genetic technology law should provide protection for both humans and the environment and so permit responsible genetic technology," Kloos said in a statement.
The Saxony-Anhalt state government had said that the tough GMO regulations - unique in Europe - restricted freedom for research, development and use of biotech crops in an illegitimate way as several GMO crops had been approved for cultivation as safe.
In April 2009, Germany's government banned commercial production of GMO maize type MON 810 GMO from U.S. biotech giant Monsanto on health concerns despite European Union safety approval.
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