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The draft law conflicts with harmonised EU rules on the placing on the market of GMOs, established in Directive 2001/18/EC on the deliberate release of GMOs into the environment (“the GMO Directive”). Those harmonised rules, which already had to be implemented in domestic law long time ago, do not need to be duplicated as this creates legal uncertainty. The notified measure is not just a belated transposition of EU law, but also introduces new provisions which conflict with the GMO Directive. In so doing, it breaches one of the key principles of the EU internal market - the free movement of goods and the principle of sincere cooperation.
The notified measure cannot be lawful if it conflicts with the harmonised provisions of EU law. This unlawful conflict cannot be concealed through the TRIS procedure. CropLife Europe calls on the Commission to exercise its powers pursuant to Art 258 TFEU and to deliver a reasoned opinion on the matter.
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