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"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the new legislation on genetically-modified organisms has been fully applicable since last April. This legislation makes it possible for consumers to make free choices by means of clear labelling and a case-by-case risk analysis and also guarantees that genetically-modified organisms authorised in the European Union are harmless to human health and the environment.
The request for authorisation of foods derived from maize from line NK 603 was presented in April 2001 and has been dealt with and analysed over all this time in accordance with the legislation in force. The States of the Union and the European Food Safety Authority studied this request and the opinion published by the EFSA indicates that it has no objections from the point of view of safety. There is a validated detection method for this genetically-modified organism which will make it possible to trace and label in accordance with the current rules.
All the necessary conditions for its authorisation are therefore fulfilled. The authorisation of genetically-modified organisms, foods and feedstuffs is essentially based on safety criteria.
With regard to the possible economic repercussions, I would like to stress that foods and ingredients derived from various lines of genetically-modified maize have been notified or authorised for marketing and, therefore, the authorisation of this new NK 603 line would extend the range of possibilities but would not in any way set a precedent.
I must point out, however, that the authorisation has not yet taken place and that an application relating to it, presented, I would emphasise, in accordance with the 2001 Directive, is being examined."@en1
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