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I voted for the Lepage report, although I have some reservations about the possibility that Member States could limit or ban the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in their territory. The right to decide about cultivation now being given to the Member States, to be used in a rational and balanced way, could be beneficial for some regions with unquestionably specific characteristics, such as the Azores and their wealth of biodiversity. However, political leaders need to be sensitive enough to be able to marry the various interests at stake, which are those of producers struggling to achieve lower factors of production, particularly foodstuffs for animals, given that feed and the soya produced in the EU are imported from GMO-producing countries, and those of some citizens who have the right to reject consumption of GMOs. I advocate carrying out impact assessments and, above all, evaluating the objective and unquestionable scientific reasons. This is a subject in which knowledge and responsibility should take centre stage in any decision making, which should also take into account a wide-ranging debate on the issue that involves public participation, and is always informed and enlightened."@en1
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