Cyprus has adopted national opt-out measures to ban or restrict cultivation of already authorised genetically modified organisms (GMOs), with the approval of the European Commission.
Cyprus, via the Ministry of Agriculture, had on September 28 this year requested for its entire territory to be excluded from the geographical scope of GMO applications that have already received a European Food Safety Authority opinion or are already authorised.
The European Commission, on November 16, officially informed the ministry that Cyprus’ request was approved.
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