AreaEuropean Union

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityMaize

Date01/04/2015

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport policy

DescriptionAutorised import of 10 new types of genetically modified crops, such as maize, soybeans, cotton and oilseed rape as either human food or animal feed for 10 years.

NotesThis approval only covers imports, not cultivation. Only one GM crop is currently grown in Europe: Monsanto\'s maize MON810 in Spain and Portugal.