"It is a grain of corn which never ceases to seize the machine of the Grenelle de l'environnement. The working group on GMOs was already the only one whose participants had slammed the door during the preparatory work. Yesterday, the publication of the decree establishing the high authority and especially of the decree suspending the sale and use of MON-810 corn seeds provoked the surprise and sometimes the anger of the protagonists. The Alliance for the Planet, which brings together 80 associations , has even decided to suspend its participation in the Grenelle. "
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"" Scandalized "." An insult to the intelligence of the French and environmentalists, indignant Yann Wehrling, spokesman for the Greens. What is the use of the prohibition during the winter of the sale of a seed that is sows in the spring? " If the law is not voted on February 9, nothing will prevent sowing. Especially since "in fact, no request for a safeguard clause has been made at European level", points out Yannick Jadot, spokesperson. word of the Alliance for the planet. At the ministry, they explain having preferred the effectiveness of a decree to the "symbol" of the safeguard clause, more risky vis-à-vis Europe. "
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