Original language
English
Country
European Union
Date of text
Status
Unknown
Type of court
International court
Sources
Court name
European Court of Justice
Seat of court
Luxembourg
Reference number
C-36/11
Files
Justice(s)
Jaraiūnas, E.
Bonichot, J.-C.
Bay Larsen (Rapporteur), L.
Toader, C.
Prechal, A.
Abstract
In the present case the Court of Justice of the European Union quashed a decision taken by Italy to require national authorisation of certain GMOs such as MON 810 maize, even after these had been authorised under the EU system, pursuant to Regulation No 1829/2003. The CJEU stated that Member States were only entitled to prohibit or restrict the cultivation of such GMOs which had already been authorised on the EU level and included in the EUs common catalogue, where this was expressly provided for in EU law, for example in accordance with the emergency measures; under Regulation No 1829/2003 or with the coexistence measures under Directive 2002/53