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Safeguards
In certain circumstances, EU countries can ban GMOs that are authorised at EU level.
Some have already invoked the so-called 'safeguard clause' (Art. 23 Dir. 2001/18/EC) where they temporarily restrict or prohibit the use and/or sale of the GM product on their territory.
They need to justify this decision i.e. that the GMO in question is a risk to people's health or the environment.
Currently, 6 countries apply the safeguard clause on GMO events:
- Austria ;
- France ;
- Greece ;
- Hungary ;
- Germany ;
- Luxembourg .