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Washington County Bans GMO Cultivation

November 9, 2012, www.treehugger.com | “One very interesting ballot initiative we missed: Examiner reports San Juan County, Washington passed Initiative Measure No. 2012-4, making it illegal to “propagate, cultivate, raise or grow plants, animals and other organisms which have been genetically modified.””

 

Nikki Witness shared GMO Inside‘s photo.”San Juan County, Washington passed Initiative Measure No. 2012-4, making it illegal to “propagate, cultivate, raise or grow plants, animals and other organisms which have been genetically modified.

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San Juan County, Washington, USA now GMO-free

November 8, 2012, digitaljournal.com | “Local voters in San Juan county voted yes for Initiative Measure 2012-4 by a wide margin in the November 6 election. This essentially puts a ban on genetically modified organisms in the county.”

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“The GMO ban was proposed by organic farmers and other
interested parties in the county. The ban makes it unlawful to propagate or grow plants or animals in San Juan County, Washington, that have been genetically modified. It further provides for penalties and the destruction of such organisms.”
San Juan County, Washington, USA now GMO-free
Local voters in San Juan county voted yes for Initiative Measure 2012-4 by a wide margin in the November 6 election. This essentially puts a ban on genetically modified organisms in the county.
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China resistant to GM crops

October 8, 2012,  ibnlive.in.com | “While Genetically Modified (GM) crops are engulfing agricultural market across the globe, one part of China seems to be resistant to it. Hong Kong, which holds a special status under the principle “One Country Two Systems”, is against the GM Crops.”

Hong Kong, China, resists to GM crops
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While Genetically Modified (GM) crops are engulfing agricultural market across the globe, one part of China seems to be resistant to it. Hong Kong, which holds a special status under the principle “One Country Two Systems”, is against the GM Crops.
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Monsanto may lose billions in GM soy royalties row

June 18, 2012, www.foodnavigator.com | “Monsanto faces the loss of billions of euros in revenues from its genetically-modified (GM) soy in Brazil after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that any decision reached in a local court case should apply nationally.”

~ A MONSANTO DEFEAT IN BRAZIL
Monsanto may lose billions in GM soy royalties lawsuit in Brazil
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Monsanto faces the loss of billions of euros in revenues from its genetically-modified (GM) soy in Brazil after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that any decision reached in a local court case should apply nationally.
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    • Robert Vangstad “Let everyone sue them, take all there money and plant real food.”
    • Shalahnia Riversong “Is this really good news, Monsanto may lose (good), but to quote the article, ” a judgement that lawyers believe could stimulate more imports of products of inactive DNA”.”
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June 18, 2012, www.foodnavigator.com | “Monsanto faces the loss of billions of euros in revenues from its genetically-modified (GM) soy in Brazil after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that any decision reached in a local court case should apply nationally.”

~ A MONSANTO DEFEAT IN BRAZIL
Monsanto may lose billions in GM soy royalties lawsuit in Brazil
www.foodnavigator.com
Monsanto faces the loss of billions of euros in revenues from its genetically-modified (GM) soy in Brazil after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that any decision reached in a local court case should apply nationally.
  • COMMENTS:
    • Robert Vangstad “Let everyone sue them, take all there money and plant real food.”
    • Shalahnia Riversong “Is this really good news, Monsanto may lose (good), but to quote the article, ” a judgement that lawyers believe could stimulate more imports of products of inactive DNA”.”
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Poland Is Latest Nation To Ban Monsanto’s GMO Maize

April 8, 2012, www.care2.com | ” Poland recently decreed that it will move to ban a strain of GMO maize known as MON810.  Just days after Belgium, Britain, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Ireland, Poland and Slovakia blocked the measure, the country of France took it a step further by imposing a temporary, “precautionary” ban on MON810.”

 

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“Possibly good news for the earth, given Monsanto’s reputation, (although I’m not personally convinced that all GMO’s are bad…)
Poland’s announcement comes less than a month after seven countries blocked a proposal by the Danish EU presidency to allow the cultivation of genetically-modified plants in Europe.”
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GE cultivation bans in Europe

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Austria: Ban on cultivation of Monsanto’s maize MON 810, MON  863 and T25
Notified in June 1999, initially under Article 16 of Directive 90/220/EEC, and subsequently maintained in February 2004 under Article 23 of Directive 2001/18/EC;

France: Ban on cultivation of Monsanto’s maize MON 810.
Notified in February  2008, under Article 23 of Directive 2001/18/EC; and under EU Regulation 1829/2003

Germany: in April 2009 the agriculture Minister, Ms. Aigner, announced a ban on cultivation and sale of MON 810

 

“~ GMOs now BANNED in many nations throughout EUROPE:
Compromise legislation is being debated this afternoon, see live webcast here: http://video.consilium.europa.eu/ These nations include: Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Switzerland — plus many regions within other nations, as can be found by clicking on country names in the left hand column of this page from 2010 http://www.gmo-free-regions.org/gmo-free-regions/bans.html “
National Bans of GMOs in Europe
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Austria: Ban on cultivation of Monsantos maize MON 810, MON 863 and T25Notified in June 1999, initially under Article 16 of Directive 90/220/EEC, and subsequently maintained in February 2004 under Article 23 of Directive 2001/18/EC;
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France Bans GM Corn Amid Mass US Protests Against Monsanto

18th March 2012, www.wakeup-world.com | Amid mass US protests against Monsanto yesterday, France imposed a temporary moratorium on the planting of Monsanto’s genetically modified corn, MON810.

“Due to the proximity of the planting season,” said Agriculture Minister Bruno Le Maire along with Francois Fillon, Minister for Ecology and Sustainable Development, in a press release on Friday, authorities “decided to take a precautionary measure to temporarily prohibit the cultivation of maize MON810 on the national territory to protect the environment.”

All prior plantings of MON810, trade name YieldGard, become illegal on March 20.

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French Moratorium on GM Corn
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France imposed a temporary moratorium on the planting of Monsanto’s genetically modified corn, MON810.
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Peru Passes Monumental Ten Year Ban on Genetically Engineered Foods

March 10, 2012 www.occupymonsanto360.org| “In a massive blow to multinational agribiz corporations such as  Monsanto, Bayer, and Dow, Peru has officially passed a law banning genetically modified ingredients anywhere within the country for a full decade before coming up for another review.”

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In a massive blow to multinational agribiz corporations such as Monsanto, Bayer, and Dow, Peru has officially passed a law banning genetica…”
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Peru Passes Monumental Ten Year Ban on Genetically Engineered Foods

March 10, 2012, www.occupymonsanto360.org | In a massive blow to multinational agribiz corporations such as  Monsanto, Bayer, and Dow, Peru has officially passed a law banning genetically modified ingredients anywhere within the country for a full decade before coming up for another review.  Peru’s Plenary Session of the Congress made the decision 3 years after the decree was written despite previous governmental pushes for GM legalization due largely to the pressure from farmers that together form the Parque de la Papa in Cusco, a farming community of 6,000 people that represent six communities. They worry the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) will compromise the native species of Peru, such as the giant white corn, purple corn and, of course, the famous species of Peruvian potatoes. Anibal Huerta, President of Peru’s Agrarian Commission, said the ban was needed to prevent the ”danger that can arise from the use of biotechnology.”

Note: This decree was signed into effect on April  15th 2011

 

“Peru Passes Monumental Ten Year Ban on Genetically Engineered Foods | Occupy Monsanto”
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In a massive blow to multinational agribiz corporations such as  Monsanto, Bayer, and Dow, Peru has officially passed a law banning genetically modified ingredients anywhere within the country for a full decade before coming up for another review.  Peru’s Plenary Session of the Congress made the dec…
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