GENETICALLY MODIFIED MAIZE (13764/06,
13767/06)
Letter from the Chairman to Ian Pearson
MP, Minister of State for Climate Change & Environment, Department
for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
At its meeting on 22 November 2006 Sub-Committee
D considered your Explanatory Memorandum dated 24 October 2006.
We have noted that this proposal involves the
use of the comitology procedure, about which we have expressed
some misgivings in the past in relation to proposals concerning
the marketing and use of GM crops. We have noted your predecessor's
letter of 3 July 2005, which pointed out that the UK is required
to abide by the comitology rules, that approval is only granted
if the crop in question is considered to be safe for both humans
and the environment and that your Department would in future endeavour
to notify us of proposals in this area in time for considered
scrutiny.
Though our misgivings of the procedure remain,
we are content to clear this proposal from scrutiny and would
be grateful if you would keep us informed in good time of other
similar proposals.
22 November 2006
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