An Assessment of Current Regulation of GMOs in the EU and Proposals for Amending it

The Greenhouse Report Series (2016), available through The Greenhouse

45 Pages Posted: 25 Jun 2016

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Vesco Paskalev

Brunel University London - Brunel Law School

Date Written: June 14, 2016

Abstract

Vesco Paskalev argues that the regulation of GMOs in the EU is a shambles. The main problem lies in a very narrow conception of risk and safety. All the emphasis is wrongly on laboratory tests, and evidence on the wider environmental effects is scant. Wider studies on the effects on consumption patterns or the cost pressures on non GM farmers are ignored. In addition, experts supplant the proper role of the political institutions, and the precautionary principle is rendered inoperative. Paskalev proposes specific legal amendments to remedy these faults.

Keywords: GMO; precautionary principle; risk regulation; EU

Suggested Citation

Paskalev, Vesselin, An Assessment of Current Regulation of GMOs in the EU and Proposals for Amending it (June 14, 2016). The Greenhouse Report Series (2016), available through The Greenhouse , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2800151

Vesselin Paskalev (Contact Author)

Brunel University London - Brunel Law School ( email )

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