[18/03/10] GMOs - the Italian Minister Luca Zaia: the Standing Committee on seeds
"Today, the Standing Committee on seeds decided to refuse enrolments in a GM maize register. As a result, this is a significant decision as it was adopted unanimously by the whole Committee. Both the Regions representatives and those from the three Ministers of the Committee voted in favour of the precautionary principle full application, which Italian rural policy is based on".