This report analyses the need and feasibility of changes in agricultural practices to ensure coexistence between GM and non-GM crop production in the EU. The term coexistence refers to the ability of farmers to choose between conventional, organic or GM-based crop production, in compliance with...

Harmonised EU legislation regulating organisms produced by modern bio-techniques (GMOs) goes back to the year 1990 and the definition of GMOs was not up-dated since. During the last decade new plantbreeding techniques have been developed. The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies...

This technical report describes the composite indicator developed by the JRC to rank plant pests, based on their potential economic, social and environmental impact in the EU. This indicator can then be used to inform policymakers implementing the Plant Health Regulation with regards to...