European Parliament and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 1 February 2001, European Parliament resolution on the report of the Multidisciplinary Group on Organised Crime (10972/2/1999 – C5-0039/2000 — 1999/0916(COS))

15. Is convinced that, in the fight against illegal crops, negotiated and agreed solutions, agrarian reform and alternative crops, together with criminal proceedings against traffickers and money launderers, should take precedence over crop-spraying campaigns; believes in this regard that the Union must take the necess- ary steps to secure an end to the large-scale use of chemical herbicides and