European Parliament 5 November 2002, WRITTEN QUESTION E-3156/02 by Isidoro Sánchez García (ELDR) to the Council. Measures to establish an area of freedom, security and justice in the EU.

However, it should be noted that commercial cultivation and use of GMOs in the Union is strictly regulated under a Community legislative framework that provides for authorisation on the basis of a comprehensive assessment of potential risks to human health and the environment. The objective of such legislation is to afford a high level of protection for human health and the environment.