Pioneer Hi Bred Italia Srl v Ministero delle Politiche agricole alimentari e forestali. Country/Territory European Union Type of court International court Date Sep 6, 2012 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name European Court of Justice Seat of court Luxembourg Judge Jaraiūnas, E.Bonichot, J.-C.Bay Larsen (Rapporteur), L.Toader, C.Prechal, A. Reference number C-36/11 Language English Subject Cultivated plants, Agricultural & rural development Keyword Plant production Agricultural development GMO Agriculture and environment Agricultural commodities Agricultural land Biosafety Abstract In the present case the Court of Justice of the European Union quashed a decision taken by Italy to require national authorisation of certain GMOs such as MON 810 maize, even after these had been authorised under the EU system, pursuant to Regulation No 1829/2003. The CJEU stated that Member States were only entitled to prohibit or restrict the cultivation of such GMOs which had already been authorised on the EU level and included in the EUs common catalogue, where this was expressly provided for in EU law, for example in accordance with the emergency measures; under Regulation No 1829/2003 or with the coexistence measures under Directive 2002/53 Full text COU-159730.pdf Website curia.europa.eu