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Ministero della Salute v. Coordinamento delle associazioni per la difesa dell’ambiente e dei diritti degli utenti e dei consumatori (Codacons), Federconsumatori, intervening parties: Lega delle Cooperative, Associazione Italiana Industrie Prodotti Alimentari (AIIPA), Adusbef,

País/Territorio
Unión Europea, Italia
Tipo de la corte
Corte internacional
Fecha
May 26, 2005
Fuente
UNEP, InforMEA
Nombre del tribunal
European Court of Justice
Sede de la corte
Luxembourg
Juez
Timmermans, C.W.A
Gulmann, C.
Schintgen, R.
Léger, P.
Número de referencia
C-132/03
Idioma
Italiano
Materia
Medio ambiente gen., Desechos y sustancias peligrosas, Tierra y suelos
Palabra clave
Producción ecológica/producción orgánica Recursos genéticos OGM Salud pública Fertilizantes/nutrientes Ecoetiquetado Sustancias peligrosas
Resumen
EC legislation states that the accidental presence of GMOs does not have to be indicated on food labels if it remains below a threshold of 1% of the final product. Codacons, in opposition to the Italian health ministry, claims that this exception should not apply to baby food, citing the precautionary principle. The ECJ sees things differently, and focusses on the authorisation for GM food: “The precautionary principle, where relevant, is part of such a decision-making [authorisation] process”. It adds that nothing else in European Community GM and baby food legislation allows a special GM labelling regime for baby food. The judgement is the latest development in a series of disputes over the correct interpretation of a Council Regulation (EC) No 1139/98 of 26 May 1998 concerning the compulsory indication on the labelling of certain foodstuffs produced from genetically modified organisms of particulars other than those provided for in Directive 79/112/EEC, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 49/2000 of 10 January 2000.
Texto completo
Ministero della Salute v. Coordinamento 20050526.pdf
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