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The temporary suspension of pesticides, which could become final without further evaluation so indicates, generated a strong division between EU countries that failed to remove it at the last meeting of March 15. Again no qualified majority was obtained sufficiently, preventing the measurement is automatically binding, although it was broad, as the proposal was supported by 15 countries, including Spain and Germany, and rejected for eight, as Italy, the UK and Portugal, while four abstained. Thus, the decision taken by the Appeals Committee, must now be endorsed by the European Commission.
The decision making process was not easy for the strong pressure exerted by large agricultural producers and agro-chemical multinationals, who tried to block it. Not surprisingly, banned pesticides affect third seed prepared in the European Union, and Spain is one of the main producers. For Greenpeace, however, yesterday’s decision is a victory. “Leave it perfectly clear that the scientific, political and public prohibition is overwhelming. The countries that oppose the ban have failed, “said Marco Contiero, agricultural policy director of the environmental organization.
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