Network of GMO free regional governments
This network of regional governments within the EU jointly defends the common interest of keeping their regions free of GMOs. The main target of the network is the introduction of a legal status of GMO-free areas in the European legislative framework. It's members collaborate on political as well as technical issues and have established specific Working Groups. The Network is based on a political agreement with no binding juridical status.
42 Regions and one union of prefectures have so far signed the founding declaration
Austria: Burgenland, Kärnten, Niederösterreich, Oberösterreich, Salzburg, Steiermark, Tirol,Vorarlberg, Wien, Croatia: Sisak-Moslavina France: Aquitaine, Basse Normandie, Bourgogne, Bretagne, Centre, Franche-Comté, Haute Normandie, Ile de France, Limousin, Midi-Pyrénées, Nord Pas de Calais, Pays de la Loir, Poitou-Charentes, Rhônes-Alpes, Italy: Abruzzo, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano, Südtirol, Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, Liguria, Marche, Molise, Piemonte, Sardegna, Toscana, Umbria, Greece: Drama-Kavala-Xanthi, ENAE(Union of Greek’s Prefectures Authorities), United Kingdom: Highlands of Scotland, Wales, Spain: Euskadi, Municipalidad de Menorca, Principado de Asturias
The Network was established in November 2003 when 10 European Regions signed a joint declaration at the European Parliament to support their agriculture policies (mainly based on the support to high quality, typical and low impact production) that an introdoction of GMOs can disrupt.
The action of the Network is based on principles formally laid down on February 2005 in Florence during the Network's 3rd Conference with the subscription of a joint document called "
Charter of Florence" Française Italiano
brochure of the Network Francaise Italiano
