The Cultivation of Genetically Modified Organisms in the E uropean U nion

A Necessary Trade‐Off

Bibliographic Data

ID10070543
AuthorsFrançois Randour (0000-0001-6037-2015, University of Louvain), Cédric Janssens (Université Libre de Bruxelles), Tom Delreux (0000-0003-2162-9273, University of Louvain)
Year2014
Volume52
Issue6
Pages1307-1323
Publication date2014-04-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJCMS Journal of Common Market Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9886 • E-ISSN: 1468-5965
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jcms.12149
OpenAlexW1902873887
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited21

This article analyzes the reasons why in 2010 the E uropean C ommission proposed a legislative framework on genetically modified organisms ( GMOs ) that could give some powers back to the M ember S tates. This legislative proposal is puzzling since it moves the centre of decision‐making regarding the cultivation of GMOs from the EU level back to the domestic level and it also contradicts the generally acknowledged behaviour of the C ommission as a competence maximizer. Using a multilevel governance perspective and based on an extensive literature review and semi‐structured interviews, the article examines the dynamics and relationships between the various levels of governance that generated pressures on the C ommission to issue this counterintuitive proposal. The findings suggest that the C ommission is making a (necessary) trade‐off between, on the one hand, the respect of international obligations and the preservation of the internal market, and on the other hand, internal pressures towards stricter regulation of GMOs

Biology · Business · Corporate governance · Counterintuitive · Economics · Gene · Genetically modified organism · International trade · Legislature · Management · Political science · CRISPR and Genetic Engineering · Genetically Modified Organisms Research · Genetics · Intellectual Property and Patents · Law

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