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2.3.2013 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 63/7 |
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale di Pordenone (Italy) lodged on 28 November 2012 — Criminal proceedings against Giorgio Fidenato
(Case C-542/12)
2013/C 63/13
Language of the case: Italian
Referring court
Tribunale di Pordenone
Party to the main proceedings
Giorgio Fidenato
Questions referred
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Is the authorisation provided by Article 1(2) of Legislative Decree No 212 of 24 April 2001, within the meaning conferred on it by the national case-law, compatible with the rules in Directive 2001/18/EC (1) or does it conflict with those rules? |
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In particular, where the Member State makes the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) subject to authorisation specifically aimed at protecting the so-called principle of coexistence, is that specific authorisation necessary also for GMOs which are already listed in the common catalogue? |
(1) Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (OJ 2001 L 106, p. 1).