Hollande says France will maintain GM maize ban

摘要

French President Francois Hollande has vowed to maintain a ban on the cultivation of Monsanto's genetically modified (GM) MON810 maize (corn), despite the highest court in the country overturning the moratorium. The Conseil d'Etat ruled in July that the ban was illegal under EU law but Hollande told farmers in the southwest of the country that the ruling would be reviewed at both national and European level. "The moratorium will be prolonged," Hollande said.