List of GMO-Free Regions Provinces, Variation Regions1 Prefectures & Local Governments Individuals (2009-2010) Departments 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 123 regions 4713 local 4571 local 31 357 30789 Total 169 Regions 169 intermediary 123 + 710 governments governments individuals individuals level Albania 12 prefectures 12 9 Over 100 Austria 9 over 100 Bundesländer municipalities Belgium 1 region 1 124 communities 124 Bulgaria 5 municipalities 5 Croatia 14 counties 14 Cyprus 7 Municipalities 7 Czech Republic Denmark 287 Estonia 287 landowners landowners Finland 2 provinces 2 14 municipalities 12 73 farms 30 +45 9 Over 116 cities (data data 9 départments départments France 21 regions 21 collection in 1250 collection in 1 Natural park 1 Natural progress) progress Park Georgia 198 towns, 188 communities and 185 281 initiatives initiatives Germany +537 districts 29.836 farmers 29.405 1.046.920 hectares farmers 1 as defined by the Assembly of European Regions AER Source: www.gmo-free-regions.org September 2010 1 Provinces, Variation Regions Prefectures & Local Governments Individuals (2007-2009) Departments 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 54 prefectures Greece 54 (out of 54) Hungary 2 régió 2 3 Megye 3 76 municipalities 76 Iceland 1 landowner 1 8 cities or towns and Ireland 9 counties 9 2 Districts 2 more than 1000 8 smaller areas Italy 16 regions 16 41 provinces 41 2446 municipalities 2446 Latvia 74 municipalities +74 Lithuania 80 municipalities (69 189 farmers % of all 80 (10% of the Luxembourg 189 municipalities in municipalities farmers in Luxembourg) Luxembourg) Netherlands Macedonia 5 municipalities 5 Malta Montenegro Norway 1 county 1 Poland 16 regions 16 4 counties 4 16 communities 16 over 251 farms 251 Portugal 2 regions 2 27 municipalities 27 50 communes and 4 Romania 37 +14 cities Russia 6 cities 6 Serbia data data collection data collection in Slovakia 10 collection in in progress progress progress Slovenia 79 communities 79 Source: www.gmo-free-regions.org September 2010 2 Provinces, Variation Regions Prefectures & Local Governments Individuals (2007-2009) Departments 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 439 farms and Spain 4 regions 4 6 provinces 6 149 municipalities 115 439 +34 school Sweden 1 county 1 7 municipalities 2 +5 Legal moratorium for cultivation of GMO until November 2013 Switzerland 3 cantons 3 2 regions 2 84 municipalities 84 17 county 17 county 2 London councils, councils, 2 London boroughs boroughs 11 Unitary 11 Unitary 7 Town/Parish 7 Town/Parish UK: England authorities authorities councils councils 16 District 16 District 3 Metropolitan 3 Metropolitan councils councils districts districts 2 council 2 council areas UK: Scotland 1 region 1 areas 9 County 9 County 25 Community 25 Community UK: Wales 1 region 1 Councils Councils Councils Councils Source: www.gmo-free-regions.org September 2010 3 Albania Prefecture of Shkoder, Kukes, Diber, Lezhe, Tirane, Elbasan, Vlore,Korce, Berat, Gjirokaster, Lushnje, Durres are declared GMO-free. Austria All 9 Austrian Bundeslaender (regions) have declared their intention to remain GMO-free: Burgenland*, Käernten* (Carinthia), Niederösterreich* (Lower Austria), Oberösterreich* (Upper Austria), Salzburg*, Steiermark*, Tirol*, Vorarlberg *, Wien* (Vienna). Over 100 municipalities have signed a GMO-free resolution. Belgium One region: Wallonie*, is declared as GMO-free 39 communities in Flandern (the Flamish speaking part of Belgium) and 85 communities in Wallonie (the French speaking part of Belgium) have declared themselves GMO-free. Flandern: Affligem, Alken, Bonheiden, Brasschaat, Diksmuide, Erpe-Mere, Geraardsbergen, Grobbendonk, Harelbeke, Hasselt, Herk De Stad, Herselt, Herzele, Hoeilaart, Houthulst, Kapelle-op-den-Bos, Knokke-Heist, Kortenberg, Lanaken, Lint, Londerzeel, Lo-Reninge, Meerhout, Oud-Heverlee, Overijse, Ravels, Riemst, Roosdaal, Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Spiere-Helkijn, Temse, Tessenderlo, Tielt-Winge, Tremelo, Vorselaar, Wichelen, Zoersel, Zottegem, Zwijnrecht, Wallonie: Anderlecht, Anhée, Bassenge, Beauraing, Binche, Blegny, Bouillon, Braine-Le-Comte, Braives, Bruxelles-Forest, Cerfontaine, Châtelet, Chimay, Ciney, Colfontaine, Comblain au Pont, Courcelles, Court St Etienne, Couvin, Dinant, Doische, Durbuy, Esneux, Fauvillers, Fernelmont, Fléron, Floreffe, Florennes, Gedinne, Genappe, Gesves, Habay-La-Neuve, Hamois, Havelange, Helecine, Honnelles, Houyet, Lierneux, Limbourg, Lincent, Manhay, Meix-Devant-Virton, Momignies, Mont de L'Enclus, Morlanwelz, Namur, Neufchâteau, Oreye, Ottignies - Louvain-la-Neuve, Oupeye, Perulwez, Plombières, Ramillies, Rebecq, Remicourt, Rendeux, Rochefort, Rouvroy, Rumes, Sambreville, Somme-Leuze, Spa, Stavelot, Saint Léger, Stoumont, Tellin, Tenneville, Tintigny, Tournai, Uccle, Verviers, Vielsalm, Villers-Le-Bouillet, Visé, Waimes, Walcourt, Wanze, Wasseiges, Wellin, Welkenraedt, Yvoir Bulgaria Five municipalities are declared as GMO-free by the local authorities: Banite, Ivaylovgrad, Kardzhali, Satovcha and Zlataritsa. Croatia 14 out of 20 counties have declared themselves GMO free: Bjelovar-Bilogora, Brod-Posavina, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Istria, Karlovac, Koprivnica- Krizevci, Krapina-Zagorje, Požega-Slavonia, Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Sisak-Moslavina*, Varaždin*, Virovitica-Podravina, Zadar and Zagreb County. Source: www.gmo-free-regions.org September 2010 4 Cyprus Seven municipalities had declared themselves GMO-free in 2005: Ayios Athanasios, Egkomi, Larnaca, Latsia, Strovolos, Yermasogeia and Nicosia. Finland The Uusimaa, Kymenlaakso and Kainuu provinces of the Farmer's Union are declared GMO-free.The archipelago of Ahven Anmaa (Åland) is declared GMO-free. There are about 73 GMO free farms registered. 14 municipalities have restrictions in using GM food in municipalities´ cafeterias and in growing GM varieties on municipality's fields: Espoo, Tampere, Vaasa, Juupajoki, Loppi, Kivijärvi, Saarijärvi, Keuruu, Järvenpää, Kerava, Mäntsälä, Nurmijärvi, Pornainen and Tuusula. France: 21 Regions: Aquitaine*, Auvergne, Basse-Normandie*, Bourgogne*, Bretagne*, Centre*, Corse*, Franche-Comté*, Haute Normandie*, Ile de France*, Languedoc-Roussillon*, Lorraine*, Limousin*, Midi-Pyrennées*, Nord-pas-de-Calais*, Pays-de-la-Loire*, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes*, Provence Alpes-Cote D'Azur, Rhône-Alpes*. 9 Départements: Gers, Hauts-de-Seine, Hautes Alpes, Dordogne, Creuse, Pyrénées Orientale, Vaucluse, Vendée and Tarn. One Natural Park: Parc naturel régional du Queyras and one community of cities: Communauté de Communes du Val d’Ay. More than 116 majors have issued declarations of GMO-free status of their municipality this year (such declarations have to be issued every year). Germany In Germany more 188 GMO-free areas and initiatives have been set up by an alliance of 29 405 organic and conventional farmers. 185 municipalities do not allow the cultivation of GMOs on their land. In the end of July 2010, 198 gmo-free-regions, 235 gmo-free-municipalities and 1.158 gmo-free-farms, i.e. 1.074.409 ha (2.655.114 acres), were declared in Germany. Greece: All 54 Greek prefectures have voted to declare their area GMO-free, making Greece the first country (of now three) to be entirely covered by GMO- free areas. Evros, Rodopi, Xanthi*, Kavala*, Drama*, Serres, Kilkis, Thessaloniki, Xalkididi, Pella, Imathia, Pieria, Florina, Kozani, Larissa, Magnissia, Kastoria, Grevena, Ioannina, Trikala, Karditsa, Corfu, Thesprotia, Preveza, Arta, Evrytania, Ethiotida, Evia, Lefkada, Aitolokarnania, Fokida, Viotia, Attica, Cefalonia, Zakynthios, Achaia, Corinthos, Elias, Arkadia, Argolida, Messinia, Lakonia, Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kiklades, Dodekanissa, Source: www.gmo-free-regions.org September 2010 5 Chania, Rethimno, Iraklio, Lasithi. Hungary Since September 2006 Hungary has banned the cultivation of Monsanto’s maize MON 810. Since 2005, there are two GMO-free regions: Southern Transdanubia and Western Transdanubia. 3 Megye are also GMO-Free: Fejér, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg and Hajdú Bihar 76 municipalities have committed themselves to: 1. Declare the municipality a GMO-free zone 2. Follow a GMO-free policy in the services provided by the municipality 3. Enhance and support GMO-free agriculture with all the possible ways 4. Follow the new proposals for the authorization of new GMOs, and when consider it necessary will inform the GenTech Committee that the municipaility would want to be excluded from the scope of the authorization; 5. Control the cultivation of GM plants in the locally protected areas. (the number after the municipality indicates which statement they committed to) Tápiógyöngye (5331 ha): 1-3, Perenye: 1-5, Bakonygyirót 1-2, Újudvar: (17ha) 1-5, Nemessándorháza (1115 ha): 2-5, Olasz (600 ha): 1-5, Balatonmáriafürdõ (270 ha): 1-5, Balatonszemes: 1-4, Bicske (83 000 ha 1-5, Nick (1140 ha): 1-5, Nagytilaj: 1-5, Gönyû: 1-5, Bosta: 1-5, Szenta (6446 ha) 1-5, Magyarszentmiklós: 1-5, Somogytúr 1-5, Zalaszentgyörgy (980 ha): 1-5, Mihályi (16,29 km2): 1-5, Magyarlukafa (1373 ha): 1-5, Vének: 3, Kelebia (protected area): 1, 4-5, Várpalota: 1,3,5, Balatonboglár: 1-5, Mezõhék (8982 ha): 1-5, Hódmezõvásárhely (48 141 ha): 1-5, Bakonyszentlászló: 1-5, Fenyõfõ: 1-2, Sormás: 2-3, Marcali: 2-3, 5, Petõháza: 1-2, Karcag, Kunmadaras, Esztergom, Hortobágy, Kistarcsa, Sáregres, Nyíradony, Szentpéterszeg, Hajdúszoboszló, Hajdúszovát, Szentkirály, Németbánya, Milota, Fülöpjakab, Abod, Beregdaróc, Nyírpazony, Csegöld, Telki, Kocsord, Nyírtura, Penyige, Csongrád, Hernádkércs, Nagykinizs, Szentistvánbaksa, Túrkeve, Visnye, Kétpó, Nyírparasznya,