The Greek government has issued a renewed ban on maize seed varieties containing Monsanto`s GM trait Mon 810. After the European Commission had ordered Greece to lift a ban on 17 varieties issued last year, the government issued a new ban now on 31 varieties, as 14 additional Mon810 maize varieties had been added to the Common Catalogue of seeds in December 2005.</p><p><a href="http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100002_31/01/2006_65816">Kathimerini: Greece firm on GM corn</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=3869485&maindocimg=1151649&service=8">Greenpeace applauds Greek ban on GMO corn</a>