By 307 votes to 263, the plenary session of Parliament adopted its negotiating position on the proposed relaxation of EU genetic engineering legislation on Wednesday. MEPs thus backed the European Commission’s proposal to relax the rules for certain genetically modified plants – albeit with one important caveat. Parliament voted in favor of all products made from genetically modified plants having to be labeled „new genomic techniques.“ In addition, the fact that a product was created using new breeding techniques should remain traceable along the entire supply chain.