Case Note I. Introduction By judgment dated 8 September 2011, the ECJ (again) had to answer questions concerning MON 810 maize1 admitted as GMO in the ten joined cases C-58/10 to C-68/10. Although the ECJ could answer some formal questions in its judgment, the ECJ – unsurprisingly – could not solve the basic problem, i.e. that Member States adopt national measures in respect of GMOs primarily on the basis of political considerations and that both legal and scientific aspects are mostly disregarded or, at best, used as an excuse. II. Main Proceedings By Decision 98/294/EC, the Commission authorised the placing on the market of MON 810 maize on the basis of Directive 90/220/EC. Subsequentl...