Public health: combating antimicrobial resistance

The European Parliament adopted the resolution by Mr Didier Rod (Greens/EFA, F) on the prudent use of antimicrobial agents in human medecine. (Please refer to the previous text). It should also be added that the European Parliament recommends that a framework legislation be adopted in the Council to confine the use of antimicrobial agents to therapeutic purposes alone, in all fields, and to prohibit the use of antibiotic resistance genes in GMOs which may be disseminated in the environment.�