Italy's ban on the cultivation of genetically modified corn is legitimate, the Court of Justice of the European Union said in a ruling on Thursday.     The decision regarded an appeal by an Italian farmer who was ordered to destroy a crop of genetically modified maize (MON 810) planted on his farm, despite the ban, and given fines totalling 50,000 euros.     The Court said it endorsed the procedure that, at the request of a Member State and with the tacit consent of the authorisation holder,

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