China may extend the Interim Regulations on genetically modified organisms to April 2004
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Last Update: 2003-03-11
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Introduction: Dow Jones Beijing March 11 Dow Jones Beijing March 11 news: according to diplomatic sources, China's Ministry of Agriculture said on Monday that it would extend the expiry date of genetically modified regulations to April 2004 The interim agreement was due to expire on 20 September 2003 RYV told Dow Jones news that officials from the Department of Agriculture announced the extension at a special meeting, according to another independent industry source Representatives of the biotechnology industry attending the conference include Monsanto, Bayer and Syngenta RYV agriculture officials said the extension was intended to complete additional field tests required by the Ministry of agriculture, including foreign genetically modified soybeans, rapeseed and corn According to diplomatic sources, China's decision to extend GM regulations will reassure soybean traders The extension of the interim agreement by the Ministry of agriculture was due to the Ministry's request for additional field trials John L killmer, China president of RYV Monsanto, told Dow Jones news agency that the Department of Agriculture announced in January that additional field trials would be required, which would not generate new data until the Provisional Regulations expire in September But surprisingly, China's agriculture minister didn't mention the extension of the interim genetically modified regulations at a news conference on Monday.
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