The detailed rules of genetically modified regulations will come into effect on March 20
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Last Update: 2002-01-08
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Introduction: the Ministry of agriculture has finally issued the long-awaited detailed rules of the GM regulations, which it said will come into effect on March 20 Overseas companies exporting agricultural products to China must obtain a safety certificate from the Ministry of agriculture to confirm that the products are harmless to people, animals and the environment, the Ministry of Agriculture said Monday in the Farmers Daily In addition, the certificate must have been obtained before the contract was signed All imported GM soybeans, corn, rapeseed, cottonseed and tomatoes must be clearly identified as GM products China issued a regulation on genetically modified products on June 6 last year, which requires that the production, sale and import of genetically modified food must be approved by the government, but no detailed implementation rules were provided at that time U.S soybean exports to China have stalled because of confusion over the new rules, as buyers fear that U.S soybean ships may not pass strict tests 70% of American soybeans are genetically modified.
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