The EU will not lift the ban on new genetically modified crops before the first half of next year
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Last Update: 2003-03-12
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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OA show ('918 '); on Tuesday, the European Union's Environmental Protection Commissioner said the EU would not lift the ban on new genetically modified crops until the first half of next year Last week, 15 EU Member States reached a new law to further clarify the marketing procedures of the new GM crops allowed, but they still hope to pass certain legal procedures in the future, even considering that before the 18 month extension period expires The environmental protection committee has said that the ban will be lifted by the end of this year because member states will not make corresponding decisions until all problems arise before the extension period ends He believes that once the EU has reached new rules in principle, it will recognize genetically modified crops as soon as possible In June 1999, the EU government once said that before the "public safety rules on the harm to human health and environmental protection" formulated in 1990 were amended again, no new genetically modified crops were allowed to enter the market again Since the middle of 1998, the EU has not allowed any new genetically modified crops to be imported, which is mainly for the import of such products in the United States China feed industry information network FMV (author:)
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