The temporary measures of soybean transgenic regulations need to be further improved

Introduction: there is a conflict between the regulations of the Ministry of agriculture and those of other government departments The regulations of the Ministry of agriculture and those of other government departments are in conflict The import expectation of tum is slowing down, but the market still needs to import soybeans After careful reading of the announcement on the extension of the Interim Measures of the genetically modified regulations on Friday, we can see that the extension of the regulations is not a simple repetition 3 The interim agreement of the month In fact, the new interim measures allow importers to sign contracts without waiting for the exporter to obtain the safety certificate, which is contrary to the current AQSIQ regulations Therefore, market participants expect that the AQSIQ's GM regulations will also be adjusted according to the regulations of the Ministry of agriculture On Friday, the Ministry of Agriculture announced that the Interim Measures for the import of genetically modified soybeans would be extended until September 20, 2003 Some changes have also been made to the interim measures, such as the extension of the approval time of the GM safety certificate from 30 days to 60 days Mr Zhang of the American Soybean Association of tum said that it was good news to extend the term of the interim agreement to September 20, 2003, but some changes were made in the new measures implemented after December 20, which may bring new problems At present, only one safety certificate is required for the same genetically modified product, which can be reused until December 20 But the new interim measure says a safety certificate only applies to one company's ship of soybeans If you plan to import 5 ships of soybeans, you need to apply for 5 safety certificates In addition, the new interim measure requires the name of the importer, the volume of the cargo ship and the processing location of the soybeans when applying for the safety certificate This means that the foreign supplier needs to sign an agreement with the buyer to get these details But at this stage, there is no agreement to sign After the application of safety certificate and identification certificate, before signing the agreement, it is necessary to apply for quarantine certificate, because this is the requirement of General Administration of quality supervision, inspection and Quarantine of the people's Republic of China Mr Zhang said that the regulations of the Ministry of agriculture on the application of genetically modified safety certificate would conflict with the regulations of the quarantine department The import of tum slowed down, but still needed to import soybeans Mr Zhang said these government agencies need to solve these problems and some regulations need to be changed Maybe the quarantine authorities should allow the agreement to be signed first Other government departments, such as the General Administration of quarantine and the Ministry of health, are expected to eventually come up with mutually consistent GM regulations rather than conflict with the Ministry of agriculture, according to market participants in China Now Chinese buyers don't need to rush to buy imported soybeans because of the extension of the interim GM measures, according to Zhang Worried about the long time it takes to apply for a safety certificate after December 20, many buyers ordered many ships of soybeans in September According to the latest industry forecast, about 3 million tons of imported soybeans, or a little less, mainly American soybeans, will arrive in China from October to March next year Now, with the extension of the interim agreement, the pace of soybean imports will slow down, and the crushers will not want to have too much inventory, and some buyers have ordered many soybeans from South America for shipment in April and may next year, Mr Zhang said According to Mr Zhang, despite China's soybean harvest this autumn, soybean imports will continue due to strong domestic demand Although the cost of raw materials may be higher, including the cost of purchasing domestic soybeans and imported soybeans purchased a few months ago, the prices of soybean meal and soybean oil have declined slightly, but the squeezing profit is still good According to Zhang, China's soybean production is expected to reach 16.5 million tons Tum