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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10515

14 December 2011
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 36
SECTORAL POLICY / (ae) gmo
No majority for or against authorisation of transgenic soybeans

Brussels, 13/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - Once again, EU27 experts failed, on 12 December, to approve or to reject the European Commission's proposals aimed at marketing approval for varieties of genetically modified organisms (GMO). Under scrutiny were the MON 8771 soya product by Monsanto Europea SA, genetically modified to resist insects, and the soyabean product 356043 by Pioneer Overseas Corporation, which possesses two synthetic genes (gat4601 and gm-hra) conferring tolerance to different...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
SECTORAL POLICY
EXTERNAL ACTION
INSTITUTIONAL - BUDGET