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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11538

23 April 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 29
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) gmo
CEO says Commission did not regulate new techniques after intense US pressure

Brussels, 22/04/2016 (Agence Europe) - Greenpeace, CEO (Corporate Europe Observatory) and GeneWatch UK have accused the European Commission of shelving a legal opinion confirming that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) produced through gene-editing and other new techniques fall under EU GMO law, following pressure from the US government. EU GMO law requires safety testing and labelling (see EUROPE 11248).

To back up their allegation, the three NGOs published a series of internal...

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ECONOMY - FINANCE- BUSINESS
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
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