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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7904

16 February 2001
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
Revised directive governing voluntary dissemination of GMOs into the environment is formally adopted

Brussels, 15/02/2001 (Agence Europe) - The new legislation that, in future, will govern more strictly marketing authorisation and the voluntary dissemination of genetically modified organisms into the environment for cultural and research purposes, was formally adopted on Thursday. The Council endorsed the text of the EP/Council agreement by written procedure and by qualified majority (Italy and France abstained). The agreement was concluded in conciliation on 8 November last on the revised...

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