Brussels, 29/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - On 28 May, the EU Council adopted without debate the decision opening the road to the signing, on behalf of the Community, of the international treaty on plant genetic resources for research and breeding. The new international treaty, adopted on 3 November 2001 by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), mainly aims to sustainably protect plant genetic resources for food production and agriculture through the setting in place of a...