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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8693

27 April 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/gmo
David Byrne says Commission should authorise marketing of genetically modified Bt11 maize by early June at latest

Luxembourg, 26/04/2004 (Agence Europe) - As expected, the Agriculture Council was unable, on Monday in Luxembourg, to give its stance on qualified majority for or against a proposal authorising the marketing of genetically modified Bt11 sweet corn, produced by Syngenta. Pursuant to the procedure, the responsibility for giving marketing approval for this product (intended for human consumption) - and therefore to lift the moratorium on the new GMO authorisations imposed since 1999 - falls on...

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