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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9017
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/gmo

Commission authorises importation of Monsanto's GT73 rapeseed

Brussels, 31/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 31 August, the European Commission decided to authorise the importation and sales of the genetically modified rapeseed GT73 produced by Monsanto, solely for its use for purposes of animal feed or industrial treatment. This is the third authorisation granted by the Commission under directive 2001/18 on the dissemination of GMOs, further to the decision of 8 August (Monsanto's genetically modified maize MON 863 to be used for processing to be used in...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/GYMNICH: Ministers on Thursday discuss declaration following Turkey's comments on Cyprus
(EU) EU/IRAN/NUCLEAR: Jacques Chirac urges Teheran to choose cooperation and trust
(EU) EU/AFGHANIS TAN: Benita Ferrero-Waldner to visit Afghanistan
(EU) EP/BELARUS: Several MEPs, mainly Polish, call for EU to take stronger action
(EU) EP/EPP-ED: Hans-Gert Pottering calls for a debate on EU's future challenges, including demography, and for 'honesty' with Turkey
(EU) EU/EPP/TURKEY:
(EU) EU/UNITED NATIONS:
(EU) EP/SUMMER UNIVERSITY/CONSTITUTION: Suggestions of building on citizens' views to get out of impasse - European Parliament urged to take courage in both hands
(EU) EU/BULGARIA: Jose Manuel Barroso and Sergei Stanichev meet for the first time
(EU) EU/ROMANIA: Romania wants accession to go ahead as planned
(EU) EU/BELARUS: EU urges Belarus to review application of decree on foreign aid
(EU) EU/ALGERIA/HUMAN RIGHTS:
(EU) EU/BURMA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/CHINA/TEXTILES: Textile producing Member States threaten to block Peter Mandelson's proposals
(EU) EU/WTO/BANANAS: Commission to present new proposal on banana import duties on 6 September
(EU) EU/WTO: Pascal Lamy takes up his duties in Geneva
(EU) EU/GMO: Commission authorises importation of Monsanto's GT73 rapeseed
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Growth +0.3% in second quarter of 2005
(EU) EU/COMPETITION/ITALY:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY:
(EU) EP/AIR SAFETY: Christine de Veyrac calls for European blacklist
(EU) EP/GREENS: Workshop on transport's impact on climate change
(EU) EP/GUA: Meeting in Potsdam and debate with PDS
(EU) EP/SOCIAL AFFAIRS:
(EU) EU/EMU/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/ECONOMY/ECB:
(EU) EU/BIRD FLU: France takes preventive measures
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Proposed changes to rules for wine market
(EU) EU/COMMISSION: Ms Marques to head representation to Portugal
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
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