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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9127

9 February 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/environment
France threatened with daily fine of 168,000 euro if it fails to respect Directive on biotechnologies

Brussels, 08/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has decided to take the next step in the infringement procedure against France, which, despite several warnings, is still failing to respect European legislation on biotechnologies. For the second time, France will be taken to the European Court of Justice for failure to carry out a ruling delivered in 2003, requiring it to transpose into national law the directive on the laboratory use of genetically modified micro-organisms...

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