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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9249

24 August 2006
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/research
US rice has to be certified proving that it does not contain any illegal GMO

Brussels, 23/08/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 23 August the European Commission adopted a decision requiring imports of long grain rice from the USA to be certified as free from the unauthorised GMO LL Rice 601 (produced by Bayer CropScience), which had been found in samples of commercial rice on the US market (EUROPE 9248. The emergency measures adopted by the Commission takes immediate effect for an initial period of six months, only consignments of US long grain rice that have been tested by...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
: Note to subscribers. Throughout the month of August, EUROPE will appear in a shortened format
(EU) EU/LEBANON: Friday, extraordinary meeting of foreign affairs ministers with Kofi Annan
(EU) EU/COPS/LEBANON: EU cooperating on participation at Finul
(EU) EU/IRAN: Iran says its ready to negotiate - Javier Solana says response demands detailed analysis
(EU) EU/DRC: Truce in DRC - Javier Solana meetings with Kabila and Bemba - Louis Michel condemns serious incidents in Kinshasa
(EU) EU/YEMEN: EU observers' mission at 20 September elections
(EU) EU/TOGO:
(EU) EP/CUBA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: US rice has to be certified proving that it does not contain any illegal GMO
(EU) EU/RESEARCH: European companies prepared to invest more in R&D
(EU) EU/TERRORISM: Commission to present Green Paper on detection technologies in September - conference on explosives in November
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Commissioner Piebalgs at Stavanger conference
(EU) EU/MAURITANIA: €26 million for withdrawing boats from Nouadhibou
(EU) EU/FIRES: Several countries help Spain fight fires
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: In-depth investigation into Metso's take-over of Aker Kvaerner's business activities
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: In-depth investigation into Thules' take-over of Schneeketten
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Green light to acquisition of BP's Dormagen business by Ineos
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Acquisition of joint control by Sea-Invest of EMO-EKOM given go-ahead
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Takeover of Aviall by Boeing given green-light
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(EU) EU/EIB/KENYA: USD 5 million stake in new SME fund in Kenya
(EU) EU/TRADE: FTA calls on Commission to halt definitive anti-dumping measures on Chinese and Vietnamese shoes
(EU) EU/TERRORISM/ARI TRANSPORT:
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