Brussels, 24/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - The German chemicals group, BASF, announced on Thursday 24 July, that it had chosen the Court of First Instance to protest against the European Commission's wait-and-see policy. The latter is reproached for having delayed approval of crops and marketing of Amflora, the BASF genetically modified potato, by several months. We recall that, early May, the European Commission had postponed decisions on authorising two varieties of maize and Amflora (EUROPE 9657). Solely reserved for the European market, Amflora is a GMO potato reinforced in amylopectin, a starch component used by the industry to manufacture textiles, concrete and paper, with the remainder being used as cattle feed. It should have been the first BASF GMO patent offering a potential added value of more than €100 million annually for the sector as a whole. (L.C./transl.jl)