REGIONAL GM BANS ILLEGAL
October 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has declared illegal the imposition of regional bans within the EU on growing GM crops. It said a prohibition in the Austrian region of Upper Austria broke EU free trade rules.
THE EUROPEAN Court of Justice (ECJ) has declared illegal the imposition of regional bans within the EU on growing GM crops. It said a prohibition in the Austrian region of Upper Austria broke EU free trade rules.
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