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A new legal study by University College London says that the Bayer-Monsanto merger does not pass muster under EU competition law. (Photo: Wikimedia)

Legal study sounds alarm on 'Baysanto' merger

The mega-merger between Bayer and Monsanto is a defining moment in how the European Commission views the welfare of its citizens, according to Olivier De Schutter, co-chair at the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) and former UN special rapporteur on the right to food.

"This is a test case," he told EUobserver. "A significant moment. The regulation under which the commission is conducting its investigation obliges it to take account of one element, w...

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