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New varieties of corn, soybeans and cotton should not have been banned in the EU, says the WTO (Photo: Notat)

WTO rules against EU in biotech row

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has indicated a European moratorium on genetically modified products violated international rules as it was not justified by scientific evidence.

In an interim report unveiled on Tuesday (7 February), the Geneva-based organisation argued that the EU was wrong in preventing the use of new modified varieties of corn, soybeans and cotton between 1998 and 2004 on its market.

The complaint against Brussels was filed by the US, Argentina and Canada in ...

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New varieties of corn, soybeans and cotton should not have been banned in the EU, says the WTO (Photo: Notat)

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