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Biosafety Protocol 2006

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Biosafety Protocol

GM Contamination Report: Full Report

08 March 2006

This report is the first from the on-line GM Contamination Register and reviews cases reported in the public and scientific literature of contamination, illegal plantings and releases of GM organisms, and negative agricultural side-effects since GM crops were first grown commercially on a large scale in 1996.

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GM Contamination Report: Executive Summary

08 March 2006

This report is the first from the on-line GM Contamination Register and reviews cases reported in the public and scientific literature of contamination, illegal plantings and releases of GM organisms, and negative agricultural side-effects since GM crops were first grown commercially on a large scale in 1996.

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GM Import Laws and Dumping Grounds: Briefing

08 March 2006

The 132 parties to the international Biosafety Protocol under the Convention on Biological Diversity, meeting in Curitiba from March 13 to 17, will try to agree on basic standards for identification and documentation of international shipments of genetically modified organisms.

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GM Import Laws and Dumping Grounds: Country Overview

08 March 2006

Overview on the state of legal protection regarding import and labelling of genetically engineered organisms for food and feed in major countries of commodity imports and exports

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World Map: GM Import Laws and Dumping Grounds

08 March 2006

Map of the world showing current GMO Import Regulations

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Implementation of Article 18.2(a) of the BSP

21 February 2006

The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (BSP), now ratified by 132 states of the world, sets common minimum standards for transboundary movements of living modified organisms (LMOs, outside the protocol usually called genetically modified organisms or GMOs). In order to achieve the goals of the BSP full information about all transboundary movements of LMOs is indispensable.

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Biosafety Needs Meaningful Documentation

21 February 2006

Greenpeace comments on Article 18.2(a) of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety regarding labeling and identification of living modified organisms (LMO) intended for food, feed or processing (FFP)

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