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EU Negotiator Defends GMO 'Opt-Out' Proposal, As Long-Awaited Traits Are Approved

April 24, 2015 at 2:16 PM
NEW YORK -- The lead European Union negotiator for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) here rose to defend a new EU proposal allowing member states to ban imports of biotechnology food and feed products, countering charges by his U.S. counterpart that it probably violates World Trade Organization rules. Ignacio Garcia Bercero, director at the European Commission’s trade division, told reporters on Friday (April 24) that the European Commission proposal complies with the EU’s international trade obligations. “This is...

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