BioWorld International Correspondent
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union reached agreement Friday on new EU rules governing the transboundary movements of genetically modified organisms. The agreement won backing from the European Parliament two days earlier.
A formal endorsement by EU ministers is expected before the end of June.
The new regulation gives force at the EU level to part of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, the United Nations agreement on common rules for transboundary movements of GMOs in order to ensure global-level protection of biodiversity and human health. The new EU rule will establish a common system of notification and …
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