GENETIC ENGINEERING: SWISS PARLIAMENT VOTES TO REJECT GM MORATORIUM.(Brief Article)

Europe Agri,  June, 2003  

Tags: General Motors Corp., genetic engineering, moratorium

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EuropaBio, the European Association for Bioindustries, has welcomed the June 12 decision by the Swiss Parliament to reject the moratorium on genetically-modified crops. The Lower House voted to reject the moratorium by a narrow margin of 77votes to 70. This decision reflects an about-turn by Switzerland's Lower House to support the Upper House, which the week before had overwhelmingly voted against any moratorium by a majority of 29 to 6 votes.

Back in May, the Lower House had ...

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