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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedGENETIC ENGINEERING: SWISS PARLIAMENT VOTES TO REJECT GM MORATORIUM.(Brief Article)
Europe Agri, June, 2003
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 originally voted in favor of a moratorium (83:78) which triggered a search for common ground between the two Houses. Swiss parliamentary procedure dictates that both Houses must reach consensus prior to decisions becoming law. "We applaud this decision, which is a positive political move in...
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