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2006-11-29 |

WTO: Russia welcomes US to participate in the creation of its biosafety regulation

In frame of the bilateral agreement signed on the 19th of November by the US and Russia’s economic and trade officials there was also a specific GMO document: US Russia Side Letter on Biotechnology. Despite the fact that in this letter nothing is said about rejection of labeling regulation on which US insisted during the negotiations (it was mentioned by President Putin at Civil G8 meeting in July in Moscow: Within Russia’s WTO negotiations process one of the main requirements that was brought by some countries is to reject regulations aimed at informing of public on GMOs in food products), this letter provides an opportunity for US lobby to influence the biosafety related decision making process. This influence will range from consumer rights regulation to GM crops registration regime.

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2006-11-29 |

WTO: Russia welcomes US to participate in the creation of its biosafety regulation

In frame of the bilateral agreement signed on the 19th of November by the US and Russia’s economic and trade officials there was also a specific GMO document: US Russia Side Letter on Biotechnology. Despite the fact that in this letter nothing is said about rejection of labeling regulation on which US insisted during the negotiations (it was mentioned by President Putin at Civil G8 meeting in July in Moscow: Within Russia’s WTO negotiations process one of the main requirements that was brought by some countries is to reject regulations aimed at informing of public on GMOs in food products), this letter provides an opportunity for US lobby to influence the biosafety related decision making process. This influence will range from consumer rights regulation to GM crops registration regime.

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