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December 15, 2013

EU court annuls Commission approval of BASF's GM potato
Brussels (AFP) Dec 13, 2013
The EU's second highest court Friday annulled a European Commission decision to authorise a genetically modified potato developed by German giant BASF, saying it had not followed proper procedure. The Commission "departed from the rules of the authorisation procedures," the EU's General Court, which sits below the European Court of Justice, said in a statement. In 2010, the Commission cleared BASF's Amflora potato, genetically modified for industrial and animal feed use, after a general request ... read more

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