Puerto Rico Signs Biotech Promotion Law
August 14, 2009| |
Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuno signed the "Law for the Promotion and Development of Agricultural Biotechnological Businesses in Puerto Rico." In a press release, Sharon Bomer Lauritsen, Executive Vice President, Food and Agriculture for the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), said: "BIO commends the Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly and Governor Fortuño for their combined leadership and foresight in enacting and signing into law a bill that promotes agricultural biotechnology research and development in the Commonwealth."
Lauritsen added that "the new legislation also provides for preemption of any local authorities from attempting to regulate in this area. More than 16 state governments, including Puerto Rico, have adopted laws that preempt local authorities from attempting to regulate agricultural biotechnology. Neither North America's farmers, nor our member companies can operate successfully within any system where a patchwork of differing rules and standards may apply to the same technology."
View Bio's press release at http://bio.org/news/pressreleases/newsitem.asp?id=2009_0812_02
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