Biotech Updates

France Adopts New Legislations on Co-existence

March 30, 2007

France has adopted two decrees that regulate the release of genetically-modified organisms into the environment and include specific rules for co-existence of genetically-modified (GM) crops and conventional crops. An isolation distance of 50 meters is required under the new legislation. Farmers also must provide details of their GM cultivation. These details will be collected to enable France to develop a national site register and will remain confidential.

To read more, visit http://www.coextra.eu/country_reports/news824.html.