Background on the WTO Complaint: European Union Moratorium on Biotech Foods

Fact Sheets From the Office of the United States Trade Representative, Washington, DC, September 2006:

• Agricultural Biotechnology: WTO Case on Biotechnology

• Agricultural Biotechnology: The U.S. Biotechnology Regulatory System

• Agricultural Biotechnology: Food Safety and Environmental Benefits

• Agricultural Biotechnology: Food Security and Poverty Reduction

• Agricultural Biotechnology: Farmed Worldwide

Charts Prepared by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA; reproduced with permission):

• Global Area of Biotech Crops, Million Acres (1996–2005)
• Global Status of Biotech Crops in 2005 (in acres)
• 21 Biotech Crop Countries and Mega-Countries, 2005

European Communities—Measures Affecting the Approval and Marketing of Biotech Products: Complaint by the United States (WTO Dispute Settlement: Dispute DS291)

U.S. Consultation Request Letter to the WTO (Adobe Acrobat Format)

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