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While Chile remains the tenth largest producer of seeds in the world and the United States is the largest market for Genetically Engineered (GE) seeds, seed developers and researchers....

On May 29, 2018, Guatemala sent its draft biotechnology regulation to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Colombia remains open to the adoption of biotech-derived commodities and innovative technologies.

The Government of Bulgaria (GOB) continues to oppose agricultural biotechnology and generally advocates for anti-biotech policies within the European Commission (EC).

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) allows permitted import of genetically engineered (GE) products based on the 2009 Law on “Genetically Modified Organisms” (“GMOs”) and its pertaining bylaws.

There are no significant developments to convey since the previous report from January 2018.

On June 1, 2017, Ecuador’s National Assembly approved the “Organic Law on Agrobiodiversity, Seeds and Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture.”

In Nicaragua, imports of genetically engineered crops (GE) are limited to use as animal feed.

On October 14, 2017, China’s Administration for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) published the final version of its amended Hygienic Standard for Feed GB 13078.

Hungary has fully implemented EU regulations for the imports of products of animal and plant origin.

Pakistan’s soybean imports during 2017/18 reached a record 2.2 million metric tons (MMT) and are forecast at 2.6 MMT in 2018/19 based on preliminary bookings.

On November 6, 2018, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), which is the regulatory body of the Armenia-Belarus-Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan-Russia Eurasian Economic Union....