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Saudi Arabia currently adopts biotech regulations issued by the Gulf Standardization Organization (GSO) in 2011for imported food and agricultural products.

There is currently no production of agricultural biotechnology in Angola, and GE imports are limited to food aid.

This report supplements the EU-28 Agricultural Biotechnology Annual 2014 report with information about the new regulation that allows each EU Member State to “opt-out” of GE crop cultivation...

In the European Union, governments, the media, non-governmental organizations, consumers, and industry associations remain conflicted about the use of agricultural biotechnology.

After a five-year moratorium on genetically modified organisms (“GMOs”) that was imposed with the 2004 Food Law, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) adopted the Law on Genetically Modified Organisms in 2009.

Austria continues to be one of the leading forces in Europe opposed to the use of agricultural biotechnology.

Biotechnology continues to be a politically sensitive subject in Morocco. In 2008, Morocco circulated a draft law to regulate the introduction, use, and marketing of biotech products.

On July 16, 2015, the Official Gazette published the Biosafety Board Decisions on genetically engineered feed imports.

Although public opinion in France is generally opposed to products derived from biotechnology, the livestock industry is dependent upon imported genetically engineered (GE) soy and soy meal...

Singapore has no major import barriers to products containing GE ingredients or products derived from GE crops.

The Czech Republic maintains a scientific approach towards agricultural biotechnology.

Spain is the EU-28 largest grower of Bt corn and it has traditionally defended a science-based approach to agricultural biotechnology.