On July 25, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its judgment that organisms created through many newer genome editing techniques are to be regulated....
The Polish Ministry of Agriculture (MinAg) prepared a draft amendment to the 2006 Feed Act, postponing the 2006 legislation’s ban of genetically engineered (GE) feed ingredients....
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Slovakia: Agricultural Biotechnology Slovakia 2018

Since acreage devoted to genetically engineered (GE) crop production peaked in 2008, Slovak farmers and politicians have gradually turned their backs on agricultural biotechnology.
Dr. Victor Agyeman, Director-General of Ghana’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, the nation’s leading research institute, endorsed the use of modern biotechnology in an interview....
On Friday, February 6, 2015, Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski signed an amendment to the Act on genetically engineered (GE) organisms prepared by the Polish Parliament.
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Hungary: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

In Hungary there is both a deep seated social distrust of biotech crops and the belief that Hungarian farmers profit from being a leading GE free supplier of food and feed to European markets.
The Peruvian Agricultural Innovation Institute has confirmed finding adventitious presence of genetically-modified (GM) corn in one corn field in northern Peru.
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EU-28: EU Bio-Based Economy and Its Inputs

This report presents a brief overview of the current status and potential of the EU bio-based economy.
On February 4, President Ma signed an amendment shifting regulatory authority of genetically engineered events in animal feed to the Council of Agriculture.