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Germany: Food Retailers Reject GE Soybeans

The Federal Association of the German Retail Grocery Trade (BVLH) has adopted a position paper on the feeding of livestock.
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Germany: Objection against CIBUS rapeseed rejected

The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) have rejected the objection against its decision to not classify an herbicide-resistant rapeseed as GE.
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Serbia: Serbia Introduced New Port and Pier Taxes

In March, the government adopted a Decision on the Amount and Method of Payment of Port and Pier Taxes, which went into effect on April 10, 2015.
In 2014, agriculture accounted for 9.1% of Serbian GDP, compared to the EU 27 average of 2%.
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Germany: Turnaround in GE labeling policy

The new agricultural policy report of the German government declares that mandatory labeling for GE products is exhaustively regulated at EU level.