On April 29, the European Commission launched a public consultation on "legislation for plants produced by certain new genomic techniques,"
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Pakistan: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual

Pakistan continues to make significant progress towards implementing a full-fledged biotechnology and seed regulatory structure that is expected to facilitate the introduction of new seed....
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Japan: Japan Set to Modify its GE Food Labeling System

On March 14, 2018, Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency held its tenth, and final, Expert Committee panel discussion for the review of Japan’s genetically engineered (GE) food labeling requirements.
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India: 2018 Cotton Seed and Trait Price Controls

In an extraordinary measure through the Gazette of India, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare published a notification on March 12, 2018, fixing the maximum sale price for cotton seed....
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Japan: Japan to Decide GE Labeling Requirements Soon

The Consumer Affairs Agency’s expert committee is expected to conclude its review of Japan’s labeling requirements for genetically engineered foods at the end of March 2018.
Through Order #17, published on January 16, 2018, Ukraine established procedures required for state veterinary and safety examination of genetically engineered (GE) organisms.