Serbia: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual
Serbia’s Law on Genetically Engineered Organisms (GMOs), was signed in 2009. It strictly prohibits the importation, production, or commercial growing of genetically engineered crops. The law does not conform to European Union (EU) regulations or the World Trade Organization (WTO) Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement. In order to become a member of the EU and the WTO, Serbia needs to amend the current law. After seven years, Serbia still has not implemented the changes. The amended law would create a mechanism for biotech crops and products to be reviewed by the government for import and cultivation consideration. There are no livestock clones, genetically engineered (GE) animals (including fish, birds, insects, mammals), or GE genetics used in commercial production in Serbia.
