GMW: 17 pharma field trials authorised in France

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GMW: 17 pharma field trials authorised in France

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17 outdoor field tests with transgenic organisms

Schweizer Landwirtschaft

Translated by Mark Hutcko and Stephan Nyeki, CheckBiotech, June 07,

2006

http://www.checkbiotech.org/root/index.cfm?fuseaction=news & doc_id=12913 & start=1 & \

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The French minister of agriculture, Mr Dominique Bussereau, had

authorized 17 new outdoor field tests with transgenic corn and tobacco.

 

This concerns two projects about producing pharmaceuticals from plant,

three about herbicide tolerance, ten about insecticide resistance, one

about drought tolerance and another about the onset of blossoming.

 

According to the ministry, field experiments will be conducted unger

stringent safety conditions, reports the agricultural information service

Agra-Europe.

 

Before the experiments were authorized, the Bio-Molecular Commission

(CGB) had to give its OK. The CGB has the mandate to examine the public

health and environmental risks of each application before the release of

transgenic organisms.

 

Officials of the Ministry of Agriculture checked the technical

feasibility of the individual projects on site. In addition, the

permits were

subject to public query which took place via the internet website

www.ogm.gouv.fr.

 

© 2006 Landwirtschaftlicher Informationsdienst LID

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Original Article

 

17 GVO-Freilandversuche in Frankreich

 

Der französische Landwirtschaftsminister Dominique Bussereau hat 17

neue Freisetzungsversuche mit gentechnisch verändertem Mais und Tabak

genehmigt.

 

Dabei geht es um zwei Vorhaben zur Produktion von pharmazeutischen

Wirkstoffen in Pflanzen, drei Versuche zur Herbizidresistenz, zehn zur

Insektizidresistenz sowie zwei Projekte zur Wassereinsparung

beziehungsweise zum Blühtermin.

 

Gemäss dem Ministerium würden die Feldversuche unter strengen

Sicherheitsauflagen durchgeführt, berichtet der Agrarpressedienst

Agra-Europe.

 

Vor der Genehmigung des Versuches musste die Biomolekular-Kommission

(CGB) eine positive Stellungnahme abliefern. Die CGB hat den Auftrag, vor

einer Genehmigung in jedem Einzelfall die Risiken für die öffentliche

Gesundheit und die Umwelt in bei der Freisetzung von gentechnisch

veränderten Organismen (GVO) zu bewerten.

 

Die technische Machbarkeit der einzelnen Projekte wurde von Beamten des

Landwirtschaftsministeriums vor Ort geprüft. Ausserdem waren die

Genehmigungen Gegenstand einer öffentlichen Befragung, die über die

Internetseite www.ogm.gouv.fr erfolgte.

 

© 2006 Landwirtschaftlicher Informationsdienst LID

 

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