GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
Regulations on Genetically Modified Organisms Re-Enforced
The State Council Administrative Board of Litigation accepted the objection of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs against holding the enforcement of the GDO regulations. The regulations are again in effect.
The State Council Administrative Board of Litigation accepted the objection made by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs against stalling the enforcement of the GDO regulations and re-enforced the regulations. The original enforcement of the regulation on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) was stopped on 3rd December by the State Council.
The board decided by majority on the base of the following reason: "According to the constitution and relevant laws, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs bears the authority to work out regulations regarding food".
The Board decreed that the regulations have to be studied article by article to find out whether they are contrary to the law. The Council's 10th and 13th Office Joint Administration Committee will relate the abolishment of certain articles to the basic decision later on.
The committee had stalled the enforcement of the regulation unanimously because of the article about import of GDO products.
Unions, associations and private citizens filed a complaint about the abolishment and stalling of the GDO Regulations published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on 26 October.
The Joint Administration Committee reasoned their previous decision by saying that before a change of the regulations can be made the law has to be amended first. (İP/VK)
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