Philippines |
PHILIPPINES TO REGULATE IMPORT OF GMOs |
3-April-2002 Reuters (Via Agnet) |
| MANILA - The
Philippine Department of Agriculture was cited as saying on
Wednesday that the government has approved guidelines to regulate
imports of genetically modified plants and plant products by
July 1 next year. The department said Agriculture Secretary
Leonardo Montemayor signed the administrative order governing
the release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) for field
testing, propagation and for direct use as food or feed in the
southern Cagayan de Oro City while attending a food congress
in that area. The story says that the issuance of the guidelines
was approved by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the Cabinet
on Tuesday. Under the administrative order, the government would
prepare by June 30 next year a list of approved commodities
that will be allowed entry into the country. After that date,
any company importing a GMO not included in the list of the
Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) will be required to secure a
permit, it said.
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