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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-28-06 06:57 PM
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Hungary sets limits for GM crops (BBC)
By Nick Thorpe
BBC News, Budapest

Hungary's parliament has overwhelmingly backed legislation which severely restricts the planting of genetically modified crops (GMOs).

The Act came despite a plea from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences for more liberal legislation.

Under the law, a buffer zone 400m (1,320ft) wide will have to exist between any GMOs and adjacent fields.

The written agreement of all landowners within that buffer zone will also be needed for planting to go ahead.

Farmers, environmentalists and scientists who oppose the introduction of GMOs worked closely with parliamentary deputies from both the governing and opposition parties on this legislation.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6190720.stm
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MountainLaurel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-28-06 10:19 PM
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1. Good for Hungary!
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