ZAGREB, June 15 (Hina) - Croatian Environment Protection and Urban Development Minister Bozo Kovacevic said today he will advocate the parliament adopting a law on banning the exports, use and production of genetically modified
organisms (GMO) and products. The law would forbid the use and transport of genetically modified organism which are used for nutrition, and would be a transitional solution until regulations are passed which will fully regulate the issue, Kovacevic told a news conference after a meeting with representatives of the agriculture, tourism and science ministries and the Zelena akcija non-government organisation. Kovacevic announced a campaign "Croatia -- GMO-free Country", which would promote Croatia as a country of health food. The campaign will begin this summer by the setting up of billboards on border crossings. reporters were told that as of autumn the government would stimulate e
ZAGREB, June 15 (Hina) - Croatian Environment Protection and Urban
Development Minister Bozo Kovacevic said today he will advocate the
parliament adopting a law on banning the exports, use and
production of genetically modified organisms (GMO) and products.
The law would forbid the use and transport of genetically modified
organism which are used for nutrition, and would be a transitional
solution until regulations are passed which will fully regulate the
issue, Kovacevic told a news conference after a meeting with
representatives of the agriculture, tourism and science ministries
and the Zelena akcija non-government organisation.
Kovacevic announced a campaign "Croatia -- GMO-free Country",
which would promote Croatia as a country of health food. The
campaign will begin this summer by the setting up of billboards on
border crossings.
reporters were told that as of autumn the government would
stimulate eco-agricultural producers, and a laboratory for
discovering genetically modified foods and seeds would start
functioning.
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