Romania
Updates + Overviews
The present situation of GM crop cultivation, Dragos Dima
First GMO-free Region announced. Joint Press Release, 14 March 2006
Other background information
EU Commission, September 2006:
"Some positive developments can be reported in the field of old approach legislation as regards the control of cultivation, production and marketing of GMOs. Romania has completed the transposition of the food safety legislation. The regulatory framework necessary to set up a system of registration and control of GMO crops is in place including a ban on cultivation of GM soya as of accession.
However, certain concerns persist. The enforcement of the legal framework needs significant improvement. In particular, preparations for a well-defined control system have to be stepped up in order to ensure that the entire genetically modified (GM) soybean harvest in 2006 is accounted for, sent to processing factories and labelled and traced according to EC requirements. Romania does not yet ensure that GM seeds stored at farms are under full control and will not be used for cultivation after accession. Laboratories for food and feed and for seed quality are not yet fully operational. The Romanian authorities need to ensure a practical and efficient implementation of the GMO action plan, which was elaborated in June 2006."
Communication from the Commission: Monitoring report on the state of preparedness for EU membership of Bulgaria and Romania
Romania bans GM soybean growing (February 2006)
The Romanian government has decided to ban the growing of Roundup Ready soybeans from 1. January 2007. Permits to continue growing in 2006 will be given only under special conditions. This is a major blow to Monsanto's strategy to use the country, where last year around 140.000 hectares were planted to the GM soybeans, as a hub to introduce GMO cultivation in Europe.
Dragos Dima (November 2005) GM crops in Romania: A poisoned promise
GM Contamination Register Cases of GM contamination in Romania
Gabriel Paun,Greenpeace (January 2006): Genetically engineered soybean cultivation in Romania: Out of control
US Department of Agriculture: Annunal Agricultural Biotech Report
Report Highlights: "Romanian’s role as a biotech promoter is clearly in jeopardy, despite the continued support from farmers, and a core group of pro-biotech GOR officials..."
Der Spiegel (2005)
Wildwuchs im Hinterhof
US seed companies misuse Romania as experimental laboratory and as reloading centre for their GM and hybrid products. From here they try to conquer the whole EU. (German) page 2
Iza Kruszewska, ANPED (2003) Romania: The Dumping Ground for Genetically Engineered Crops
A 56 page report about the threat to Romania's Agriculture, Biodiversity and EU Accession.
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