GMO-free europe

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National: Serbia&Montenegro banned the import of whole grains to prevent planting of GM crops.
Regions: There are no GMO-free regions declared yet.

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Despite the wars Serbia & Montenegro* was the first country to establish a regulatory system for controlling GMOs in South-East Europe.

In May 2001, a comprehensive law on GMOs came into force regulating the conditions for the deliberate release of GMOs and their placing on the market.

Since then Serbia & Montenegro had a policy of keeping its agriculture free from GMOs, has banned the import of whole grains (to prevent planting) and has had relatively strict controls on import. Only two permits had been issued before the implementing regulations came into force in 2001: One for for the marketing of Roundup Ready soymeal valid for 10 years and the second for field trials of Monsanto's RR maize.

In the Province of Vojvodina a campaign for GMO-free region has started and even the Provincial Secretary for Agriculture is in favour of a GMO-free region.

* In 2006, Montenegro declared itself an independent state.

Contact

Green Network of Vojvodina
Olivera Radovanovic
email: twins@eunet.yu
website: www.zelenamreza.org.yu