Press Release: Governments reach agreement on public participation in decision-making on genetically modified organisms

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Series Details 26.5.05
Publication Date 26/05/2005
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An agreement to extend the public's legal right to participate in decision-making on the release and placing on the market of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) was reached on 25 May 2005 by the Parties to the UNECE Aarhus Convention holding their second meeting in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Parties agreed on the text of an amendment to the Convention aimed at extending the role of the public in decisions involving GMOs.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.unece.org/press/pr2005/05env_p06e.htm
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