Russia advocates the unification of the procedures for the cultivation and circulation of genetically modified biological seeds and crops in the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union

Food Partners Network News The official website of the Russian Federation Veterinary and Phytosanical Supervision Agency reported on January 12 that it had initiated the unified establishment of procedures for the cultivation and circulation of genetically modified biological seeds and crops in the member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union. according to the
website, so far the Eurasian Economic Union has not established universal management requirements for the cultivation and circulation of genetically modified organism seeds and plants among member countries, resulting in the free circulation of genetically modified organisms seeds not only within the Union member countries, but also in Russia.
Russia has repeatedly proposed to the Eurasian Economic Commission to change the program on the cultivation and circulation of genetically modified organisms, but has not received a substantive response.
Since 2016, Russia has officially banned the cultivation and import of genetically modified crops, but the Russian Veterinary PlantAtion Agency has detected genetically modified organisms in rapeseed and soybeans in 2020, and the General Administration of Customs of China has reported the detection of genetically modified organisms in rapeseed and soybean oil imported from Russia and rapeseed oil from Kazakhstan in 2020.
analysis, Russian genetically modified biological products are most likely produced by the use of illegally imported seeds from countries of the Eurasian Economic Union.
2020, 90 percent of Russia's imported seeds will come from Belarus.
December 30, 2020, the Russian Agency proposed to the Economic Commission for Europe the revision of the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union and the Agreement on seed circulation of agricultural crops within the Eurasian Economic Union.
addition, the Russian side also considered it necessary to amend the relevant technical regulations to prohibit the cultivation of genetically modified crops within the Eurasian Economic Union.
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