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German Court Upholds GMO Planting Curbs [1]

Germany's top court on Wednesday rejected a complaint that restrictive laws on cultivating crops with genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) violate the constitution.

The constitutional court in Karlsruhe turned down a complaint from the state government of Saxony-Anhalt that restrictions on GMO cultivation unfairly damaged the interests of farmers interested in growing GMO crops.

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Publication Date: 
25/11/2010
Michael Hogan and Diana Niedernhoefer [2]
Planet Ark (Australia) [3]
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Germany [4], Agriculture [5], GM Crops [6], Health Effects [7]
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