Jul 24, 2008
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BASF filed action against the EU Commission for failure to act Approval for Amflora still not granted despite positive safety assessments and a 12-year approval process Amflora is a safe and environmentally friendly product that brings a yearly added value of more than €100 million to Europe’s farmers and potato starch industry Limburgerhof, Germany – July 24, 2008 – BASF Plant Science today filed an action with the European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg against the EU Commission for failure to act. According to the company, the approval process of the cultivation of Amflora, its genetically improved potato, has been unjustifiably delayed by the EU Commission on several occasions. In particular, this includes the period between July 2007 and May 2008 during which Commissioner Stavros Dimas did not adopt the approval...
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