Financial Support for COST in FP7 (link)
Brussels, 12 Apr 2006 Full text of Document 218/1/06 Revision 01 Suite of documents 218/1/06 Delegations will find attached an indicative budget prepared by the COST Office taking account of...
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Commission proposes practical improvements to the way the European GMO legislative framework is implemented
Brussels, 12 April 2006 Today the European Commission gave its support to an approach proposed by Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner Markos Kyprianou and Environment Commissioner Stavros...
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EFSA invites European Commission to dialogue on GMO issues
Brussels, 12 Apr 2006 Last Monday EFSA invited Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas to a meeting to update him on EFSA's scientific and procedural approach on food safety issues, especially on his...
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EFSA replies to European Commission questions related to GMO safeguard clauses
Brussels, 12 Apr 2006 The European Commission asked EFSA to provide a scientific reply to questions relating to five genetically modified organisms (GMOs) subject to safeguard clauses invoked by...
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Biotech Industry notes the European Commission statement that GMO decisions will continue to be based on science
Brussels, 12 Apr 2006 Today's debate by the College of Commissioners on the EU's regulatory approval process for products developed using agricultural biotechnology appeared to question the...
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Opinion of the Scientific Panel GMO related to genetically modified crops (Bt176 maize, MON810 maize, T25 maize, Topas 19/2 oilseed rape and Ms1xRf1 oilseed rape) subject to safeguard clauses invoked
Brussels, 12 Apr 2006 During the late 1990s and in 2000, a number of Member States invoked Article 16 of Directive 90/220/EEC , the so-called 'safeguard clause'. This safeguard clause provides that,...
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Peruvian Analysis of Potential Cases of Biopiracy, Prepared for the 24-28 April Session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic ߣߣÊÓƵ, Traditional Knowledge and Fol
Geneva, 12 Apr 2006 ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL CASES OF BIOPIRACY The Case of Camu Camu (Myrciaria Dubia) INTRODUCTION In recent years, Peru has made it clear that the protection of its genetic resources...
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Disclosure Of Origin A Hot Topic In WIPO Patent Harmonisation Debate, says IP Watch (link)
Washington, D.C., 12 Apr 2006 Nations debating whether to harmonise national patent systems have turned their focus to developing country demands to include requirements that patent filers disclose...
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Today's news
Top science departments lure most commercial labs Top university departments are acting as honeypots to overseas firms setting up research and development labs, a study published today shows....
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Latest research news
Are near-death experiences a dream? People who have had near-death experiences are more likely to mix up dreams and reality than those who have not, researchers say. At times of extreme danger or...
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European Space Agency Team Happy with Venus Express Orbit Around the Hothouse Planet
Paris, 11 Apr 2006 Europe scores new planetary success: Venus Express enters orbit around the Hothouse Planet This morning, at the end of a 153-day and 400-million km cruise into the inner Solar...
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Scientific committee for limits on occupational exposure to chemical agents set up (OJ link)
Brussels, 11 April 2006 Commission Decision of 10 April 2006 amending Decision 95/320/EC setting up a Scientific Committee for Occupational Exposure Limits to Chemical Agents (OJ L101/4 11.4.2006)....
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Coreper Agenda Entry on the Protection of Vertebrate Animals Used for Experimental and other Scientific Purposes
Brussels, 11 Apr 2006 Full text of Document 8328/06 Suite of documents 8328/06 8. Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Community with...
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Finalised Text of Decision on the Scientific and Technological Cooperation Agreement with Switzerland (link)
Brussels, 11 Apr 2006 Full text of Document 7911/06 Suite of documents 7911/06 Subject: Decision of the Council and of the Commission on the conclusion on behalf of the European Community and of the...
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Draft Opinion on Nanosciences and nanotechnologies: An action plan for Europe 2005-2009 (link)
Brussels, 11 Apr 2006 PROVISIONAL 2006/2004(INI) 10.4.2006 DRAFT OPINION of the Committee on Legal Affairs for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy on Nanosciences and nanotechnologies: An...