The development of European legislation on genetically modified organisms

In November 1986, at a time when only the UK and Denmark had any national legislation specifically to exert control on genetic modification, the Comission of the European Communities (EC) issued a communication to the Council entitled a Community Framework for the Regulation of 

The new package was led by DG XI (Environment Directorate), which inevitably changed the nature of the developing regulatory structure. Instead of industry-driven legislation, dealing with laboratory and commercial-scale operations, the Directive was to be influenced in its development by those concerned with the harm to the environment that might occur as a result of escape from containment . 

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The development of European legislation on genetically modified organisms... 

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