date:Apr 23, 2014
irst negative vote for a biotech dossier at the EU Council. While the Dutch Cabinet opposed this change in position, the decision was the result of a direct instruction from the Parliament (see GAIN Report NL4004). Below is a brief summary of the policy paper and the following discussion with the Parliament on April 10:
General Considerations in the Policy Paper
In the policy paper the Cabinet states that the application of biotechnology in agriculture creates added value and can benefit glo