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ALDE Seminar:

Justifying restrictions on the cultivation of GMO crops?

Arguments for and against

An initiative by ALDE MEPs

Holger Krahmer, Jan Mulder and George Lyon

with the participation ofCorinne Lepage, EP rapporteur

Thursday 31 March 2011European Parliament, Brussels

Room JAN 4Q1: 09:00-11:30

Agenda

09:00 Welcome by Holger Krahmer, MEP (ENVI Committee)

09:10 Introduction:

- Dorothe Andr, Head of Unit Biotechnology

(DG SANCO, European Commission)

- Rita Andork, Hungarian Presidency of the Council

- Corinne Lepage, MEP (ENVI Rapporteur)

- Jan Mulder, MEP (tbc)

09:40 Guest speakers:

- Marco Contiero, Senior Policy Director on Genetic Engineering,

Greenpeace

- Arnaud Petit, Commodities and Trade Director, COPA- Andoni Garcia, Spanish Farmers Union COAG

- Prof.dr.ir. Evert Jacobsen, Wageningen University & Research centre

- Dr. Ralf-Michael Schmidt, Vice President BASF

10:40 Reactions by Commission, Council Presidency and MEPs

11:00 Questions & Answers

11:30 End of programme

Interpretation: EN, DE, FR

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