The interplay between societal concerns and the regulatory frame on GM crops in the European Union

Yann Devos; Dirk Reheul; Danny De Waele; Linda Van Speybroeck

doi:10.1051/ebr:2007002

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Volume 5 / No 3 (July-September 2006)

Environ. Biosafety Res., 5 3 (2006) 127-149

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Issue		Environ. Biosafety Res. Volume 5, Number 3, July-September 2006


Page(s)		127 - 149
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ebr:2007002
Published online		24 March 2007

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