Summary: In May 2006, the Environmental Protection Agency allowed BASF Plant Science, a company registered in Germany, to conduct a contentious field trial involving Genetically Modified crops in Ireland, subject to stringent conditions. The study was designed to test resistance of the crop to late potato blight.
Published: 2006
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This document details the exhaustive requirements with which any organisation seeking to conduct field trials of genetically modified organisms must comply. It also includes the responsibilities of the Environmental Protection Agency must comply with in monitoring any applications for such studies. See www.irishstatutebook.ie/ZZSI500Y2003.html
