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Bill: Genetically Modified Foods Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Renewal Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 2330
Description[?]:
| The Minister of Food and Agriculture recommends allowing genetically modified foods to be purchased. Labelling requirements will make it clear to the consumer when genetically modified ingredients were used. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: Production and selling of GM crops is banned. Research is allowed.
Current: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Proposed: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:49:25, December 17, 2006 CET | From | Orange Party | To | Debating the Genetically Modified Foods Act |
| Message | We can support this. There have been no proven disadvantages to GM crops. |
| Date | 18:06:59, December 17, 2006 CET | From | Communist Workers Party | To | Debating the Genetically Modified Foods Act |
| Message | No disproven ones either |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 227 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 23 |
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| Random quote: "Because we don't think about future generations, they will never forget us." - Henrik Tikkanen |