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On The Precautionary Principle In The Gmo Trade Applicable

Posted on:2012-05-18Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:2206330335457952Subject:International Law
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With the rapid development of biological engineering technology, transgenic technology has been widely used in agricultural production, food processing industries. It has made tremendous contributions in helping people solve the problem of food shortages. But the safety of genetically modified products has always been doubted in the international community. Different countries have different attitudes toward it based on their respective interests. Currently in the field of international environmental law many treaties have absorbed precautionary principle. The principle is the result of the hysteretic quality and irreversibility of the environmental deterioration. When public health and sustainable development are increasingly emphasized on, the view of introducing precautionary principle to the field of international economic law has emerged.As to the attitudes of various countries, for the necessity of public health protection and preventing the risk of bio-technology products, the European Union energetically advocate the precautionary principle in regulating genetically modified foods. The United States first started to research the transgenic crops, and also has the world's largest transgenic crops planting area. the United States asserts "sufficient scientific evidence", which is since there is no adequate scientific evidence shows that genetically modified products are harmful to human health and the environment, the genetically modified products are safe. Therefore, the US strongly opposed the application of the precautionary principle to genetically modified products trade.As the agricultural and food trade agreements and other international laws under the current WTO framework are mainly regulate the products of traditional trade, there are a lot of blank areas in the regulation of GM products, thus plenty of flaws exist.As a country like China who has imported a large number of GM products and approved genetically modified food as its staple food, it's possible and necessary to introduce the precautionary principle to the existing trade management system and legal system., there are still significant deficiencies in management system on genetically modified products in China, I believe that the precautionary principle concerning genetically modified products should be introduced to the trade regulation system and should gradually improve China's relevant regulations.
Keywords/Search Tags:biological engineering technology, precautionary principle
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