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Title Economic loss caused by genetically modified organisms : liability and redress for the adventitious presence of GMOs in non-GM crops / Bernhard A. Koch (ed.) ; with contributions by Bjarte Askeland [and others]
Published Wien ; New York : Springer, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 747 pages) : illustrations
Series Tort and insurance law, 1616-8623 ; v. 24
Tort and insurance law ; v. 24.
Summary The cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops in the EU may lead to cases, in which traditional agricultural products contain detectable traces of GMOs. On the one hand, such admixture may result from inadequate application of segregation measures by farmers. On the other hand, as agriculture is an open process that does not allow the complete isolation of individual fields, a certain degree of admixture between neighbouring crops is unavoidable in practice. The presence of GMOs in traditional products may lead to their devaluation, which would entail an economic damage to the producer of
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Crops -- Genetic engineering -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries
Crops -- Genetic engineering -- Economic aspects -- European Union countries
Transgenic organisms -- Labeling -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries
Crops -- Genetic engineering.
Transgenic organisms.
Organisms, Genetically Modified
Sciences humaines.
Sciences sociales.
Transgenic organisms
Crops -- Genetic engineering
Crops -- Genetic engineering -- Economic aspects
Law - Non-U.S.
Law - Europe, except U.K.
Law, Politics & Government.
European Union countries
Form Electronic book
Author Koch, Bernhard A.
Askeland, Bjarte.
LC no. 2008940574
ISBN 9783211779880
3211779884
1282631217
9781282631212
9786612631214
661263121X