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| Tighter Wales GM rules expected | Tighter Wales GM rules expected |
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| Plans for strict new rules on the planting of genetically modified crops in Wales are expected to be announced. | Plans for strict new rules on the planting of genetically modified crops in Wales are expected to be announced. |
| Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones is due to tell AMs that "co-existence" regulations between GM, organic and conventional crops should be toughened. | |
| Welsh ministers have consistently sought the most restrictive policy possible on GM crops, within EU law. | Welsh ministers have consistently sought the most restrictive policy possible on GM crops, within EU law. |
| The assembly government cannot ban the planting of approved GM crops but can make regulations to stop contamination. | The assembly government cannot ban the planting of approved GM crops but can make regulations to stop contamination. |
| Those regulations can limit the ways in which those crops can be planted, harvested, and processed in order to avoid any contamination of non-GM crops, and possible damage to the livelihoods of other farmers. | Those regulations can limit the ways in which those crops can be planted, harvested, and processed in order to avoid any contamination of non-GM crops, and possible damage to the livelihoods of other farmers. |
| It is understood the rules being proposed are intended to be stricter than those in other parts of the UK. | It is understood the rules being proposed are intended to be stricter than those in other parts of the UK. |
| A consultation on the plans is expected to begin in the Spring. | A consultation on the plans is expected to begin in the Spring. |
| In 2000 AMs voted unanimously to keep Wales GM-free. | In 2000 AMs voted unanimously to keep Wales GM-free. |