GMO Regulation in Europe: Undue Delegation, Abdication or Design Flaw?
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The GMO stalemate in Europe.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Risk Regulation
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1867-299X,2190-8249
DOI: 10.1017/s1867299x00005110