Denmark: seeking a broad-based consensus on gene technology

Jesper Toft

Science and Public Policy, 1996, vol. 23, issue 3, 171-174

Abstract: From the very start, Denmark has taken a restrictive approach to GMO releases. In response to a heated public debate in the mid-1980s, Denmark's 1986 Jaw imposed a virtual ban. Legislation in itself could not establish public trust, so Parliament allocated funds for a 1987–90 public information campaign, to enhance citizens' knowledge of gene technology. In response to EC Directive 90/220 on biotechnology, Denmark relaxed its ban with a 1991 revised law. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

Date: 1996
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