Agricultural Biotechnology and Transatlantic Trade Regulatory Barriers to GM Crops

Genetically modified agricultural crops that are approved as safe in North America (Canada and the United States) are facing significant regulatory hurdles in gaining access to the European Union. The development and commercialization of GM crops illustrate a complex challenge facing tradediplomacy - the challenge of regulatory regionalizm created by social regulatory barriers. This book attempts not only to identify these issues, but also to propose a regulatory development and integration strategy capable of overcoming this challenge. Contents include: o Social regulatory barrierso Agricultural biotechnology o Economic interests o Social interests o Regulatory development and integration o North American regulatory approach o European regulatory approach o Transatlantic regulatory integration