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Member states will be able to regulate their cultivation of genetically modified crops under rules agreed by EU agricultural ministers on 23 July.

The same day, the Commission confirmed this decentralised approach by publishing guidelines - which are not legally binding - setting out "general principles" of how to manage GM crops safely.

- Commission press release.

Last modified on July 24 2003.

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