The official website of the Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision Bureau reported on January 12: The Bureau proposes that the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union uniformly establish procedures for the cultivation and circulation of genetically modified biological seeds and crops.

According to the website, the Eurasian Economic Union has not yet established general management requirements for the cultivation and circulation of genetically modified organism seeds and plants among member states, which has resulted in the free circulation of genetically modified organism seeds not only in the member states of the Union, but also in Russia. The Russian side has repeatedly proposed to the Eurasian Economic Commission to change the plan for the cultivation and circulation of genetically modified organisms, but no substantive response has been received.

Since 2016, Russia has officially banned the cultivation and import of genetically modified crops. However, the Russian Veterinary Plant Bureau detected genetically modified organisms in rapeseed and soybeans in 2020, and the General Administration of Customs of China also notified the import of genetically modified crops in 2020. Genetically modified organisms have been detected in rapeseed oil and soybean oil, rapeseed meal and rapeseed oil in Kazakhstan.

According to analysis, Russia’s genetically modified biological products are most likely to be produced using seeds illegally imported from the Eurasian Economic Union countries. As of 2020, 90% of Russia's imported seeds will come from Belarus.

On December 30, 2020, the Russian Bureau of Veterinary Plants proposed to the Economic Commission for Europe to revise the "Eurasian Economic Union Treaty" and the "Agricultural Crops Seed Circulation Agreement within the Eurasian Economic Union". In addition, Russia also believes that it is necessary to amend relevant technical regulations to prohibit the cultivation of genetically modified crops within the Eurasian Economic Union.

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