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Decision-Making On Biotechnology: Developing New Principles For Regulation

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  • JULIE HILL

    (The Green Alliance, 49 Wellington Street, London WC2E 7BN, UK)

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Biotechnology, specifically genetic modification, offers potential benefits to mankind, but also raises major social, environmental, health and ethical concerns. This paper deals with the agricultural applications of genetic technology, in particular, the potential environmental impacts of those applications. It considers the current underpinning principles of regulation in the United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU) and examines the problems for present decision-making processes, including disputes over risk assessment methodology, the handling of uncertainty, and lack of trust in official processes. The paper proposes a new set of underpinning principles for the decision-making process in the UK, and concludes that the UK should exercise leadership within the EU to ensure that these new principles are adopted across Europe.

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  • Julie Hill, 1999. "Decision-Making On Biotechnology: Developing New Principles For Regulation," Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 1(01), pages 61-79.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jeapmx:v:01:y:1999:i:01:n:s1464333299000053
    DOI: 10.1142/S1464333299000053
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