European policy and legislation in this field also takes account of international regulations. Accordingly, the European legal framework applicable to GMOs and the way in which it is implemented are consistent with rules laid down within the WTO, the provisions of the :

• Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
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• and the work carried out in the context of the Codex Alimentarius and EU position papers for Codex - ad hoc Intergovernmental Task Force on Food Biotechnology (TFFBT).