QLG7-CT-2001-00034 Precautionary Expertise for GM Crops

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Type of Project	Cost-sharing contracts
Contract No	QLG7-CT-2001-00034
Total Cost	685 KEuro
EC Contribution	547 KEuro
Start Date	1-1-2002
Duration	36 Months

Abstract

This project analysed the position of GM crops in Europe, investigating how current practices - regulatory measures, expert judgements and stakeholder roles - compare to different accounts of the precautionary principle. These practices were studied at EU level and in 7 member states, through an advisory panel and scenario-analysis workshops. The project built upon and integrated earlier studies of public attitudes, risk regulation, precaution and deliberation. Using the analytical results, the project suggests how official guidelines and expert bodies can be made more appropriate for addressing the policy problems that the EU faces in this area.

Questions addressed - how do current regulatory practices across Europe compare with different accounts of the precautionary principle? In particular:

• how do regulatory measures draw practical links between risk research, risk assessment and risk management;
• how do expert bodies mediate between regulatory science and public-scientific controversy; and
• how do stakeholder groups attempt to influence regulatory processes?

Coordinator

The Open University, Centre for Technology Strategy, UK

Partners

• Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Germany
• Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
• Institut National De La Recherche Agronomique, Centre De Recherche De Paris, France
• Austrian Academy of Sciences, Institut Fuer Technikfolgen - Abschätzung, Austria
• Roskilde University, Denmark
• Schenkelaars Biotechnology Consultancy, Netherlands
• University of Edinburgh:, UK

Contacts

Contact

• David WIELD / The Open University Biotechnology Policy Group / UNITED KINGDOM