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Re:Mexico is phasing out imports of glyphosate and GMO corn by surfingdino on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @03:39AM (#28126107)
Which is why in Europe they have created a system for protection of rights to modified plants outside of the realm of patents and copyright definitions. See https://cpvo.europa.eu/en
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Re:Mexico is phasing out imports of glyphosate and GMO corn by sampo on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @04:52AM (#28126559)
CPVO is just an EU agency coordinating plant breeder's rights at the EU level. But plant breeder's rights are nothing new. The way you describe CPVO as something new and sinister, is quite dishonest.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_breeders%27_rights

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_Plant_Variety_Office

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