Week 11 

MACASADIA, KIER M.
ACTIVITIES:

Answer the following questions and submit it to our google class room on the prescribed
due date set on the system. 

1. Norway banned the imports of agricultural biotech products and developed

extremely restrictive policies for crops derived from agricultural biotech, which
are not related to the protection of health, food safety, or the environment. These
policies are made to protect domestic agricultural interests, as Norway cares a lot
about rural employment and subsidizes small farms to help remain competitive
with imported goods. Comment on this trade policy approach.

ANSWER:

Norway is one of the most restrictive countries with regard to the importation of
genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and does not allow for GMO production. It has
yet to approve an application for the import of foodstuffs that include GMOs. Norway
applies the precautionary principle when vetting GMOs and in addition requires any
user or importer of a GMO to show that the use is ethically and socially justifiable,
requiring proof both that the GMO is not harmful and that its use will benefit society.