Biotechnology and agriculture: environment, patents, research and development in the European Community

p. 189, 3 unnumbered pages, paperback, 21 x 14,5 cm Originally part of the BIODOC collection. Copy 1. Supplier/Donor: Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission.Foreword by Raymond K. Appleyard; Introduction by Vito Saccomandi.INDEX.  Foreword. Introduction. Preface. Introduction to the field of biotechnology. The importance of biotechnology. Biotechnological innovation and the agricultural sector. Legal protection of biotechnological inventions. General characteristics of biotechnology. Biotechnological inventions and industrial property. Exclusions from patenting. Initiatives of the European Economic Community. Appendix. Biotechnology and the environment. General considerations. Safety of biotechnology. Analysis of existing regulations. Addendum. Community measures in the field of research, technological development and biotechnology. Bibliography. Documents. Authorities qualified to grant approval for marketing pharmaceutical and biotechnological products. Glossary and initials. - ISBN: 9788878910492