00796nam a2200085Ia 4500100002300000245008800023260000900111520057000120583002000690  aPerdikis, Nicholas  aReforming the WTO to defuse potential trade conflicts in genetically modified goods  c2001  aAttempts to show that, firstly the US view of Europe's regulatory regime is misplaced and that the EU's developing policies are based on preferences expressed by consumers rather than producers' interests.  Argues that the existing WTO  agreements on Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to Trade, while established to provide consumers with protection, are ill-equiped to deal with current expressions of consumer preferences.  Opines that new negotiations are required if the WTO is  to be able to respond effectively to the new technology.  c10/22/01kJOY_D