Russia continues registration of Genetically Engineered (GE) crops for imports of food and feeds, but does not have legislation or a mechanism covering approval of GE crops for cultivation. Thus, a de-facto ban on cultivation is still in force. The draft of the government resolution that allows
registration of GE crops for release into the environment (and cultivation) has not been adopted by the government. The Ministry of Agriculture, the main body responsible for any registration of GE crops for release into the environment, has been conservative on this issue. As for labeling and
information for consumers, several technical regulations of the Customs Union (CU) on product safety came to force on July 1, 2013. These regulations confirm that in the CU member states labeling of the presence of over 0.9 percent of GE lines in food products is mandatory.
