However, as a result of strong lobbying from NGOs, wide publicity in the national press and a petition with more than 30,000 signatures objecting to this release, which was handed in to the A ustrian Ministry of Health, AgrEvo decided on Friday 26th April to withdraw the application. In 1996, SAGB sees a reinvigorated expansion of priorities towards ever greater emphasis on communication to complement efforts to influence EU policy. SAGB General Secretary, Andrew Dickson, will be aided by three new Working Groups set up in October 1995 on Communications, Competitiveness and Regulatory Affairs. The membership of SAGB has increased to thirty seven. Produced by Friends of the Earth Biotechnology Programme.
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