Top Russian officials have repeatedly stated their intentions to ban imports of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in recent months, a major switch from a flexible approach to the issue taken at the time of Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization. The issue of banning trade in GMOs is a sensitive topic, as the European Union has banned the import of GMOs, raising trade disputes with the United States, the largest producer and exporter of such products (36 INER 1527, 11/6/13).
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机译：俄罗斯高级官员近几个月反复表示打算禁止进口转基因生物，这是从灵活的方法向俄罗斯加入世界贸易组织时所采取的问题的重大转变。禁止转基因生物的贸易问题是一个敏感的话题，因为欧盟已禁止转基因生物的进口，与此类产品的最大生产国和出口国美国之间产生了贸易纠纷（36 INER 1527，11/6/13） 。
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