German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder's cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill regulating the cultivation of genetically modified organisms. The bill passed by Germany's ministers aims to codify European Union legislation and guidelines for the cultivation and export of genetically modified organisms (GMO) into national law.<a href="http://www.dw-world.de/english/0,3367,1433_A_1112230_1_A,00.html">Schröder's Reluctant Cabinet To Allow GMO Foods - Europe - Deutsche Welle - 11.02.2004</a>