The German BASF plant science company that was granted a five-year licence to carry out field experiments on genetically modified potatoes in Co Meath says it has postponed the trials for one year.
The company says it is seeking clarification on a number of the conditions imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency.
A company spokesperson said similar trials were being conducted successfully in Sweden and the Netherlands but described some of the ten conditions imposed by the EPA on the company as being complicated and detailed.
The EPA says it is clarifying the conditions with BASF but stressed that the licence granted earlier this month stood and would not be changed.
