In Vienna during late September, negotiations over the Biosafety Protocol, which is part of the 1993 international Convention on Biological Diversity, stalled again as a loose alliance of agricultural product–exporting nations insisted that the draft protocol apply only to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and seeds being released into the environment. Called the Miami Group, it consists of the United States, Canada, Australia, Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. Most other nations want the protocol to apply more broadly to a range of products, including foods and animal feeds, derived from GMOs. The Miami Group is also seeking simplified regulatory procedures governing such exports, including provisions stating that products that have received approval from domestic authorities may be exported without awaiting full regulatory review by importing countries. Protocol negotiations are to resume in Montreal in January 2000.