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More than a dozen people tell EL PAÍS about how they lost time, enthusiasm, work and a lot of money by believing the false million-dollar promises made by an alleged producer of movies and TV series. The Spanish and Swiss authorities are investigating him, but his death cannot be confirmed

A court hearing could not confirm Pat Andrew's death and so an arrest warrant has been issued for his illicit activities with inquires continuing

New rules on the data required to register microorganism-based plant protection products coming into effect this month should benefit both start-ups and established companies, by speeding up registration and time to market. But the change falls short of the fast-track procedure the industry was hoping for. The problem biocontrol companies face is that any plant protection products destined for the European market must go through an approvals process that was designed with chemical pesticides in ...