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Written by Nikolina Šajn (2nd edition, updated on 11.06.2024).
On 24 April 2024, the European Parliament adopted its first reading position on the proposal for a regulation on the production and marketing of plant reproductive material (PRM). Put forward by the European Commission on 5 July 2023, the proposal would replace the 10 PRM directives that currently lay down the rules for seeds, tubers, cuttings, seedlings and young plants.
The proposal would introduce sustainability requirements for registering new varieties of agricultural plants, vegetables and fruits intended for professional users, while PRM intended for amateur gardeners and conservation organisations – such as seed banks – would be exempt from many of the requirements. There would be less stringent conditions for registering conservation varieties that are adapted to specific local conditions, and the requirements for organic PRM would be adjusted and tested under organic conditions. Exchange of seed in kind between farmers would be allowed in small quantities.
Parliament proposes several changes, including exempting gene banks from the rules and allowing farmers to sell their seeds. The work in the Council is ongoing.
Complete version
- June 2024: ‘Plant reproductive material‘ (2nd edition)
| Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the production and marketing of plant reproductive material in the Union, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/2031, 2017/625 and 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 2002/53/EC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC, 2002/57/EC, 2008/72/EC and 2008/90/EC | ||
| Committee responsible: | Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) | COM(2023) 414 5.7.2023 |
| Rapporteur: | Herbert Dorfmann (EPP, Italy) | 2023/0227(COD) |
| Shadow rapporteurs: | Isabel Carvalhais (S&D, Portugal) Irène Tolleret (Renew, France) Martin Häusling (Greens/EFA, Germany) Bert-Jan Ruissen (ECR, Netherlands) Ivan David (ID, Czechia) Luke Ming Flanagan (GUE/NGL, Ireland) | Ordinary legislative procedure (COD) (Parliament and Council on equal footing – formerly ‘co-decision’) |
| Next steps expected: | Trilogue | |
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