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Written by Nikolina Šajn (3nd edition, updated on 04.03.2026).
In February 2026, two and a half years after the European Commission’s proposal, trilogues started on a new regulation on the production and marketing of plant reproductive material (PRM). The proposal, put forward on 5 July 2023, would replace 10 of the 12 PRM directives that currently lay down the rules for seeds, tubers, cuttings, seedlings and young plants.
It 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, and the exchange of seed in kind between farmers would be allowed in small quantities.
Complete version
- March 2026: ‘Plant reproductive material‘ (3nd 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: | André Franqueira Rodrigues (S&D, Portugal) | 2023/0227(COD) |
| Shadow rapporteurs: | Emma Wiesner (Renew, Sweden) Martin Häusling (Greens/EFA, Germany) Bert-Jan Ruissen (ECR, Netherlands) Ivan David (ESN, Czechia Luke Ming Flanagan (Left, Ireland) | Ordinary legislative procedure (COD) (Parliament and Council on equal footing – formerly ‘co-decision’) |
| Next steps expected: | Trilogue | |
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