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Thursday,
20th May from 17:00 to 18:30

Seed Policy Dialogue

What are the main points of the European Commission seed law reform study?
What do seed savers and seed networks think it?
How will it affect agrobiodiversity for tomorrow’s agriculture?

We will dialogue with lawyer Fulya Batur that makes a general presentation of the newsletter "Sprout from Brussel" and the highlights of the seed law study.
Afterwards, Magdalena Prieler from Arche Noah, will show the Arche Noah's seed diversity process and will bring fresh news from the Advisory Group Meeting of the 19th May.

The webinar will be in English, Francais and Italiano.
EC-LLD / News! n. 13 of May 2021

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We are proud to present the website in a new format, now also in Francais and Espanol !! Share it within your networks!

As can be seen every day, language barriers block processes and do not allow everyone to be involved. For this reason, the website is now (a bit) more open!!

The Seed Policy Dialogue as well, which, in addition to French, this time speaks to the Italian world.

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Sprouts from Brussel

Is a monthly newsletter that wishes to inform the seeds and crop biodiversity movement across Europe on the policy developments which may have an impact on their activities. Promoted by Let's Liberate Diversity! and executed by Fulya Batur.
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MAY 2021 ISSUE - 12
1.EC-LLD Seed Policy Dialogue
2. Adoption of DA on OHM by Commission
3. Study on Seed Marketing Reform Out
4. EC study on “New techniques in Biotechnology”

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NEWS from EC-LLD! Members

ARCHE NOAH on EU Seed Study: the right to seeds must be honoured

DG SANTE publishes study on options to revise the legislation governing the production and marketing of seeds and other plant propagating material On April 29th DG SANTE published a study on options to update the seed marketing legislation. The study marks the start of a new attempt to revise the 12 directives governing the production and marketing of seeds and 


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Plant passport, comments from a german umbrella organization for cultivated plant and livestock diversity

Dachverband Kulturpflanzen- und Nutztiervielfalt e.V. is an umbrella organization for cultivated plants and livestock diversity in German-speaking countries with the aim of improving the framework conditions for their cultured plant biodiversity conservation work. We welcome the evaluation of Plant Health Regulation on Article 79 (plant passport). Most of us have not yet used the plant passport. Many of the seed 


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Plant passport, comments from a german umbrella organization for cultivated plant and livestock diversity

NEWS from EC-LLD! Community

Organic movement raises red flag on assumed benefits deregulating new genomic techniques

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BRUSSELS, 29 APRIL 2021 The organic food and farming movement criticizes the Commission’s plan to work on a new legal framework for plants derived from ‘New Genomic Techniques’. In a report published today, the EU Commission revealed they are ready to explore options for a new legal framework if the Member States give their green light. The organic sector calls 


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