Last Rounds for Organic Heterogeneous Material (“OHM”) While the lead for the Organic Regulation in the European Commission is with the Directorate General for Agriculture (DG AGRI, Unit Organic), the technical work on the new notification regime for the...
Study kicks off at the end of June 2020 as consultancy is chosen The consultancy that will do the background work for the study requested by Member States to the European Commission on the options to reform the seeds marketing rules has been chosen by the...
Stakeholder consultation on “new genomic techniques” open to registered stakeholders The targeted stakeholder consultation, which kicks off the European Commission work on the study asked by Member States on “new genomic techniques”, is still open until the 15th May...
Overarching European Strategies are expected by 20th May 2020 Both the “EU Post-2020 Biodiversity Strategy” and the cross-cutting “Farm to Fork Strategy”, which were initially expected by the end of March, will officially be announced on 20th May 2020. Both...
Directives European Commission is currently examining applications to its tender on the Study for possible reform The procedure for the study requested by Member States to the European Commission by 31st December 2020 on the options to reform the seeds marketing...
While work on the Delegated Act on Organic Heterogeneous Material is slowly moving behind closed doors, the entry into force of the Regulation may be delayed While the lead for the Organic Regulation in the European Commission is with the Directorate General for...
Stakeholder consultation on “new genomic techniques” open to registered stakeholders The targeted stakeholder consultation, which kicks off the European Commission work on the study asked by Member States on “new genomic techniques”, is now open until the 15th May...
Overarching European Strategies delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic Within its European Green Deal, the European Commission will adopt two overarching strategies that have an impact on crop biodiversity, namely the “EU Post-2020 Biodiversity Strategy” and the...
European Commission Study kick off delayed to Summer 2020 In November 2019, Member States of the European Union have requested the European Commission to conduct a study on the Union’s options to update the existing legislation on the production and marketing of plant...
The Delegated Act on Organic Heterogeneous Material is close to completion and the first Commission Implementing Regulations have been published. The new notification regime for the marketing of organic heterogeneous material (“OHM”) envisaged by the Organic...
