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...
New cross-boundary EU food policy effort coordinated by DG SANTE Within its European Green Deal, the new European Commission’s major ambition that has a direct impact on crop biodiversity is the cross-cutting “Farm to Fork Strategy”. The Strategy, which is...
European Commission study on “new genomic techniques” At the end of 2019, Member States requested the Commission’s DG SANTE (Unit Biotechnology) to conduct a study to clarify the legal status of “new genomic techniques” under European law, following the European...
European Commission kicks off background work for the Study 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...
Drafting of the Delegated and Implementing Acts on seeds progresses Adopted in 2018, and entering into force in January 2021, the Organic Regulation offers considerable advances for the marketing of organic seeds, either from “organic heterogeneous material”, or...
