Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed
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Last active 26 Jun 2026
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What this bill does
In plain terms: what it changes and who it affects.
It creates EU rules for certain gene-edited plants, exempting simple cases from GMO rules and streamlining approval for others.
Who it affects
It affects plant breeders, seed companies, farmers, food and feed businesses, and consumers buying products from these plants. It also affects organic producers, because these plants remain banned in organic production.
Core of the proposal
- Creates a category for NGT plants equivalent to conventional plants, with a verification procedure instead of GMO authorisation.
- Keeps more complex NGT plants under GMO-style authorisation, but with adapted risk assessment and monitoring rules.
- Requires public listing and seed labelling for category 1 NGT plants; category 2 products stay labelled as GMOs.
- Adds sustainability-based incentives for certain category 2 traits and exempts category 1 plants from organic production.
Articles changed · 1 across 1 law
- Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (32017R0625)
- art. 23: replaces points in paragraphs 2 and 3 to cover monitoring of category 2 NGT plants
Latest update
24 Aug 2026The most recent development in this bill's progress.
Adopted → Adopted
Adopted → Adopted
Documents
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