Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed
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Provisional agreement reached, awaiting formal adoption by Parliament and Council.
Last active 15 Jun 2026
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What this bill does
In plain terms: what it changes and who it affects.
Creates a separate EU regime for gene-edited plants, food and feed made using targeted mutagenesis or cisgenesis.
Who it affects
Plant breeders, seed suppliers, farmers, organic producers, food and feed businesses, consumers, and importers of covered plant products.
Core of the proposal
- Creates category 1 NGT plants treated like conventional plants after verification against equivalence criteria.
- Keeps category 2 NGT plants under GMO-style authorisation, with adapted risk assessment and detection requirements.
- Requires public database listing category 1 decisions and “cat 1 NGT” labelling for reproductive material.
- Prohibits category 1 NGT plants in organic production and requires coexistence measures for category 2 plants.
Articles changed · 2 across 1 law
- Regulation (EU) 2017/625
- art. 23(2)(a)(ii): replaces point to include monitoring plans under Articles 14(1)(h) and 19(3)(b) of this Regulation
- art. 23(3)(b): replaces point to include monitoring plans under Articles 14(1)(h) and 19(3)(b) of this Regulation
Latest update
16 Jun 2026The most recent development in this bill's progress.
Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations) → Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations)
Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations) → Trilogues (interinstitutional negotiations)
Documents
1 recentSourcesOEILEUR-LexEU Law Tracker