Parliament approves amended rules on plants from new genomic techniques
EP Position
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, rapporteur Jessica Polfjärd, brought a report on the Commission proposal for a regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed. Parliament rejected a proposal to reject the Commission text and approved the Commission proposal as amended.
Key Trade Point
The adopted text concerns a regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed and includes amendments to Regulation (EU) 2017/625; the Commission proposal was approved as amended in Parliament's vote. The matter had earlier been debated and an initial vote was referred back to the committee for interinstitutional negotiations.
What Comes Next
Parliament's first reading on this proposal is closed.
Sources
Official Documents
- Wednesday, 24 April 2024 - Strasbourg Parliament approved the Commission's proposal as amended for a regulation on plants obtained by new genomic techniques; the proposal to reject was rejected, closing first reading.
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