Netherlands: Proposed European legislation undermines the basis of healthy crops

Published 2024년 4월 22일

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The European Parliament is gearing up for a vote on new seed and plant material marketing regulations, sparking concern from LTO Netherlands about the potential impact on the availability and diversity of fruit and vegetable starting materials. The proposed rules, aimed at enhancing sustainability, could inadvertently create import barriers and complicate the introduction of new varieties, particularly affecting leek and strawberry growers. LTO Netherlands criticizes the regulations for potentially complicating the market and limiting the diversity of specialty crops, calling for amendments to ensure the proposals are practical and do not counteract their sustainability and simplification objectives.

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This week, the European Parliament will vote on proposed regulations on the marketing of, among other things, seeds, vegetable plants, fruit trees and seed potatoes (the PRM and FRM regulations). LTO has major concerns about the consequences of the new proposals for the availability of starting material and the range of fruit and vegetables on the shelves. LTO calls for the proposal to be amended so that the fundamental flaws are resolved and the new regulations can be made workable in practice. New sustainability obligations New sustainability obligations in the proposal create an additional barrier for breeders to apply for registration for new varieties. As a result, fewer (and with a delay) new varieties will come onto the market. The legislation is therefore counterproductive: rapid access to new varieties and a wide variety of available varieties is crucial for the further sustainability of crops. Fruit and vegetables have many market segments that the proposed policy ...

Source: AkkerbouwActueel