ENVI Committee Adopted New Rules on NGTs

On January 25th, the EU Parliament’s ENVI Committee gave the green light to the Commission’s proposal on New Genomic Techniques with 47 votes in favor, 31 against, and 4 abstentions. MEPs supported the idea of categorizing NGT plants into two groups: NGT 1, similar to conventional plants, exempt from GMO legislation, and NGT 2, subject to adapted GMO regulations. There’s also a consensus to uphold the ban on all NGT plants in organic production. Notably, the proposal underwent amendments, introducing a complete ban on patents for NGT plants.

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