To make our intellectual nourishment system more sustainable and bouncy , MEPs bear out unexampled rule for some NGT plants , but those not equivalent to conventional plants must follow hard-and-fast rules . The Committee on Environment , Public Health , and Food Safety assume its position on the Commission ’s proposal on New Genomic Techniques ( NGT ) , with 47 votes to 31 and 4 abstentions .

MEPs concur with the marriage proposal to have two different categories and two set of formula for NGT plants . NGT plants conceive equivalent to conventional ones ( NGT 1 plants ) would be free from the requirements of the GMO legislation , whereas for NGT 2 plant , this legislation conform the GMO framework to those NGT plants . Crispr - Cas engineered plants are look at as NGT 1 plants , as the results are tantamount to conventional bred miscellanea .

MEPs also agree that all NGT plants should remain interdict in constituent production as their compatibility requires further consideration .

NGT 1 plantsFor NGT 1 plants , MEPs amended the proposed rules on the size and number of modifications need for an NGT plant to be considered tantamount to conventional plants . MEPs also require NGT seeds to be labeled accordingly and to set up a public online inclination of all NGT 1 plant .

While there would be no mandatory labeling at the consumer spirit level for NGT 1 plants , MEPs want the Commission to report on how consumers ' and producers ' perceptions of the new techniques evolve seven years after get into into force .

NGT 2 plantsFor NGT 2 plants , MEPs accord to maintain GMO statute law requirements , including mandatory labeling of product .

To incentivize their uptake , MEPs also agree to an accelerated procedure for risk assessment , contract into account their potential to contribute to a more sustainable agri - food system but underline that the so - called precautionary principle must be respected .

Ban on all patents filed for NGT plantsMEPs better the proposal to introduce a full forbiddance on patents for all NGT flora , plant life material , part thereof , genetic selective information , and appendage features they moderate to obviate sound dubiousness , increased costs , and new dependency for farmers and breeders . MEPs also quest a report by June 2025 on the impact of patent on breeder ' and Farmer ' access to wide-ranging industrial plant reproductive material , as well as a legislative marriage offer to update EU rules on noetic belongings rights accordingly .

After the vote , rapporteur Jessica Polfjärd ( EPP , SE ) said : " This proposal of marriage is critical for strengthening Europe ’s food safety in a sustainable manner . We finally have a luck to implement prescript that embrace innovation , and I look forward to concluding dialogue in the Parliament and with the Council as soon as potential . "

Next stepsParliament is scheduled to adopt its mandate during the 5 - 18 February 2025 plenary academic term , after which it is quick to lead off negotiations with EU member states .

BackgroundNGTs are a variety of techniques that vary the genetic stuff of an being . Currently , all plants obtained by NGTs are open to the same rules as GMOs , which are among the strictest in the world . NGTs could help to make our food for thought system more sustainable and resilient by grow improved plant varieties that are climate lively , pest immune , give eminent yields , or that require few fertilizers and pesticides .

Source : European Parliament

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