2 Amendments of Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI related to 2023/0226(COD)
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) 834/2007(47 ) prohibits the use of GMOs and products from and by GMOs in organic production. It defines GMOs for the purposes of that Regulation by reference to Directive 2001/18/EC, excluding from the prohibition GMOs which have been obtained through the techniques of genetic modification listed in Annex 1.B of Directive 2001/18/EC. As a result, category 2 NGT plants will be banned in organic production. However, it is necessary to clarify the status of category 1 NGT plants for the purposes of organic production. TWhile category 1 NGT plants are indistinguishable from plants obtained from conventional breeding including chemical and radiation induced mutagenesis which are accepted in organic production, and while relevant science bodies point out the particular potential of NGT plants in organic farming47a, it should be respected that the use of new genomic techniques is currently considered incompatible with the concept of organic production in the Regulation (EC) 2018/848 by a large majority of the organic farming and food sector and with consumers’ perception of organic products. The use of category 1 NGT plants should therefore be also prohibited in organic production. The prohibition of category 1 NGT plants in organic production further will ensure freedom of choice for consumers who wish to opt for products free from NGT plants. _________________ 47 Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1). 47a https://www.dfg.de/download/pdf/dfg_im_ profil/geschaeftsstelle/publikationen/stellu ngnahmen_papiere/2023/statement_geno mic_techniques.pdf
Amendment 491 #
5 a. No later than 2026, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the role and impact of patents on breeders' and farmers' access to varied plant reproductive material, as well as on innovation and particularly on the opportunities for SME. Where appropriate to ensure breeders' and farmers' access to plant reproductive material, seed diversity and affordable prices, as well as the ongoing promotion of innovation, particularly with a view to opportunities for SME, the report shall be accompanied by a roadmap to address necessary adjustments in the intellectial property framework.