On 28 January, the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) is expected to vote on the final compromise text of the Regulation on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs). This vote marks a decisive step towards making the agreed framework operational.
Following the positive conclusion of trilogue negotiations in December 2025 and the endorsement by the Council, Euroseeds stresses the importance of preserving the balanced compromise reached. The text broadly reflects the European Commission’s original proposal, notably by distinguishing between different categories of NGT products.
Euroseeds calls on ENVI Committee members to approve the text as agreed; any attempt to reopen the file or introduce new far-reaching amendments would risk delaying the implementation of the Regulation and undermining its objectives.
Such delays would have concrete consequences for Europe’s agri-food sector: plant breeders and seed companies would lose competitiveness, farmers would face delayed access to innovative and climate-resilient varieties, and consumers would miss out on improved products for many years, with negative implications for Europe’s food security and resilience.
Garlich von Essen, Secretary General and CEO of Euroseeds, commented:
“The agreement reached at the end of last year was a decisive step forward. The text does not reflect entirely the positions of the plant breeding and seed sector; but it provides the basis to finally enable innovation in EU agriculture. Reopening the text in Parliament would create uncertainty and delay benefits that farmers, breeders and society urgently need. We therefore call on Members of the European Parliament’s COMENVI to approve the text as it stands and enable Europe to move forward and catch-up with the rest of the world.”
Euroseeds remains committed to supporting EU institutions in the effective and timely implementation of the Regulation.
