NGTs: Council adopts draft Regulation on New Genomic Techniques

The Council has formally adopted new rules for New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) in plants. This follows a provisional agreement between the Parliament and the Council, as reported in a previous circular: https://frucom.eu/circulars/5716:ngts-eu-council-and-parliament-reach-provisional-agreement.html

Next steps:

• Formal adoption by the Parliament, followed by publication in the Official Journal.
• A 24 month transition period is expected (application in mid 2028).

All information is available at https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-17037-2025-INIT/en/pdf

Contact João Pereira at jpereira@frucom.eu.