The European Commission’s legal initiatives
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A number of legal initiatives concerning living organisms are currently underway at European level. Inf’OGM has already published an article taking stock of these initiatives. Here we summarize the various procedures in the form of tables. These will be updated as work progresses.
Summary of the European Commission’s legislative initiatives relating to Living
| GMO DEREGULATION | |||||||
| Plants obtained by “NGT“ | GMM obtained by “NGT“ | GMM DNA in lots of additives | Pharmaceutical GMM | Animals obtained by “NGT“ | Food safety | ||
| Purpose | Deregulation of numerous GM plants | Deregulation of numerous GMM | Regulatory status of products containing GMM DNA traces | Harmonization of the authorisation procedure for medicinal products | Deregulation of numerous GM animals | Stimulate innovation by optimizing research and innovation and facilitating rapid market access for biotechnological innovations | |
| Procedure reference | 2023/0226 | Request from EP on the 07/02/24 | 2023/0132 | Request from EP on the 07/02/24 | |||
| Proposal from EC | Text of the proposal (05/07/2023) | To follow the discussions (Last meeting to date : 20/09/2021) | Text of the proposal (26/04/2023) | Consultation (End : 14/10/2025) | |||
| EP’s Commission | Text of the report (24/01/2024) | Text of the report (21/03/2024) | |||||
| EP’s vote | Decison adopted (07/02/2024) | Decison adopted (10/04/2024) | |||||
| 2nd EP’s vote | Text adopted (24/04/24) | ||||||
| EU Council vote | |||||||
| Final text | |||||||
| Commencement | |||||||
| “LIFE SCIENCES” | DSI | PATENTS | SEEDS | |||
| Biotech Regulation (Biotech Act) | UNCLOS | European Health Data Space | Phytopharmaceutical products | Medicinal products | Seed regulation | |
| Purpose | Simplification of administrative burdens related to marketing authorizations, including products derived from GMOs (omnibus package) | Signature of the BBNJ agreement (GR and DSI in international waters) | Access to genetic, genomic and proteomic human data | Unitary supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products | Unitary supplementary certificate for medicinal products | Production and marketing of plant reproductive material in the Union |
| Procedure reference | 2023/0353 | 2022/0140 | 2023/0126 | 2023/0127 | 2023/0227 | |
| Proposal from EC | Consultation (End : 10/11/2025) | Text of the proposal (12/10/2023) | Text of the proposal (03/05/22) | Text of the proposal (27/04/23) | Text of the proposal (27/04/23) | Text of the proposal (05/07/23) |
| EP’s Commission | Text of the report (19/04/24) | Text of the report (05/12/23) | Text of the report (24/01/2024) | Text of the report (31/01/2024) | Text of the report (22/03/24) | |
| EP’s vote | Decision adopted (24/04/24) | Decision adopted (13/12/23) | Decison adopted (26 février 2024) | Decison adopted (28/02/24) | Decison adopted (24/04/24) | |
| Interinstitutional negociations | Agreement adopted (22/03/24) | |||||
| 2nd EP’s vote | Text adopted (24/04/24) | |||||
| EU Council vote | ||||||
| Final text | Text adopted (19/07/2024) | |||||
| Commencement | ||||||