Briefings

The Commission’s proposed Regulation on plants obtained with New Genomic Techniques (NGT) aims to accelerate market access for the latest generation of GM plants and avoid consumer rejection of GM food. The proposal exposes consumers and the environment to unknown risks, jeopardises both organic and conventional GMO-free agricultural production and would lead to a surge of patented GM seeds. Without labelling of final products, consumers would be left in the dark.

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Deregulating new GMOs will cause problems for farmers and breeders. These problems include biopiracy, increased risk of lawsuits against farmers and breeders, administrative burden due to legal uncertainty, increased production costs, risk of losing their business, reduced seed variety and increased vulnerability to pests and diseases.

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Following Conference of Parties 15 (COP15), a multidisciplinary Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (mAHTEG) on Synthetic Biology was formed. In early 2024, the mAHTEG issued a set of recommendations to the SBSTTA, outlining a methodology for the ‘broad and regular’ horizon scanning process. Drawing on the work of the mAHTEG, the Parties at SBSTTA 26 should: 1 – Agree the…

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