Joint letter – PRM reform : More than 200 organisations urge Member States to protect and enhance agrobiodiversity

As the negotiations on the new EU Regulation on the Production and Marketing of Plant Reproductive Material (PRM) are coming to an end at the Council level, a large coalition of more than 200 organisations representing small-scale farmers, breeders, seed savers and environmental NGOs sent a joint letter to EU Ministers asking them to urgently revise their position on the PRM reform. The signatories warn that the current Council proposal fails to provide the legal space necessary for farmers, breeders, and seed initiatives to continue conserving and developing Europe’s crop diversity. On the contrary, it risks being a severe setback for certain essential rights already recognised in various European countries. According to the current Council planning, the Danish Presidency aims to test Member State support at the attaché meeting on 28 November, followed by a possible COREPER mandate in mid-December, which would conclude the Council’s internal process.

You can find in the sidebar the joint letter, signed by more than 200 organisations, as well as the press release.