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Food Law News - EU - 2023

Extract from Council Minutes, 24 August 2023

NEW GENOMIC TECHNIQUES (NGTs)- Council discussions: Regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and food and feed products

The following is an extract from the Minutes of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting on the 24 August.

The Council took note of the presentation by the Commission on its legislative proposal. The Council held an exchange of views based on a Presidency note with questions set out in document 11725/23 and took note of the views expressed by delegations.

The Presidency underlined the close relationship and complementarity of the proposals on new genomic techniques and on sustainable use of pesticides. The Presidency took note of the observations and concerns of delegations, and committed to keeping the Council informed of the progress of the technical examination, with a view to reaching the broadest political agreement possible within its term.

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