The Future of Genome Edited Plants in the EU
摘要
While the legal debate on whether genome edited organisms fall under the European Union (‘EU’) law regulating genetically modified organisms (‘GMOs’) has been settled by the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’), the discussion on whether the current legislation adequately regulates genome edited organisms continues. Since the CJEU’s judgement, calls for a less stringent EU regulation of genome edited organisms have increased, with stakeholders emphasising especially their potential for a more sustainable and climate-friendly agriculture. In July 2023, the EU Commission responded to these calls and published a proposal for a new regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (‘NGTs’). This chapter outlines the process leading to the Commission’s proposal and compares the proposal to other reform suggestions that have been published so far. Furthermore, it analyses the Commission’s proposal in light of the findings of Chap. 6 and provides further recommendations.