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REPORT (COM(2024)0517 – C100167/2024 – 2024/0214(COD))

On the amended proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2008/971/EC as regards the forest reproductive material of the ‘tested’ category, its labelling and the names of the authorities responsible for the approval and control of the production

A-10-2024-0022

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development · Rapporteur: Veronika Vrecionová

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed decision amending Council Decision 2008/971/EC extends the equivalence regime for importing forest reproductive material to the 'tested' category, updates authority names, and requires labelling on genetic modification. The amended decision also adds an annex listing categories for import and applies from 1 January 2025.

Committee position. The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development proposes to adopt the amended Commission proposal with amendments, extending equivalence to the 'tested' category and updating labelling and annexes.

Key points

  1. Extends the conditions for importing forest reproductive material to include the 'tested' category, alongside 'source identified', 'selected' and 'qualified' categories.
  2. Seed and planting stock of all four categories from listed third countries, officially certified, are considered equivalent to EU-compliant material if Annex II conditions are met.
  3. Requires the OECD label and supplier's label or document to state whether genetic modification was used in producing basic material for 'qualified' and 'tested' categories.
  4. Adds Annex III to specify categories under which forest reproductive material from different basic material types may be imported.
  5. Updates Annex I to reflect changed names and addresses of authorities responsible for approval and control of production.

Who is affected

  • Producers and suppliers of forest reproductive material in specified third countries (Canada, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, Türkiye, the UK, the US) exporting to the EU.
  • EU importers and users of forest reproductive material, who will have clearer labelling on genetic modification.

Figures and deadlines

  • Applies from 1 January 2025.
  • Enter into force on the day of publication in the Official Journal.

Legal basis: Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union