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Production and marketing of plant reproductive material in the Union, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/2031, 2017/625 and 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 2002/53/EC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC, 2002/57/EC, 2008/72/EC and 2008/90/EC (Regulation on plant reproductive material)
A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.
Where it stands: Parliament’s committee approved the deal reached with the Council on 14 July 2026; the plenary vote on it is still to come.
- ✓ Referred to committee 19 October 2023
- ✓ Committee work Report adopted 19 March 2024
- ✓ Tabled for plenary 22 March 2024
- ✓ Plenary vote Adopted 24 April 2024
- 5 Negotiations with the Council Deal approved in committee 14 July 2026
- 6 Published as law
How a file moves through Parliament
A file is referred to one lead committee (others may give an opinion). Its rapporteur writes a draft report, committee members table amendments, and the committee votes to adopt the report. The report is then tabled for all MEPs; political groups can table further amendments, which are voted on before the final vote in plenary. For a law, Parliament’s adopted text is its first-reading position; Parliament and the Council then negotiate a common text (trilogues) which both must approve before it is published as law.
Who is working on it
- Lead committee
- AGRI — Agriculture and Rural Development
- Rapporteur
- Herbert DORFMANN PPE
- Shadow rapporteurs
- MEP #199996 S&DAndré FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES S&DMEP #197547 RenewBert-Jan RUISSEN ECRMartin HÄUSLING Verts/ALEEmma YTTERELL RenewIvan DAVID IDLuke Ming FLANAGAN The Left
The rapporteur drafts and negotiates the text for the lead committee; each other political group names a shadow rapporteur to follow the file.
The text, version by version
Adopted by Parliament · latest Adopted text TA9-0341/2024 24 April 2024 ✦ Parliament's amended version of a proposed regulation on the production and marketing of plant reproductive material (PRM) in the Union. It replaces ten existing Directives with a single regulation, sets rules on categories, certification, labelling, imports, variety registration and derogations, and amends Regulations (EU) 2016/2031, 2017/625 and 2018/848.⇄ what changed Tabled for plenary Report A9-0149/2024 22 March 2024 ✦ Parliament's amended version of the Commission proposal for a regulation on the production and marketing of plant reproductive material (PRM) in the Union. It sets rules for producing and marketing PRM, including categories, certification, labelling, imports and variety registration.⇄ what changed Committee draft Draft report (AGRI) 10 November 2023 ✦ The rapporteur's draft report sets out Parliament's amendments to the proposed regulation on the production and marketing of plant reproductive material (PRM) in the Union, which would replace ten existing directives with a single regulation.
Committee opinions: Draft opinion (ENVI),Opinion (ENVI)
Newest version first. Open a version to read it in full. “What changed” shows the differences paragraph by paragraph; ✦ lines are AI-written from the texts themselves.
Timeline
- Negotiations with the Council
- 14 July 2026 Committee approved the deal reached with the Council
The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.
- Plenary stage
- 24 April 2024 Plenary voteAdopted Adopted by a large majorityFor 431 Against 104 Abstained 82
Final vote at 14:05 · 70% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →
Show all 72 ballots in voting order
1. Amendments by the committee responsible — put to the vote collectively Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectivelyAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded2. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded3. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded4. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votesRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded5. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votesRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded6. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votesAdoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded7. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded8. Amendment 54 13:58 A9-0149/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Amendements de la commission compétente - votes séparés - Am 54Adopted9. Amendment 60 13:58 A9-0149/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Amendements de la commission compétente - votes séparés - Am 60Adopted10. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded11. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded12. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votesAdoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded13. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded14. Amendment 202 — part 1 13:59 A9-0149/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Amendements de la commission compétente - votes séparés - Am 202/1Adopted15. Amendment 202 — part 2 13:59 A9-0149/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Amendements de la commission compétente - votes séparés - Am 202/2Rejected16. Amendment 203 — part 1 13:59 A9-0149/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Amendements de la commission compétente - votes séparés - Am 203/1Adopted17. Amendment 203 — part 2 13:59 A9-0149/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Amendements de la commission compétente - votes séparés - Am 203/2Rejected18. Amendment 245 13:59 A9-0149/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Amendements de la commission compétente - votes séparés - Am 245Adopted19. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votesAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded20. Amendments by the committee responsible — separate votes Amendments by the committee responsible – separate votesRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded21. Separate vote on Article 2, paragraph 4, after point eRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded22. Separate vote on Article 2, paragraph 4, after point eAdoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recordedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.24. Separate vote on Article 2, paragraph 4, after point eAdoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recordedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.26. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1, point 27, after point dRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded27. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1, point 29, after point bRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded28. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1, point 29, after point bRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded29. Amendment 62 to Article 3, paragraph 1, après le point 35 14:01 A9-0149/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Article 3, § 1, après le point 35 - Am 62Rejected30. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1, after point 35Adoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded31. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1, after point 35Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded32. Amendment 65 to Article 3, paragraph 1, après le point 35 14:01 A9-0149/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Article 3, § 1, après le point 35 - Am 65Rejected33. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1, after point 35AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded34. Separate vote on Article 3, paragraph 1, after point 35Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded35. Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 1, point eAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded36. Separate vote on Article 5, paragraph 1, point eNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded37. Separate vote on Article 6, paragraph 2, point dAdoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded38. Separate vote on Article 6, paragraph 2, point dNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded39. Separate vote on Article 29, titleAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded40. Separate vote on Article 29, titleNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded41. Amendment 154 to Article 29, paragraph 1, alinéa 1 14:02 A9-0149/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Article 29, § 1, alinéa 1 - Am 154AdoptedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.43. Separate vote on Article 29, paragraph 1, subparagraph 3, point aAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.45. Amendment 158 to Article 29, paragraph 1, alinéa 3, point c 14:02 A9-0149/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Article 29, § 1, alinéa 3, point c - Am 158Adopted46. Separate vote on Article 29, paragraph 1, subparagraph 3, point cNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded47. Amendment 342 to Article 29, après le paragraph 2 14:02 A9-0149/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Article 29, après le § 2 - Am 342Rejected48. Separate vote on Article 30, titleAdoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded49. Separate vote on Article 30, titleNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded50. Separate vote on Article 30, paragraph 1, introductory partAdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded51. Separate vote on Article 30, paragraph 1, introductory partNot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded52. Separate vote on Article 30, paragraph 1, point 4AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded53. Separate vote on Article 30, paragraph 1, point 4Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded54. Separate vote on Article 30, paragraph 2, point aRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded55. Separate vote on Article 39, paragraph 1, subparagraph 2AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded56. Amendment 196 to Article 39, paragraph 1, alinéa 2 — part 2 14:03 A9-0149/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Article 39, § 1, alinéa 2 - Am 196/2Adopted57. Separate vote on Article 39, paragraph 1, subparagraph 2Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded58. Separate vote on Article 61, after paragraph 5RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded59. Separate vote on Article 66, paragraph 1RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded60. Separate vote on Article 67, paragraph 5RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded61. Amendments 322 + 330 (voted as one), adding text after Article 68 14:04 A9-0149/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Après l'article 68 - Am 322= 330=Rejected62. Separate vote on Article 77, paragraph 1, after point kAdoptedelectronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded63. Vote on text inserted after Article 77RejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded64. Amendment 333 to Article 80, paragraph 1, point 1; Règlement (UE) 2017/625; Article 1, paragraph 2, après le point k 14:04 A9-0149/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Article 80, § 1, point 1; Règlement (UE) 2017/625; Article 1, § 2, après le point k - Am 333Rejected65. Separate vote on Annex III, Part A, point 1, Part A, point fRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded66. Separate vote on Annex V, subheading 5, paragraph 1, point iRejectedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded67. Amendment 315, adding text after Annex III 14:04 A9-0149/2024 - Herbert Dorfmann - Après l'annexe III - Am 315Adopted68. Vote on text inserted after Annex IIINot put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded69. Separate vote on recital 36AdoptedA vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded70. Separate vote on recital 36Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recorded71. Separate vote on recital 36Not put to a vote, because an earlier vote already settled the matter.A vote by raised hands. Only the outcome is recorded, not who voted how. — no individual positions recordedAdopted - 23 April 2024 Debated in plenary
MEPs debated the text in the chamber ahead of the vote.
- 22 March 2024 Report tabled for plenary
This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.
- Committee stage
- 19 March 2024 Committee vote: report adopted
AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.
- 11 March 2024 ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) adopted its opinion
The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.
- 5 December 2023 Amendments tabled in committee (3 batches)
Members of AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) proposed changes to the draft.
- 10 November 2023 Draft report published
The rapporteur’s first text in AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.
- 19 October 2023 Referred to the AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.