Abstract
Is the European Union (EU) regulatory framework for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) adequate for emerging techniques, such as genome editing? This has been discussed extensively for more than 10 years. A recent proposal from The Netherlands offers a way to break the deadlock. Here, we discuss how the proposal would affect examples from public plant research.
Highlights
We discuss how the proposal would affect examples from public plant research
Some European Union (EU) member states have already been compelled by various requests from seed companies and public research groups to interpret unilaterally the applicability of the EU legislation to certain New plant breeding techniques (NPBTs)
The Problem with the Current EU genetically modified organisms (GMOs) Legislation Annex 1B of the EU Directive 2001/18/EC lists techniques, such as mutagenesis, resulting in GMOs that are excluded from regulation by the Directive
Summary
We discuss how the proposal would affect examples from public plant research.
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