Seed marketing : beets, fodder, cereals, potatoes, etc...

The European Parliament adopted 18 amendments to the Commission proposal but did not hold the final vote on the entire report by Mr GRAEFE ZU BARINGDORF as it wished to reach an global compromise with the European Commission. The issue was therefore referred back to the relevant committee for reconsideration. The amendments adopted by the European Parliament were aimed in particular at: - limiting the scope of the directive to the marketing of beet seed within the Community; - maintaining the specific marking for chemically treated seed and introducing it for genetically modified varieties; - specific controls and marking of varieties intended more specifically for biological production; - presentation of a proposal for a Council directive for the conservation of plant genetic resources by derogation to the directives concerning the marketing of seeds. �