April 25, 2024

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Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Revised policy describing phytosanitary certification for export (D-99-06)
Révision de la politique de certification phytosanitaire pour l’exportation (D-99-06)

April 24, 2024

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PhilRice acknowledges Court of Appeals’ decision granting the Writ of Kalikasan against Golden Rice in the Philippines; takes advice on implications of decision

The European Parliament votes the revision of the Plant Reproductive Material legislation

Euroseeds reiterates concerns and commitment to dialogue following European Parliament’s vote on plant reproductive material

European Parliament confirms positive vote on new genomic techniques; EU Council urged to embrace plant breeding innovation

United Kingdom - House of Lords debate highlights ‘existential threat’ facing UK horticulture seeds supply

Deutschland - Bundeskabinett billigt Beschränkungen zum Einsatz von Glyphosat

Brasil, CTNBio - Adequações da Pauta - 271ª Reunião Ordinária da CTNBio, 09 de maio de 2024

April 23, 2024

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Estados Unidos aprobó un desarrollo argentino que logra que la semilla de soja produzca proteína de carne de cerdo (Infobae)

The United Kingdom is developing its approach to deregulating gene editing in plants (Osborne Clarke)

PureCircle awarded plant breeders’ rights by the Chinese regulators for breakthrough stevia varietal

ASTA, the American Seed Trade Association, announces additional session at this year’s Leadership Summit focusing on the major policy issues the seed industry is facing on a state and federal level

Action Required on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's Seed Regulatory Modernization (SRM) Winter 2024 consultation survey

April 22, 2024

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Einhaltung von Sortenschutzrechten betrifft die gesamte Lieferkette - Die jüngste Erntegut-Entscheidung des deutschen Bundesgerichtshofs bringt Veränderungen beim Absatz von Erntegut

Plant variety protection - Procedural infirmities, not impacting eligibility of applicant/application for registration, are not fatal (Lexology)

April 19, 2024

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Ghana’s biosafety authority: Granting GMO import permits to be based on regulations, international best practices (EnviroNews Nigeria)

USDA/APHIS issues regulatory status review responses

Potato sector sounds alarm over new seed marketing rules ahead of European Parliament vote (Euractiv)

Vorschläge zur Überarbeitung des EU-Saatgutrechtes äußerst bedenklich

USA - Judge rejects key expert in paraquat lawsuits, tosses first cases set for trial (Reuters)

Syngenta defeats initial paraquat Parkinson's bellwether cases (Bloomberg Law News)

April 18, 2024

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Verenigd Koninkrijk: overgangsperiode voor tomaat-en paprikaplanten loopt af

United Kingdom - Emergency approvals of seed treatments Force, Apron and Redigo for UK growers

Argentina, Provincia del Chaco - Agentes del Instituto Nacional de Semillas realizaron inspecciones en lotes de la especie algodonero a partir de denuncias recibidas

A Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Sementes de Soja (ABRASS) repudia ocupação ilegal de propriedades rurais e apoia medidas de punição a invasores

April 17, 2024

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U.S. Plant Variety Protection Office issues 50 certificates on March 29, 2024

EU Commission defends proposal on gene-edited plants against French food safety agency (Euractiv)

Australian OGTR - DIR 201 - Limited and controlled release of wheat and barley genetically modified for yield enhancement

COGEM - Import and processing of genetically modified maize DP202216xNK603xDAS-40278-9 and subcombinations
Import en verwerking van gg-maïs DP202216xNK603xDAS-40278-9

Charting an inclusive and collaborative CGIAR strategy aligning with India’s policies