Præsentationen fra DG SANTE vedr. NGT

Commission proposal
on plants obtained
by certain new genomic
techniques (NGTs)
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The Danish Parliament’s European Affairs Committee
visit
25 October 2023 - Brussels
Offentligt
KOM (2023) 0411 - Bilag 3
Europaudvalget 2023
EU Green Deal
EU Bioeconomy
Strategy
Farm to Fork
Food security
Open Strategic
Autonomy
EU Climate Law
EU Court of Justice’s judgment
in Case C-528/16
Council Decision
(EU) 2019/1904
Commission study on
NGTs
Developments leading to the NGT proposal
• High level of protection of health and
environment
• Developments to contribute to sustainability
and climate adaptation in a wide range of
plant species, especially for the agri-food
system
• Opportunities for research and innovation,
including for SMEs
Objectives of the proposal
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Evidence
✓ Targeted interviews
✓ Targeted survey
✓ Focus groups
✓ Desk research
✓ Case studies
Impact
Assessment
Inception
impact
assessment
✓ Opinions on NGTs
✓ Statement on risk
assessment criteria
✓ Two 2021 reports
✓ Case studies (2023)
✓ EURL,ENGL (2019, 2023)
Two fact-finding studies
on official controls in
Member States
Safety
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✓ Variety of different products with different safety profiles.
✓ No specific hazard associated to these techniques.
✓ Similar products obtained by different techniques are not expected to present significantly different risks.
✓ Lesser amounts of risk assessment data on a case-by-case basis.
✓ Potential for reduced unintended effects.
Examples of NGT plants – JRC case studies
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Subject matter & scope
• Plants obtained by targeted
mutagenesis and cisgenesis, including
intragenesis (‘NGT plants’)
• NGT plants
• NGT food/feed
• Other products containing/consisting
of NGT plants
• Deliberate release into the
environment for any other purpose than
placing on the market (e.g. field trials)
• Placing on the market
of…
Thank you
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Useful links:
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_23_3568
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13119-Legislation-for-
plants-produced-by-certain-new-genomic-techniques
https://food.ec.europa.eu/plants/genetically-modified-organisms/new-techniques-
biotechnology_en