Agriculture & Fisheries DOUE Importance: 6/10

New EU regulation on plants modified with advanced genomic techniques (NGT)

26 Jun 2026 434 views
Who is affected:
Seed companies, farmers, food industry, distributors and importers in the EU

Summary

The EU regulates vegetables obtained with new genomic techniques such as CRISPR. It establishes authorization requirements, labeling and controls according to the type of modification.

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Regulation (EU) 2026/1388 creates a specific framework for vegetables obtained through new genomic techniques (NGT), differentiating two categories: NGT1 (equivalent to conventional varieties, with simplified procedures) and NGT2 (greater modification, subject to complete risk assessment similar to current GMOs). Diffe…

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Full official title

OJ:L_202601388: Reglamento (UE) 2026/1388 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo, de 17 de junio de 2026, relativo a los vegetales obtenidos con determinadas nuevas técnicas genómicas y a sus productos, y por el que se modifica el Reglamento (UE) 2017/625 (Texto pertinente a efectos del EEE)

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