The European Commission is conducting a study on the situation of new genomic techniques and based on its results, and if necessary, seeking possible solutions to their current legal situation, including a possible legislative revision (Council Decision 2019/1904). The Commission has requested information from Member States about the opportunities and benefits that these techniques can bring to the agri-food sector and other sectors such as industrial.
In Spain, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) is analyzing the opportunities and benefits that these techniques offer for the national agri-food and industrial sector. In this context, the Ministry has offered BIOVEGEN the possibility of providing the perspective of the platform’s partners regarding this issue.
Therefore, at BIOVEGEN we are conducting a survey aimed at gathering information about the use of these new genomic techniques among BIOVEGEN partners. The results (treated confidentially and anonymously) will be included in the report that the Ministry of Agriculture will subsequently send to the European Commission and will contribute to the possible proposal for a modification of the current legislation, which represents a regression for the applications of genetic editing techniques in plant production.