The European Commission is proposing
legislation that would have the government regulate what can be planted
to its “tested, approved and accepted” list of seeds. Some worry the
legislation, in addition to being over-regulation by the government,
would lead to less biodiversity and that it could set a precedent that
could someday criminalize the average gardener planting so-called banned seeds.
According to the European Commission, the Plant Reproductive Material Law
seeks to update existing legislation by cutting down 70 pieces of law
to five and reducing “the red-tape on processes and procedures for
farmers, breeders and food business operators (producers, processors and
distributors) to make it easier for them to carry out their
profession,” the press release stated.
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