1、sozialministerium.atNGT legal framework in the EU:What can weexpect?Dietmar VybiralAustrian Federal Ministry of Social Affairs,Health,Care and Consumer ProtectionDiv.III/A/6Non GMO SummitFrankfurt 08.10.2024sozialministerium.at Commission Proposal to regulate NGT Genesis and important steps Status Q
2、uo Key Player Prospect Presidency HU,PL and DK:Risk and Chances Impact on organic and Non-GMO production Position of ATsozialministerium.atCommission proposal to regulate NGT Publication of the EC proposal on July 5th,2023.EK proposes to divide NGT crops/products into two categories.Category 1(“NGT
3、1”):equivalent to plants/products that can also be bred conventionally.E.g.:through natural mutations,classic mutagenesis through radiation or chemical mutagenesis(but so far always exempt from all GMO regulations),or changes that can occur through CRISPR/Cas or similar NGT methods.sozialministerium
4、.atCommission proposal to regulate NGTNO more approval,only notification necessary(IMPORTANT:Proof by notifier that there is no foreign DNA in the finished product)NO more labeling of products only seeds and other reproductive material!NO more opt-out for NGT1 plantsEC database with these plantsNO u
5、se in organic production allowedNO NGT1 classification of herbicide-tolerant plantssozialministerium.atCommission proposal to regulate NGTCategory 2(“NGT 2”):Plants/products with properties that would not be comparable to conventionally bred plantsHowever:Evidence that no transgenic elements can be
6、detectedGenetic engineering regulations continue to apply.OPT-OUT is also possibleNGT2 should be approved with a simplified risk assesmentEC can change the definition of NGT1 and NGT2 at any time via DELRA!Voluntary sustainability labeling possible on NGT2sozialministerium.atGenesis and important st