EU regulating on strangle hold on open seed exchange - this affects YOU too!

Last post 25-04-2013 2:08 PM by Obelix. 2 replies.

• 25/04/2013 09:01 AM

  EvaInNL Location: Holland Joined on: 25 Sep 2009 Posts: 1,758

  Reply | Contact Bad Seed Law Regulation on Marketing of Plant Reproductive Material goes before the EU comissioners on May 6th 2013 If passed it would mean no seed can be sold or even given for free to anyone anywhere in the EU unless it is registered on the EU Plant List as an ‘approved’ variety. This would effectively outlaw Heritage seeds in the EU. We would only be able to buy expensive hybrid seeds which only large seed companies will be able to offer. No more collecting seed from your own plants, or your neighbors. Please take a minute to find out more for yourself here - http://open-seeds.org/bad-seed-law/ - and hopefully you will also take action and ask the council to vote against this regulation!

• 25/04/2013 10:18 AM	In reply to
  Buddleja Garden Location: West Midlands Joined on: 29 Sep 2012 Posts: 23	Reply | Contact No! You can't just say this is a bad regulation without giving a link to the actual proposal. Otherwise it looks like just scare-mongering and not serious comment. www.buddlejagarden.co.uk

• 25/04/2013 02:08 PM	In reply to
  Obelix Location: Belgium Joined on: 24 Nov 2004 Posts: 440	Reply | Contact This is being discussed on A4A.  See this thread for more information both on th e proposed law and how to register opposition. - http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,75484.0.html  Obelix - Belgium