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STOP EU from regulating open seed exchange
Jan J.
started this petition to
EU council
The Commission is reviewing EU legislation on the marketing of seed and plant propagating material (SPPM) on May 6th 2013.
If it passed, it would mean no seed can be sold, traded or given 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 thus diminishing effective gene pool. We would only be able to buy expensive hybrid seeds offered by big companies. So no more collecting your own seeds on your own garden or your neighbors.
This legislation would also open up the possibilities for further manipulation by big corporations like Monsanto to force the public to buy their patented genetically modified seeds.
If it passed, it would mean no seed can be sold, traded or given 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 thus diminishing effective gene pool. We would only be able to buy expensive hybrid seeds offered by big companies. So no more collecting your own seeds on your own garden or your neighbors.
This legislation would also open up the possibilities for further manipulation by big corporations like Monsanto to force the public to buy their patented genetically modified seeds.
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