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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10842

8 May 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 32
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) agriculture
Via Campesina calls for draft review on seeds

Brussels, 07/05/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 7 May, European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC) called on the European Parliament and European Council to substantially amend the proposal on rules on the marketing of seeds “to endorse the right of farmers to produce and exchange their seeds”.

On Monday, the Commission proposed to simplify the rules on the commercialisation of seeds, particularly traditional seeds, in an effort to guarantee the productivity and diversity of plant...

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