Quite shocked by this
So this would mean that I would technically be breaking the law by doing what I do every year by saving seeds from various garden plants and resowing them the following spring.
Fortunately, due to public pressure, there have been amendments to the law such that;
Another EU job creation scheme?
Or is there something more nefarious going on?
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Under the new law, it will immediately be illegal to grow, reproduce or trade any vegetable seed or tree that has not been tested and approved by a new "EU Plant Variety Agency, who will make a list of approved plants. Moreover, an annual fee must also be paid to the Agency to keep them on the list, and if not paid, they cannot be grown.
Fortunately, due to public pressure, there have been amendments to the law such that;
Home gardeners are now permitted to save and swap unapproved seed without breaking the law.
Individuals & small organisations can grow and supply/sell unapproved vegetable seed - as long as they have less than 10 employees.
Individuals & small organisations can grow and supply/sell unapproved vegetable seed - as long as they have less than 10 employees.
Moreover, an annual fee must also be paid to the Agency to keep them on the list, and if not paid, they cannot be grown.
As ever there's a petition
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