Adopted text, 22 May 2025
Granting equivalence to Moldova and Ukraine for field inspections and seed production
Document TA-10-2025-0110 · P10_TA(2025)0110 · PE766.952
- Adopted in plenary on Thursday, 22 May 2025 · Passed 374 for, 176 against, 36 abstained · See the decision →
- Where the law stands · dossier 2024/0027 →
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Parliament's position on a decision amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC to grant equivalence to Moldova for fodder plant seed field inspections and production, and to Ukraine for beet and oil plant seed field inspections and production.
Key points
- Equivalence is granted to field inspections carried out in Moldova on fodder plant seed-producing crops and to fodder plant seed produced in Moldova.
- Equivalence is granted to field inspections carried out in Ukraine on beet and oil plant seed-producing crops and to beet and oil plant seed produced in Ukraine.
Who is affected
- Seed producers and inspection authorities in Moldova and Ukraine benefit from EU recognition of their field inspections and seed production.
Legal basis. Article 294(2) and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
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Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 May 2025 on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in the Republic of Moldova on fodder plant seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of fodder plant seed produced in the Republic of Moldova, and as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Ukraine on beet seed-producing crops and oil plant seed-producing crops and on the equivalence of beet seed and oil plant seed produced in Ukraine (COM(2024)0052 – C9-0026/2024 – 2024/0027(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
The European Parliament,
–having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2024)0052),
–having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C9-0026/2024),
–having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
–having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 20 March 2024,
–having regard to the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 30 April 2025 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
–having regard to Rule 60 of its Rules of Procedure,
–having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A10-0043/2025),
1.Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;
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2.Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;
3.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
P10_TC1-COD(2024)0027
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 22 May 2025 with a view to the adoption of Decision (EU) 2025/… of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2003/17/EC as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in the Republic of Moldova on seed-producing fodder plant crops and on the equivalence of fodder plant seed produced in the Republic of Moldova, and as regards the equivalence of field inspections carried out in Ukraine on seed-producing beet crops and seed-producing oil plant crops and on the equivalence of beet seed and oil plant seed produced in Ukraine
(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Decision (EU) 2025/1228.)