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Run-up webinar series for the GenRes Bridge project Feedback Workshop on the European Genetic Resources Strategy. In this webinar, Pierre Schellekens highlights the initiatives of the EU relevant to Genetic Resources. Read more about the Feedback Workshop here...
Category: Legislation and policies, Directives
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2020
The Commission of the European Communities in November 2009 provides for certain derogations, for acceptance of vegetable landraces and varieties which have been traditionally grown in particular localities and regions and are threatened by genetic erosion and of vegetable varieties with no intrinsic...
Category: Legislation and policies, Directives
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2009
The European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR) (formerly "European Cooperative Programme for Crop Genetic Resources Networks - ECP/GR) was founded in 1980 on the basis of the recommendations of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Food and Agriculture Organization...
Category: Strategies and Action Plans
Regions: Europe
Publication year: N/A
The directive 2002/53/EC has been approved by the Council of the European Union on June 2002. The directive focused on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species. Also available in French and...
Category: Legislation and policies, Directives
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2002
In April 2004, the Council of the European Union established a Community programme on the conservation, characterisation, collection and utilisation of genetic resources in agriculture. Also available in French and...
Category: Legislation and policies, Directives
Regions: Europe
Publication year: 2004