Re: [DIYbio] New EU seed law, is it as bad as media makes it sound?

I have to disagree. First of all, "heirloom" seeds are a marketing ploy. they really are.  There are plenty of seeds out there that will seed themselves from year to year, and are free of any lab modification, that you can buy, that aren't "heirloom".  Its as big a crock as "organic". 

Secondly, we have an issue with natural herb garden seed packets that were sold to people containing a lot of things that while they do have herbal benefit, are also invasive weeds. Thistles are currently overwhelming phoenix, for example.


On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 12:31 AM, Cathal Garvey (Android) <cathalgarvey@cathalgarvey.me> wrote:
If I want an heirloom variety and don't know anyone with seeds, I will want to buy them.

Under this framework, I won't be able to buy them, as the costs of testing and registering heirloom varieties will far outstrip any potential profit from their sale, so very few varieties will be registered.

I fail to see the *need* for such invasive legislation. EU should butt the fuck out of kitchen and community gardens, because they're the only apparent target of this move.


leaking pen <itsatrap@gmail.com> wrote:
furthermore, plant
reproductive material exchanged in kind
between two persons other than professional
operators is excluded from the scope of
the Regulation



Also, from everything I gather, it is, here are approved species that can be mass sold, with proper labeling.  Any species not on this list must be submitted for heath testing and registration before being sold.

I...  fail to see the issue.


On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Nathan McCorkle <nmz787@gmail.com> wrote:
Seems that no one can keep their seeds unless they are non-commercial
or have <10 employees, unless it's an approved variety. Something like
that is what I read. Is this hype because the govt is grand-fathering
all existing varieties or something (that would make some sense I
guess)?

The actual law (or is it just a proposal):
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/pressroom/docs/proposal_aphp_en.pdf

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