date:May 07, 2014
etitions against the regulation. This petition was an action by the initiative 'Freiheit fr die Vielfalt'. The EU responded to pressure from the citizens, who do not want to be told which fruits and vegetables they want to grow in their gardens.
The initiative hopes that the new Euro Commissioner will revoke the current design. A new attempt from the seed industry to limit the diversity of varieties could arise in the autumn. It is possible that a new Euro Commissioner will submit a new design