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The Polish Presidency today, at a meeting of the Committee of Deputies of Permanent Representatives (Coreper I), sought support from member states for granting a mandate for representation in trilateral negotiations between the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU regarding the proposal for a Regulation on the production and marketing of forest reproductive material. Slovenia does not support the proposal.Tree planting | Author: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food The Republic of Slovenia does not support the proposal prepared by the Presidency after more than a year of discussion at the technical level, as it does not include solutions that would be acceptable to Slovenia. Slovenia was constructive and proactive in asserting its positions during the discussion. In Slovenia's opinion, the proposal does not sufficiently reflect the key objectives of the regulation and does not respect the fundamental principles of the applicable legislation. Slovenia is aware of the need to modernize the legislation in the field of forest reproductive material, in particular to ensure a level playing field for all operators and to support the objectives of the European Green Deal by preserving and enhancing biodiversity and addressing climate challenges. At today's meeting, representatives of Slovenia drew attention to the following important aspects that should be addressed in the proposal: the possibility of regulating certain issues at the level of the Member States, taking into account local and national specificities; giving priority to the quality, resilience, vitality and diversity of seeds and seedlings of indigenous tree and shrub species with high genetic diversity, as only forests supplemented or regenerated with such material can sustainably fulfil all forest functions and adapt to changing environmental conditions; compliance with the highest standards to ensure traceability in the management of forest reproductive material; application of the precautionary principle and the possibility for Member States to set stricter national requirements under specific conditions to adapt to local climatic and ecological circumstances. This also includes addressing harmful organisms affecting the quality of reproductive material that are not covered by the proposed Regulation, and maintaining the competent authority as the sole authority responsible for issuing the master certificate.
