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Union française des semenciers (UFS)

Industry association · France · EU Transparency Register 818236795030-49

6
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
5
legislative files
of 665 tracked
1
with a full position paper
attached to a submission

Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.

Who they are

Among the 410 trade unions and professional associations on this site, they rank #125 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.

0.5
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€25K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2024
in the register since

Declares membership of

Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).

Register category
Trade unions and professional associations
Registered as
Union française des semenciers (UFS)
Head office
Paris, France

Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Their record over time

Union française des semenciers (UFS) filed 6 positions between 25 Oct 2023 and 25 Sept 2026, across 5 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 1 time.

2023 · 1 filed2025 · 2 filed2026 · 3 filed

What they argued

Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feedfiled 25 Oct 2023source

The French Union of Seminers (UFS) welcomes the proposal for a regulation on NGTs and believes that there is a good basis for work. Indeed, the use of NGT1 plants (equivalent to conventional plants) from the GMO legislation is the major point for enabling seed companies established in the territories to use these techniques if they so wish.

Filed in French · English published by the European Commission

Plants obtained by new genomic techniques: information requirements and verification of category 1 statusfiled 25 Sept 2026source

UFS contribution concerning cat 2 of the LUFS NGT Regulation welcomes the adoption of European Regulation 1388/2026 on the use of NGTs. However, the approach proposed by the European authorities for category NGT2 does not make it possible to envisage their real development in the medium or long term.

Filed in French · English published by the European Commission

Evaluation of the EU legislation on plant variety rightsfiled 13 Mar 2025source

Le règlement 2100/94 fixe le cadre règlementaire concernant le certificat dobtention végétale (COV) en intégrant la dernière version de la convention UPOV de 1991. LUnion française des semenciers (UFS) soutient ce projet de révision sous réserve que lobjectif soit le maintien de la philosophie du dispositif. La protection par COV est un moteur de compétitivité pour lensemble de la filière semencière.

Evaluation of EU rules for users of genetic resources and the sharing of benefits arising from their utilizationfiled 10 Feb 2026source

The Union Française des Semenciers (UFS), representing almost 100 companies active in variety breeding, seed production and marketing in France, asked the lopportunit to contribute to the European Commission’s public consultation on EU Regulation 511/2014 on access and benefit-sharing (ABS).

Filed in French · English published by the European Commission

Plant Protection Products Labelling Regulationfiled 31 Jan 2025PDFsource

Please find attached the contribution of the Union Française des Seminers (UFS). LUFS is the professional organisation representing around a hundred seed companies established in 62 French departments. Their activities include plant improvement, production and marketing of seeds for agriculture, gardens and landscapes.

Filed in French · English published by the European Commission

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