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WUR
Wageningen University & Research
Academic / research · Netherlands · EU Transparency Register 70699309784-62
6
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
5
legislative files
of 665 tracked
4
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 163 think tanks and research institutions on this site, they rank #41 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2012
in the register since
Declares membership of
- WR is member of several research networks like:
- Animal Task Force: http://animaltaskforce.eu/
- Peer netwerk: https://www.peer.eu/
- FOODforce: https://www.foodforcenetwork.eu/
- EPSO: https://epsoweb.org/
- EFARO: https://efaro.eu/
- WR is also involved in several European Technology and Innovation Platforms
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Think tanks and research institutions
- Registered as
- Stichting Wageningen Research (WR)
- Head office
- Wageningen, Netherlands
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
Wageningen University & Research filed 6 positions between 5 Mar 2025 and 28 Sept 2026, across 5 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 4 times.
2025 · 4 filed2026 · 2 filed
What they argued
Wageningen University and Research welcomes Regulation (EU) 2026/1388 and its potential for the plant breeding sector. However, a number of requirements and definitions need to be further explained to make the Regulation practical for developers of NGT plants and products. The Regulation should not impose additional requirements for verification, which would make the procedure unnecessarily lengthy and complicated.
Wageningen University and Research welcomes Regulation (EU) 2026/1388 and its potential for the plant breeding sector. However, a number of requirements and definitions need to be further explained to make the Regulation practical for developers of NGT plants and products. The Regulation should not impose additional requirements for verification, which would make the procedure unnecessarily lengthy and complicated.
Indeed, research and technology infrastructures are crucial, and meet many challenges. The proposed actions no doubt help to solve several of them. It seems to me, however, that one challenge is not solved. This is their long term financial sustainability. Each funding/investment/coordination/pooling round, namely, will (hopefully) grow existing infrastructure. Which is good!
Input from Wageningen University & Research in reply to the consultation concerning targeted amendments to the Common Market Organisation Regulation and other regulations relating to the common agricultural policy We would like to thank the European Commission for its public consultation concerning targeted amendments to the Common Market Organisation Regulation and other regulations relating to the common…
Key messages: the FPR provides a solid framework but is still only marginally applied. The FPR has successfully introduced criteria for Cd and biodegradable polymers but is far less ambitions in relation to other substances of concern.
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