Forest Reproductive Material Regulation through plenary vote

After a long legislative process, with much delay in the trilogue phase, the FRM file has finally come to the conclusion.

The plenary session, which took place on 19 May 2026, saw the proposal get accepted by the Parliament. MEPs supported the motion to adopt the Recommendation approving the Council’s First Reading Position as the previously tabled amendments are rejected.

The text approved seeks to improve the quality, availability and traceability of forest reproductive material as well as remove obstacles to its trade within the EU internal market. According to the agreement, member states may seek technical support from the Commission when drawing up voluntary contingency plans to ensure the sufficient supply of forest reproductive material to reforest areas affected by extreme weather events or disasters. This contingency plan has been a key point of debate in both the Parliament and the Council, as in the original proposal it was not voluntary.
Forest reproductive material will have to be traceable from collection to marketing. New scientific and technical developments such as digital traceability as well as innovative production processes will be enabled and implemented.

Now that is has been approved, the text will go into force on June 8th. From then on it will be 5 years until the date of application of the regulation, to provide time for the necessary adaptation of national practice and to implement the new control system.