EU Issues Supplement A 2025/11 to the Common Catalogue of Agricultural Plant Varieties    

"The European Commission has released Supplement A 2025/11 to the Common Catalogue of Varieties of Agricultural Plant Species, reflecting all updates notified by Member States between 1 October and 31 October 2025. The catalogue, maintained under Council Directive 2002/53/EC, ensures that only officially accepted and marketable agricultural varieties are listed for EU-wide seed trade.

This supplement documents new additions, modifications and deletions across major agricultural crops including beet, fodder plants, oil and fibre crops, cereals and potatoes.
Summary of Major Crop Groups Updated
I. Beet

1. Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.)
Several varieties deleted, including Abyss, Archos, Caldera, Gulo and Myria KWS.

2. Fodder beet (Beta vulgaris L.)
Multiple varieties modified: Enermax, Feldherr and Kyros, with entries updated across Germany, Austria, Ireland, Poland, Czech Republic and Baltic registers.

II. Fodder Plants

Festuca arundinacea (Tall fescue)
Anatol and Tatonka modified; Gold Millenium deleted.

Festuca rubra (Red fescue)
Homestar, Royalflash, Sake and Yuki modified with updates across Germany, Slovakia and France.

Lolium multiflorum (Italian ryegrass, non-alternativum subspecies)
Adhyl and Kenobyl added; Lema deleted; Merapido and Yonca modified.

Lolium perenne (Perennial ryegrass)
Additions include Bandon and Strike Force.
Modifications include Barathon, Barprium, Jorina and Starshine.
Deletions: Lorettanova and Pizzazz.

Poa pratensis (Smooth-stalked meadowgrass)
Dakisha, Desert Moon, Pasadena and Savannah modified.
Rhythm deleted.

Medicago sativa (Lucerne)
Fiesta and Fusion modified.

Pisum sativum – Field pea
Batist modified.

Vicia sativa – Common vetch
Jara added.

III. Oil and Fibre Plants

Brassica napus (Swede rape)
Large number of deletions (Caesar CL, Chevy CL, Colibri CL, DK Player, KW 3077, Lava, MSL 107 C, PX111 CL, Lexion).
Multiple modifications including DK Platon, Dariot, Desperado, Duke, Duplo, Jurek, Keltor, Nairobi, PT200CL, PX113, PX128, Prince, Scotch, Valerian and Zeus.
Some entries include market extension dates up to 30 June 2028.

Helianthus annuus (Sunflower)
Modifications: INDEM7323, P64LP210, P64LP464, SY Gracia CLP.
Deletion: Pablo.

Sinapis alba (White mustard)
Serval modified (market extension until 31 December 2026).

Glycine max (Soya bean)
P09A17 added.
RGT Siroca and Stepa modified with market extensions to June 2028.

IV. Cereals

Avena sativa (Oat and Red oat)
Fleuron modified; Flämingsgold deleted.

Hordeum vulgare (Barley)
2-row barley: new additions Iberika, LG Ofelia and RGT Nebulosa; Carat modified.
6-row barley: Lucienne deleted.

Oryza sativa (Rice)
Garceta added.

Secale cereale (Rye)
Several deletions including Gonello, Guttino, KWS Binntto, KWS Daniello, KWS Gatano and Piano.
Additions: KWS Assessor.
Modifications: Brasetto, KWS Fidalgor.

×Triticosecale (Triticale)
LG Viajero added.

Triticum aestivum (Wheat)
Multiple new additions: BT64, LG Infantes, LG Lumbier, LG Venidero, RGT Lindero, RGT Susurro.
Deletions: Guadalupe, Salama, Sumer.
Several modifications including Gerlach, Hyvento, LG Angel, Laudatio, Nimrod and others.

Triticum durum (Durum wheat)
New additions: Don Ignacio, Electrodur, LG Embrujo, RGT Cuscur, RGT Musidur.
Deletion: Don Pedro.
Modifications include Limbodur and Wintergold.

V. Potatoes

Solanum tuberosum L. (Potato)
Lady Rosetta and Linda modified across a wide range of national registers.
Morganne added."