EU member states have agreed to give biocontrol substances priority assessment and fast-track approval process. The measures form part of the Council’s negotiating position on the remaining Omnibus X food and feed safety package to simplify administrative procedures. Based on Commission proposals published on 16 December 2025, the mandate spans plant protection, biocides, feed, official controls, and animal health and welfare. Low-risk active substances and plant protection products containing them would receive approvals and authorisations without time limits. For other substances, first approvals would generally last 15 years and subsequent approvals 25 years, with exceptions. Protection for test and study…