3 Amendments of Michela GIUFFRIDA related to 2018/0088(COD)
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) A lack of transparency and the difficulty in accessing documents processed by EU agencies were the second most common reason for complaints being filed with the European Ombudsman in 2017. It should also be stressed in this regard that the European Ombudsman, after requests for clarification had been made to the Authority in a number of cases, called on EFSA in her 2017 annual report to publish additional information on the authorisations granted on the basis of the risk assessments it conducted, especially when specifically requested to do so by members of the public.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Provisions exist on the content of applications for authorisations. It is essential that the application for authorisation submitted to the Authority for its risk assessment meets the applicable specifications to ensure the best quality scientific assessment by the Authority. Applicants and in particular small- and medium-sized enterprises do not always have a clear understanding of these specifications. It should be thus appropriate that the Authority provides advice to a potential applicant, upon request, on the applicable rules and the required content of an application for authorisation, before an application is formally submitted, while not entering into the design of the studies to be submitted that remain the applicant’s responsibility. To ensure the transparency of this process, the advice of the Authority should be made publicand the reasoning behind its scientific assessments should be made public, as was indicated by the Ombudsman in her 2017 annual report.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) The setting up by Parliament of the Special Committee on Pesticides is in itself a response to the concerns raised over the system for assessing risks in connection with the herbicidal substance glyphosate and over the studies and assessments relating to it.