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2016/2978(RSP) Resolution on the draft Commission implementing regulation renewing approval of the active substance bentazone

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2017/03/22
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
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SP(2017)148
2016/11/23
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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Results of vote in Parliament
2016/11/23
   EP - Decision by Parliament
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The European Parliament adopted by 361 votes to 289, with 28 abstentions, a resolution on the draft Commission implementing regulation renewing approval of the active substance bentazone in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011.

The resolution was tabled by the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Background : the approval period for the active substance bentazone expired on 30 June 2017. The draft Commission implementing regulation renewing approval of the active substance bentazone provides, on the basis of a scientific evaluation conducted by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), for the authorisation of bentazone until 31 January 2032 , i.e. for the longest possible period.

Members recalled that following consideration of the comments received on the RAR, it was concluded that EFSA should conduct an expert consultation in the areas of mammalian toxicology, residues, environmental fate and behaviour, and ecotoxicology and should adopt a conclusion on whether the active substance bentazone could be expected to meet the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 .

Data gaps : Members stressed that the consumer risk assessment was not finalised because the proposed residue definitions for risk assessment in plants and for enforcement in livestock were considered as provisional owing to the identified data gaps. In addition, the groundwater exposure assessment for the parent bentazone and metabolite Nmethyl-bentazone was not finalised.

Moreover, the EFSA peer review proposed that the active substance bentazone be classified as toxic for reproduction category 2 .

On the basis of these consideration, Members considered the assessment on the representative uses of active substance bentazone to be insufficient to conclude that, for at least one of the representative uses, a plant product containing the active substance bentazone may be expected not to have any harmful effect on human or animal health or on groundwater or any unacceptable influence on the environment.

Therefore, Parliament called on the Commission to give priority to requesting and assessing any relevant missing information before taking a decision on approval.

It called on the Commission to withdraw its draft implementing regulation and to submit a new draft to the committee.

The Commission and the Member States are called upon to finance research and innovation in the area of alternative sustainable and cost-efficient solutions for pest-management products with a view to ensuring a high level of protection of human and animal health and the environment.

Documents
T8-0443/2016
2016/11/23
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2016/11/21
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-1228/2016
2016/10/25
   EP - POC Pavel (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI

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Votes

B8-1228/2016 - Résolution #

2016/11/23 Outcome: +: 361, -: 289, 0: 28
FR IT AT EL RO SE BE MT LU LT FI EE DK BG PT IE HR NL LV DE CY CZ SI SK HU ES GB PL
Total
67
65
18
18
32
18
20
6
4
10
13
5
10
15
19
9
11
24
6
87
5
19
8
13
17
50
59
49
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171

France S&D

13

Italy S&D

Against (1)

Mercedes BRESSO
25

Austria S&D

5

Greece S&D

Abstain (1)

Nikos ANDROULAKIS
4

Romania S&D

15

Sweden S&D

5

Belgium S&D

4

Malta S&D

3

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

Mady DELVAUX
1

Lithuania S&D

2

Finland S&D

2

Denmark S&D

3

Bulgaria S&D

4

Portugal S&D

Abstain (1)

Carlos ZORRINHO
7

Ireland S&D

For (1)

Nessa CHILDERS
1

Croatia S&D

2

Netherlands S&D

3

Latvia S&D

1

Germany S&D

Against (1)

Jutta STEINRUCK
21

Cyprus S&D

2

Czechia S&D

4

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

Tanja FAJON
1

Slovakia S&D

4

Hungary S&D

3

Spain S&D

13

United Kingdom S&D

18

Poland S&D

5
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49

France GUE/NGL

4

Italy GUE/NGL

3

Greece GUE/NGL

6

Sweden GUE/NGL

For (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

Denmark GUE/NGL

For (1)

Rina Ronja KARI
1

Portugal GUE/NGL

For (1)

Marisa MATIAS
4

Ireland GUE/NGL

3

Netherlands GUE/NGL

3

Germany GUE/NGL

7

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2

Czechia GUE/NGL

2

Spain GUE/NGL

11

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1
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45

France Verts/ALE

5

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Sweden Verts/ALE

4

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

Heidi HAUTALA
1

Estonia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Indrek TARAND
1

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Croatia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Davor ŠKRLEC
1

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Germany Verts/ALE

12

Slovenia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Igor ŠOLTES
1

Hungary Verts/ALE

2

Spain Verts/ALE

4

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

Against (1)

Ian HUDGHTON

Abstain (1)

Molly SCOTT CATO
4
icon: ALDE ALDE
62

France ALDE

6

Austria ALDE

For (1)

Angelika MLINAR
1

Romania ALDE

3

Sweden ALDE

2

Belgium ALDE

Against (1)

Lieve WIERINCK
6

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Lithuania ALDE

Abstain (1)

Viktor USPASKICH
3

Finland ALDE

4

Estonia ALDE

3

Denmark ALDE

Against (1)

Morten LØKKEGAARD
1

Bulgaria ALDE

4

Portugal ALDE

2

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

Croatia ALDE

2

Netherlands ALDE

7

Latvia ALDE

1

Germany ALDE

Against (1)

Gesine MEISSNER
3

Czechia ALDE

For (1)

Pavel TELIČKA
4

Slovenia ALDE

For (1)

Ivo VAJGL
1

Spain ALDE

6

United Kingdom ALDE

1
icon: ENF ENF
34

France ENF

17

Italy ENF

4

Austria ENF

4

Romania ENF

1

Belgium ENF

Against (1)

Gerolf ANNEMANS
1

Netherlands ENF

3

Germany ENF

Abstain (1)

Marcus PRETZELL
1

United Kingdom ENF

Abstain (1)

Janice ATKINSON
1

Poland ENF

2
icon: NI NI
12

France NI

2

Greece NI

4

Germany NI

2

Hungary NI

For (1)

Zoltán BALCZÓ
1

United Kingdom NI

Against (2)

Diane JAMES, Steven WOOLFE
2

Poland NI

1
icon: EFDD EFDD
36

France EFDD

1

Italy EFDD

Against (1)

Giulia MOI
17

Sweden EFDD

2

Lithuania EFDD

For (1)

Rolandas PAKSAS
1

Germany EFDD

Abstain (1)

Beatrix von STORCH
1

Czechia EFDD

Against (1)

Petr MACH
1

United Kingdom EFDD

12

Poland EFDD

1
icon: ECR ECR
67

Italy ECR

2

Greece ECR

For (1)

Notis MARIAS
1

Romania ECR

For (1)

Monica MACOVEI
1

Belgium ECR

3

Lithuania ECR

Against (1)

Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
1

Finland ECR

Against (1)

Jussi HALLA-AHO
2

Denmark ECR

3

Bulgaria ECR

Against (1)

Angel DZHAMBAZKI
1

Croatia ECR

For (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Netherlands ECR

2

Germany ECR

6

Czechia ECR

2

Slovakia ECR

Against (1)

Richard SULÍK

Abstain (1)

Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ
3

United Kingdom ECR

For (1)

Vicky FORD
20

Poland ECR

19
icon: PPE PPE
201

France PPE

Abstain (2)

Alain CADEC, Tokia SAÏFI
19

Italy PPE

14

Austria PPE

5

Greece PPE

3

Romania PPE

12

Sweden PPE

4

Belgium PPE

4

Malta PPE

3

Luxembourg PPE

2

Lithuania PPE

2

Finland PPE

3

Estonia PPE

Against (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Denmark PPE

Against (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Bulgaria PPE

6

Portugal PPE

6

Ireland PPE

4

Croatia PPE

5

Netherlands PPE

4

Latvia PPE

3

Germany PPE

34

Cyprus PPE

Against (1)

Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU
1

Czechia PPE

6

Slovenia PPE

5

Slovakia PPE

6

Hungary PPE

11

Spain PPE

16

Poland PPE

21

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