2017/2801(RPS) Resolution on the draft Commission regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 by setting out scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine disrupting properties
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
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| Lead | ENVI |
GUTELAND Jytte ( S&D),
EICKHOUT Bas ( Verts/ALE)
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GERBRANDY Gerben-Jan ( ALDE),
PEDICINI Piernicola ( EFDD)
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| Committee Opinion | AGRI | ||
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Lead committee dossier:
Subjects
Events
2018/01/22
EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2017/10/04
EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
2017/10/04
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
2017/10/04
EP - Decision by Parliament
Details
The European Parliament adopted by 456 votes to 115 with 60 abstentions a resolution objecting to the draft Commission regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 by setting out scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine disrupting properties.
Parliament observed that according to point 3.8.2. of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 , an active substance is only to be approved if it is not considered to have endocrine disrupting properties that may cause adverse effects on non-target organisms, unless the exposure of non-target organisms to that active substance under realistic proposed conditions of use is negligible (cut-off criterion for the environment). However, the draft regulation presented on 4 July 2017 excludes a substance with an intended endocrine mode of action from being identified as an endocrine disrupter for non-target organisms . Parliament stated that this was contrary to the ruling of the General Court in Case T-521/14.
Since, under these circumstances, the draft regulation could not be considered to be based on objective scientific data related to the endocrine system, Parliament stated that it opposed the adoption of the draft Commission regulation.
It made the following observations:
the draft regulation stipulates that if the active substance being assessed, consists of controlling target organisms other than vertebrates via their endocrine systems, the effects on organisms of the same taxonomic phylum as the targeted one, shall not be considered for the identification of the substance as having endocrine disrupting properties with respect to non-target organisms’; this stipulation effectively creates a derogation from the cut-off criterion laid down in point 3.8.2. of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009; however, the cut-off criterion in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 constitutes an essential element of the regulation.
Accordingly, Parliament concluded that the draft Commission regulation exceeds the implementing powers provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, by modifying an essential regulatory element of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, contrary to the recognition of its limits of power in the Court hearing in case T-521/14, and contrary to the fundamental Union principle of the rule of law. In this regard, it stated that even if the developments in scientific and technical knowledge were to provide valid grounds for introducing a derogation as regards the approval conditions of substances with an intended endocrine mode of action, such a derogation could only be introduced through an ordinary legislative procedure to amend Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.
Parliament called on the Commission to withdraw the draft regulation and submit a new one by deleting the stipulation described above.
Documents
2017/10/03
EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
2017/09/28
EP - Decision by committee, without report
2017/09/13
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2017/09/04
EP - GUTELAND Jytte (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
2017/09/04
EP - EICKHOUT Bas (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
2017/07/20
EC - Non-legislative basic document
Documents
2017/07/20
EC - Non-legislative basic document published
Documents
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2017)778
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0542/2017
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0376/2017
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Non-legislative basic document: D048947/06
- Non-legislative basic document published: D048947/06
- Non-legislative basic document: D048947/06
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0542/2017
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2017)778
Activities
- Notis MARIAS
Plenary Speeches (2)
- Guillaume BALAS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Nicola CAPUTO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Angélique DELAHAYE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Arne GERICKE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Sylvie GODDYN
- Karin KADENBACH
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Urszula KRUPA
- Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Carolina PUNSET
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Claude ROLIN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Igor ŠOLTES
Votes
B8-0542/2017 - Considérant P 04/10/2017 12:18:18.000 #
2017/10/04 Outcome: +: 605, 0: 48, -: 35
PPE
GUE/NGL
ENF
NI
ECRB8-0542/2017 - Considérant R/1 04/10/2017 12:18:36.000 #
2017/10/04 Outcome: +: 598, -: 48, 0: 44
B8-0542/2017 - Considérant R/2 04/10/2017 12:18:49.000 #
2017/10/04 Outcome: -: 321, 0: 213, +: 155
B8-0542/2017 - Considérant R/3 04/10/2017 12:19:02.000 #
2017/10/04 Outcome: -: 341, 0: 202, +: 150
B8-0542/2017 - Résolution 04/10/2017 12:20:48.000 #
2017/10/04 Outcome: +: 389, -: 235, 0: 70
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