2024/2691(DEA) | [ParlTrack]

2024/2691(DEA) Definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’

Progress: Procedure completed - delegated act rejected

Role	Committee	Rapporteur	Shadows
Lead	ENVI	PIETIKÄINEN Sirpa ( EPP), SCHALDEMOSE Christel ( S&D), RIES Frédérique ( Renew), PAULUS Jutta ( Greens/EFA), HAZEKAMP Anja ( The Left)

Lead committee dossier:

ENVI/9/15081

Legal Basis:

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Subjects

Events

2024/08/29

European Commission - Commission response to text adopted in plenary

Documents

SP(2024)399

2024/04/24

EP - Decision by Parliament

Details

The European Parliament decided by 388 votes to 188, with 47 abstentions, to object to the Commission delegated regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods as regards the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’.

Definition

Taking into account the possibility of food consisting of engineered nanomaterials being a novel food, Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 provides for a definition of engineered nanomaterial. Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers refers to the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’, in order to inform consumers of the presence of engineered nanomaterials in food.

Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 empowers the Commission to adjust and adapt the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’ referred to therein to technical and scientific progress or to definitions agreed at international level, by means of delegated acts, for the purposes of achieving the objectives of that Regulation.

Contradictions with recommendations and new scientific advancements

The Commission delegated regulation aims to address interpretation issues stemming from the current definition by introducing objective elements to determine whether a nanomaterial is ‘engineered’ or not, such as through replacing ‘intentionally produced [material]’ with ‘manufactured’.

The Commission delegated regulation precludes particles that are not in a solid state, such as micelles, liposomes, or nanoscale droplets in emulsion, and ingredients containing less than 50 % of particles less than 100 nm in size from being considered as nanomaterials in food.

The proposed default threshold value of 50 % or more particles at the nanoscale is arbitrary and less protective than the interpretation that has been given by some Member States, for example France of the definition in Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. That Regulation does not consider a size distribution threshold value for particles below 100 nm.

The proposed definition would potentially exclude many nano-substances from the scope of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, which would thus not be subject to the ‘[nano]’ labelling obligation.

The European Food Safety Authority recommended that in view of the current uncertainties over safety, a lower nanoparticle number threshold, e.g. 10 %, should be considered for food related applications instead of the currently proposed 50 % in the Recommendation.

However, according to the resolution, the nanoparticle number threshold of 50 % included in the horizontal ‘[nano]’ definition ‘is not based on sound scientific arguments’, and recommends setting a lower value for that threshold.

On this basis, Parliament objects to the Commission delegated regulation regretting that the proposed threshold of 50 % does not take into account technical and scientific progress.

Text adopted by Parliament, single reading

Documents

T9-0316/2024

2024/04/24

EP - Results of vote in Parliament

Documents

Results of vote in Parliament

2024/04/18

European Parliament - Motion for a resolution objecting delegated act

Documents

B9-0225/2024

2024/04/10

EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament

2024/03/22

EP - PIETIKÄINEN Sirpa (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI

2024/03/22

EP - SCHALDEMOSE Christel (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI

2024/03/22

EP - RIES Frédérique (Renew) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI

2024/03/22

EP - PAULUS Jutta (Greens/EFA) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI

2024/03/22

EP - HAZEKAMP Anja (The Left) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI

2024/03/14

European Commission - Non-legislative basic document

Documents

C(2024)01612

2024/03/14

EC - Non-legislative basic document published

Documents

C(2024)01612

2024/03/14

Initial period for examining delegated act 2.0 month(s)

Documents

Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2024)399
Decision by Parliament: T9-0316/2024
Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
Motion for a resolution objecting delegated act: B9-0225/2024
Non-legislative basic document: C(2024)01612
Non-legislative basic document published: C(2024)01612
Motion for a resolution objecting delegated act: B9-0225/2024
Non-legislative basic document: C(2024)01612
Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2024)399

Activities

Votes

B9-0225/2024 – Motion for a resolution #

2024/04/24 Outcome: +: 388, -: 188, 0: 47

		FR	ES	PL	BE	EL	DK	IT	SK	AT	EE	HR	FI	PT	DE	IE	LT	LU	MT	RO	LV	NL	SI	SE	BG	CZ	HU
	Total	74	58	44	20	13	14	58	13	17	7	11	13	19	87	12	10	6	4	27	8	27	8	21	16	21	15
S&D	126	France S&D For (7) Aurore LALUCQ, Christophe CLERGEAU, Nora MEBAREK, Pascal DURAND, Pierre LARROUTUROU, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Sylvie GUILLAUME 7	Spain S&D For (20) Alicia HOMS GINEL, Cristina MAESTRE, César LUENA, Domènec RUIZ DEVESA, Eider GARDIAZABAL RUBIAL, Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS, Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Javi LÓPEZ, Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ, Jonás FERNÁNDEZ, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA, Lina GÁLVEZ, Marcos ROS SEMPERE, Mónica Silvana GONZÁLEZ, Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES Abstain (1) Clara AGUILERA 21	Poland S&D For (6) Bogusław LIBERADZKI, Leszek MILLER, Marek BELKA, Marek Paweł BALT, Robert BIEDROŃ, Włodzimierz CIMOSZEWICZ 6	Belgium S&D For (2) Kathleen VAN BREMPT, Maria ARENA 2	Greece S&D For (1) Nikos PAPANDREOU 1	Denmark S&D For (3) Christel SCHALDEMOSE, Marianne VIND, Niels FUGLSANG 3	Italy S&D For (14) Achille VARIATI, Alessandra MORETTI, Beatrice COVASSI, Brando BENIFEI, Camilla LAURETI, Daniela RONDINELLI, Elisabetta GUALMINI, Franco ROBERTI, Giuliano PISAPIA, Irene TINAGLI, Mercedes BRESSO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Patrizia TOIA, Pina PICIERNO 14	Slovakia S&D For (1) Robert HAJŠEL 1	Austria S&D For (5) Andreas SCHIEDER, Evelyn REGNER, Günther SIDL, Hannes HEIDE, Theresa BIELOWSKI 5	Estonia S&D For (2) Marina KALJURAND, Sven MIKSER 2	Croatia S&D For (3) Biljana BORZAN, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Tonino PICULA 3	Finland S&D For (2) Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI 2	Portugal S&D For (9) Carlos ZORRINHO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Isabel SANTOS, João ALBUQUERQUE, Margarida MARQUES, Maria-Manuel LEITÃO-MARQUES, Pedro MARQUES, Pedro SILVA PEREIRA, Sara CERDAS 9	Germany S&D For (13) Delara BURKHARDT, Dietmar KÖSTER, Gabriele BISCHOFF, Jens GEIER, Joachim SCHUSTER, Karsten LUCKE, Katarina BARLEY, Maria NOICHL, Matthias ECKE, René REPASI, Thomas RUDNER, Tiemo WÖLKEN, Udo BULLMANN 13		Lithuania S&D For (2) Juozas OLEKAS, Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ 2	Luxembourg S&D For (1) Marc ANGEL 1	Malta S&D For (3) Alfred SANT, Cyrus ENGERER, Josianne CUTAJAR 3	Romania S&D For (4) Corina CREȚU, Dan NICA, Rovana PLUMB, Victor NEGRESCU Against (1) Maria GRAPINI 5	Latvia S&D For (2) Andris AMERIKS, Nils UŠAKOVS 2	Netherlands S&D For (6) Agnes JONGERIUS, Lara WOLTERS, Mohammed CHAHIM, Paul TANG, Thijs REUTEN, Vera TAX 6	Slovenia S&D For (2) Matjaž NEMEC, Milan BRGLEZ 2	Sweden S&D For (5) Carina OHLSSON, Evin INCIR, Heléne FRITZON, Ilan DE BASSO, Linus GLANZELIUS 5	Bulgaria S&D For (5) Elena YONCHEVA, Ivo HRISTOV, Petar VITANOV, Sergei STANISHEV, Tsvetelina PENKOVA 5	Czechia S&D For (1) Radka MAXOVÁ 1	Hungary S&D For (5) Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Csaba MOLNÁR, István UJHELYI, Klára DOBREV, Sándor RÓNAI 5
Verts/ALE	67	France Verts/ALE For (12) Benoît BITEAU, Caroline ROOSE, Claude GRUFFAT, Damien CARÊME, David CORMAND, François ALFONSI, François THIOLLET, Gwendoline DELBOS-CORFIELD, Karima DELLI, Lydie MASSARD, Marie TOUSSAINT, Mounir SATOURI 12	Spain Verts/ALE For (3) Ana MIRANDA PAZ, Diana RIBA I GINER, Jordi SOLÉ 3	Poland Verts/ALE For (1) Sylwia SPUREK 1	Belgium Verts/ALE For (3) Philippe LAMBERTS, Sara MATTHIEU, Saskia BRICMONT 3	Greece Verts/ALE For (1) Petros KOKKALIS 1	Denmark Verts/ALE For (2) Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN, Margrete AUKEN 2	Italy Verts/ALE For (1) Ignazio CORRAO 1		Austria Verts/ALE For (3) Monika VANA, Sarah WIENER, Thomas WAITZ 3			Finland Verts/ALE For (3) Alviina ALAMETSÄ, Heidi HAUTALA, Ville NIINISTÖ 3	Portugal Verts/ALE For (1) Francisco GUERREIRO 1	Germany Verts/ALE For (22) Alexandra GEESE, Anna CAVAZZINI, Anna DEPARNAY-GRUNENBERG, Damian BOESELAGER, Daniel FREUND, Erik MARQUARDT, Hannah NEUMANN, Henrike HAHN, Jan OVELGÖNNE, Katrin LANGENSIEPEN, Manuela RIPA, Martin HÄUSLING, Michael BLOSS, Niklas NIENASS, Patrick BREYER, Pierrette HERZBERGER-FOFANA, Rasmus ANDRESEN, Reinhard BÜTIKOFER, Sergey LAGODINSKY, Ska KELLER, Terry REINTKE, Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL 22	Ireland Verts/ALE For (2) Ciarán CUFFE, Grace O'SULLIVAN 2	Lithuania Verts/ALE For (2) Bronis ROPĖ, Stasys JAKELIŪNAS 2	Luxembourg Verts/ALE For (1) Tilly METZ 1		Romania Verts/ALE For (1) Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ 1		Netherlands Verts/ALE For (3) Bas EICKHOUT, Kim VAN SPARRENTAK, Tineke STRIK 3		Sweden Verts/ALE For (3) Alice KUHNKE, Jakop G. DALUNDE, Pär HOLMGREN 3		Czechia Verts/ALE For (3) Marcel KOLAJA, Markéta GREGOROVÁ, Mikuláš PEKSA 3
Renew	95	France Renew For (20) Catherine AMALRIC, Catherine CHABAUD, Christophe GRUDLER, Dominique RIQUET, Fabienne KELLER, Gilles BOYER, Guy LAVOCAT, Irène TOLLERET, Jérémy DECERLE, Laurence FARRENG, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Max ORVILLE, Nathalie LOISEAU, Pascal CANFIN, Pierre KARLESKIND, Salima YENBOU, Stéphane BIJOUX, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sylvie BRUNET, Valérie HAYER Abstain (1) Sandro GOZI 21	Spain Renew For (9) Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA, Javier NART, Jordi CAÑAS, José Ramón BAUZÁ DÍAZ, Maite PAGAZAURTUNDÚA, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ 9	Poland Renew For (1) Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN 1	Belgium Renew For (4) Frédérique RIES, Guy VERHOFSTADT, Hilde VAUTMANS, Olivier CHASTEL 4	Greece Renew For (1) Georgios KYRTSOS 1	Denmark Renew For (6) Asger CHRISTENSEN, Bergur Løkke RASMUSSEN, Erik POULSEN, Karen MELCHIOR, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Morten PETERSEN 6	Italy Renew For (3) Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Marco ZULLO, Nicola DANTI 3	Slovakia Renew For (4) Jozef MIHÁL, Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ, Martin HOJSÍK, Michal WIEZIK 4	Austria Renew For (1) Claudia GAMON 1	Estonia Renew For (3) Andrus ANSIP, Jana TOOM, Urmas PAET 3	Croatia Renew For (1) Valter FLEGO 1	Finland Renew For (1) Nils TORVALDS Against (1) Elsi KATAINEN 2		Germany Renew Against (7) Andreas GLÜCK, Engin EROGLU, Jan-Christoph OETJEN, Michael KAUCH, Moritz KÖRNER, Svenja HAHN, Ulrike MÜLLER 7	Ireland Renew For (2) Barry ANDREWS, Billy KELLEHER 2	Lithuania Renew For (1) Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS 1	Luxembourg Renew For (2) Charles GOERENS, Monica SEMEDO 2		Romania Renew For (6) Alin MITUȚA, Dragoş PÎSLARU, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, Vlad GHEORGHE, Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ 6	Latvia Renew For (1) Ivars IJABS 1	Netherlands Renew For (2) Samira RAFAELA, Sophia IN 'T VELD Against (5) Bart GROOTHUIS, Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Catharina RINZEMA, Jan HUITEMA, Malik AZMANI 7	Slovenia Renew For (2) Irena JOVEVA, Klemen GROŠELJ 2	Sweden Renew For (1) Karin KARLSBRO Against (2) Abir AL-SAHLANI, Emma WIESNER 3	Bulgaria Renew For (2) Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Ilhan KYUCHYUK 2	Czechia Renew For (2) Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Martina DLABAJOVÁ Against (3) Martin HLAVÁČEK, Ondřej KNOTEK, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK 5	Hungary Renew For (1) Katalin CSEH 1
The Left	30	France The Left For (6) Anne-Sophie PELLETIER, Emmanuel MAUREL, Leila CHAIBI, Manon AUBRY, Marina MESURE, Younous OMARJEE 6	Spain The Left For (6) Esther SANZ SELVA, Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Manu PINEDA, Miguel URBÁN CRESPO, Patricia CARO MAYA 6		Belgium The Left For (1) Marc BOTENGA 1	Greece The Left For (2) Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS, Elena KOUNTOURA 2	Denmark The Left For (1) Nikolaj VILLUMSEN 1						Finland The Left For (1) Silvia MODIG 1	Portugal The Left For (2) Anabela RODRIGUES, José GUSMÃO 2	Germany The Left For (5) Cornelia ERNST, Helmut SCHOLZ, Martin SCHIRDEWAN, Martina MICHELS, Özlem DEMIREL 5	Ireland The Left For (4) Chris MACMANUS, Clare DALY, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Mick WALLACE 4								Sweden The Left For (1) Malin BJÖRK 1		Czechia The Left Against (1) Kateřina KONEČNÁ 1
ID	49	France ID For (16) André ROUGÉ, Annika BRUNA, Aurélia BEIGNEUX, Catherine GRISET, Dominique BILDE, France JAMET, Gilles LEBRETON, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE, Jean-Paul GARRAUD, Jordan BARDELLA, Marie DAUCHY, Mathilde ANDROUËT, Patricia CHAGNON, Philippe OLIVIER, Thierry MARIANI, Virginie JORON 16			Belgium ID For (3) Filip DE MAN, Gerolf ANNEMANS, Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE 3		Denmark ID For (1) Anders VISTISEN 1	Italy ID Abstain (17) Alessandro PANZA, Angelo CIOCCA, Annalisa TARDINO, Antonio Maria RINALDI, Elena LIZZI, Gianna GANCIA, Isabella TOVAGLIERI, Marco CAMPOMENOSI, Marco ZANNI, Maria Veronica ROSSI, Massimo CASANOVA, Matteo ADINOLFI, Paola GHIDONI, Paolo BORCHIA, Silvia SARDONE, Susanna CECCARDI, Valentino GRANT 17		Austria ID For (3) Georg MAYER, Harald VILIMSKY, Roman HAIDER 3	Estonia ID For (1) Jaak MADISON 1				Germany ID Abstain (7) Bernhard ZIMNIOK, Christine ANDERSON, Guido REIL, Gunnar BECK, Markus BUCHHEIT, Nicolaus FEST, Sylvia LIMMER 7											Czechia ID Abstain (1) Ivan DAVID 1
NI	37	France NI For (1) Hervé JUVIN Against (2) Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Maxette PIRBAKAS 3	Spain NI For (3) Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES, Carles PUIGDEMONT I CASAMAJÓ, Clara PONSATÍ OBIOLS 3		Belgium NI For (1) Marc TARABELLA 1	Greece NI For (3) Athanasios KONSTANTINOU, Eva KAILI, Kostas PAPADAKIS 3		Italy NI For (7) Andrea COZZOLINO, Dino GIARRUSSO, Laura FERRARA, Maria Angela DANZÌ, Mario FURORE, Sabrina PIGNEDOLI, Tiziana BEGHIN 7	Slovakia NI For (3) Katarína ROTH NEVEĎALOVÁ, Milan UHRÍK, Miroslav RADAČOVSKÝ 3			Croatia NI Against (1) Mislav KOLAKUŠIĆ Abstain (1) Ivan Vilibor SINČIĆ 2			Germany NI For (2) Martin BUSCHMANN, Martin SONNEBORN Against (1) Jörg MEUTHEN 3					Romania NI For (1) Tudor CIUHODARU 1	Latvia NI For (1) Tatjana ŽDANOKA 1	Netherlands NI Against (1) Marcel de GRAAFF 1				Czechia NI For (1) Hynek BLAŠKO 1	Hungary NI Against (8) Andor DELI, Andrea BOCSKOR, Balázs HIDVÉGHI, Edina TÓTH, Kinga GÁL, Lívia JÁRÓKA, Tamás DEUTSCH, Ádám KÓSA 8
ECR	61	France ECR Against (1) Nicolas BAY 1	Spain ECR Abstain (4) Hermann TERTSCH, Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN, Mazaly AGUILAR 4	Poland ECR For (23) Andżelika Anna MOŻDŻANOWSKA, Anna FOTYGA, Anna ZALEWSKA, Beata KEMPA, Beata MAZUREK, Beata SZYDŁO, Bogdan RZOŃCA, Dominik TARCZYŃSKI, Elżbieta KRUK, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Grzegorz TOBISZOWSKI, Izabela-Helena KLOC, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA, Joanna KOPCIŃSKA, Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI, Krzysztof JURGIEL, Patryk JAKI, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Ryszard CZARNECKI, Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA, Witold Jan WASZCZYKOWSKI, Zdzisław KRASNODĘBSKI 23	Belgium ECR Against (3) Assita KANKO, Geert BOURGEOIS, Johan VAN OVERTVELDT 3	Greece ECR For (1) Emmanouil FRAGKOS 1		Italy ECR Against (7) Carlo FIDANZA, Chiara GEMMA, Denis NESCI, Nicola PROCACCINI, Pietro FIOCCHI, Sergio BERLATO, Vincenzo SOFO 7	Slovakia ECR Abstain (1) Eugen JURZYCA 1			Croatia ECR Against (1) Ladislav ILČIĆ 1	Finland ECR Against (2) Pirkko RUOHONEN-LERNER, Teuvo HAKKARAINEN 2		Germany ECR Against (1) Lars Patrick BERG 1		Lithuania ECR For (1) Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI 1			Romania ECR For (1) Cristian TERHEŞ 1	Latvia ECR Abstain (1) Roberts ZĪLE 1	Netherlands ECR For (2) Rob ROOKEN, Robert ROOS Against (2) Bert-Jan RUISSEN, Michiel HOOGEVEEN Abstain (1) Dorien ROOKMAKER 5		Sweden ECR Against (3) Charlie WEIMERS, Johan NISSINEN, Peter LUNDGREN 3	Bulgaria ECR Against (2) Andrey SLABAKOV, Angel DZHAMBAZKI 2	Czechia ECR Against (4) Alexandr VONDRA, Evžen TOŠENOVSKÝ, Jan ZAHRADIL, Veronika VRECIONOVÁ 4
PPE	158	France PPE Abstain (8) Anne SANDER, Arnaud DANJEAN, Brice HORTEFEUX, François-Xavier BELLAMY, Geoffroy DIDIER, Laurence SAILLIET, Nadine MORANO, Nathalie COLIN-OESTERLÉ 8	Spain PPE Against (12) Ana COLLADO JIMÉNEZ, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Gabriel MATO, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Javier ZARZALEJOS, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Leopoldo LÓPEZ GIL, Pablo ARIAS ECHEVERRÍA, Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA, Rosa ESTARÀS FERRAGUT 12	Poland PPE For (1) Danuta Maria HÜBNER Against (12) Adam JARUBAS, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Jan OLBRYCHT, Janusz LEWANDOWSKI, Jarosław DUDA, Jarosław KALINOWSKI, Jerzy BUZEK, Krzysztof BREJZA, Magdalena ADAMOWICZ, Tomasz FRANKOWSKI, Witold PAHL, Włodzimierz KARPIŃSKI 13	Belgium PPE For (3) Cindy FRANSSEN, Pascal ARIMONT, Tom VANDENKENDELAERE 3	Greece PPE For (4) Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS 4	Denmark PPE Against (1) Pernille WEISS 1	Italy PPE Against (9) Caterina CHINNICI, Francesca PEPPUCCI, Herbert DORFMANN, Lara COMI, Lucia VUOLO, Massimiliano SALINI, Matteo GAZZINI, Salvatore DE MEO, Stefania ZAMBELLI 9	Slovakia PPE For (2) Miriam LEXMANN, Vladimír BILČÍK Against (2) Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Peter POLLÁK 4	Austria PPE Against (5) Angelika WINZIG, Barbara THALER, Lukas MANDL, Othmar KARAS, Wolfram PIRCHNER 5	Estonia PPE Against (1) Riho TERRAS 1	Croatia PPE For (3) Karlo RESSLER, Sunčana GLAVAK, Tomislav SOKOL Abstain (1) Željana ZOVKO 4	Finland PPE For (2) Henna VIRKKUNEN, Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN Against (1) Petri SARVAMAA 3	Portugal PPE Against (7) Ana Miguel DOS SANTOS, Carlos COELHO, Lídia PEREIRA, Ricardo MORGADO, Teófilo SANTOS, Vasco BECKER-WEINBERG, Vânia NETO 7	Germany PPE Against (29) Andreas SCHWAB, Angelika NIEBLER, Axel VOSS, Christian DOLESCHAL, Christian EHLER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel CASPARY, David MCALLISTER, Dennis RADTKE, Hildegard BENTELE, Jens GIESEKE, Karolin BRAUNSBERGER-REINHOLD, Lena DÜPONT, Manfred WEBER, Marion WALSMANN, Markus FERBER, Markus PIEPER, Marlene MORTLER, Michael GAHLER, Niclas HERBST, Niels GEUKING, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Peter LIESE, Rainer WIELAND, Ralf SEEKATZ, Sabine VERHEYEN, Stefan BERGER, Sven SIMON 29	Ireland PPE Against (4) Colm MARKEY, Deirdre CLUNE, Frances FITZGERALD, Seán KELLY 4	Lithuania PPE Against (4) Andrius KUBILIUS, Aušra SEIBUTYTĖ, Liudas MAŽYLIS, Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ 4	Luxembourg PPE Against (2) Isabel WISELER-LIMA, Martine KEMP 2	Malta PPE Against (1) David CASA 1	Romania PPE For (1) Loránt VINCZE Against (12) Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU, Daniel BUDA, Eugen TOMAC, Gheorghe-Vlad NISTOR, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN, Iuliu WINKLER, Marian-Jean MARINESCU, Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA, Siegfried MUREŞAN, Traian BĂSESCU, Vasile BLAGA 13	Latvia PPE Against (3) Dace MELBĀRDE, Inese VAIDERE, Sandra KALNIETE 3	Netherlands PPE Against (5) Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK, Antonius MANDERS, Henk Jan ORMEL, Jeroen LENAERS, Tom BERENDSEN 5	Slovenia PPE Against (4) Franc BOGOVIČ, Ljudmila NOVAK, Milan ZVER, Romana TOMC 4	Sweden PPE Against (5) Arba KOKALARI, David LEGA, Jörgen WARBORN, Sara SKYTTEDAL, Tomas TOBÉ Abstain (1) Jessica POLFJÄRD 6	Bulgaria PPE Against (6) Alexander ALEXANDROV YORDANOV, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Andrey NOVAKOV, Asim ADEMOV, Emil RADEV, Eva MAYDELL Abstain (1) Radan KANEV 7	Czechia PPE For (1) Jiří POSPÍŠIL Against (3) Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Stanislav POLČÁK, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ Abstain (1) Luděk NIEDERMAYER 5	Hungary PPE Against (1) György HÖLVÉNYI 1

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committees/0	type Responsible Committee body EP associated False committee_full Environment, Public Health and Food Safety committee ENVI rapporteur name: PIETIKÄINEN Sirpa date: 2024-03-22T00:00:00 group: European People's Party abbr: EPP name: SCHALDEMOSE Christel date: 2024-03-22T00:00:00 group: Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats abbr: S&D name: RIES Frédérique date: 2024-03-22T00:00:00 group: RE abbr: Renew name: PAULUS Jutta date: 2024-03-22T00:00:00 group: Verts/ALE abbr: Greens/EFA name: HAZEKAMP Anja date: 2024-03-22T00:00:00 group: GUE/NGL abbr: The Left
committees/0	type Responsible Committee body EP committee_full Environment, Public Health and Food Safety committee ENVI associated False rapporteur name: PIETIKÄINEN Sirpa date: 2024-03-22T00:00:00 group: Group of European People's Party abbr: EPP name: SCHALDEMOSE Christel date: 2024-03-22T00:00:00 group: Group of Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats abbr: S&D name: RIES Frédérique date: 2024-03-22T00:00:00 group: Renew Europe group abbr: Renew name: PAULUS Jutta date: 2024-03-22T00:00:00 group: Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance abbr: Verts/ALE name: HAZEKAMP Anja date: 2024-03-22T00:00:00 group: The Left group in the European Parliament - GUE/NGL abbr: GUE/NGL
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docs/0	date 2024-04-18T00:00:00 docs url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2024-0225_EN.html title: B9-0225/2024 type Motion for a resolution objecting delegated act body EP
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docs/1	date 2024-04-18T00:00:00 docs url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2024-0225_EN.html title: B9-0225/2024 type Motion for a resolution objecting delegated act body EP
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events/1	date 2024-03-14T00:00:00 type Initial period for examining delegated act 2.0 month(s)
events/1	date 2024-03-14T00:00:00 type Initial period for examining delegated act 2 month(s) body EP/CSL
events/3	date 2024-04-24T00:00:00 type Results of vote in Parliament body EP docs url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=61781&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
events/3	date 2024-04-24T00:00:00 type Decision by Parliament body EP docs url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2024-0316_EN.html title: T9-0316/2024 summary The European Parliament decided by 388 votes to 188, with 47 abstentions, to object to the Commission delegated regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods as regards the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’. Definition Taking into account the possibility of food consisting of engineered nanomaterials being a novel food, Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 provides for a definition of engineered nanomaterial. Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers refers to the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’, in order to inform consumers of the presence of engineered nanomaterials in food. Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 empowers the Commission to adjust and adapt the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’ referred to therein to technical and scientific progress or to definitions agreed at international level, by means of delegated acts, for the purposes of achieving the objectives of that Regulation. Contradictions with recommendations and new scientific advancements The Commission delegated regulation aims to address interpretation issues stemming from the current definition by introducing objective elements to determine whether a nanomaterial is ‘engineered’ or not, such as through replacing ‘intentionally produced [material]’ with ‘manufactured’. The Commission delegated regulation precludes particles that are not in a solid state, such as micelles, liposomes, or nanoscale droplets in emulsion, and ingredients containing less than 50 % of particles less than 100 nm in size from being considered as nanomaterials in food. The proposed default threshold value of 50 % or more particles at the nanoscale is arbitrary and less protective than the interpretation that has been given by some Member States, for example France of the definition in Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. That Regulation does not consider a size distribution threshold value for particles below 100 nm. The proposed definition would potentially exclude many nano-substances from the scope of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, which would thus not be subject to the ‘[nano]’ labelling obligation. The European Food Safety Authority recommended that in view of the current uncertainties over safety, a lower nanoparticle number threshold, e.g. 10 %, should be considered for food related applications instead of the currently proposed 50 % in the Recommendation. However, according to the resolution, the nanoparticle number threshold of 50 % included in the horizontal ‘[nano]’ definition ‘is not based on sound scientific arguments’, and recommends setting a lower value for that threshold. On this basis, Parliament objects to the Commission delegated regulation regretting that the proposed threshold of 50 % does not take into account technical and scientific progress.
events/3/summary/12	Text adopted by Parliament, single reading
events/4	date 2024-04-24T00:00:00 type Results of vote in Parliament body EP docs url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=61781&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
events/4	date 2024-04-24T00:00:00 type Decision by Parliament body EP docs url: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2024-0316_EN.html title: T9-0316/2024 summary The European Parliament decided by 388 votes to 188, with 47 abstentions, to object to the Commission delegated regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods as regards the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’. Definition Taking into account the possibility of food consisting of engineered nanomaterials being a novel food, Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 provides for a definition of engineered nanomaterial. Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers refers to the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’, in order to inform consumers of the presence of engineered nanomaterials in food. Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 empowers the Commission to adjust and adapt the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’ referred to therein to technical and scientific progress or to definitions agreed at international level, by means of delegated acts, for the purposes of achieving the objectives of that Regulation. Contradictions with recommendations and new scientific advancements The Commission delegated regulation aims to address interpretation issues stemming from the current definition by introducing objective elements to determine whether a nanomaterial is ‘engineered’ or not, such as through replacing ‘intentionally produced [material]’ with ‘manufactured’. The Commission delegated regulation precludes particles that are not in a solid state, such as micelles, liposomes, or nanoscale droplets in emulsion, and ingredients containing less than 50 % of particles less than 100 nm in size from being considered as nanomaterials in food. The proposed default threshold value of 50 % or more particles at the nanoscale is arbitrary and less protective than the interpretation that has been given by some Member States, for example France of the definition in Regulation (EU) 2015/2283. That Regulation does not consider a size distribution threshold value for particles below 100 nm. The proposed definition would potentially exclude many nano-substances from the scope of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, which would thus not be subject to the ‘[nano]’ labelling obligation. The European Food Safety Authority recommended that in view of the current uncertainties over safety, a lower nanoparticle number threshold, e.g. 10 %, should be considered for food related applications instead of the currently proposed 50 % in the Recommendation. However, according to the resolution, the nanoparticle number threshold of 50 % included in the horizontal ‘[nano]’ definition ‘is not based on sound scientific arguments’, and recommends setting a lower value for that threshold. On this basis, Parliament objects to the Commission delegated regulation regretting that the proposed threshold of 50 % does not take into account technical and scientific progress.
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