REACH authourisations & the European Parliament – updated

Updated after the Votes in European Parliament’s Plenary on 27 March. Nearly all discussions on securing an authorisation for a chemical under REACH ignore the role of the European Parliament. That’s a mistake. If you ignore them, you may see an agitated Parliament exercises their scrutiny powers when the draft implementing act is sent up … Read more

Environment Committee vote against another REACH authorisation.

Today, 21 March 2019, the Environment Committee met for the last planned meeting of this Parliament. The adopted a successful challenge to the  REACH authoruisation of chromium trixide. Challenge Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Authorisation for certain uses of chromium trioxide – Adopted Vote: In favour: 20, against 16,abstenstions: 3 The voting looks like it … Read more