Between 18 February to 23 August the European Commission plans to adopt over 200 pieces of secondary legislation, including:
- RPS Measures: 67
- Delegated Acts: 140
- Implementing Acts: 6
Many of these proposals will fall to the new Environment Committee to review.
The Environment Committee is experienced in scrutinizing the output of secondary legislation from the Commission.
A review of 2019 (to date) provides a good indicator of what gets challenged.
I’ll update this in light of any new votes.
Observations
The Environment Committee acts in a bi-partisan way across the political groups when tabling objections.
The full Parliament has backed the challenges with healthy majorities.
The focus of objections is on GMOs. Granting of authorizations for active substances and chemicals have been challenged.
At the start of this Parliament there was a reluctance to welcome the EFDD joining any motions. They now sign on to most challenges.
No Objections
Meeting of 14 January (draft agenda) (minutes)
No Objections
Meeting of 21 January 2019 (draft agenda) (minutes)
Objections tabled:
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: genetically modified oilseed rapes Ms8, Rf3 and Ms8 × Rf3 (link)
Committee: Adopted
Vote: In favour: 30, against: 15, abstentions: 2
Vote in Plenary: 31 January 2019: Adopted
Vote: In favour: 414 votes, against: 193, Abstentions: 36
Vote Watch link
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: genetically modified maize 5307 (SYN-Ø53Ø7-1) (link)
Committee: Adopted
Vote: In favour: 32, against: 16, Abstentions: 0
Vote in Plenary 31 January 2019 – Adopted
Vote: In favour:385, against: 204 against, abstentions 55
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: genetically modified maize MON 87403 (MON-874Ø3-1) (link)
Committee: Adopted
Vote: In favour: 33, against: 15, abstentions: 0
Vote in Plenary: 31 January 2019 – Adopted
Vote: In favour: 391, against: 204, abstentions: 47
Vote Watch Link
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: genetically modified cotton GHB614 × LLCotton25 × MON 15985(link)
Committee: Adopted
Vote: In favour: 37, against: 9, abstentions: 4
Vote in Plenary 31 January 2019 – Adopted
Vote: In favour: 465, against: 122, abstention: 55
Vote Watch Link
Meeting of 22 January 2019 (draft agenda) (minutes)
No Objections
Meeting of 29 January 2019 (draft agenda) (minutes)
No Objections
Meeting of 7 February 2019 (draft agenda) (minutes)
No Objections
Meeting of 14 February 2019 (draft agenda)(minutes)
No Objections
Meeting of 20 February (draft agenda) (minutes)
Objections
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: genetically modified maize 4114 (DP-ØØ4114-3) (link) – Adopted
Vote: In favour: 38, against: 20, abstentions: 1
Vote in Plenary: 13 March 2019 – Adopted
Vote: In favour: 442, against: 160 , abstentions: 20
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: genetically modified maize MON 87411 – Adopted
Vote: In favour: 40, against: 18, abstentions: 1
Vote in Plenary: 13 March 2019
Vote: In favour: 435 votes, against: 156, abstentions: 30
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: genetically modified maize Bt11 × MIR162 × 1507 × GA21 and sub-combinations Bt11 × MIR162 × 1507, MIR162 × 1507 × GA21 and MIR162 × 1507 – Adopted
Vote: In favour: 40, against: 18, abstentions: 1
Vote in Plenary: 13 March 2019
In favour: 431 votes, against: 157 , abstentions: 30
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Active substances including thiacloprid – Adopted
Vote: In favour: 37, against: 21, abstentions: 1
Vote in Plenary: 13 March 2019
Votes: In favour: 421, against: 177, abstentions: 20
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: maximum residue levels for several substances including clothianidin- Adopted
Vote: in favour: 49, against: 8, abstentions: 2
Vote in Plenary: 13 March 2019
In favour: votes, against: , abstentions: (not yet reported)
Meeting of 11 March (draft agenda) (minutes)
No Objections