European Parliament backs Environment Committee on substance challenges

by

This afternoon, 27 March, the European Parliament backed 5  challenges to secondary legislation by the Environment Committee.

Of interest to me were the 3 challenges to REACH substance authorisations.  They all went through.

 

  1. Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Genetically modified soybean MON 87751 

Vote: For: 373, Against: 206, Abstentions: 31

Vote Watch Link

 

 

 

 

2. Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Genetically modified maize 1507

Vote:For: 407, Against: 185, Abstentions: 31

Vote Watch Link

 

 

3. Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Certain uses of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (DEZA a.s.)

Vote: For: 545, Against: 50, Abstentions: 24

Vote Watch Link

 

4. Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Certain uses of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (Grupa Azoty)

Vote: Carried by a show of hands

 

5. Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Certain uses of chromium trioxide

Vote: For: 309, Against: 286, Abstentions: 24

Vote Watch Link