Comitology

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.   Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Genetically modified soybean MON 87751  Vote: For: 373, Against: 206, Abstentions: 31 Vote Watch Link     … Read more

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

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

Yesterday, I spoke to some smart students from the College of Europe. They were part of the cadre being taught by the godfather of secondary legislation, Daniel Guegen. Once a year they are taken out of the cloisters of Bruges to the belly of the beast, Brussels. The European Parliament One of the questions that … Read more