I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
Sometime tomorrow, 20 February, a new Delegated Act will be published. amending Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 as regards hazard classes and criteria for the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures I will add the final text tomorrow. I thought I’d take a quiet Sunday to try and recreate the key dates from my … Read more
I remember folklore children’s tales making the point that lawmaking should be public. Draft laws were posted in the town square giving all – peasants, traders and rich – the opportunity to give feedback. It is something I wish the Commission adopted. Most EU laws don’t benefit from public feedback. In tandem with this, … Read more
Re-watching the EP’s Environment Committee Exchange of Views on the reform of CLP and REACH (16 May 2022), I was struck by the concerns raised by two members, Arena (S&D) and Hazekamp (Left) on the use of comitology. Patrick Child’s (DG ENV) reply is worth listening to. It will be interesting to see how the … Read more
Interest in EU secondary legislation has never been higher. The Environment Committee has a long track record of scrutinising EU secondary legislation. They have long been the most active. This is important. Most EU legislation – around 97% – is a mix of implementing acts, delegated acts, and still RPS measures. A high threshold … Read more