Comitology

There are a few cases when a healthy majority vote in the Committee to veto a delegated act or RPS measure has not met the absolute majority threshold in the full Parliament.   Success leaves clues It is useful to look at why these outcomes occurred.  They are rare. They don’t happen by accident, and … Read more

On 11 October 2021, the Econ- Environment Committee dealt with a challenge to a NFRD delegated act. Subject: Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the content and presentation of information to be disclosed by undertakings subject to Articles 19a or 29a of Directive 2013/34/EU … Read more

On 27  September 2021, the Environment dealt with one of their regular challenges the active substances. Subject: Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the extension of the approval periods of the active substances, including chlorotoluron and difenoconazole – Anja Hazekamp (The Left), Maria Arena (S&D), Tilly … Read more

Today, 27 September, the ECON and ENV  Committees jointly considered a challenge to the delegated act on Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation … Read more