Today, 14 March 2019 (link), the Environment Committee challenged 6 pieces of secondary legislation.
6 resolutions challenged:
- 4 implementing acts for GMO authorizations
- 2 implementing acts for chemical (DEHP) authorizations
All the objections were adopted. They will now go to the full Parliament for adoption.
The blog will be updated with the (1) Committee and (2) full Parliament’s vote.
Challenges
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87751 (MON-87751-7): Adopted
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize 1507 x NK603 (DAS-Ø15Ø7-1 x MON-ØØ6Ø3-6) (D060917): Adopted
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified soybean MON 87751 (MON-87751-7): Adopted
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize 1507 x NK603 (DAS-Ø15Ø7-1 x MON-ØØ6Ø3-6): Adopted
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Authorisation for certain uses of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (DEZA a.s.): Adopted
Votes: 39 in favour, 2 against and 1 abstention
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Authorisation for certain uses of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Grupa Azoty Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn S.A.): Adopted
Votes: 42 in favour, 0 against and 1 abstention
You can watch the debate below.
Next Steps
The full Parliament (plenary) will vote on this in April.
If the Parliament backs the objection, the Commission then have to review the draft implementing decision. After reviewing, they need to tell the Parliament and the Council if they are going to maintain, amend, or withdraw the draft measure.
To date, the Commission opted for maintaining.
Comments
There is a good intervention by retiring Christofer FJELLNER (EPP/Sweden) on the need to following the scientific advice of EFSA is worth listening to.
Implementing acts can’t be blocked by the EP. Their vote is symbolically powerful.