The Bundesrat
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment
Scrutiny details
Scrutiny date: 27/11/2020
Subsidiarity Concern:
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Information on parliamentary scrutiny
Referred to Committees on:
European
Union Questions
Agricultural Policy and Consumer Protection
Health
the
Environment, Nature Protection and Reactor Safety
Economic
Affairs
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27/11/2020 | Scrutiny results - COM20200667
The
Bundesrat welcomes that the Commission’s strategy tries to combine the social
value of chemicals with the limits of human health and environment. It supports
that the Green Deal will promote also a green transformation of the chemical
industry. The EU can play a pioneering role for a resource saving industrial
policy.
The
Bundesrat points out the necessity to provide the involved agencies, ECHA and
EFSA, with sufficient financial and human resources. Moreover, it is important
to take measures against unsustainable import products. The Bundesrat asks the
Commission to conduct an impact assessment for measures that cause
implementation costs for companies.
The
Bundesrat proposes to use the expertise of national enforcement authorities for
changes of the approval procedure in the REACH Regulation. It deems it
necessary, that the proposals for changing the CLP Regulation have priority and
rejects audits in Member States in order to ensure compliance with the REACH
Regulation.
The
Bundesrat welcomes measures for an accelerated assessment of chemicals. It
needs, however, further information on the proposed ‘generic approach to risk
management’.
It welcomes the action taken
on PFAS and asked the Commission to develop a regulation proposal including the
valuations of EFSA in a timely manner.