Comitology

The feedback from the public consultation can be useful. It can raise points officials don’t like to hear and show that an issue is more sensitive than they ever thought. Sunlight in lawmaking is healthy but some people think it gives a bad skin rash. Due to the switch over of CLP ATP updates to … Read more

Yesterday, the full Parliament held one of the rare pure-play comitology challenges.   Result: Vote 177 for, 434 against, and 39 abstentions. There was no roll call so we won’t get a break down as how each MEP voted. Case Study It was a rare vote. First, it is the second case when a challenge … Read more

Today, the ECR re-tabled their objection to the listing of TiO2 in the 14th ATP. The vote will in the full Parliament on 30 January 2020. This is a rare case when an objection that’s been defeated at the Committee stage is re-tabled at the plenary.  See here for the vote in the Environment Committee. … Read more

The full Parliament will vote on Environment Committee backed challenge on Wednesday 12 February. This will be a precedent-setting challenge to a proposed REACH Restriction. If the EP blocks the proposed Restriction, both the Commission and ECHA are going face some difficult choices.   Update (21/1/20) This morning (21 January 2020) the Environment Committee backed … Read more