Comitology

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

Today’s vote in the EP against the  Taxonomy Delegated act on natural gas and nuclear energy fell. On 14 June, 2022 a Joint Committee of the environment and economic committee backed the challenge.   As a delegated act, a challenge needed to get 353 votes in favour to veto the Commission’s delegated act. It is hard … Read more

The Commission is about to adopt a delegated act to extend the hazard classes under the CLP Regulation. The Commission contend that the extension of the hazard classes is a scientific and technical issue, and in no way is amending an essential element of the CLP. The Commission has even published their Legal Assessment for … Read more

An interesting cross party challenge to the Complementary Delegated Act  that addresses economic activities in the natural gas and nuclear energy sectors. It is a cross Party backed challenge. That increases the chance of success for any challenge. Will it get 353 votes in the full Parliament and deliver a veto? It would spare Austria … Read more