Comitology challenges in 2023

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Comitology challenges in 2023

You can look at other years here and here.

The ENVI Committee met 23 times in 2023.

During this time, the Committee considered 19 challenges to implementing acts, delegated acts, and RPS measures.

As in previous years, the challenges were centred around a few issues: GMOs, pesticides, and MRLs.

Below, you can find a record of the challenges.

Observations

There are fewer challenges than in previous years. This is the consequence of the ENVI being swamped with legislative files.

Parliamentary scrutiny of secondary legislation is a time-consuming process shouldered by the same MEPs and advisers most involved in legislative work.  The Green Deal package has placed a major strain on the core players.

Implementing acts as usual, the Commission ignored all the objections.

The threshold for challenging a delegated act or an RPS measure – 353 in the EP plenary – is high. It defeats many a challenge.

The time to bring a challenge is often short, and it takes considerable work.

Acts considered ripe for challenge were often let through because the EP considered they had most of what they wanted. They know if a challenge succeeds, the proposal, good bits and bad, goes down (in the case of RPS measures and delegated acts).

Much is familiar with other years—successful challenges to GMO approvals and MRLs.

Cross-party support is a recipe for success.  The cordon-sanitaire is working: all ID group challenges fail.

Several challenges fail with a coalition across the right spectrum, and a large chunk of Renew voting against.

Review

  1. Objection pursuant to Rule 112 (2) and (3) authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified oilseed rape MON 94100

Procedure File: 2023/2537

Implementing act

Rapporteurs: Martin Häusling – Verts-ALE, Anja Hazekamp – The Left, Sirpa Pietikäinen – PPE, Günther Sidl – S&D

Vote in Committee: 2 March 2023

Vote: In Favor 51 Against 25 Abstention 1

Vote in Plenary: 14 March 2023

Vote: In Favor 440 Against 170 Abstentions 19

Commission Response: 5 July 2023 Link

  1. Objection pursuant to Rule 112 (2) and (3) to an implementing act renewing the authorisation for placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified cotton 281-24-236 × 3006-210-23

Procedure file: 2023/65

Implementing act

Rapporteurs: Sirpa Pietikäinen (PPE), Günther Sidl (S&D), Martin Häusling (Verts/ALE), Anja Hazekamp (The Left)

Vote in Committee 27 April 2023

Vote: In Favour 42 Against 22 Abstentions 3

Vote in Plenary: 11 May 2023

Vote: In Favour 394 Against 169 Abstentions 17

Commission Response: 29 August 2023 Link

  1. Objection pursuant to Rule 112 (2) and (3) to an implementing act granting marketing authorisation for “Paxlovid – Nirmatrelvir / ritonavir”, a medicinal product for human use

Procedure file:  2023/2604(RSP)

Rapporteur: Mathilde Androuët (ID)

Vote in Committee: 27 April 2023

Vote: In Favour 5 Against 59 Abstentions 4

 

  1. Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) to an implementing act amending the marketing authorisation for “Gardasil 9”, a medicinal product for human use

Procedure file: 2023/2623

Rapporteur: Mathilde Androuët (ID)

Vote in Committee: 27 April 2023

Vote: In Favour 4 Against:62 Absentions:3

 

 

  1. Commission Regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 as regards the food additives nitrites (E 249-250) and nitrates (E 251-252)

 

Procedure File: 2023/2726

Implementing act

Rapporteur: Michèle Rivasi (Verts/ALE)

Vote in Committee: 27 June 2023

Vote: In Favour: 42, Against: 36 Abstentions 9

Vote in Plenary: 11 July 2023

Vote: Rejection – by show of hands

 

  1. Commission Delegated Regulation on the methodology to determine the share of biofuel and biogas for transport, produced from biomass being processed with fossil fuels in a common process

Delegated act

Procedure file: 2023/2730

Rapporteur: Marlene Mortler (PPE)

Vote: 27 June 2023

Vote In favour 31 Against: 47 Abstentions: 8

 

 

  1. Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) to Commission Implementing Decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MON 87419 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council

Procedure file: 2023/2759

Rapporteurs:  Sirpa Pietikäinen (PPE), Günther Sidl (S&D), Martin Häusling (Verts/ALE), Anja Hazekamp (The Left)

Vote: 18 July 2023

Vote: In favour: 38 Against: 19 Abstentions: 1

Vote in Plenary: 12 September 2023

Vote In favour 426 Against 180 Abstentions 21

Commission response: 19 December 2023 Link

 

  1. Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) to Commission Implementing Decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize GA21 × T25 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council

Procedure file: 2023/2760

Rapporteurs:  Sirpa Pietikäinen (PPE), Günther Sidl (S&D), Martin Häusling (Verts/ALE), Anja Hazekamp (The Left)

Vote: 18 July 2023

Vote: In favour: 37 Against: 20 Abstentions: 0

Vote in Plenary: 12 September 2023

Vote: In favour 427 Against 175 Abstentions: 13

Commission response: 19 December 2023 Link

 

  1. Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) to Commission Implementing Decision amending implementing decision (EU) 2020/2126 to revise Member States’ annual emission allocations for the period from 2023 to 2030

Procedure file: 2023/2768

Rapporteur:  Sylvia Limmer (ID)

Vote: 12 September 2023

Vote: In favour 6 Against 52 Abstentions 0

  1. Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) to Commission Implementing Regulation repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1533 imposing special conditions governing the import of feed and food originating in or dispatched from Japan following the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power station

 

Procedure file: 2023/280

Rapportuers: Michèle Rivasi (Verts/ALE), Günther Sidl (S&D), Anja Hazekamp (The Left), Sirpa Pietikäinen (PPE)

Vote: 20 September 2023

Vote: In Favour 21 Against 52 Abstentions 3

 

11Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) to Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × MIR162 × NK603 × DAS-40278-9 and nine sub- combinations, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D090638)

Procedure file: 2023/2808

Rapporteurs:  Sirpa Pietikäinen (PPE), Günther Sidl (S&D), Martin Häusling (Verts/ALE), Anja Hazekamp (The Left)

Vote in Committee: 20 September

Vote: In Favour 49 Against 26 Abstentions 1

Vote in Plenary: 3 October 2023

Vote: In Favour 418 Against 184 Abstentions 13

 

  1. Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) to Commission Implementing Decision renewing the authorisation for placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize MIR162 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Decisions (EU) 2016/1685, (EU) 2019/1305 and (EU) 2019/2087 as regards the reference material (D090639)

 

Procedure file: 2023/2810

Rapporteur:  Sirpa Pietikäinen (PPE), Günther Sidl (S&D), Martin Häusling (Verts/ALE), Anja Hazekamp (The Left)

Vote in Committee: 20 September 2023

Vote: In Favour 48 Against 25 Abstentions 3

Vote in Plenary: 3 October 2023

Vote: In Favour 412 Against 175 Abstentions 28

 

  1. Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) to Commission Implementing Regulation renewing the approval of the active substance glyphosate in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011

Procedure file: 2023/2896

Rapporteurs: Maria Arena – S&D, Marie Toussaint – Greens/EFA, Anja Hazekamp – The Left

Vote in Committee: 24 October 2023

Vote: 38 Against: 40 Abstentions: 6

 

  1. Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) to Commission Implementing Regulation renewing the approval of propiconazole as an active substance for use in biocidal products of product-type 8 in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council

Procedure file: 2023/2897

Rapporteurs:  Maria Arena (S&D), Jutta Paulus (Greens/EFA), Anja Hazekamp (The Left)

Vote in Committee: 24 October 2023

In favour 38 Against 45 Abstentions: 1

 

 

  1. Objection pursuant to Rule 112(3) and (4) to the draft Commission Implementing Decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified maize Bt11 × MIR162 × MIR604 × MON 89034 × 5307 × GA21 and thirty sub-combinations, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D092592)

Procedure File: 2023/2993

Rapporteurs: Martin Häusling (Verts/ALE), Anja Hazekamp (The Left), Sirpa Pietikäinen (PPE), Günther Sidl (S&D)

Vote in Committee: 29 November 2023

Vote: In Favour 54 Against 30 Abstentions 0

Vote in Plenary: 14 December 2023

Vote: In Favour 380 Against 156 Abstentions 16

  1. Objection pursuant to Rule 112(3) and (4) to the draft Commission Implementing Decision renewing the authorisation for the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of or produced from genetically modified oilseed rape Ms8, Rf3 and Ms8 × Rf3 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D092595)

Procedure file: 2023/2995

Rapportuers: Martin Häusling (Verts/ALE), Anja Hazekamp (The Left), Sirpa Pietikäinen (PPE), Günther Sidl (S&D)

Vote in Committee: 29 November 2023

Vote:  In Favour 52 Against 30  Abstentions 2

Vote in Plenary: 14 December 2023

Vote: In Favour 382 votes Against 153, Abstentions 11

  1. Commission Regulation amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for fipronil in or on certain products

Procedure file: 2023/2945

Rapporteurs:  Anja Hazekamp (The Left), Maria Arena (S&D), Michal Wiezik (Renew), Jutta Paulus (Verts/ALE)

Vote in Committee: 29 November 2023

Vote: In favour 44 Against 14 Abstentions 27

Vote in Plenary: 14 December 2023

Vote: In Favour 317, Against 148, Abstentions 77

  1. Proposal for a Council regulation amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for tricyclazole in or on certain products

Procedure file: 2023/2998

Rapporteurs: Hermann Tertsch (ECR) and Rosanna Conte (ID)

Vote in Committee: 29 November 2023

Vote: In favour 22 Against 58 Abstentions 3

  1. Proposal for a Council regulation amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for tricyclazole in or on certain products

Procedure file: 2023/2998

Vote in Committee: 29 November 2023

Rapporteur: Dolors Montserrat (PPE)

Vote: 29 November 2023

Vote: In Favour 56 Against 9 Abstentions 18

Vote in Plenary: 14 December 2023

Vote: In Favour 500 votes Against 42, Abstentions 4