Environment Committee votes against objection

On 6 December 2021, the Environment Committee considered the 3rd objection to the MRLs for flonicamid.

The debate is worth listening to. The challenge failed.  The S&D did not support the challenge, so it fell.  There were clear signs of a lot of background briefings on the issue by the Commission on the details of the challenge.

The failure of the challenge is, to date, an outlier.

Implementing Act

Rapporteur: Michèle Rivasi (Greens/EFA)

Debate in Committee:  6 December 2021

Rejected. For 16; against: 53; abstention(s): 5. Link.

 

Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) and (4)(c) of the Rules of Procedure on the draft Commission regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for flonicamid in or on certain products – Michèle Rivasi (Greens/EFA) (link)