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Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz Revision of EU-Comitology Procedure Status quo Barbara Ehrle-Manthey, Wiesbaden, den 27 February 2021
Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz Recent Comitology Procedure REGULATION (EU) No 182/2011 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers Source: http: //eur-lex. europa. eu/legalcontent/EN/TXT/PDF/? uri=CELEX: 3201 1 R 0182&from=DE Saturday, February 27, 2021 2
Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz Experiences in Council (SC PAFF) “Votes on GM food and feed continue to systematically lead to “no opinion” (see Tables 2 and 3 and Graph 1 of the Annex). ” Justification for proposal COM(2015) 176 final. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS - Reviewing the decision-making process on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) 22. 04. 2015 Source: http: //eur-lex. europa. eu/legalcontent/EN/TXT/PDF/? uri=CELEX: 52015 DC 0176&from=en Saturday, February 27, 2021 3
Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz Experiences in Council (SC PAFF) Source: proposal COM(2015) 176 final, Annex 1, page 3, 22. 04. 2015 http: //eur-lex. europa. eu/legalcontent/EN/TXT/PDF/? uri=CELEX: 52015 DC 0176&from=en Saturday, February 27, 2021 4
Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz Experiences in EP • EP not responsible • EP-ENVI, responsible on environment, public health and food safety, draftes motions (RSP) on envisaged authorisations of GMO • In case of consent motion transferred to EP plenary • EP-ENVI drafts motions continuously Saturday, February 27, 2021 5
Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz Proposal 2/2017 on revision of Comitology procedure Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers COM(2017) 85 final 2017/0035 (COD) , 14. 02. 2017 Why? It is not right that when EU countries cannot decide among themselves whether or not to ban the use of glyphosate in herbicides, the Commission is forced by Parliament and Council to take a decision. So we will change those rules – because that is not democracy (Juncker 9/2016) Source: State of the Union Address 2016 https: //ec. europa. eu/priorities/state-union-2016_en Saturday, February 27, 2021 6
Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz Proposal on revision of Comitology procedure How? • Change in QM-votes of appeal committee: abstaining Member States will no longer be taken into account • Further referral to appeal committee, as well as a possible referral to the Council by Commission • disclosure of votes Saturday, February 27, 2021 7
Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz Status quo 4/2018 Consultation in EP committees • JURI: lead in report rapporteur József Szájer (EPP/HUN) appointed 28. 02. 2017 • INTA, ECON, ENVI, ITRE, AGRI, AFCO: nominated responsible for opinion (in 03/04/05/2017) • • IMCO: did not decide yet • • Opinions provided by ECON, INTA and ENVI (27. 02. 2018) AFET, DEVE, EMPL, TRAN, REGI, PECH, CULT, Liebe, FEMM: decided not to give an opinion Nest steps: JURI drafts report - > vote -> in case of consent transfer to EP-PLEN Council So far „exchange of views“. No decision taken yet. Saturday, February 27, 2021 8
Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz Status quo? Check Procedure File in EP data base Source: http: //www. europarl. europa. eu/oeil-mobile/fiche-procedure/2017/0035(COD) Saturday, February 27, 2021 9
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