Seven EU member states have submitted their written comments to the European Commission on the proposal to renew authorisation of the active substance glyphosate for a period of ten years. Member states were asked by the Commission to make their comments by 1 September at the latest so that it could assess how likely it was that a qualified majority of member states would be achieved to pass its proposal (see EUROPE 11852).
The Commission confirmed the numbers for EUROPE on Tuesday 5...