SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment

Representatives of three national authorities to appear before PEST special committee

Brussels, 25/04/2018 (Agence Europe)

Following on from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Commission, which were the first to appear before the European Parliament’s PEST special committee to explain the procedure for the authorisation of pesticides in the EU (see EUROPE 12000), representatives of competent national authorities will be heard in Brussels on Thursday 26 April.

The PEST special committee, chaired by French MEP Éric Andrieu (S&D) was set up in the wake of the controversial five-year...