SECTORAL POLICIES / Environment

MEPs say no to extension of authorisation of some 30 pesticides, some of which are officially toxic

Brussels, 09/06/2020 (Agence Europe)

For public health reasons and on the grounds of compliance with the REACH legislation, MEPs in the European Parliament's Environment and Public Health Committee (ENVI) on Monday 8 June vetoed two European Commission proposals to authorise or extend the authorisation of active substances in pesticides in the EU, some of which are classified as toxic and should be banned under the REACH regulation.

For example, they objected to the extension of the authorisation of 28 active substances,...