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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12829
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NEWS BRIEFS / Environment

European Commission consults on setting a limit value for hexachlorobenzene, a persistent organic pollutant

09/11/2021 (Agence Europe) – A public consultation launched on 8 November is open until 6 December, on a draft European Commission delegated regulation to set a limit value for hexachlorobenzene (HCB), a substance used in pesticides. HCB is a persistent organic pollutant (POP) classified as a possible carcinogen and associated with dermal and neurotoxic effects. The delegated regulation is scheduled for adoption by the end of the year. It aims to amend Regulation (EU) 2019/1021, which transposes the Stockholm Convention and pursues objectives to protect human health and the environment from POPs. Specifically, it will amend Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2019/1021, which currently does not set a limit value for the presence of hexachlorobenzene as an unintentional trace contaminant in substances, mixtures and products. Link to the consultation: https://bit.ly/3bWbPCE (AN)

Contents

ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
BANKS: Basel III, home country differences of banking groups resurface at EU Council
BANKS: Single Resolution Fund safety net to be in place by early 2022, says ESM
ECONOMY: EU Council discussions on revision of EU fiscal rules kick off
PAYMENTS: seven EU countries support European Payments Initiative
SECTORAL POLICIES
CLIMATE: COP26, European Commission pledges €100 million to ‘Adaptation Fund’
ENERGY: Germany joins commitment to stop financing fossil fuel projects abroad by end of 2022
ENERGY: MEPs want to strengthen implementation of energy performance of buildings directive
MIGRATION: Commission proposes that Member States consider further sanctions against Belarus and against third countries involved in arrivals at EU’s external borders
MIGRATION: Members of European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties want action against Belarus that is both resolute and protective of migrants’ rights
JUSTICE: MEPs doubt effectiveness of a self-certification system for transfer of personal data to US
DIGITAL: artificial intelligence development, draft ‘Voss’ report presented to European Parliament urges EU to act
INTERNAL MARKET: European Commission outlines ways to improve implementation of Firearms Directive
FISHERIES: France calls for “a rapid solution” to problem of licences in British waters
AGRICULTURE: MEPs are concerned about inclusion of fertilisers in EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
AGRICULTURE: European Commission submits parts of CAP secondary legislation to Member States
AGRICULTURE: production costs are rising for farmers, warn MEPs
HEALTH: work in European Parliament on cancer plan is progressing, including on sensitive issue of prevention
EXTERNAL ACTION
AFGHANISTAN: Jutta Urpilainen updates MEPs on implementation of EU’s direct financial support to Afghans
DEVELOPMENT: future EU humanitarian action strategy, MEPs call for a more robust and predictable budget
TRADE: trade agreements are not there to fill gaps in international diplomacy, warns Sabine Weyand
TRADE: MEPs waiting for clear timetable on WTO reform
EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
HEALTH: European Parliament to review its position on cross-border health threats in light of HERA launch
HEALTH: EMA to provide EU27 with recommendations on possible emergency use of molnupiravir for Covid-19
ECONOMY: Madrid to request payment of first instalment of financial assistance under Spanish recovery plan
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
UNITED KINGDOM: Ireland is still obliged to apply provisions of European Arrest Warrant relating to United Kingdom
MIGRATION: according to the Court, Common European Asylum System does not, in principle, preclude a Member State from automatically extending refugee status to a minor whose parent has that status
NEWS BRIEFS
COMPETITIVENESS: Thierry Breton confirms priorities of future French EU Council Presidency
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: FRA worries too few Member States collect information on antisemitic incidents properly
ENVIRONMENT: European Commission consults on setting a limit value for hexachlorobenzene, a persistent organic pollutant
INTERNAL MARKET: Energy prices and skills shortages are clouding business optimism, says Eurochambres
SOCIAL: MEPs give green light to €1.2 million EGF grant for Spain
TRANSPORT: European Commission launches a call for input for revision of Air Services Regulation
TRANSPORT: EU Council formally adopts revision of ‘Eurovignette’ Directive
CORRIGENDUM
SOCIAL: wrong link for EU Council compromise on minimum wage directive