| Author (Corporate) | European Parliament |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | 04.10.17 |
| Publication Date | 04/10/2017 |
| Content Type | News |
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Background and further information: Members of the Parliament argued the Commission had exceeded its mandate by proposing to exempt from the identification criteria a set of substances which are designed to attack an organism's endocrine system. The Commission proposal - put forward in June 2016 - relates to the scientific criteria for identifying endocrine-disrupting properties of chemical substances. The identification of these scientific criteria is a first step towards measures reducing their presence and protecting citizens’ health. The PAFF Committee, comprising representatives from the Member States, endorsed the draft set of criteria on 4 July 2017. The European Parliament's plenary session decided on 4 October 2017 to block a proposal put forward by the European Commission which would have exempted some chemicals in pesticides from being identified as endocrine disruptors. |
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| Source Link | http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20171002IPR85122/ |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
