Thematic Digest on the Common European Asylum System
Fact Sheet compilation on the Common European Asylum System
Fact Sheet compilation on the Common European Asylum System
---
28-02-2017 03:06 PM CET
The
Commission presented and debated with Members the latest developments
on the dairy market (EU farm gates milk prices and estimated dairy farms
margins). It also updated Members on the use of instruments established
as part of the “millk package” on the basis of a working document on
the “Evolution of compulsory contracts, Producer Organisations and the
market situation for milk and milk products” transmitted to Parliament
in December 2016.
Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP
---
28-02-2017 12:09 PM CET
The
sales of goods directive, including online and other distance sales,
addresses consumer rights in case a good is defective. Currently there
are only minimum EU requirements in place (Directive 1999/44/EC) and
consequently in practise there are still different national laws, which
would create legal uncertainty and affect consumers' confidence in
cross-border shopping.
The proposed Directive fully
harmonises, specifically for online and other distance sales, the order
in which remedies are to be exercised and the duration of the legal
guarantee, which would be fixed at two years throughout the EU. Also,
the proposed text aims at reversing the burden of proof for two years.
Rapporteur: Pascal ARIMONT (EPP)
Shadow
Rapporteurs: Lucy ANDERSON (S&D), Anneleen VAN BOSSUYT (ECR), Kaja
KALLAS (ALDE), Dennis DE JONG (GUE/NGL), Pascal DURAND (GREENS/EFA),
Marco ZULLO (EFDD), Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI (ENF).
Further information
Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP
---
28-02-2017 03:33 PM CET
On
28 February, the ENVI committee held an EoV on the above aiming at
discussing existing EU and Member States (MS) policies and to hear the
Commission on possible EU actions in this area. Food defense is
generally defined as the protection of food from intentional
contamination or adulteration by biological, chemical, physical, or
radiological agents and includes measures regarding prevention,
protection, mitigation, response and recovery from intentional acts of
food contamination.
Food defense is different from food
safety as the latter deals with unintentional contamination. In 2007,
the World Health Organisation identified intentional food contamination
as one of the main global health threats of the 21st century and stated
that food has become an instrument for terrorist attacks.
In the EU,
food defense is a rather new concept, as opposed to the USA where food
defense originated and is extensively regulated. Past incidents such as
terrorist attacks and food fraud have contributed to food defense
systems development in some MS. In the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist
attacks in the US, the "Health and Security Committee" was set up in the
EU. This informal group was given a formal status and assigned specific
tasks in 2013, when Decision 1082/2013/EU on serious cross-border
threats was adopted, reinforcing coordination of preparedness measures
across the EU for communicable diseases and other serious health threats
(including intentional food contamination).
Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP
---
28-02-2017 11:20 AM CET
On
27 February, the ENVI committee considered the draft opinion on the
above topic. In March 2016, the Commission put forward a legislative
proposal on fertilising products, as part of the Circular Economy
package. The proposal covers a wider range of fertilising products
(including those manufactured from secondary raw materials) compared to
the existing 2003 Fertilisers Regulation, and also sets limits on heavy
metals and contaminants present in fertilising products.
Among
contaminants, the issue of cadmium is of particular importance, it is
mostly present in mineral phosphate fertilisers and raises particular
concerns as it can accumulate in soils, transfer to foodstuffs and
potentially lead to adverse effects on health, soil biodiversity and
groundwater. ENVI is an associated Committee under rule 54 with
exclusive competence on the issue of contaminants. A total of 142
amendments have tabled. On the issue of contaminants, the rapporteur
considers that public health and the protection of the environment
should be prioritised, but also maintains that socio-economic impacts
and food security should also be considered when setting limits. She
also argues that the rules applicable to different fertilisers should be
harmonised, that several terms and definitions should be improved and
that clearer labelling requirements are needed to ensure that farmers
and consumers can optimise the use of the fertilisers.
Source : © European Union, 2017 - EP
Post
Nessun commento:
Posta un commento