IEU MONITORING: Environment Telegram 2 Feb 2018

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# PESTICIDES: 

  • Special committee on authorisation procedure for pesticides: plenary vote on mandate +++ 
  • EU Commission Answer - Pesticides in European food - E-006663/2017 

# CIRCULAR ECONOMY: 

  • EP Draft opinion - Cohesion policy and the circular economy - PE 616.863v01-00 - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 

# AIR POLLUTION: 

  • Labour MEPs: EU air pollution legal threat is latest Brexit embarrassment for toxic government 

# MICROPLASTICS

  • Sweden: More steps to reduce plastics and microplastics in the oceans

# EU COUNCIL REGISTER

  • St 5846 2018 Init Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast)
  • St 5846 2018 Add 1 ANNEXES to the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast)
  • St 5846 2018 Add 2 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Accompanying the document Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast)
  • St 5846 2018 Add 3 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT Accompanying the document Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast)
  • St 5846 2018 Add 4 COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Synopsis Report Stakeholder Consultation Accompanying the document Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast)
  • St 5846 2018 Add 5 REGULATORY SCRUTINY BOARD OPINION Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the quality of water intended for human consumption (recast)
  • Cm 1383 2018 Init Working Party on the Environment (morning only)

# SCCS BRIEFS

  • SCCS - Minutes of the Working Group Meeting on Cosmetic Ingredients of 24 January 2018
  • SCCS - Minutes of the Working Group Meeting on Methodologies of 23 January 2018
  • SCCS - Minutes of the Working Group Meeting on Nanomaterials in Cosmetic Products of 25 January 2018

# EFSA BRIEFS

  • Analysis of the drivers for Ebola virus spillover
  • Oral vaccination against rabies
  • Oyster mortality
  • Preparatory work on sheep welfare
  • Sheep and goat pox
  • PEDV and PDCoV
  • Conceptual framework for bovine tuberculosis
  • FLURISK-Final report
  • Low atmosphere pressure system for stunning poultry
  • Indicators of unconsciousness and death at slaughter
  • CO2 stunning of rabbits
  • Risk Categorization - Aquatic Health
  • Electrical stunning of lambs and kid goats
  • ”Schmallenberg” virus
  • Rift Valley fever
  • Risk of entry of Aethina tumida and Tropilaelaps
  • AHAW review of the EU zoonoses report on trends and sources—TOR 2–7
  • Use of animal-based measures to assess animal welfare
  • Species-specific welfare aspects of the main systems of stunning and killing of farmed Atlantic Salmon
  • Animal welfare aspects of husbandry systems for farmed Atlantic salmon - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Animal Health and Welfare
  • Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW)on a request from the Commission related to "The Impact of the current housing and husbandry systems on the health and welfare of farmed domestic rabbits."
  • Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) on a request from the Commission related to the welfare aspects of various systems of keeping laying hens
  • Safety assessment of the active substances carboxymethylcellulose, acetylated distarch phosphate, bentonite, boric acid and aluminium sulfate, for use in active food contact materials


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