On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 1272/2008, (EC) No 1223/2009 and (EU) 2019/1009 as regards simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products
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Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development · Rapporteur: Veronika Vrecionová
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The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development's opinion on the Commission's proposal to simplify rules for chemical products, including fertilisers, proposes amendments to maintain safety while reducing burdens and supporting innovation.¶¶¶ It adds references to animal health, clarifies scope exclusions for plant protection products, and introduces criteria for assessing micro-organisms and other materials, with deadlines for delegated acts and reviews.¶¶¶
Committee position. The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development proposes amendments to the Commission's proposal, focusing on technical improvements to strengthen legal clarity, support innovation, and ensure proportionality for agricultural products.¶¶¶
Key points
- Welcomes the Commission's proposal as balanced, maintaining safety while reducing administrative burden and improving predictability.¶
- Emphasises that simplification should speed up market access for safe, effective, affordable fertilisers and biostimulants, especially for small and medium-sized producers.¶
- Calls for a Union list of low-risk micro-organisms based on scientific assessments to provide a predictable framework for microbial products.¶
- Amends recitals to include animal health in protection objectives and to note that fertilising products affect farmers' costs and competitiveness.¶¶¶
- Supports simplifying label formatting obligations without reducing protection, and calls for careful assessment of digitalisation of declarations to avoid disproportionate burdens.¶¶
- Clarifies that Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 should not apply to plant protection products, including biological control products.¶
- Proposes delegated acts to set criteria and methodology for assessing micro-organisms not listed in CMC 7, ensuring uniform criteria and considering previous assessments.¶¶
- Adds a new paragraph allowing delegated acts for criteria and methodology for materials other than micro-organisms, excluding those already listed.¶
- Requires that animal by-products used in fertilising products reach an end point under Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, with criteria proportionate to fertilising risks.¶
- Sets a deadline for the first delegated act on micro-organism criteria: 18 months after entry into force.¶
- Introduces a review clause requiring the Commission to periodically revise requirements for materials, first review within two years of entry into force.¶
Who is affected
- Producers of fertilising and biostimulant products, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, will benefit from simplified procedures and clearer criteria.¶¶
- Farmers are affected as end users, with potential for improved access to innovative microbial and organic fertilisers.
- Manufacturers of microbial plant biostimulants and other fertilising products using micro-organisms or animal by-products are directly targeted by new assessment criteria.¶¶¶