On the draft Commission regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards lead in certain fishing tackle
B-10-2026-0344
on behalf of the PfE Group · Rapporteur: Silvia Sardone, Mathilde Androuët, MarieLuce BrasierClain, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Viktória Ferenc, Roman Haider, Antonín Staněk, Anna Maria Cisint, France Jamet, Séverine Werbrouck, Mélanie Disdier
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Parliament opposes the draft Commission regulation restricting lead in certain fishing tackle under REACH, citing lack of proportionality and insufficient evidence on viable alternatives.¶¶¶ It calls on the Commission to withdraw the draft and submit a new one backed by robust scientific and socio-economic evidence and a comprehensive impact assessment.¶
Key points
- Opposes adoption of the draft Commission regulation.¶
- Considers the draft fails to respect the principle of proportionality.¶
- Finds the Commission has not demonstrated technically and economically viable alternatives for all fishing tackle categories; for small split shot and micro weights, no alternative matches lead's performance without higher costs or line damage risk.¶
- Notes SEAC could not conclude whether certain restrictions were socio-economically justified.¶
- Stresses RAC found no environmental grounds for banning sinkers over 50 grams and warned of unregulated home casting lowering compliance.¶
- Calls on the Commission to withdraw the draft and submit a new proposal fully substantiated by robust evidence, showing viable alternatives across all applications, based on a comprehensive impact assessment.¶