Follow up to T9-0307/2024

ORDINARY LEGISLATIVE procedure

(First reading without prior interinstitutional negotiations)

Follow up to the European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution

1. Rapporteur: João ALBUQUERQUE (S&D / PT)

2. Reference numbers: 2023/0373 (COD) / A9-0148/2024 / P9_TA(2024)0307

3. Date of adoption of the resolution: 23 April 2024

4. Legal basis: Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

5. Competent Parliamentary Committee: Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)

6. Commission's position:

Welcomes the support of the Parliament concerning core elements of the proposal.

Expresses concerns about certain new, burdensome obligations, especially for small enterprises, in particular regarding the change of regulatory logic i.e. making all the measures in Annex I compulsory for all operators.

Regarding the inclusion of maritime transport of pellets, the Commission insists on global rules while remaining available to assist the co-legislators in exploring possible measures at EU level taking into account the developments linked with the International Maritime Organization (IMO).