Objection to a delegated act: Novel foods - the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’
TA-9-2024-0316 · P9_TA(2024)0316 · PE760.689
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Parliament objects to the Commission delegated regulation of 14 March 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 on novel foods as regards the definition of 'engineered nanomaterials'.¶¶ It considers the delegated regulation incompatible with the aim and content of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 and says it exceeds the delegated powers in Article 31 of that Regulation.¶ It regrets that the proposed 50 % threshold does not take into account technical and scientific progress, and calls on the Commission to apply the precautionary principle, ensure consumer safety and information and take into account the One Health approach.¶¶ It instructs its President to forward the resolution to the Commission and notify it that the delegated regulation cannot enter into force, and to forward it to the Council and the governments and parliaments of the member states.¶¶
Key points
- Parliament objects to the Commission delegated regulation of 14 March 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 on novel foods as regards the definition of 'engineered nanomaterials'.¶¶
- It instructs its President to notify the Commission that the delegated regulation cannot enter into force.¶
- It considers the delegated regulation incompatible with the aim and content of Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 and says it exceeds the delegated powers conferred on the Commission in Article 31 of that Regulation.¶
- It regrets that the proposed threshold of 50 % does not take into account technical and scientific progress.¶
- It calls on the Commission to apply the precautionary principle, to ensure consumer safety and information and to take into account the One Health approach.¶
- It instructs its President to forward the resolution to the Council and to the governments and parliaments of the member states.¶
Who is affected
- The Commission, which is told the delegated regulation cannot enter into force and is asked to apply the precautionary principle.¶¶
- The Council and the governments and parliaments of the member states, which receive the resolution.¶
- Consumers, whose safety and information Parliament says must be ensured.¶
Figures and deadlines
- 50 %: the proposed default threshold of particles at the nano-scale that Parliament regrets.¶
Legal basis: Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union¶