During the EP plenary session (02-05 October 2017) in Strasbourg, MEPs debate&nbsp;(03/10)&nbsp;and vote on identifying endocrine disruptors. Statements by Jytte GUTELAND (S&amp;D, SE) and Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL).

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EICKHOUT, Bas (Greens/EFA, NL)

GUTELAND, Jytte (S&D, SE)

Identifying endocrine disruptors: extracts from the vote and from the debate (03/10)

vote on identifying endocrine disruptors, (7 shots)

Panel total 694, + 389, - 235, abstention 70, applause, (5 shots)

SOUNDBITE (Swedish), Jytte GUTELAND (S&amp;D, SE), We have given the Commission the job to identifying that have endocrine disrupting properties and what the COM is now proposing is neither in line with EU law or gives sufficient protection for people&rsquo;s health and the environment. And endocrine disruptors in pesticides, so it is important to ensure that this is stopped, this proposal is a violation of the COM mandate.

SOUNDBITE (Swedish), Jytte GUTELAND (S&amp;D, SE), We demand that the COM takes away this illegal exemption and that they come back with a new proposal that protects children and bees and doesn&rsquo;t just protect the economic interests that are operational on the market.

SOUNDBITE (English), Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), It took many years before the COM finally came up with those criteria, even the Court of Justice was needed to push the COM to come forward with those criteria, but a another important discussion that was in 2009, is what are the cut off criteria, to which the criteria of endocrine disruptors apply, comply with. These cut off criteria were crucial, because of course if you fall out of that scope you are not been considered as an endocrine disruptor, that was a crucial debate, there was an entire annex drafted, that was created to design these cut off criteria and one of the key provisions there was, they shall only be approved if it is not considered to have endocrine disruptor properties on non-target organisms. And exactly this provision, the COM is changing now.

SOUNDBITE (English), Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), This is not whether you like it or not, this is about whether we allow the COM to change a crucial part of the law through implementing powers. If they want to do so, come forward with a proposal for co-decision that is the way we do it and it is to our colleagues, are we here for the rule of law or for the rule of industry.

Identifying endocrine disruptors: extracts from the vote and from the debate (03/10)

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