Reform of EU Chemical Safety Assessments via ECHA

by name voted on 21.10.2025

Summary

This report proposes transferring scientific tasks for chemical assessments to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to ensure consistent and efficient safety evaluations across the EU.

10 21.10.2025

Report

environment

administrative reform

public administration

Key points

Centralization of chemical safety assessment tasks within the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
Implementation of the 'one-substance, one-assessment' principle to eliminate redundant scientific studies.
Extension of the transitional period for agency resource allocation to 18 months.
Mandatory review of the list of restricted substances at least every 36 months.

Vote

PPE

S&D

PfE

ECR

Renew

Verts/ALE

The Left

NI

ESN

Total

Speeches

29 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

Sebastian EVERDING

Sebastian EVERDING

The Left

0:46 min

15. Chemicals (joint debate)

Jutta PAULUS

Verts/ALE

2:24 min

15. Chemicals (joint debate)

Documents (PDFs)

Opinion on the Commission proposals for a Regulation on the re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals (2023/0455(COD)), for a Directive on the re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency(2023/0454(COD))and for a Regulation establishing a common data platform on chemicals 2023/0453(COD) PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT RESULTING FROM INTERINSTITUTIONAL NEGOTIATIONS Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency Follow up to T10-0236/2025 Follow up to T10-0236/2025

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