Improving Cooperation Among EU Chemical Agencies

by name voted on 21.10.2025

Summary

This regulation aims to improve cooperation among EU agencies (like ECHA, EFSA, and EMA) regarding chemical safety. It introduces a 'one substance, one assessment' approach to reduce duplicate work and resolve scientific disagreements.

10 21.10.2025

Report

science

environment

administrative reform

public administration

administrative structures

Key points

Implementation of the 'one substance, one assessment' principle to unify chemical safety evaluations across the EU.
Re-attribution of specific scientific tasks to the European Chemicals Agency, particularly regarding hazard identification and guidelines for substances like phthalates.
Strengthening the obligations for agencies to cooperate on developing assessment methodologies and exchanging data.
Establishment of new procedures to resolve scientific disagreements between the European Food Safety Authority and other Union agencies.

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Total

Speeches

30 Speeches in total

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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 regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 401/2009, (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) No 2019/1021 as regards the re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 401/2009, (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) No 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals Opinion on Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 401/2009, (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 401/2009, (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) No 2019/1021 as regards the re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals Follow up to T10-0237/2025

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