# Persistent organic pollutants. Recast

European Parliament procedure 2018/0070(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 43 committee amendments tabled by 7 Members between 2018-08-10 and 2018-08-10.

## What the amendments focus on

A proposal recasting the regulation on persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The amendments address coherence with the Convention, Protocol and Rotterdam Convention, stricter rules on stockpiles, reduction of unintentional POP releases, closed-system site-limited intermediates and feasible alternatives, information exchange, technical assistance to developing countries, inventories and contaminated sites, public access to environmental and health information, delegated acts, committee procedures, and substance exemptions including PCBs.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piernicola PEDICINI | Italy | NI | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124844.md |
| Eleonora EVI | Italy | Verts/ALE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124779.md |
| Kateřina KONEČNÁ | Czechia | NI | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23699.md |
| Jytte GUTELAND | Sweden | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124991.md |
| Massimo PAOLUCCI | Italy | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124849.md |
| Julie GIRLING | United Kingdom | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96956.md |
| Jan HUITEMA | Netherlands | RE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58789.md |

## Official source documents

- PE623.927: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-623927_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-0070-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-0070-COD.json

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