# 2017 discharge: European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

European Parliament procedure 2018/2190(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT / ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 20 committee amendments tabled by 14 Members between 2018-12-12 and 2019-01-31.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the 2017 discharge for the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Amendments variously refuse or postpone granting discharge to the Executive Director, and address transparency and conflicts of interest, whistle-blower protection, and the independence policy including a two-year cooling-off period and the treatment of industry research funding and public-private partnerships. They reference the resolution on the pesticides authorisation procedure, the glyphosate case, and risk communication.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bas EICKHOUT | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96725.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Dennis de JONG | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96748.md |
| Mireille D'ORNANO | France | EFDD | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124750.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Raffaele FITTO | Italy | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4465.md |
| Beata GOSIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124900.md |
| Richard SULÍK | Slovakia | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124928.md |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124713.md |
| Benedek JÁVOR | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124721.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Lynn BOYLAN | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124984.md |
| Pavel POC | Czechia | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96715.md |
| Karin KADENBACH | Austria | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97014.md |

## Official source documents

- PE630.561: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-630561_EN.pdf
- PE634.472: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-634472_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-2190-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-2190-DEC.json

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