# Resolution on a strategic approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment

European Parliament procedure 2019/2816(RSP) (RSP - Resolutions on topical subjects, 9th term, committee ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 258 committee amendments tabled by 49 Members between 2020-01-30 and 2020-01-30.

## What the amendments focus on

This resolution concerns a strategic approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment. The amendments revise citations and recitals invoking the polluter-pays and precautionary principles, the European Green Deal, antimicrobial resistance, the REACH Regulation and an OECD study on pharmaceutical residues in freshwater, and noting the rising concentrations of pharmaceuticals and active substances in soils, sediments and waterbodies, including in human and veterinary medicines.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan HUITEMA | Netherlands | RE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58789.md |
| Michèle RIVASI | France | Verts/ALE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96743.md |
| Ulrike MÜLLER | Germany | RE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124862.md |
| Mohammed CHAHIM | Netherlands | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197782.md |
| Kateřina KONEČNÁ | Czechia | NI | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23699.md |
| Tiemo WÖLKEN | Germany | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/185619.md |
| Günther SIDL | Austria | S&D | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197677.md |
| Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES | Spain | S&D | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197718.md |
| César LUENA | Spain | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197721.md |
| Eric ANDRIEU | France | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/113892.md |
| Biljana BORZAN | Croatia | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112748.md |
| Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI | Romania | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38420.md |
| Anja HAZEKAMP | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125023.md |
| Nathalie COLIN-OESTERLÉ | France | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197536.md |
| Demetris PAPADAKIS | Cyprus | S&D | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124692.md |

## Official source documents

- PE646.955: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-646955_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2019-2816-RSP · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2019-2816-RSP.json

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