# Persistent organic pollutants

European Parliament procedure 2021/0340(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 9th term, committee ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 43 committee amendments tabled by 11 Members between 2022-03-09 and 2022-03-09.

## What the amendments focus on

This codecision file amends the annexes to the EU regulation on persistent organic pollutants and to the waste Directive. Amendments set concentration limits for substances listed under the Stockholm Convention, including pentachlorophenol, dicofol, PFOA, PFHxS, PFBS, short-chain chlorinated paraffins, brominated diphenyl ethers, hexabromocyclododecane and dioxins, classify POP-containing waste above those limits as hazardous, and add delegated-act and traceability requirements, invoking the precautionary principle.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deirdre CLUNE | Ireland | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124988.md |
| Anja HAZEKAMP | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125023.md |
| Maria ARENA | Belgium | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124936.md |
| Manuela RIPA | Germany | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/206158.md |
| Martin HOJSÍK | Slovakia | RE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197770.md |
| María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS | Spain | RE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4344.md |
| Frédérique RIES | Belgium | RE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4253.md |
| Nicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂ | Romania | Verts/ALE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58766.md |
| Alexandr VONDRA | Czechia | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197537.md |
| Ondřej KNOTEK | Czechia | PfE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197528.md |
| Ivan DAVID | Czechia | ESN | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197556.md |

## Official source documents

- PE719.599: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-719599_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2021-0340-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2021-0340-COD.json

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