Aidez-nous à maintenir notre pétition ouverte !

Objet : URGENT: PETI committee hearing, request for support (number 1324/2021)

Dear MEP,

HELP US KEEP OUR PETITION OPEN!

In 2021, we submitted a European citizens’ petition to the European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions (PETI). The concerned Petition’s number is 1324/2021.

Our petition challenges the European Commission’s application of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 and the authorities’ interpretation of the judgment delivered on October 1, 2019, by the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Based on the most updated strong scientific and factual evidence, we are denouncing that:

• The current rules under the applicable EU Law are not being properly applied regarding the assessment of pesticide toxicity.
• We criticize the competent authorities for not requiring long-term toxicity studies on the complete formulations of the plant protection products, even though these are the formulations actually applied in the fields.

Our demands are simple and precise:

• Impose comprehensive toxicological testing on finished plant protection products.
• Review related key technical provisions of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 284/2013.
• Conduct a review of authorizations already granted and strengthen transparency, in particular by limiting the use of trade secrets regarding plant protection products’ composition, in accordance with the Aarhus Convention.

This is paramount to protect public health and the environment.

Since the submission of our Petition 5 years ago:

• The European Commission has never provided a satisfactory response to our requests.
• Thanks to the ENVI committee, we secured a commitment from EFSA to work on methods for assessing the long-term toxicity and carcinogenicity of plant protection products (PPPs), including those resulting from interactions between substances within any product. This work is due to be finalised in 2026.
• And now, to avoid fulfilling its role in protecting public health, the European Commission is proposing Omnibus X, one of whose aims, under the guise of simplification, will be to weaken pesticide regulations and deprive citizens of their ability to participate in the regulatory process.

This Thursday, April 16th, at 9:00 AM, we will be heard again by the PETI committee, which will decide, by vote, whether to keep our Petition 1324/2021 open or close it. Yet, to date, the European Commission has proposed no measures to improve the situation.

We kindly ask you, dear Members of the European Parliament, to ensure that the most appropriate approach is taken on this key issue to ensure adequate protection of citizens’ public health and the proper functioning of the Institution. We urge you to vote to keep our Petition open, in order to have it kept alive and for all matters raised in it further investigated both in the European Parliament and at EU level as a whole, while also waiting for the final work by EFSA on the methods for assessing the long-term toxicity and carcinogenicity of plant protection products (PPPs).

It is your responsibility to the citizens of the European Union!

We are counting on you.

Sincerely,