European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) is a committee of the European Parliament. It has 68 members and a secretariat of 10 administrators. Its current chair is it, an Italian member of the European People's Party.[1]

Evolution

During the 1990s its relatively low importance led to its being referred to unfavourably by MEPs as the "Cinderella committee". However, since then the committee's powers have increased. The co-decision procedure for legislation, which grants greater powers to the Parliament, has been extended to more policy areas. Notably, the areas covered by this committee were the main recipients of these new powers. The rising importance of the issues it deals with (for example, global warming) has also meant that it has become one of the most important committees in Parliament. The committee's open sessions, as well as constituting a major forum within the Parliament, are usually well attended by both business lobbyists and representatives from environmental NGOs.[2]

Responsibilities

The committee is responsible for:

1. environmental policy and environmental protection measures, in particular concerning:

  • (a) air, soil and water pollution, waste management and recycling, dangerous substances and preparations, noise levels, climate change, protection of biodiversity,
  • (b) sustainable development,
  • (c) international and regional measures and agreements aimed at protecting the environment,
  • (d) restoration of environmental damage,
  • (e) civil protection,
  • (f) the European Environment Agency;

2. public health, in particular:

3. food safety issues, in particular:

See also

References

  1. [1] European Parliament press release 2014-07-07
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