Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants (recast) (Text with EEA relevance.)

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to protect human health and the environment against persistent organic pollutants (POPs). PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the POPs Regulation) implements the commitments of the Union under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (the Stockholm Convention) approved by Council Decision 2006/507/EC and under the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs Protocol). The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted the report by Julie GIRLING (EPP, UK) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (recast). The committee recommended that the European Parliament's position adopted at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the proposal. The proposed recast of the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation updates the Annexes in accordance with decisions taken in 2015 and 2017 during the meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention. In addition, the update defines a new role for the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), which is now responsible for supporting the Commission's work in the preparation of dossiers on substances. refer, in the recitals, to the provisions of the Minamata Convention approved by the Union on 11 May 2017, which are of particular relevance for the POPs Regulation; align the text with that of the REACH Regulation in order to ensure clarity and consistency for all actors, in particular citizens and companies whose activities are affected by this recast; align the recast with the most recent decisions of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention ; clarify that the manufacturer demonstrates that the manufacturing process will transform the substance into one or more other substances that do not exhibit the characteristics of a POP, that it is not expected that either humans or the environment will be exposed to any significant quantities of the substance during its production and use, and that there are no technically feasible alternatives to the use of a substance listed in Part A of Annex I or in Part A of Annex II to this Regulation; require holders to manage the stockpile in a safe, efficient and environmentally sound manner, in accordance with the thresholds and requirements of Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions and Directive 2012/18/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances, where applicable; ensure that the role of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) includes the preparation and review of technical dossiers, including consultations with stakeholders, and the drawing up of opinions to be used by the Commission in considering whether to come forward with a…

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