Letters

December 2023

Letter to the Belgian Presidency - Importance of an effective Regulation on Pesticides (SUR)

Dear Minister Clarinval, 

Dear Minister Khattabi, 

Dear Minister Vandenbroucke, 

December 2023

Stop the extinction of insects - new guidance on terrestrial ecotoxicology is a must

Dear Commissioner Kyriakides,

December 2023

Maintaining the European Commission proposal for a Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products (SUR)

Dear President von der Leyen,

December 2023

Ensure a sustainable future for farmers - reject the Commission Proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed

Dear Prime Minister Tusk,

We write to you to express our deep concerns regarding the Commission Proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by new genomic techniques (NGT) and their food and feed.

December 2023

Highly problematic proposal to deregulate genomic techniques in food and feed

Dear Minister,

In view of the next Presidency Council meeting on 10-11 December, where the Proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by new genomic techniques (NGT) and their food and feed will be discussed, we would like to share our deep concerns with you. The current proposal is characterised by significant shortcomings regarding risk assessment, possible impacts on farmers, transparency and rights of producers, retailers, consumers and public authorities. 

December 2023

EU Standing committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed - 11/12 December 2023 - position of Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe

Dear members of the PAFF committee,

On 11 and 12 December, you are invited to the EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed to discuss and/or adopt opinions on several proposals of the European Commission. In advance of this meeting, below please find PAN Europe's position on certain issues that relate to the protection of human health and the environment, for which we kindly request your particular attention. 

December 2023

Braunschweig meeting

Dear Health Commissioner Ms. Kyriakides,

November 2023

Approved herbicide pendimethalin is a PBT substance

Dear Mr Delgado Rosa,

With this letter we wish to highlight our concerns regarding the handling of the approval of the active substance pendimethalin by DG for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE). We respectfully request DG for Environment (DG ENV) to intervene and help obtain the swift ban of this substance meeting the Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic (PBT) criteria of the Pesticide Regulation (EC) 1107/2009. 

November 2023

Call upon Members of the European Parliament to support a Strong SUR at Plenary Vote, for the future of our farmers, citizens and biodiversity

Dear Members of the European Parliament,

We write to you in view of the plenary vote on the proposal for a Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (SUR), on 22nd of November. The SUR is of very broad public interest, and can have far-reaching impacts on the well-being and welfare of current and future generations. Sustainable farming practices and a healthy environment are the essential foundation of a prosperous future for EU citizens, ecosystems and agricultural areas.

November 2023

Leukämie-Risiko von Glyphosat: Bitte schützen Sie die Gesundheit der Bürgerinnen und Bürger durch die Ablehnung der Glyphosat-Wiedergenehmigung

Sehr geehrter Bundesgesundheitsminister Professor Lauterbach,

neuste Studienergebnisse weisen einen Zusammenhang von Glyphosat mit der Entstehung von Leukämie bereits in jungen Jahren nach. Mit diesem Brief möchten wir Sie daher eindringlich dazu auffordern, sich in Ihrer Fraktion gegen eine Wiedergenehmigung des Herbizidwirkstoffs Glyphosat auszusprechen und die Regierung darin zu bestärken, am 16. November 2023 gegen den Vorschlag der Kommission zu stimmen, Glyphosat für weitere zehn Jahre zu genehmigen. 

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