Regulation (EU) 2022/2400 amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants

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Series Details L 317, Pages 24-31
Publication Date 09/12/2022
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Summary:

Regulation (EU) 2022/2400 - adopted by the co-legislators on 23 November 2022 - aimed at tightening the limits of the so-called Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in waste. This is a text with EEA relevance.

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Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are chemicals with toxic properties that remain in the environment for a very long time, accumulate in food chains and can harm human health and the environment.

Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 implements the commitments of the EU under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants - also known as Stockholm Convention - and under the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on the Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants - also known as the POPs Protocol.

This Regulation amends the annexes of that Regulation by introducing stringent limits for a number of substances or groups of substances in waste.

The draft law was adopted by the European Commission on 28 October 2021, in the framework of the Circular Economy Action Plan. The Council of the European Union formally endorsed its general approach on 17 March 2022. The plenary of the European Parliament adopted a negotiating position on 9 May. An informal agreement between the co-legislators on a compromise text for this file was reached on 20 June. This was formally endorsed by the Parliament on 4 October and by the Council on 24 October. The Act was signed by the co-legislators on 23 November 2022 and published in the Official Journal on 7 December 2022.

Source Link http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2400/oj
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Commentary and Analysis
EPRS: Briefing, December 2021: Revision of Annexes IV and V to the EU Regulation on Persistent Organic Pollutants - Implementation Appraisal https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2021)694247

News
EUObserver, 22/06/2022: EU states reject stricter chemical rules in waste, says lead MEP https://euobserver.com/green-economy/155292

Official
EUR-LEX: COM(2021)656: Proposal for a Regulation amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2021:656:FIN
EUR-LEX: SWD(2021)299: Staff Working Document accompanying the Proposal - Subsidiarity Grid https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2021:299:FIN
EUR-LEX: SWD(2021)300: Staff Working Document accompanying the Proposal - Impact Assessment Report https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2021:300:FIN
EUR-LEX: SWD(2021)300: Staff Working Document accompanying the Proposal - Executive Summary of the Impact Assessment Report https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=SWD:2021:301:FIN
European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure File for Proposal on Persistent organic pollutants (2021/0340(COD)) https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?reference=2021/0340(COD)
European Parliament: Legislative Train Schedule: Revision of Annexes IV and V of the Regulation on Persistent Organic Pollutants (REFIT) https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-a-european-green-deal/file-pops-regulation-revision-of-annexes-iv-and-v
European Commission: Topics: Waste containing POPs https://ec.europa.eu/environment/topics/waste-and-recycling/waste-containing-pops_en
European Commission: Press Release, 28/10/2021: European Green Deal: Commission adopts new limits for some of the most harmful chemicals in waste https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_5552
European Commission: Questions and Answers On Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) (28 October 2021) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_21_5553
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 17/03/2022: Member States agree to reduce persistent organic pollutants in waste https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/03/17/les-etats-membres-s-accordent-pour-reduire-les-polluants-organiques-persistants-dans-le-dechets/
Council of the European Union: Press Release, 21/06/2022: Council and Parliament agree to reduce limit values for the presence of persistent organic pollutants in waste https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/06/21/council-and-parliament-agree-to-reduce-limit-values-for-the-presence-of-persistent-organic-pollutants-in-waste/
European Parliament: Press Release, 21/06/2022: MEPs clinch deal with member states to reduce harmful chemicals in waste https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220621IPR33420/
European Parliament: Press Release, 04/10/2022: Parliament backs deal to reduce harmful chemicals in waste https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220930IPR41925/
S&D EP Group: Newsroom, 04/10/2022: S&Ds: Persistent Organic Pollutants? No, thank you! EU Parliament approves further limitations https://www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/sds-persistent-organic-pollutants-no-thank-you-eu-parliament-approves-further-limitations

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