Where the law stands, Dossier 2024/2759(RPS)
Maximum residue levels for cyproconazole
Commission Regulation amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for cyproconazole and spirodiclofen in or on certain products
Scrutiny of an implementing measure · First reading
The Commission adopted an implementing measure. Parliament can object; an adopted objection stops the measure.
Where it stands
Parliament’s position
Parliament adopted the objection on 18 September 2024 — the Commission measure is blocked.
- Referred to committee(done) 18 September 2024
- Committee work(done)
- Tabled for plenary(done)
- Plenary vote(done) Adopted 18 September 2024
- Parliament’s position(done) Final
Decided in plenary
18 September 2024 · decision 2
Agriculture, food & fisheries, Objection to a Commission measure
Objection under Rule 115(2) and (3), and Rule 115(4)(c) · implementing measure
Maximum residue levels for cyproconazole
Objection passed On the objection: 522 for · 127 against · 28 abstained by a large majority
AI summary:The Parliament objected to a Commission regulation that would have kept maximum residue levels for the pesticide cyproconazole in certain imported foods above the default safety limit.
What changed
Latest Tabled for plenary → Adopted by Parliament
No change of substance: the two versions differ only in presentation — cover page, numbering or the parts a report carries that the adopted text does not.
Who works on it
- Lead committee
- Environment, Climate and Food Safety
- The MEP who drafts the report and negotiates it on behalf of the committee.
- Christophe Clergeau (S&D), Michal Wiezik (Renew), Martin Häusling (Greens), Anja Hazekamp (The Left)
The text, version by version
Newest first.
Adopted by Parliament· 18 Sept 2024
AI summary:Parliament opposes the draft Commission regulation that would maintain maximum residue levels (MRLs) for cyproconazole above the default value, and calls for a new draft lowering all MRLs to the limit of determination or 0.01 mg/kg.
Tabled for plenary· 12 Sept 2024
Motion for a resolution B10-0021/2024
AI summary:Parliament opposes the draft Commission regulation that would maintain maximum residue levels (MRLs) for cyproconazole and spirodiclofen in certain products, arguing it is incompatible with EU law and the precautionary principle.
Timeline
Newest first.
Plenary stage 1 step
18 September 2024
Plenary vote
Sitting of 18 Sept 2024 Motion for a resolution B10-0021/2024Adopted text TA10-0007/2024
Committee stage 1 step
18 September 2024
Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee
The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.
Official record: Legislative Observatory, 2024/2759(RPS)