<p>Plans to boost trust in the EU approval procedure of pesticides, by making it more transparent and accountable, were put forward by Parliament on 16 January 2019.</p>

<p>The European Parliament, on 6 February 2018, set up a special committee on the European Union’s authorization procedure for pesticides (PEST). MEPs want the public to be granted access to the studies used in the procedure to authorize a pesticide, including all the supporting data and information relating to the applications.&nbsp; Parliament is of the opinion that vulnerable groups should be more protected.</p>

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PEST Committee Meeting. Vote on the report on the Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides

Press conference. PEST Committee's shortcomings / Monsanto's case in USA.

PEST committee meeting. Public hearing on EU authorisation procedure for pesticides - Comparative analysis of autorisation procedures in OECD countries

Press conference by Eric ANDRIEU, Chair of the PEST Committee

PEST committee meeting. Public Hearing on EU authorisation procedure for pesticides - Authorisation of plant protection products by the Member States

PEST committee meeting. Hearing on EU authorisation procedure for pesticides - EFSA opinion on draft assessment reports and ECHA classification of active substances.

EU authorisation procedure for pesticide Press point by Eric ANDRIEU (S&D,FR) , Chair of the PEST Committee and by Norbert LINS (EPP,DE) and Bart STAES (Greens/EFA,BE), co-rapporteurs

Hearing of the PEST Committee at the EP in Brussels.

Vote on the report on the Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides: extracts from the vote on the report by Norbert LINS (EPP,DE) and Bart STAES (Greens/EFA,BE) EP Special Committee on the Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides

Report on the Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides: extracts from the vote on the report by Norbert LINS (EPP,DE) and Bart STAES (Greens/EFA,BE)

Eric ANDRIEU (S&D, FR), Chair of the Special Committee on the Union’s authorisation procedure for pesticides, speak to the press about EU authorisation of pesticides, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Special Committee on the Union's authorisation procedure for pesticides

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