Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3), and (4)(c): Maximum residue levels for thiacloprid

AdoptedReference B9-0057/2024Committee ENVIFood and agriculture Consumer protection

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The Left38

35003100%

S&D141

122101899%

Greens/EFA71

620

The European Parliament adopted by 386 votes to 186, with 52 abstentions, a resolution objecting to the proposal for a Council regulation amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards maximum residue levels for thiacloprid in or on certain products.As a reminder, thiacloprid is an active ingredient in insecticides mainly used on cotton, pome fruit, vegetables, and potatoes. The approval of the active substance thiacloprid expired on 3 February 2020, and was not renewed. The grace period for plant protection products containing thiacloprid expired on 3 February 2021. The approval of the active substance thiacloprid was not renewed as it could not be established with respect to one…