Source: European Parliament
On 18 February, ENVI Members will vote on three legislative proposals under the One-Substance-One-Assessment package, aimed at improving the EU’s chemical assessment framework. Compromise amendments have been negotiated for each file.
The European Commission proposed the One-Substance-One-Assessment package in December 2023 to streamline chemical assessments, enhance data accessibility, and improve early detection of chemical risks. The package includes the creation of a common data platform on chemicals and the re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks among EU agencies. The changes proposed by ENVI aim at expanding the common data platform with information on chemicals in articles and alternatives to harmful substances, increasing the integration of available information on medicines and data from research and improving the mechanism to detect early warnings signs on chemical risks. If adopted in ENVI, the proposals will proceed to a plenary vote in April.