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ENVI

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Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Meeting documents

Latest news

- The current ENVI ITER listing (work in progress) can be found below (updated on a weekly basis)

- The Committee meetings can be viewed as Video-on-Demand from the link below

- The ENVI meeting dates for 2010 can be found below

Further information:
ENVI ITER Listing
EP Live - Multimedia library
ENVI meeting dates in 2010

Highlights

Exchange of views with Philip Lowe, Director General of DG Competition

At its meeting on Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2009, the ENVI Committee will hold an exchange of views with Philip Lowe, Director General of DG Competition, on the recent communication on the antitrust behaviour in the pharmaceutical sector.

Convention on Intern. Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora (CITES)

In view of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora (CITES) in Doha, Qatar, 13-25 March 2010, the ENVI Committee will consider a draft resolution at its meeting on Nov.30-Dec.2.

Food information to consumers

The ENVI Committee will consider the draft report on Food information to consumers at its meeting on Nov.30-Dec.2 (Rapporteur Renate Sommer - PPE).

Animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals

The ENVI Committee will adopt the draft report on Animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals at its meeting on Nov.30-Dec.2 (Rapporteur Bairbre De Brún - GUE/NGL).

All announcements

Presentation and competencies

Committee responsible for:

1. environmental policy and environmental protection measures, in particular concerning:

(a) air, soil and water pollution, waste management and recycling, dangerous substances and preparations, noise levels, climate change, protection of biodiversity,

(b) sustainable development,

(c) international and regional measures and agreements aimed at protecting the environment,

(d) restoration of environmental damage,

(e) civil protection,

(f) the European Environment Agency;

2. public health, in particular:

(a) programmes and specific actions in the field of public health,

(b) pharmaceutical and cosmetic products,

(c) health aspects of bioterrorism,

(d) the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products and the European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control;

3. food safety issues, in particular:

(a) the labelling and safety of foodstuffs,

(b) veterinary legislation concerning protection against risks to human health; public health checks on foodstuffs and food production systems,

(c) the European Food Safety Authority and the European Food and Veterinary Office.