Verbatim report of proceedings

Tuesday, 2 February 2016 - Strasbourg

Amendments to the 1998 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution on persistent organic pollutants (A8-0001/2016 - Giovanni La Via)

  Doru-Claudian Frunzulică (S&D), in writing. ‒ Single consent vote. I fully support the amendment to the Aarhus Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants. The amended protocol includes seven new substances, updates implementation requirements for several substances, updates restrictions for PCDD/PCDF emissions from several sources, and adds PCBs to the list of substances affected by the total annual emission restrictions and reporting obligations. The amendments are fully consistent with existing EU legislation.