Rapporti verbatim tad-dibattiti

It-Tlieta, 23 ta' April 2024 - Strasburgu

5.13. Klassifikazzjoni, tikkettar u imballaġġ tas-sustanzi u t-taħlitiet (A9-0271/2023 - Maria Spyraki) (votazzjoni)

- Pirms balsošanas:

  Maria Spyraki, rapporteur. – Mr President, I will be very, very brief. Today we vote on the update of the revision of the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, which is one of the key pillars of EU chemical legislation. It is also a very, very important component of our chemicals strategy for sustainability.

The revision of CLP significantly increases the level of protection of consumers and the environment, as it introduced new hazard classes and thus increased the level of information provided for all products containing chemicals. We made the rules on marketing chemicals simpler and more transparent.

Also, we go on with digital labelling, where possible, and provide instructions in order to address risks from online sale. Providing a derogation for some substances containing more than one constituent extracted from plants or parts of plants, we support agriculture and SMEs, and safeguard the sustainability and competitiveness of the essential oil sector.

The revised regulation enhances the protection of children and the rights of the consumer, ensures the reliability of products and thus increases the safety of the European way of life. In addition, it introduces specific provisions for refill stations to ensure that risk mitigation measures are applied to minimise the exposure of humans, and provides an adequate period for industry to adapt to the new requirements.

I would like to thank all colleagues involved in this report. I would like to thank all of you and particularly ECHA, which provided a lot of information and support to us.