# C_2021158EN.01034501.xml

| 30.4.2021 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 158/345 |
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30.4.2021

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 158/345

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P8_TA(2019)0400

Transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 17 April 2019 on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain amending Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 [on general food law], Directive 2001/18/EC [on the deliberate release into the environment of GMOs], Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 [on GM food and feed], Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 [on feed additives], Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003 [on smoke flavourings], Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 [on food contact materials], Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 [on the common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings], Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 [on plant protection products] and Regulation (EU) No 2015/2283 [on novel foods] (COM(2018)0179 — C8-0144/2018 — 2018/0088(COD)

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

(2021/C 158/47)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2018)0179), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2018)0179),

| — | having regard to Article 294(2) and Articles 43, 114 and 168(4)(b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0144/2018), |
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having regard to Article 294(2) and Articles 43, 114 and 168(4)(b) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0144/2018),

| — | having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis, |
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having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,

| — | having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 19 September 2018 (1), |
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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 19 September 2018 (1),

| — | having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 10 October 2018 (2), |
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having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 10 October 2018 (2),

| — | having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 69f(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 15 February 2019 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, |
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having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 69f(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 15 February 2019 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

| — | having regard to Rules 59 and 39 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 59 and 39 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinions of the Committee on Fisheries and the Committee on Legal Affairs (A8-0417/2018), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinions of the Committee on Fisheries and the Committee on Legal Affairs (A8-0417/2018),

| 1. | Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out (3); |
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| 2. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal; |
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| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments. |
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(1)  OJ C 440, 6.12.2018, p. 158.

(2)  OJ C 461, 21.12.2018, p. 225.

(3)  This position replaces the amendments adopted on 11 December 2018 (Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0489).

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P8_TC1-COD(2018)0088

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 17 April 2019 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2019/... of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment in the food chain and amending Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 1829/2003, (EC) No 1831/2003, (EC) No 2065/2003, (EC) No 1935/2004, (EC) No 1331/2008, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) 2015/2283 and Directive 2001/18/EC

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2019/1381.)

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