P7_TA(2013)0242

Food intended for infants and young children and food for special medical purposes ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution of 11 June 2013 on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children, food for special medical purposes, and total diet replacement for weight control and repealing Council Directive 92/52/EEC, Commission Directives 96/8/EC, 1999/21/EC, 2006/125/EC and 2006/141/EC, Directive 2009/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 41/2009 and (EC) No 953/2009 (05394/1/2013 — C7-0133/2013 — 2011/0156(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)

(2016/C 065/32)

The European Parliament,

having regard to the reasoned opinion submitted, within the framework of Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, by the Italian Senate, asserting that the draft legislative act does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity,

having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 26 October 2011 (1) ,

having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament pursuant to Article 294(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union concerning the position of the Council at first reading (COM(2013)0241),

having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2011)0353),

having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A7-0191/2013),

Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

(1) OJ C 24, 28.1.2012, p. 119.

(2) Texts adopted of 14.6.2012, P7_TA(2012)0255.

ANNEX TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Statement by the Commission on pesticides

In implementing Article 11(1)(b), the Commission will pay particular attention to pesticides containing active substances, safeners or synergists classified in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (1) as mutagen category 1A or 1B, carcinogen category 1A or 1B, toxic for reproduction category 1A or 1B, or considered to have endocrine disrupting properties that may cause adverse effects in humans, or which are very toxic, or which cause critical effects such as developmental neurotoxic or immunotoxic effects, with the objective to ultimately avoid their use.

(1) Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1.