European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) is a committee of the European Parliament. It has 81 full members and is currently chaired by Pascal Canfin.[1]
Evolution
During the 1990s its relatively low importance led to its being referred to unfavourably by
NGOs.[2]
Responsibilities
The committee is responsible for:[3]
1. environmental policy and environmental protection measures, in particular concerning:
- (a) climate change,
- (b) air, soil and water pollution, waste management and recycling, dangerous substances and preparations, noise levels and the protection of biodiversity,
- (c) sustainable development,
- (d) international and regional measures and agreements aimed at protecting the environment,
- (e) restoration of environmental damage,
- (f) civil protection,
- (g) the European Environment Agency,
- (h) the European Chemicals 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 Medicines Agency and the European Centre for 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.
Chairs[4]
- 1979-1984: Ken Collins (Socialist Group|S&D)
- 1984-1989: Beate Weber (Socialist Group|S&D)
- 1989-1999: Ken Collins (Socialist Group|S&D)
- 1999-2004: Caroline Jackson (EPP)
- 2004–2007: Karl-Heinz Florenz (EPP)
- 2007–2009: Miroslav Ouzký (ECR)
- 2009–2014: Jo Leinen (S&D)
- 2014–2019: Giovanni La Via (EPP)
- 2019–present: Pascal Canfin (Renew Europe)
See also
- European Food Safety Authority
- European Commissioner for the Environment
- Directorate-General for the Environment (European Commission)
- European Commissioner for Health
- Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection (European Commission)
- European Commissioner for Enterprise & Industry
- Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry (European Commission)
References
- ^ [1] List of Members of the ENVI Committee of the European Parliament
- ISBN 978-0-7190-5666-6.
- ^ [2] Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament, ANNEX V: POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STANDING COMMITTEES
- ^ Corbett, Richard; Jacobs, Francis; Neville, Darren (2016), 'The European Parliament' (9 ed.), London: John Harper Publishing, ISBN 978-0-9934549-5-0.
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