Persistent organic pollutants
Amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants
- Stage
- In force, reached 9 Dec 2022
- In force
- In force since 29 Dec 2022 · CELEX 32022R2400
- Procedure
- Ordinary legislative procedure
- Rapporteur
- Martin Hojsík (Renew)
- Last activity
- 9 Dec 2022
Where it stands
Latest: Published in the Official Journal, 9 Dec 2022.
ShowHide the earlier record: 9 dates, 7 Aug 2020 to 29 Jun 2022
- 7 Aug 2020
- Inception impact assessment closed: Update of concentration limit values of persistent organic pollutants in waste, 51 responses · Commission
- 28 Oct 2021
- Adoption by Commission
- 29 Oct 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 10 Nov 2021
- Plenary sitting
- Referred to committee
- 23 Dec 2021
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Update of concentration limit values of persistent organic pollutants in waste, 16 responses · Commission
- 11 Mar 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 2 May 2022
- Plenary sitting
- Debate in plenary
- 3 May 2022
- EP decision on amendments to the legislative proposal
- Plenary vote
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations
- 29 Jun 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 4 Oct 2022
- EP position at first reading
- Plenary amended the proposal
- Plenary vote
- 7 Oct 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 12 Oct 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 14 Oct 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 25 Oct 2022
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- 21 Nov 2022
- Plenary sitting
- 23 Nov 2022
- Signed
- 9 Dec 2022
- Published in the Official Journal
Who is on it
The Parliament's rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and opinion rapporteurs currently on this file.
| Role | Name | Group | Country | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapporteur | Martin Hojsík | Renew | SK | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Alexandr Vondra | ECR | CZ | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Anja Hazekamp | The Left | NL | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Deirdre Clune | EPP | IE | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Manuela Ripa | Greens/EFA | DE | ENVI |
| Shadow rapporteur | Maria Arena | S&D | BE | ENVI |
Amendments
Tabled between 27 Apr 2022 and 28 Sept 2022. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By committee
- ENVI14
Covers 14 of the 18 amendments.
By author
- Alexandr Vondra · ECR2
- Pascal Canfin2
Amendments each member tabled or co-signed. The record names an author on 4 of the 18 amendments.
By article
- Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c – table1
- Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d – table1
- Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – table1
- Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – table1
- Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c – table1
- Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d – table1
- Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e – table1
- Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a – point iv (new)1
- Article 1 a (new)1
- Paragraph 1 a (new)1
ShowHide 8 more provisions
- Recital 21
- Recital 31
- Recital 41
- Recital 5 a (new)1
- Recital 61
- Recital 6 a (new)1
- Recital 6 b (new)1
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Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A9-0092/2022Parliament
- Proposal · COM(2021)0656Parliament
- Text adopted · Corrigendum to final act 32022R2400R(01)Commission
- Text adopted · Corrigendum to final act 32022R2400R(03)Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 163 29.06.2023, p. 0104Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 317 09.12.2022, p. 0024Commission
- Text adopted · OJ L 328 22.12.2022, p. 0169Commission
- Report · PE703.218Parliament
- Amendments · PE719.599Parliament
- Agenda · PE734.320Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2022/2400Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2022)623Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0130/2022Parliament
- Text adopted · T9-0342/2022Parliament
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Where we publish the positions filed, the title opens them here.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 2021 | 67 |
Summary
GeneratedThis act tightens EU controls on persistent organic pollutants by updating concentration limits for certain substances in waste and adding new chemicals to the regulated list. It primarily affects waste management operators and industries handling materials containing these hazardous pollutants. The legislation was signed in November 2022 and entered into force in December 2022.
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