In an exchange with the Environment committee in the European Parliament, Alain Maron, the chair of the Environment Council, highlighted the importance of successfully implementing the Chemical Strategy while prioritizing microplastic and PFAS. He noted the importance of preventing and dealing with PFAS pollution in legislation.
The Belgian presidency plans to reach interinstitutional agreements on revising several regulations, including the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. Trilogies for the packaging waste regulation are set for 5 February and 4 March. This indicates an intention to carry negotiations up to the last minute, as early February marks the latest feasible moment for an agreed text translation into all official EU languages, ensuring adoption at the European Parliament’s final session in April. If a deal is reached on 4 March, there is still a technical possibility for a vote, as stated by a source from the presidency to Euronews.
Moreover, Belgium also intends to revise the Wastewater Treatment Directive and advance a proposal that expands the list of water pollutants subjected to stringent concentration limits, including PFAS and many others in response to the call from civil society.
, the Wastewater Treatment Directive, and the Mercury Regulation. Moreover, there is an intention to also advance negotiations on the list of priority substances in water.
More information is available in Toxic-free for EU weekly briefing.
