EU wants to extend authorization: glyphosate should continue into the field – n-tv.de NEWS

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 Wednesday 01 June 2016

 
 
 

 
 For the weedkiller glyphosate end of June was due to expire the approval for Europe. But according to the will of the European Commission, the States should agree on a new registration but, at least on an extension of the authorization.
 

 
 

The European Commission wants to twelve 18 months to extend the authorization of the controversial pesticide glyphosate in Europe being. This proposal will be submitted to the representatives of the 28 EU member states on Monday to the vote, as the competent EU Health Commissioner vytenis andriukaitis said in Brussels.

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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is expected to complete a study in the coming months, to provide information about the potential dangers of glyphosate. Based on these results, the EU Commission will then decide again on a permanent registration of glyphosate. “I am deeply convinced that we should make our decision on the basis of scientifically based, and not because of political interests”, Andriukaitis. Said

The approval of glyphosate in the EU runs out on 30 June. So far, the EU Member States have failed to agree on an extension. Should the EU not take a decision on an extension until June 30, the authorization will expire automatically. Glyphosate is a suspected carcinogen.

  Source: n-tv.de
 

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