EU-28: EC Proposes Changes in Comitology Rules
On February 14, 2017, the European Commission published a legislative proposal to amend the EU’s comitology rules (Regulation EU 182/2011) in a stated effort to make Member States (MS) more accountable for EU legislation. These proposed changes in the decision-making rules would apply to all areas of EU law-making. However, to date, only approval decisions for genetically engineered (GE) products and glyphosate, the active ingredient in a widely used plant protection product, have failed to reach a qualified majority for or against. In these cases, the Commission has been obliged to take the final decision.
