Unsurprisingly, and for the second time, Member States representatives at the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (PAFF Committee) were unable to reach a position on being either for or against the reauthorisation of glyphosate at a qualified majority, following the Commission’s proposal. The European Commission will therefore have the final say on the reauthorisation period for the herbicide.
For its part, Copa and Cogeca maintain the same position and call for the European Commission to follow the science-based conclusions of ECHA and EFSA agencies and opt for a reauthorisation of 10 years.
Currently there is not any equivalent alternative to this herbicide, and without it, many agricultural practices, notably soil conservation, would be rendered complex, leaving farmers with either no solutions or with alternatives that consume even more herbicides!
Fonte: Copa Cogeca
