Health and Environment Alliance | Position Papers

HEAL’s response to the public consultation on the EU Pesticide Reduction Law proposal

20th September 2022

Responding to European Commission’s public consultation on its plans for a Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products Regulation (SUR), the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) has welcomed the proposal but calls for more significant and faster reduction of pesticide use in order to protect health from the pesticide pollution across the EU.

Joint statement: A strong EU Nature Package to tackle the climate, health and biodiversity crises

16th June 2022

HEAL has joined 24 civil society organisations to call on the European Commission to publish the EU Nature Package on the planned date to tackle the climate, health and biodiversity crises.

Joint statement: Urgent need for precise public data on the use of pesticides across Europe

30th May 2022

76 organisations call on EU Member States to support the European Parliament's proposals on the reform of the agriculture statistics regulation (SAIO).

HEAL’s submission to consultation on the evaluation of the LIFE programme

14th April 2022

HEAL has submitted a response to the European Commission's consultation on the evaluation of the LIFE programme. It can be found here.

NGO key demands to improve REACH

11th April 2022

This document represents 21 health and environmental NGOs’ position on key priorities and recommendations in the context of the REACH revision and the EU’s commitment to protect people’s health and the environment, in alignment with the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and the Green Deal.

HEAL’s comments following CARACAL 44 discussion on options to implement the extension of the generic approach to risk management in the REACH Regulation

25th March 2022

CHEM Trust, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and HEAL’s comments on considerations for extended REACH information requirements

24th February 2022

The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) and HEAL’s comments on the proposal to reform the REACH registration and evaluation process

23rd February 2022

Joint health and environmental NGOs’ comments regarding MOCS and introduction of hazard classes for endocrine disruption in the CLP Regulation as follow-up to CASGED6

18th February 2022

Joint health and environmental NGOs’ comments to the update of REACH Annexes in relation to endocrine disruption properties as follow-up to CASG-ED6

17th February 2022

HEAL’s comments on CARACAL 43 proposals for reform of REACH authorisation and restriction

16th February 2022

Air quality – revision of EU rules: HEAL response to the targeted survey questionnaire

11th February 2022

Briefing: HEAL’s response to the public consultations on the EU’s initial assessment of glyphosate

3rd February 2022

This briefing outlines HEAL's response to two public consultations on the EU's initial assessment of glyphosate, and lists our key concerns about the EU assessment report on the toxicity of the pesticide.

An opportunity for the EU to prevent toxic recycling and contamination of the circular economy through the substantial strengthening of limit values for POPs in waste

4th January 2022

Joint civil society comments on the revision of the EU POPs regulation

20th December 2021

Recommendations from Turkish Health Sector regarding Climate Action and COP 26

15th December 2021

Turkey's ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement by November 10, 2021 and announcing its net zero emission target until 2053 are among the positive developments considering we have been feeling…

Glyphosate: EU toxicity assessment report still fails to address health risks of world’s most-used pesticide

25th November 2021

A review of the EU assessment report from the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) on the toxicity of the popular pesticide glyphosate confirms that the evaluation is still mostly based on studies and arguments provided by the chemical industry.

EEB, HEAL and ClientEarth comment on the SEAC draft Opinion on single-use baby diapers restriction

22nd November 2021

HEAL comments on the draft programme of air protection of the Republic of Serbia

18th November 2021

EU air quality rules revision: HEAL response to the public consultation

18th November 2021

HEAL has submitted its response to the European Commission’s public consultation on the revision of air quality rules, open until 16 December 2021. Every individual and organisation can have their…