HEAL supports the EU’s proposal to list PBDD/F and PBCDD/F as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Annex C (= unintentional production) under the Stockholm Convention, due to the chemicals’ persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic properties as well as the well documented global exposure to the pollutants.
On June 22, the European Commission is expected to publish two crucial legislative proposals to implement the EU Green Deal. The “Nature Protection Package” includes the EU Nature Restoration Law and the revision of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive (the Pesticides Reduction Regulation).
A week ahead of the planned publication of the EU Nature Protection Package, and with rumours of a second delay persisting, HEAL has joined 24 European civil society groups to call on the Commission to publish the two Regulations on the planned date and introduce ambitious and binding targets.
