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Committee On The Environment, Public Health And Food Safety




The committee is responsible for:

1. environmental policy and environmental protection measures, in particular concerning:

  • (a) air, soil and water pollution, waste management and recycling, dangerous substances and preparations, noise levels, climate change, protection of biodiversity,


  • (b) sustainable development,


  • (c) international and regional measures and agreements aimed at protecting the environment,


  • (d) restoration of environmental damage,


  • (e) civil protection,


  • (f) the European Environment Agency;


2. public health, in particular:

  • (a) programmes and specific actions in the field of public health,


  • (b) pharmaceutical and cosmetic products,


  • (c) health aspects of bioterrorism,


  • (d) the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products and the European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control;


3. food safety issues, in particular:

  • (a) the labelling and safety of foodstuffs,


  • (b) veterinary legislation concerning protection against risks to human health; public health checks on foodstuffs and food production systems,


  • (c) the European Food Safety Authority and the European Food and Veterinary Office.



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