Reports

October 2016

PAN Europe Annual Report 2015

PAN Europe discusses its major policy actions and campaigns in the year 2015

July 2016

Measures against endocrine disrupting chemicals

The importance of taking action against endocrine disrupting chemicals

The harmful effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals have been known for years. Now that political leaders are about to take crucial decisions on their regulation, WECF, PAN Europe and Wemos want to create awareness and disseminate knowledge about the risks and regulatory possibilities. We want the Dutch government to implement protective measures both here and in the European context. The measures taken by France, Denmark and Sweden, which we have analysed in this report, are examples of effective policy.

June 2016

Opinions from the Scientific Community

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Future Generations: Time for EU to Take Action

With this compilation of scientific opinions PAN Europe aims to help the general public and regulators to understand the crucial need to regulate the use of EDCs in Europe in a manner that will protect humans, particularly the most vulnerable babies-in-the-womb, newborns and children as well as the environment and all its ecosystems. The decision of the “correct” scientific criteria will define the health of our future generations.

June 2016

Impact assessment of the crIterIa for endocrIne dIsruptIng pestIcIdes

Only few pesticides will be banned, in some regulatory options even zero, the impact on agriculture is not substantial; and gains for society are generally forgotten.

January 2016

Mid term review of EU Ombudsman's verdict regarding DG SANTE's pesticide decision-taking methods

PAN Europe in 2013 submitted a complaint to the EU Ombudsman regarding the massive (mis)use of a so-called 'confirmatory data' regime in the approval of pesticides. In case of observed high risks for the environment (birds, mammals, arthropods, fish, etc.) industry was granted the opportunity to submit additional information to show that those high risk do not exist, AFTER approval of their chemical. And industry was granted the same opportunity in case of lacking data, even if the data were a legal condition (data requirement) for approval.

August 2015

Integrated Pest Management - Working with nature

International Organisation for Biological Control (IOBC-wprs), International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA) and Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN-Europe) wish to illustrate what Integrated Pest Management (IPM) means, and how the Sustainable Use Directive can be implemented.

May 2015

PAN Europe reconstruction of the downfall of the EU endocrine policy

How EU Commission Health service DG SANTE joined forces with economic DG's on the criteria for endocrine disruption and crushed not only their enemy, lead DG Environment, but also the entire new EU policy on endocrine disruption.

April 2015

PAN Europe impact assessment of the endocrine disrupting pesticides

January 2014

A Poisonous Injection

How industry tries to water down the risk assessment of pesticide mixtures in everyday food.

Also read the decleration of PAN Europe regarding RIVM.

January 2014

Risks of herbicide 2,4-D

Growing of genetically engineered plants likely to increase spraying of “agent orange herbicide” - if approved, it could be imported into the EU as GM animal feed.

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