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EU defers vote on glyphosate weedkiller over cancer concerns
http://www.dw.com/en/eu-defers-vote-on-glyphosate-weedkiller-over-cancer-concerns/a-19102662
The European Union has postponed a decision on extending approval for glyphosate after a dispute with the United Nations over whether the controversial weedkiller ingredient causes cancer.
EU defers vote on glyphosate weedkiller over cancer concerns
08.03.2016
After meetings behind closed doors on Monday and Tuesday, a panel of experts from all 28 EU member states stopped short of endorsing a European Commission proposal to extend authorization of glyphosate for 15 years until 2031.
EU diplomats said the panel had failed to reach a qualified majority in favor of extending approval, adding that the discussion would continue at another session of the group on May 18-19.
According to the news agency Reuters, France, Italy and Sweden had voiced their concern over glyphosate, while Germany planned to abstain from any vote.
The EU executive Commission needs a decision over the coming weeks to prevent a legal vacuum when an existing approval for the world's most widely used weedkiller ingredient expires in the EU at the end of June.