In a nonbinding resolution, members of the European Parliament ("MEP") voted for the European Commission ("EC") to renew the EU market approval for glyphosate, an active substance widely used in herbicides, for only seven years and not 15 as originally proposed, and for professional uses only. Safety of this substance has been recently debated by the World Health Organization ("WHO") and EFSA, which reached differing conclusions on the carcinogenicity of glyphosate (see Jones Day's previous Update). The national experts of the Phytopharmaceuticals Section of the European Commission's ("EC") Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed will vote to adopt or reject the MEP's proposal. If a qualified majority is not reached, the EC will decide on the matter.
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