European Parliament
Moreira da Silva (PPE-DE ),
in writing
(PT)
I congratulate Mr Nobilia on his report. In line with the precautionary principle and with a view to protecting the environment, we must give a boost to setting biodegradability thresholds and to implementing new techniques for measuring the biodegradability of surfactants in detergents. Existing legislation does not fully meet these aims. I therefore welcome this new legislation since it: increases the number of surfactants that will be monitored and measured; it introduces a new technique for measuring biodegradability; it harmonises risk assessment systems and promotes a new labelling system. I do feel, however, that the directive lacks ambition with regard to limiting phosphates in detergents.

