Appointed rapporteur and shadows on food labelling

The different political groups of the new European Parliament have appointed the draftspersons and shadow rapporteurs for the proposed regulation on the provision of food information to consumers.

The former Parliament had already started the debate on this issue but decided to postpone the adoption of a decision till the new Parliament had been elected, due to the sheer number of amendments tabled to the report prepared by the Rapporteur, MEP Renate Sommer (EPP, DE).

Ms Renate Sommer (EPP, DE) will be again the Rapporteur on this controversial dossier of labelling of foodstuffs (including alcoholic beverages).

Expected timeline for adoption:

The Draft report is expected by mid October. The first discussion in the leading Committee, the ENVI committee, will take place in November.

14/12/2009 Council: political agreement on common position expected

16/03/2010 EP: report scheduled for adoption in committee, 1st or single reading

19/04/2010 EP plenary sitting (indicative date)

Names of the shadow rapporteurs appointed by the different political parties:

Socialists: Glenis Willmott (S&D, UK)

Greens: Carl Schlyter (Greens/EFA, SE)

Liberals: Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (ALDE, NL)

Conservatives: Struan Stevenson (ECR, UK)

United Left: Kartika Tamara Liotard (GUE/NGL, NL)

The IMCO ( Internal Market and Consumer Protection) committee and the AGRI committee will also be giving their opinion on this proposal.

The draftpersons in these committees will be;

IMCO: Christel Schaldemose (S&D,

AGRI: Marc Tarabella (S&D, BE)

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The Council took note of the Presidency progress report on the proposal for a Regulation on the provision of food information to consumers (labelling), which briefly describes the state of play of the discussions within the Council's preparatory bodies on this complex legislative dossier ( Council doc. 10641/09).

The examination of the file continues during the Swedish Presidency in order to reach an agreement within the Council, while awaiting the outcome of the European Parliament's first reading.