German Meps Pushing European Parliament To Veto Lightbulb Ban

摘要

A group of German MEPs is pushing for the European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee to veto a decision to ban incandescent lightbulbs in the EU.rnThe group, mainly MEPs from the centre right European People's Party, but which also includes the liberal Holger Krahmer, argues that Parliament should have full co-decision powers over a proposal like this and not merely the right to veto under the three month regulatory procedure with scrutiny.rnThe ban would come through a European Commission decision adopting a back up technical measure to the ecodesign of energy using products directive. The German MEPs say the ban is too wide-ranging to be adopted as a technical measure through a committee procedure - comitology - rather than a full legislative proposal with co-decision between Parliament and Council.