Preliminary Opinions open for comments / public consultation
The Opinions in this section have been developed by the SCHEER on the basis of a specific request (mandate) submitted by the Commission services. The Opinions have been recently approved and are now open for comments, for a period of minimum of 4 weeks.
The objective of public consultations is to gather specific comments and suggestions on the scientific basis of the opinion, as well as any other relevant scientific information regarding the questions addressed, in order to allow the Scientific Committees to focus on issues which need to be further analysed.
The comments received during the consultation period will be submitted to the SCHEER to be discussed and to finalise the Opinion.
Please send your comments to: SANTE-SCHEER@ec.europa.eu
Opinions being finalised
The public consultation / commenting period for this Opinion is over. Comments received are (currently) being examined by the SCHEER. The Opinion will be finalised as soon as possible.
- Scientific evidence on radiofrequency
Adopted on 16 August 2022
- Scientific Opinion on the safety of titanium dioxide in toys
Adopted on 5 May 2022
Final Opinions
Toys
- Scientific Opinion on the safety of the presence of cobalt in toys
Adopted on 16 December 2022
Corrigendum adopted on 9 March 2023: Corrected version contains changes on page 27 related to ECHA and REACH restriction procedure.
Water quality
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - 5-6 rings PolyAromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Adopted on 9 March 2023
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Tributyltin Compounds
Adopted on 9 March 2023
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Dicofol
Adopted on 24 January 2023
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS (PBDEs)
Adopted on 24 January 2023
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (DL-PCBs)
Adopted on 24 January 2023
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - HBCDD
Adopted on 16 January 2023
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Triclosan
Adopted on 16 January 2023
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Mercury and its compounds
Adopted on 22 December 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Heptachlor including heptachlor epoxide
Adopted on 22 December 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Nickel and its compounds
Adopted on 22 December 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Glyphosate
Adopted on 22 December 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Hexachlorobutadiene
Adopted on 15 December 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Ibuprofen
Adopted on 5 December 2022
CORRIGENDUM of 26 January 2023 in section 7.5.5 and abstract (two typo’s in values of AA-QSsw, eco and NOEC)
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Fluoranthene
Adopted on 22 November 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Nonylphenol
Adopted on 11 November 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Diuron
Adopted on 12 October 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Bisphenol-A
Adopted on 12 October 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Hexachlorobenzene
Adopted on 13 October 2022
CORRIGENDUM of 5 December 2022 for the QSbiota, secpois, fw and the critical EQS - Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - PFAS
Adopted on 18 August 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Cypermethrin
Adopted on 9 August 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Diclofenac
Adopted on 2 August 2022
- Scientific Opinion on Groundwater quality standards for proposed additional pollutants in the annexes to the Groundwater Directive (2006/118/EC)
Adopted on 18 July 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Chlorpyrifos
Adopted on 15-16 June 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Carbamazepine
Adopted on 20 May 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Bifenthrin
Adopted on 6 May 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Azithromycin
Adopted on 6 May 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Clarithromycin
Adopted on 6 May 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Esfenvalerate
Adopted on 25 March 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Permethrin
Adopted on 25 March 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Deltamethrin
Adopted on 25 March 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Thiamethoxam
Adopted on 25 March 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Thiacloprid
Adopted on 25 March 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Clothianidin
Adopted on 25 March 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Acetamiprid
Adopted on 25 March 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - 17-Alpha-Ethinylestradiol (EE2), Beta-Estradiol (E2) and Estrone (E1)
Adopted on 1 March 2022
- Scientific Opinion on "Draft Environmental Quality Standards for Priority Substances under the Water Framework Directive" - Erythromycin
Adopted on 28 February 2022
Statements
- Statement II on emerging health and environmental issues (2022)
Adopted on 13 January 2022