– The European Commission will today register two European citizens' initiatives: "Stop Cruelty Stop Slaughter" and "Stop counterfeit food: place of origin on the label" ("Stop cibo falso: origine in etichetta"). – we read in the announcement.
The organizers of the "Stop Cruelty Stop Slaughter" initiative call on the Commission to introduce incentives for the production of plant proteins, including to replace milk and eggs, and for the production of cell-cultured meat. Organizers also call for a reduction in the number of farm animals and the gradual closure of all breeding farms.
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The organizers of the initiative "Stop counterfeit food: place of origin on the label " ("Stop cibo falso: origine in etichetta") call on the Commission to present a proposal to ensure that European consumers have access to transparent information about the food they buy that meets their expectations in terms of quality and sustainability. development. The initiative also calls for clear and distinct labeling of the origin of all products and for compliance with consistent environmental, health and labor standards applicable in the internal market.
Both European Citizens' Initiatives meet the formal conditions set out in the relevant legislation. The Commission therefore considers that they are legally permissible. At this stage, the Commission has not analyzed the substance of the applications.
The decision to register an initiative is based on a legal analysis of its admissibility under the European Citizens' Initiative Regulation. This Decision does not prejudge the Commission's legal or political conclusions on those initiatives, nor the possible action it will take if any of those initiatives receives the necessary support of at least one million Union citizens.
– The content of the initiatives only expresses the views of the group of organizers and cannot in any way be understood as reflecting the views of the Commission – emphasizes the EC in the announcement.
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Further actions
From the moment the initiative is registered , its organizers have six months to start collecting signatures. If a European Citizens' Initiative is supported by at least one million people from at least seven Member States within a year, and the minimum number of signatories per country is met, the Commission will have to react. The Commission will have to decide whether or not to take action in response to the request, and will have to provide reasons in either case.
What is a citizens' initiative?
The European Citizens' Initiative was introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon as a mechanism through which citizens can shape policy. It was officially introduced in April 2012. The formal registration of the European Citizens' Initiative opens a procedure under which one million citizens from at least seven EU Member States can ask the European Commission to submit legislative proposals in areas where it has such powers. The conditions of admissibility are as follows:
- the proposed action does not manifestly exceed the competences of the Commission to submit a proposal for a legal act,
- it is not clearly abusive, not obviously frivolous, burdensome or
- contrary to the values of the Union.
Since the launch of the European Citizens' Initiative, the Commission has registered 116 initiatives.
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