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Pharmaceuticalsin the Environment

Strategic Approach11.12.2019

DG ENV.C1

C. Rudolph

Water and MarineLegislation DG ENV.C

Urban Waste Water

Treatment Directive

Groundwater Directive

Water Framework Directive

Drinking Water

Directive

Bathing Water

Directive

Marine Strategy

Framework Directive

Floods Directive

EC Approach to PiE [email protected]

WFD DG ENVStrategic Approach PiE DG SANTE

Environmental Quality

Standards Directive

Groundwater Directive

Water Framework Directive

StrategicApproach to

Pharmaceuticals in the

Environment


Fitness Check WRRL

Adopted

11 March 2019


Pharmaceuticalsin the Environment Strategic Approach

4 Objectives



4 Objectives

Identify Actions to be Taken or Further Investigated

to Address Potential Risks


Actions to be Taken or Further Investigated


4 Objectives

Encourage Innovation and

Promote Circular Economy



Innovation


4 Objectives

Identify Remaining Knowledge Gaps



Innovation

Knowledge

Gaps


4 Objectives

Ensure to not Jeopardise Access to Safe and Effective

Pharmaceutical Treatment for Human Patients and Animals



Innovation

Knowledge

Gaps


4 Objectives

Access to Safe and Effective Pharmaceutical Treatment



6 Areas of Action



6 Areas of Action

Increase Awareness and Promote

Prudent Use of Pharmaceuticals


Prudent Use


6 Areas of Action

Support the Development of Pharmaceuticals

Intrinsically Less Harmful for the Environment

and Promote Greener Manufacturing


Prudent Use


6 Areas of Action

Improve Environmental Risk

Assessment and Its Review

Greener Manufacturing


Prudent Use

Environmental

Risk Assessment


6 Areas of Action

Reduce Wastage and Improve

the Management of Waste

Greener Manufacturing


Prudent UseWaste

Management

Environmental

Risk Assessment


6 Areas of Action

Expand Environmental Monitoring

‘Greener’ Manufacturing


Prudent UseWaste

Management

Environmental

Risk Assessment


6 Areas of Action

Fill Other Knowledge Gaps

‘Greener’ Manufacturing


Monitoring

Prudent UseWaste

Management

Environmental

Risk Assessment Knowledge Gaps


6 Areas of Action

‘Greener’ Manufacturing Monitoring


SupportingActions Baltic Region




• Structural ReformSupport Service



EC Approach to PiE

• Working Groups

• WG Chemicals

• WG Groundwater

• Pharma Committee

• VetMeds Committee

• One-Health Network

[email protected]


• Working Groups


EC Approach to PiE

• Research andDevelopmentFunding

• LIFE-Projects

• Horizon Europe

[email protected]


• Working Groups



EC Approach to PiE

• Guidance Documents

[email protected]




• Working Groups


• Guidance documents

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