In March 2019, the Commission adopted the European Union Strategic Approach to Pharmaceuticals in the Environment (PiE) which focuses on actions to address the environmental implications of all phases of the lifecycle of (both human and veterinary) pharmaceuticals, from design and production thr...
The 1st Watch List (WL) was established by the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/495 in March 2015. The list was updated in June 2018 by the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/840. During that update, the Commission concluded that the substances diclofenac, oxadiazon, 2,6-di-ter...