Plenary vote on lead shot ban over wetlands: What’s wrong with automatically criminalising citizens?
Europe’s hunters have lost a significant amount of trust in Brussels decision-making process...
23 November, 2020
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Firearms & Ammunition
Major opportunity for MEPs to call for a workable law on lead shot over wetlands
Two motions for resolution are tabled for vote in the European Parliament to object Commission’s proposal to restrict lead shot over wetlands...
19 November, 2020
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Major opportunity for ENVI Members to call for a workable law on lead shot over wetlands
A motion for resolution by MEPs Alexander Bernhuber (EPP), Ondřej Knotek (Renew Europe) and Andrey Slabakov (ECR) on the Commission’s proposal to restrict lead shot over wetlands is tabled for vote...
26 October, 2020
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Statement of the FACE General Assembly on the decision of the REACH Committee
New statement on the REACH Committee's decision ...
07 September, 2020
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[Update] Phasing out lead gunshot over wetlands: Why the EC proposal is unworkable
The EC’s revised proposal remains highly ambiguous, disproportionate and discriminatory. It has not addressed in any way the major problems introduced...
25 August, 2020
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FACE statement on lead gunshots discussion in ENVI
On 18 February 2020, there was an exchange of views with the European Commission (EC) on lead gunshots in the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI). FACE was mentioned on several occasions...
19 February, 2020
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Proposal to restrict lead in all ammunition requested by European Commission
The European Commission (EC) has requested the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to prepare a restriction proposal addressing the risk to wildlife and humans (via the consumption of game meat) from lead in all ammunition (shot and bullets) including target shooting. Lead in fishing weights is...
28 August, 2019
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Press Release – EP Conference on “Hunting in the European Year of Cultural Heritage”
The Christmas dinner organised every year by FACE and the Association of European Manufacturers of Sporting Firearms (ESFAM) has become the annual appointment for hunters and producers of sporting and hunting firearms to meet MEPs, officials from the European Commission...
05 December, 2018
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European Hunters and Sporting Firearms Manufacturers met MEPs and EU Officials at the 4th ESFAM-FACE Christmas Dinner
The Christmas dinner organised every year by FACE and the Association of European Manufacturers of Sporting Firearms (ESFAM) has become the annual appointment for hunters and producers of sporting and hunting firearms to meet MEPs, officials from the European Commission...
29 November, 2018
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