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<p>The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is responsible for measures
relating to the environment, agriculture, fisheries, food, animal and plant health
and the management of natural hazards such as flooding. A number of these dossiers
are currently under discussion in the EU, including:</p><ul><li><p><a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2013:0892:FIN"
target="_blank">Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council
on the cloning of animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species
kept and reproduced for farming purposes</a> (COM(2013) 892 final);</p></li></ul><ul><li><p><a
href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1432023305446&uri=CELEX:52014AE0933"
target="_blank">Proposal for a Council Directive on the placing on the market of food
from clones</a> (COM (2013) 893 final);</p></li><li><p>Proposed repeal of the Environment
Reporting Directive 91/692/EEC;</p></li><li><p>Waste (proposed revision of four directives:
2008/98/EC, 1999/31/EC, 94/62/EC and 2000/53/EC); and</p></li><li><p>Proposed amending
Directive 2011/65/EU on the Restriction on the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances
Directive in electrical and electronic equipment .</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>The Department
provides Explanatory Memoranda to Parliament on any proposals defined by the terms
of reference of the parliamentary EU scrutiny committees, which can be found online
at <a href="http://europeanmemoranda.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/search/findby-topic" target="_blank">http://europeanmemoranda.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/search/findby-topic</a>.
Each proposal from the EU on any dossier (along with reports etc.) is deposited in
the Library of the House accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum and so these documents,
available online, show the full range of areas currently under discussion in the EU.</p><p>
</p><p>Until Exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the
European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force.
During this period the Government will continue to negotiate, implement and apply
EU legislation.</p>
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