The European Chemicals Agency (THROW) proposed a total ban on use of lead in ammunition and fishing activities, with an adjustment period of 5 years. This proposal will have to be approved by the Commission and then by the European Parliament. In the coming months, all stakeholders will have the opportunity to express their opinion to ECHA, asking for changes that do not penalize the categories of people involved.
Italian Federation of Hunting was immediately active in coordination with all the representatives of the category in Italy and in Europe so that the ECHA proposal does not turn into yet another attack on hunting and other outdoor activities. FACE - Federation of European Associations of Hunters, with which Federcaccia also works and collaborates closely at European level, has prepared a questionnaire to highlight the socio-economic impact of this unjustified and excessive generalized ban.
This is why it is important that all hunters, including Italian ones, participate in the questionnaire, in order to demonstrate that the proposal would have an important impact socially and economically on European citizens. We ask you for a few minutes of your time for a common goal: to counter a proposal that is disproportionate to the scientific evidence on lead damage. This the link of the questionnaire.