Activities of Petri SARVAMAA related to 2023/0085(COD)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) This Directive establishes minimum criteria for substantiation and communication of voluntary environmental claims and environmental labelling in business to consumer commercial practices within the Union. The terminology set out in this Directive is not a standard methodology for substantiation of environmental claims. In order for the environmental claim to be considered robust, it should reflect as accurately as possible the environmental performance of the specific product or trader. The information used to substantiate explicit environmental claims therefore needs to include primary, company- specific data for relevant aspects contributing significantly to the environmental performance of the product or trader referred to in the claim. It is necessary to strike the right balance between ensuring relevant and robust information for substantiating environmental claims and the efforts needed to gather primary information. The requirement to use primary information should be considered in the light of the influence the trader making the claim has over the respective process and of the availability of primary information. If the process is not run by the trader making the claim and primary information is not available, accurate secondary information should be able to be used even for processes that contribute significantly to the environmental performance of the product or trader. This is especially relevant to not disadvantage SMEs and to keep the efforts needed to acquire primary data at a proportionate level. Moreover, the relevant environmental aspects are different for each type of environmental claim. For instance, for claims on recycled or bio-based content, the composition of the product should be covered by primary data. For claims on being environmentally less polluting in a certain life cycle stage, information on emissions and environmental impacts related to that life cycle stage should include primary data as well. Both primary data and secondary data, i.e. average data, should show a high level of quality and accuracy.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) In order to provide traders with legal certainty across the internal market as regards compliance of the explicit environmental claims with the requirements of this Directive, the certificate of conformity should be automatically recognised by the competent authorities across the Union. Microenterprises should be allowed to request such certificate if they wish to certify their claims in line with the requirements of this Directive and benefit from the certificate’s recognition across the Union. The certificate of conformity should however not prejudge the assessment of the environmental claim by the public authorities or courts which enforce Directive 2005/29/EC.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive applies to explicit environmental claims made by traders about products or traders in business-to- consumer commercial practices. This Directive does not apply to any business- to-business commercial practices.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘environmental label’ means a sustainability label covering only or predominantexclusively environmental aspects of a product, a process or a trader;
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) demonstrate that environmental impacts, environmental aspects or environmental performance that are subject to the claim are significant from a life- cycle perspective; including long-term strategies, and other positive externalities of production systems;
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that a trader is required to communicate an explicit environmental claim in accordance with the requirements set out in this Article. The Member States shall ensure traders’ intellectual property and sensitive business information are protected through the disclosure of the required data.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that the information used for substantiation of explicit environmental claims is reviewed and updated by traders when there are circumstances that may affect the accuracy of a claim, and no later than 5 years from the date when the information referred to in Article 5(6) is provided. In the review, the trader shall revise the used underlying information to ensure that the requirements of Articles 3 and 4 are fully complied with.
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) unlocking opportunities for the circular, bio and green economy by assessing the appropriateness and feasibility of mandindicating the use of common, and where relevant life-cycle based, method for substantiation of environmental claims;
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) facilitating transition towards toxic free environment by considering introducing a prohibition of environmental claims for products containing hazardous substances except where the demonstration of safe usage can be established through other existing legal stipulations in Union law, or their use is considered essential for the society in line with the criteria to be developed by the Commission;
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) further harmonisation as regards requirements on the substantiation of specific environmental claims on environmental aspects or impacts such as durability, reusability, reparability, recyclability, recycled content, use of natural content, including fibers, environmental performance renewability or sustainability, bio-based elements, biodegradability, biodiversity, waste prevention and reduction.
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall apply those measures from [OP please insert the date = 2436 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive].