25 Amendments of Dita CHARANZOVÁ related to 2016/2272(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a usage-based economic model has emerged which can help to reduce the adverse environmental and social consequences of a model based largely on the ownership of goodconsequences;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas jobs have been lost in many industrial sectors in Europe, and whereas there is a need, on the one hand, for some production to be relocated, and, on the other, to promote the repair sector in order to generate non-relocatable jobpromoting the repair sector would generate non-relocatable jobs in many industrial sectors in Europe, and diversify employment opportunities in industrial regions;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the majority of companies that provide repair services in Europe are SMEs;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, in a Eurobarometer survey conducted in June 2014, 77 % of EU consumers said that they would prefer to be able to have their goods repaired, rather than being forced to buy new ones; whereas the information provided to consumers on the durability and reparability of products still needs to be improved;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the decline in consumer confidence in product quality is detrimental to European companies, and whereas the Commission's proposal to extend the period covered by the presumption of conformity of goods to 24 monthsDirective for Online Sales of Goods proposal is a step in the right direction;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the lifetime of digital media is crucial to the lifetime of electronic appliances, and whereas, given that software is becoming obsolete more and more quickly, electronic appliances need to be adaptable in order to stay competitive on the market;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. Whereas it is important to differentiate between strategies to tackle the durability of tangible goods and digital content,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to establish minimum resistance criteria for each product category from the design stage, by working in the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC) to lay down standards which cover product robustness, reparability, upgradeability, etc.Encourages the relevant industries to establish a voluntary scheme for creating standardised definitions of durability for given products, which cover product robustness, reparability, upgradeability, etc., and to engage with the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC) for creating these industrial standards;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
- by guaranteeing access to individual parts rather thanin addition to assemblies,
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
- by obliencouraging marketers to supply essential parts at a reasonable price and within a reasonable period of time, for a minimum period,
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Member States to takexplore fiscal measurincentives to promote repairs and second-hand sales, and to develop repairs training;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 2
Paragraph 14 – indent 2
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 4
Paragraph 14 – indent 4
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. -standardising information included in manuals regarding a product's durability, upgradeability, and reparability;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls forUrges the Member States and the Commission to assist local and regional authorities, companies and associations to be given help in conducting consumer awareness campaigns on extending the lifespans of products, in particular involving the provisby providing information ofn advice on maintenance, repair, re-use, etc.;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for a definition to be drawn up of planned obsolescence, for hardware and software, so that products whose lifespan is deliberately shortened can be banned; calls, in that connection, for better legal protection for ‘whistle- blowers’ and a ban introduced, furthermore calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of establishing an independent system that could test and detect built-in obsolescence in products;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 1
Paragraph 17 – indent 1
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 1
Paragraph 17 – indent 1
- by maintaining the 24-month legal guarantee as a minimum threshold, whilst leaving Member States free to lay down more protective national provisions,n EU-wide harmonised legal guarantee to provide certainty to both consumers and companies ;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 2
Paragraph 17 – indent 2
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 4
Paragraph 17 – indent 4
- by simplifying proof of purchase for the consumer by linking the guarantee to the goods rather than the purchaser, and further through the introduction of digital proof ofe- receipts and digital guarantee schemes across the board;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Proposes the definition of aHighlights that the reasonable period of use during which the provision of security updates on operating systems is mandatoryshould be stipulated in the contract as part of the conformity criteria ; Stresses in addition the need for the supplier of the good, in cases of embedded operating systems, to ensure the delivery of those updates ;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21