Activities of Dita CHARANZOVÁ related to 2020/2077(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
New Circular Economy Action Plan (debate)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that a strategic trade policy is an essential tool for implementing the circular economy and the EU’s sustainability agenda globally; underlines that increased recycling can reduce the EU’s reliance on imports of raw materials, and points to the need to decouple economic growth from resource use in order to ensure the long- term sustainability of global value chains; underlines that the transition from a linear to a circular economy needs to be inclusive and collaborative in all its aspects and with the consideration and participation of all genders;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Stresses that completing and deepening the Single market is a precondition for the success of Europe’s transition to sustainable and circular economy; calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the existing regulatory and non-regulatory barriers stemming from restrictive and complex national rules, limited administrative capacities, and inadequate transposition and enforcement of EU rules; calls for more flexible and transparent governance of the internal market with more effective peer reviews and improved monitoring and performance tools.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that placing sustainable products on the internal market should be the norm and calls for a horizontal Sustainable Product Framework Directive setting mandatory minimum requirements for durability, interoperability, reparability, upgradability, reusability and recyclability for all products alongside further product-specific requirementswelcomes the progress achieved with the Eco-Design Directive (2009/125/EC) and Eco Labelling Regulation (66/2010);
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that standardisation is key to implementing a sustainable product policy by providing reliable definitions, metrics and tests for characteristics such as durability and reparability; insists that European standards be developed in a timely manner and in line with real-use conditions; highlights the need to reform theand strengthen the ESO standardisation process to ensure more inclusive and transparent participation of all relevant stakeholders and to consistently mainstream sustainability in standard-setting;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls the 1 June 2016 Commission Communication entitled "European Standards for the 21st Century" and the work undertaken on a ‘Joint Initiative on Standardisation’ (JIS); calls on the Commission to further strengthen the JIS and to adopt new actions and projects towards improving the functioning of the ESOs;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to empower consumers to further engage in sustainable consumption practices; calls for mandatory labelling on product durability and reparability, and the development of a repair score, in addition to minimum information requirements; asks for both the legal guarantee rights and the reversed burden of proof rules to be extended based on the lifespan of products, the introduction of direct producer liability, and for legislative measures to ban practices resulting in premature obsolescence by ensuring that consumers can receive trustworthy and relevant information;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to identify and abolish barriers that prevent or restrict market access for circular products from outside the EU and to investigate the possibilities and benefits of reducing tariffs on certain products in order to encourage the development of the circular economy; calls on the Commission to take into account the special needs of EU’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and to support them in the implementation of their business strategies to export circular products;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the establishment of an EU-wide ‘right to repair’; calls, in this context, for measures to provide unrestricted and frefurther facilitate access to repair and maintenance information and to spare parts to all market participants, to define a mandatory minimum period of time for the availability of spare parts and/or updates, a maximum time-limit for their delivery, and for repair to be given priority under the legal guarantee regime;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Commission to engage in regulatory dialogues and cooperation with the EU’s trading partners to further support the objectives of the circular economy; calls on the Commission and Member States to further deploy efforts in international fora (UNCTAD, WTO, G20, G7) to pursue the EU’s agenda on circular economy and ensure a global level playing field with international partners; stresses that particular attention must be given to how less developed partner countries can benefit from the circular economy; calls for an assessment of the impact of increased intra-EU recycling rates on countries strongly relying on waste imports; calls on the Commission in particular to integrate the circular economy principles in its strategy ‘Towards a comprehensive Strategy with Africa’.
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that effective enforcement is crucial to making sure that products placed on the market comply with sustainability requirements; calls, therefore, for greater EU oversight, through setting harmonised rules on the minimum number of checks and their frequency, and by empowering the Commission to monitor and audit the activities of national authorities, as well as to carry out regular tests and inspections;more effective EU oversight
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance of online platforms and online marketplaces for promoting sustainable products and services and encouraging sustainable consumption; notes that online platforms could further deliver on their responsibility to provide consumers with reliable information on sustainability of products and services they offer; calls for proactive measures to tackle misleading practices and disinformation regarding products and services offered online, including false ‘environmental claims’;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance of mobilising sufficient funding to finance R&D in sustainable products and circular economy business models, that will minimise destruction of products and promote repair and reuse;