10 Amendments of Merja KYLLÖNEN related to 2015/0149(COD)
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Manufacturers respond to the energy label by creating ever more efficient products. This technological development leads to products populating mainly the highest classes of the energy label. Further product differentiation may beis necessary to allow customers a proper comparison, leading to the need to rescale labels. For tThe frequency of such rescaling a timescale of approximately ten years would be appropriate, takingshall be determined by technological development of the products and shall be consulted with the Consultation Forum into account the need to avoid over burdening manufacturersrdance of the Article 10 of this regulation. This Regulation should therefore lay down detailed arrangements for rescaling in order to maximise legal certainty for suppliers and dealers. A newly rescaled label should have empty top classes of only the best products available according to the latest information with the amount not exceeding a threshold of the available products determined by the Consultation Forum to encourage technological progress and enable ever more efficient products to be developed and recognised. When a label is rescaled, confusion to customers should be avoided by replacing all energy labels within a short timeframe. and with information of the rescaling available for the customers.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘Energy-related product’ means any good or system or service with an impact on energy consumption during use, which is placed on the market and put into service in the Union, including parts to be incorporated into energy-related products which are placed on the market and put into service;
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Where Member States provide any incentives for an energy-related product covered by this Regulation and specified in a delegated act, these shall aim at the highest available classes of energy efficiency laid down in the applicable delegated act.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Labels shall be re-scaled periodicallywhen technological progress in a specific product group makes it appropriate. In order to assess the need to launch the rescaling process, the Commission shall carry out a preparatory study, when 30 percent of the products sold within the Union market fall into the top energy class.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. Labels introduced by delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 2010/30/EU before the date of application of this Regulation shall be considered as labels for the purposes of this Regulation. The Commission shall review those labels within five years of the entry into force of this Regulation with a view to rescaling them. If the conditions in paragraph 4 are unlikely to be fulfilled within the following five years, the Commission shall review these labels.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
When during the conformity assessment of a product such harmonised standards are applied, the product shall be deemed to comply with the relevant measurement and calculation requirements of the delegated act. The compliance shall be inspected by a relevant market surveillance body.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall, having consulted the Consultation Forum referred to in Article 10, establish a working plan latest 6 months after this regulation has entered into force which shall be made publicly available. The working plan shall set out an indicative list of product groups which are considered as priorities for the adoption of delegated acts. The working plan shall also set out plans for the revision and rescaling of labels of products or product groups. The working plan may be amended periodically by the Commission after consultation wishall be established for the the Consultation Forum. The working plan mayree years period and shall be combined with the working plan required by Article 16 of Directive 2009/125/EC.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the requirement setting shall start from the household appliances and products mostly used in households for cold storage, home electronics including computers and computer accessories, cooking devises, washing and drying machines and dishwashers;
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
(cb) the products used for heating such as electric radiators and gas combusting devices shall be included to the scope of the delegated acts.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
No later than eight years after the entry into force, the Commission shall assess the application of this Regulation and transmit a report to the European Parliament and the Council. That report shall assess how effectively this Regulation has allowed customers to choose more efficient products, taking into account its impacts on business and how this Regulation has contributed to the achievement of the greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.