5 Amendments of Tiziana BEGHIN related to 2020/2077(INI)
Amendment 6 #
1. Stresses that 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 materialslimit the environmental threats occurring as a result of over- consumption, reduce the EU’s reliance on imports of raw materials, including Critical Raw Materials (CRM) and Secondary Raw Materials (SRM), and points to the need to decouple economic growth from resource use in order to ensure the long- term sustainability of global value chains and accelerate sustainable development in third countries;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Reminds that recyclable materials have become a tradeable commodity, often exported to third countries for reprocessing;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the lack of international and European standards on waste quality as this hinders a viable trade policy that is conducive to the circular economy; calls on the Commission to present harmonised standards on waste quality and a legal definition of recyclable waste, and to include these in future FTAs and in trade policies that fully integrate sustainable development concerns;
Amendment 48 #
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 certainrecycled products in order to encourage the development of the circular economy and suppor the remanufacturing business;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Regrets the underusing role of trade agreements as a tool to progress sustainable circular economic integration; reminds, in this regard, that only two out of the existing EU FTAs explicitly mention the circular economy;