12 Amendments of Marco AFFRONTE related to 2015/0149(COD)
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Improving the efficiency of energy- related products through informed consumer choice benefits the Union economy overall, drives innovation and will contribute to the achievement of the Union's 2020 and 2030 energy efficiency targets. It will also allow consumers to save moneyenergy and money and reduce the environmental impact.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The provision of accurate, relevant and comparable information on the specificactual energy consumption of energy-related products facilitates the customer's choice in favour of those products which consume less energy and other essential resources during use. A standardised mandatory label is an effective mean to provide potential customers with comparable information on the energy consumption and environmental impact of energy-related products. It should be supplemented with a product information sheet containing absolute energy consumption and environmental impact data, including information regarding the durability of products and the extent to which they can be repaired or recycled. The label should be easily recognisable, simple and concise. To this end the existing dark green to red colour scale of the label should be retained as the basis to inform customers about the energy efficiency of products. A classification using letters from A to G has shown to be most effective for customers. In situations where, because of ecodesign measures under Directive 2009/125/EC, products can no longer fall into classes 'F' or 'G', those classes should not be shown on the label. For exceptional cases this should also be extended to the 'D' and 'E' classes, although this situation is unlikely to occur given that the label would be rescaled once a majority of product models falls into the top two classes.
Amendment 30 #
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 be necessary to allow customers a proper comparison, leading to the need to rescale labels. For the frequency of such rescaling a timescale of approximately ten years would be appropriate, while the timing thereof must be decided on the basis of technological progress and justified by excess numbers in the highest classes, taking into account the need to avoid over burdening manufacturers. 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 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.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down a framework on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy under real-life conditions and other resources by energy- related products during use under real-life conditions and supplementary information concerning energy-related products, including the durability of products and the extent to which they can be repaired or recycled, in order to allow customers to choose more sustainable and efficient products.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
(20) 'Supplementary information' means information on the functional and environmental performance of an energy- related product, such as its absolute energy consumption or, durability and the extent to which it can be repaired or recycled, which is based on data that are measurable by market surveillance authorities, is unambiguous and has no significant negative impact on the clear intelligibility and effectiveness of the label as a whole towards customers.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Labels shall be re-scaled periodically to reflect technological progress and where there are too many products in the highest classes.
Amendment 141 #
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 fivthree years of the entry into force of this Regulation with a view to rescaling them on a scale from A to G.
Amendment 150 #
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 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 with the Consultation Forum. The working plan may be combinStresses the urgent need to include new product groups in the working plan, which must be coordinated with the working plan required by Article 16 of Directive 2009/125/EC.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point k
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point k
(k) the conformity assessment procedures and the measurement and calculation methods to be used to determine label and product information sheet information on the basis of the actual conditions of use;
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point l
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point l
(l1) whether for larger appliances a higher level of energy efficiency is required to reach a given energy class, in order to reflect the products' absolute energy consumption;
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point e a (new)
Annex I – part 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) information on the product's durability and whether it can be repaired and recycled and on the availability on the market of spare parts for repair purposes.