Activities of Flavio ZANONATO related to 2015/0149(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Energy efficiency labelling (debate) IT
Amendments (28)
Amendment 200 #
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, as well as to the Union's environment and climate goals. It will also allow consumers to save money reducing household energy bills.
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In the resolution of 15 December 2015 "Towards a European Energy Union " the European Parliament has called for binding 2030 climate and energy targets of at least 40 % reduction in CO2 emissions, at least 30 % for renewables and 40 % for energy efficiency, to be implemented by means of individual national targets.
Amendment 241 #
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, 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. ADepending on the product group and based on a thorough assessment of the current and future technical evolutions and innovation potential, a newly rescaled label shouldmay 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 275 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to facilitate the monitoring of compliance and to provide up-to-date market data for the regulatory process on revisions of product-specific labels and information sheets, suppliers should provide their product compliance information electronically in a database established by the Commission. The information should be made publicly available to provide information for customers and to allow for alternative ways for dealers to receive labels, without affecting the obligation on suppliers to provide physical labels to retailers. Market surveillance authorities should have access to the information in the database.
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) EThe absolute energy consumption and other environmental and performance information concerning the products covered by product-specific requirements under this Regulation should be measured by using reliable, accurate and reproducible methods that take into account the generally recognised state-of- the-art measurements and calculation methods. The measurement and calculation methods and testing environment are to reflect real-life conditions. Products shall be tested by applying the operation modes (such as cycles, settings and programmes) that are applied by the average consumer. Simulation of real-life conditions of use, shall be achieved, in particular, by measuring the input power of a product under such conditions, and by taking into account, where relevant, the amount of time required by the product to deliver a certain output of performance or service. Test methods of both suppliers and market surveillance authorities should be established and executed in such a way that intentional or unintentional manipulation or amelioration of the test results is detected and eliminated. Allowed deviations between tested and declared results shall be limited to the statistical margin of error of the measurement equipment. It is in the interests of the functioning of the internal market to have standards which have been harmonised at Union level. In the absence of published standards at the time of application of product-specific requirements the Commission should publish in the Official Journal of the European Union transitional measurement and calculation methods in relation to those product-specific requirements. Once a reference to such a standard has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union compliance with it should provide a presumption of conformity with measurement methods for those product-specific requirements adopted on the basis of this Regulation.
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) To determine the declared energy efficiency and other environmental and performance information of their products, suppliers shall apply generally recognized state-of-the-art, reliable, accurate and reproducible measurement and calculation methods. The measurement and calculation methods, as well as the testing environment, shall reflect real-life conditions. Products shall be tested by applying the operation modes (such as cycles, settings and programmes) that are applied by the average consumer. Simulation of real-life conditions of use, shall be achieved, in particular, by measuring the input power of a product under such conditions, and by taking into account, where relevant, the amount of time required by the product to deliver a certain output of performance or service. Test methods should be established and executed in such a way that intentional or unintentional manipulation or amelioration of the test results is detected and eliminated. During the verification procedures, performed by market surveillance authorities, the allowed deviations between tested and declared results shall be limited to the statistical margin of error of the measurement equipment.
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the methods they use in (c) to calculate the energy efficiency class shall be based on running conditions as close as possible to normal real-life usage of a given product. Such calculation shall not be based on the most energy efficient setting or eco-mode, where this is not likely to reflect average consumer behaviour. Suppliers shall not use tolerance values and optional testing parameters in such a way that they lead to significant variations of efficiency gains that might possibly alter the energy efficiency class of a product.
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Market surveillance authorities shall inform other Member States and the Commission of planned and completed product testing checks, including the testing protocol through the Information and Communication System on Market Surveillance (ICSMS). The compliance interface of the product database shall include a link to product tests.
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The market surveillance authorities of one Member State shall perform physical product testing to ensure compliance of the products to the requirements of this Regulation and its delegated acts, so as to ensure that, before further rescaling, a quantitatively representative sample of all the groups of products on the market has been tested.
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The market surveillance authorities of one Member State shall perform accurate controls to verify that all energy products covered by this Regulation are properly registered in database established under Article 8 and, in case of miss registrations, shall apply commensurate penalties.
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. When conducting physical product tests, Member States' authorities shall use reliable, accurate and reproducible measurement procedures, which take into account the generally recognised state-of- the-art measurement methods.
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Member States shall ensure that physical product testing is carried out by their national market surveillance authority at least for one product group as set out in the delegated acts under this Regulation.
Amendment 481 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Market surveillance authorities shall make better use of testing stands, exchange information about available testing infrastructure in the Member State in which they operate, facilitate the regulatory access to testing infrastructure and laboratories for other market surveillance authorities with a view to make more efficient use of them. Market surveillance authorities shall cooperate to ensure a balanced geographical distribution of testing infrastructure across the EU. Market surveillance authorities shall consider cross-national cooperation for any physical product testing, including the use of laboratories and tendering processes in other Member States. Market surveillance authorities shall be able to use laboratories in other Member States and the results from these laboratories shall be valid. Reports from laboratories shall therefore be either standardised or templated to contain all relevant and directly comparable information.
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 f (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. In order to create a level-playing field among suppliers across the EU market, market surveillance authorities shall apply harmonised fees and penalties for missing registration or wrong and incomplete submission data on the compliance interface of the product database.
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall adopt a delegated act outlining rules to harmonize the implementation of the tests carried out by national market surveillance authorities, the delegated act shall include detailed deadlines and procedures to carry out the tests, which must, in any case, reflect real working conditions of the products.
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Where the market surveillance authorities consider that non-compliance is not restricted to their national territory, theyIn the case of non-compliance the market surveillance authorities shall inform the Commission, the European Parliament and the other Member States of the results of the evaluation and of the actions which they have required the supplier to take.
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 12 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. If the national measure is considered justified and a product is withdrawn from the market, suppliers shall refund customers. Compensation shall be proportionate to the non-compliance with the energy class of the product purchased. Consumers are entitled to be refund of the original purchase price of the product purchased.
Amendment 536 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall ensure that, when a label is introduced or rescaled, the requirements are laid down so that no products are expected to fall in energy classes A or B at the moment of the introduction of the label and so that the estimated time within which a majority of models falls into those classes shall be at leastvised, no new revision is expected to be needed within a timeframe of ten years later.
Amendment 545 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Labels shall be re-scaled periodically. Re-scaled labels for existing product groups shall enter into force 5 years after the date of application of this Regulation. The rescaled labels for the product groups of washing machines, dishwashers, refrigerators and freezers, lamps and televisions for which the preparatory work has been finalised should enter into force at the date of application of this Regulation. Heating products should be re-scaled without leaving empty classes; this re-scaling should enter into force 5 years after the date of application of this Regulation, and in a way that no more than 30% of these products will fall in the top energy class within 10 years from the adoption of this Regulation. Provisions in delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 10 under Directive 2010/30/EU, which foresee the introduction of energy efficiency labels with A+++, A++ and A+ classes should be annulled.
Amendment 578 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) dealers shall replace the existing labels on products on display including on the Internet with the rescaled labels within one week30 days following the date specified for that purpose in the relevant delegated act. Dealers shall not display the rescaled labels before that date.
Amendment 587 #
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.
Amendment 590 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The Commission shall, by means of delegated act, ensure that the labels introduced by the entry into force of this Regulation are easy to understand for all the consumers, that they differ significantly from the old labels, that particular relevance is given to the Power Class and the annual consumption of the energy related products and that additional information will be accessible via QR code.
Amendment 614 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts concerning detailed requirements relating to the establishment of this product database.
Amendment 617 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 623 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
In the conduct of its activities under this Regulation the Commission shall ensure in respect of each delegated act, a balanced participation of representatives from the European Parliament, and the Council along with Member States’ representatives and interested parties concerned with the product group in question, such as industry, including SMEs and craft industry, trade unions, traders, retailers, importers, environmental protection groups and consumer organisations. For this purpose, the Commission shall establish a Consultation Forum in which these parties shall met. This Consultation Forum may be combined with the Consultation Forum referred to in Article 18 of Directive 2009/125/EC.
Amendment 641 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) where appropriate, the use of other resources and supplementary and easily understandable information concerning energy related products, in which case the label shall emphasise the energy efficiency and energy consumption of the product;
Amendment 664 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 665 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3