Activities of Jytte GUTELAND related to 2015/0272(COD)
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Amendments (4)
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) A clean, effective and sustainable circular economy requires the removal of hazardous substances from products at the design stage and in this context circular economy should recognise explicit provisions in the Seventh Environment Action Programme which calls for the development of non-toxic material cycles so that recycled waste can be used as a major, reliable source of raw material for the Union.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) A political and societal incentive to promote recycling as a sustainable way to handle natural resources within circular economy should respect the waste management hierarchy laid down in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC and strictly apply approach, where prevention takes priority over recycling.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 c (new)
Recital 1 c (new)
(1c) The Commission, the Member States and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) should step up their efforts to substitute hazardous substances in the context of Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment with a view to establishing a non-toxic material cycle, main emphasis should be put on the need for adequate information on the presence of substances of very high concern in materials, products and waste.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 d (new)
Recital 1 d (new)
(1d) Once recycled material that re- enters the economy due to it receiving end of waste status, by complying with specific end of waste criteria or being incorporated in a new product, it must be fully compliant with chemical legislation.