26 Amendments of Anja HAZEKAMP related to 2018/0172(COD)
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The presence of plastic in the environment, in the form of macroplastics and microplastics, is recognised as a worldwide problem which has a long-term adverse impact on ecosystems and is one of the most serious threats to biodiversity and human and animal health;
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In the Union, 80 to 85 % of marine litter, measured as beach litter counts, is plastic, with single-use plastic items representing 50 % and fishing-related items representing 27 %. Single-use plastics products include a diverse range of commonly used fast-moving consumer products that are discarded after having been used once for the purpose for which they were provided, are rarely recycled, and are prone to littering. A significant proportion of the fishing gear placed on the market is not collected for treatment. Single-use plastic products and fishing gear containing plastic are therefore a particularly serious problem in the context of marine litter and pose a severe risk to marine ecosystems, biodiversity and, potentially, to human health and are damaging activities such as tourism, fisheries and shipping human and animal health.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The oceans are crucial for worldwide ecosystems because the majority of the Earth's surface consists of oceans and the oceans are the biggest producer of oxygen.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) The presence of plastic in the marine environment is a threat to fauna that live in the oceans or are dependent on them. Plastic has a toxic effect on many organisms, and may contain pathogens and transfer diseases to the environment.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Existing Union legislation40 and policy instruments provide some regulatory responses to address marine litter. In particular, plastic waste is subject to overall Union waste management measures and targets, such as the recycling target for plastic packaging waste41 and the recently adopted objective in the Plastics Strategy42 to ensure that all plastic packaging is recyclable by 2030. However, the impact of that legislation on marine litter is not sufficient and there are differences in the scope and the level of ambition amongst national measures to prevent and reduce marine litter. In addition, some of those measures, in particular marketing restrictions for single-use plastic products, may create barriers to trade and distort competition in the UnionAs the greatest benefit from recycling of plastic can be secured from the production process, it is necessary to focus on clear production agreements with clear objectives, such as reducing the number of types of plastic and requiring packaging to contain a mandatory percentage of recycled plastic. _________________ 40 Directive 2008/98/EC, Directive 2000/59/EC, Directive 2000/60/EC, Directive 2008/56/EC and Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1). 41 Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste (OJ L 365 31.12.1994, p. 10). 42 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions "A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy" (COM(2018)28 final).
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Most plastic waste originates on land. More than 80% of plastic waste in the marine environment has been produced, consumed or disposed of on land. Therefore, in order to reduce the impact of plastic waste on the environment and human and animal health, plastic pollution from agricultural land should also be thoroughly investigated.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) Intensification of the use of plastic in agriculture has harmed the environment, particularly by degrading the soil.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) While aAll marine litter containing plastic poses risks to the environment and human health and should be tackled, proportionality considerations should also be taken into account. Therefore, the fishers themselves and artisanal makers of fishing gear containing plastic should not be covered by the extended producer responsibilityand animal health, and must therefore be tackled.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Since the objectives of this Directive, namely to prevent and to reduce the impact of certain single-use plastic products and fishing gear containing plastic on the environment and human and animal health, to promote the transition to a circular economy, including the fostering of innovative business models, products and materials, thus also contributing to the efficient functioning of the internal market, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives,
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
The objective of this Directive is to prevent and reduce the impact of certain plastic products on the environment, in particular the aquatic environment, and on hu and on human and animanl health as well as to promote the transition to a circular economy with innovative business models, products and materials, thus also contributing to the efficient functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) 'single-use plastic product' means a product that is made wholly or partly from plastic and that is not conceived, designed or placed on the market to accomplish, within its life span, multiple trips or rotations by being returned to the producer for refill or re-used for the same purpose for which it was concewith the intention, as a general rule, that it should be used once. This definition covers all products listed in the Annex to this Directived;.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to achieve a significantdrastic reduction in the consumption of the single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex on their territory by … [six years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive]with a view to imposing restrictions on the marketing of these products in 2030.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those measures mayshall include national consumption reduction targets, measures ensuring that reusable alternatives to those products are made available at the point of sale to the final consumer, economic instruments such as ensuring that single- use plastic products are not provided free of charge at the point of sale to the final consumer. Those measures may vary depending on the environmental impact of the products referred to in the first subparagraph.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The costs to be borne by producers shall at the minimum comprise costs incurred by government agencies, or by third parties acting on behalf of government agencies, to keep the environment clean.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall take the necessary measures to collect separately, by 2025, an amount of waste single-use plastic products listed in Part F of the Annex equal to 90% of such single-use plastic products placed on the market in a given year by weight. In order to achieve that objective Member States mayshall inter alia:
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) establish deposit-refund schemes, orand
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the impact of littering and other inappropriate waste disposal of those products and fishing gear containing plastic on the environment, and in particular on the marine environmenthuman and animal health.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that natural or legal persons or their associations, organisations or groups, in accordance with national legislation or practice, have access to a review procedure before a court of law or another independent and impartial body established by law to challenge the substantive or procedural legality of decisions, actions or omissions related to the implementation of Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 810 when one of the following conditions is fulfilled:
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive by … [sixthree years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive]. The evaluation shall be based on the information available in accordance with Article 13. Member States shall provide the Commission with any additional information necessary for the purposes of the evaluation and the preparation of the report referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – indent 2
Annex I – part A – indent 2
— Cups for beverages, including lids;
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – indent 2 a (new)
Annex I – part A – indent 2 a (new)
- beverage bottles.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 6 a (new)
Annex I – part B – indent 6 a (new)
- lightweight plastic carrier bags as defined in Article 3(1d) of Directive 94/62/EC;
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 6 b (new)
Annex I – part B – indent 6 b (new)
- primary packaging of individually packaged sweets and cake;
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 6 c (new)
Annex I – part B – indent 6 c (new)
- lolly sticks;
Amendment 201 #
- primary packaging of fruit and vegetables which is not needed in order to preserve the product;