Activities of Barbara KAPPEL related to 2015/0149(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Energy efficiency labelling (debate) DE
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council setting a framework for energy efficiency labelling and repealing Directive 2010/30/EU PDF (1 MB) DOC (677 KB)
Amendments (36)
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) If suppliers market goods with a label, they should supply in paper form, together with the goods, all the information on the components of the goods which are required by the implementing acts. If the implementing acts permit, the label may also be printed on the packaging of the goods. The relevant implementing acts should indicate the most efficient way of displaying the label, together with possible consequences for consumers, manufacturers and dealers.
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 306 #
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 energy efficiency of energy-related products and of the consumption of energy and other resources by energy- related products during use and supplementary information concerning energy-related products in order to allow customers to choose more efficient products.
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) Second hand productsProducts placed on the market for a second or a subsequent time;
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) Producer goods and capital goods
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(bb) Products for commercial, non- household use, for example at hospitals, airports or ports;
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘Dealer’ means a retailer or other person who sells, hires, offers for hire purchasnatural or legal person in the supply chain who makes a product available for displays products to customsale and is not a manufacturer or importers;
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘Energy-related product’ means any good or system or service with an impact on energy consumption during use, which is placed on the market and put into service in the Union, including parts to be incorporated into energy-related products which are placed on the market and put into service and/or whose efficiency can be ascertained in the form of individual components;
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
(17) 'Product information sheet' means a standard table of information relating to a product in printed or electronic form;
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) 'Rescaled label' means a newly designed label for a particular product that has undergone a rescaling exercise and which is clearly distinguishable from previous labels for the final customer.
Amendment 361 #
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, which is based on data that are measurable and verifiable 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 373 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) they shall ensure that products placed on the market are provided, free of charge, with accurate labels and product information sheets in electronic and printed form in accordance with this Regulation and the relevant delegated acts; For product groups whose products consist of multiple components and whose energy efficiency rating is the result of the combination of those components, the manufacturer shall make accurate labels available to the dealer free of charge at the time of display;
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) they shall deliver labels promptly and free of charge on request from dealers, without prejudice to a dealer's preference as regards the form of the label (printed or electronic);
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) they shall ensure the accuracy of the labels and product information sheets that they provide and produce technical documentation in one of the official languages of the EU sufficient to enable the accuracy to be assessed by market surveillance authorities;
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) they shall display in a visible manner on the product or in its immediate vicinity the label provided by the supplier or otherwise made available for a product covered by a delegated act;
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 2 – point b – point ii
Article 3 – point 2 – point b – point ii
Amendment 430 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 2 – point b – point iii
Article 3 – point 2 – point b – point iii
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) they shall make reference to the energy efficiency class of the product in any advertisement or technical promotional material for a specific model of products in accordance with the relevant delegated act; they shall make reference to the energy efficiency class of the product in any advertisement for a specific model of products, in cases where energy-related or price-related information is indicated.
Amendment 524 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 538 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall ensure, on the basis of technical studies concerning future potential developments, 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, at the moment of the introduction of the label, most products will not falls into those classes shall beEnergy Efficiency Class A for an estimated period of at least ten years later.
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Labels shall be rescaled where appropriate in the light of technological progress regarding a product group. Prior to the review, the Commission shall carry out a preliminary study and cost assessment. Rescaling shall be considered where 30% of products sold in the previous year are in two highest energy efficiency classes.
Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Labels shall be re-scaled periodicallyif most of the products in a product group sold the previous year fall in the highest energy efficiency classes and technological progress can be expected in the near future.
Amendment 557 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. If, for technical reasons, it is not possible to designate seven energy classes offering significant energy and cost savings for end users, the label may, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 2(13), indicate a different number of energy classes, in which case the colour spectrum from dark green to dark red shall still be used.
Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) suppliers shall provide both the current and the rescaled labels to dealers for a period of six months before the date specified in paragraph (b).
Amendment 570 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a a (new)
(aa) the new scale shall apply only to goods sold after the introduction thereof.
Amendment 571 #
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 week following the date specified for that purpose in the relevant delegated act. Dealers shall not display the rescaled labels before that datemay continue to sell goods with the existing label if they were already in stock when the new labels were introduced.
Amendment 582 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point b a (new)
(ba) the design and appearance of the rescaled label shall be clearly distinguishable from previous labels. This may be done by changing the background colour. The Commission shall ensure that the introduction of a rescaled label is accompanied by an educational and promotional information campaign for consumers in the Member States, in accordance with Article 4(4).
Amendment 591 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Measures taken in accordance with delegated acts adopted under Article 10 of Directive 2010/30/EU in anticipation of the future introduction of Class A + + +, A + + and A + shall be repealed by this Regulation.
Amendment 598 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8
Amendment 627 #
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, where necessary, 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 combined with the working plan required by Article 16 of Directive 2009/125/EC.
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point i
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point i
Amendment 668 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 5
Amendment 677 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Annex I