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Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, and 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2015/0272(COD)
Documents: PDF(225 KB) DOC(115 KB)

Amendments (18)

Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive 2000/53/EC
Recital 4
(4) "In order to implement the precautionary and preventive principles and in line with the waste hierarchy and the Community strategy for waste management, the generation of waste must be avoided as much as possible." Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:02fa83cf-bf28-4afc-8f9f- eb201bd61813.0005.02/DOC_1&format=PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive 2000/53/EC
Article 1
Article 1 of Directive 2000/52/EC is replaced by the following: "This Directive lays down measures which aim, as a first priority, at the prevention of waste from vehicles and, in addition, following the waste hierarchy steps, at the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of end-of life vehicles and their components so as to reduce the disposal of waste, as well as at the improvement in the environmental performance of all of the economic operators involved in the life cycle of vehicles and especially the operators directly involved in the treatment of end-of life vehicles." Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:02fa83cf-bf28-4afc-8f9f- eb201bd61813.0005.02/DOC_1&format=PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph -1 b (new)
Directive 2000/53/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6(1) of Directive 2000/52/EC is replaced by the following: "1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that all end- of life vehicles are stored (even temporarily) and treated in accordance with the waste hierarchy priorities and the general requirements laid down in Article 4 of Directive 75/442/EEC, and in compliance with the minimum technical requirements set out in Annex I to this Directive, without prejudice to national regulations on health and environment." . Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:02fa83cf-bf28-4afc-8f9f- eb201bd61813.0005.02/DOC_1&format=PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph -1 c (new)
Directive 2000/53/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 1
"1.Article 7(1) of Directive 2000/52/EC is replaced by the following: "1. Having regard to the waste hierarchy priorities and the environmental impact of transport, Member States shall take the necessary measures to encourage the reuse and repair of components which are suitable for reuse, the recovery of components which cannot be reused and the givrecycling of preference to recyclingmaterials when environmentally viable, without prejudice to requirements regarding the safety of vehicles and environmental requirements such as air emissions and noise control." Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:02fa83cf-bf28-4afc-8f9f- eb201bd61813.0005.02/DOC_1&format=PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 a (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
"1. Member States shall not, on the grounds dealt with in this Directive, impede, prohibit, or restrict the placing on the market in their territory of batteries and accumulators that meet the requirements of this Directive." Article 6(1) of Directive 2006/66/EC is deleted. Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:266:0001:0014:en:PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 b (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Article 7
Article 7 of Directive 2006/66/EC is replaced by the following: "Member States shall, having regard to the environmental impact of transport, take necessary measures to ensure the practical implementation of waste hierarchy priorities, including to maximise the separate collection of waste batteries and accumulators and, to minimise the disposal of batteries and accumulators as mixed municipal waste in orderand to achieve a high level of recycling for all waste batteries and accumulators." lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:266:0001:0014:en:PDF). Or. en (http://eur-
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 d (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 1
"1. TArticle 15(1) of Directive 2006/66/EC is replaced by the following: "1. Without losing sight of the waste hierarchy priorities and the environmental impact of transport, treatment and recycling may be undertaken outside the Member State concerned or outside the Community, provided that the shipment of waste batteries and accumulators is in compliance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 of 1 February 1993 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community (1)." Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent illegal shipment of waste.". Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:266:0001:0014:en:PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 e (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point a
In Directive 2006/66/EC, point a of Article 20(1) is replaced by the following: "(a) the potential effects on the environment and human health of the substances used in batteries and accumulators;" lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:266:0001:0014:en:PDF) as well as the environmental overall performance of each type of battery and accumulator throughout their entire life cycle, including its average useful life, its potential for repair and reuse and the concrete presence of hazardous substances;" Or. en (http://eur-
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Article 23 – paragraphs 1 a - 1 d (new)
(aa) the following paragraphs are inserted: '1a. Member States shall report the data concerning the implementation of Article 10, 11 and 12 for each calendar year to the Commission. They shall report this data electronically within 18 months of the end of the reporting year for which the data are collected. The data shall be reported in the format established by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 1d. The first report shall cover the data for the period from 1 January [enter year of transposition of this Directive + 1 year] to 31 December [enter year of transposition of this Directive + 1 year]. 1b. The data reported by the Member State in accordance with this Article shall be accompanied by a quality check report. 1c. The Commission shall review the data reported in accordance with this Article and publish a report on the results of its review. The report shall assess of the organisation of the data collection, the sources of data and the methodology used in Member States as well as the completeness, reliability, timeliness and consistency of that data. The assessment may include specific recommendations for improvement. The report shall be drawn up every three years. 1d. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down the format for reporting data in accordance with paragraph 1a. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 24.'. Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2006:266:0001:0014:en:PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Recital 2
(2) "The objectives of the Union's environment policy are, in particular, to preserve, protect and improve the quality of the environment, to protect human health and to utilise natural resources prudently and rationally. That policy is based on the precautionary principle, the waste hierarchy and the principles that preventive action should be taken, that environmental damage should, as a priority, be rectified at source and that the polluter should pay." lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:197:0038:0071:en:PDF)Or. en (http://eur-
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph -1 b (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 4
Article 4 of Directive 2012/19/EU is replaced by the following: "Member States shall, without prejudice to the requirements of Union legislation on the proper functioning of the internal market and on product design, including Directive 2009/125/EC, encourage cooperation between producers, repairers and recyclers and measures to promote the design and production of EEE, notably in view of facilitating repair, re-use, dismantling and recovery of WEEE, its components and materials. In this context, Member States shall take appropriate measures so that the ecodesign requirements facilitating re-use and treatment of WEEE established in the framework of Directive 2009/125/EC are applied and producers do not prevent, through specific design features or manufacturing processes, WEEE from being repaired and re-used, unless such specific design features or manufacturing processes present overriding advantages, for example, with regard to the protection of the environment and/or safety requirements." lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:197:0038:0071:en:PDF)Or. en (http://eur-
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph -1 d (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 6 – Title
"Disposal and transport of collected WEEE" lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:197:0038:0071:en:PDF)In Directive 2012/19/EU, the title of Article 6 is replaced by the following: "Use of collected WEEE". Or. en (http://eur-
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph -1 e (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6(2) of Directive 2012/19/EU is replaced by the following: "2. Member States shall ensure that the collection and transport of separately collected WEEE is carried out in a way which allows optimal conditions for preparing for re-use, recycling and the confinement of hazardous substances. In order to maximise preparing for re-use, Member States shall promote that, prior to any further transfer, collection schemes or facilities provide, where appropriate, for the separation at the collection points of WEEE that is to be prepared for re-use from other separately collected WEEE, in particular by granting access for personnel from re-use centres." Having regard to the waste hierarchy priorities and the environmental impact of transport and without prejudice of the application of the "producer's responsibility" principle, the access to separately collected WEEE by repair and re-use local operators shall be promoted." Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:197:0038:0071:en:PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph -1 f (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8(2) of Directive 2012/19/EU is replaced by the following "2. Proper treatment, other than preparing for re-use, and recovery or recycling operations according to the waste hierarchy priorities shall, as a minimum, include the removal of all fluids and a selective treatment in accordance with Annex VII." Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:197:0038:0071:en:PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph -1 h (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8(3) of Directive 2012/19/EU is replaced by the following: "3. Member States shall ensure that producers or, third parties acting on their behalf or third operators present in the market set up systems to provide for the recovery of WEEE using best available techniques. The systems may be set up by producers individually or collectively. Member States shall ensure that any establishment or undertaking carrying out collection or treatment operations stores and treats WEEE in compliance with the technical requirements set out in Annex VIII." Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:197:0038:0071:en:PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph -1 i (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 10 – paragraph 1
"1. TArticle 10(1) of Directive 2012/19/EU is replaced by the following: "1. Without losing sight of the waste hierarchy priorities and the environmental impact of transport, the treatment operation may also be undertaken outside the respective Member State or the Union provided that the shipment of WEEE is in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1418/2007 of 29 November 2007 concerning the export for recovery of certain waste listed in Annex III or IIIA to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council to certain countries to which the OECD Decision on the control of transboundary movements of wastes does not apply (2)." lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:197:0038:0071:en:PDF) Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent illegal shipment of waste." Or. en (http://eur-
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph -1 j (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11(1) of Directive 2012/19/EU is replaced by the following: "1. Regarding all WEEE separately collected in accordance with Article 5 and 6 and sent for treatment in accordance with Articles 8, 9 and 10, Member States shall ensure that producers meet the minimum targets set out in Annex V." Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:197:0038:0071:en:PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph -1 k (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
In Directive 2012/19/EU, point d of Article 14(2) is replaced by the following: "(d) the potential effects on the environment and human health as a result of the presence of hazardous substances in EEE;" , as well as the environmental overall performance of each concrete EEE placed in the market throughout their entire life cycle, including its average useful life, its potential for repair and reuse and the concrete presence of hazardous substances;". Or. en (http://eur- lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:197:0038:0071:en:PDF)
2016/06/20
Committee: ITRE