59 Amendments of Catherine CHABAUD related to 2022/0095(COD)
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Regulation will contribute to making products fit for a climate-neutral, resource-efficient and circular economy, reducing waste and ensuring that the performance of frontrunners in sustainability progressively becomes the norm. It should provide for the setting of new ecodesign requirements to improve product durability, reusability, upgradability and reparability, improve possibilities for refurbishment and maintenance, address the presence of hazardous chemicals in products, increase their energy and resource efficiency, reduce their expected generation of waste materials and increase recycled content in products, while ensuring their performance and safety, enabling remanufacturing and high-quality recycling and reducing carbon and environmental footprints, including microplastics pollution.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Although it is not in the scope of this Regulation, the European Commission should take into account an essential aspect of eco-design beyond the requirements, which is the development of eco-design support tools for all companies and actors involved in the value chain. The Commission should put in place a European plan to promote the development of eco-design tools of this type, as well as economic support measures for businesses, particularly SMEs and micro-enterprises. This plan should create a European database which could be based on the model of the Ecodesign Pilot software developed by the Vienna University of Technology, which offers a computerised checklist of good practices and questions to ask for the eco- design of a product. Other tools exist, such as the French initiatives Ecofair, which makes it possible to integrate an environmental parameter, or Bilan Produit, which proposes a simplified approach to the life cycle analysis of a product, and whose model can inspire the development of European tools.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Consumers should also be supported in their efforts to consume sustainably and have the tools to make informed purchasing choices. The development of European Ecolabels, provided for in Regulation EC 66/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which can be affixed to products on a voluntary basis, is a valuable tool in this process. Given the contribution that these labels make to the circular economy and their role in supporting public policies, the Commission should ensure that the existence of Ecolabels are properly promoted, as provided for in article 12 of the above-mentioned Regulation, in particular by further encouraging businesses, and especially SMEs, to subscribe to them.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to create an effective and future-proof regulatory framework, it is necessary to allow for the setting of ecodesign requirements on all physical goods placed on the market or put into service, including components and intermediate products. In particular, the Commission should encourage research into innovative solutions for composite materials, and promote, for example, the emergence of mono-molecular materials and mechanical assembly (rather than gluing), in order to facilitate the deconstruction and recyclability of products at the end of their life. This should allow the Commissions to take into account the broadest range of products possible when prioritising the establishment of ecodesign requirements and thereby maximise their effectiveness. Where needed, specific exemptions should be made when setting ecodesign requirements, for example for products with a particular purpose that could not be fulfilled when complying with ecodesign requirements. In addition, exemptions should be made at the level of the framework for those products for which it is already clear that ecodesign requirements would not be suitable or where other frameworks provide for the setting of such requirements. This should be the case for food and feed as defined in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council44 , medicinal products for human use as defined in Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council45 , veterinary medicinal products as defined in Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council46 , living plants, animals and micro-organisms, products of human origin, and products of plants and animals relating directly to their future reproduction. __________________ 44 Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1). 45 Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67). 46 Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC (OJ L 4, 7.1.2019, p. 43).
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to allow the Commission to set requirements as appropriate to the product groups covered, ecodesign requirements should include performance and information requirements. Those requirements should be used to improve product aspects relevant for environmental sustainability, such as energy efficiency, durability, reparability and, reusability, refurbishment as well as carbon and environmental footprints. Ecodesign requirements should be transparent, objective, proportionate and in compliance with international trade rules.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) To avoid duplication of efforts and regulatory burden, consistency should be ensured between this Regulation and requirements set in or pursuant to other Union legislation, especially products, chemicals and waste legislation51 , including legislation on packaging and packaging waste. However, the existence of empowerments under other Union legislation to set requirements with the same or similar effects as requirements under this Regulation does not limit the empowerments included in this Regulation, unless specified in this Regulation. __________________ 51 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the implementation of the circular economy package - options to address the interface between chemical, product and waste legislation (COM(2018) 32 final).
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to take into account the diversity of products, the Commission should select the methods to assess the setting of the ecodesign requirements and, as appropriate, develop them further based on the nature of the product, its most relevant aspects and its impacts over its life cycle. In doing so, the Commission should take account of its experience in assessing the setting of requirements under Directive 2009/125/EC and the continuing efforts to develop and improve science-based assessment tools, such as the update of the methodology for ecodesign of energy- related products, and the Product Environmental Footprint method set out in Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/227956 , including as regards temporary storage of carbon, as well as the development of standards by international and European standardisation organisations, including on the material efficiency of energy-related products, as well as the area of electrical engineering - as developed by the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation - constitute relevant examples of additional tools. Building on these tools and using dedicated studies when needed, the Commission should further reinforce circularity aspects (such as durability, reparability including reparability scoring, identification of chemicals hindering re-use and recycling) in the assessment of products and in the preparation of ecodesign requirements, and should develop new methods or tools where appropriate. New approaches may also be needed for the preparation of mandatory public procurement criteria and for bans on the destruction of unsold consumer products. __________________ 56 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 of 15 December 2021 on the use of the Environmental Footprint methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure consistency, performance requirements should complement the implementation of Union legislation on waste. While requirements for placing on the market packaging as a final product are laid down under European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC57 , this Regulation may complement that Directive by setting product-based requirements focussing on the packaging of specific products when placed on the market. Where relevant, such complementary requirements should contribute in particular to minimising the amount of packaging used, in turn contributing to the prevention of waste generation in the Union. However, in order to ensure a coherent approach to packaging durability, the Commission should ensure that any additional measures targeting packaging under this Regulation are compatible with the requirements taken into account in the revision of European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC. __________________ 57 European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste (OJ L 365, 31.12.1994, p. 10).
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) To improve environmental sustainability of products, information requirements should relate to a selected product parameter relevant to the product aspect, such as the product’s environmental footprint or its durability. The durability should also include the product's packaging, since both elements constitute the conditions for its recyclability. They may require manufacturer to make available information on the product’s performance in relation to a selected product parameter or other information that may influence the way the product is handled by parties other than the manufacturer in order to improve performance in relation to such a parameter. Such information requirements should be set either in addition to, or in place of, performance requirements on the same product parameter as appropriate. Where a delegated act includes information requirements, it should indicate the method for making the required information available, such as its inclusion on a free- access website, product passport or product label. Information requirements are necessary to lead to the behavioural change needed to ensure that the environmental sustainability objectives of this Regulation are achieved. For this reason, it is necessary to have comprehensive information covering the product material and its packaging. This allows access to information about the reusability of the packaging, its recyclability, as well as appropriate sorting instructions, while allowing the consumer to measure the real environmental impact of a product. By providing a solid basis for purchasers and public authorities to compare products on the basis of their environmental sustainability, information requirements are expected to drive consumers and public authorities towards more sustainable choices.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) To improve environmental sustainability of products, information requirements should relate to a selected product parameter relevant to the product aspect, such as the product’s environmental and carbon footprint or its durability. They may require manufacturer to make available information on the product’s performance in relation to a selected product parameter or other information that may influence the way the product is handled by parties other than the manufacturer in order to improve performance in relation to such a parameter. Such information requirements should be set either in addition to, or in place of, performance requirements on the same product parameter as appropriate. Where a delegated act includes information requirements, it should indicate the method for making the required information available, such as its inclusion on a free- access website, product passport or product label. Information requirements are necessary to lead to the behavioural change needed to ensure that the environmental sustainability objectives of this Regulation are achieved. By providing a solid basis for purchasers and public authorities to compare products on the basis of their environmental sustainability, information requirements are expected to drive consumers and public authorities towards more sustainable choices. It is important that relevant information, including information relating to the health, safety and rights of end-users, is always provided to the consumer prior to the purchase of the product.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) To improve environmental sustainability of products, information requirements should relate to a selected product parameter relevant to the product aspect, such as the product’s environmental footprint or its durability. They may require manufacturer to make available information on the product’s performance in relation to a selected product parameter or other information that may influence the way the product is handled by parties other than the manufacturer in order to improve performance in relation to such a parameter. Such information requirements should be set either in addition to, or in place of, performance requirements on the same product parameter as appropriate. Where a delegated act includes information requirements, it should indicate the method for making the required information available and easily accessible, such as its inclusion on a free- access website, product passport or product label. Information requirements are necessary to lead to the behavioural change needed to ensure that the environmental sustainability objectives of this Regulation are achieved. By providing a solid basis for purchasers and public authorities to compare products on the basis of their environmental sustainability, information requirements are expected to drive consumers and public authorities towards more sustainable choices.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Information on the presence of substances of concern, microplastics, including nanoplastics, in products is a key element to identify and promote products that are sustainable. The chemical composition of products determines largely their functionalities and impacts, as well as the possibilities for their re-use or for recovery once they become waste. The Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability64 calls for minimising the presence of substances of concern in products, and ensuring the availability of information on chemical content and safe use, by introducing information requirements and tracking the presence of substances of concern throughout the life cycle of materials and products. Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council65 and other existing chemicals legislation such as Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 already ensure communication on hazards to health or the environment posed by certain substances of concern on their own or in a mixture. Users of substances and mixtures should also be informed about pertinent sustainability- related information not primarily related to hazards to health or the environment. Furthermore, users of products other than substances or mixtures, and managers of waste from such products, should also receive sustainability-related information, including information primarily related to chemicals’ hazards to health or the environment. Therefore, this Regulation should allow for the setting of requirements related to the tracking and communication of sustainability information, including the presence of substances of concern in products throughout their life cycle, including with a view to their decontamination and recovery when they become waste. Similar approach should be applied for microplastics, including nanoplastics, which are solid plastic particles composed of mixtures of polymers and functional additives, which can be deliberately added to products during manufacturing process or formed, but when in the environment, the particles accumulate and do not biodegrade. Such a framework should aim to progressively cover these particles and all substances of concern in all products listed in working plans setting out the product groups the Commission intends to tackle. __________________ 64 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment COM(2020)667 final. 65 Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1).
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Information on the presence of substances of concern in products is a key element to identify and promote products that are sustainable. The chemical composition of products determines largely their functionalities and impacts, as well as the possibilities for their re-use or for recovery once they become waste. The Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability64 calls for minimising the presence of substances of concern in products, and ensuring the availability of information on chemical content and safe use, by introducing information requirements and tracking the presence of substances of concern throughout the life cycle of materials and products. Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council65 and other existing chemicals legislation such as Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 already ensure communication on hazards to health or the environment posed by certain substances of concern on their own or in a mixture. Users of substances and mixtures should also be informed about pertinent sustainability- related information not primarily related to hazards to health or the environment. Furthermore, users of products other than substances or mixtures, and managers of waste from such products, should also receive relevant sustainability-related information, including information primarily related to chemicals’ hazards to health or the environment. Therefore, this Regulation should allow for the setting of requirements related to the tracking and communication of sustainability information, including the presence of substances of concern in products throughout their life cycle, including with a view to their decontamination and recovery when they become waste. Such a framework should aim to progressively cover all substances of concern in all products listed in working plans setting out the product groups the Commission intends to tackle. __________________ 64 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment COM(2020)667 final. 65 Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1).
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) To drive consumers towards more sustainable choices, labels should, when required by the delegated acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation, provide clear and understandable information allowing for the effective comparison of products, for instance by indicating classes of performance. Specifically for consumers, physical labels can be an additional source of information at the place of sale. They can provide a quick visual basis for consumers to distinguish between products based on their performance in relation to a specific product parameter or set of product parameters. They should, where appropriate, also allow for the accessing of additional information by bearing specific references like website addresses, dynamic QR codes, links to online labels or any appropriate consumer-oriented means. The Commission should set out in the relevant delegated act the most effective way of displaying such labels, including in the case of online distance selling, taking into account the implications for customers and economic operators and the characteristics of the products concerned. The Commission may also require the label to be printed on the packaging of the product.
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) To deliver in the most efficient way on the European Green Deal’s objectives and to address the most impactful products first, the Commission should carry out a prioritisation of products to be regulated under this Regulation and requirements that will apply to them. Based on the process followed for prioritisation under Directive 2009/125/EC, the Commission should adopt a working plan, covering at least 3 years, laying down a list of product groups for which it plans to adopt delegated acts as well as the product aspects for which it intends to adopt delegated acts of horizontal application. The working plan should be publicly available and include timeline for regulatory action. The Commission should base its prioritisation on a set of criteria pertaining in particular to the delegated acts’ potential contribution to the Union climate, environmental and energy objectives and their potential for improving the product aspects selected without disproportionate costs to the public and economic operators. Considering their importance for meeting the Union’s energy objectives, the working plans should include an adequate share of actions related to energy-related products and other products such as plastic materials and chemicals, which production is energy intensive and would benefit from early transition. Member States and stakeholders should also be consulted through the Ecodesign Forum. Due to the complementarities between this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 for energy-related products, the timelines for the working plan under this Regulation and the one provided for under Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 should be aligned.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) To deliver in the most efficient way on the European Green Deal’s objectives and to address the most impactful products first, the Commission should carry out a prioritisation of products to be regulated under this Regulation and requirements that will apply to them. Based on the process followed for prioritisation under Directive 2009/125/EC, the Commission should adopt a working plan, covering at least 3 years, which should be publicly available and presented to the European Parliament. The working plan should laying down a list of product groups for which ithe Commission plans to adopt delegated acts as well as the product aspects for which it intends to adopt delegated acts of horizontal application. The Commission should base its prioritisation on a set of criteria pertaining in particular to the delegated acts’ potential contribution to the Union climate, environmental and energy objectives and their potential for improving the product aspects selected without disproportionate costs to the public and economic operators. Considering their importance for meeting the Union’s energy objectives, the working plans should include an adequate share of actions related to energy-related products. Member States and stakeholders should also be consulted through the Ecodesign Forum. Due to the complementarities between this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 for energy-related products, the timelines for the working plan under this Regulation and the one provided for under Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 should be aligned.
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could greatly benefit from an increase in the demand for sustainable products but could also face costs and difficulties with some of the requirements. The Member States and the Commission should, in their respective areas of responsibility, provide adequate information, ensure targeted and specialised training, and provide specific assistance and support, including financial, to SMEs active in the manufacturing of products for which ecodesign requirements are set, including existing funding and financing tools. Those actions should, for example, cover the calculation of a scientifically robust and verifiable life-cycle based standard, such as the product environmental footprint, and the technical implementation of the product passport, and could facilitate SMEs' access to relevant digital tools, software and databases. Member States actions should be taken in respect of applicable State aid rules.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could greatly benefit from an increase in the demand for sustainable products but could also face costs and difficulties with some of the requirements. TIn order to ensure competitiveness of European SMEs, the Member States and the Commission should, in their respective areas of responsibility, provide adequate information, ensure targeted and specialised training, and provide specific assistance and support, including financial, to SMEs active in the manufacturing of products for which ecodesign requirements are set. Those actions should, for example, cover the calculation of the product environmental footprint and the technical implementation of the product passport. Member States actions should be taken in respect of applicable State aid rules.
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 86
Recital 86
(86) In order to incentivise consumers to make sustainable choices, in particular when the more sustainable products are not affordable enough, mechanisms such as eco-vouchers, which should be used to purchase only products and services respecting the environment, and green taxation should be provided for. When Member States decide to make use of incentives to reward the best-performing products among those for which classes of performance have been set by delegated acts pursuant to this Regulation, they should do so by targeting those incentives at the highest two populated classes of performance, unless otherwise indicated by the relevant delegated act. However, Member States should not be able to prohibit the placing on the market of a product based on its class of performance. For the same reason, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by further specifying which product parameters or related levels of performance Member States’ incentives concern in case no class of performance is determined in the applicable delegated act or where classes of performance are established in relation to more than one product parameter. The introduction of Member State incentives should be without prejudice to the application of the Union State aid rules.
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 87
Recital 87
(87) Public procurement amounts to 14% of the Union’s GDP. To contribute to the objective of reaching climate neutrality, improving energy and resource efficiency and transitioning to a circular economy that protects public health and biodiversity, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to require , where appropriate, contracting authorities and entities as defined in Directive 2014/24/EU78 and 2014/25/EU79 of the European Parliament and of the Council, to align their procurement with specific green public procurement criteria or targets, to be set out in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation. The criteria or targets set by delegated acts for specific product groups should be complied with not only when directly procuring those products in public supply contracts but also in public works or public services contracts where those products will be used for activities constituting the subject matter of those contracts. Compared to a voluntary approach, mandatory criteria or targets will ensure that the leverage of public spending to boost demand for better performing products is maximised in all Member States. The criteria should be transparent, objective and non- discriminatory. __________________ 78 Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65). 79 Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors and repealing Directive 2004/17/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 243).
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g
(g) product remanufacturing and recycling;
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) product recycling;
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) renewability of raw material content.
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) product packaging's durability.
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
(20a) 'premature obsolescence' means the making available on the market of a product with a feature of which its presence limits the product's foreseeable lifetime;
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 b (new)
(20b) 'recyclability' means the ability of a product to be recycled when it reaches its end-of-life stage, by using recycling techniques commercially available within the EU;
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 c (new)
(20c) 'recycled content' means the incorporation of secondary raw materials, derived from recycling, into intermediate or finished products;
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
(21a) 'renewability' means the ability of a natural resource to recover over time;
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
(23) ‘environmental footprint’ means a quantification of a product’s environmental impacts, whether in relation to a single environmental impact category or an aggregated set of impact categories based on scientifically robust and verifiable lifecycle-based standards, such as the Product Environmental Footprint method;
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 – point a
(a) meets the criteria laid down in Article 57 andor is identified in accordance with Article 59(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006; or
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 – point b – indent 9 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 – point b – indent 9 a (new)
— restricted substances listed in Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and substances regulated or restricted under specific sectorial and product legislation such as Directive 2009/48/EC or Directive 2011/65/EU;
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 – point b – indent 9 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 – point b – indent 9 b (new)
— substances falling under the scope of Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants and Regulation (EU) No 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants;
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 37
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 37
(37) ‘unsold consumer product’ means any consumer product fit for consumption that has not been sold to or that has been returned by a consumer in view of their right of withdrawal in accordance with Article 9 of Directive (EU) 2011/83/EU;
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
In addition, the definitions of ‘packaging’ and ‘packaging waste’ in Article 3 points (1) and (20) of Regulation No 2022/0396(COD)82a, and the definitions of ‘waste’, ‘hazardous waste’, ‘re-use’, ‘recovery’, ‘preparing for re-use’ and ‘recycling’ in Article 3, points (1), (2), (13), (15), (16) and (17), of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council83 shall apply. __________________ 82a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC 83 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Amendment 513 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) presence of substances of concern, including microplastics and nanoplastics;
Amendment 526 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) possibility of remanufacturing and recycling;
Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) possibility of recycling;
Amendment 536 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(na) renewability of raw material content.
Amendment 537 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(na) Product packaging's durability
Amendment 561 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a – point i
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a – point i
(i) Union climate, environmental and energy efficiency priorities with the view to reach the European Green Deal´s goals, and other related Union priorities;
Amendment 566 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii
(ii) relevant Union legislation, including the extent to which it addresses the relevant product aspects listed in paragraph 1, with a view to ensure harmonisation and avoid conflicting or duplicating requirements in relation to existing legislation;
Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii
(ii) relevant Union legislation, including the extent to which it addresses the relevant product aspects listed in paragraph 1, and the Do No Significant Harm principle, within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852;
Amendment 578 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a – point v a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a – point v a (new)
(va) the outcomes of relevant consultations, including the views expressed in the Ecodesign Forum.
Amendment 604 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) there shall be no disproportionate negative impact on the competitiveness of economic actors, at least ofin particular for SMEs;
Amendment 654 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b – paragraph 1 – point iii a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b – paragraph 1 – point iii a (new)
(iiia) Information on the durability of product packaging, to provide information on the entire value chain from manufacturers to recyclers, while providing consumers with information on the environmental impact of packaging, its material and its use.
Amendment 693 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) relevant instructions for the safe use and disposal of the product;
Amendment 768 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) the actors that may introduce or update the information in the product passport, including where needed the creation of a new product passport, and what information they may introduce or update, including manufacturers, repairers, refurbishers, maintenance professionals, remanufacturers, recyclers, competent national authorities, and the Commission, or any organisation acting on their behalf;
Amendment 786 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) ensure that actors along the value chain, in particular consumers, economic operators and competent national authorities, can easily access product information relevant to them;
Amendment 827 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) where relevant, it shall rely on existing EU databases, such as the SCIP and EPREL databases.
Amendment 841 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) product passports shall be fully interoperable with existing product databases, such as the SCIP and EPREL databases;
Amendment 845 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) consumers, economic operators and other relevant actors shall have free and easy access to the product passport based on their respective access rights set out in the applicable delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4;
Amendment 869 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. When establishing the information requirements referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall, where appropriate, require the label to include data carriers, as well as tools to support producers, manufacturers, consumers in their circular economy approach to reach minimum environmental impacts, such as European certified Ecolabel, or other means to allow customers to access additional information on the product, including means allowing access to the product passport referred to in Article 8.
Amendment 884 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall adopt and regularly update a working plan, covering a period of at least 3 years, setting working plan and make it publicly available, as well as all relevant preparatory documents. The working plan shall set out a list of product groups for which it intends to establish ecodesign requirements in accordance with this Regulation. That list shall include products aspects referred to in Article 5(1) for which the Commission intends to adopt horizontal ecodesign requirements established pursuant to Article 5(2), second subparagraph. The working plan shall cover a period of at least 3 years, and shall be regularly updated.
Amendment 887 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall present the draft working plan to the European Parliament before its adoption.
Amendment 888 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
For the period 2024-2027, the Commission shall consider prioritising product groups based on their potential contribution to achieving the Union's climate, environmental, resource security and energy efficiency objectives.
Amendment 902 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall ensure that when it conducts its activities, it observes a balanced participation of Member States’ representatives and all interested parties involved with the product or product group in question, such as industry, including SMEs and craft industry, trade unions, traders, retailers, importers, environmental protection groups and consumer organisations. These parties shall contribute in particular to preparing ecodesign requirements, developing appropriate testing, measurement and verification procedures, examining the effectiveness of the established market surveillance mechanisms ands well as assessing self-regulation measures and working plans.
Amendment 908 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
To that end, the Commission shall establish an expert group, in which those parties shall meet, referred to as the ‘Ecodesign Forum’. The Commission shall: (a) notify all relevant stakeholders at least 30 days before a consultation of the Ecodesign Forum takes place; (b) timely report conclusions from Ecodesign Forum consultations to all relevant stakeholders; (c) publish minutes of its meetings, as well as other relevant documents, on a designated website.
Amendment 997 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) health, hygiene and safety concerns;
Amendment 1115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point n
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) microplastic release, including in its nano form;