Activities of Pernille WEISS related to 2021/0367(COD)
Plenary speeches (4)
Shipments of waste (debate)
Shipments of waste (debate)
Shipments of waste (A9-0290/2022 - Pernille Weiss) (vote)
Shipments of waste (A9-0290/2022 - Pernille Weiss) (vote)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste and amending Regulations (EU) No 1257/2013 and (EU) No 2020/1056
Amendments (27)
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) To take account of innovations in waste shipment and treatment technologies, as well as of changes in consumer behaviour with regard to sorting of waste, it is essential that Annex IIIB is continuously updated based on the latest data and research. Thus, the Commission should be required to regularly publish reports which determine the possibilities of including new waste entries in Annex IIIB, and where appropriate also delegated acts on this topic. Due to the current legal state, it should be a specific priority of the Commission to assess the feasibility of adding entries on used footwear; accessories; toys made from textiles; mixtures of worn clothing, other worn textile articles, used soft toys, and used accessories; as well as mattresses intended for recycling.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) In order to ensure traceability of shipments of waste and not to impair the environmentally sound management of waste shipped across borders, it should be prohibited to mix waste with other waste from the start of the shipment to the receipt of the waste in recovery or disposal operation, except in cases of non- hazardous waste shipped to facilities within the EU which have demonstrated an ability to treat waste of the corresponding contamination level.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49 a (new)
Recital 49 a (new)
(49 a) The framework of this legislation shall support reporting by whistleblowers of breaches of Union law, in order to promote detection and prevention, reduction or elimination of risks to public health or to the environment in the waste management sector.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to adopt measures on a harmonised method for calculating the financial guarantee or equivalent insurance, to clarify the classification of waste under this Regulation (including the establishment of contamination level threshold for certain waste) and to clarify for certain types of commodities the distinction between used goods and waste when shipped transboundary. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council53 a simple, risk-based and harmonised method for calculating the financial guarantee or equivalent insurance of the requirements for interoperability between central and national systems, and of a correlation table between the codes of the combined nomenclature and the entries of waste, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council53. If the Commission determines that a harmonised calculation method is appropriate, it should consider how the central system can be utilised to enable innovative methods for determining financial guarantees. _________________ 53 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘environmentally sound management’ means taking all practicable steps to ensure that waste is managed in a manner that will protect human health, the climate and the environment against adverse effects which may result from such waste; or the treatment thereof in a life- cycle perspective;
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a – introductory part
(a) in the case of a shipment originating from a Member State, any natural or legal person under the national jurisdiction of that Member State who plans or carries out a shipment of waste and to whom the duty to notify is assigned, and who is listed below:
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) mixtures of waste listed in Annex III, IIIA or IIIB, provided that the composition of those mixtures does not impair their environmentally sound recovery and provided that such mixtures are listed in Annex IIIA, where appropriate, provided that the receiving facility located within the EU has demonstrated an ability to treat such mixtures of waste regardless of their contamination level.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. In order to facilitate harmonization within this area, the Commission shall by [one year after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 76 to supplement this Regulation by establishing common criteria for contracts. The contract shall include obligations:
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. By way of derogation from paragraph 5, where the waste shipped is destined for interim recovery operations or disposal operations and a further recovery operation or disposal operation takes place in the country of destination, the financial guarantee or equivalent insurance may be released when the waste leaves the interim facility and the competent authority concerned has received the certificate referred to in Article 16(4). In that case, any further shipment to a recovery or disposal facility shall be covered by a new financial guarantee or equivalent insurance unless the shipment is done between two facilities controlled by the same legal entity or the competent authority of destination is satisfied that such a financial guarantee or equivalent insurance is not required. In those circumstances, the competent authority of destination shall be responsible for obligations arising in the case of take-back where the shipment or the further recovery or disposal operation cannot be completed as intended, as referred to in Article 22, or in the case of an illegal shipment, as referred to in Article 24.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. The Commission shall, at the latest by [OP: Please insert date of two years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], assess the feasibility of establishing a simple, risk-based and harmonised calculation method for determining the amount of financial guarantees or equivalent insurances and, if appropriate, by ... [ three years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] adopt an implementing act to establish such a simple, risk-based and harmonised calculation method. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 77(2).
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The planned shipment may take place only after fulfilment of the requirements set out in Article 16(1), points (a) and (b), and during the period of validity of the tacit or written consent of all competent authorities concerned. A shipment shall have left the country of dispatch by the end of the period of validity of the tacit or written consents of all competent authorities concerned. A written or tacit consent may only be withdrawn for the reasons set out in paragraph 6.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. In accordance with Article 30, Member States may enter into agreements under which, where the specific geographical or demographical situation warrants such a step and for shipments of specific waste streams destined for disposal, the conditions provided for in paragraph 1, points (a) to (f), of this Article may be made less stringent in respect of cross-border shipments to the nearest suitable facility for disposal, in accordance with Directive 2008/98/EC and the environmentally sound management of waste.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the planned shipment or recovery would not be in accordance with article 4 of the Directive 2008/98/EC;
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. No objection to a planned shipment should be to the detriment of ‘environmentally sound management’, namely the shipments of waste to facilities which enable the transition to a circular economy and climate neutrality.
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) a description of technologies employed, including R-code(s), for the recovery operation for which the pre- consent is requested as well as technologies applied for greenhouse gases (GHG) savings, energy generation, raw material recovery, efficient resource use and other relevant technologies;
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In this regard, the Commission should assess how these criteria may support solutions for companies to take back products, which may be considered as used goods or waste, for the purpose of inter alia recycling, repairing, or gathering knowledge about use of the product.
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
The delegated acts referred to in the second subparagraph shall be updated regularly to ensure that criteria and classifications take into account inter alia new technologies for waste processing, under the condition that these technologies contribute to the environmentally sound management of waste.
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. In exceptional cases, and wWhere the specific geographical or demographical situation warrants such a step, Member States may conclude bmultilateral agreements making the notification procedure for shipments of specific flows of waste less stringent in respect of cross-border shipments to the nearest suitable facility located in the border area between the two Member States concerned.
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Multilateral agreements may also be concluded for shipments of waste destined for disposal pursuant to Article 11, if the geographical and demographical situation warrants such a step. Multilateral agreements shall demonstrate that the waste is treated in accordance with the waste hierarchy and the principles of proximity and self- sufficiency at Union and national levels, as laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC; that the waste is treated in accordance with environmental protection standards, in accordance with Union legislation; that, if the facility is covered by Directive2010/75/EU, the best available techniques as defined in Article 3(10) of that Directive are applied in compliance with the permit for the facility; and that the agreements do not lead to a significant harmful fragmentation of the Union market for shipments of waste.
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. By [three years after the date of entry into force of the Regulation] the Commission shall adopt a delegated act, in accordance with Article 76 to supplement this Regulation, consisting of quality standards for treated waste destined for export under this Article. Paragraph 1 of this Article does not apply to treated waste that has been subject to recovery operations and which meets the quality standards set out in the delegated act.
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. A natural or legal person exporting waste from the Union shall also ensure that the facility which will manage the waste in the country of destination is obliged to set up internal reporting channels with adequate protection of whistle-blowers.
Amendment 519 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 4
Article 63 – paragraph 4
4. The waste shipment enforcement group shall meet at least twice a year. In addition to the members referred to in paragraph 2, the chairperson may invite to the meetings, where appropriate, representatives of other relevant institutions, bodies, offices, agencies, trade or industrial associations and civil society organisations, or networks.
Amendment 527 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 69 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Drawing upon data from the central system, as well as on reports by relevant EU agencies, this report should present an analysis of shipments and treatment of specific waste streams, identified as illegal practices in this regard, of implementation of the Regulation, including compliance by competent authorities with deadlines set out in the Regulation, and of the contribution by the sector towards the transition to a circular economy and climate neutrality by 2050 in accordance with the European Climate Law1a. _________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2021/1119
Amendment 528 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 69 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. The waste shipment enforcement group, the waste shipment cooperation group and the sector-specific climate dialogues and partnerships within the waste sector shall be invited to review and give comments to the report ahead of its publication.
Amendment 531 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 75 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 561 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IIIB – point 2 a (new)
Annex IIIB – point 2 a (new)
2 a. The following wastes are included in this Annex: BEU06 Used footwear BEU07 Used accessories (e.g. belts, scarfs, gloves, hats, bags) BEU08 Mixtures of worn clothing, home textile articles, used footwear, used soft (textile) toys, and used accessories BEU09 Mattresses intended for recycling