Activities of Anne-Sophie PELLETIER related to 2020/2028(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products (the Construction Products Regulation)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 (new)
Citation -1 (new)
- having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Da. whereas Article 114 TFEU provides a legal basis to define essential product requirements, which includes safety aspects for products used by workers at work;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is concerned that a great number of standards do not cover all product characteristics, including product safety requirements that are needed for their use in works; stresses the urgent need to amend incomplete standards in a way that all construction products can be used without further precautions;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points to the fact that standardisation issues need to be addressed in all steps of the preparation process, with a balanced representation of all stakeholders involved, including consumer organisations, occupational safety and health organisations, environmental groups and trade unions; calls for transparency and openness from all parties involved; highlights the need to ensure the high quality of the mandates issued by the Commission and the necessity to provide clear guidelines for the standardisation bodies; suggests establishing clearly defined timeframes for the Commission to assess the prepared standards and clear deadlines for all parties to ensure further revision if a mandate or the CPR is found not to have been adhered to; considers it important to define the scope of the standards more precisely so that manufacturers can have clear guidance when declaring that their products fall within the scope;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of including include within the CPR minimumessential product requirements aimed at ensuring health and safety andof workers during construction, maintenance and demolition of construction works, with minimum product requirements in the CPR supported by implementing technical requirements protecting the environment, consumers and other public interests, thereby following the approach of NLF legislation, which has proven to be effective in the case of the Ecodesign Directive and associated implementing acts;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Asks for the strict control of hazardous substances within construction products, and where presence of hazardous substances are within regulatory thresholds, that they are clearly indicated and that risks from exposure are well explained, prior to a relevant product being placed on the market;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to adopt implementing acts under Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 in order to determine the uniform conditions of checks, criteria for the determination of the frequency of checks and the amount of samples to be checked in relation to certain products or categories of products, and to lay down benchmarks and techniques for checks on harmonised products, including construction products, taking inspiration from the verification procedure as legally defined in ecodesign implementing measures, and the Ecodesign ADCO group collaboration among MSs to optimise surveillance activities and dedication of resources;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers it necessary for national market surveillance authorities responsible for construction products to cooperate closely with national building control authorities to ensure a nuanced approach in assessing the conformity of construction products used in construction works with the declared performance or intended use, as well as ensure their compliance with building regulations, thereby guaranteeing the safety and security of workers during the construction, maintenance, selective deconstruction, and the demolition of works where applicable, as well as end- users;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights the overall need for a transition to a sustainable and more circular economy in the sourcing and, manufacturing, maintenance, demolition and recycling of construction products and in their use in construction works;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to explore the relevance of incorporating certainintroduce requirements such as environmental sustainability criteria into the harmonised standards under the CPREU-level requirements under the CPR including as part of European Standards, so as to provide manufacturers with one single framework for the testing of products; recalls that environmental requirements in the CPR such as basic requirement No. 3 "Hygiene, health and environmental protection" has existed since 1989 and is still not implemented although it's preparatory work is quite extensive; recalls that basic requirement No. 7 "Sustainable use of natural resources" of the CPR since 2011 is not even mandated; stresses the importance of a proper assessment of the product categories to which such sustainability requirements would be relevant; highlights that such incorporation should not lead to an increase in the pricewill help create market conditions and scales of economy to control the costs of construction products;