12 Amendments of Karen MELCHIOR related to 2020/0353(COD)
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31 a) An active involvement in the work of international standardisation committees is an important strategic prerequisite to place future technologies into the market. In some cases, participation of Europe has been underrepresented in these committees. Therefore, the Commission and Member States should actively support the work of European enterprises in such international standardisation committees. Before considering the adoption of standards by secondary legislation, the Comission shall carefully assess the work done on international level.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31 b (new)
Recital 31 b (new)
(31 b) The Commission should ensure consistency regarding harmonised standards and common specifications under this regulation and when reviewing Regulation (EU) No 1025 (2012).
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The economic operator placing the battery on the market shall make information available where such independent operators are established in the respective Member State
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the Commission observes undue delays in the adoption of requested harmonised standards, or considers that relevant harmonised standards are not sufficient; or
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. A notifying authority shall have a sufficient number of competent personnel and sufficient funding at its disposal for the proper performance of its tasks.
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. A notified body shall perform its activities in a proportionate manner, avoiding unnecessary burdens for economic operators, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, and taking due account of the size of an undertaking, the sector in which the undertaking operates, the structure of the undertaking, the degree of complexity of the battery to be assessed and the mass or serial nature of the production process.
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – title
Article 36 – title
36 Exchange of experience and good practices
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall provide for the organisation of exchange of experience and good practices between the Member States’ national authorities responsible for notification policy.
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. As of [12 months after the entry into force of the Regulation] the economic operator that places rechargeable industrial batteries and electric-vehicle batteries with internal storage and a capacity above 2 kWhbatteries on the market shall comply with the supply chain due diligence obligations set out in paragraphs 2 to 5 of this Article and shall keep documentation demonstrating its respective compliance with those obligations, including the results of the third-party verification carried out by notified bodies.
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) adopt, and clearly communicate to suppliers and the public, a company policy for the supply chain of raw materials indicated in Annex X, point 1, starting at the point of extraction of raw materials;
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) for portable batteries, the deposit refund schemes established by Member States pursuant to Article 72a and information on the amount of the refund.
Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 a (new)
Article 72 a (new)
Article 72 a Deposit refund schemes Member States shall introduce mandatory deposit refund schemes for the collection of waste portable batteries. Consumers and other end-users shall be informed in a clear and comprehensible manner about the scheme and refund amounts in accordance with paragraph 1(fa) of Article 60.