2 Amendments of Álvaro AMARO related to 2022/0396(COD)
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Packaging shall be designed so that its weight and volume is reduced to the minimum necessary for ensuring its functionality taking account of the material that the packaging is made of: (a) the material that the packaging is made of; (b) a particular shape or design protected by intellectual property rights, to help distinguish and protect a product, and; (c) the preservation of a high standard of quality to ensure the safety of the consumer and to protect the reputation and market differentiation of products bearing geographical indications or designations of origin or are considered as Traditional Specialities Guaranteed, protected under Union law.
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Packaging not necessary to comply with any of the performance criteria set out in Annex IV and packaging with characteristics that are only aimed to increase the perceived volume of the product, including double walls, false bottoms, and unnecessary layers, shall not be placed on the market, unless the product or packaging design is subject to geographical indications of origin protected under Union legislatintellectual property protection, or the product benefits from the Union's geographical indications or designations of origin or is considered as Traditional Speciality Guaranteed, which apply to EU and third country geographical indications and TSGs registered in the Union.