12 Amendments of Miroslav ČÍŽ related to 2020/2077(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that trade policy is an essential tool for implementing the circular economy andadvancing the transition to the circular economy globally and supporting the EU’s sustainability agenda globally; underlines that increased re-using, repairing, remanufacturing and recycling can reduce the EU’s reliance on imports of raw materials, and points to the need to decouple economic growth from resource use in order to ensure the long- term sustainability and resilience of global value chains;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the lack of international and European standards on waste quality as this hinders a viable trade policy that is conducive to the circular economy; calls on the Commission to present harmonised standards on waste quality and a legal definition of recyclable waste, and to include these in future FTAsdefinitions and standards and European standards and labelling on circular economy. The lack of these is particularly problematic when it comes to waste quality and secondary raw materials, recycled, remanufactured and repaired goods as this hinders a viable trade policy that is conducive to the circular economy; calls on the Commission to present harmonised standards and legal definitions on waste quality, recycled material, recyclability and reparability, and to include these in future FTAs; Stresses the need for eco-design and labelling to be brought to a global level to enhance the global circular economy and create level playing field;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that in the transition to a circular economy particular attention must be given to key supply chains where the EU’s environmental footprint is significant and where the EU’s dependence on unreliable sources of raw materials is particularly high;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to identify and abolish barriers that prevent or restrict market access for circular products and services from outside the EU and to investigate the possibilities and benefits of reducing tariffs and non-tariff barriers on certain products and services in order to encourage the development of the circular economy;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to ensure that FTAs reflect the objectives of the circular economy by including strong, binding and enforceable sustainable development chapters; suggests that the circular economy should be addressed in a cross-cutting manner in all relevant FTA chapters; stresses the opportunity to use the cooperative mechanisms of TSD chapters to work together with third countries on promoting the circular economy;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Commission to engage with the EU’s trading partners to further support the objectives of the circular economy; stresses that particular attention must be given to how less developed partner countries can participate in and benefit from the circular economy; calls for an assessment of the impact of increased intra-EU recycling rates on countries strongly relying on waste imports; calls on the commission to use Aid for Trade and GSP+ to help developing countries adopt circular economy practices, including product standards.
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Highlights that when waste streams are exported from the EU in a socially just, clean and manageable way, opportunities can be created for third countries and economic efficiency gains can arise when manufacturing hubs are in close proximity to recycling plants, leading to recycling “champions” with top notch sorting and processing infrastructure, boosting global recycling volumes and quality;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Stresses that, as long as the quality of EU’s waste exports cannot be guaranteed and there is uncertainty whether the exported waste is recycled in third countries respecting high social, health and environmental standards, improving waste recycling within EU borders should remain a priority;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Calls on the Commission to implement the Circular Economy Action Plan and the Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials in a coordinated and mutually reinforcing manner; stresses that improving Europe’s recycling rates for the metals and minerals required in green and digital technologies will give Europe a sustainable domestic supply source, helping to improve its resilience versus more polluting imports from unreliable third countries;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Emphasizes that circular economy and sustainable production require transparent and traceable value chains. In order to improve circularity of all the materials and to keep track of chemicals and hazardous elements, it is essential to foster the availability of data related to product's content, materials, carbon footprint and recyclability. Special efforts should be made to integrate and develop work on the digital product passports that would collect structured and standardised data from all phases of the product and enable better circularity, promote extended producer responsibility (EPR) as well as sustainable consumer choices.
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6 e. Emphasizes the risk of environmental dumping when secondary raw materials or second-hand goods are traded because of higher environmental standards in Europe than in a third country, which would undermine global climate and environmental actions and hinder sustainable transition in third countries.
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6 f. Stresses that a distinction should be made between waste for material recovery and waste intended for energy production as to safeguard valuable materials and avoid dumping; highlights that the Basel Convention ban on plastic waste exports from OECD to non-OECD countries, with the exception of material that is “non-hazardous, clean, unmixed and uncontaminated" and purposed for recycling, not for energy-recovery, is very relevant in this regard and that this international legislation could speed up international negotiations on waste standards and definitions;