7 Amendments of Cyrus ENGERER related to 2022/0396(COD)
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In line with the waste hierarchy set out in Article 4(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC, and in line with life-cycle thinking to deliver the best overall environmental outcome, the measures provided for under this Regulation aim at reducing the amount of packaging placed on the market in terms of its volume and weight, and preventing the generation of packaging waste, especially through packaging minimisation, avoiding packaging where it is not needed, and increased re-use of packaging where there is scientific evidence that this will lead to the best environmental outcomes and taking into consideration the challenges posed by reuse in Member States with limited water resources. In addition, the measures aim at increasing the use of recycled content in packaging, especially in plastic packaging where the uptake of recycled content is very low, as well as higher recycling rates for all packaging and high quality of the resulting secondary raw materials while reducing other forms of recovery and final disposal.
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) It is necessary to inform consumers and to enable them to appropriately dispose of packaging waste, including compostable lightweight and very lightweight plastic carrier bags. The most appropriate manner to do this is to establish a harmonised labelling system based on the material composition of packaging for sorting of waste, and to pair it with corresponding labels on waste receptacles. The need for such harmonised labelling system to be recognised by all citizens irrespective of their circumstances such as age and language knowledge, should be a guiding factor in their design. This can be achieved through the use of pictograms with minimal language used. This would also serve to minimise the costs for translation of language used which would otherwise be required.
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69 a (new)
Recital 69 a (new)
(69a) Taking into account that economic operators within island Member States suffer disproportionate additional costs when transporting their products outside of their own Member State; including when products are being transported to other sites of the same economic operator in another Member State, or to partner or linked sites based in another Member State; the obligation to use only reusable transport packaging shall not apply when transporting products from island Member States due to their insularity. The environmental footprint created through the implementaton of such an obligation in an island Member State should also be taken into account.
Amendment 1417 #
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, such as double walls, false bottoms, and layers which are not necessary to comply with any of the performance criteria set out in Annex IV, shall not be placed on the market, unless the packaging design is subject to geographical indications of origin protected under Union legislation.
Amendment 1823 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) from 1 January 2040, 850 % of those beverages are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill.
Amendment 1853 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) from 1 January 2040, 430 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill.
Amendment 2060 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
This obligation shall not apply to an economic operator when transporting products from an island member state.