Activities of Achille VARIATI
Plenary speeches (16)
Shipments of waste (debate)
CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (debate)
CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (debate)
Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation) - Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) - Revision of the Market Stability Reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (debate)
Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation (debate)
Batteries and waste batteries (debate)
Batteries and waste batteries (debate)
Greening transport package (debate)
Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (debate)
Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials (debate)
Packaging and packaging waste (debate)
Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials (debate)
Driving licences (debate)
Geographical Indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products (debate)
Substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive) (debate)
Statements by the President
Reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning batteries and waste batteries, repealing Directive 2006/66/EC and amending Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences, amending Directive (EU) 2022/2561 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 383/2012
Shadow opinions (4)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/1020
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive)
Written questions (15)
Harmonisation of road traffic offences in Europe
Ireland alcohol labelling
Creation of a European maritime search and rescue service
The situation of Turkish and Syrian children orphaned by the earthquake
Creation of a European civil peace corps
Interference in the public service media in Italy
Protection of the rights of children with same-sex parents
Media pluralism in Italy – the case of Roberto Saviano and RAI
State of affairs in Guatemala following the June 2023 presidential elections
Compliance of the Italy-Albania memorandum of understanding with international law and EU asylum rules
Hearing of the journalist Sigfrido Ranucci in the Parliamentary Committee for the General Orientation and Supervision of Radio and Television Services
Arbitrary conviction of Nobel Prize-winner Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh
Protection of press freedom in Italy - possible amendment of the Consolidated Act on audio-visual and radio media services
The case of Filippo Mosca and prison conditions in Romania
Living conditions for migrants in Italy’s immigration removal centres
Amendments (458)
Amendment 29 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Citation 27 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 13 June 2023 on a European Day for the victims of the global climate crisis;
Amendment 54 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas there has been inadequate collective progress towards achieving the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement since it was adopted in 2015, according to the UNEP emissions gap report 2022, the commitments made so far by the signatories to the Paris Agreement will not be sufficient to achieve its common goal and will result in global temperature rise of 2.8° C by the end of the century, indicating that the world is still dangerously off track to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 56 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas people in the richest 1% of the global population are set to have per capita consumption emissions in 2030 that are still 30 times higher than the global per capita level, while the footprints of the poorest half of the world population are set to remain several times below that level1a; __________________ 1a Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) and Oxfam, 'Carbon Inequality in 2030', November 2021 https://oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/ bitstream/handle/10546/621305/bncarbon -inequality-2030-051121-en.pd
Amendment 57 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital B b (new)
Amendment 87 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas methane is responsible for approximately a third of current warming; whereas the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published in its Sixth Assessment Report the finding that deep reductions in anthropogenic methane emissions are needed by 2030 to stay below 1,5° C;
Amendment 126 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Expresses concern at the findings of the UNEP’s emissions gap report 2022, in particular that, despite more ambitious climate pledges, predicted emissions leave the world on a path to a 2.8° C temperature rise if national pledges are fully implemented in combination with other mitigation measures, far beyond the Paris Agreement goals of limiting global warming to well below 2° C and pursuing 1.5° C; stresses that only an urgent system-wide transformation can deliver the enormous cuts needed to limit greenhouse gas emissions by 2030;
Amendment 140 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the first GST is a key process for enhancing the collective ambition of climate action and support because it offers a pivotal opportunity to correct course;
Amendment 142 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the intention to present a global target for renewable energy at COP28 and believes that such target should be based on accurate and forward- looking analysis of infrastructure needs, land use, social and environmental constraints;
Amendment 148 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Urges all Parties to the UNFCCC to increase their NDCs on the basis of the assessment of the first GST in order to close the emissions gaps, and to close the implementation gaps by stepping up mitigation policy implementation to achieve the stated commitments;
Amendment 164 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Reiterates that adaptation action in the short, medium and long term, is an inevitable necessity for all Parties if they are to minimise the negative effects of the climate and biodiversity crises, stressing the particular vulnerabilities to climate change impacts of developing countries, especially the least developed countries and small island developing states;
Amendment 172 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the EU and the Member States to increase adaptation action through mandatory adaptation plans, climate vulnerability assessments and climate stress tests at local, regional, and national levels and through support for locally-led approaches and engagement with local authorities and local civil society in order to fully honour the adaptation goal of the Paris Agreement and to ensure that EU adaptation policies sufficiently protect communities and ecosystems in the EU from the damaging effects of climate change; calls for further progress on the EU Adaptation Strategy;
Amendment 179 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls for further progress on the EU Adaptation Strategy through mandatory adaptation plans, climate vulnerability assessments and climate stress tests at local, regional, and national levels and support for locally-led approaches;
Amendment 196 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need for the Commission and the Member States to take on roles as bridge-builders between developed, developing and least developed countries, with the aim to step up the work of the High Ambition Coalition on both mitigation and adaptation finance and the operationalisation of the loss and damage finance facility; recognises that these are essential components of global climate justice;
Amendment 208 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the UNFCCC, all Parties and the authorities of the United Arab Emirates to ensure equitable access to COP 28 and full and unrestricted participation in COP28 for all citizens and civil society organisations; calls on the EU and its Member States to collaborate with the UNFCCC and all Parties to avoid future conflicts of interests in upcoming presidencies;
Amendment 221 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the UNFCCC and the Parties to ensure that the decision- making process to beis protected from interests that run counter to the goals of the Paris Agreement and to ensure that fossil fuel companies shall not exert any undue and improper influence over public officials and the UNFCCC public decision-making process that may compromise the goals of the Paris agreement;
Amendment 260 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises that all climate policies should be pursued in line with the principle of a just transition towards climate neutrality and in close cooperation with civil society and social partners; considers, therefore, that more transparency, stronger social partnerships and civil society engagement at local, regional, national and EU level are fundamental to achieving climate neutrality across all sectors of society in a fair, inclusive and socially sustainable manner;
Amendment 268 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Welcomes the scientific-based assessment of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change with regards to the EU 2040 greenhouse gas reduction target, relative to 1990; recalls that the assessment takes into account both feasibility and fairness; urges the European Commission to take this scientific recommendation into account when proposing the EU-wide 2040 climate target and the greenhouse gas budget for 2030-2050;
Amendment 304 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that not all developed country Parties have fulfilled their part of the USD 100 billion climate finance goal; Calls for developed country Parties, including the EU and its Member States, to ensure that the USD 100 billion climate finance goal can be met and disbursed on average between 2020 and 2025, and to further detail the way forward for the new post-2025 climate finance goal;
Amendment 305 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 15
15. Considers it essential to advance the Bridgetown Agenda and to make the international financial system fit for the 21st century; calls for major international financial institutions to swiftly adopt and develop green finance; highlights the role of the European Investment Bank (EIB) as the EU’s climate bank and its Climate Bank Roadmap and updated Energy Lending Policy and the additional efforts of the European Investment Fund (EIF) to spearhead climate investments; welcomes the fact that the European Central Bank has committed to integrating climate change considerations into its monetary policy framework; urges multilateral development banks, including the EIB, and development finance institutions, which typically provide financial support in the form of debt- generating instruments, to implement responsible lending and borrowing principles, and to align their portfolios with the Paris Agreement and gather and use high-quality climate risk, vulnerability and impacts data to guide the direction of investments towards 1.5° C aligned investments;
Amendment 323 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Highlights the importance of increasing grants-based finance, especially for adaptation, and that climate finance provided in the form of loans can exacerbate debt distress of developing countries; notes that 50% of the EU’s total climate finance in 2020 was provided in the form of grants and urges the EU and all Member States to increase grants based finance, particularly for adaptation and especially for least developed countries and small island developing states;
Amendment 334 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that direct fossil fuels subsidies in the EU still amount to some EUR 55-58 billion annually; calls on the Commission and all Member States to implement concrete policies, timelines and measures to phase out all direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies as soon as possible, and by 2025 at the very latest; encourages other Parties to undertake similar measures and to work on developing a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty;
Amendment 339 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Welcomes the work of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action and encourages all Parties to adopt the coalition’s commitments to align all policies and practices in the remit of finance ministries with the goals of the Paris Agreement and to adopt effective carbon pricing policies, as laid down in the Helsinki Principles;
Amendment 348 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls that currently 80% of habitats in the EU are in a bad state; Emphasises the importance of protecting, conserving and restoring biodiversity, ecosystems, soils and oceans to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement; stresses in this regard the need for an EU agreement on the Nature Restoration Law;
Amendment 358 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Believes that nature-based solutions (NBSs) and ecosystem-based approaches are key tools supporting climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as protecting and restoring forests, reducing emissions, for disaster-risk reduction and protecting biodiversity;
Amendment 366 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the need to protect indigenous rights and environmental defenders by ensuring effective and robust regulatory protection of the environment, labour rights, land rights, indigenous peoples’ rights, livelihoods and cultures, including to free, prior and informed consent; calls on the Parties to ensure that commitments made at COP28 to implement the Paris Agreement align with existing international human rights obligations and standards applicable to business operations;
Amendment 372 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the importance of effectively and swiftly implementing the Kunming- Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which was adopted during the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity;
Amendment 375 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that climate mechanisms depend on the health of the ocean and marine ecosystems currently affected by global warming, pollution, overexploitation of marine biodiversity, acidification, deoxygenation and coastal erosion; stresses that the IPCC recalls that the ocean is part of the solution to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change;
Amendment 382 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls the current state of our oceans; Stresses the important role oceans play in absorbing carbon dioxide; Calls on the Parties to continue work on the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue;
Amendment 393 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a quantified, science- based assessment of the progress made since the adoption of the Global Methane Pledge at COP26, the Pledge’s participants having agreed to voluntarily contribute to a collective effort to reduce global methane emissions by at least 30 % percent from 2020 levels by 2030; calls on all Parties to join the Global Methane Pledge and to increase efforts to reach the reduction of methane by at least 30% from 2020 levels by 2030;
Amendment 396 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses that all sectors must contribute to the reduction of emissions, including the defence sector; underlines the need for the defence sector to contribute to the Union's climate neutrality objectives while maintaining operational effectiveness; calls in this respect on Member States to introduce disaggregated mandatory reporting of emissions by the defence sector to the UNFCCC;
Amendment 404 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights that the transport sector is the only sector in which emissions have risen at EU level since 1990 and that this is not compatible with the EU’s climate goals, which require greater and faster reductions in emissions from all sectors of society, including the aviation and maritime sectors; Welcomes in this regard the inclusion of maritime and aviation emissions in the EU emissions trading system, which will foster greater ambition at international level, including in the International Maritime Organization and the International Civil Aviation Organization;
Amendment 406 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes that there is a growing scientific and political interest in Solar Radiation Modification (SRM) as a proposed set of climate engineering approaches to artificially reflect sunlight and cool the planet, such as stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI); stresses that SRM does nothing to address the root cause of climate change, provides no scientific certainty on the effect and endangers climactic and geopolitical stability, potentially in a catastrophic fashion; recalls that a UN resolution on global governance has been blocked; calls on the Commission to take action on SRM by initiating a non-use agreement to stop its deployment, restrict its development, and object to future institutionalisation of SRM in international institutions, in consistency with the precautionary principle and in the absence of evidence of its safety and a full global consensus on its acceptability.
Amendment 419 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Notes that only sustained and ambitious greenhouse gas emission reductions will help Parties to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement; Stresses that carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies should only be considered for unabated residual emissions and not as alternatives to mitigation policies;
Amendment 444 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls for the EU to mainstream gender into all climate and environmental policy-making, and urges the Commission and Member States to increase the coherence between support for gender and climate through external action instruments and through the EIB, including through enhancing participation of women and women’s organisations in governance and decision-making, their access to finance, and to programmes which support the role of women in climate governance, and particular sectors such as agriculture and forestry, with a specific focus on indigenous women;
Amendment 447 #
2023/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Amendment 160 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Having regard to the Union’s commitment to the ambition set out in SDG Target 12.3, the setting of food waste reduction targets to be achieved by Member States by 2030 should provide a strong policy impulse to take action and ensure a significant contribution to global targets. However, given the legally binding nature of suchThe targets, they should be proportionate and feasible, and take into account the role of different actors in the food supply chain as well as their capacity (in particular micro and small enterprises). The establishment of legally binding targets should thus follow a step-wise approach, starting with a level which is lower than the one set under the SDG, with a view to ensuring a consistent response of Member States and tangible progress towards Target 12.3.
Amendment 167 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure that the step- wise approach towards the achievement of the global target delivers its objectives, tThe levels set for the legally binding targets on reduction of food waste, should be reviewed and revised, if appropriate, to take into account the progress made by Member States over time. This would allow for a possible adjustment of the targets in view of strengthening the Union’s contribution and further aligning with SDG Target 12.3, to be reached by 2030 and providing direction for further progress beyond that date.
Amendment 194 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In view of the key role of social enterprises and social economy entities in the existing textile collection systems and their potential to create local, sustainable, participatory and inclusive businesses models and quality jobs in the Union, in line with the objectives of the EU Social Economy Action Plan79 , the introduction of extended producer responsibility schemes should maintain and support the activities of social enterprises and social economy entities involved in used and waste textiles management. These entities therefore should be regarded as partners in the separate collection systems supporting the scale-up of re-preparation for re-use, re- use and repair and creating quality jobs for all and in particular for vulnerable groups. _________________ 79 COM (2021) 778 final of 9 December 2021.
Amendment 205 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Exports of used and waste textiles outside the EU have been steadily increasing with exports representing the greatest share of the re-use market for post- consumer textiles generated in the EU. In view of the significant increase of the collected textile waste after the introduction of separate collection by 2025 it is important to strengthen the efforts to combat illegal shipments of waste to third countries disguised as non-waste for the purpose of ensuring high environmental protection. Building on Regulation …/… [P.O. insert the institutions and serial number, and complete the footnote for the Regulation on the Shipment of waste]84 and in view of the objective to ensure the sustainable management of post-consumer textiles and tackle illegal shipments of waste, it should be provided that all separately collected used textiles, textile- related and footwear products undergo a sorting operation prior to their shipment. Furthermore, it should be provided that all separately collected used textile, textile- related and footwear items are regarded as waste and subject to Union waste legislation, including on the shipments of waste, until they have undergone a sorting operation by a trained sorting for re-use and recycling operator. The sorting should be carried out in accordance with the harmonised sorting requirements that deliver high quality re-usable fraction that meet the needs of the receiving second hand textile markets in the EU and globally and by establishing criteria to distinguish between used goods and waste. Shipments of used textiles, textile-related and footwear products should be accompanied by information demonstrating that those items are the output of a sorting or a preparing for re-use operation and that the items are suitable for re-use. At the same time, it must be acknowledged that not all reusable second-hand clothes that are exported are reused in recipient countries and might be discarded without use, overwhelming the recipient countries’ waste management systems. Additional measures to reduce exports of second- hand textiles by maximising local re-use should be prioritised. _________________ 84 OJ to insert the reference number once adopted.
Amendment 263 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) reduce the generation of food waste in processing and manufacturing by 150 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020;
Amendment 272 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) reduce the generation of food waste per capita, jointly in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services and in households, by 350 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020.
Amendment 311 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 3
Article 22 a – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall define in a clear way the roles and responsibilities of relevant actors involved in the implementation, monitoring and verification of the extended producer responsibility scheme referred to in paragraph 1. Representatives of local authorities, waste management operators, social enterprises and other operators shall be included in the governance of the extended producer responsibility scheme.
Amendment 317 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph a – point 1
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph a – point 1
(1) the collection of those used products for re-use and the separate collection of waste products for preparation for re-use and recycling in accordance with Articles 22c and 22d, , including necessary communication work,
Amendment 323 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – point a – point 4
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – point a – point 4
(4) collection, transport and treatment referred to in points (1) and (2) of waste generated by social enterprises and other non-waste operators that are part of the collection system referred to in Article 22c, paragraphs 5 and 11;
Amendment 325 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph a – point 4 a (new)
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph a – point 4 a (new)
(4a) collection, transport and treatment of the textile waste that remains in mixed municipal waste.
Amendment 333 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
(ea) appropriate controls, including auditing.
Amendment 344 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 6
Article 22 a – paragraph 6
6. The costs to be covered referred to in paragraph 4 shall not exceed the costs that are necessary to provide the services referred to in that paragraph in a cost- efficient way in line with the waste hierarchy and shall be established in a transparent way between the actors concerned.
Amendment 345 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 7
Article 22 a – paragraph 7
7. Online platforms shall ensure that producers of textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IV c are registered in the register of the producers referred to in Article 22b in the Member State where the consumer is located, before placing products from those producers onto their platforms. For the purpose of compliance with Article 30, paragraph 1, points (d) and (e), of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Member States shall ensure that providers of online platforms, falling within the scope of Chapter 3, Section 4 of that regulation, allowing consumers to conclude distance contracts with producers offering textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc to consumers located in the Union obtain the following information from producers;
Amendment 354 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 8
Article 22 a – paragraph 8
8. Member States shall ensure that the extended producer responsibility schemes laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article are established by [P.O insert date thirtyeighteen months after the entry into force of this amending Directive] in accordance with Articles 8, 8a, 22a to 22d.
Amendment 378 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 22 c – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) are based on the weight of the products concerned and, for textile products lis, are modulated ion Part 1 of Annex IVc, are moduthe basis of the volumes of the products platced on the basismarket and of the ecodesign requirements adopted pursuant to the Regulation .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council [P.O. insert the serial number for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation when adopted]** that are most relevant for the prevention of textile, textile-related and footwear waste and for the treatment of textileshis waste in line with the waste hierarchy and the corresponding measurement methodologies for those criteria adopted pursuant to that Regulation or on the basis of other Union law establishing harmonised sustainability criteria and measurement methods for textile, textile- related and footwear products, and that ensure the improvement of environmental sustainability and circularity of textilehese products;
Amendment 384 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 4
Article 22 c – paragraph 4
4. Where necessary to avoid distortion of the internal market and ensure consistency with the ecodesign requirements adopted pursuant to Article 4 read in conjunction with Article 5 of Regulation.../... [P.O. insert the serial number for Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation when adopted], the Commission mayshall adopt implementing actdelegated acts in accordance with Article 38a to supplement this Directive as regards laying down the fee modulation criteria for the application of paragraph 3, point (a), of this Article. That implementingdelegated act shall not concern the precise determination of the level of the contributions and shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 39(2) of this Directive.
Amendment 390 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 22 c – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) ensure the collection, free of charge, of waste generated by social enterprises and other non-waste operators from such textile, textile-related and footwear products collected through the connected collection points, in coordination with social enterprises and other operators.
Amendment 395 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 6 – point a
Article 22 c – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) consists of collection points set up by the producer responsibility organisations and waste management operators on their behalf in cooperation with one or more of the following: social enterprises and social economy entities, distributors, public authorities or third parties carrying out collection on their behalf of used and waste textile, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc, and other voluntary collection points;
Amendment 397 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 6 – point c
Article 22 c – paragraph 6 – point c
(c) maintains a sustained increase of the separate collection rate to achieve technically feasible levelshe collection target taking into account good practices.
Amendment 406 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 10
Article 22 c – paragraph 10
10. Member States shall ensure that producer responsibility organisations are not allowed to refuse the participation of local authorities, social enterprises and other preparation for re-use and re-use operators in the separate collection system established pursuant to paragraph 5.
Amendment 412 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 11
Article 22 c – paragraph 11
11. Without prejudice to paragraph 5, points (a) and (b), and paragraph 6, point (a), Member States shall ensure that social enterprises are allowed to maintain and operate their own separate collection points and that they are given equal or preferential treatment in the location of the separate collection points. Member States shall ensure that local authorities, social enterprises and social economy entities that are part of the connected collection points in accordance with paragraph 6, point (a) are not required to hand over collected used and waste textiles, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc to the producer responsibility organisation.
Amendment 422 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 13 – point c
Article 22 c – paragraph 13 – point c
(c) the role of consumers in contributing to the separate collection of used and waste textile and footwear, including the location of collection points, and how to correctly donate textiles;
Amendment 429 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 14
Article 22 c – paragraph 14
14. Member States shall ensure that the producer responsibility organisation, in cooperation with local authorities, provide the information referred to in paragraph 13 on a regular basis, that the information is up to date and provided by means of:
Amendment 446 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(a) at least each year, subject to commercial and industrial confidentiality, the information on the amount of products placed on the market, the rate of separate collection of used and waste textile, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc, including such unsold products and quantities of textile waste collected from social enterprises, on the rates of re- use, preparation for re-use and recycling, specifying separately the rate of fibre-to- fibre recycling, achieved by the producer responsibility organisation, and on the rates of other recovery, disposal and exports;
Amendment 449 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 17 – point b a (new)
Article 22 c – paragraph 17 – point b a (new)
(ba) Member States shall audit the websites of producer responsibility organisations every two years.
Amendment 466 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 22 d – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. By 31 December 2024, the Commission shall conduct an assessment on appropriate levels for the setting of separate targets for 2030 on textile waste prevention, preparation for re-use, re-use, recycling of textiles and phasing out landfilling of textiles. To that end, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal.
Amendment 469 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) the sorting operation is to generate textiles for re-use and preparation for re- use, prioritising local preparation for re- use and re-use networks;
Amendment 479 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
(da) the sorting operation follows the principle of proximity, prioritising local sorting and minimising environmental impacts from transportation;
Amendment 485 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 6
Article 22 d – paragraph 6
6. By 31 December 2025 and every 53 years thereafter, Member States shall carry out a compositional survey of collected mixed municipal waste to determine the share of waste textiles therein. Member States shall ensure that, on the basis of the information obtained, the competent authorities may require the producer responsibility organisations to take corrective action to increase their network of collection points and carry out information campaigns in accordance with Article 22c(13) and (14).
Amendment 490 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 7
Article 22 d – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure that, in order to distinguish between used and waste textiles, shipments of used textiles, textile-related and footwear products suspected of being waste may bare inspected by the competent authorities of Member States for compliance with the minimum requirements set out in paragraphs 8 and 9 for the shipments of used textile, textile related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc and monitored accordingly.
Amendment 513 #
2023/0234(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Directive 2008/98/EC
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [P.O. insert date eighteentwelve months after the entry into force of this amending Directive] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 18 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In light of the close link between the quality of honey and its origin and the need for the consumer not to be misled regarding the quality of the product, Directive 2001/110/EC lays down rules on the labelling of the origin where the honey has been harvested. In particular, Article 2(4) of that Directive requires the country or countries of origin where the honey has been harvested to be indicated on the label and provides that, if honey originates in more than one Member State or third country, the mandatory indication of the countries of origin may be replaced by one of the following, as appropriate: ‘blend of EU honeys’, ‘blend of non-EU honeys’, ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’. The different rules adopted on this basis by Member States may have misled consumers and may have hindered the functioning of the internal market. In the light of the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of strengthenupporting consumers in making informed choices, including on the geographical origin of their food, and the details of this origin in case of blending, and in the interest to preserve the efficient functioning of the internal market throughout the Union through a harmonisation of the labelling rules, it is appropriate to revise the rules for honey origin labelling and provide that the country or countries of origin should be mentioned on the packaging. In light of the reduced size of the packs containing only a single portion of honey (breakfast packs) and the resulting technical difficulties, it is therefore appropriate to exempt those packs from the obligation of listing all individual countries of origin, where the honey originates in more than one countryin descending order and with their respective percentages on the packaging.
Amendment 34 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Given the particular interest shown by consumers in the geographical origin of honey in relation to its characteristics and quality, and the need for full transparency in this area, the country or countries of origin in which the honey was harvested must appear on the label in the same visual field as the indication of the product.
Amendment 37 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In light of the close link between the quality of honey and its origin and the need for the consumer not to be misled regarding the quality of the product, Directive 2001/110/EC lays down rules on the labelling of the origin where the honey has been harvested. In particular, Article 2(4) of that Directive requires the country or countries of origin where the honey has been harvested to be indicated on the label and provides that, if honey originates in more than one Member State or third country, the mandatory indication of the countries of origin may be replaced by one of the following, as appropriate: ‘blend of EU honeys’, ‘blend of non-EU honeys’, ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’. The different rules adopted on this basis by Member States may have misled consumers and may have hindered the functioning of the internal market. In the light of the Green Deal and Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of strengthenupporting consumers in making informed choices, including on the geographical origin of their food, and the details of this origin in case of blending, and in the interest to preserve the efficient functioning of the internal market throughout the Union through a harmonisation of the labelling rules, it is appropriate to revise the rules for honey origin labelling and provide that the country or countries of origin should be mentioned on the packagingin descending order and with their respective percentages on the packaging. Given the particular interest shown by consumers in the geographical origin of honey in relation to its characteristics and quality, and the need for full transparency in this area, the country or countries of origin in which the honey was harvested must appear on the label in the same visual field as the indication of the product. In light of the reduced size of the packs containing only a single portion of honey (breakfast packs) and the resulting technical difficulties, it is therefore appropriate to exempt those packs from the obligation of listing all individual countries of origin, where the honey originates in more than one country, where the honey originates in more than one country, to ensure that all countries of origin are indicated on the packaging by using the corresponding "Country Code".
Amendment 39 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) In light of the reduced size of the packs containing only a single portion of honey (breakfast packs) and the resulting technical difficulties, it is therefore appropriate, where the honey originates in more than one country, to ensure that all countries of origin are indicated on the packaging by using the corresponding "Country Code".
Amendment 54 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Therefore, considering, in particular, that consumers are increasingly aware of health concerns linked to the consumption of sugar, it is appropriate to revise the rules on the use of statements on sugar for fruit juices to allow consumers to make informed choices. It is therefore appropriate to reintroduce, without a time limitation, the possibility for the industry to use the statement indicating that no fruit juices contain added sugars as well as the indication that fruit juices contain added sugars.
Amendment 57 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) In light of the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of supporting consumers in making informed choices, including on the geographical origin of their food, and in the interest to preserve the efficient functioning of the internal market throughout the Union through a harmonisation of the labelling rules, in line with the current legislation on fresh fruits, it is appropriate to revise the rules for fruit juices and provide that the country or countries of origin of the fruits used for producing fruit juices should be indicated in descending order and with their respective percentages on the packaging.
Amendment 65 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) In light of the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of supporting consumers in making informed choices, including on the geographical origin of their food, and in the interest to preserve the efficient functioning of the internal market throughout the Union through a harmonisation of the labelling rules, in line with the current legislation on fresh fruits, it is appropriate to revise the rules for jams, jellies, marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée and provide that the country or countries of origin of the fruits used for obtaining such products should be indicated in descending order and with their respective percentages on the packaging.
Amendment 86 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) The country of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label and on the front of the package close to the commercial name of the product. If the honey originates in more than one country, the countries of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the front label of packs containing more than 25 g in descending order and with their respective percentage in the blend; if the packs contain less than 25 g. the origin of all countries shall be indicated with the corresponding "country code";
Amendment 98 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Therefore, considering, in particular, that consumers are increasingly aware of health concerns linked to the consumption of sugar, it is appropriate to revise the rules on the use of statements on sugar for fruit juices to allow consumers to make informed choices. It is therefore appropriate to reintroduce, without a time limitation, the possibility for the industry to use the statement indicating that no fruit juices contain added sugars as well as the indication that fruit juices contain added sugars.
Amendment 100 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) In light of the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of supporting consumers in making informed choices, including on the geographical origin of their food, and in the interest to preserve the efficient functioning of the internal market throughout the Union through a harmonisation of the labelling rules, in line with the current legislation on fresh fruits, it is appropriate to revise the rules for fruit juices and provide that the country or countries of origin of the fruits used for producing fruit juices should be indicated in descending order and with their respective percentages on the packaging.
Amendment 121 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) In light of the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of supporting consumers in making informed choices, including on the geographical origin of their food, and in the interest to preserve the efficient functioning of the internal market throughout the Union through a harmonisation of the labelling rules, in line with the current legislation on fresh fruits, it is appropriate to revise the rules for jams, jellies, marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée and provide that the country or countries of origin of the fruits used for obtaining such products should be indicated in descending order and with their respective percentages on the packaging.
Amendment 138 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 147 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/113/EC
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
(1a) The products listed in Annex I, shall indicate the country of origin where the fruit has been harvested on the label and on the front of the package close to the commercial name of the product. If fruits originate in more than one country, these countries of origin where the fruits have been harvested shall be indicated on the front label of packaging in descending order and with their respective percentage in the blend. If such products are obtained with two or more species of fruit, the countries of origin in which such fruit species were collected are indicated on the packaging label with the relevant percentages that were used to obtain the final product.
Amendment 149 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) The country of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label and on the front of the package close to the commercial name of the product. If the honey originates in more than one country, the countries of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the front label of packs containing more than 25 g in descending order and with their respective percentage in the blend. If the packs contain less than 25 g the origin of all countries shall be indicated with the corresponding "country code";
Amendment 199 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/112/CE
Annex 3 – point h a (new)
Annex 3 – point h a (new)
(ha) Fruit juices containing added sugars shall indicate the corresponding added quantity on the packaging.
Amendment 207 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex II – paragraph 2
Annex II – paragraph 2
Annex II, paragraph 2 is amended as follows: ‘When placed on the market as honey or used in any product intended for human consumption, honey shallmust not have added to it any food ingredient, including food additives, nor shallmust any other additions be made other than honey. Honey must, as far as possible, be free from organic or inorganic matters foreign to its composition. With the exception of point 3 of Annex I, it must not have any foreign tastes or odours, have begun to ferment, have an artificially changed acidity or have been heated in such a way that the natural enzymes have been either destroyed or significantly inactivated. or been subject to vacuum evaporation.’ Or. it (02001L0110)
Amendment 232 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 247 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Directive 2001/113/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(ba) The following paragraph 4a is added: "4a. The products listed in Annex I, shall indicate the country of origin where the fruit has been harvested on the label and on the front of the package close to the commercial name of the product. If fruits originate in more than one country, these countries of origin where the fruits have been harvested shall be indicated on the front label of packaging in descending order and with their respective percentage in the blend. If such products are obtained with two or more species of fruit, the countries of origin in which such fruit species were collected are indicated on the packaging label with the relevant percentages that were used to obtain the final product."
Amendment 27 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Climate-related claims have been shown to be particularly prone to being unclear and ambiguous and to mislead consumers. This relates notably to environmental claims that products or entities are “climate neutral”, “carbon neutral”, “100% CO2 compensated”, or will be “net-zero” by a given year, or similar. Such statements are often based on “offsetting” of greenhouse gas emissions through “carbon credits” generated outside the company’s value chain, for example from forestry or renewable energy projects. The methodologies underpinning offsets vary widely and are not always transparent, accurate, or consistent. This leads to significant risks of overestimations and double counting of avoided or reduced emissions, due to a lack of additionality, permanence, ambitious and dynamic crediting baselines that depart from business as usual, and accurate accounting. These factors result in offset credits of low environmental integrity and credibility that mislead consumers when they are relied upon in explicit environmental claims. Offsetting can also deter traders from emissions reductions in their own operations and value chains. In order to adequately contribute to global climate change mitigation targets, traders should prioritise effective reductions of emissions across their own operations and value chains instead of relying on offsets. Any resulting residual emissions will vary by sector-specific pathway in line with the global climate targets and will have to be addressed through removals enhancements. When offsets are used nonetheless, it is deemed appropriate to address climate- related claims, including claims on future environmental performance, based on offsets in a transparent manner. Therefore, the substantiation of climate- relatedFor those reasons, claims shoulbased consider any greenhouse gas emissions offsets used by the traders separately from the trader’s or the product’s greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, this information should also specify the share of total emissions that are addressed through offsetting, whether these offsets relate to emission reductions or removals enhancement, and the methodology applied. The climate-related claims that include the use of offsets have to be substantiated by methodologies that ensure the integrity and correct accounting of these offsets and thus reflect coherently and transparently the resulting impact on the climating, which claim that a product has a neutral, reduced or positive impact on the environment in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, will be prohibited.
Amendment 32 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) Widely recognised scientific evidence indicates that the assessment of a claim should be based on methodologies, approaches or studies that have been developed in line with best practices in terms of transparency and independently peer reviewed by the scientific community, published in scientific journals and, where available, take account of the existing international standards that are relevant to the claim that is made, such as ISO or CEN/CENELEC standards.
Amendment 34 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) When setting up the requirements for substantiation and, communication and verification of explicit environmental claims, including by delegated acts adopted by the Commission, the difficulties that traders may encounter in gathering information from actors throughout their value chain or on the product’s overall life- cycle, especially for services or where there is insufficient scientific evidence, should be taken into account. This is important for example for services such as electronic communications services, for which it can be difficult to define the scope and system boundaries, e.g. where the life- cycle starts and where it finishes and even more where supply chains are complex and not stable, e.g. in cases where many equipment or components are manufactured by a multitude of enterprises outside the EU, and thus sustainability related information might not be easily accessible to EU traders concerned.
Amendment 37 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In order to meet both the needs of traders regarding dynamic marketing strategies and the needs of consumers regarding more detailed, and more accurate, environmental information, the Commission may adopt delegated acts to supplement the provisions on substantiation of explicit environmental claims by further specifying the criteria for such substantiation with regard to certain claims (e.g. climate-related claims, including claims about offsets, “climate neutrality” or similar, recyclability and recycled content). The Commission should be empowered to further establish rules for measuring and calculating the environmental impacts, environmental aspects and environmental performance, by determining which activities, processes, materials, emissions or use of a product or trader contribute significantly or cannot contribute to the relevant environmental impacts and environmental aspects; by determining for which environmental aspects and environmental impacts primary information should be used; and by determining the criteria to assess the accuracy of primary and secondary information. While in most cases the Commission would consider the need for adopting these rules only after having the results of the monitoring of the evolution of environmental claims on the Union market, for some types of claims it may be necessary for the Commission to adopt supplementary rules before the results of this monitoring are available. For example, in case of climate-related claims it may be necessary to adopt such supplementary acts in order to operationalise the provisions on substantiation of claims based on offsets.
Amendment 48 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 47 a (new)
Recital 47 a (new)
(47a) Regular revisions of environmental labelling schemes are of fundamental importance in order to ensure their continuous improvement. For this reason, this Directive should ensure that the verification and certification of the substantiation and communication of environmental labelling schemes ensures their continuous improvement.
Amendment 53 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) SMicro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) should be able to benefit from the opportunities provided by the market for more sustainable products but they could face proportionately higher costs and difficulties with some of the requirements on substantiation and verification of explicit environmental claims. The Member States should provide adequate information and raise awareness of the ways to comply with the requirements of this Directive, ensure targeted and specialised training, and provide specific assistance and support, including financial, to micro enterprises and SMEs wishing to make explicit environmental claims on their products or as regards their activities. Member States actions should be taken in respect of applicable State aid rules.
Amendment 65 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. This Directive does not apply to environmental labelling schemes or to explicit environmental claims regulated by or substantiated and verified by rules established in:
Amendment 66 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) Within the context of the European Green Deal, the EU Action Plan Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil (COM 2021/400, the European Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (COM/2020/667) and the European Union Strategic Approach to Pharmaceuticals in the Environment (COM/2019/128), the healthcare sector plays a relevant role for environmental pollution reduction. In this perspective, establishing a proper regulatory framework for using green claims relating to sustainability, biodegradability, circularity and origin of the product’s components both for medicinal products (according to Directive 2001/83) and medical devices (according to Regulations 2017/745), would be crucial to encourage companies contribution to environmental objectives and guarantee reliable communication to consumers.
Amendment 87 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) rely on widely recognised scientific evidence, including methods assessed and validated by the European Commission, use accurate information and take into account relevant international standards;
Amendment 93 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) For product categories which have developed a Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR), existing PEFCR may be used as a benchmark;
Amendment 98 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) demonstrate that the claim is not equivalent to requirements imposed by law on products within the product group, or traders within the sector. Existing PEFCR may be used as benchmark, if available;
Amendment 132 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Explicit environmental claims based on greenhouse gas emissions offsetting which claim that a product has a neutral, reduced or positive impact on the environment in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, shall be prohibited.
Amendment 137 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point f
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point f
Amendment 145 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the requirements for the environmental labelling scheme have been developed by experts that can ensure their scientific robustness and have been submitted for consultation to a heterogeneous group of stakeholderstakeholders that apply or are impacted by the labelling scheme or the stakeholders´ representatives that hasve reviewed them and ensured their relevance from a societal perspective;
Amendment 146 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) the environmental labelling scheme sets out transparent procedures for dealing with non- compliance and foresees the withdrawal or suspension of the environmental label in case of persistent and flagrant non- compliance with the requirements of the scheme.
Amendment 147 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) the environmental labelling scheme regularly reviews its objectives, its strategies, and the performance of its tools and systems, based on the latest best practices, scientific data and evidence.
Amendment 153 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
The documents referred to in the first subparagraph shall be made publicly available and shall be submitted to the Commission in case of schemes referred to in paragraph 4 or to the Member States’ authorities in case of schemes referred to in paragraph 5, together with the certificate of conformity for environmental labelling schemes drawn up in accordance with Article 10.
Amendment 156 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that the information, tools and methodologies used for substantiation of explicit environmental claims is reviewed and updated by traders when there are circumstances that may affect the accuracy of a claim, and no later than 5 years from the date when the information referred to in Article 5(6) is provided. In the review, the trader shall revise the used underlying information to ensure that the requirements of Articles 3 and 4 are fully complied with.
Amendment 157 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall set up procedures for verifying the compliance of environmental labelling schemes with the requirements set out in Article 8. The Commission shall verify those procedures to guarantee harmonisation in the Union market.
Amendment 160 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. The verification of the information, tools and methodologies shall be undertaken by a verifier fulfilling the requirements set out in Article 11, in accordance with the procedures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, before the environmental claim is made public or the environmental label is displayed by a trader.
Amendment 162 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 9
Article 10 – paragraph 9
9. TBy 12 months after the entry into force of this Directive, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts to set out details regarding the form of the certificate of conformity referred to in paragraph 5 and the technical means for issuing such certificate of conformity. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 19.
Amendment 166 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The verifier shall be a third-party conformity assessment body accredited in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 765/2008113 of the European Parliament and of the Council113 or Directive (EU) 2022/2464 of the European Parliament and of the Council 113a. __________________ 113 Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30). 113a Directive (EU) 2022/2464 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 537/2014, Directive 2004/109/EC, Directive 2006/43/EC and Directive 2013/34/EU, as regards corporate sustainability reporting
Amendment 168 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – title
Article 12 – title
Amendment 170 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall take appropriate measures to help micro, small and medium sized enterprises to apply the requirements set out in this Directive. Those measures shall at least include guidelines or similar mechanisms to raise awareness of waywith specific examples and procedures to comply with the requirements on explicit environmental claims. In addition, without prejudice to applicable state aid rules, such measures mayshall include one or more of the following:
Amendment 183 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16a Consultation Forum The Commission shall ensure that when it conducts its activities, it observes a balanced participation of Member States’ representatives and all relevant interested parties involved in the development of secondary legislation on explicit environmental claims, such as industry, including SMEs and craft industry, farmers, trade unions, traders, retailers, importers, environmental protection groups and consumer organisations. Those parties shall contribute, in particular, to preparing the delegated acts referred to in paragraph 4 of Article 3.
Amendment 508 #
2023/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Environmental claims are communicated in a language that can be undestood by consumers in the Member States where the product or service is marketed.
Amendment 12 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The Regulation should prevent and reduce adverse impacts of critical raw materials on the environment and ensure a safe and sustainable critical raw material value chain, taking into account, for instance, their environmental footprint, the ethical sourcing of critical raw materials and security of supply, and facilitating reuse, repair and recycling. It should seek to improve the environmental performance of critical raw materials and of the activities of all economic operators involved in their life cycle. Therefore, the Regulation should contribute to the transition to a circular economy, long- term competitiveness of the Union and the efficient functioning of the internal market, while ensuring a high level of protection of the environment and respect for human and labour rights. This Regulation should also minimise the negative effects of the extraction and processing on human health and the environment and it should aim at reducing the use of critical raw material, and favour the practical application of the waste hierarchy
Amendment 23 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The list of critical raw materials should contain all strategic raw materials as well as any other raw materials of high importance for the overall Union economy and for which there is a high risk of supply disruption. To take account of possible technological and economic changes, the Commission should, in continuation of current practice, periodically perform an assessment based on data for production, trade, applications, recycling, and substitution for a wide range of raw materials to update the lists of critical and strategic raw materials reflecting the evolution in the economic importance and supply risk associated with those raw materials. The list of critical raw materials should include those raw materials which reach or exceed the thresholds for both economic importance and supply risk, without ranking the relevant raw materials in terms of criticality. This assessment should be based on an average of the latest available data over a 5-year-period. The measures set out in this Regulation related to one stop shop for permitting, planning, exploration, monitoring, circularity, and sustainability should apply to all critical raw materials. Measures should be taken to increase the efficient use of critical raw materials in the whole value chain.
Amendment 51 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to diversify the Union's supply of strategic raw materials, the Commission should, with the support of the Board, identify Strategic Projects in third countries that intend to become active in the extraction, processing or recycling of strategic raw materials. To ensure that such Strategic Projects are effectively implemented, they should benefit from improved access to finance. In order to ensure their added value, projects should be assessed against a set of criteria. Like projects in the Union, Strategic Projects in third countries should strengthen the Union's security of supply for strategic raw materials, show sufficient technical feasibility and be implemented sustainably. For projects in emerging markets and developing economies, the project should be mutually beneficial for the Union and the third country involved and add value in that country, taking into account also its consistency with the Union’s common commercial policy. Such value may be derived from the project’s contribution to more than one stage of the value chain as well as from creating through the project wider economic and social benefits, including the creation of employment in compliance with international standards of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Where the Commission assesses these criteria to be fulfilled, it should publish the recognition as a Strategic Project in a decision.
Amendment 70 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Cooperation between different levels of governments is essential to ensure effective decision-making. In order to guarantee high environmental standards and that the appropriate procedure is met, the involvement of national competent authories should be ensured when granting the decision on the implementation of Strategic Projects.
Amendment 110 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41a) Europe needs to enhance its strategic autonomy and increase its resilience in preparation for potential disruptions in supply due to health or other crises. Enhancing circularity and resource efficiency with increased recycling and recovery of critical raw materials, will contribute to reaching that goal.
Amendment 124 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) A precondition for effective magnet recycling is for recyclincreasing the circularity of magnets is for recyclers, repairers and refurbishers to have access to the necessary information on the amount, type and chemical composition of magnets in a product, their location and the coating, glues and additives used, as well as information on how to remove the permanent magnets from the product. In addition, to ensure a business case for magnet recycling, permanent magnets incorporated in products placed on the Union market should, over time, contain an increasing amount of recycled materials. While providing transparency on the recycled content in a first stage, a minimum content of recycled content should be set after a dedicated assessment of the appropriate level and likely impacts.
Amendment 161 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) Union recycling capacity, including for all intermediate recycling steps, is able to produce at least 125% of the Union's annual consumption of strategic raw materials.
Amendment 162 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
(iiia) By 24 months after entry into force, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 36 to establish for each strategic raw material a minimum recycling capacity target for 2030.
Amendment 173 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) foster research, innovation and scalability of substitutes for strategic raw materials with lower environmental and material footprints.
Amendment 203 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) The selection of projects should be aligned with the objectives laid down in Article 1 of this Regulation. Priority shall be given to projects in the area of material recovery, recovery from extractive waste and recycling in order to achieve Union´s objectives laid down in Article 1 point 2 point iii:
Amendment 226 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) for projects in third countries that are emerging markets or developing economies, the project would be mutually beneficial for the Union and the third country concerned by adding value in that country and respecting international labour standards and conventions, and the relevant human rights and environmental standards.
Amendment 231 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The recognition of a project as a Strategic Project shall not affect the requirements applicable to the relevant project or project promoter under international, Union or national law, including national laws of the relevant third country.
Amendment 264 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The decision on the implementation of Strategic Projects, and whether or not they meet the conditions laid down in paragraph 2, shall be discussed and agreed in cooperation with national competent authorities.
Amendment 341 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. The time-frame for consulting the public concerned on the environmental impact assessment report referred to in Article 5(1) of Directive 2011/92/EU shall not be longer than 90 days in the case of Strategic Projects but not shorter than 45 days.
Amendment 358 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article12a Critical Raw Material Fund The European Commission shall put in place, no later than March 2024, a new European fund dedicated to supporting up to 10% of the capital investment and operational expenditure requirements for Union projects in the area of refining, processing and material recovery (from recycling) of strategic raw materials defined in Annex I. The fund shall prioritise strategic raw materials projects pursuant to Articles 6 and 7 of this Regulation. Funding for projects shall be allocated on a non-discriminatory basis across the Union (or in third countries where relevant), and shall be disbursed by the European Commission directly. The Commission shall work with Member States to secure long term additional revenue for the fund comparable to the volumes required pursuant to the objectives in Article 1 of this Regulation.
Amendment 433 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) increase the collection of waste with high critical raw materials recovery potential and ensure their introduction into the appropriate preparation for re-use and recycling systems, with a view to maximising the lifespan of products and the availability and of high-quality of recyclable material as an input to critical raw material recycling facilities;
Amendment 447 #
2023/0079(COD)
(b) increase the re-use and repair of products and components with high critical raw materials recovery potential;
Amendment 450 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) increase the use of secondary critical raw materials in manufacturing and promote the refurbishment of products, including, where appropriate, by taking recycled content and possibility of refurbishment into account in award criteria related to public procurement;
Amendment 455 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) increase the efficient use of critical raw materials in the whole value chain.
Amendment 483 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
With respect to points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, the programmes referred to in that paragraph may include, without prejudice to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU, the introduction of financial incentives, such aseconomic instruments, such as those listed in Annex IVa of Directive 2008/98/EC, including discounts, monetary rewards or deposit- refund systems, to encourage the re-use of products with high critical raw materials recovery potential and the collection of waste from such products.
Amendment 559 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
The information referred to in paragraph 4 shall refer to the product model or, where the information differs between units of the same model, to a particular batch or unit. The information referred to in paragraph 4 shall be accessible to recyclers, refurbishers, repairers, market surveillance authorities and customs authorities.
Amendment 611 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6
Article 29 – paragraph 6
6. Where the Commission identifies deficiencies in a recognised scheme affecting the basis for the recognition, it may grant the scheme owner an appropriate period of time to take remedial action of maximum 12 months.
Amendment 623 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. A company´s membership in a recognised certification scheme shall not exempt it from its obbligations under this Regulation, Union national and International law.
Amendment 630 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered toshall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 to supplement this Regulation by establishing rules for the calculation and verification of the environmental footprint of different critical raw materials no later than 31st of December 2025, in accordance with Annex V and taking into account scientifically sound assessment methods and relevant international standards. The calculation and verification rules shall identify which is the most important impact category. The footprint declaration shall be limited to that impact category for different critical raw materials, including but not limited to carbon footprint, impact on biodiversity, waste consumption and waste disposal.
Amendment 639 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall adopt calculation and verification rules for a specific critical raw material ifonce it has concluded, having considered the various relevant environmental impact categories, that the critical raw material in question has a significant environmental footprint and that therefore an obligation to declare the environmental footprint of that material regarding the most important impact category, when placing it on the market, is necessary and proportionate to contribute to the Union’s climate and environmental objectives by facilitating the supply of critical raw materials with lower environmental footprint.
Amendment 721 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point a a (new)
Annex III – point 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) whether the project will contribute to the achievement of the Union's 2030 and 2050 climate objectives
Amendment 722 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point a b (new)
Annex III – point 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) whether the project contributes the objectives and benchmarks as set in the [insert Net Zero Industry Act]
Amendment 738 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point i a (new)
Annex III – point 4 – point i a (new)
(ia) UN Declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples.
Amendment 741 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point i b (new)
Annex III – point 4 – point i b (new)
(ib) ILO Convention number 169
Amendment 786 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) requirements for ensuring socially responsible practices, including respect for human rights and. labour rights and rights of indigenous peoples;
Amendment 791 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) requirements for ensuring business integrity and transparency including requirements to apply sound management of financial, environmental and social matters and anti-corruption policies in line with the OECD Guidelines outlined in Annex III;
Amendment 813 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) verification and monitoring of compliance includes an on-site audit and the audit reports are made publicly available
Amendment 820 #
2023/0079(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) grievance mechanisms are put in place in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles;
Amendment 202 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It should be ensured that personal data processing for the implementation of this Directive complies with the data protection framework of the Union, in particular Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council53. and Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council53 a. __________________ 53 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1). 53a Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications)
Amendment 204 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Directive establishes a legal basis for the storage of an obligatory set of personal data in the physical driving licences and their microchips or QR codes and the mobile driving licences, for the sole purpose of proving and verifying the person’s right to drive and identity, in order to guarantee a high level of road safety throughout the Union, and in compliance with Article 6(1)(e) and, where applicable, Article 9(2)(g) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Such data should be limited to what is necessary to prove a person’s right to drive, identify this person and verify the person’s driving rights and identity. This Directive also provides for additional safeguards to ensure the protection of personal data disclosed during the verification process.
Amendment 206 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to provide for legal clarity and guarantee the seamless transition between this Directive and Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences54, Member States should be able to store additional personal data on a microchip, if this is provided by national law which complies with Regulation (EU) 2016/679. In any case, any data stored on such a microchip shall only be kept until the end driving licence’s validity period. This Directive does not serve, however, as a legal basis for the inclusion of such additional data. __________________ 54 Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences (OJ L 403, 30.12.2006, p. 18).
Amendment 207 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The mobile driving licence should ensure the highest level of security for the personal data used for identification and authentication irrespective of whether such data is stored locally, in decentralised ledgers or on cloud-based solutions, and taking into account the different levels of risk. Using biometrics to identify and authenticate should not be a precondition for using the mobile driving licence, notwithstanding the requirement for strong user authentication. Biometric data used for the purpose to authenticate a natural person in the context of this Regulation should not be stored in the cloud without the explicit consent of the user. The use of biometric data should be limited to specific scenarios pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, and requires organisational and security measures, commensurate to the risk that such processing may entail to the rights and freedoms of natural persons and in accordance with Regulation 2016/679.
Amendment 222 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The minimum ages of applicants for the different categories of driving licences should be set at Union level. Nevertheless, Member States should be allowed to set a higher age limit for the driving of certain categories of vehicles in order to further promote road safety. Member States should in exceptional circumstances be allowed to set lower age limits in order to take account of national circumstances. In particular, to allow the driving of fire service, civil-protection resources and public order maintenance related vehicles or pilot projects related to new vehicle technologies.
Amendment 228 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Given the increasing availability and use of advanced driver-assistance systems and automated driving systems, requirements concerning such systems need to be added to driver-aptitude tests to ensure the driver is aware of the benefits, limitations and risks associated with automated systems. This must serve to ensure awareness of, in particular, the scope of use of automated driving systems, the existence of requests for action by automated driving systems and the remaining obligations incumbent on the driver when automated driving systems are on.
Amendment 229 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) It is important that candidates to hold driving licence in any category follow a compulsory theoretical and practical test with the aim of demonstrating sufficient knowledge and a qualified degree of expertise. Harmonisation among Member States of the minimum requirements for theoretical and practical training set out in Annex VIa, is needed in order to improve road safety at EU level.
Amendment 237 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure uniform rights across the Union, taking into account also considerations of road safety, driving licences of categories AM, A1, A2, A, B1 and B should have an administrative validity of 150 years, while categories C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1 and D1E shall have an administrative validity of five years. Member States should be allowed to define shorter periods in exceptional cases, as defined by this Directive.
Amendment 238 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure uniform rights across the Union, taking into account also considerations of road safety, driving licences of categories AM, A1, A2, A, B1 and B should have an administrative validity of 150 years, while categories C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1 and D1E shall have an administrative validity of five years. Member States should be allowed to define shorter period in exceptional cases, as defined by this Directive.
Amendment 239 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) Refresher courses for experienced drivers can improve road safety by raising awareness and requiring drivers to gain additional experience in new technological solutions such as advanced driver-assistance systems, semi-automated and automated. To this aim, the use of simulators could be key to update skills of experienced drivers. In addition, driving simulators could also recreate adverse conditions and emergency scenarios and consequently improve the driver's ability to respond and make decisions in critical situations.
Amendment 245 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
Amendment 246 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
Amendment 261 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Minimum standards concerning access to the profession of examiner and examiner training requirements should be established in order to improve the knowledge and skills of examiners including hazard perception training, thereby ensuring a more objective evaluation of driving licence applicants and achieving greater harmonisation of driving tests. The Commission should be empowered, moreover, to adopt delegated acts to amend and adapt those minimum standards to any technical, operational or scientific developments in this field where it becomes necessary.
Amendment 266 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In a context of gradual digitalisation and automation, of ever more stringent emission reduction requirements of road transport, as well as of constant technological progress of power-driven vehicles, it is necessary to keep all drivers up to date in terms of knowledge about new technologies, road safety and sustainability. The promotion of lifelong training can contribute to more inclusive mobility and can be key in keeping experienced drivers’ skills up to date in terms of road safety, new technologies, ecodriving, which improves fuel efficiency and reduces emissions, and speed management.
Amendment 268 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Directive, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to specify interoperability features and security measures applicable to the QR codes introduced on physical driving licences; provisions related to interoperability, security and testing of mobile driving licences; the extension of the period of administrative validity of driving licences across the Union in case of a crisis; the content of the self-assessment on physical and mental fitness to be conducted for drivers of group 1; the conditions of the exchange of driving licences from third countries for driving licences issued by Member States without recording the fact of exchange on the driving licence; as well as interoperability between national systems connected to the EU driving licence network and the protection of personal data exchanged in that context. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council57. __________________ 57 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 269 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Directive, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to specify interoperability features and security measures applicable to the QR codes introduced on physical driving licences; provisions related to interoperability, security and testing of mobile driving licences; the extension of the period of administrative validity of driving licences across the Union in case of a crisis; the content of the self-assessment on physical and mental fitness to be conducted for drivers of group 1; the conditions of the exchange of driving licences from third countries for driving licences issued by Member States without recording the fact of exchange on the driving licence; as well as interoperability between national systems connected to the EU driving licence network and the protection of personal data exchanged in that context. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council57 . __________________ 57 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 273 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘driving licence’ means an electronic or physical document that certifies the right to drive power- driven vehicles and states the conditions under which the holder is authorised to drive. It may have a physical or digital format, or both;
Amendment 281 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
(11a) ‘ambulance’ means a vehicle of category M intended for the transport of sick or injured persons and having special equipment for such purpose, as referred to in Annex I, Part A, point 5.3. to Regulation (EU) No 2018/858;
Amendment 289 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11 b (new)
(11b) ‘points-based driving licence system’ means a system whereby, when a driving licence is issued, each driver is given an initial quotient of a set number of points. This score shall be reduced by offences, in an amount depending on their seriousness, or increased if no offence is committed for a certain period of time, with special conditions for inexperienced drivers, and may lead to a decision to revoke the driving licence;
Amendment 304 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Member States may decide to introduce a storage medium (microchip) as part of the physical driving licence. Where a Member State decides to introduce a microchip as part of their physical driving licence it may, where its national laws related to driving licences provide for it, also decide to store data additional to what is specified in Annex I, Part D, on the microchip. Any data stored on such a microchip shall only be kept until the end of the driving licence’s validity period.
Amendment 306 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure that the personal data necessary for the verification of the driving rights of the holder of the mobile driving licence is not retained by the verifier and that the issuing authority of the driving licence processes the information received through the notification only for the purpose of responding to the verification request. Personal data shall be processed in accordance with Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725 and, where applicable, Directive 2002/58/EC, implementing the principles of data minimisation, purpose limitation and data protection by design and by default, in particular with regard to technical measures.
Amendment 307 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. By [date-of-adoption+18 months], the Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down detailed provisions concerning the interoperability, security and testing of mobile driving licences, including verification and conversion features and the interface with national systems. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 22(2).
Amendment 310 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– two-wheel vehicles or three-wheel vehicles with a maximum design speed of not more than 45 km/h and a maximum net power (peak power) not exceeding 4 kW (excluding those with a maximum design speed under or equal to 25 km/h);
Amendment 315 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i – indent 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i – indent 1
– motorcycles with a cylinder capacity not exceeding 125 cubic centimetres, of a net power (peak power) not exceeding 11 kW and with a power/weight ratio not exceeding 0,1 kW/kg;
Amendment 316 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i – indent 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i – indent 2
– powered tricycles with a powermaximum net power (peak power) not exceeding 15 kW;
Amendment 317 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – indent 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – indent 1
– motorcycles of a powermaximum net power (peak power) not exceeding 35 kW and with a power/weight ratio not exceeding 0,2 kW/kg and not derived from a vehicle of more than 70 kW.
Amendment 318 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii – indent 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii – indent 2
– powered tricycles with a powermaximum net power (peak power) exceeding 15 kW;
Amendment 345 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States may exclude from the application of this Directive types of vehicles used by, or under the control of, the armed forces and civil defence. They shall inform the Commission thereof. The exclusion shall be mutually recognised by the Member States.
Amendment 375 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 379 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) vehicles used by the fire service, civil protection services and vehicles used for maintaining public order;
Amendment 397 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States may restrict drivers whose licences are marked with code 68 in Annex I from taking the wheel only if a device preventing the engine from being started as a result of the driver having a blood alcohol level of more than zero has been installed and is operational in the vehicle;
Amendment 426 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(ha) two years after a driving licence, granted for category B, was issued for the first time it shall be valid for driving an ambulance referred to in Article 2(11)(a) with a maximum authorised mass above 3 500 kg but not exceeding 4 250 kg without a trailer.
Amendment 444 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
as regards category AM: (i) they have passed a theory test only; Member States may require applicants to passand a test of skills and behaviour and, (ii) they must take a medical examination for this category.
Amendment 446 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) For category A1; (i) they have passed a theory test and a test of skills and behaviour, (ii) they must take a medical examination.
Amendment 448 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) they have their normal residence in the territory of the Member State issuing the licence, or can produce evidence that they have been studying there for at least six monthsof student status in the six months preceding submission of the application.
Amendment 453 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 150 years for categories AM, A1, A2, A, B, B1 and BE;
Amendment 454 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 150 years for categories AM, A1, A2, A, B, B1 and BE;
Amendment 456 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Member States mayshall limit the period of administrative validity of individual driving licences for any category in case it is found necessary to apply an increased frequency of medical checks or other specific measures, including restrictions for traffic offenders.
Amendment 465 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 6
Member States shall reduce the periods of administrative validity set out in the first subparagraph to five years or less for driving licences of holders residing on their territory having reached the age of 765, and reduce the administrative validity to two years for those having reached the age of 80, in order to apply an increased frequency of medical checks or other specific measures, including refresher courses. This reduced period of administrative validity shall only be applied upon renewal of the driving licence.
Amendment 471 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) normal residence in the territory of the Member State issuing the licence, or evidence that the applicant has been studying there for at least six months, at the time they submit their application and when the issuing process has been carried out.
Amendment 474 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
When issuing or renewing driving licences in categories AM, A, A1, A2, B, B1 and BE, Member States may require an examination applying the minimum standards of physical and mental fitness for driving set out in Annex III instead of the self-assessment laid down in point 3 of that Annex. In that case, the medical examination shall cover all the medical incapacities mentioned in Annex III. Member States may establish compulsory refresher courses with instructors as well as making use of driving simulators to update their skills as a condition to conclude the renewal process.
Amendment 476 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
When issuing or renewing driving licences in categories AM, A, A1, A2, B, B1 and BE, Member States mayshall require an examination applying the minimum standards of physical and mental fitness for driving set out in Annex III instead of the self-assessment laid down in point 3 of that Annex. In that case, the medical examination shall cover all the medical incapacities mentioned in Annex III.
Amendment 477 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
When issuing or renewing driving licences in categories AM, A, A1, A2, B, B1 and BE, Member States mayshall require an examination applying the minimum standards of physical and mental fitness for driving set out in Annex III instead of the self-assessment laid down in point 3 of that Annex. In that case, the medical examination shall cover all the medical incapacities mentioned in Annex III.
Amendment 481 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 484 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
No person may hold more than one physical driving licence. A pers and one may however hold severalobile driving licences. However, a person may hold several digital copies of the same mobile driving licences, provided that these are issued by the same Member State.
Amendment 486 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
No person may hold more than one physical driving licence. A person may however hold several mobile driving licences, provided that these armobile driving licence can be dissued by the same Member Stateplayed on several mobile devices.
Amendment 488 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10a Compliance with minimum standards for physical and mental fitness 1. Before a driving licence is issued, the candidate shall undergo a medical examination applying the minimum standards for physical and mental fitness and covering all the medical conditions set out in Annex III. This shall apply to the issuing of driving licences in category AM only if requested by Member States pursuant to Article 10(1)(b). 2. Before a driving licence is renewed, the holder shall undergo a medical examination covering all the medical conditions set out in Annex III.
Amendment 491 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The Member State performing the exchange of a physical driving licence shall return the old licence to the authorities of the Member State which issued it and give the reasons for doing so. The Member State carrying out the exchange of a mobile driving licence shall inform the authorities of the Member State which issued it accordingly and give the reasons for doing so; the Member State shall ensure that the old mobile licence can no longer be displayed. The Member States shall use the EU driving licence network referred to in Article 19(1) for communication purposes.
Amendment 493 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) the exchange system established for EU driving licences in the third country.
Amendment 496 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. A certificate of professional competence (CPC), or an equivalent certificate, issued by a third country referred to in paragraph 2 may be replaced by a new CPC issued by a Member State where the holder has completed in that Member State additional training of up to 35 hours, which shall be carried out in the language best understood, with appropriate linguistic support if necessary, in line with the provisions of the EU Driver Training Directive (EU) 2022/2561, to ensure a high level of competence and road safety. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 21 to establish a list of third countries which have rules on professional training for drivers and/or rules on certification and examination procedures in whole or in part comparable to those of the Union, together with a level of road safety comparable to that of the Union.
Amendment 501 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
A Member State may suspend a driving licence indefinitely if the medical examination confirming validity referred to in Article 10a shows that the physical and psychological requirements regarding the medical conditions referred to in Annex III temporarily cannot be met.
Amendment 502 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
A person who is the subject of a measure withdrawing a driving licence by a Member State may not, under any circumstances, obtain a new driving licence until three years have elapsed since the date of withdrawal.
Amendment 503 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13a A points-based licence system By [entry into force + 5 years], the Member States shall have established a points system whereby, when a driving licence is issued, each driver is given an initial quotient of a given number of points. This score shall be reduced by offences, in an amount depending on their seriousness, or increased if no offence is committed for a certain period of time. In the event of a total loss of points, the licence shall be renewed by the competent authority on the basis of Article 10. If the conclusions of the fitness or medical examination show that the knowledge, ability and behaviour or physical and psychological requirements are no longer met, the competent authority shall suspend or withdraw the licence. The system shall include a set of fixed point deductions for at least the road safety related offences included in the [proposal for a directive on cross-border enforcement of traffic offences 2023/0052(COD)]. Member States shall provide for stricter rules on the deduction of points for inexperienced drivers.
Amendment 504 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14
Article 14
Amendment 505 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14
Article 14
Amendment 561 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall lay down specific rules applicable to inexperienced drivers as regards maximum net power (peak power), granting them permission to drive vehicles with a maximum authorised net power of 55 kW/t. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties regarding the maximum authorised net power and take all the measures needed to ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties shall be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non‐discriminatory.
Amendment 566 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall lay down specific rules applicable to inexperienced drivers as regards speed, limiting them to a maximum authorised speed of 100 km/h where Member States provide for a higher maximum speed. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties regarding the maximum authorised speed and take all the measures needed to ensure that they are implemented. These penalties must be effective, proportionate, dissuasive and non-discriminatory.
Amendment 567 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Member States shall lay down specific rules applicable to inexperienced drivers on a zero-tolerance system for psychotropic substances or narcotics. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties for the taking of those substances, including the withdrawal of driving licences. Member States may extend those measures to all drivers.
Amendment 575 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Amendment 587 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall assist one another in the implementation of this Directive. They shall exchange information on the licences they have issued, exchanged, replaced, renewed, restricted, suspended, withdrawn, cancelled or revoked, on the points-based system and the driving disqualifications they have imposed or plan to enact and consult each other in order to verify whether an applicant for a driving licence is not subject to a driving disqualification in any Member State. They shall use the EU driving licence network set up for those purposes.
Amendment 588 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 591 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 4(8), Article 5(6), Article 8(2), Article 10(8) and Article 16(2, Article 12(8a), Article 16(2) and Article 18a(1) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from [Ddate of entry into force of the Directive]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power no later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension no later than three months before the end of each period.
Amendment 608 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2 a (new)
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2 a (new)
– Risk of distraction owing to the use of electronic devices while driving and possible safety impacts;
Amendment 610 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 1
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 1
– specific risk factors related to the lack of experience of other road users, especially on vulnerable road users that enjoy a lesser degree of protection in traffic compared to users of motor vehicles such as cars, buses and lorries and who are directly exposed to the forces of collisions. This category includes children, pedestrians, cyclists, users of powered two- wheel vehicles, users of personal mobility devices and persons with disabilities or reduced mobility and orientation.
Amendment 613 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – indent 2
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – indent 2
– general rules specifying how the driver must behave in the event of an accident (setting warning devices and raising the alarm) and the measures which he can take to assist road accident victims where necessarybasic knowledge on how to give first aid and how to use first aid equipment;
Amendment 614 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – indent 2 a (new)
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – indent 2 a (new)
– rules on how to behave if an emergency vehicle is approaching and what to do at the site of a collision;
Amendment 616 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – indent 4
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e – indent 4
– knowledge safety aspects related to alternatively fuelled vehicles and/or batteries;
Amendment 617 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) use of advanced driver assistance systems and supporting technologies and their benefits;
Amendment 620 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) basic regulatory framework on urban vehicle access restrictions, including low-emission zones;
Amendment 623 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
(ib) risks connected with the interaction between different vehicle types owing to different scale and driving dynamics.
Amendment 638 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point g
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point g
(g) obstruction of the field of view caused by the characteristics of their vehicles, particularly as regards perception of the presence of pedestrians, cyclists and micromobility users to the front and side of the vehicle;
Amendment 642 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point h
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point h
(h) reading a road map, route planning, including the use of electronic navigation systems (optional);
Amendment 650 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point j
Annex II – Part I – point A – point 4 – point 1 – point j
(j) the driver's responsibility in respect to the carriage of passengers; comfort and safety of passengers, in particular, persons with disabilities and reduced mobility; transport of children; necessary checks before driving away; all sorts of buses shall be part of the theory test (public service buses and coaches, buses with special dimensions, …) (categories D, DE, D1, D1E only).
Amendment 656 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point g – paragraph 1
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point g – paragraph 1
A category C vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 12 000 kg, a length of at least 8 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with digital recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; the vehicle shall be presented with a minimum of 10 000 kg real total mass;
Amendment 662 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point h – paragraph 1
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point h – paragraph 1
Either an articulated vehicle or a combination of a category C test vehicle and a trailer of at least 7,5 m in length; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall have a maximum authorised mass of at least 20 000 kg, a length of at least 14 m and a width of at least 2,40 m, shall be capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h, fitted with anti-lock brakes, equipped with digital recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; both the articulated vehicle and the combination shall be presented with a minimum of 15 000 kg real total mass;
Amendment 666 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point i – paragraph 1
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point i – paragraph 1
A subcategory C1 vehicle with a maximum authorised mass of at least 4 000 kg, with a length of at least 5 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti- lock brakes and equipped with digital recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014; the cargo compartment shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab;
Amendment 668 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point j – paragraph 1
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point j – paragraph 1
A combination made up of a subcategory C1 test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg; this combination shall be at least 8 m in length and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least as wide and as high as the cab; the closed box body may also be slightly less wide than the cab provided that the view to the rear is only possible by use of the external rear-view mirrors of the motor vehicle; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;
Amendment 672 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point k – paragraph 1
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point k – paragraph 1
A category D vehicle with a length of at least 10 m, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; fitted with anti-lock brakes and equipped with digital recording equipment as defined by Regulation (EU) No 165/2014;
Amendment 676 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point l – paragraph 1
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 5 – point 2 – point l – paragraph 1
A combination made up of a category D test vehicle and a trailer with a maximum authorised mass of at least 1 250 kg, a width of at least 2,40 m and capable of a speed of at least 80 km/h; the cargo compartment of the trailer shall consist of a closed box body which is at least 2 m wide and 2 m high; the trailer shall be presented with a minimum of 800 kg real total mass;
Amendment 682 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 6 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 6 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) overtaking/passing: overtaking other traffic (if possible), cyclists, micromobility users and pedestrians; driving alongside obstacles, for instance parked cars; being overtaken by other traffic (if appropriate);
Amendment 683 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 6 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 6 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) special road features (if available): roundabouts; railway level crossings; tram/bus stops; pedestrian crossings; cycle tracks; riding up-/downhill on long slopes; tunnels;
Amendment 684 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 6 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point j
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 6 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) taking the necessary precautions when alighting from the vehicle, in particular paying attention to cyclists, micromobility users and pedestrians.
Amendment 687 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 7 – point 4 – paragraph 1 – point g
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 7 – point 4 – paragraph 1 – point g
(h) sSpecial road features (if available): roundabouts: roundabouts; taking roundabout with a large vehicle; right and left driving; railway level crossings; tram/bus stops; pedestrian crossings; dridving up-/downhill on long slopes; tunnels;
Amendment 690 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 7 – point 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 7 – point 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) special road features (if available): roundabouts; railway level crossings; tram/bus stops; pedestrian crossings; cycle tracks; riding up-/downhill on long slopes; tunnels;
Amendment 691 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 7 – point 4 – paragraph 1 – point i
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 7 – point 4 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) taking the necessary precautions when boarding and alighting from the vehicle, in particular paying attention to cyclists, micromobility users and pedestrians;
Amendment 700 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) overtaking/passing: overtaking other traffic (if possible), cyclists, micromobility users and pedestrians; driving alongside obstacles, for instance parked cars; being overtaken by other traffic (if appropriate);
Amendment 701 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 8 – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) special road features (if available): roundabouts: roundabouts; taking a roundabout with a large vehicle; driving on the left and right; railway level crossings; tram/bus stops; pedestrian crossings; riding up-/downhill on long slopes; tunnels;
Amendment 710 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point a
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point a
(a) controls the vehicle; taking into account: proper use of safety belts, rear- view mirrors, head restraints; seat; proper use of lights and other equipment; proper use of clutch, gearbox, accelerator, braking systems (including third braking system, if available), steering; appropriate use of advanced driver assistance systems and automated driving systems; controlling the vehicle under different circumstances, at different speeds; steadiness on the road; the weight and dimensions and characteristics of the vehicle; the weight and type of load (categories BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, DE, D1E only); the comfort of the passengers (categories D, DE, D1, D1E only) (no fast acceleration, smoothly driving and no hard braking);
Amendment 716 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point b
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point b
(b) drives economically and in a safe and energy-efficient way, taking into account the revolutions per minute, changing gears, braking and accelerating, including use of advanced driver assistance systems and automated driving systems (categories B, BE, C, CE, C1, C1E, D, DE, D1, D1E only);
Amendment 720 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point c
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point c
(c) complies with observation rules: all-round observation; proper use of mirrors; observation of new technology signals; far, middle, near distance vision;
Amendment 725 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point j
Annex II – Part I – point B – point 9 – point 3 – point j
(j) controls braking and stopping: decelerating in time, braking or stopping according to circumstances; anticipation; using the various braking systems (only for categories C, CE, D, DE); using speed reduction systems other than the brakes, including use of in-vehicle technologies (only for categories C, CE, D, DE).
Amendment 728 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part II – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Annex II – Part II – paragraph 1 – indent 5
– take account of all the factors affecting driving behaviour (for instance alcohol, fatigue, poor eyesight, use of electronic devices, etc.) so as to retain full use of the faculties needed to drive safely;
Amendment 729 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part II – paragraph 1 – indent 7
Annex II – Part II – paragraph 1 – indent 7
– have sufficient knowledge of risk factors related to cyclists, micro mobility meusers and pedestrians;
Amendment 730 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part II – paragraph 2
Annex II – Part II – paragraph 2
Member States mayshall implement the appropriate measures to ensure that drivers who have lost the knowledge, skills and behaviour as described under points 1 to 9 can recover this knowledge and those skills and will continue to exhibit such behaviour required for driving a power-driven vehicle.
Amendment 734 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 1
Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 1
Amendment 737 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 1
Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 1
Applicants shall perform a self-assessmentundergo a medical examination of their physical and mental fitness for driving a power-driven vehicle.
Amendment 740 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 2
Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 742 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 2
Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 2
The applicants shall be required to undergo a medical examination, if it becomes apparent, from the self-assessment of their physical and mental fitnessncluding an appropriate examination for eyesight as described in point 6, when the necessary formalities are being completed or during the tests which they have to undergo prior to obtaining a driving licence, that they are likely to have one or more of the medical incapacities mentioned in this Annex.
Amendment 744 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Annex III – point 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
The standards established by Member States for the issue or any subsequent renewal of driving licences may be stricter than those provided for in this Annex.
Amendment 748 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 4 – paragraph 1
Annex III – point 4 – paragraph 1
Applicants shall undergo a medical examinations before a driving licence is first issued to them and thereafter drivers shall be checked of their physical and mental fitness for driving accordance with the national system in place in the Member State of normal residence whenever their driving licence is renewed power-driven vehicle before a driving licence is first issued to them.
Amendment 749 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex III – point 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Drivers shall be subject to the same procedure when their driving licences are renewed.
Amendment 753 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 1
Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 1
All applicants for a driving licence shall undergo an appropriate investigation to ensure that they have adequate visual acuity and field of vision for driving power-driven vehicles. Where there is reason to doubt that the applicant’s vision is adequate, he/she should be examined by a competent medical authority. At this examination attention shall be paid, in particular, to the following: visual acuity, field of vision, twilight vision, glare and contrast sensitivity, diplopia and other visual functions that can compromise safe driving.
Amendment 755 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 2
Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 2
For group 1 drivers, licensing may be considered in ‘exceptional individual cases’ where the visual field standard or visual acuity standard cannot be met but there are reasons for a competent medical authority to believe that the issuance of a driving licence for the applicant would not impair road safety; in such cases the driver shall undergo a further examination by a competent medical authorityvision and driving experts to demonstrate that there is no other impairment of visual function, including glare, contrast sensitivity and twilight vision. The driver or applicant shall also be subject to a positive practical test conducted by a competent authority.
Amendment 758 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 3 – point 3
Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 3 – point 3
(3) After any recently developed diplopia or after the loss of vision in one eye, there shall be an appropriate adaptation period (for example, six months), during which driving is not allowed. After this period, driving shall only be allowed after a favourable opinion from vision and driving experts. The competent medical authority may establish temporary requirements and, where appropriate, restrictions on night driving.
Amendment 760 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 4 – point 4 – paragraph 3
Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 4 – point 4 – paragraph 3
Driving licences shall not be issued to or renewed for applicants or drivers with impaired contrast sensitivity or with presenting significant changes in twilight vision and contrast sensitivity and insufficient vision after glare, with inappropriate recovery time even in the better eye or diplopia.
Amendment 761 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 4 – point 4 – paragraph 4
Annex III – point 6 – paragraph 4 – point 4 – paragraph 4
After a substantial loss of vision in one eye, there shall be an appropriate adaptation period (for example six months) during which the subject is not allowed to drive. After this period, driving shall only be allowed after a favourable opinion from vision and driving experts. The competent medical authority may allow driving subject to certain requirements and restrictions.
Amendment 765 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 10 – paragraph 7 – point 3 – paragraph 2
Annex III – point 10 – paragraph 7 – point 3 – paragraph 2
Moreover, in those cases, such licences shall be issued or renewed subject to the opinion of a competent medical authority and to regular medical reviewreview by a medical specialist, undertaken at intervals of not more than three years.
Amendment 766 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 11 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Annex III – point 11 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Driving licences shall not be issued to, or renewed for, applicants or drivers with a serious neurological disease, unless the application is supported by authorisedhas been approved by the competent medical authority following a specialist medical opinion.
Amendment 769 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 12 – paragraph 5 – point 5
Annex III – point 12 – paragraph 5 – point 5
(5) Epilepsy: drivers or applicants may be declared fit to drive after a one-year period free of further seizures, as documented and certified by a neurologist.
Amendment 770 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 12 – paragraph 6 – point 11 – paragraph 1
Annex III – point 12 – paragraph 6 – point 11 – paragraph 1
Provoked epileptic seizure: the applicant who has had a provoked epileptic seizure because of a recognisable provoking factor that is unlikely to recur at the wheel may be declared able to drive on an individual basis alone and for vehicles for private use but not for the transport of others, subject to neurological opinion. An EEG and an appropriate neurological assessment shall be performed after the acute episode.
Amendment 771 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 12 – paragraph 6 – point 12
Annex III – point 12 – paragraph 6 – point 12
(12) First or single unprovoked seizure: the applicant who has had a first unprovoked epileptic seizure may be declared able to drive once five years’ freedom from further seizures has been achieved without the aid of anti-epileptic drugs, if there has been an appropriate neurological assessment. National authorities may allow drivers with recognised good prognostic indicators to drive sooner.
Amendment 781 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 13 – paragraph 3 – point 2
Annex III – point 13 – paragraph 3 – point 2
(2) The competent medical authority shall give due consideration to the additional risks and dangers involved in the driving of vehicles covered by the definition of this group and may establish temporary requirements and, where appropriate, restrictions on driving.
Amendment 784 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 14 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – paragraph 2
Annex III – point 14 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – paragraph 2
After a proven period of abstinence and subject to authorised medical opinion and regular medical check-ups, driving licences may be issued to, or renewed for, applicants or drivers who have in the past been dependent on alcohol with no further restrictions, following a positive opinion from the competent medical authority.
Amendment 785 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 14 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex III – point 14 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The competent medical authority may establish temporary requirements and, where appropriate, restrictions on driving.
Amendment 786 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 14 – paragraph 3 – point 2
Annex III – point 14 – paragraph 3 – point 2
(2) The competent medical authority shall give due consideration to the additional risks and dangers involved in the driving of vehicles covered by the definition of this group, and may establish temporary requirements and, where appropriate, restrictions on driving.
Amendment 787 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 15 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Annex III – point 15 – paragraph 2 – point 1 – paragraph 1
Driving licences shall not be issued to or renewed for applicants or drivers who are dependent onuse psychotropic substances or who are not dependent on such substances but regularly abuse themnarcotics, whatever category of licence is requested.
Amendment 788 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 15 – paragraph 2 – point 2 – paragraph 1
Annex III – point 15 – paragraph 2 – point 2 – paragraph 1
Driving licences shall not be issued to, or renewed for, applicants or drivers who regularly use psychotropic substances, in whatever form, which can hamper the ability to drive safely where the quantities absorbed are such as to have an adverse effect on driving. This shall apply to all otherabuse or habitually use any medicinal products or combinations of medicinal products in quantities which affect the ability to drive.
Amendment 789 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 15 – paragraph 2 – point 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex III – point 15 – paragraph 2 – point 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The competent medical authority may establish temporary requirements and, where appropriate, restrictions on driving.
Amendment 790 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – point 15 – paragraph 2 – point 3
Annex III – point 15 – paragraph 2 – point 3
(3) The competent medical authority shall give due consideration to the additional risks and dangers involved in the driving of vehicles covered by the definition of this group, and may establish temporary requirements and, where appropriate, restrictions on driving.
Amendment 791 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – Part 1 – point 3 – point g a (new)
Annex IV – Part 1 – point 3 – point g a (new)
(ga) paying attention to vulnerable and non-motorised road users.
Amendment 29 #
2023/0052(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The scope of the Directive should also be extended to cover other traffic offences in particular not respecting the rules on vehicle access regulations. Vehicle access regulations include Low Emissions Zones, Limited Traffic Zones, pedestrianised zones and ‘school streets’ while they generally may increase road safety by decreasing traffic and reducing pollution.
Amendment 74 #
2023/0052(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive (EU) 2015/413
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o (a) new
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o (a) new
(oa) not respecting the rules on vehicle access regulations
Amendment 83 #
2023/0052(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive (EU) 2015/413
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) ´Vehicle access regulations´ means a form of traffic management that regulates access in specific urban locations according to vehicle type, age, emissions category including other factors such as time of day, or day of the week
Amendment 21 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas more than 15 kilograms of textile waste is generated per person in Europe.1a __________________ 1a Mckinsey- "Scaling textile recycling in Europe—turning waste into value"
Amendment 34 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas a specific textile recycling target does not yet exist but textile waste represents one of the product categories that make up municipal waste and is therefore subject to recycling targets laid down in the Directive 2008/98/EC;
Amendment 74 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges the urgency of ensuring that textile products placed on the EU market are sustainable, long-lived, reusable and recyclable, and free of hazardous substances; expresses its concern that the measures identified in the EU Strategy might not be sufficient to fulfil the 2030 objective and calls on the Commission to ensure all necessary measures, including additional measures to those identified in the strategy, are taken to achieve the 2030 vision; calls for these measures to aim at the best overall environmental outcomes in line with the waste hierarchy and for a low carbon footprint;
Amendment 153 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines the need for an absolute decoupling of growth from resource use in the textile sector; calls on the Commission to propose science-based binding EU mid-term and long-term targets for the reduction in the use of primary raw materials and environmental impacts including a specific target for the textile sector; calls for setting the EU targets through a back-casting approach to ensure that policy objectives are on a credible path to achieve a carbon-neutral, environmentally sustainable, toxic-free and fully circular economy within planetary boundaries by 2050 at the latest
Amendment 155 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Recalls on the Commission to propose binding EU targets for 2030 to significantly reduce the EU material and consumption footprints and bring them within planetary boundaries by 2050;
Amendment 211 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Emphasises the potential of a sustainable bio-economy and stresses the importance of the implementation of the EU Bioeconomy and Biodiversity Strategies to improve circularity in textile sector by the replacement, where environmentally beneficial and sustainable, of fossil materials with renewable, bio-based materials;
Amendment 253 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers that textile producers should have extended producer responsibility for the textiles they make available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State; emphasises that the extended producer responsibility should comply as a minimum with the requirements of Article 8 and Article 8a of Directive 2008/98/EC; considers that the Commission should add to the costs laid down in paragraph 4 of Article 8a, any other relevant costs specific to the textile sector, including for recovery.
Amendment 261 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that separate collection of textiles will be mandatory from 1 January 2025; underlines that the revision of the Waste Framework Directive planned for 2024 should consider specific separate targets for textile waste prevention, textile reuse, preparation for reuse, and recycling and a phasing out of landfilling of textiles; stresses the importance of developing a Union-wide end of waste criteria for textiles and concrete measures to tackle microfibre loss;
Amendment 284 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that measures to increase donations can play an important role in preventing textiles from becoming waste; calls on the Commission to assess and clarify the interpretation of existing legal provisions that might hinder or discourage donations and to assess the need for a European framework on donations.
Amendment 298 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Highlights the need to make full use of the EU Ecolabel, in addition to eventual labels adopted under the Ecodesign regulation, by increasing market awareness and recognition, setting of comprehensive standards and further extending the scheme to relevant textile products and facilitating its use in procurement.
Amendment 324 #
2022/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Underlines that repurposing of unsold textiles could represent an important measure to boost waste prevention; calls therefore on the Commission to introduce legal provisions on repurposing in the review of the Waste Framework Directive;
Amendment 107 #
2022/0396(COD)
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, when it can be demonstrated that re-usable packaging achieves higher environmental benefits compared to single-use packaging . 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 112 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Food packaging materials represents a positive contribution to the prevention of food loss and food waste along the supply chain, for example packaging that reduces food loss in transport, storage and distribution, and that preserves the quality and hygiene of food for longer, or that extends shelf life.
Amendment 114 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Fostering a sustainable bio- economy can contribute to decreasing Europe's dependence on imported raw materials. Improving market conditions for bio-based recyclable packaging and compostable biodegradable packaging and reviewing existing law hampering the use of those materials offers the opportunity to stimulate further research and innovation and to substitute fossil fuel-based feedstocks with renewable sources for the production of packaging, where beneficial from a lifecycle perspective, and support further organic recycling.
Amendment 125 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to establish harmonised rules on packaging design to ensure its recyclability, without compromising its functionality, the power to adopt delegated acts should be delegated to the Commission to set out detailed criteria for packaging design for recycling per packaging materials and categories, as well as for the assessment of the packaging recyclability at scale including for categories of packaging not listed in this Regulation. In order to give economic operators and Member States sufficient time to collect and report the necessary data to establish the “at scale” recycling methodology, the manufacturers should ensure that packaging is recycled at scale as of 2035. That should ensure that packaging complies with the design for recycling criteria, and is also recycled in practice on the basis of the state of the art processes for separate collection, sorting and recycling.
Amendment 133 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to prevent barriers to the internal market and ensure the efficient implementation of the obligations, economic operators should ensure that the plastic part of each unitbatch of packaging contains a certain minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post- consumer plastic waste.
Amendment 140 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) The bio-waste waste stream is often contaminated with conventional plastics and the material recycling streams are often contaminated with compostable plastics. This cross-contamination leads to waste of resources, lower quality secondary raw materials and should be prevented at source. As the proper disposal route for compostable plastic packaging is becoming increasingly confusing for consumers, it is justified and necessary to lay down clear and common rules on the use of compostable plastic packaging, mandating it only when its use brings a clear benefit for the environment or for human health. This is particularly the case when the use of compostable packaging helps collect or dispose of bio-waste. . This contamination leads to environmental and economic impacts and waste of resources and should be prevented at source. Mandating compostable plastic packaging for applications strictly linked to food and food waste, may help to reduce this contamination. Therefore, , it is justified and necessary to lay down clear and common rules on the use of compostable plastic packaging, mandating it only when its use brings a clear benefit for the environment or for human health. This is particularly the case when the use of compostable packaging helps collect or dispose of bio-waste. The EN 13432 standard “Packaging - Requirements for packaging recoverable through composting and biodegradation" specifies requirements and procedures to determine the compostability and anaerobic treatability of packaging and packaging materials in industrial controlled conditions and should represent the harmonised specification of what packaging can be considered compostable and biodegradable across Member States.
Amendment 142 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) For limited packaging applications made of biodegradable plastic polymersThere is a demonstrable environmental benefit of using compostable packaging for specific packaging applications, in particular those strictly linked to food and food waste prevention, there is a demonstrable environmental benefit of using compostable packaging, which enters composting plants, including anaerobic digestion facilities under controlled conditions. Furthermore, where appropriate waste collection schemes and waste treatment infrastructures are available in a Member State, there should be a limited flexibility in deciding whether to mandate the use of compostable plastics for lightweight plastic carrier bags on its territory. In order to avoid consumer confusion about the correct disposal and considering the environmental benefit of circularity of the carbon, all other plastic packaging should go into material recycling and the design of such packaging should ensure that it does not affect the recyclability of other waste streams.
Amendment 148 #
2022/0396(COD)
(40) Packaging should be designed so as to minimise its volume and weight while maintaining its ability to perform the packaging functions. The manufacturer of packaging should assess the packaging against the performance criteria, as listed in Annex IV of this Regulation. In view of the objective of this Regulation to reduce packaging and packaging waste generation and to improve circularity of packaging across the internal market, it is appropriate to further specify the existing criteria and to make them more stringent. The list of the packaging performance criteria, as listed in the existing harmonised standard EN 13428:200057, should therefore be modified. While marketing and consumer acceptance remain relevant for packaging design, they should not be part of performance criteria justifying on their own additional packaging weight and volume. However, this should not compromise product and packaging specifications for craft and industrial products and food and agricultural products that are registered andEU geographical indications, and or otherwise protected by under the Union intellectual property law or agreements between the EU and third countries which recognise EU geographical indication protection schemes, as part of the Union’s objective to protect intellectual property, cultural heritage and traditional know-how. On the other hand, recyclability, the use of recycled content, and re-use may justify additional packaging weight or volume, and should be added to the performance criteria. Packaging with double walls, false bottoms and other characteristics only aimed to increase the perceived product volume should not be placed on the market, as it does not meet the requirement for packaging minimisation. The same rule should apply to superfluous packaging not necessary for ensuring packaging functionality. _________________ 57 Packaging – Requirements specific to manufacturing and composition – Prevention by source reduction.
Amendment 163 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) In orderPackaging should contribute to ensure a high level of environmental protection in the internal market, as well as a high level of food safety and hygiene, food waste prevention and comply with the EU food traceability requirements and facilitate the achievement of the packaging waste prevention targets, u. Unnecessary or avoidable packaging that do not contribute to these aims, should not be allowed to be placed on the market. The list of such packaging formats is provided in Annex V of this Regulation. In order to adapt the list to the technical and scientific progress the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to amend the list.
Amendment 166 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61 a (new)
Recital 61 a (new)
(61a) The Regulation No 1308/20131a applies to products of the fruit and vegetables sector which are intended to be sold fresh to the consumer and that may only be marketed if they are sound, fair and of marketable quality and if the country of origin is indicated. These marketing standards referred to in paragraph 1, should apply at all marketing stages including packaging. _________________ 1a Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347)
Amendment 185 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 90
Recital 90
(90) Waste prevention is the most efficient way to improve resource efficiency and to reduce the environmental impact of waste. It is important therefore that economic operators take appropriate measures to reduce the waste generation by eliminating excessive packaging and restrict the uses of certain packaging formats, extending the life span of packaging, re-designing products so that no packaging or less packaging can be used, including bulk sales, and by shifting from single use packaging to reusable packaging. The Commission should assess the link between these measures and the setting of EU food waste reduction targets.
Amendment 186 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 100
Recital 100
(100) Member States should setmay up return and collection systems for packaging waste, so that they are channelled to the most appropriate waste management alternative, according to the waste hierarchy. The systems should be open for participation for all interested parties, in particular for economic operators and public authorities and be established taking into account the environment and consumer health, safety and hygiene. Return and collection systems shouldmay also be applicable for packaging of imported products under non-discriminatory provisions.
Amendment 188 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 102
Recital 102
(102) It has been shown that well- functioning dDeposit and return systems ensuremay support a very high collection rate, especially of beverage bottles and cans. In order to support the achievement of the separate collection target for single use plastic beverage bottles laid down in Directive (EU) 2019/904 and to further drive high collection rates of metal beverages containers, it is appropriate that Member States establish may deposit and return systems. Those systems willmay contribute to the increase of the supply of good quality secondary raw material suitable for closed loop recycling and reduce beverage containers litter.
Amendment 189 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 103
Recital 103
(103) Deposit and return systems should be obligatory for single use plastic beverage bottles and metal beverage containers. Member States might also decide to include other packaging in these systems, in particular single use glass bottles, and should ensure that deposit and return systems for single-use packaging formats, in particular for single use glass beverage bottles, are equally available for reusable packaging, where technically and economically feasible. They should consider establishing deposit and return systems also for reusable packaging. In such situations, a Member State should be allowed, while observing the general rules laid down in the Treaty and complying with the provisions set out in this Regulation, adopt provisions which go beyond the minimum requirements set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 197 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes requirements for the entire life cycle of packaging as regards environmental sustainability and labelling, to allow its placing on the market, as well as for the extended producer responsibility, prevention, collection, treatment and recycling of packaging waste.
Amendment 212 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 29 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 29 a (new)
(29a) 'traceability’ means the ability to trace and follow a food, feed, food- producing animal or substance intended to be, or expected to be incorporated into a food or feed, through all stages of production, processing and distribution;
Amendment 217 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In addition, packaging uses high amounts of virgin materials (40 % of plastics and 50 % of paper use in the Union is for packaging) and represents 36 % of municipal solid waste30. High and constantly growing levels of packaging generated as well as low levels of re-use , collectionand poor recycling, present significant barriers to achieving a low- carbon circular economy. For these reasons, this Regulation should establish rules over the entire life-cycle of packaging contributing to the efficient functioning of the internal market by harmonising national measures, while preventing and reducing the adverse impacts of packaging and packaging waste on the environment and human health. By laying measures in line with the hierarchy of waste, it should contribute to the transition to a circular economy. _________________ 30 Eurostat, Packaging waste statistics: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php?title=Packaging_wast e_statistics
Amendment 222 #
2022/0396(COD)
(41) ‘compostable packaging’ means packaging capable of undergoing physical, chemical, thermal or biological decomposition such that most of the finished compost ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide, mineral salts, biomass and water, according to Article 47(4), and does not hinder the separate collection and the composting process or activity into which it is introduced in industrially controlled conditions in accordance with European harmonised standards for packaging recoverable through composting and anaerobic digestion;
Amendment 228 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Council underlined in its Conclusions of December 202038, that the revision of Directive 94/62/EC should update and establish more concrete, effective and easy to implement provisions to facilitate sustainable packaging in the internal market and minimise the complexity of packaging in order to foster economically feasible solutions, to improve the reusability and recyclability as well as minimise substances of concern in packaging materials, especially concerning food packaging materials, and to provide for labelling packaging in an easily understandable way to inform consumers about its recyclability and where its waste should be discarded to facilitate sorting and recycling. At the same time it noted that hygiene and food safety standards have to be respected. _________________ 38 https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/docu ment/ST-13852-2020-INIT/en/pdf
Amendment 231 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The European Parliament’s Resolution of 10 February 2021 on the New Circular Economy Action Plan39reiterated the objective of making all packaging reusable or recyclable in an economically viable way by 2030 and called on the Commission to present a legislative proposal including waste reduction measures and targets and ambitious essential requirements in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive to reduce excessive packaging, including in e-commerce, improve recyclability and minimise the complexity of packaging, increase recycled content, phase out hazardous and harmful substances, and promote re-use. In addition, it stressed that food safety or hygiene standards must not be compromised. _________________ 39 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2021-0040_EN.html
Amendment 239 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. All packagingFrom 1 January 2030, all packaging placed on the market shall be recyclable.
Amendment 240 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall endeavour to phase out the disposal of packaging waste compliant with Article 6(2).
Amendment 241 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) it is designed for recycling or for compostable packaging is compliant with point a), b) and c) of Annex III;
Amendment 252 #
2022/0396(COD)
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, when it can be demonstrated that re-usable packaging achieves higher environmental benefits compared to single-use packaging . 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 273 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Food packaging materials represent a positive contribution to the prevention of food loss and food waste along the supply chain, for example packaging that reduces food loss in transport, storage and distribution, and that preserves the quality and hygiene of food for longer, or that extends shelf life.
Amendment 277 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. From 1 January 2030, the plastic part in packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unitbatch of packaging:
Amendment 277 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs) are a large family of more than 4,700 man-made chemicals according to 2018 OECD definitions. Since their emergence in the late 1940s, PFASs have been used in an increasingly wide range of consumer products and industrial applications, from food packaging and clothing to electronics, aviation and firefighting foams. They are used for their ability to repel grease and water, as well as for their high stability and resistance to high temperatures, due to their carbon-fluorine bond. That bond is also responsible for their extreme persistence in the environment. Exposure to the most studied PFASs has been associated with a range of adverse health effects, including thyroid disease, liver damage, reduced birth weight, obesity, diabetes, hypercholesterolaemia and reduced response to routine vaccinations, as well as increased risk of breast, kidney and testicular cancer.
Amendment 278 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Fostering a sustainable bio- economy can contribute to decreasing Europe's dependence on imported raw materials. Improving market conditions for bio-based recyclable packaging and compostable biodegradable packaging and reviewing existing law hampering the use of those materials offers the opportunity to stimulate further research and innovation and to substitute fossil fuel-based feedstocks with renewable sources for the production of packaging, where beneficial from a lifecycle perspective, and support further organic recycling.
Amendment 281 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 b (new)
Recital 15 b (new)
Amendment 283 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 c (new)
Recital 15 c (new)
(15c) On 27 May 2020, Denmark published Order No. 681 of May 25, 2020 ‘Executive Order on Food Contact Materials and Penal Code for Violation of Related EU Acts’ in its Official Gazette (Lovtidende A) to prohibit PFASs chemicals in food contact paper and board materials and articles. Following that example, in light of the health and environmental emergency represented by PFASs and awaiting ECHA's restriction opinion on a wider ban on PFASs for all packaging and for other sectors all paper, cardboard food packaging containing PFASs should not be placed on the Union market.
Amendment 297 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. From 1 January 2040, the plastic part in packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unitbatch of packaging:
Amendment 308 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to establish harmonised rules on packaging design to ensure its recyclability, without compromising its functionality, the power to adopt delegated acts should be delegated to the Commission to set out detailed criteria for packaging design for recycling per packaging materials and categories, as well as for the assessment of the packaging recyclability at scale including for categories of packaging not listed in this Regulation. In order to give economic operators and Member States sufficient time to collect and report the necessary data to establish the “at scale” recycling methodology, the manufacturers should ensure that packaging is recycled at scale as of 2035. That should ensure that packaging complies with the design for recycling criteria, and is also recycled in practice on the basis of the state of the art processes for separate collection, sorting and recycling.
Amendment 313 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. By 1 January 2030, the financial contributions paid by producers to comply with their extended producer responsibility obligations as laid down in Article 40 shall be modulated based on the percentage of recycled content or bio-based content used in the packaging.
Amendment 315 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2026, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unitbatch of plastic packaging, and the format for the technical documentation referred to in Annex VII. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3).
Amendment 326 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. By 31 December 2026, the Commission shall publish a report assessing: (a) the possibility to introduce bio- based feedstock targets for plastic packaging, considering their potential contribution to meet the targets set out in Article 7(1) and (2); (b) sustainability requirements for bio-based feedstock; the Commission shall consider the existing sustainable criteria laid down in Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 when assessing requirements for non-fossil bio-based feedstock. 2. Based on the assessment set out in the report referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to supplement this Regulation in order to: (a) establish bio-based targets used in plastic packaging towards achievements of the recycled content targets under Article 7(1) and (2); (b) establish sustainability requirements for bio-based feedstocks to be eligible to contribute towards the targets.
Amendment 328 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. By [OP: please insert the date = 24 months from the entry into force of this Regulation], packaging referred to in Article 3(1), points (f) and (g), sticky labels attached to fruit and vegetables and, very lightweight plastic carrier bags, bags for fruits and vegetables or for other food sold loose, required for hygiene reasons or where it is demonstrated that contribute to prevent food waste, shall be compostable in industrially controlled conditions in bio-waste treatment facilities.
Amendment 341 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission shall, no later than 31 May 2026, request the European standardisation organisations to update the harmonised standard on the requirements for packaging recoverable through composting and biodegradation - test schemes and evaluation criteria. This standard shall consider the composting times, admissible levels of visual contamination and other requirements needed to reflect the actual conditions in the bio-waste treatment facilities, including anaerobic digestion processes, in line with the scientific and technological developments.
Amendment 343 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to prevent barriers to the internal market and ensure the efficient implementation of the obligations, economic operators should ensure that the plastic part of each unitbatch of packaging contains a certain minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post- consumer plastic waste.
Amendment 346 #
2022/0396(COD)
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 functionalitys, as laid down in Article 3 paragraph 1, taking account of the material that the packaging is made of.
Amendment 349 #
2022/0396(COD)
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 packaging design is subject to geographical indications of origin and/or intellectual property right protected under Union legislation.
Amendment 362 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) The bio-waste waste stream is often contaminated with conventional plastics and the material recycling streams are often contaminated with compostable plastics. This cross-contamination leads to waste of resources, lower quality secondary raw materials and should be prevented at source. As the proper disposal route for compostable plastic packaging is becoming increasingly confusing for consumers, it is justified and necessary to lay down clear and common rules on the use of compostable plastic packaging, mandating it only when its use brings a clear benefit for the environment or for human health. This is particularly the case when the use of compostable packaging helps collect or dispose of bio-waste. This contamination leads to environmental and economic impacts and waste of resources and should be prevented at source. Mandating compostable plastic packaging for applications strictly linked to food and food waste, may help to reduce this contamination. Therefore, , it is justified and necessary to lay down clear and common rules on the use of compostable plastic packaging, mandating it only when its use brings a clear benefit for the environment or for human health. This is particularly the case when the use of compostable packaging helps collect or dispose of bio-waste. The EN 13432 standard “Packaging - Requirements for packaging recoverable through composting and biodegradation" specifies requirements and procedures to determine the compostability and anaerobic treatability of packaging and packaging materials in industrial controlled conditions and should represent the harmonised specification of what packaging can be considered compostable and biodegradable across Member States.
Amendment 371 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) For limited packaging applications made of biodegradable plastic polymersThere is a demonstrable environmental benefit of using compostable packaging for specific packaging applications, in particular those strictly linked to food and food waste prevention, , there is a demonstrable environmental benefit of using compostable packaging, which enters composting plants, including anaerobic digestion facilities under controlled conditions. Furthermore, where appropriate waste collection schemes and waste treatment infrastructures are available in a Member State, there should be a limited flexibility in deciding whether to mandate the use of compostable plastics for lightweight plastic carrier bags on its territory. In order to avoid consumer confusion about the correct disposal and considering the environmental benefit of circularity of the carbon, all other plastic packaging should go into material recycling and the design of such packaging should ensure that it does not affect the recyclability of other waste streams.
Amendment 385 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. EWithout prejudice to traceability requirements laid down in Article 18 of the Regulation n. 178/2002 1a,economic operators shall not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in Annex V. _________________ 1a Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002).
Amendment 392 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Without prejudice to Article 8 of this Regulation, economic operator shall not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in point 2 of Annex V as of 18 months after the adoption of the delegated act laid down in paragraph 2b.
Amendment 392 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Packaging should be designed so as to minimise its volume and weight while maintaining its ability to perform the packaging functions. The manufacturer of packaging should assess the packaging against the performance criteria, as listed in Annex IV of this Regulation. In view of the objective of this Regulation to reduce packaging and packaging waste generation and to improve circularity of packaging across the internal market, it is appropriate to further specify the existing criteria and to make them more stringent. The list of the packaging performance criteria, as listed in the existing harmonised standard EN 13428:200057, should therefore be modified. While marketing and consumer acceptance remain relevant for packaging design, they should not be part of performance criteria justifying on their own additional packaging weight and volume. However, this should not compromise product and packagingspecifications for craft and industrial products and food and agricultural products that are registered andEU geographical indications, and or otherwiseprotected byunder the Union intellectual property law or agreements between the EU and third countries which recogniseEU geographical indication protection schemes, as part of the Union’s objective to protect intellectual property,cultural heritage and traditional know-how. On the other hand, recyclability, the use of recycled content, and re-use may justify additional packaging weight or volume, and should be added to the performance criteria. Packaging with double walls, false bottoms and other characteristics only aimed to increase the perceived product volume should not be placed on the market, as it does not meet the requirement for packaging minimisation. The same rule should apply to superfluous packaging not necessary for ensuring packaging functionality. _________________ 57 Packaging – Requirements specific to manufacturing and composition – Prevention by source reduction.
Amendment 393 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 in order to supplement the provisions laid down in point 2 of Annex V. The Commission shall consider the list of fresh fruit and vegetables laid down in part IX of Annex I of Regulation No 1308/20131aand assess where the restriction on the market of the packaging in the format and for the purposes listed in point 2 of Annex V would create water loss or turgidity loss, microbiological hazards or physical shocks. In this regards the Commission should take into consideration the provisions laid down in Article 76 of Regulation No 1308/2013. _________________ 1a Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347)
Amendment 405 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to amend Annex V in order to adapt it to technical and scientific progress with the objective to reducing packaging waste. When adopting those delegated acts,By [OP: Please insert the date = 8 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] the Commission shall consider the potential of the restrictions on the use of specific packaging formats to reduce the packaging waste generated while ensuring an overall positive environmental impact, and shall take into account the availability of alternative packaging solutions that meet requirements set out in legislation applicable to contact sensitive packaging, as well as their capability to prevent microbiological contamination of the packaged product. To that end, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied, if the Commission finds it appropriate, by a legislative proposal.
Amendment 412 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) To facilitate consumers in the sorting and disposing of packaging waste, a system of harmonised symbols should be introduced and required to be placed both on packaging and on waste receptacles, thus allowing consumers to match the symbols for the purposes of disposal. The symbols should enable appropriate waste management as it should provide consumers with information about the composting properties of such packaging, in particular to avoid consumer confusion that compostable packaging is not as such suitable for home-composting. This approach should improve the separate collection of packaging waste, leading to higher quality recycling of packaging waste, and introduce a level of harmonisation of the packaging waste collection systems on the internal market. It is also necessary to harmonise symbols associated with the mandatory deposit and return systems. Considering that it is not collected through municipal waste collection systems, the use of those symbols should not be mandatory for transport packaging with the exception of the e-commerce packaging.
Amendment 421 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50 a (new)
Recital 50 a (new)
(50a) An expert group should be set up with a balanced participation of Member States’ representatives and all interested parties involved with packaging, such as waste treatment industry representatives, manufacturers and packaging suppliers, distributers, retailers, importers, SMEs, environmental protection groups and consumer organisations. This group should be referred to as the “Packaging Forum” and it should contribute in particular to preparing, developing and further detailing the sustainability requirements, examining the effectiveness of the established market surveillance mechanisms and assessing any self- regulatory measures.
Amendment 438 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The manufacturer and the final distributor making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging alcoholic beverages in the form of beer, carbonated alcoholic beverages, fermented beverages other than wine, aromatised wine products and fruit wine, products based on spirit drinks, wine orproducts falling under Nomenclature codes 2204 (wine of fresh grapes, incl. fortified wines; grape must, partly fermented and of an actual alcoholic strength of > 0,5% vol or grape must with added alcohol of an actual alcoholic strength of > 0,5% vol), 2205 (vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes, flavoured with plants or aromatic substances) and 2208 (undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength of < 80%; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages), other fermented beverages mixed with beverages, soda, cider or juice, shall ensure that:
Amendment 442 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) In orderPackaging should contribute to ensure a high level of environmental protection in the internal market, as well as a high level of food safety and hygiene, food waste prevention and comply with the EU food treceability requirements and facilitate the achievement of the packaging waste prevention targets, u. Unnecessary or avoidable packaging that do not contribute to these aims, should not be allowed to be placed on the market. The list of such packaging formats is provided in Annex V of this Regulation. In order to adapt the list to the technical and scientific progress the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to amend the list.
Amendment 443 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The manufacturer and the final distributor making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging alcoholic beverages in the form of beer, carbonated alcoholic beverages, fermented beverages other than wine, aromatised wine products and fruit wine, products based on spirit drinks, wine or other fermented beverages mixed with beverages, soda, cider or juice, shall ensure that:
Amendment 443 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61 a (new)
Recital 61 a (new)
Amendment 452 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Amendment 459 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
Recital 67
(67) In order to reduce the increasing proportion of packaging that is single use and the growing amounts of packaging waste generated, it is necessary to establish quantitative re-use and refill targets on packaging in sectors, which have been assessed as having the greatest potential for packaging waste reduction, namely food and beverages for take-away, large-white goods and transport packaging. This was appraised based one introduction of quantitative re-use and refill targets should be done when they represent the best environmental option considering the whole life cycle of packaging, and should be based on proper impact assessments considering factors such as existing systems for re-use, necessity of using packaging and the possibility of fulfilling the functional requirements in terms of containment, tidiness, health, hygiene and safety. Differences of the products and their production and distribution systems, were also taken into account. The setting of the targets is expected to support the innovation and increase the proportion of re-use and refill solutions. The use of single use packaging for food and beverages filled and consumed within the premises in the HORECA sector should not be allowed.
Amendment 470 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The manufacturer and the final distributor making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging non- alcoholic beverages in the form of water, water with added sugar, water with other sweetening matter, flavoured water, soft drinks, soda lemonade, iced tea and similar beverages which are immediately ready to drink, pure juice, juice or must of fruits or vegetables and smoothies without milk and non- alcoholic beverages containing milk fat, shall ensure that:
Amendment 488 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 90
Recital 90
(90) Waste prevention is the most efficient way to improve resource efficiency and to reduce the environmental impact of waste. It is important therefore that economic operators take appropriate measures to reduce the waste generation by eliminating excessive packaging and restrict the uses of certain packaging formats, extending the life span of packaging, re-designing products so that no packaging or less packaging can be used, including bulk sales, and by shifting from single use packaging to reusable packaging. The Commisison should assess the link between these measures and the setting of EU food waste reduction targets.
Amendment 514 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 12 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. The packaging design subject to geographical indications of origin protected under Union legislation shall not comply with paragraphs 4 and 6 of this Article.
Amendment 518 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 100
Recital 100
(100) Member States shouldmay set up return and collection systems for packaging waste, so that they are channelled to the most appropriate waste management alternative, according to the waste hierarchy. The systems should be open for participation for all interested parties, in particular for economic operators and public authorities and be established taking into account the environment and consumer health, safety and hygiene. Return and collection systems should also be applicable for packaging of imported products under non-discriminatory provisions.
Amendment 522 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 101 a (new)
Recital 101 a (new)
(101a) The separate collection of packaging is the first step to ensure recycling, and to establish a strong Union market for secondary raw materials. The establishment of mandatory collection obligations is an incentive to develop efficient and targeted collection systems at national level, and thus increase the quantity of waste sorted and recycled at scale.
Amendment 525 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 102
Recital 102
(102) It has been shown that well- functioning dDeposit and return systems may ensure a very high collection rate, especially of beverage bottles and cans. In order to support the achievement of the separate collection target for single use plastic beverage bottles laid down in Directive (EU) 2019/904 and to further drive high collection rates of metal beverages containers, it is appropriate that Member States may establish deposit and return systems. Those systems willmay contribute to the increase of the supply of good quality secondary raw material suitable for closed loop recycling and reduce beverage containers litter.
Amendment 526 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 102
Recital 102
(102) It has been shown that well- functioning deposit and return systems ensure a very high collection rate, especially of beverage bottles and cans. In order to support the achievement of the separate collection target for single use plastic beverage bottles laid down in Directive (EU) 2019/904 and to further drive high collection rates of metal beverages containers, it is appropriate that Member StatesMember States should consider establishing deposit and return systems. Those systems willould contribute to the increase of the supply of good quality secondary raw material suitable for closed loop recycling and reduce beverage containers litter.
Amendment 528 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Member State will be exempted from the obligation under paragraph 2, 3, 4 and 6 under the following conditions: (a) the rate of separate collection as required under Article 43(3), (4) (4b) of the respective packaging format as reported to the Commission under Article 50(1) point (c) is above 90 % by weight of such packaging placed on the market on the territory of that Member State in the calendar years 2026 and 2027. Where such reporting has not yet been submitted to the Commission, the Member State shall provide a reasoned justification, based on validated national data, and description of the implemented measures, that the conditions for the exemption set out in this paragraph are fulfilled; (b) at the latest 24 months before the deadline laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, the Member State notifies the Commission of its request for exemption and submits an implementation plan showing a strategy with concrete actions, including timeline that ensure the achievement of the 90 % separate collection rate by weight of the packaging.
Amendment 533 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 103
Recital 103
(103) Deposit and return systems should be obligatory for single use plastic beverage bottles and metal beverage containers. Member States might also decide to include other packaging in these systems, in particular single use glass bottles, and should ensure that deposit and return systems for single-use packaging formats, in particular for single use glass beverage bottles, are equally available for reusable packaging, where technically and economically feasible. They should consider establishing deposit and return systems also for reusable packaging. In such situations, a Member State should be allowed, while observing the general rules laid down in the Treaty and complying with the provisions set out in this Regulation, adopt provisions which go beyond the minimum requirements set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 565 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. A final distributor making available on the market food and beverages filled and consumed within the premises of the HORECA sector shall ensure that separate collection systems are set up for the different fractions of packaging waste materials by 2030.
Amendment 566 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By 1 January 2029, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure thatThe systems referred to in article 43, paragraph 1, may take the form of a deposit and return systems are set up for:
Amendment 567 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) single use plastic beverage bottles with the capacity of up to three litres; and
Amendment 568 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) single use glass beverage bottles;
Amendment 569 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) beverage cartons; and
Amendment 570 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
(ac) reusable packaging.
Amendment 571 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 44 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The obligatprovisions laid down in paragraph 1 does not apply to packaging for:
Amendment 573 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 44 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 574 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 3
Article 44 – paragraph 3
Amendment 575 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes requirements for the entire life cycle of packaging as regards environmental sustainability and labelling, to allow its placing on the market, as well as for the extended producer responsibility, prevention, collection, treatment and recycling of packaging waste.
Amendment 577 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 4
Article 44 – paragraph 4
Amendment 578 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 5
Article 44 – paragraph 5
Amendment 580 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 6
Article 44 – paragraph 6
Amendment 587 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 2
Article 58 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 5(5), Article 6(4), Article 6(6), Article 7(9), Article 7(10), Article 7(11), Article 7(11b), Article 8(5), Article 22(4 (2a), Article 26(16) and Article 57(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of ten years from date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power no later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension no later than 3 months before the end of each period.
Amendment 588 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 6
Annex I – paragraph 6
Flower pots intended to be used only for the selling and transporting of plants and not intended to stay with the plant throughout its life time
Amendment 597 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 15
Annex I – paragraph 15
Flower pots used throughout different stages of production or intended to staybe sold with the plant throughout its life time
Amendment 598 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex III – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Conditions to be considered when mandating or introducing the use of compostable packaging format on the market:
Amendment 601 #
2022/0396(COD)
(ca) it is compliant with standard EN 13432 or any relevant new EU standard
Amendment 607 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Part I – point 6
Annex IV – Part I – point 6
6. Legal requirements: the packaging design shall ensure that the packaging and packaged product can comply with the applicable legislation including the protection of geographical indications and relevant intellectual property rights protected under Union legislation.
Amendment 642 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – table 1 - row 2
Annex V – table 1 - row 2
Single use Nets, bags, plastic trays, packaging, containers Single use packaging for less than 1.5 kg single use containers single use fresh fruit and vegetables, unless there is a composite 2. demonstrated need to avoid water loss or 2. packaging or turgidity loss, microbiological hazards or other single physical shocks. use packagingphysical shocks as defined in the delegated use packaging act adopted in article 22 paragraph 2a. for fresh fruit and vegetables
Amendment 668 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 29 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 29 a (new)
(29a) 'traceability’ means the ability to trace and follow a food, feed, food- producing animal or substance intended to be, or expected to be incorporated into a food or feed, through all stages of production, processing and distribution;
Amendment 753 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 41
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 41
(41) ‘compostable packaging’ means packaging capable of undergoing physical, chemical, thermal or biological decomposition such that most of the finished compost ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide, mineral salts, biomass and water, according to Article 47(4), and does not hinder the separate collection and the composting process or activity into which it is introduced in industrially controlled conditions in accordance with European harmonised standards for packaging recoverable through composting and anaerobic digestion;
Amendment 830 #
2022/0396(COD)
2a. Paper and cardboard food packaging containing per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs) shall not be placed on the market.
Amendment 838 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Recyclability requirements established in delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 6(5) shall not restrict the presence of substances in packaging or packaging components for reasons relating primarily related to chemical safety unless there is an unacceptable risk to human health or to the environment arising from the use of a substance in the manufacturing of a packaging or packaging component, or from a substance present in a packaging or packaging component when it is placed on the market or during the subsequent stages of its life cycle. They shall address, as appropriate, substances of concern that have a negatively affect impact on the re-use, sorting and recycling of materials in the packaging in which they are present, and shall, as appropriate, identify the specific substances concerned and their associated criteria and limitations associated with them.
Amendment 861 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. All packagingFrom 1 January 2030, all packaging placed on the market shall be recyclable.
Amendment 872 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall endeavour to phase out the disposal of packaging waste compliant with Article 6(2).
Amendment 876 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) it is designed for recycling; or for compostable packaging, is compliant with point a), b) and c) of Annex III
Amendment 956 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58, in consultation with the Packaging Forum established under Article 12 bis, to supplement this Regulation in order to establish design for recycling criteria and recycling performance grades based on the criteria and parameters listed in Table 2 of Annex II for packaging categories listed in Table 1 of that Annex, as well as rules concerning the modulation of financial contributions to be paid by producers to comply with their extended producer responsibility obligations set out in Article 40(1), based on the packaging recycling performance grade, and for plastic packaging, the percentage of recycled content. Design-for-recycling criteria shall consider state of the art collection, sorting and recycling processes and shall cover all packaging components.
Amendment 1067 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – point c a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – point c a (new)
(ca) contact-sensitive plastic packaging of foods intended for infants and young children and food for special medical purposes covered by Regulation (EU) No 609/2013.
Amendment 1105 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. From 1 January 2030, the plastic part in packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unitbatch of packaging:
Amendment 1164 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. From 1 January 2040, the plastic part in packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unitbatch of packaging:
Amendment 1231 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall ensure that comprehensive collection and sorting infrastructures are in place to guarantee the availability of recycled content.
Amendment 1243 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. By 1 January 2030, the financial contributions paid by producers to comply with their extended producer responsibility obligations as laid down in Article 40 shall be modulated based on the percentage of recycled content or bio-based content used in the packaging.
Amendment 1265 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2026, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unitbatch of plastic packaging, and the format for the technical documentation referred to in Annex VII. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3).
Amendment 1331 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. By 31 December 2026, the Commission shall publish a report assessing: (a) the possibility to introduce bio-based feedstock targets for plastic packaging, considering their potential contribution to meet the targets set out in Article 7(1) and (2); (b) sustainability requirements for bio- based feedstock;the Commission shall consider the existing sustainable criteria laid down in Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 when assessing requirements for non-fossil bio-based feedstock. 2. Based on the assessment set out in the report referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to supplement this Regulation in order to: (a) establish bio-based targets used in plastic packaging towards achievements of the recycled content targets under Article 7(1) and (2); (b) establish sustainability requirements for bio-based feedstocks to be eligible to contribute towards the targets.
Amendment 1343 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. By [OP: please insert the date = 24 months from the entry into force of this Regulation], packaging referred to in Article 3(1), points (f) and (g), sticky labels attached to fruit and vegetables and, very lightweight plastic carrier bags, bags for fruits and vegetables or for other food sold loose, required for hygiene reasons or where it is demonstrated that contribute to prevent food waste, shall be compostable in industrially controlled conditions in bio-waste treatment facilities.
Amendment 1388 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission shall, no later than 31 May 2026, request the European standardisation organisations to update the harmonised standard on the requirements for packaging recoverable through composting and biodegradation - test schemes and evaluation criteria. This standard shall consider the composting times, admissible levels of visual contamination and other requirements needed to reflect the actual conditions in the bio-waste treatment facilities, including anaerobic digestion processes, in line with the scientific and technological developments.
Amendment 1407 #
2022/0396(COD)
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 functionalitys, as laid down in Article 3 paragraph 1, taking account of the material that the packaging is made of.
Amendment 1418 #
2022/0396(COD)
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 packaging design is subject to geographical indications of origin and/or intellectual property right protected under Union legislation.
Amendment 1594 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article12a Packaging Forum The Commission shall ensure that when it conducts its activities, it observes a balanced participation of Member States’ representatives and all interested parties involved with packaging industry, including waste treatment industry representatives, manufacturers and packaging suppliers, distributers, retailers, importers, SMEs, environmental protection groups and consumer organisations. These parties shall contribute in particular to preparing the delegated and implementing acts provided for in this Regulation to develop and further detail the sustainability requirements and examining the effectiveness of the established market surveillance mechanisms. To that end, the Commission shall establish an expert group, in which those parties shall meet, referred to as the ‘Packaging Forum’.
Amendment 1703 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. EWithout prejudice to traceability requirements laid down in Article 18 of the Regulation n. 178/2002 1a,economic operators shall not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in Annex V. _________________ 1a Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002).
Amendment 1725 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Without prejudice to Article 8 of this Regulation, economic operators shall not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in point 2 of Annex V as of 18 months after the adoption of the delegated act laid down in paragraph 2b
Amendment 1726 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 1741 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, economic operators are allowed to place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in Annex V when such packaging corresponds to performance grade B or above, under the design for recycling criteria established for the packaging category to which it belongs
Amendment 1752 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to amend Annex V in order to adapt it to technical and scientific progress with the objective to reducing packaging waste. When adopting those delegated acts,By [OP: Please insert the date = 8 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] the Commission shall consider the potential of the restrictions on the use of specific packaging formats to reduce the packaging waste generated while ensuring an overall positive environmental impact, and shall take into account the availability of alternative packaging solutions that meet requirements set out in legislation applicable to contact sensitive packaging, as well as their capability to prevent microbiological contamination of the packaged product. To that end, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied, if the Commission finds it appropriate, by a legislative proposal.
Amendment 1807 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1837 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1873 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The manufacturer and the final distributor making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging alcoholic beverages in the form of beer, carbonated alcoholic beverages, fermented beverages other than wine, aromatised wine products and fruit wine, products based on spirit drinks, wine or other fermented beverages mixed with beverages, soda, cider or juice, shall ensure that:
Amendment 1887 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1909 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The obligation laid down in paragraph 4 does not apply to packaging for wines, aromatized wine products and spirituous beverages as defined by the nomenclature codes: ex 2204 Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines;grape must other than that of heading 2009; ex 2205 Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic substances; ex 2208 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 % vol; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages;
Amendment 1922 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The manufacturer and the final distributor making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging non- alcoholic beverages in the form of water, water with added sugar, water with other sweetening matter, flavoured water, soft drinks, soda lemonade, iced tea and similar beverages which are immediately ready to drink, pure juice, juice or must of fruits or vegetables and smoothies without milk and non- alcoholic beverages containing milk fat, shall ensure that:
Amendment 2061 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 12 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. The packaging design subject to geographical indications of origin protected under Union legislation shall not comply with paragraphs 4 and 6 of this Article.
Amendment 2110 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Member States will be exempted from the obligation under paragraph 2, 3, 4 and 6 under the following conditions: (a) the rate of separate collection as required under Article 43(3), (4) (4b) of the respective packaging format as reported to the Commission under Article 50(1) point (c) is above 90 % by weight of such packaging placed on the market on the territory of that Member State in the calendar years 2026 and 2027. Where such reporting has not yet been submitted to the Commission, the Member State shall provide a reasoned justification, based on validated national data, and description of the implemented measures, that the conditions for the exemption set out in this paragraph are fulfilled; (b) at the latest 24 months before the deadline laid down in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, the Member State notifies the Commission of its request for exemption and submits an implementation plan showing a strategy with concrete actions, including timeline that ensure the achievement of the 90 % separate collection rate by weight of the packaging
Amendment 65 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The aim of this Regulation is to develop a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals and carbon farming, with the view to incentivise the uptake of high- quality carbon removals, in full respect of the biodiversity and the zero-pollution objectives. It is a tool to support the achievement of the Union objectives under the Paris Agreement, notably the goal of collective climate neutrality by 2050 laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 . The Union also committed to generate negative emissions after 2050. In accordance with Regulation 2021/119 priority should be given to reduction in direct emissions which will have to be complemented by carbon removals. An important instrument to enhance carbon removals in terrestrial ecosystems is Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council25 , which is currently under review, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/83925 . The objective of the review is to set out a Union net removals target of 310 Mt CO2 eq by 2030, and to allocate respective targets to each Member State. __________________ 24 Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1). 25 Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 85 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) The different types of carbon removal activities vary in terms of the removal process, the storage medium and the timescales of the storage, which can vary from decades to centuries for carbon farming or storage in certain products, to permanent storage in geological formations. For this reason, different rules should be set out for these kind of activities.
Amendment 88 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5 b) The scope of carbon farming covered under the Union carbon removal certification framework should be consistent with the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/841, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/839, and of the reporting under that Regulation in the national greenhouse gas inventories.
Amendment 90 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals and carbon farming should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals and carbon farming should be quantified in an accurate and robust way taking into account their level of uncertainty in order to limit the risk of overestimating the quantity of CO2 removed from the atmosphere; and they should be generated only by carbon removal activities that generate a net carbon removal benefit, are additional, aim to ensure long-term storage of carbon, and have a neutral impact or co-benefit on sustainability objectives. Furthermore, carbon removals should be subject to independent third-party auditing in order to ensure the credibility and reliability of the certification process. Mandatory Union carbon pricing rules established through Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council26 are in place which regulate the treatment of emissions from activities covered by that Directive. This Regulation should be without prejudice to Directive 2003/87/EC, except in relation to the certification of removals of emissions from sustainable biomass which are zero-rated in accordance with Annex IV thereto. __________________ 26 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 115 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The aim of this Regulation is to develop a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals and carbon farming, with the view to incentivise the uptake of high- quality carbon removals, in full respect of the biodiversity and the zero-pollution objectives. It is a tool to support the achievement of the Union objectives under the Paris Agreement, notably the goal of collective climate neutrality by 2050 laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 . The Union also committed to generate negative emissions after 2050. In accordance with Regulation 2021/119 priority should be given to reduction in direct emissions, which will have to be complemented by carbon removals. An important instrument to enhance carbon removals in terrestrial ecosystems is Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council25 , which is currently under reviewas amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/839. The objective of the review is to set out a Union net removals target of 310 Mt CO2 eq by 2030, and to allocate respective targets to each Member State. __________________ 24 Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1). 25 Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 116 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Carbon removals should be quantified in a relevant, accurate, complete, consistent and comparable manner. Uncertainties in the quantification should be duly reported and accounted in order to limit the risk of overestimating the quantity of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere and should be publicly available through an Union register in order to ensure transparency and traceability to carbon removal unit certificates. Carbon removals generated by carbon farming should be quantified with a high level of accuracy to assure the highest quality and minimise uncertainties. Moreover, in order to incentivise synergies between Union climate and biodiversity objectives, enhanced monitoring of land needs to be required, thereby helping to protect and enhance the resilience of nature-based carbon removals throughout the Union. The satellite and on-site monitoring and reporting of emissions and removals need to closely reflect those approaches, and make the best use of advanced technologies available under Union programmes, such as Copernicus, making full use of already existing tools, and ensure consistency with the national greenhouse gas inventories.
Amendment 135 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Carbon removal activities and carbon farming have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if trade- offs cannot be excluded. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish minimum environmental, economic and social sustainability requirements to ensure that carbon removal activities have at least a neutral impact or generate co-benefits for the sustainability objectives of climate change mitigation and adaptation, the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems, the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, the transition to a circular economy, and pollution prevention and controlprotection of soil quality and prevention of erosion, the fair remuneration of operators, the protection of employment, the transition to a circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Furthermore, carbon farming should not have a negative impact on food production and food supply in the Union or in the third countries. Those sustainability requirements should, as appropriate, and taking into consideration local conditions, build on the technical screening criteria for Do Not Significant Harm concerning forestry activities and underground permanent geological storage of CO2, laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/213928 , and on the sustainability criteria for forest and agriculture biomass raw material laid down in Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council29 . Practices, such as forest monocultures, that produce harmful effects for biodiversity should not be eligible for certification. __________________ 28 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 of 4 June 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives (OJ L 442, 9.12.2021, p. 1). 29 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
Amendment 141 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The different types of carbon removal activities vary in terms of the removal process, the storage medium and the timescales of the storage, which can vary from decades to centuries for carbon farming or storage in certain products, to permanent storage in geological formations. For this reason, different rules should be set out for these kind of activities.
Amendment 144 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) The scope of carbon farming covered under the Union carbon removal certification framework should be consistent with the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/841, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/839, and of the reporting under that Regulation in the national greenhouse gas inventories.
Amendment 147 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals and carbon farming should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals and carbon farming should be quantified in an accurate and robust way taking into account their level of uncertainty in order to limit the risk of overestimating the quantity of CO2 removed from the atmosphere; and they should be generated only by carbon removal activities that generate a net carbon removal benefit, are additional, aim to ensure long-term storage of carbon, and have a neutral impact or co- benefit on sustainability objectives. Furthermore, carbon removals should be subject to independent third-party auditing in order to ensure the credibility and reliability of the certification process. Mandatory Union carbon pricing rules established through Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council26 are in place which regulate the treatment of emissions from activities covered by that Directive. This Regulation should be without prejudice to Directive 2003/87/EC, except in relation to the certification of removals of emissions from sustainable biomass which are zero-rated in accordance with Annex IV thereto. __________________ 26 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 153 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere contribute to the climate neutrality objective and should be rewarded, either via the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) or other public or private initiatives such as sustainable private finance, contractual arrangements along supply chain, voluntary carbon markets and product claims.. Specifically, this Regulation should take into account farming practices as referenced in the Communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles30 . __________________ 30 Communication from the Commission, Sustainable Carbon Cycles, COM (20221) 800.
Amendment 164 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Operators or groups of operators may report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives beyond the minimum environmental, economic and social sustainability requirements. To this end, their reporting should comply with the certification methodologies tailored to the different carbon removal activities, developed by the Commission. Certification methodologies should, as much as possible, incentivise the generation of co-benefits for biodiversity going beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. These additional co-benefits will give more economic value to the certified carbon removals and will result in higher revenues for the operators. In the light of these considerations, it is appropriate for the Commission to prioritise the development of tailored certification methodologies on carbon farming activities that provide significant co-benefits for biodiversity.
Amendment 177 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20 a) Carbon removal activities should not primarily take the focus of emission reductions, and therefore carbon removal and carbon farming certificates or units should not be used to offset continued emissions either in compliance or voluntary mechanisms - including the ESR, ETS, CORSIA, Article 6.2 and Article 6.4 mechanisms under the Paris Agreement or voluntary carbon markets. Certificates and units should be incentivized in a manner that makes them complementary to emission reductions, rather than substitutes.
Amendment 194 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Certification schemes should establish and maintain interoperable public registries in order to ensure transparency and full traceability of carbon removal certificates, and to avoid the risk of fraud and double counting. Fraud may occur if more than one certificate is issued for the same carbon removal activity because the activity has been registered under two different certification schemes or has been registered twice under the same scheme. Fraud may also occur when the same certificate is used several times to make the same claim based on a carbon removal activity or a carbon removal unit. The registries should store the documents resulting from the certification process of carbon removals, including summaries of certification audits and re-certification audit reports, the certificates and updated certificates, and make them publicly available in electronic form. The registries should also record the certified carbon removal units that meet the Union quality criteria. The Commission should set up a centralised Union registry that contains in a fully publicly accessible manner all the information held in the registries referred to above. All information in this central registry shall be easy to navigate and search. In order to ensure a level playing field within the single market, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing rules setting out standards and technical rules on the functioning and the inter-operability of those registries.
Amendment 208 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The objective of this Regulation is to facilitate the deployment of carbon removals and carbon farming by operators or groups of operators while ensuring the commitment with the greenhouse gas emissions reductions required pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119. To that end, this Regulation establishes a voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals and carbon farming by laying down:
Amendment 213 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) quality criteria for carbon removal and carbon farming activities that take place in the Union;
Amendment 218 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Carbon removal activities and carbon farming have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if trade- offs cannot be excluded. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish minimum environmental, economic and social sustainability requirements to ensure that carbon removal activities have at least a neutral impact or generate co-benefits for the sustainability objectives of climate change mitigation and adaptation, the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems, the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, the transition to a circular economy, and pollution prevention and controlprotection of soil quality and prevention of erosion, the fair remuneration of operators, the protection of employment, the transition to a circular economy, and pollution prevention and control. Furthermore, carbon farming should not have a negative impact on food production and food supply in the Union or in third countries. Those sustainability requirements should, as appropriate, and taking into consideration local conditions, build on the technical screening criteria for Do Not Significant Harm concerning forestry activities and underground permanent geological storage of CO2, laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/213928 , and on the sustainability criteria for forest and agriculture biomass raw material laid down in Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council29 . Practices, such as forest monocultures, that produce harmful effects for biodiversity should not be eligible for certification. __________________ 28 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 of 4 June 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives (OJ L 442, 9.12.2021, p. 1). 29 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
Amendment 219 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) rules for the verification and certification of carbon removals and carbon farming;
Amendment 225 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. For the purpose of Article 1(2), carbon removal units or carbon farming removal unit certified under this framework cannot be used for offsetting, compensating or replacing emissions reductions throughout compliance or voluntary mechanisms, including the ESR, ETS, CORSIA, Article 6.2 and Article 6.4 mechanisms under the Paris Agreement or voluntary carbon markets
Amendment 248 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ‘group of operators’ means a legal entity that represents more than one operator and is responsible for ensuring that those operators comply with this Regulation. For carbon farming, operators means a legal entity that represents more than one operators. The latter being landlords and tenants producing agricultural and forestry products;
Amendment 259 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) Carbon removal activities should not primarily take the focus off emission reductions, and therefore carbon removal and carbon farming certificates or units should not be used to offset continued emissions either in compliance or voluntary mechanisms - including the ESR, ETS, CORSIA, Article 6.2 and Article 6.4 mechanisms under the Paris Agreement or voluntary carbon markets. Certificates and units should be incentivized in a manner that makes them complementary to emission reductions, rather than substitutes.
Amendment 270 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal activity related to land managementor costal management, agriculture or forestry that results in the increase of carbon storage in living biomass, dead organic matter and soils matter by enhancing carbon capture and/or reducing the release of carbon to the atmosphere;
Amendment 276 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) ‘carbon storage in products’ means a carbon removal or carbon farming activity that stores atmospheric and biogenic carbon in long- lasting products or materials;
Amendment 282 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
(o a) ‘carbon farming removal unit’ means one tonne of certified net carbon removal benefit generated by a carbon farming removal activity and registered by a certification scheme.
Amendment 287 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Carbon removals and carbon farming shall be eligible for certification under this Regulation where they meet bothall of the following conditions:
Amendment 293 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) the minimum information on the carbon removal or carbon farming to be included in the Union registry referred to in Article 12 has been provided by the certification scheme to the Commission in accordance with Annex 2a.
Amendment 312 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of carbon farming,A carbon farming activity shall provide a net carbon removal benefit, which shall be quantified using the following formula: Net carbon removal benefit = CRbaseline – CRtotal – GHGincrease > 0 where: (a) CRbaseline is the carbon removals under the baseline; (b) CRtotal is the total carbon removals of the carbon farming activity; (c) GHGincrease is the increase in direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, other than those from biogenic carbon pools, which are due to the implementation of the carbon farming activity. CRbaseline and CRtotal shall be understood as net greenhouse gas removals or emissions in accordance with the accounting rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/841.
Amendment 312 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The objective of this Regulation is to facilitate the deployment of carbon removals and carbon farming by operators or groups of operators while ensuring the commitment with the greenhouse gas emissions reductions required pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119. To that end, this Regulation establishes a voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals and carbon farming by laying down:
Amendment 321 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) quality criteria for carbon removal and carbon farming activities that take place in the Union;
Amendment 328 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) rules for the verification and certification of carbon removals and carbon farming;
Amendment 351 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A carbon removal activity and a carbon farming activity shall be additional. To that end, the carbon removal activity and the carbon farming activity shall meet both of the following criteria:
Amendment 351 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. For the purpose of Article 1(2), carbon removal units or carbon farming removal units certified under this framework cannot be used for offsetting, compensating or replacing emissions reductions throughout compliance or voluntary mechanisms, including the ESR, ETS, CORSIA, Article 6.2 and Article 6.4 mechanisms under the Paris Agreement or voluntary carbon markets.
Amendment 381 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. For carbon farming and carbon storage in products, the carbon stored by a carbon removal activity shall be considered released to the atmosphere at the end of the monitoring period. For carbon farming, the activity does not cease to take place if the operator or the group of operators renew the monitoring period while proving he maintenance of the carbon storage activity through uninterrupted monitoring activities.
Amendment 389 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ‘group of operators’ means a legal entity that represents more than one operator and is responsible for ensuring that those operators comply with this Regulation. For carbon farming, operators means a legal entity that represents more than one operators, the latter being landlords and tenants producing agricultural and forestry products;
Amendment 415 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. A carbon farming activity shall have at least a neutral impact on all the following sustainability objectives and may generate positive co-benefits for one or more of the following sustainability objectives: (a)climate change mitigation beyond the net carbon removal benefit referred to in Article 4(2); (b)climate change adaptation; (c)sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources; (d)transition to a circular economy; (e)pollution prevention and control; (f)protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems; (g) the quality and fertility of soils and the prevention of erosion; (h) the quality of water; (i) food security.
Amendment 422 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal activity related to land or costal management, agriculture or forestry that results in the increase of carbon storage in living biomass, dead organic matter and soils matter by enhancing carbon capture and/or reducing the release of carbon to the atmosphere;
Amendment 430 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Certificates shall indicate whether a carbon removal or a carbon farming activity have a neutral impact or generate positive benefits for each of the sustainability objectives.
Amendment 438 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to, after consultation with the Expert Group on Carbon Removals, shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to establish the technical certification methodologies referred to in paragraph 1 for activities related to permanent carbon storage, carbon farming and carbon storage in products. Those certification methodologies shall include at least the elements set out in Annex I and shall be open for robust public consultation.
Amendment 447 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. For carbon farming, the methodology shall take in to account the different site-specific characteristics, in particular related to soil diversity and temperature.
Amendment 453 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
(oa) ‘carbon farming removal unit’ means one tonne of certified net carbon removal benefit generated by a carbon farming removal activity and registered by a certification scheme.
Amendment 468 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Carbon removals and carbon farming shall be eligible for certification under this Regulation where they meet bothall of the following conditions:
Amendment 492 #
Amendment 495 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. A certification schemeThe Commission shall establish and duly maintain a public registry (´Union registry ´) to make publicly accessible the information related to the certification process, containing at least the information set out in Annex 2a, including the certificates and updated certificates, and the quantity of carbon removal units certified in accordance with Article 9. Thosee Union registriesy shall use automated systems, including electronic templates, and shall be interoperable.
Amendment 496 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may adopt implementing acts setting out the structure, format, and technical details of the public registries, andUnion registry, the information to be provided to be Union registry and the procedure for providing such information and the technical details of the recording, holding or use of carbon removal units, as referred to in paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 509 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of carbon farming,2. A carbon farming activity shall provide a net carbon removal benefit, which shall be quantified using the following formula: Net carbon removal benefit = CRbaseline – CRtotal – GHGincrease > 0 where: (a)CRbaseline is the carbon removals under the baseline; (b)CRtotal is the total carbon removals of the carbon farming activity; (c)GHGincrease is the increase in direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, other than those from biogenic carbon pools , which are due to the implementation of the carbon farming activity. CRbaseline and CRtotal shall be understood as net greenhouse gas removals or emissions in accordance with the accounting rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/841.
Amendment 516 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. By 31 July 2026, the Commission should assess how biogenic emissions reduction resulting from carbon farming activity may be accounted towards the Union 2040 climate target and, if appropriate, present a legislative proposal to amend Article 1a paragraph 2 of this Regulation.
Amendment 520 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point i
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) net carbon removal benefit referred to in Article 4(1) or 4(2);
Amendment 521 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point j
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) carbon removals under the baseline referred to in Article 4(1), point (a) or Article 4(2), point (a);
Amendment 522 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point k
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) total carbon removals referred to in Article 4(1), point (b) or in Article 4(2), point (b);
Amendment 523 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point l
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point l
(l) increase in direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions referred to in Article 4(1), point (c) or in Article 4(2), point (c);
Amendment 524 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point o
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) anywhether the carbon removal or carbon farming activity generate co- benefits for any of the sustainability co-benefitobjectives referred to in Article 7(31) and 7(1a);
Amendment 525 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)
Amendment 557 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A carbon removal activity and a carbon farming activity shall be additional. To that end, the carbon removal activity and the carbon farming activity shall meet both of the following criteria:
Amendment 618 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. For carbon farming and carbon storage in products, the carbon stored by a carbon removal activity shall be considered released to the atmosphere at the end of the monitoring period. For carbon farming, the activity does not cease to take place if the operator or the group of operators renew the monitoring period while proving he maintenance of the carbon storage activity through uninterrupted monitoring activities.
Amendment 653 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 673 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Certificates shall indicate whether a carbon removal or a carbon farming activity have a neutral impact or generate positive benefits for each of the sustainability objectives.
Amendment 695 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. For carbon farming, the methodology shall take in to account the different site-specific characteristics, in particular related to soil diversity and temperature.
Amendment 903 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point i
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) net carbon removal benefit referred to in Article 4(1) or 4(2);
Amendment 905 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point j
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) carbon removals under the baseline referred to in Article 4(1), point (a) or Article 4(2), point (a);
Amendment 907 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point k
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) total carbon removals referred to in Article 4(1), point (b) or in Article 4(2), point (b);
Amendment 909 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point l
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point l
(l) increase in direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions referred to in Article 4(1), point (c) or in Article 4(2), point (c);
Amendment 918 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point o
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) anywhether the carbon removal or carbon farming activity generate co- benefits for any of the sustainability co-benefitobjectives referred to in Article 7(31) and 7(1a);
Amendment 532 #
2022/0347(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where, in a given zone , conformity with the limit values for particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) or nitrogen dioxide cannot be achieved by the deadline specified in Table 1 of Section 1 of Annex I, because of site-specific dispersion characteristics, orographic boundary conditions, adverse climatic conditions or transboundary contributions, a Member State may postpone - that deadline once by a maximum of 57 years for that particular zone , if the following conditions are met:
Amendment 543 #
2022/0347(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)