12 Amendments of Edit HERCZOG related to 2008/0152(COD)
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Community Ecolabel scheme is part of the sustainable consumption and production policy of the Community, which aims at reducing the negative impact of consumption and production on the environment, health and natural resources. The scheme is intended to promote those products which have a high level of environmental performance through the use of the Ecolabel. To this effect, it is appropriate to require that the criteria which products must comply with in order to bear the Ecolabel be based on the best environmental performance achieved by products on the Community market. Those criteria should be simple to understand and to use and should therefore be limited to the most significant environmental impacts of products during their full lifecycle, including the phases of both manufacturing and use.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The Community Ecolabel scheme should take into account existing Community legislation so as to avoid divergent approaches to safety assessment.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) In order to increase the use of the Community Ecolabel scheme in future revisions of this Regulation, there will be a need for a definite shift from the 10% best performing products criteria to the introduction of a gradation system in each product category to help consumers to make sustainable consumption choices and to create incentives to manufacturers constantly to improve their offer.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to facilitate the marketing of products bearing environmental labels at national and Community level and to avoid confusing consumers, it is also necessary to enhance the coherence between the Community Ecolabel scheme and national Ecolabel schemes in the Community, and to create an official EU internet site gathering together all EU ecolabelling information and practices for the information of consumers.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The environmental performance of products shall be determined on the basis of the best performing products on the Community market. To this end, the most significant, scientifically proven environmental impacts during the full life cycle of products, in particular shall be considered, which may include the impact on climate change, impact on nature and biodiversity, energy and resource consumption, generation of waste, emissions to all environmental media, pollution through physical effects and use and release of hazardous substances, shall be consideredsubstances of potential risk to the environment, as defined by Community legislation. The existing Ecolabel criteria for the different product groups shall be reviewed within ...* to ensure their full compliance with the life cycle approach outlined in this Article. * 18 months after the adoption of this Regulation.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) indicate, where appropriate, the three key environmental characteristics that shallmay be placed on the Ecolabel;
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) specify the period, not exceeding two years, of validity of the criteria and of the assessment requirements.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) specify the degree of product variability allowed during the period of validity set out under point c).
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. In order to use the Ecolabel, manufacturers, importers, service providers, wholesalers or retailers who wish to use the Ecolabel shall register with one of the competent bodies referred to in Article 4 in accordance with the following rules: (a) where a product originates in a single Member State, the registration shall be made with the competent body of that Member State; (b) where a product originates in the same form in several Member States, the registration may be made with a competent body in one of those Member States; (c) where a product originates outside the Community, the registration shall be made with a competent body in any of the Member States in which the product is to be or has beenny of the Member States in which the product has been or is to be placed on the market. The Ecolabel shall have one of the forms depicted in Annex II. The Ecolabel may only be used in connection with products covered by a registration and complying with the Ecolabel criteria applicable to the products concerned.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Provided that the documentation is completeapproved, the competent body shall assign a registration number to each product. The competent body shall conclude its approval procedure within four months of the date of the application.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 7
Article 9 – paragraph 7
7. The Ecolabel may be used on the products covered by the registration and on their associated promotional material. The location of the Ecolabel shall be prominent and shall define the product concerned even if it is purchased along with other products.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 4 a (new) (at the end of Annex II)
Annex II – paragraph 4 a (new) (at the end of Annex II)
The lettering on the Ecolabel shall be determined by the competent bodies of each Member State using the official language or languages of that Member State in such a way that the text is equivalent to the English original.