23 Amendments of Daniel CASPARY related to 2005/0254(COD)
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Whereas already today many companies in the EU voluntarily use marking of origin. As a result consumers already receive today information about the country of origin.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) Whereas producers and traders make great efforts to ensure a high level of quality of their products, regardless of the country of production. As a consequence, consumers have developed a high degree of confidence and trust in brand names.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 c (new)
Recital 1 c (new)
(1c) Whereas EU legislation already foresees that consumers receive accurate information related to the quality of products and a high level of product safety as regulated in Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety1 1 OJ L 11, 15.1.2002, p. 4.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The results of the Commission’s general stakeholder consultation (industry, importers, consumers associations, trade unions) on the possible development of an EU regulation on origin marking indicate that in some Member States European consumers’ perception of the relevance of origin marking for their information, in relation to safety and social and environmental concerns, is generally high;
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The economic significance of origin marking to consumer decision and trade is recognized by the practice of other mMajor trading partners which have enacted mandatory origin marking requirements. Exporters in the Community have to comply with those requirements and have to mark the origin on products they wish to export to these markets. Nevertheless in a world of globalised supply chains the country of origin is increasingly losing its significance.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) There have been several cases of health and safety incidents arising from products imported into the EU from third countries. However an indication of origin would not give EU citizens protection from unknowingly purchasing products of possible dubious quality.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Whereas to ensure that this Regulation is effective and only imposes light administrative burdens whilst granting the maximum flexibility for European companies ,it must be in compliance with existing "made-in" schemes worldwide, such as the one in the US.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) An origin marking scheme would enable consumers to only associate products with the social, environmental and safety standards generally associated with the country or origin. But such a conclusion could be misleading and would be inadequate in particular for products which are produced in third country branches of EU companies in compliance with the respective EU standards. Moreover origin marking does not provide reliable information about compliance with social, environmental and safety standards.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The introduction of an origin mark can contributis not a guarantee to make demanding Community standards work in favour of the Community industry, especially small and medium enterprises. It will also help to prevent and withe reputation of the Community industry being tainted by inaccurate claims of origin. Improved transparency and consumer information about the origin of goods will thus contribute to the objectives of the Lisbon agendagard to small and medium enterprises.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to limit the burden on industry, trade and administration, origin marking should be made mandatory for those sectors for which the Commission, based on prior consultation found that there was value added. Provision should be made for an easy adaptareduction of the sectoral scope of this Regulation. Provision should also be made for the exemption of specific products for technical or economic reasons or where origin marking is otherwise unnecessary for the purpose of this Regulation. This may be the case, in particular, where origin marking would damage the goods concerned, or in case of certain raw materials.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This regulation shall apply to findustrialished consumer products excluding fisheries and aquaculture products as defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, and foodstuff as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. GConsumer goods that require marking are those listed in the Annex to this Regulation, and imported from third countries, except for goods originating in the Territory of the European Communities, Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, and the Contracting Parties of the EEA Agreement. GUnion. Consumer goods may be exempted from origin marking, when for technical or commercial reasons, it appears impossible to mark them.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 (new)
2. The products to which this Regulation is to apply are limited to final consumer products. The scope is limited to finished textile products, ceramic products, furniture and articles of jewellery as listed in Annex 1 of this Regulation. The scope of this Regulation can be extended by the Commission, subject to the approval of the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
When imported goods may be granted relief from import duties pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 918/83 8, and there are no material indications to suggest that the goods are part of commercial traffic, these goods mayshall also be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. This Regulation must be in compliance with already existing "made- in" schemes worldwide, for example the one in the US to ensure an effective regulation with light administrative burdens and more flexibility for European companies.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Goods are exempted from mandatory origin marking when the marking according to the non-preferential rules of origin is not suitable to give appropriate information about the country of origin but misleads the consumer. This is especially the case, when the good is the result of a complex globalised production chain or when the added value given to the product in the country of final substantial transformation is of inferior significance.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The words “made-in” together with the name of the country of origin shall indicate the origin of goods. The marking may be made in any official language of the European Communities, which is easily understood by the final customers in the Member State in which the goods are to be marketed or in the English language by using the words “made-in” and the English name of the country of origin.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4
Article 4
The Commission may adopt implementing measures, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 6(2), in particular, to: - Determine the detailed form and modalities of origin marking. - Establish a list of terms in all Community languages which clearly express that goods originate in the country indicated in the marking. - Determine the cases where commonly used abbreviations unmistakably indicate the country of origin and can be used for the purpose of this Regulation. - Determine the cases in which goods cannot or need not be marked for technical or economic reasons - Determine other rules that may be required when goods are found not in compliance with this regulation. - To update of the Annex to this Regulation where the assessment has changed as to whether origin marking is necessary for a specific sector.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7
(1) This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Articles 2, 3 and 5 shall apply 12 month after the entry into force of this Regulation. In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 6 (2), the Commission may extend this period by the time needed for operators to put into practice the origin marking requirements set by the implementing provisions, and in no case by less than six months. (2) This Regulation shall expire five years after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union unless the European Parliament and the Council decide otherwise on a proposal of the Commission. (3) No later than three years after entry into force the Commission will carry out a study on the effects of this Regulation and will draw up a proposal on whether or not to extend its validity depending on the results of the study.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex
Annex
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