Activities of Satu HASSI related to 2008/0151(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Ecodesign requirements for energy-related products (debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Many energy related as well as non- energy related products have significant improvement potential to reduce environmental impacts and to achieve resource and material efficiency through better design.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Many energy related and non-energy related products have significant potential to reduce environmental impacts and to achieve resource and material efficiency through better design. In addition to energy related products - meaning products which use, generate, transfer, or measure energy - covered by this recast, the Commission should review this Directive by 2012 in order to extend its scope to means of transport and to non-energy related products.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) It may be necessary and justified to establish specific quantified ecodesign requirements for some products or environmental aspects thereof in order to ensure that their environmental impact is minimised. Given the urgent need to contribute to the achievement of the commitments in the framework of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), as well as to the Community's commitment to reduce the overall greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20% below 1990 levels by 2020, and by 30% in the case of an international agreement, and to save 20% of energy by 2020 and without prejudice to the integrated approach promoted in this Directive, some priority should be given to those measures with a high potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions at low cost. Such measures can also contribute to a sustainable use of resources and constitute a major contribution to the 10- year framework of programmes on sustainable production and consumption agreed at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in September 2002.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) It may be necessary and justified to establish specific quantified ecodesign requirements for some products or environmental aspects thereof in order to ensure that their environmental impact is minimised. Given the urgent need to contribute to the achievement of the commitments in the framework of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), as well as to the Community's commitment to achieve 20% of energy efficiency improvement by 2020 and without prejudice to the integrated approach promoted in this Directive, some priority should be given to those measures with a high potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions at low cost. Such measures can also contribute to a sustainable use of resources and constitute a major contribution to the 10- year framework of programmes on sustainable production and consumption agreed at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in September 2002.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18a Ecodesign database 1. The Commission shall establish an online public ecodesign database. This database shall serve to increase transparency for consumers and to facilitate an easy and fast collection of data for consumers and SMEs. 2. The ecodesign database shall enable: (a) easy accessibility for consumers and SMEs; (b) simple data and easy interpretation of results; (c) the calculation of the eco- characteristics of products using commercially available material and manufacturing databases.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21
Article 21
Not later than 2012 the Commission shall review the appropriateness of extending the scope of the Directive to non energy related products, the effectiveness of this Directive and of its implementing measures, the threshold for implementing measures, market surveillance mechanisms and any relevant self-regulation stimulated, after consultation of the Consultation Forum referred to in Article 18, and, as appropriate, present proposals to the European Parliament and the Council for amending this Directive in order to extend the scope of the Directive to non energy related products with significant improvement potential for reducing environmental impacts and achieving resource and material efficiency through better design. Not later than 2010 the Commission shall present a list of priority products that have to be regulated before 2012, based on their current environmental impact and expected future benefits. In particular, priority shall be given to products with an impact on energy and other resource consumption in both production and use.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1 and 1 a (new)
Article 16 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph 1 and 1 a (new)
1. In accordance with the criteria set out in Article 15 and having consulted the Consultation Forum referred to in Article 18, the Commission shall not later than 6 July 20107 establish a working plan which shall be made publicly available. The plan shall include a priority list of energy-related products (for example, construction products and detergents) and water-using products to be regulated before 2012, based on their environmental impact and scope of potential improvements throughout the product lifecycle.