Activities of Daniel DALTON related to 2016/2272(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a longer lifetime for products: benefits for consumers and companies PDF (379 KB) DOC (80 KB)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas jobs have been lost in many industrial sectors in Europe, and whereas there is a need, on the one hand, for some production to be relocated, and, on the other, to promote the repair sector in order to generate non-relocatablew jobs;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, in a Eurobarometer survey conducted in June 2014, 77 % of EU consumers said that they would prefer to be able to have their goods repaired, rather than being forced to buy new ones; but notes that consumers also prefer replacement products to be provided if a faulty good is repeatedly unsuccessfully repaired;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to establishncourage minimum resistance criteria for each product category from the design stage, by working in the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC) to lay down standardset out guidelines which cover product robustness, reparability, upgradeability, etc.;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Calls on the Commission to develop the right tofurther guidelines on product reparability:
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 1
Paragraph 4 – indent 1
- by urging that priority be given to repairing goods which are still under guarantee, except where the repair is not expedient or would come at a proven additional cost,
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 5
Paragraph 4 – indent 5
- by standardising, where practicable, the spare parts and tools necessary for repair, in order to improve the performance of repair services,
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that, whilst promoting repair in order to reduce waste and pollution is an important option, consumers should not be trapped by suppliers and/or manufacturers in an endless cycle of repair and maintenance of faulty products;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses the importance of the consumer's automatic right to reject or receive a price reduction after one failed attempt at repair or replacement;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that the option of going to an independent repairer should always be safeguarded, for example by banning technical or software-relatedwhilst complying with EU law on confidentiality of intellectual property, for example by banning schemes which prevent repairs from being performed other than by approved firms or bodies;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 3
Paragraph 10 – indent 3
- to support local and regional authorities that are investing in the functional and collaborative economies, given the value of these two sectors of the economy which encourage more efficient use of resources;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Encourages Member States and the Commission to support the collaborative economy in their public policies given the benefits it provides in utilising spare resources and capacity, for example in the transport and accomodation sectors;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 2
Paragraph 14 – indent 2
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for a definition to be drawn up of planned obsolescence, in consultation with consumer organisations and other stakeholders, for hardware and software, so that products whose lifespan is deliberately shortened can be banned; calls, in that connection, for better legal protection for ‘whistle-blowers’;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 1
Paragraph 17 – indent 1
- by maintaining the 24-month legal guarantee as a minimum threshold, whilst leaving Member States free to lay down or retain existing more protective national provisions,
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 2
Paragraph 17 – indent 2
- by extending the legal guarantee of conformity beyond the current two-year minimum for families of energy-using products on the basis of the product life cycle study carried out as part of the ecodesign process, and introducing a minimum period of five years for large household appliances and movable fixed assets gradually, so that companies can comply, and leaving Member states free to lay down or retain longer national provisions;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Expects standards to be laid down for a minimum lifespan for software, and cCalls for greater transparency regarding the software upgradeability of equipment;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Proposes the definition of a reasonable period of use during which the provision ofEncourages transparency from suppliers and manufacturers on the minimum period for which security updates on operating systems is mandatorywill be provided;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for the introduction of an eco-contribution penalty in cases where software updates essential to the operation of a device are not provided, and calls for these updates to be reversible and accompanied by information on the consequences for the operation of the device;