Activities of Marusya LYUBCHEVA related to 2013/0371(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Reducing the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags (debate)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Consumption of plastic carrier bags results in high levels of accumulation of waste, ineffective utilisation of capacity at waste disposal sites, high levels of littering and an inefficient use of resources and is expected to increase if no action is taken. Littering of plastic carrier bags contributes toresults in environmental pollution and aggravates the problems of marine litter that threatens marinelitter in water bodies, threatening aquatic eco-systems worldwide.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Plastic carrier bags with a thickness below 50 microns, which represent the vast majority of the total number of plastic carrier bags consumed in the Union, are less frequently re-used than thicker plastic carrier bags and more prone to end up in waste streams or as littering.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) To promote similar reductions of the average consumption level of lightweight plastic carrier bags, Member States should take measures to reduce the consumption of plastic carrier bags with a thickness below 50 microns in line with the overall objectives of the Union’s waste policy and the Union's waste hierarchy as provided for in Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives. Such reduction measures should take account of current consumption levels of plastic carrier bags in individual Member States, and of the concomitant problems and the potential alternatives, with higher levels requiring more ambitious efforts. To monitor progress in reducing the use of lightweight plastic carrier bags national authorities will provide data on their use under article 17 of Directive 94/62/EC.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5а) Member States, having consulted the interested parties, should introduce alternatives to replace plastic carrier bags with a thickness below 50 microns, taking into account the nature of the products for which they are used.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Measures to be taken by Member States may involvember States may take measures, in accordance with their national legislation and with the specific nature of the problems, including the use of economic instruments such as taxes and levies, which have proved particularly effective to reduce the use of plastic carrier bags, as well as marketing restrictions such as bans in derogation of Article 18 of Directive 94/62/EC, subject to the requirements laid down in Articles 34 to 36 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1а – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1а – subparagraph 1
1aа. Member States shall take measuresdraw up programmes and take practical measures to implement them in order to achieve a reduction in the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags on their territory within two years of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 2
These measures may include the use ofprogrammes shall include national reduction targets, economic instruments as well as marketing restrictions in derogation from Article 18 of this Directive.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall amend their national legislation if necessary and shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by twelve months after the entry into force of this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of their programmes and of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.