12 Amendments of Jo LEINEN related to 2008/0241(COD)
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive lays down measures to protect the environment and human health by preventing or reducing the adverse impacts of the generation and management of waste from electrical and electronic equipments and by reducing overall impacts of resource use and improving the efficiency of such use. , in line with articles 1 and 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC. It also contributes to sustainable consumption and production by improving the environmental performance of all operators involved in the life cycle of electrical and electronic equipment.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt appropriate measures to minimise the disposal of WEEE in the form of unsorted municipal waste and to achieve a high level of separate collection of WEEE, notably, and as a matter of priority, for cooling and freezing equipment containing ozone depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases, for mercury containing lamps and for small appliances.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the collection and transport of separately collected WEEE is carried out in a way which optimises re-use and recycling and the confinement of hazardous substances. In order to maximise reuse of whole appliances, Member States shall also ensure that collection schemes allow for the segregation of reusable appliances from separately collected WEEE at the collection points, prior to any transportation.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2a (new)
2a.) Member States shall report on a yearly basis to the Commission - volume of WEEE generated in the Member State during the preceding year according to the common methodology established in point 3 - volume of WEEE collected in the Member State during the preceding year, - volume of EEE placed on the market in the Member State during the preceding year, +/- the volumes of EEE moved in and out of the Member State - an estimate of the volume of WEEE being improperly treated, landfilled or illegally exported during the preceding year.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. ABy 2014 a common methodology shall be established for the calculation of the total weight of electrical and electronic equipment placed on the national marketto determine the volume of WEEE generated (by weight and units) in each Member State.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. By 31 December 2012 at the latest the European Parliament and the Council shall re-examine the collection ratetarget and target date referred to in paragraph 1 also in view of setting a possible separate collection target for cooling and freezing equipments in particular for equipment containing ozone depleting substances or global warming substances such as cooling and freezing appliances, as well as for equipment containing mercury such as fluorescent lamps and small appliances (including toys, appliances containing batteries or accumulators), on the basis of a report of the Commission accompanied by a proposal, if appropriate.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all separatelyd collected WEEE undergoes treatment. in accordance with the waste hierarchy priority order established by Directive 2008/98/EC. To give priority to preparation for reuse, a check should be implemented prior to any treatment, to ascertain whether the waste equipment or individual components thereof are reusable. This check should be carried out by accredited repair and reuse centres, established according to article 11.1 and Annex IV of Directive 2008/98/EC, or similarly qualified personnel
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) for WEEE falling under categories 1 and 104 of Annex I to Directive 20xx/xx/EC (RoHS), A - 85% shall be recovered, - 875% shall be recoverycled and - 805% shall be prepared for reuse and recycled;
Amendment 177 #
(b) for WEEE falling under categories 3 and 4 of Annex I to Directive 20xx/xx/EC (RoHS), y 2 of Annex IA - 80% shall be recovered, - 8065% shall be recoverycled, and - 705% shall be prepared for reuse and recycled;
Amendment 182 #
(c) for WEEE falling under categories 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Annex I to Directive 20xx/xx/EC (RoHS)y 5 of Annex IA, - 75% shall be recovered, - 750% shall be recoverycled, and - 55% shall be prepared for reuse and recycled;
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that, for the purpose of calculating these targets, producers or third parties acting on their behalf keep records on the mass of WEEE, their components, materials or substances when entering (input) and leaving (output) the treatment facility and/or when entering (input) and leaving (output as overall percentage) the recovery or recycling facility.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. In order to facilitate the preparation for reuse and the correct and environmentally sound treatment of WEEE, including maintenance, upgrade, reuse, preparation for reuse, refurbishment and recycling, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that producers provide free of charge reuse and treatment information for each type of new EEE placed on the market within one year after the equipment is placed on the market. This information shall identify, as far as it is needed by reuse centres, treatment and recycling facilities in order to comply with the provisions of this Directive, the different EEE components and materials, as well as the location of dangerous substances and preparations in EEE. It shall be made available to reuse centres, treatment and recycling facilities by producers of EEE in the form of manuals or by means of electronic media (e.g. CD- ROM, online services).