6 Amendments of Jo LEINEN related to 2017/2087(INI)
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes, therefore, that the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive – in addition to continued efforts to improve energy efficiency – must now address the full life -cycle of the products within its scope, with the setting up of minimum resource criteria covering, inter alia, robustness, repairability and upgradeability - taking into due account the availability of compatible spare parts over the whole life-cycle of a product -, but also sharing potential, reuse, scalability, recyclability and use, minimum content of recycled materials; , use of critical raw materials and the substitution of substances of concern;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that particular attention must be paid to water-using products where significant environmental benefits and important savings for consumers could be achieved;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Believes that the development of a 'system-approach' to consider not only the product but the whole system required for its functioning in the Ecodesign process becomes an increasingly critical success factor towards resource efficiency and urges the Commission to include more of such system-level opportunities in the next Ecodesign work programme;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Reiterates its call on the Commission to broaden the scope of the Ecodesign Directive so as to cover all main product groups, in particular those with high circularity potential and not only energy-related products;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that the transition to a sustainable and circular economy will present not only many opportunities but also social challenges; as nobody should be left behind, the European Commission and the Member States should pay special attention to low-income households at risk of energy poverty, when presenting programmes to encourage the uptake of the most resource efficient products; such programmes should not hinder innovation but should continue to allow manufacturers to offer consumers a broad range of high quality products; they should also favour the market penetration of energy-related and water-using products capable of achieving greater resource efficiency and savings for consumers;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Commission to assess the feasibility of a product passport as a tool to disclose materials and substances used in products;