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OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 as regards the use of phosphates and other phosphorous compounds in household laundry detergents
Amendments (7)
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004, the Commission has evaluated the use of phosphates in detergents in the Report to the Council and the European Parliament concerning the use of phosphates. Following further analysis, the Commission has concluded that the use of phosphates in household laundry detergents should be limited in order to reduce the contribution of phosphates from detergents to eutrophication risks and to reduce the costs of phosphates removal in waste water treatment plants. Those cost savings outweigh the cost of reformulating household laundry detergents with alternatives to phosphates.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Efficient alternatives to phosphates- based household laundry detergents require small amounts of other phosphorous compounds, namely phosphonates which if used in increasing quantities might be of concern for the environment.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 1 – point 3 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 648/2004
Article 11 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 6 a (new)
(3b) In Article 11, the following paragraph is added: "6a. In order to prevent distortions in environmental competitiveness, manufacturers shall not claim that the performance of the detergent when merely complying with Union legislation, is an additional attribute."
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 648/2004
Article 16
Article 16
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 11 a (new)
Article 1 – point 11 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 648/2004
Annex VII – Section B a (new)
Annex VII – Section B a (new)
(11a) In Annex VII, the following section Ba is inserted : "Ba. Information on sustainable use Without prejudice to Directive 2006/114/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 concerning misleading and comparative advertising (codified version)1, the labelling of household laundry detergents shall mention relevant information, by means of a logo and/or text, on encouraging the sustainable use of laundry detergents, such as recommendations for avoiding the incomplete filling of washing machines, paying attention to the dosing instructions, washing at low temperature and recycling/refilling packaging." __________ 1 OJ L 376, 27. 12.2006, p. 21.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex
Annex
Regulation (EC) No 648/2004
Annex VI a – column 1 – row 2
Annex VI a – column 1 – row 2
Household laundry detergents