Activities of Sabine WILS related to 2008/0241(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (debate)
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (debate)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 58 #
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 accordance with Articles 1 and 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste1. It contributes to sustainable production and recovery by requiring all operators involved in product life cycles to improve their environmental standards. 1 OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3.
Amendment 89 #
Council position
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks, in its opinion on ‘Risk Assessment of Products of Nanotechnology’ of 19 January 2009, stated that exposure to nanomaterials that are firmly embedded in large structures, for example in electronic circuits, may occur in the waste phase and during recycling. To control possible risks to human health and the environment from the treatment of WEEE containing nanomaterials, selective treatment may be necessary. It is appropriate for the Commission to assess whether selective treatment should be applied to relevant nanomaterials.
Amendment 109 #
Council position
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. On the basis of a report of the Commission accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal, the European Parliament and the Council shall, by …*31 December 2012, re-examine the collection rate of 45 % and the relatedand the deadlines referred to in paragraph 1 with a view inter alia to possibly setting individual collection rates for one or more categories set out in Annex III, particularly for photovoltaic panels, temperature exchange equipment and for lamps containing mercury. _________ * OJ: Please insert the date - 3 years from the date of entry into force of this Directive, lamps, including light bulbs, and small appliances, including small IT and telecommunications devices.
Amendment 110 #
Council position
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall evaluate, as a matter of priority, whether the entries regarding printed circuit boards for mobile phones and liquid crystal displays need to be amended. The Commission shall evaluate whether amendments to Annex VII are necessary to address relevant nanomaterials.
Amendment 112 #
Council position
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Regarding all WEEE separately collected in accordance with Article 5 and sent for treatment in accordance with Articles 8, 9 and 10, Member States shall ensure that producers meet the following minimum targets set out in Annex V. as from …*: (a) for WEEE falling under categories 1 and 4 of Annex III, – 85 % shall be recovered, – 75 % shall be recycled and – 5 % shall be prepared for reuse; (b) for WEEE falling under category 2 of Annex III, – 80 % shall be recovered, – 65 % shall be recycled and – 5 % shall be prepared for reuse; (c) for WEEE falling under category 3 of Annex III, – 75 % shall be recovered and – 50 % shall be recycled; (d) for WEEE falling under category 5 of Annex III, – 75 % shall be recovered, – 50 % shall be recycled and – 5 % shall be prepared for reuse; (e) for WEEE falling under category 6 of Annex III, – 85 % shall be recovered, – 75 % shall be recycled and – 5 % shall be prepared for reuse; (f) for gas discharge lamps, 80 % shall be recycled; (g) for photovoltaic panels, 80 % shall be recycled. _______ * The date of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt appropriate measures to minimiseprevent 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, mercury-containing lamps and small appliances.
Amendment 126 #
Council position
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that shipments of used EEE suspected to be WEEE are carried out in accordance with the minimum requirements in Annex VI and shall monitor such shipments accordingly.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 5(1), Member States shall ensure that producers or third parties acting on their behalf achieve a minimum collection rate of 685% is achieved. The collection rate is calculated on the basis of the total weight of WEEE , in each of the categories of equipment set out in Annex I, collected in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 in a given year in that Member State, expressed as a percentage of the average weight of electrical and electronic equipment, in each of the categories set out in Annex I, placed on the market in the twohree preceding years in that Member State. This collection rate shall be achieved annually and starting in 2016. From 2013 until the end of 2015, Member States shall ensure that an identically calculated minimum collection rate of 45% is achieved annually.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Without prejudice to Article 5(1), Member States shall ensure that a minimum collection rate of 45% is achieved for mercury-containing lamps by the beginning of 2016. The collection rate is calculated on the basis of the total weight of mercury-containing lamps collected in a given year, expressed as a percentage of the average weight of mercury-containing lamps placed on the market in that Member State in the three preceding years. From 2012 until the end of 2015, Member States shall ensure that an identically calculated minimum collection rate of 30% is achieved annually.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all separately collected WEEE undergoes treatment. The Commission shall press on with developing harmonised standards for the collection, treatment and recycling of WEEE, in particular by tasking the European Committee for Standardisation accordingly, so that harmonised standards are developed within 12 months of this Directive’s entry into force. The standards will be established using methods, to be developed, for checking the characteristics of products at the end of their service lives with regard to disassembly, usability and reducing the presence of dangerous substances. Transactions with organisations that have not registered or obtained a permit, and are thus not subject to such checks, will be prohibited.
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. As well as the removal of all fluids, treatment shall include manual, mechanical, chemical or metallurgical processing in the course of which hazardous substances, preparations and components are removed at the earliest possible stage and as completely as is technically achievable. Such removal shall be effected before other forms of processing are carried out that could result in the dispersal of hazardous components. Shredding is not deemed to constitute removal.
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In addition to the producer responsibility for financing provided for in Article 12(1), and with a view to increasing WEEE collection rates, the Member States shall ensure that sufficient financing is made available under the polluter pays principle. This financing must be available, from the date of sale of an appliance, to the municipalities or other operators that have a duty to collect WEEE, so that the collection of WEEE from private consumers, its reception at collection points and the funding of information campaigns is ensured. The Member States shall vigorously promote a transparent information policy; they shall publish details of WEEE collection costs and methods.
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 12 no later than [18 months after the day of this Directive’s publication in the Official Journal of the European Union] so that the appropriate financial guarantees, as required by Article 12.2 of the Directive, are provided.
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I A (new)
Annex I A (new)
ANNEX IA Categories of electrical and electronic equipment covered by this Directive 1. Cooling appliances and radiators 2. Screens and monitors 3. Lamps 4. Large appliances other than those covered by 1, 2, 3 and 6. Large appliances are appliances that cannot be carried manually by one person. 5. Small appliances other than those covered by 1, 2, 3 and 6. Small appliances are appliances that can easily be carried manually by one person. 6. Information and communication technology (ICT) appliances
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I B (new)
Annex I B (new)