48 Amendments of Sabine VERHEYEN related to 2016/2272(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas a balance must be struck between extending the lifetime of products and innovation, research and development;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the study commissioned by the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection demonstratshows that broad- based policy measures thare needed to promote the circular economy, in particular through public policya longer lifetime for products;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a usage-based economic model has emerged which can help to reduce the adverse environmental and social consequthe functional economy could provide an answer to the wide range of challencges of a model based largely on the ownership of goodsfacing consumers today;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the second-hand market plays a role in the social andgreater harmonisation of the arrangements for the re-use of products will boost the local economy and inthe integrating people in difficulty into the labour marketrnal market by creating new jobs and stimulating demand for used goods;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas, despite the EESC study of March 2016 establishing a positive link between product lifetime labelling and consumer behaviour, the information provided to consumers on the durability and reparability of products is still poor and inconsistentconsumers are not being properly informed about the lifetimes of products;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the lifetime of a product and the way it ages are determined by various natural or artificial factors, for example composition, functionality, cost of repair and consumption patterns;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas, in addition to a long lifetime, the level of quality of a product throughout its life cycle is fundamental to the contribution it makes to resource protection;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas there has been an increase in the number of national initiatives to remedy the problem of premature obsolescence of goodpromote longer lifetimes for products, and whereas there is a need to develop a common strategy for the single market;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the lifetime of digital media is crucial to the lifetime of electronic appliances, and whereas, given that software is becoming obsolete more and more quickly, electronic appliances need to be adaptable in order to staydetermined by the compatibility of hardware and software and new technical developments often put an end to that compeatitive on the marketbility;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to establish minimum resistance criteria for each product category from the design stage, by working in the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC) to lay down standards which coverwhich guarantee product robustness, reparability, upgradeability, etc.;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the eco-contribution to be geared to compliance wiWelcomes the fact that the revision of the Waste Package has strengthened the product lifetime extension criteria, in order to reward the efforts of the best manufacturersinciple of extended manufacturer liability and thus created incentives for more sustainable product design;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Calls on the Commission to develop the right to product reparability:take measures to promote the reparability of products;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 3
Paragraph 4 – indent 3
- by insisturging that parts which are essential to the functioning of the product arshould be replaceable, and by including the product’s reparability among its ‘key features’,
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 5
Paragraph 4 – indent 5
- by standardising the spare parts andencouraging the standardisation of the tools necessary for repair, in order to improve the performance of repair services,
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 6
Paragraph 4 – indent 6
- by poolroviding information on the availability of parts, repair guides, etc., where appropriate through the establishment of a digital platform;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 6
Paragraph 4 – indent 6
- by poolroviding information on the availability of parts, repair guides, etc., where appropriate through the establishment of a digital platform;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Member States to take fiscal measures to promostimulate repairs and second-hand sales, and to develop repairs training;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that the option of going to an independent repairer should always be safeguarded, for example by banning technical or software-related schemes which prevent repairs from being performed other than by approved firms or bodiesInsists that there should be the option of going to an independent repairer;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 1
Paragraph 10 – indent 1
- to consult with the relevant stakeholders in order to develop a usage- based sales model which benefits everyone,and analyse how product usability periods can be maximised;
Amendment 132 #
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Member States to use their public policies to promote the functional economy, to ensure that the durability of products is taken into account in public procurement and to increase the re-use rate of equipment purchased by public authorities;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission, when promoting the circular economy, to stress the importance of product durability and to provide financial incentives for social and economic innovations supporting re-use, the usage economy and repairs;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages the Commission to view re-usable and reconditionable electrical and electronic devices not as waste, but as resources, in order to make it easier for them to be passed on to social enterprises and associations that can make usso that use can be made of such goods and their components;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
- the promotion of a voluntary European label covering, in particular, the product’s durability, ecodesign features, upgradeability in line with technical progress and repairability,
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 2
Paragraph 14 – indent 2
Amendment 158 #
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 3
Paragraph 14 – indent 3
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 4
Paragraph 14 – indent 4
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls, where the anticipated lifetime of products is stated, for that information to be based on standard criteria;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for local and regional authorities, companies and associations to be given help inall relevant stakeholders to conducting consumer awareness campaigns on extending the lifespans of products, in particular involving the provision of advice on maintenance, repair, re-use, etc.;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 1
Paragraph 17 – indent 1
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 2
Paragraph 17 – indent 2
- by extendconsidering thea legal guarantee of conformity beyond the current two-year minimum for families of energy-using products on the basis of the product life cycle study carried out as part of the ecodesign process, and introducing a minimum period of five years for large household appliances and movable fixed assets gradually, so that companies can comply,
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 4
Paragraph 17 – indent 4
- by simplifying proof of purchase for the consumer by linking the guarantee to the goods rather than the purchaser, through the introduction of digital proof of guarantee across the board;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Subheading 7
Protecting consumers against softwarefunctional obsolescence
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Expects standards to be laid down for a minimum lifespan for software, and cCalls for greater transparency regarding the upgradeability of equipment;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for the introduction of an eco-contribution penalty in cases where software updates essential to the operation of a device are not provided, and calls for theseessential software updates updates to be reversible and accompanied by information on the consequences for the operation of the device;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the replaceability of parts, including the processor, to be encouraged by means of standardisation, so that products can be kept up to date;