Activities of Gesine MEISSNER related to 2015/0149(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council setting a framework for energy efficiency labelling and repealing Directive 2010/30/EU
Amendments (22)
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is appropriate to replace Directive 2010/30/EU by a Regulation which maintains the same scope, but modifies and enhances some of its provisions in order to clarify and update their content. A Regulation is the appropriate legal instrument as it imposes clear and detailed rules which do not give room for divergent transposition by Member States and ensures thus a higher degree of harmonisation across the Union. A harmonised regulatory framework at Union rather than at Member State level brings down costs for manufacturers and ensures a level playing field. Harmonisation across the Union ensures the free movement of goods across the Single Market. As the energy consumption of means of transport for persons or goods is directly or indirectly regulated by other Union legislation and policies, it is appropriate to continue to exempt them from the scope of this Regulation. This exemption includes means of transport whose motor stays in the same location during operation, such as elevators, escalators and conveyor belts.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) It is appropriate to exempt second hand products from this Regulation, which includes all those products that have been put into service before being made available on the market for a second or additional time.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Advances in digital technology allow for alternative ways of delivering and displaying labels electronically, such as on the internet, but also on electronic displays in shops. In order to take advantage of such advances, this Regulation should allow the use of electronic labels as replacement of or complementary to the physical energy label. In cases where it is not feasible to display the energy label, such as certain forms of distance selling and in advertisements and technical promotional material, potential customers should be provided at least with the energy class of the product. Technical promotional material does not include advertisements in billboards, magazines and newspapers, radio or television broadcasting and similar online formats.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) Means of transport for persons or goods other thanincluding those operated by a stationary motor.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) Capital goods.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘Energy-related product’ means any good or system or service with an impact on energy consumption during use, which is placed on the market and put into service in the Union, including parts to be incorporated into energy-related products which are placed on the market and put into service;
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
(20a) ‘capital good’ means any good which is not intended for consumers or not likely, under reasonably foreseeable conditions, to be used by consumers.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) they shall ensure that products placed on the market are provided, free of charge, with accurate labels and product information sheets for each unit in accordance with this Regulation and the relevant delegated acts. For the product groups where the product consists of several parts / components, and the energy efficiency class of the product is function of such combination, suppliers shall make the accurate labels available, free of charge, to dealers at the moment of display;
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) they shall, prior to placing a product model on the market, enter into the product database established in accordance with Article 8 the information detailed in Annex I. Products already placed on the market and integrated products should not be entered into the product database.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) they shall display in a visible manner, on the appliance or in its immediate proximity, the label provided by the supplier or otherwise made available for a product covered by a delegated act;
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) they shall make reference to the energy efficiency class of the product in any advertisement or technical promotional material for a specific model of products in accordance with the relevant delegated act;
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Where Member States provide any incentives for an energy-related product covered by this Regulation and specified in a delegated act, these shall aim at least at the highest occupied classes of energy efficiency laid down in the applicable delegated act.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) suppliers shall provide both the current and the rescaledthe labels to dealers for a period of six months before the date specified in paragraph (b).;
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) dealers shall replace the existing labels on products on display includingmay continue to sell products already placed on the Internmarket with the rescaled labels within one week following the date specified for that purpose in the relevant delegated act. Dealers shall not display the rescaled labels before that dateexisting label.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The revised scale should only apply for products placed newly on the market.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. The design of the rescaled label shall differ visibly from its predecessor. The European Commission shall ensure the development of a communication and information campaigns to be rolled out by Member States in accordance with Article 4.4.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8
Article 8
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point j
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point j
(j) the specific indication of the energy class to be included in advertisements and technical promotional material, including requirements for this to be in a legible and visible form;
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Annex I