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Shadow opinions (1)
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 (13)
Amendment 14 #
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 limitbanned 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 16 #
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 environmentfulfill a very specific function that is different to detergents and are used in such small quantities that they do not contribute to any measureable extent to eutrophication.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation– amending act
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) It is not appropriate to extend limitations of the use of phosphates and other phosphorous compounds in household laundry detergents to household automatic dishwasher detergents or to industrial and institutional detergents because suitable technically and economically feasible alternatives to the use of phosphates in those detergents are not yet available and because an impact assessment is not yet available evaluating the impacts of extending limitations to household automatic dishwasher detergents, in particular evaluating reformulation costs and the impact of chemicals used in phosphate-free formulations, household water and energy consumption in the consumer use phase (wash cycle), and the economic costs to consumers.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) It is not appropriate to extend limitations of the useban ofn phosphates and other phosphorous compounds in household laundry detergents to household automatic dishwasher detergents or to industrial and institutional detergents or to restrict the use of phosphates in those detergents because suitable technically and economically feasible alternatives to the use of phosphates in those detergents are not yet available.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) It is appropriate to provide for deferred application of the restrictioban established in this Regulation so as to allow operators, in particular small and medium–sized enterprises, to reformulate their phosphate– based household laundry detergents using alternatives during their usual reformulation cycle in order to minimise the costs.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 648/2004
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – indent 5
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – indent 5
– limitations or bans on the content of phosphates and other phosphorous compounds in detergents.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 648/2004
Article 4 a
Article 4 a
Detergents listed in Annex VIa that do not comply with the limitations on the content of phosphates and of other phosphorous compounds laid down in that Annex shall not be placed on the market from the date set out in that Annex.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Member States may maintain or lay down national rules concerning restrictions on the content of phosphates and of other phosphorous compounds in detergents for which no restrictions on the content are set out in Annex VIa where justified on grounds of protection of the aquatic environment and where technically and economically feasible alternatives are available.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 648/2004
Article 16
Article 16
By 31 December 2014, the Commission shall evaluate, submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the use of phosphates and other phosphorous compounds in household automatic dishwasher detergents and, if justified, present a legislative proposal with a view to their gradual phase-out or restriction to specific applications. By this date, the Commission shall also evaluate and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the technical, economic and sustainable development perspectives for phosphate recovery and recycling from domestic sewage, animal manures and industrial wastes, taking into account the resource stewardship and geopolitical aspects of phosphate rock reserves and assessing the implications for the use and possible recycling of phosphates in detergents.
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 31 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 b (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, laundry detergent labels shall contain references to relevant information which can be found on existing sources, such as internet websites, for consumers, in order to allow them to have access to useful recommendations, suggestions and advice encouraging their sustainable use." __________ 1 OJ L 376, 27. 12.2006, p. 21.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex
Annex
Regulation (EC) No 648/2004
Annex VI a – title and column 2 – row 2
Annex VI a – title and column 2 – row 2
LIMITATIONS ON THE CONTENT OF PHOSPHATES AND OF OTHER PHOSPHOROUS COMPOUNDS Shall not be placed on the market if the total content of phosphorous is equal to or greater than 0.5 % by weighty contain added phosphates