8 Amendments of Nils TORVALDS related to 2014/2208(INI)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas it is necessary to develop markets for secondary raw materials in order to achieve resource efficiency objectives and a circular economy;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that by 2050 the EU’s use of resources needs to be sustainable; this includes fully implementing a cascadingn efficient use of resources, sustainable sourcing, a waste hierarchy, creating a closed loop on non-renewable resources, using renewables within the limits of their renewability and phasing out toxic substances representing a proven risk;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission to propose a review of the Ecodesign Directive by the end of 2016, incorporating the following important changes: broadening the scope to cover all main product lines, including non-energy related product groups (such as furniture, construction materials and textiles); gradually including all relevant resource-efficiency features in the mandatory requirements for product design; introducing a mandatory product passport based on these requirements; implementing self- monitoring and third-party auditing to ensure that products comply with these standards; and defining horizontal requirements on, inter alia, reusability, repairability and recyclability;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Commission to take other relevant actions to ensure that products are durable, easy to reuse, refit, repair, recycle and eventually dismantle for new resources;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to propose a regulatory framework for urban mining in existing landfills and to develop an environmental permit system for the recycling industry based on self- monitoring and external auditing;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4 a (new)
Subheading 4 a (new)
Developing markets for secondary raw materials
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Commission to develop a policy framework on nutrients in order to enhance recycling, foster innovation, improve market conditions and mainstream their sustainable use in EU legislation on fertilisers, food, water and waste, waste and urban waste water;
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Points out that the EU is highly dependent on the import of nutrients from third countries and stresses that the production of chemical fertilizers requires large amounts of fossil fuels; urges the Commission to stimulate innovation in manure processing techniques to produce mineral concentrates from livestock manure and to establish a legal base for the use of mineral concentrates as a replacement of chemical fertilizers above the specific amount of livestock manure as mentioned in annex III of Directive 91/676/EEC;