Activities of Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS related to 2015/0149(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Energy efficiency labelling - Compensation for wrongly labelled energy-related products (debate) EL
Energy efficiency labelling (debate) EL
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT 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 PDF (1 MB) DOC (677 KB)
Amendments (22)
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Energy efficiency labelling and complete product information allows consumers to make informed choices with regard to energy consumption of productschoose more efficient and sustainable products in order to reduce their total consumption of energy and other resources, and thereby promotes innovation.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The provision of accurate, relevant and comparable information on the specific energy consumption of energy-related products facilitates the customer's choice in favour of those products which consume less energy and other essential resources during use. A standardised mandatory label is an effective mean to provide potential customers with comparable information on the energy consumption of energy-related products. It should be supplemented with a product information sheet. The label should be easily recognisable, simple and concise. To this end the existing dark green to red colour scale of the label should be retained as the basis to inform customers about the energy efficiency of products. A classification using letters from A to G has shown to be most effective for customers. In situations where because of ecodesign measures under Directive 2009/125/EC products can no longer fall into classes 'F' or 'G', those classes should not be shown on the label. For exceptional cases this should also be extended to the 'D' and 'E' classes, although this situation is unlikely to occur given that the label would be rescaled once a majority of product models falls into the top two classesproducts can no longer fall into lower classes as a result of ecodesign measures under Directive 2009/125/EC , this information should be included on the label.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Primary goal of this Regulation is to use information to empower citizens to reduce their energy consumption and save money. Therefore the information is not a by-product of this Regulation, but its main objective, and it should be treated accordingly.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) The product database in article 8 and Annex 1 should be inclusive of the needs of different stakeholders along the full life-cycle of products made available on the Union market. Accordingly, it should offer different degrees of protection of the information it contains: at one end of the spectrum, a significant amount of that information should be fully accessible to and highly usable by the public, at the other end, access to specific documents and transactions should be reserved to the national authorities and the Commission.
Amendment 232 #
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.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The revision of labels could be immediately implement for those product groups for which the development of the label system under Directive 2010/30/EC has led to a concentration of a majority of product models in the highest energy classes, in order to adapt them to the requirements of this Regulation and provide customers with the adequate labelling information.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order for customers to retain trust in the energy label, other labels that mimic the energy label should not be allowed to be used for energy-related products. Additional labels, marks, symbols or inscriptions that are likely tosimilar to the energy efficiency label and could mislead or confuse customers with respect to the consumption of energy or any other characteristics covered by the relevant delegated act, should not be allowed either.20
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Energy consumption and other information concerning the products covered by product-specific requirements under this Regulation should be measured by using reliable, accurate and reproducible methods that take into account the generally recognised state-of- the-art measurements and calculation methods. It is in the interests of the functionThese methods should be as close to real life conditions as possible ing of the internal market to have standards which have been harmonised at Union levelrder for consumers to be able to relate and trust the information conveyed by labels. In the absence of published standards at the time of application of product-specific requirements the Commission should publish in the Official Journal of the European Union transitional measurement and calculation methods in relation to those product-specific requirements. Once a reference to such a standard has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union compliance with it should provide a presumption of conformity with measurement methods for those product-specific requirements adopted on the basis of this Regulation.
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down a framework on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by energy- related products during use and supplementary information concerning energy-related products in order to allow customers to choose more efficient products and to reduce energy consumption.
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) 'Rescale' means a periodic exercise to make more stringent the requirements for achieving the energy class on a label for a particular product, which, for existing labels may imply the deletion of certain energy classes;
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) they shall deliver labels and product information sheets promptly and free of charge on request from dealers. This applies to all models, existing and new ones;
Amendment 442 #
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, the range of the energy efficiency classes available on the label and the energy consumption in any advertisement or technical promotional material for a specific model of products in accordance with the relevant delegated act;
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission in cooperation with the Member States must ensure that every product model placed on the Union market is duly registered in the product database established pursuant to Article 8 prior to making it available on the market.
Amendment 522 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall establish and maintain a single product database including the information referred to in Annex I. That database shall have public and reserved sections, depending on the type of information. Its structure shall contain at least a product-specific section, where information will be organised in fields assigned to every single product model, and a general section, where information can be stored according to different criteria. The interface with the public shall follow the same structural principle, channelling the product- specific information through single, easily identifiable sections. The information listed under point 1 of Annex I shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall establish and maintain a product database including the information referred to in Annex I. The information listed under point 1 of Annex I shall provide the energy label of each product as well as the complete product information sheet and shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 613 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The public information on the database shall be made available free of charge.
Amendment 643 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) where appropriate, the use of other resources and supplementary information concerning energy related products, in which case the label shall emphasise the energy efficiency and energy consumption of the product;
Amendment 660 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point l
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point l
(l) wthether measures ensuring that for larger appliances a higher level of energy efficiency is required to reach a given energy class;
Amendment 674 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Amendment 681 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 1 – point d
Annex I – part 1 – point d
(d) theall class(es) and other parameters on the label;
Amendment 685 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – point a a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) aggregated sale figures