25 Amendments of Kaja KALLAS related to 2016/2272(INI)
Amendment 9 #
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 consequences of a model based largely on the ownership of goodconsequences;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas jobs have been lost in many industrial sectors in Europe, and whereas there is a need, on the one hand, for some production to be relocated, and, on the other, to promote the repair sector in order to generate non-relocatable jobpromoting the repair sector would generate non-relocatable jobs in many industrial sectors in Europe, and diversify employment opportunities in industrial regions;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the majority of companies that provide repair services in Europe are SMEs;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, in a Eurobarometer survey conducted in June 2014, 77 % of EU consumers said that they would prefer to be able to have their goods repaired, rather than being forced to buy new ones; whereas the information provided to consumers on the durability and reparability of products still needs to be improved;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the decline in consumer confidence in product quality is detrimental to European companies, and whereas the Commission's proposal to extend the period covered by the presumption of conformity of goods to 24 monthsDirective for Online Sales of Goods proposal is a step in the right direction;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the lifetime of digital mediacontent 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 stay competitive on the market;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. Whereas as software and hardware become more and more integrated, open-source hardware could provide consumers with more tools to update, upgrade and repair their products;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. Whereas it is important to differentiate between strategies to tackle the durability of tangible goods and digital content,
Amendment 47 #
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 cover product robustness, reparability, upgradeability, etc.Encourages the relevant industries to establish a voluntary scheme for creating standardised definitions of durability for given products, which cover product robustness, reparability, upgradeability, etc., and to engage with the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC) for creating these industrial standards;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 6
Paragraph 4 – indent 6
- by pooling information on the availability of parts, repair guides, on whether spare parts for goods are available or not, and for how long etc., where appropriate through the establishment of a digital platform;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
- by guaranteeing access to individual parts rather thanin addition to assemblies,
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
- by obliencouraging marketers to supply essential parts at a reasonable price and within a reasonable period of time, for a minimum period,
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Member States to takexplore fiscal measurincentives to promote repairs and second-hand sales, and to develop repairs training;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 2
Paragraph 10 – indent 2
- to step up their efforts at regulatory simplification and implement a fiscal policy whichto promotes the development of the functional economy, via reduced VAT rates, tax credits or endowments which and encourage the rental, exchange and borrowing of goods;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
Paragraph 14 – indent 1
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 2
Paragraph 14 – indent 2
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – indent 4
Paragraph 14 – indent 4
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. -standardising information included in manuals regarding a product's durability, upgradeability, and reparability;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls forUrges the Member States and the Commission to assist local and regional authorities, companies and associations to be given help in conducting consumer awareness campaigns on extending the lifespans of products, in particular involving the provisby providing information ofn advice on maintenance, repair, re-use, etc.;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 1
Paragraph 17 – indent 1
- by maintaining the 24-month legal guarantee as a minimum threshold, whilst leaving Member States free to lay down more protective national provisions,n EU-wide harmonised legal guarantee to provide certainty to both consumers and companies ;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 2
Paragraph 17 – indent 2
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Expects standards to be laid down for a minimum lifespan for software, and calls for greater transparency regarding the upgradeability of equipment; Considers that the increasing integration of software with hardware requires greater transparency regarding the upgradeability, security updates and durability necessary to both the functioning of the software and the hardware ; Calls on the Commission to explore the need to facilitate greater cooperation in B2B relationships to address this concern ;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Proposes the definition of aHighlights that the reasonable period of use during which the provision of security updates on operating systems is mandatoryshould be stipulated in the contract as part of the conformity criteria ; Stresses in addition the need for the supplier of the good, in cases of embedded operating systems, to ensure the delivery of those updates ;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21