Activities of Pavel TELIČKA related to 2015/0272(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Packaging and packaging waste - End-of-life vehicles, waste batteries and accumulators and waste electrical and electronic equipment - Waste - Landfill of waste - Procedural rules in the field of environmental reporting (debate)
End-of-life vehicles, waste batteries and accumulators and waste electrical and electronic equipment - Landfill of waste - Waste - Packaging and packaging waste (debate)
Amendments (18)
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Statistical data reported by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with waste legislation across the Member States. The quality, reliability and comparability of statistics should be improved by introducing a single entry point for all waste data, deleting obsolete reporting requirements, benchmarking national reporting methodologies and introducing a data quality check report. The data reported by the Member States in accordance with this Article shall be accompanied by a quality check report which is based on a harmonised format.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Statistical dataData and information reported by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with waste legislation across the Member States. The quality, reliability and comparability of statisticsreported data should be improved by establishing a common methodology for collection and processing of data based on reliable sources and by introducing a single entry point for all waste data, deleting obsolete reporting requirements, benchmarking national reporting methodologies and introducing a data quality check report. Reliable reporting of data concerning waste management is paramount to efficient implementation and to ensuring comparability of data among Member States. Therefore, when reporting on the achievement of the targets set out in these Directives, Member States shall use the common methodology developed by the Commission in cooperation with the national statistical offices of Member States and the national authorities responsible for waste management.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Member States should ensure that the separate collection of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is followed by proper treatment. To ensure a level playing field and compliance with waste legislation and the concept of the circular economy, the Commission should develop common standards for the treatment of WEEE, as mandated in Directive 2012/19/EU.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In order to help achieve the targets laid down in this Directive and to help boost the transition to a circular economy, the Commission should promote the coordination and exchange of information and best practices between Member States and between different sectors of the economy. This exchange could be facilitated through communication platforms that could help raise awareness of new industrial solutions and allow for a better overview of available capacities and would contribute to connecting the waste industry and other sectors and to support industrial symbiosis.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive 2000/53/EC
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
(-1) After Article 8, the following Article is inserted: "Article 8a Instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy In order to contribute to the objectives laid down in this Directive, Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments and other measures. Annex IIa provides examples of such instruments and measures."
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2000/53/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1b
Article 9 – paragraph 1b
1b. The data reported by the Member State in accordance with this Article shall be accompanied by a quality check report. The data reported by the Member States in accordance with this Article shall be accompanied by a quality check report which is based on a harmonised format.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2000/53/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1c
Article 9 – paragraph 1c
1c. The Commission shall review the data reported in accordance with this Article and publish a report on the results of its review. The report shall assess of the organisation of the data collection, the sources of data and the methodology used in Member States as well as the completeness, reliability, timeliness and consistency of that data. The assessment may include specific recommendations for improvement. The report shall be drawn up nine months after the first reporting of the data by the Member States and every three years thereafter.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2000/53/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1d
Article 9 – paragraph 1d
1d. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down the format for reporting data in accordance with paragraph 1a and for the quality check report referred to in paragraph 1b. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 11(2).
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2000/53/EC
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a (new)
(-1) After Article 21, the following Article is inserted: “Article 21a Instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy In order to contribute to the objectives laid down in this Directive, Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments and other measures. Annex IVa provides examples of such instruments and measures.”
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Annex IV a (new)
Annex IV a (new)
(2a) After Annex IV, the following Annex is added: Annex IVa Instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy. 1. Economic instruments: 1.1 progressive increase of landfill taxes and/or fees for all categories of waste (municipal, inert, others); 1.2 introduction or increase of incineration taxes and/or fees or specific bans for incineration of recyclable waste; 1.3 progressive extension to the whole territory of Member States of 'pay-as-you- throw' systems incentivising municipal waste producers to reduce, re-use and recycle their waste; 1.4 measures to improve the cost efficiency of existing and forthcoming producer responsibility schemes; 1.5 extension of the scope of the producer responsibility schemes to new waste streams; 1.6 economic incentives for local authorities to promote prevention, develop and intensify separate collection schemes; 1.7 measures to support the development of the re-use sector; 1.8 measures to supress subsidies not consistent with the waste hierarchy. 2. Further measures: 2.1 public procurement; 2.2 technical and fiscal measures to support the development of markets for re-used products and recycled (including composted) materials as well as to improve the quality of recycled materials; 2.3 measures to increase public awareness of proper waste management and litter reduction, including ad hoc campaigns to ensure waste reduction at source and a high level of participation in the separate collection schemes; 2.4 measures to ensure an appropriate coordination, including by digital means, between all competent public authorities involved in waste management, and the involvement of other key stakeholders; 2.5 use of the European Structural and Investment Funds in order to finance the development of the waste management infrastructure needed to meet the relevant targets; 2.6 creation of communication platforms to foster exchange of best practices between industries and Member States; 2.7 any relevant alternative or additional measures aiming at meeting the same purpose.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 16 – paragraph 5b
Article 16 – paragraph 5b
5b. The data reported by the Member State in accordance with this Article shall be accompanied by a quality check report. The data reported by the Member States in accordance with this Article shall be accompanied by a quality check report which is based on a harmonised format.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 16 – paragraph 5c
Article 16 – paragraph 5c
5c. The Commission shall review the data reported in accordance with this Article and publish a report on the results of its review. The report shall cover an assessment of the organisation of the data collection, the sources of data and the methodology used in Member States as well as the completeness, reliability, timeliness and consistency of that data. The assessment may include specific recommendations for improvement. The report shall be drawn up nine months after the first reporting of the data by the Member States and every three years thereafter.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
(-1) In Article 8 paragraph 5, subparagraph 1 is replaced by the following: “5. For the purposes of environmental protection, Member States mayshall set up minimum quality standards for the treatment of the WEEE that has been collected.”
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
(1c) After Article 17, the following Article is inserted: “Article 17a Instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy In order to contribute to the objectives laid down in this Directive, Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments and other measures. Annex Xa provides examples of such instruments and measures.”