Activities of Pavel TELIČKA related to 2017/2087(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Ecodesign Directive (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recommends that more consumer products are included within the scope of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC); emphasises that priority should be given to ICT products, which are sold in large numbers and replaced frequently; highlights, in particular, the urgent need to improve the sustainability of mobiles/smartphonesthe Commission should carefully assess and evaluate such product groups and indicate those with the highest potential;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that the Ecodesign Directive has been an important tool for the energy efficiency of products and believes that future coordination with initiatives connected to circular economy could enhance this further; calls therefore for an ambitious plan concerning ecodesign and the circular economy which will provide both environmental benefits and a unique opportunity for job development;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the ecodesign criteria to be broadened to include resource efficiency, the circular economy and health aspects of products; considers it necessary to combine resource efficiency and circularity of materials with continuous energy savings; stresses that energy should be considered a key resource and that products should be optimised for both energy consumption and material use; believes that focusing on thedeveloping criteria ofn durability, upgradability, reparability and recyclability will also provide a unique opportunity for job developmentmust be given priority;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that a broader scope including more criteria must be developed in a way that drives innovation and does not create unnecessary administrative burden; the inclusion of new products must be done gradually in order to develop the necessary expertise to set verifiable and enforceable criteria; in this regard other measures such as producer responsibility schemes should also be considered as long as they can be properly monitored;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to optimise and safeguard the decision-making process; emphasises that ecodesign measures should be adopted individually and within the deadlines; calls on the Commission to justify delays and to set aside the necessary resources for implementation; believes, in addition, that voluntary agreements should no longer be given priority;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas one of the priority objectives of the General Union Environmental Action Programme to 2020 (7th EAP) is to turn the Union into a resource-efficient, green and competitive low-carbon economy; whereas the EAP states that the Union policy framework should ensure that priority products placed on the Union market are ‘eco- designed’ with a view to optimising resource and material efficiency;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas the EU action plan for the Circular Economy includes the commitment to emphasise circular economy aspects in future product design requirements under the Ecodesign Directive by systematically analysing issues such as reparability, durability, upgradability, recyclability, or the identification of certain materials or substances;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas the Paris Agreement sets out a long-term goal in line with the objective to keep the global temperature increase well below 2°C above pre- industrial levels and to pursue efforts to keep it to 1,5°C above pre-industrial levels; whereas the EU is committed to contributing its fair share towards these goals through emissions reductions in all sectors;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the Ecodesign Directive has been a successful instrument for the improvement of energy efficiency and has resulted in a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and in net economic gains for consumers;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that the Ecodesign Directive improves the functioning of the EU internal market through the definition of common product standards in an area where otherwise diverging national standards would be inevitable; therefore calls on the Commission to maintain an ambitious approach to the setting of new standards and the update of existing standards in order to reap the full potential of the Directive’s scope and objectives;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the development of structuralproper funding so that Member States can ensure adequate monitoring of policy development, undertake market surveillance, consult at national level and design proactive communication strategies.
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises the need to base the eco-design requirements on solid technical analysis and impact assessments taking the best-performing products or technologies on the market and the technological development in each sector as a reference;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Is concerned that the resources devoted by the Commission to the implementation of the Directive does not fully correspond to its importance and its technical challenges; calls on the Commission to deploy sufficient resources, including staff in the relevant DGs, to the eco-design process given the significant EU added value of the legislation;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 12 – indent 2 a (new)
– that national authorities be required to draw up specific plans for their market surveillance activities in the area of ecodesign, to be notified to other Member States and to the Commission as set up under Regulation (EC) 765/20081a; _________________ 1aRegulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products.
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 12 – indent 4 a (new)
– that coherence is applied with the European Commission’s Goods Package proposal on enforcement and compliance in the EU single market, which scope includes ecodesigned products;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that the use of materials of critical importance, such as Rare Earth Elements (REE), or substances of very high concerns, such as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and endocrine disrupters, shall be considered under the broadened ecodesign criteria in order to restrict their use or at least to ensure the possibility of extracting them at end-of- life, to take into account the objective on non-toxic materials cycles as laid down in the 7th Environmental Action Programme;