Activities of Henna VIRKKUNEN related to 2022/0396(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Packaging and packaging waste (debate)
Amendments (115)
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In its Resolution of 15 September 2022 on the consequences of drought, fire, and other extreme weather phenomena: increasing the EU’s efforts to fight climate change the European Parliament stressed how water is an increasingly valuable yet scarce resource and underlined the importance of sustainable water management for guaranteeing food security, calling on the Commission to refrain from proposing further EU legislation that endangers or risks endangering EU food security. In light of its scarcity, the use of water should be prioritised in sectors where it is essential, such as agriculture.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) Careful consideration should be given to situations when the packaging's technical and qualitative characteristics conflict with total recyclability when determining the design for recycling criteria. The product's performance and its effects on the environment, particularly in terms of hygiene, healthiness and food safety, must then be carefully considered.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) To ensure packaging circularity, packaging should be designed and manufactured in such a way as to allow for the increased substitution of virgin materials with recycled materials. The increased use of recycled materials supports the development of the circular economy with well-functioning markets for recycled materials, reduces costs, dependencies and negative environmental impacts related to the use of primary raw materials, and allows for a more resource- efficient use of materials. In relation to the different packaging materials, the lowest input of recycled materials is in plastic packaging. In order to address these concerns in the most appropriate manner, it is necessary to increase the uptake of recycled plastics, by establishing mandatory targets for recycled content in plastic packaging at different levels depending on the contact-sensitivity54 of different plastic packaging applications, the availability, prices and market volumes of recycled plastic, and ensuring that the targets become binding byfrom 2030. In order to incrementally ensure packaging circularity, increased targets should apply as of 2040. _________________ 54 Contact sensitive packaging refers to plastic packaging of products covered by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29), Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (OJ L 338 13.11.2004, p. 4), Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the placing on the market and use of feed, amending European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 and repealing Council Directive 79/373/EEC, Commission Directive 80/511/EEC, Council Directives 82/471/EEC, 83/228/EEC, 93/74/EEC, 93/113/EC and 96/25/EC and Commission Decision 2004/217/EC (OJ L 229, 1.9.2009, p. 1), Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products (recast) (OJ L 342, 22.12.2009, p. 59), Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC (OJ L 117, 5.5.2017, p. 1), Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices and repealing Directive 98/79/EC and Commission Decision 2010/227/EU (OJ L 117, 5.5.2017, p. 176), Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed, amending Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 90/167/EEC (OJ L 4, 7.1.2019, p. 1), Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC (OJ L 4, 7.1.2019, p. 43), Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67) and Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods (OJ L 260, 30.9.2008, p. 13–59).
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) In order to safeguard the functioning of the internal market, it is necessary to ensure that packaging from third countries entering the Union market comply with this Regulation, whether imported as self-standing packaging or in a packaged product. In particular, it is necessary to ensure that appropriate conformity assessment procedures have been carried out by manufacturers with regard to that packaging. Importers should therefore ensure that the packaging they place on the market comply with those requirements and that documentation drawn up by manufacturers are available for inspection by the competent national authorities. To comply with these obligations, adequate support should be provided to non-professional importers, especially to micro and SMEs.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) Certain uses of single use transport packaging formats are not necessary, as there is a wide range of well-functioning reusable alternatives. In order to ensure that such alternatives are effectively used, it is appropriate to require economic operators, when transporting products between different sites of the same economic operator or between the economic operator and the linked or partner enterprises, to use only reusable transport packaging with respect to packaging formats such as pallets, foldable plastic boxes, plastic crates, intermediate bulk containers, both rigid and flexible, or drums. The same obligation should, for the same reasons, apply to economic operators transporting products within one Member State. If a life-cycle assessment is more environmentally useful, according to Art. 4 (2) of Directive 2008/98/EC, exemptions must be possible.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 101 a (new)
Recital 101 a (new)
(101a) The first stage in ensuring recycling and creating a robust Union market for secondary raw materials is the separate collection of packaging. A national incentive to create effective and targeted collection systems is the implementation of collection obligations, which will increase the amount of waste sorted and recycled at scale.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 108
Recital 108
(108) As a specific packaging waste generation prevention measure, Member States should actively encourage the re-use and refill solutions, unless a life cycle assessment shows, that a recyclable single-use packaging is the better alternative. They should support the establishment of systems for re-use and refill and monitor their functioning and compliance with the hygiene standards. Member States are encouraged to take also other measures, such as setting up deposit and return systems covering reusable packaging formats, using economic incentives or establishing requirements for final distributors to make available a certain percentage of other products than those covered by re-use and refill targets in reusable packaging or through refill provided that such requirements will not result in fragmentation of single market and creation of trade barriers.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation applies without prejudice to Union regulatory requirements for packaging such as those regarding safety, quality, the protection of health and the hygiene of the packed products, or to transport requirements, as well as without prejudice to the provisions of the Directive 2008/98/EC as regards the management of hazardous waste and the requirements provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘composite packaging’ means a unit of packaging made of two or more different materials, excluding materials used for labels, closures and sealing, which cannot be separated manually and therefore form a single integral unit; oatings, linings, paints, inks, adhesives closures and sealing which are considered as part of the weight of the main packaging material, which cannot be separated manually and therefore form a single integral unit, unless a given material constitutes an insignificant part of the packaging unit and in no case more than 10% of the total mass of the packaging unit;
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 31 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 31 a (new)
(31a) 'recyclability' means the assessment of the compatibility of packaging with the management and processing of waste by design, based on separate collection, sorting in separate streams, recycling at scale, and use of recycled materials to replace primary raw materials.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 37
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 37
(37) ‘innovative packaging’ means a form of packaging that is manufactured using new materialinnovative materials and polymers, design or production processes, resulting in a significant improvement in the functions of packaging, such as containment, protection, handling, delivery or presentation of products, and in demonstrable environmental benefits, with the exception of packaging that is the result of modification of existing packaging for the sole purpose of improved presentation of products and marketing;
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 41
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 41
(41) ‘compostable packaging’ means packaging capable of undergoing physical, chemical, thermal or biological decomposition such that most of the finished compost ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide, mineral salts, biomass and water, according to Article 47(4), and which is placed on the market with intention to be recovered through the organic waste management stream, and does not hinder the separate collection and the composting process or activity into which it is introduced in industrially controlled conditions;
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 41 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 41 a (new)
(41a) ‘sustainable innovative polymer packaging’ means recyclable packaging made using innovative polymers. The packaging must comply with the recyclability performance grade of C or above under Article 6, produce no persistent microplastics emissions, and contain no substances of concern as defined in Article 5.
Amendment 255 #
(43a) A natural polymer is a polymer that: (1) is biobased, and (2) is created by using or replicating naturally occurring processes, and (3) retains its natural polymer backbone during any process to modify it, and (4) neither contains nor generates persistent substances during biodegradation.
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 60 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 60 a (new)
(60a) ‘plastic packaging’ means a packaging that is wholly or predominantly made of plastic.
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Point (a) shall apply from 1 January 2030 and p. Point (e) shall apply from 1 January 2035 for the packaging types that have achieved a separate waste collection rate of at least 90%, pursuant to Article 43.
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. From 1 January 2030, the plastic part in packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic wastelastic waste or biobased content, per uniformat of packaging:
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 35 % for plastic packaging other than those referred to in points (a), (b) and (c).
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. From 1 January 2040, the plastic part in packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic wastelastic waste or biobased content, per uniformat of packaging:
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to compostable plastic packaging. nor to bio-based plastic packaging, to inks, adhesives, varnishes and coatings used on packaging.
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2026, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic wastelastic waste or biobased content, per unit of plastic packaging, and the format for the technical documentation referred to in Annex VII. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3).
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The methodology shall especially consider the restrictions and certification requirements needed when tracing and reporting on recycled content using physical segregation, controlled blending and mass balance chain-of-custody approaches in line with ISO 22095:2020.
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Amendment 436 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Packaging not necessary to comply with any of the performance criteria set out in Annex IV and packaging with characteristics that are only aimed to increase the perceived volume of the product, including double walls, false bottoms, and unnecessary layers, shall not be placed on the market, unless the packaging design is subject to geographical indications of origin protected under Union legislation.
Amendment 440 #
2a. Micro-companies as defined in Art. 22(3), are exempt from the obligations of this paragraph.
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Micro-companies as defined in Art. 22(3), are exempt from the obligations of this paragraph.
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Micro-companies as defined in Art. 22(3), are exempt from the obligations of this paragraph.
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Micro-companies as defined in Art. 22(3), are exempt from the obligations of this paragraph.
Amendment 497 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Micro-companies as defined in Art. 22(3), are exempt from the obligations of the paragraphs 1 - 9 of Article 13.
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) Micro-companies as defined in Art. 22(3), are exempt from the obligations of this paragraph.
Amendment 522 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. EAs of January 2030, economic operators shall not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in Annex V, unless the placing on the market is in line with Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC.
Amendment 526 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may exempt economic operators from point 3 of Annex V if they comply withEconomic operators shall be exempted if they meet the definition of micro-company in accordance wienterprise according to the rules set out in the Commission Recommendation 2003/361, as applicable on [OP: Please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation], and. In addition, Member States shall grant an exemption where it is not technically feasible not to use packaging or to obtain access to the infrastructure that is necessary for the functioning of a reuse system or when duly justified by concerns related to public health, food hygiene and food safety, product integrity or environmental issues.
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Amendment 547 #
Amendment 557 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Amendment 571 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Amendment 580 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. This Regulation contributes to the transition to a circular economy and achieving climate neutrality by 2050 as provided for under the Climate Law, by laying down measures in line with the hierarchy of waste in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC.
Amendment 581 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. This Regulation contributes to the shifting to a bio-based economy.
Amendment 591 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation applies without prejudice to Union regulatory requirements for packaging such as those regarding safety, quality, the protection of health and the hygiene of the packed products, or to transport requirements, as well as without prejudice to the provisions of the Directive 2008/98/EC as regards the management of hazardous waste and the options that deliver the best overall environmental outcome.
Amendment 592 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Amendment 610 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Amendment 621 #
Amendment 643 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point b
Amendment 651 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – point b
Amendment 654 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
(22a) 'renewable' means the ability of a natural resource to regenerate and recover over time, thus being infinite when growth is greater than consumtion.
Amendment 663 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point b
Amendment 668 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. Economic operators using grouped packaging in the form of boxes, excluding cardboard, used outside of sales packaging to group a certain number of products to create a stock-keeping or distribution unit shall ensure that:
Amendment 675 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – point b
Amendment 689 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
This obligation applies to pallets, boxes, excluding cardboard, trays, plastic crates, intermediate bulk containers, drums and canisters, of all sizes and materials, excluding cardboard and including flexible formats. In accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC, this obligation shall not apply to economic operators using transport packaging in (a) and (b) for which recycling is organized by the economic operator and it can be demonstrated that recycling works at scale in practice.
Amendment 704 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2
This obligation applies to pallets, boxes, excluding cardboard, plastic crates intermediate bulk containers, and drums, of all sizes and materials, excluding cardboard including flexible formats. In accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC, this obligation shall not apply to economic operators using transport packaging in (a) and (b) for which recycling is organized by the economic operator and it can be demonstrated that recycling works at scale in practice.
Amendment 718 #
(b) complied with the definition of small- or micro-company in accordance with rules set out in the Commission Recommendation 2003/361, as applicable on [OP: Please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 724 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15
Article 26 – paragraph 15
15. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in paragraphs 2 to 6 if, during a calendar year, they have a sales area of not more than 1200 m2, including also all storage and dispatch areas and if it is not technically feasible to use reusable packaging or to obtain access to the infrastructure necessary for the functioning of a re-use system.
Amendment 731 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in this article when duly justified by concerns related to public health, food hygiene and safety, product integrity or environmental issues.
Amendment 734 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15 b (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in this article if, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC, they can show that alternative packaging formats deliver a better overall environmental outcome justified by life-cycle thinking, as well as a better overall economic and human health impact.
Amendment 736 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15 c (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in this article for specific packaging formats if the Member State in which they operate has already attained the recycling target of the respective packaging material
Amendment 738 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 16 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 16 – point a
Amendment 750 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 17
Article 26 – paragraph 17
17. By [OP: Please insert the date = 8 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall review the situation regarding reuse of packagingassess the impact of the packaging reuse targets and, on this basis, assess the appropriateness of establishingneed for new measures, reviewing the targets laid down in this Article, and setting new targets for the reuse and refill of packaging, and where necessary present. When assessing the impact of the packaging reuse targets, the Commission shall at least evaluate the following: Packaging waste reduction obtained by the reuse 2030 targets; CO2 emission reduction; Food waste reduction; Reduction of the volumes of virgin raw material used; The average accomplishment of the necessary rotations of reusable packaging; Water and energy use; Water contamination; Use of detergents and disinfectants; Where necessary, following the assessment of the above indicators, it shall propose new targets for the reuse and refill of packaging in the form of a legislative proposal.
Amendment 777 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2
Article 39 – paragraph 2
2. Producers shall be obliged to register in the register referred to in paragraph 1. They shall, to that end, submit an application for registration in each Member State where they make packaging available on the market for the first time. Micro-companies as defined in Art. 22(3), are exempt from the obligations of this paragraph. Where a producer has appointed a producer responsibility organisation as referred to in Article 41(1), the obligations set out in this Article shall be met by that organisation, unless otherwise specified by the Member State in which the register is established.
Amendment 782 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that systems are set up to provide for the return and a 90% of separate collection of all packaging waste from the end users placed in the market in a given year in order to ensure that it is treated in accordance with Articles 4 and 13 of Directive 2008/98/EC, and to facilitate its preparation for re-use and high quality recycling.
Amendment 789 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 789 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. By 1 January 2029, the final distributor making available on the market food and beverages filled and consumed within the premises in the HORECA sector shall ensure that separate collection systems are set up for the different fractions of packaging waste materials, to help the consumer sort packaging waste. The European Commission and the Member States shall develop guidelines and financial support to ensure and incentivise the installation of separate collection systems by final distributors.
Amendment 792 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. By 1 January 2029, Member States shall ensure that, in public spaces, separate collection systems are set up for the different fractions of packaging waste materials used in sales packaging in the market of food and beverages filled and consumed for take-away, to help the consumer sort packaging waste.
Amendment 804 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Paragraph 9 does not apply for those deposit and return schemes that are already in operation when this Ordinance enters into force.
Amendment 807 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 810 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 813 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4
Article 47 – paragraph 4
4. Composite packaging and other packaging composed of more than one material shall be calculated and reported per material contained in the packaging. Member States may derogate from this requirement where a given material constitutes an insignificant part of the packaging unit, and in no case more than 510 % of the total mass of the packaging unit.
Amendment 814 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Micro-companies as defined in Art. 22(3), are exempt from the obligations of the paragraph Art. 49(1-3).
Amendment 895 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) it can be recycled so that the resulting secondary raw materials are of sufficient quality to substitute the primary raw materials;
Amendment 1108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. From 1 January 2030, the plastic part in packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic wastelastic waste or biobased content, per uniformat of packaging:
Amendment 1167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. From 1 January 2040, the plastic part in packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic wastelastic waste or biobased content, per uniformat of packaging:
Amendment 1224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to compostable plastic packaging nor to bio-based plastic packaging, to inks, adhesives, varnishes and coatings used on packaging.
Amendment 1271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2026, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unit of plastic packaging, and the format for the technical documentation referred to in Annex VII. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3).
Amendment 1272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The methodology shall especially consider the restrictions and certification requirements needed when tracing and reporting on recycled content using physical segregation, controlled blending and mass balance chain-of-custody approaches in line with ISO 22095:2020.
Amendment 1280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8
Article 7 – paragraph 8
8. As of 1 January 2029, the calculation and verification of the percentage of recycled content contained in plastic packaging under paragraph 1 shall comply with the rules laid down in the implementing act referred to in paragraph 7.
Amendment 1661 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. EFrom 1 January 2030 economic operators who supply products to a final distributor or an end user in grouped packaging, transport packaging or e- commerce packaging, shall ensure that, as an average of all such packaging that the economic operater places on the market per calendar year, the empty space ratio is maximum 40 %.
Amendment 1695 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22
Article 22
Amendment 1704 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. EFrom 1 January 2030, economic operators shall not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in Annex V, unless the placing on the market is in line with Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC.
Amendment 1711 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1736 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may exempt economic operators from3. Economic operators shall be exempted from the application of point 3 of Annex V if they comply withmeet the definition of micro-company in accordance wienterprise according to the rules set out in the Commission Recommendation 2003/361, as applicable on [OP: Please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation], and. In addition, Member States shall grant an exemption where it is not technically feasible not to use packaging or to obtain access to the infrastructure that is necessary for the functioning of a re-use system. or when duly justified.
Amendment 1743 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1803 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1811 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1821 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 1830 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1843 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 1850 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 1865 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1874 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 1879 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 1891 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1898 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a
Amendment 1903 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 1913 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1923 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – point a
Amendment 1928 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – point b
Amendment 1953 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point b
Amendment 1965 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – point b
Amendment 1992 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point b
Amendment 2006 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. Economic operators using grouped packaging in the form of boxes, excluding cardboard, used outside of sales packaging to group a certain number of products to create a stock-keeping or distribution unit shall ensure that:
Amendment 2022 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – point b
Amendment 2050 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
This obligation applies to pallets, boxes, excluding cardboard, trays, plastic crates, intermediate bulk containers, drums and canisters, of all sizes and materials, excluding cardboard and including flexible formats.
Amendment 2082 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2
This obligation applies to pallets, boxes, excluding cardboard, plastic crates intermediate bulk containers, and drums, of all sizes and materials, excluding cardboard and including flexible formats.
Amendment 2106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15
Article 26 – paragraph 15
15. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in paragraphs 2 to 6 if, during a calendar year, they have a sales area of not more than 100 m2, including also all storage and dispatch areas and if it is not technically feasible to use reusable packaging or to obtain access to the infrastructure necessary for the functioning of a re-use system.
Amendment 2120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in this Article when duly justified by concerns related to public health, food hygiene and safety, product integrity or environmental concerns.
Amendment 2124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15 b (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in this Article if, in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC, they can demonstrate that alternative packaging formats deliver a better overall environmental outcome justified by life- cycle approach, as well as a better overall economic and human health impact.
Amendment 2136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 16 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 16 – point a
Amendment 2146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 16 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 16 – point c
(c) exemptions for specific packaging formats covered byEconomic operators are exempted from the obligation to meet the targets laid down in paragraphs 2 to 6 of this Article in case of hygiene, food safety or environmental issues preventing the achievement of those targetsf they can justify that re-use and refill obligations would compromise hygiene, food safety and achieving the best overall environmental outcome in line with EC 2008/98 article 4 paragraph 2.
Amendment 2149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 16 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 16 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Exemptions from the obligation to meet the targets laid down in paragraphs 1 to 13 shall apply provided that by 2030 the packaging material as defined in Annex II: (a) reaches a collection rate of 85 % or more; and (b) is recycled at scale, according to paragraph 6 of Article 6
Amendment 2155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 17
Article 26 – paragraph 17
17. By [OP: Please insert the date = 8 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall review the situation regarding reuse of packagingassess the impact of the packaging reuse targets and, on this basis, assess the appropriateness of establishingneed for new measures, reviewing the targets laid down in this Article, and setting new targets for the reuse and refill of packaging, and where necessary present. When assessing the impact of the packaging reuse targets, the Commission shall at least evaluate the following: Packaging waste reduction obtained by the reuse 2030 targets; CO2 emission reduction; Food waste reduction; Reduction of the volumes of virgin raw material used; The average accomplishment of the necessary rotations of reusable packaging; Water and energy use; Water contamination; Use of detergents and disinfectants; Where necessary, following the assessment of the above indicators, it shall propose new targets for the reuse and refill of packaging in the form of a legislative proposal.
Amendment 2211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Conformity assessment of packaging with the requirements set out in Articles 5 to 11 shall be carried out in accordance with the procedure set out in Annex VII. Taking into account size, materials, characteristics and origin, this assessment may be deemed completed for groups of similar packaging.
Amendment 2214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 4
Article 34 – paragraph 4
4. By drawing up the EU declaration of conformity, the manufacturer assumes responsibility for the compliance of the packaging with the requirements laid down in this Regulation. As under Article 33, this EU declaration may regard several similar packaging.
Amendment 2306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that systems are set up to provide for the return and a 90% of separate collection of all packaging waste from the end users placed in the market in a given year in order to ensure that it is treated in accordance with Articles 4 and 13 of Directive 2008/98/EC, and to facilitate its preparation for re-use and high quality recycling.
Amendment 2354 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that systems are set up to provide for the return and a 90% of separate collection of all packaging waste from the end users placed in the market in a given year in order to ensure that it is treated in accordance with Articles 4 and 13 of Directive 2008/98/EC, and to facilitate its preparation for re-use and high quality recycling.