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Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2018/0172(COD)
Documents: PDF(617 KB) DOC(178 KB)

Amendments (55)

Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The main purpose of this Directive should be to prevent and reduce the use of disposable products. Where this is not possible for medical or safety reasons, or because reusable alternatives are not yet available, then biodegradable and compostable products should be used.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Directive 94/62/EC, as amended by Directive (EU) 2015/720, laid down a requirement for the Commission to carry out by May 2017 a legislative review of measures to reduce the consumption of very lightweight plastic carrier bags, based on lifecycle impacts. The Commission has so far not undertaken that review. Given that such plastic bags very commonly end up as litter, it is appropriate to introduce measures to restrict their placing on the market except for uses which are strictly necessary. Very lightweight plastic carrier bags should not be placed on the market as packaging for loose food except where they are required for hygiene reasons, in which cases biodegradable and compostable bags should be used, such as for the packaging of damp food (such as raw meat, fish or dairy products). For very lightweight plastic carrier bags to which that marketing restriction does not apply, the existing provisions introduced by Directive (EU) 2015/720 remain applicable.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) Beverage bottles that are single-use plastic products are one of the most found marine litter items on the beaches in the Union. This is due to the lack of efficient preventive measures, ineffective separate collection systems and low participation in those systems by the consumers. It is necessary to promote more efficient separate collection systems and reduction targets and therefore, a minimum separate collection target should be established for beverage bottles that are single-use plastic products. Member States should be able to achieve that minimum target by setting separate collection targets for beverage bottles that are single-use plastic products in the framework of the extended producer responsibility schemes or by establishing deposit refund schemes or by any other measure that they find appropriate. This will have a direct, positive impact on the collection rate, the quality of the collected material and the quality of the recyclates, offering opportunities for the recycling business and the market for the recyclate.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2 a) Biodegradable and compostable plastic packaging means a polymer capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water and in accordance with European standards for packaging recoverable through composting and anaerobic digestion.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) The main aim of this Directive must be to prevent and reduce the use of single-use products. Where this is not possible for medical or safety reasons or because reusable alternatives do not yet exist, biodegradable and compostable products should be used.
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to achieve a significant reduction in the consumption of the single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex on their territory by … [six years after the end-date for transposition50% reduction by 2025 and an 80% reduction by 2030 in consumption of food containers and drinking cups and a reduction of 30% by 2025 and 50% by 2030 in beverage bottles listed in Part A of the Annex on their territory. The reduction targets are based on data concerning the levels of consumption of the above-mentioned products to be submitted to the European Commission by the Member States within 18 months from the date of entry into force of thise Directive].
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those measures may include national consumption reduction targets, measures ensuring that reusable alternatives to those products are made available at the point of sale to the final consumer, economic instruments such as ensuring that single- use plastic products are not provided free of charge at the pointvalue added tax (VAT) levied at variable rates dictated by the reusability and recyclability of products, incentives for the installation of free water dispensing units in public places, incentives for the installation of water filters for housing, and mandatory use of reusable to thableware final consumer bars and restaurants. Those measures may vary depending on the environmental impact of the products referred to in the first subparagraph.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayust adopt an implementing act laying down the methodology for the calculation and verification of the significant reduction intargets for reducing the consumption of the single-use plastic products referred to in paragraph 1 within one year from the date of transposition of the Directive. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 16(2).
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Directive 94/62/EC, as amended by Directive (EU) 2015/720, imposed a requirement on the Commission to carry out a legislative review by May 2017 on measures to reduce the consumption of very lightweight plastic carrier bags, based on lifecycle impacts. The Commission has so far not undertaken that review. Given that such plastic bags are very likely to end up littering the environment, it is appropriate to introduce measures to restrict their placing on the market except for uses which are strictly necessary. Very lightweight plastic carrier bags should not be placed on the market as packaging for loose food except where they are required for hygiene reasons, such as for the packaging of humid food (such as raw meat, fish or dairy) In that case only biodegradable and compostable bags should be used. For very lightweight plastic carrier bags to which the marketing restriction does not apply, the existing provisions introduced by Directive (EU) 2015/720 remain applicable.
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In order for beverage containers listed in Annex C to be placed on the market, they must contain the following minimum proportion of recycled material: (a) at least 25% by 2025; (b) at least 50% by 2030; (c) at least 75% by 2035; (d) 100% by 2040. Beverage containers composed of 100% biodegradable and compostable materials shall be exempted, and should achieve growing market shares in line with the following targets: (a) at least 25% by 2025; (b) at least 50% by 2030; (c) at least 75% by 2035.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that each single-use plastic product listed in Part D of the Annex placed on the market bears a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible marking informing consumers of one or more of the following:
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) the presence in the product of chemicals of concern, such as hazardous metals, phthalates, PFAS, bisphenols, as well as endocrine disruptors and other substances of very high concern (SVHC) under Regulation (EU) 1907/2006.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) reusable alternatives to the product where such alternatives exist;
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall take measures to penalise consumers who discard litter in the environment and shall at the same time create economic incentives for individuals and/or associations or NGOs that voluntarily undertake to clean up public spaces.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall take the necessary measures to collect separately, by 2025, an amount of waste single-use plastic products listed in Part F of the Annex equal to 90% of such single-use plastic products placed on the market in a given year by weight. In order to achieve that objective Member States may inter aliaust:
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) establish deposit-refund schemes, and/or
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the presence of chemical components which possess the properties referred to in Article 57 of Regulation (EU) 1907/2006 or which have been identified in accordance with the procedures referred to in Article 59(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1907/2006 establishing the list of substances that are candidates for classification as being Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC).
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) the presence in the product of chemicals of concern, such as hazardous metals, phthalates, PFAS, bisphenols, as well as endocrine disruptors and other substances of very high concern (SVHC) under Regulation (EU) 1907/2006.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that reusable menstrual cups are available in particular in large retailers and pharmacies, and awareness-raising measures on alternatives to single-use menstrual products are implemented, including through school programmes.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the data on single-use plastic products listed in Parts A, C, D, E, F and G of the Annex that have been placed on the Union market each year, to demonstrate the consumption reduction in accordance with Article 4(1);
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive by … [sixfour years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive]. The evaluation shall be based on the information available in accordance with Article 13. Member States shall provide the Commission with any additional information necessary for the purposes of the evaluation and the preparation of the report referred to in paragraph 2.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) it is feasible to establish binding quantitative Union targets for the consumption reduction of, in particular, single-use plastic products and for increases in the targets for reducing the products listed in Part A of the Annex;
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) Beverage bottles that are single-use plastic products are one of the most found marine litter items on the beaches in the Union. This is due to the lack of efficient prevention measures, ineffective separate collection systems and low participation in those systems by the consumers. It is necessary to promote more efficient separate collection systems and reduction targets and, therefore, a minimum separate collection target should be established for beverage bottles that are single-use plastic products. Member States should be able to achieve that minimum target by setting separate collection targets for beverage bottles that are single-use plastic products in the framework of the extended producer responsibility schemes or by establishing deposit refund schemes or by any other measure that they find appropriate. This will have a direct, positive impact on the collection rate, the quality of the collected material and the quality of the recyclates, offering opportunities for the recycling business and the market for the recyclate.
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – indent 2 a (new)
- Beverage bottles
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 6 a (new)
- Very lightweight plastic carrier bags as defined in Article 3(1d) of Directive 94/62/EC, with the exception of cases in which they are necessary on hygiene grounds, in which case only biodegradable and compostable lightweight bags may be used.
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 6 a (new)
- Expanded polystyrene (EPS)
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 6 b (new)
- Lollipop-shaped sticks
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part D – indent 3
— Balloons, except balloons for industrial or other professional uses and applications, that are not distributed to consumersdeleted
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part E – indent 7
— Balloons, except balloons for industrial or other professional uses and applications, that are not distributed to consumersdeleted
2018/09/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2 a) 'Biodegradable and compostable plastic packaging' means a polymer capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water and in accordance with European standards for packaging recoverable through composting and anaerobic digestion.
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to achieve a significant reduction in the consumption of the single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex on their territory by … [six years after the end-date for transposition of thisreduction of 50% by 2025 and 80% by 2030 in the consumption of food containers and cups for beverages and a reduction of 30% by 2025 and 50% by 2030 in beverage bottles listed in Part A of the Annex on their territory. The reduction targets shall be based on the consumption levels of the above- mentioned products, which Member States must provide to the Commission by 18 months after the date of entry into force of the Directive]. .
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those measures may include national consumption reduction targets, measures ensuring that reusable alternatives to those products are made available at the point of sale to the final consumer, economic instruments such as ensuring that single- use plastic products are not provided free of charge at the point of sale to the final consumer, a tax on added value (VAT) adjusted in line with the reusability and recyclability of products, incentives for the installation of free drinking water dispensers in public places, incentives for the installation of water filters in accommodation or an obligation to use reusable crockery in bars and restaurants. Those measures may vary depending on the environmental impact of the products referred to in the first subparagraph.
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayust adopt an implementing act laying down the methodology for the calculation and verification of the significanttargets for reduction in the consumption of the single-use plastic products referred to in paragraph 1 within one year of the date of transposition of the Directive. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 16(2).
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In order to permit the beverage containers listed in Part C of the Annex to be placed on the market, they must have a recycled content of at least 25% by 2025 and 50% by 2030.
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that each single-use plastic product listed in Part D of the Annex placed on the market bears a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible marking informing consumers of one or more of the following:
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) the presence in the product of chemicals of concern, such as hazardous metals, phthalates, PFAS, bisphenols, as well as endocrine disruptors and other substances of very high concern (SVHC) under Regulation (EU) 1907/2006.
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Reusable alternatives to the product where such alternatives exist;
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall adopt measures to penalise consumers who discard waste into the environment and at the same time shall lay down financial incentives for those citizens who volunteer to clean up public spaces.
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall take the necessary measures to collect separately, by 2025, an amount of waste single-use plastic products listed in Part F of the Annex equal to 90% of such single-use plastic products placed on the market in a given year by weight. In order to achieve that objective Member States may inter aliaust:
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) establish deposit-refund schemes, and/or
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 465 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the presence of chemical components with the properties set out in Article 57 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, or which have been identified in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 59(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 laying down a list of candidates for substances of very high concern (SVHC).
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) the presence in the product of chemicals of concern, such as hazardous metals, phthalates, PFAS, bisphenols, as well as endocrine disruptors and other substances of very high concern (SVHC) under Regulation (EU) 1907/2006.
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Moreover, Member States ensure that reusable menstrual products are available, in particular in large retailers and pharmacies, and awareness-raising measures on alternatives to single-use menstrual products are implemented, including through school programmes.
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the data on single-use plastic products listed in Parts A, C, D, E, F and G of the Annex that have been placed on the Union market each year, to demonstrate the consumption reduction in accordance with Article 4(1);
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 493 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive by … [sixfour years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive]. The evaluation shall be based on the information available in accordance with Article 13. Member States shall provide the Commission with any additional information necessary for the purposes of the evaluation and the preparation of the report referred to in paragraph 2.
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) it is feasible to establish binding quantitative Union targets for the consumption reduction of, in particular, single-use plastic products listand to increase the reduction targets for the products contained in Part A of the Annex;
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – indent 2 a (new)
-- Beverage bottles
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent -1 (new)
-- Very lightweight plastic carrier bags as defined in Article 3(1d) of Directive 94/62/EC, except when they are required for hygiene purposes, in which case only very lightweight carrier bags that are biodegradable and compostable may be used.
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 566 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 2
— Cutlery (forks, knives, spoons, chopsticks), except where required for medical reasons in hospitals or for safety reasons in prisons. In these cases, only biodegradable and compostable cutlery may be used, and it must then be collected separately and processed for composting or recycling.
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 572 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 3
— Plates, except where required for medical reasons in hospitals or for safety reasons in prisons. In these cases, only biodegradable and compostable cutlery may be used, and it must then be collected separately and processed for composting or recycling.
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 5 a (new)
-- Plastic lollipop sticks
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 599 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 6 a (new)
- Expanded polystyrene (EPS)
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 630 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part D – indent 3
— Balloons, except balloons for industrial or other professional uses and applications, that are not distributed to consumersdeleted
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 665 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part E – indent 7
— Balloons, except balloons for industrial or other professional uses and applications, that are not distributed to consumersdeleted
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 705 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part G – indent 7
— Balloons, except balloons for industrial or other professional uses and applications, that are not distributed to consumersdeleted
2018/09/05
Committee: ENVI