Activities of Massimo PAOLUCCI related to 2017/2087(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC) PDF (436 KB) DOC (79 KB)
Amendments (25)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication “on the 2017 list of Critical Raw Materials for the EU” (COM(2017)490 final),
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
– having regard to the Council conclusions on eco-innovation: enabling the transition towards a circular economy adopted on the 18th of December 20171a _________________ 1a http://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/32 274/eco-innovation-conclusions.pdf
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 c (new)
Citation 7 c (new)
– having regard to the Emissions Gap Report 2017 issued by UN Environment on November 2017,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas Voluntary Agreements and other self-regulation measures are presented as alternatives to implementing measures in the context of this Directive, existing Voluntary Agreements have not proven to be quicker and more cost- effective than regulatory measures;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas a new database under the new Energy Labelling Regulation is being developed and the ICSMS market surveillance database is used in some, but not all Member States;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Further underlines the strong link between the Ecodesign Directive and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive; a well-functioning inspections’ system under the latter Directive might favour the replacement of the inefficient installed appliances and lead to planned replacements; in this regard, calls on Member States to boost inspections and introduce support schemes to incentivise the market uptake of efficient products;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned by the sometimes significant delays in the development and in the publication of implementing measures, which create uncertainty for economic operators, mean missed opportunities for energy savings and can cause standards to lag behind technological developments; notes that a major part of the delay is attributable to the limited resources available inside the Commission;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to avoid delays in the adoption and in the publication of implementing measures and recommends defining clear deadlines and milestones for their finalisation and for the revision of existing regulations;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the Commission Recommendation (EU) 2016/2125 on guidelines for self-regulation measures concluded by industry and asks the Commission to strictly monitor any voluntary agreements recognised under the Directive;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Underlines that voluntary agreements should always cover a minimum market share and be preferred to legislation only when deemed capable of guaranteeing an equal level of savings; the decision-making process for voluntary agreements should be faster than the one for legislation, and the same level of civil society participation should be maintained; the efficacy of surveillance on voluntary agreements should be strengthened;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes, therefore, that the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive – in addition to continued efforts to improve energy efficiency – must now address the full life -cycle of the products within its scope, with the setting up of minimum resource criteria covering, inter alia, robustness, repairability and upgradeability - taking into due account the availability of compatible spare parts over the whole life-cycle of a product -, but also sharing potential, reuse, scalability, recyclability and use, minimum content of recycled materials; , use of critical raw materials and the substitution of substances of concern;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that particular attention must be paid to water-using products where significant environmental benefits and important savings for consumers could be achieved;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Believes that the development of a 'system-approach' to consider not only the product but the whole system required for its functioning in the Ecodesign process becomes an increasingly critical success factor towards resource efficiency and urges the Commission to include more of such system-level opportunities in the next Ecodesign work programme;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Reiterates its call on the Commission to broaden the scope of the Ecodesign Directive so as to cover all main product groups, in particular those with high circularity potential and not only energy-related products;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists on the need to strengthen the surveillance of products placed on the internal market through better cooperation and coordination between Member States and between the Commission and national authorities;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 1
Paragraph 12 – indent 1
– that national authorities be required to use the ICSMS database to share all the results of product compliance checks and testing carried out for all products covered by Ecodesign regulations;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 12 – indent 3 a (new)
– that, similar to the stipulations in the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles, consideration should be given to requiring a minimum number of products placed on the market being tested;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 3 b (new)
Paragraph 12 – indent 3 b (new)
– that the European Commission should carry out its own independent market surveillance, especially in cases where Member States lack human and Financial resources as well as testing facilities; in the long term, the set-up of a dedicated EU Agency for market surveillance with sufficient human and financial new resources should be envisaged;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 4
Paragraph 12 – indent 4
– that deterrent measures be adopted, including: sanctions for non-compliant manufacturers proportional to the impact of non-compliance on the entire European market and a European collective redress and compensation scheme for consumers who have purchased non-compliant products, even beyond the legal warranty period; such sanctions should be combined with measures affecting the brand reputation of a product, for example by communicating publicly the brand name of non-compliant manufacturers;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 12 – indent 4 a (new)
– that particular attention be paid to non-EU imports and products sold online;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 4 b (new)
Paragraph 12 – indent 4 b (new)
– that coherence be applied with the European Commission’s proposal on enforcement and compliance in the Single Market for goods (Goods package), which scope includes Ecodesigned product. Proposals related to joint testing facilitated at EU level and compliance network could be retained for Ecodesign too;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the importance of appropriate standards and stresses that test protocols as close as possible to real-life conditions should be developed; underlines that test methods of both suppliers and market surveillance authorities should be established and executed in such a way that intentional or unintentional manipulation or amelioration of the test results is detected and eliminated, and allowed deviations between tested and declared results should be limited to the statistical margin of error of the measurement equipment; in this regard, welcomes Commission Regulation(EU) 2016/2282 on the use of tolerances in verification procedures, and asks Member States to fully implement it;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that the transition to a sustainable and circular economy will present not only many opportunities but also social challenges; as nobody should be left behind, the European Commission and the Member States should pay special attention to low-income households at risk of energy poverty, when presenting programmes to encourage the uptake of the most resource efficient products; such programmes should not hinder innovation but should continue to allow manufacturers to offer consumers a broad range of high quality products; they should also favour the market penetration of energy-related and water-using products capable of achieving greater resource efficiency and savings for consumers;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Commission to assess the feasibility of a product passport as a tool to disclose materials and substances used in products;