Activities of Massimo PAOLUCCI related to 2018/0172(COD)
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Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (debate) IT
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REPORT 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 PDF (1 MB) DOC (281 KB)
Amendments (92)
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Circular approaches that prioritise re-usable products and re-use systems, as well as recyclable products, will lead to a reduction of waste generated, and such prevention is at the pinnacle of the waste hierarchy enshrined in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council34. Such approaches are also in line with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 1235 to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.. ___________________ 34 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3). 35 The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In the Union, 80 to 85 % of marine litter, measured as beach litter counts, is plastic, with single-use plastic items representing 50 % and fishing-related items representing 27 %. Single-use plastics products include a diverse range of commonly used fast-moving consumer products that are discarded after having been used once for the purpose for which they were provided, are rarely recycled, and are prone to littering. A significant proportion of the fishing and aquaculture gear placed on the market is not collected for treatment. Single-use plastic products and fishing and aquaculture gear containing plastic, such as pots, traps, floats and buoys, nets, ropes, strings, cords and lines are therefore a particularly serious problem in the context of marine litter and pose a severe risk to marine ecosystems, biodiversity and, potentially, to human health and are damaging activities such as tourism, fisheries and shipping.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To focus efforts where they are most needed, this Directive should only cover the most found single-use plastics products, which are estimated to represent around 86% of the single-use plastics foundfound most frequently, in counts, on beaches in the Union.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) A clear definition of biodegradable and compostable plastic should be laid down in order to clarify the ambiguities and misunderstandings that exist with regard to this subject. In that connection, a definition is supplied by Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) For certain single-use plastic products, suitable and more sustainable alternatives are not yet readily available and the consumption of most such single- use plastic products is expected to increase. To reverse that trend and promote efforts towards more sustainable solutions Member States should be required to take the necessary measures to achieve a significant reduction in the consumption of those products, without compromising food hygiene or food safety, good hygiene practices, good manufacturing practices, consumer information, or traceability requirements set out in Union food legislation44. To that end, it is necessary to lay down minimum reduction targets, a calculation methodology and a benchmark year to verify that the agreed targets have been met within a certain period of time. ___________________ 44 Council Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1-24), Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1), Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 on materials intended to come into contact and other relevant legislation related to food safety, hygiene and labelling (OJ L 338, 13.11.2004, p. 4).
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) For other single-use plastic products, suitable and more sustainable alternatives that are also affordable are readily available. In order to limit the adverse impact of such products on the environment, Member States should be required to prohibit or restrict their placing on the Union market. By doing so, the use of those readily available and more sustainable alternatives as well as innovative solutions towards more sustainable business models, re-use alternatives and substitution of materials would be promoted. Specific criteria should be laid down for the life-cycle evaluation of these alternatives and to determine whether they meet the requirements that are currently met by single-use plastic products, comply with EU legislation on waste and provide greater sustainability.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) For other single-use plastic products, suitable and more sustainable alternatives that are also affordable are readily available. In order to limit the adverse impact of such products on the environment, Member States should be required to prohibit their placing on the Union market. By doing so, the use of those readily available and more sustainable alternatives as well as innovative solutions towards more sustainable business models, re-use alternatives and substitution of materials would be promoted, in line with the hierarchy of waste as laid down in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC.
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) The measures laid down in this Directive which promote the usage of non-plastic alternatives should under no circumstances cause an increase of detrimental effects to the environment and the climate, e.g. additional CO2 emissions or the exploitation of valuable resources. While many of the non-plastic alternatives are made out of natural resources and are expected to origin from the bio-economy, it is especially important to ensure the sustainability of these materials. In respect of the waste hierarchy, the measures laid down in this directive and their implementation should always give priority to prevention or to the transition to re-usable products rather than to other single-use alternatives, even if they are made of non-plastic materials.
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Caps and lids, with a significant part made of plastic, from beverage containers are among the most found single-use plastic items littered on Union beaches. Therefore, beverage containers that are single-use plastic products should only be allowed to be placed on the market if they fulfil specific product design requirements significantly reducing the leakage into the environment of beverage container caps and lids and increasing the quantities recycled. For beverage containers that are single-use plastic products and packaging, this requirement is an addition to the essential requirements on the composition and the reusable and recoverable, including recyclable, nature of packaging set out in Annex II of Directive 94/62/EEC. In order to facilitate conformity with the product design requirement and ensure a smooth functioning of the internal market, it is necessary to develop a harmonised standard adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council45 and the compliance with that standard should allow presumption of conformity with those requirements. Sufficient time should be envisaged for the development of a harmonised standard and to allow the producers to adapt their production chains in relation to the implementation of the product design requirement. ___________________ 45 Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 12).
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The release of balloons that can travel through the air, such as helium balloons, is particularly dangerous for the environment and certain animal species. Member States should therefore adopt provisions to prohibit this.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) The presence of dangerous chemical substances in sanitary towels and tampons and tampon applicators should be avoided in the interests of women’s health. In the same way, the accessibility of multi-use and more economically sustainable solutions is vital in ensuring that women have full access to life in society.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 c (new)
Recital 13 c (new)
(13c) With a view to promoting optimum collection and recycling of cups for beverages partially made of plastic it must be possible for these to be placed on the market only if they meet specific design requirements that favour the biodegradability and compostability of the polymer coatings they contain.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Certain single-use plastic products end up in the environment as a result of inappropriate disposal through sewers or other inappropriate release into the environment. Therefore, single-use plastic products that are frequently disposed of through sewers otherwise inappropriately disposed of should be subject to marking requirements, consumption reduction targets and awareness-raising measures. The marking should inform consumers about appropriate waste disposal options and/or, waste disposal options to be avoided and/or about the negative environmental impacts of litter as a result of inappropriate disposal and, if relevant, about the existence of alternative products with similar operational characteristics. The Commission should be empowerdelegated to establish a harmonised format for the marking and when doing so should, where appropriate, test the perception of the proposed marking with representative groups of consumers to ensure that it is effective and clearly understandable.
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) With regard to single-use plastic products for which there are no readily available suitable and more sustainable alternatives, Member States should, in line with the polluter pays principle, also introduce extended producer responsibility schemes to cover the costs of waste management and clean-up of litter, including the clean-up of the sewage system, as well as the costs of awareness- raising measures to prevent and reduce such litter. Member States should adopt the measures required to ensure that financial contributions paid by producers of single-use plastic products in fulfilment of their obligations deriving from producer responsibility are adjusted, in particular to take into account the durability, repairability, re-usability and recyclability of those products.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The large portion of plastic stemming from abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear containing plastic in marine litter and in passively fished waste collected during normal fishing operations indicates that the existing legal requirements46 do not provide sufficient incentives to return such fishing gear or such passively fished waste to shore for collection and treatment. Under Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, if lost fishing gear cannot be retrieved the master of the vessel must inform the competent authority of its flag Member State. In order to ensure harmonised monitoring, the data on lost fishing gear shall be collected and recorded by the Member States and forwarded annually to the Commission. The indirect fee system envisaged under Union law on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships takes away the incentive for ships to discharge their waste at sea, and ensures a right of delivery. That system should, however, be supplemented by further financial incentives for fishermen to bring their fishing gear waste and passively fished waste on shore to avoid any potential increase in the indirect waste fee to be paid. The delivery of passively fished waste should not result in additional costs to be borne by fishermen. As plastic components of fishing gear have a high recycling potential, Member States should, in line with the polluter pays principle, introduce extended producer responsibility for fishing gear containing plastic to facilitate separate collection of waste fishing gear and to finance sound waste management of such fishing gear, in particular recycling. Member States should adopt the measures required to ensure that financial contributions paid by producers of fishing gear containing plastic in fulfilment of their obligations deriving from producer responsibility are adjusted, in particular to take into account the durability, repairability, re- usability and recyclability of such fishing gear. ___________________ 46 Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Directive 2000/59/EC and Directive 2008/98/EC.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) In accordance with EU law on waste, the Commission and the Member States must support plans to collect litter at sea with the involvement, where possible, of fishing vessels, and must ensure that port facilities have the capacity to collect and treat this waste, in particular through recycling.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) While all marine litter containing plastic poses risks to the environment and human health and should be tackled, proportionality considerations should also be taken into account. Therefore, the fishers themselves and artisanal makers of fishing gear containing plastic should not be covered by the extended producer responsibility. In the same way, with regard to fishing nets, Member States should assess, duly involving sector operators in this assessment, whether to supplement the extended producer responsibility schemes with deposit-refund schemes adjusted so as to take into account the risk of accidental loss in the sea of nets placed on the market, or parts thereof.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to prevent littering and other inappropriate forms of disposal resulting in marine litter containing plastic, consumers need to be properly informed about the most appropriate waste disposal options available and/or ,waste disposal options to be avoided, best practices with regard to waste disposal and the environmental impact of bad disposal practices as well as about the plastic content in certain single- use plastic products and fishing gearand aquaculture gear and, where relevant, about the existence of alternative products with similar operational characteristics . Therefore, Member States should be required to take awareness raising measures ensuring that such information is given to the consumers. The information should not contain any promotional content encouraging the use of the single-use plastic products. Member States should be able to choose the measures which are most appropriate based on the nature of the product or its use. Producers of single-use plastic products and fishing and aquaculture gear containing plastic should cover the costs of the awareness raising measures as part of their extended producer responsibility obligation. Similar awareness raising measures should also cover those single-use plastic products subject to restrictions and limitations on placing on the market with a view to obtaining the necessary support from citizens and consumers.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
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 ineffective separate collection systems and low participation in those systems by the consumers. It is necessary to promote more efficient separate collection systems 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. In line with the provisions of Directive 2008/98/EC on waste, the Commission should lay down guidelines on the general minimum requirements for deposit-refund schemes.
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
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 ineffective separate collection systems and low participation in those systems by the consumers. It is necessary to promote more efficient separate collection systems 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 and recycling 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 qualntity of the recyclates, offering opportunities for the recycling business and the market for the recyclate.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20 a) Directive 2018/851 acknowledges that separate collection could be achieved through door-to-door collection, bring and reception systems or other collection arrangements. While the obligation to separately collect waste requires that waste be kept separate by type and nature, it should be possible to collect certain types of waste together provided that this does not impede high-quality recycling or other recovery of waste, in line with the waste hierarchy. Member States should also be allowed to deviate from the general obligation to separately collect waste in other duly justified cases, for instance where the separate collection of specific waste streams in remote and scarcely populated areas causes negative environmental impacts that outweigh its overall environmental benefits or entails disproportionate economic costs. When assessing any cases in which economic costs might be disproportionate, Member States should take into account the overall economic benefits of separate collection, including in terms of avoided direct costs and costs of adverse environmental and health impacts associated with the collection and treatment of mixed waste, revenues from sales of secondary raw materials and the possibility to develop markets for such materials, as well as contributions by waste producers and producers of products, which could further improve the cost-efficiency of waste management systems.
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Pursuant to paragraph 22 of the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201648, the Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Directive. That evaluation should be based on experience gathered and data collected during the implementation of this Directive and data collected under Directive 2008/56/EC or Directive 2008/98/EC. The evaluation should provide the basis for an assessment of possible further measures and an assessment whether, in view of monitoring of marine litter in the Union, the Annex listing single-use plastic products needs to be reviewed. The evaluation should also consider whether scientific and technical progress that has taken place in the meantime, including the development of biodegradable materials and the development of criteria or a standard for biodegradability of plastics in the marine environment, as foreseen in the European Plastics Strategy, allows the setting of a standard for biodegradation of certain single-use plastic productsfishing gear containing plastic in the marine environment. That standard would include a standard to test if, as a result of physical and biological decomposition in the marine environment, plastics would fully decompose into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water within a timescale short enough for the plastics not to be harmful for marine life and not lead to an accumulation of plastics in the environment. If that is the case, single-use plastic products that meet such a standard could be exempted from the prohibition on placing on the market. While the European Strategy for Plastics already envisages action in this area, it also recognises the challenges in relation to determining a regulatory framework for plastics with biodegradable properties due to different marine conditions across seas. ___________________ 48 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1. OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Directive, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in respect of the methodology for the calculation of the annual consumption of the single-use plastic products for which consumption reduction objectives have been set, the specifications for the marking to be affixed on certain single-use plastic products and the format of the information to be provided by Member States and compiled by the European Environment Agency on the implementation of this Directive. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council49. ___________________ 49 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) The Commission should be delegated the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU concerning the definition of technical specifications for the marking to be affixed to certain single-use plastic products.
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Since the objectives of this Directive, namely to prevent and to reduce the impact of certain single-use plastic products and fishing and aquaculture gear containing plastic on the environment, to promote the transition to a circular economy, including the fostering of innovative business models, products and materials, thus also contributing to the efficient functioning of the internal market, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives,
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) Since plastic marine litter is not limited to the marine environment surrounding the Union and since a huge amount of plastic marine litter can be detected in other parts of the world than the Union, Member States shall ensure that exports of waste materials to third countries do not add to plastic marine litter elsewhere.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
The objective of this Directive is to prevent and reduce the impact of certain plastic products on the environment, in particular the aquatic environment, and on human health as well as to promote the transition to a non-toxic circular economy with innovative business models, products and materials, thus also contributing to the efficient functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Directive shall apply to the single-use plastic products listed in the Annex and to fishing and aquaculture gear containing plastic.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1 a) 'biodegradable and compostable plastic' means a plastic capable of undergoing physical, chemical, thermal or biological decomposition, such that it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water in accordance with Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘fishing gear’ means any item or piece of equipment that is used in fishing and aquaculture to target or, capture or retain for farming marine biological resources or that is floating on the sea surface and is deployed with the objective of attracting and, capturing or retaining such marine biological resources;
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4 a) ‘closed loop for food-waste management’ means an integrated food management system in controlled environments, such as hospitals, school and company canteens, public and sport events, transport, whereas resource recovery and waste management are based on the principle of controlling material inputs to maximise recycling and recovery of materials, while preventing waste disposal. This is achieved by the provision, for sanitary reasons, of compostable single use plates, cutlery, glasses and packaging, alongside an organic recycling infrastructure and programme to generate high quality compost and renewable energy.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘producer’ means any natural or legal person that, irrespective of the selling technique used, including distance contracts within the meaning of Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 50, places on the marketrofessionally develops, manufactures, processes, treats, sells or imports single- use plastic products and fishing gear containing plastic except persons carrying out fishing activities or aquaculture as defined in Article 4(25) and (28) of Regulation (EC) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council 51; ___________________ 50 Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 64). 51 Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measureadopt national plans to achieve a significant reduction, of at least 40%, 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 this Directive] and of at least 60% by ... [eight years after the deadline for transposition of this Directive].
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those measures may include national consumption reduction targets,e above-mentioned national plans shall lay down national consumption reduction targets in accordance with the provisions of the previous subparagraph and the measures necessary for achieving them, such as measures ensuring that reusable alternatives to those products are made available at the point of sale to the final consumer, and 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. Those measures may vary depending on the environmental impact of the products referred to in the first subparagraph.
Amendment 311 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
These plans shall be forwarded to the Commission and shall be updated where necessary. The Commission may issue recommendations on the plans adopted.
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
The data forwarded by the Member States pursuant to Article 13(1)(a) within [three years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive], relating to the previous year, shall constitute the benchmark from which to calculate the significant reduction referred to in the first subparagraph of this Article.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall adopt an implementing act laying down the methodology for the calculation and verification of the significant reduction in the consumption of the single-use plastic products referred to in paragraph 1. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 16(2) by... [one year after the end-date for transposition of this Directive].
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that single-use plastic products listed in Part C of the Annex that have caps and lids with a significant part made of plastic may be placed on the market only if the caps and lids remain attached to the container during the product’s intended use stage and are both made of the same plastic polymer as set out in the identification system in Annex I to Commission Decision 129/97/EC.
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall request the European standardisation organisations to develop harmonised standards relating to the requirement referred to in paragraph 1 by [two years after entry into force of this Directive].
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall ensure that the cups for beverages listed in Part A of the Annex made partially of plastic may be placed on the market only if their polymer coatings are biodegradable and compostable.
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Member States shall prohibit the intentional release of balloons into the atmosphere at public or private events.
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
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, both on packaging containing several units and on each separate unit, when packaged individually, informing consumers of one or more of the following:
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) appropriate waste disposal options for the product orand waste disposal means to be avoided for that product,
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the presence of plastics in the product and, if applicable, the existence of alternative products with similar operational characteristics.
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. 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 the product’s recycled plastic content.
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, by … [12 months before the end-date for transposition of this Directive] adopt an implementing delegated act laying down the specifications for the marking referred to in paragraph 1. That implementingdelegated act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 16(2a).
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
With regard to the schemes established pursuant to paragraph 1, Member States shall ensure that the producers of the single-use plastic products listed in Part E of the Annex shall cover the costs of the collection of waste consisting of those single-use plastic products and its subsequent transport and treatment, including the costs to clean up litter and the costs of the awareness raising measures referred to in Article 10 regarding those products. The costs that will be covered by the producers shall in any case include the costs that public authorities, or other parties on their behalf, make to clean up the environment.
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
With regard to the schemes established pursuant to paragraph 1, Member States shall ensure that the producers of the single-use plastic products listed in Part E of the Annex shall cover the costs of the collection of waste consisting of those single-use plastic products and its subsequent transport and treatment, including the costs to clean up litter, including the clean-up of sewers, and the costs of the awareness raising measures referred to in Article 10 regarding those products.
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Member States shall adopt the measures required to ensure that financial contributions paid by producers of single-use plastic products in fulfilment of their obligations deriving from producer responsibility are adjusted, in particular to take into account the durability, repairability, re-usability and recyclability of those products.
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall adopt the measures required to ensure that financial contributions paid by producers of fishing gear containing plastic in fulfilment of their obligations deriving from producer responsibility are adjusted, in particular to take into account the durability, repairability, re-usability and recyclability of such fishing gear. With regard to fishing nets, Member States shall assess whether to supplement the extended producer responsibility schemes with deposit-refund schemes adjusted so as to take into account the risk of accidental loss in the sea of nets placed on the market, or parts thereof.
Amendment 436 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Without prejudice to Directive 2008/98/EC, 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 alia:
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission, in consultation with Member States and in order to avoid distortions in the internal market, shall publish guidelines on the general minimum requirements for deposit-refund schemes.
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Passively fished waste 1. Member States shall adopt national plans to ensure that all ports where fishing vessels can be received are able to carry out the collection and subsequent treatment of passively fished waste collected during normal fishing operations with a view to encouraging the separate collection, re-use and recycling of such waste. 2. Such plans should be laid down in accordance with the guidelines set out in OSPAR Recommendation 2016/01 on the reduction of marine litter through the implementation of fishing for litter initiatives. 3. In addition to the resources made available by the EMFF, Member States may set up and maintain national funds to support the collection of waste that has been passively fished by fishing vessels. The funds may be used to ensure the functioning of fishing-for-litter initiatives, including the provision of dedicated on- board waste storage facilities, the monitoring of passively fished waste, education and promotion of voluntary participation in the initiative, costs of waste treatment and to cover the costs of personnel required for the functioning of such schemes. 4. Member States shall ensure that the data on the amounts of passively fished waste are aggregated and kept in regional or national databases for the purposes of monitoring and evaluation. Member States shall inform the Commission concerning the establishment of their national funds by 31 December [two years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive] and shall subsequently submit reports every two years concerning the activities financed under this Article.
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 10 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Member States shall adopt measures designed to notify consumers of the single-use plastic products listed in Part B of the Annex of the reasons for restrictions on placing them on the market before those restrictions enter into force.
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the impact on the sewer network of inappropriate waste disposal of those products.
Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that exports of waste materials to third countries do not add to plastic marine litter elsewhere.
Amendment 484 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) information on the plans and measures taken by Member States for the purposes of Article 4(1) and Article 8.
Amendment 489 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission mayshall adopt implementing acts laying down the format for the data set, information and data referred to in paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 16(2).
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point b
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 listed in Part A of the Annexreview the quantitative consumption reduction targets laid down in Article 4;
Amendment 510 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 521 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 7(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period five years from... [date of entry into force of this Directive].The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 7(2) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. 5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 7(2) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.”.
Amendment 526 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. The Commission shall verify that those provisions do not place any unjustified obstacles on the functioning of the single market.
Amendment 540 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – indent 2
Annex I – part A – indent 2
— Cups for beverages and their caps and lids
Amendment 546 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – indent 2 a (new)
Annex I – part A – indent 2 a (new)
-- Packets and wrappers made from flexible material containing food that is intended for immediate consumption from the packet or wrapper without any further preparation, such as crisps and sweets packets
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – indent 2 b (new)
Annex I – part A – indent 2 b (new)
-- Tobacco products with filters and filters marketed for use in combination with tobacco products
Amendment 552 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A – indent 2 c (new)
Annex I – part A – indent 2 c (new)
-- Wet wipes, i.e. pre-wetted personal care, domestic and industrial wipes
Amendment 555 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent -1 (new)
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 compostable under standard CEN 13432
Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 2
Annex I – part B – indent 2
— Cutlery (forks, knives, spoons, chopsticks) except in "closed loop for food-waste management" systems, where separate collection and recycling is ensured
Amendment 573 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 3
Annex I – part B – indent 3
— Plates except in "closed loop for food-waste management" systems, where separate collection and recycling is ensured
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 5
Annex I – part B – indent 5
— Beverage stirrers and sticks for holding foods such as ice creams or sweets
Amendment 594 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 6
Annex I – part B – indent 6
Amendment 634 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part D – indent 3 a (new)
Annex I – part D – indent 3 a (new)
-- Food containers, i.e. receptacles such as boxes, with or without a cover, used to contain food that is intended for immediate consumption from the receptacle either on-the-spot or take-away without any further preparation, such as food containers used for fast food, except beverage containers, plates and packets and wrappers containing food
Amendment 637 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part D – indent 3 a (new)
Annex I – part D – indent 3 a (new)
- Cutlery (forks, knives, spoons, chopsticks) used in "closed loop for food- waste management" systems, where separate collection and recycling is ensured
Amendment 639 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part D – indent 3 b (new)
Annex I – part D – indent 3 b (new)
Amendment 641 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part D – indent 3 e (new)
Annex I – part D – indent 3 e (new)
-- Tobacco products with filters and filters marketed for use in combination with tobacco products
Amendment 642 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part D – indent 3 b (new)
Annex I – part D – indent 3 b (new)
-- Packets and wrappers made from flexible material containing food that is intended for immediate consumption from the packet or wrapper without any further preparation, such as crisps and sweets packets
Amendment 643 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part D – indent 3 c (new)
Annex I – part D – indent 3 c (new)
-- Cups for beverages and their caps and lids
Amendment 644 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part D – indent 3 d (new)
Annex I – part D – indent 3 d (new)
-- Sticks to be attached to and to support balloons, except balloons for industrial or other professional uses and applications that are not distributed to consumers, including the mechanisms of such sticks
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part E – indent 2
Annex I – part E – indent 2
— Packets and wrappers made from flexible material containing food that is intended for immediate consumption from the packet or wrapper without any further preparation, such as crisps and sweets packets
Amendment 653 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part E – indent 4
Annex I – part E – indent 4
— Cups for beverages and their caps and lids
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part E – indent 8 b (new)
Annex I – part E – indent 8 b (new)
- Cutlery (forks, knives, spoons, chopsticks) used in "closed loop for food- waste management" systems, where separate collection and recycling is ensured
Amendment 660 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part E – indent 8 a (new)
Annex I – part E – indent 8 a (new)
- Plates used in "closed loop for food-waste management" systems, where separate collection and recycling is ensured
Amendment 667 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part E – indent 7 a (new)
Annex I – part E – indent 7 a (new)
-- Sticks to be attached to and to support balloons, except balloons for industrial or other professional uses and applications that are not distributed to consumers, including the mechanisms of such sticks
Amendment 668 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part E – indent 8
Annex I – part E – indent 8
— Lightweight plastic carrier bags as defined in Article 3(1c) of Directive 94/62/EC and very lightweight plastic carrier bags as defined in Article 3(1d) of Directive 94/62/EC compostable under standard CEN 13432
Amendment 697 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part G – indent 2
Annex I – part G – indent 2
— Packets and wrappers made from flexible material containing food that is intended for immediate consumption from the packet or wrapper without any further preparation, such as crisps and sweets packets
Amendment 699 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part G – indent 4
Annex I – part G – indent 4
— Cups for beverages and their caps and lids
Amendment 701 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part G – indent 4 a (new)
Annex I – part G – indent 4 a (new)
- Plates used in "closed loop for food-waste management" systems, where separate collection and recycling is ensured
Amendment 703 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part G – indent 4 b (new)
Annex I – part G – indent 4 b (new)
- Cutlery (forks, knives, spoons, chopsticks) used in "closed loop for food- waste management" systems, where separate collection and recycling is ensured
Amendment 708 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part G – indent 7 a (new)
Annex I – part G – indent 7 a (new)
-- Sticks to be attached to and to support balloons, except balloons for industrial or other professional uses and applications that are not distributed to consumers, including the mechanisms of such sticks
Amendment 709 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part G – indent 8
Annex I – part G – indent 8
— Lightweight plastic carrier bags as defined in Article 3(1c) of Directive 94/62/EC and very lightweight plastic carrier bags as defined in Article 3(1d) of Directive 94/62/EC compostable under standard CEN 13432