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Activities of Adam SZEJNFELD related to 2016/2272(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

A longer lifetime for products: benefits for consumers and companies (A8-0214/2017 - Pascal Durand) PL
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2272(INI)

Shadow reports (1)

REPORT on a longer lifetime for products: benefits for consumers and companies PDF (379 KB) DOC (80 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2016/2272(INI)
Documents: PDF(379 KB) DOC(80 KB)

Amendments (45)

Amendment 1 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18
— having regard to the BEUC report of 18 August 2015 entitled ‘Durable goods: More sustainable products, better consumer rights - Consumer expectations from the EU’s resource efficiency and circular economy agenda’,deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 2 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
— having regard to the European Consumer Centre’s summary of 18 April 2016 entitled ‘Planned obsolescence or by-products of consumer society’,deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 3 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22
— having regard to Austrian standard ONR 192102 entitled ‘Label of excellence for durable, repair-friendly designed electrical and electronic appliances’,deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 8 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas adiverse economic and business models coexist, including the usage-based economic model has emerged which can help to reduce the adverse environmental and social consequences of a model based largely on the ownership of goodsconsequences for the environment;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 12 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas jobs have been lost in many industrial sectors in Europe, and whereas there is a need, on the one hand, for some production to be relocated, and, on the other, to promote the repair sector in order to generate non-relocatable jobsthe European repair sector, mainly comprising micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, needs to be supported;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 19 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the second-hand market plays a role in the social and local economy and in integrating people in difficulty into the labour market;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 20 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas, in a Eurobarometer survey conducted in June 2014, 77 % of EU consumers said that they would prefer to be able to have their goods repaired, rather than being forcedtry to repair broken goods than to buy new ones;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 24 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the decline in consumer confidence in product quality is detrimental to European companies, and whereas the Commission's proposal to extend the period covered by the presumption of conformity of goods to 24 months is a step in the right directionquality products are in the interests of European consumers and businesses;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 26 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas consumers' right to choose in accordance with their various needs, expectations and preferences should be respected;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 31 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas there has been an increase in the number of national initiatives to remedy the problem of premature obsolescence of goods, and whereas there is a need to develop a common strategy for the single market;discussion concerning the premature obsolescence of goods,
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 35 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas the lifetime of digital media is crucial to the lifetime of electronic appliances, and whereas, given that software is becoming obsolete more and more quickly, electronic appliances need to be adaptable in order to stay competitive on the market;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 44 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to establish minimum resistance criteria for each product category from the design stage, by working in the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC) to lay down standards which cover product robustness, reparability, upgradeability, etc.;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 51 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that issues such as product durability, extended warranties, availability of spare parts, ease of repair and interchangeability of components should be part of a manufacturer's commercial offer in meeting the various needs, expectations and preferences of consumers, and are an important aspect of free market competition;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 52 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the eco-contribution to be geared to compliance with product lifetime extension criteria, in order to reward the efforts of the best manufacturers;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 56 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a European programme to support the work of companies developingon the Commission and the Member States to support producers of modular designs which are easy to dismantle and interchange;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 59 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
SystematisPromoting reparability
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 67 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
– by guaranteeing the right to use substitutes for original parts to repair all products, including motor vehicles,
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 74 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 3
-– by insistingpromoting the concept that parts which are essential to the functioning of the product arshould be replaceable, and by including the product’ssupporting reparability among itss one of the ‘key features’ of the product, if it is economically justified and beneficial to do so,
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 78 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 4
-– by extending the obligationncouraging manufacturers to provide maintenance and repair guides at the time of purchase, in particular for products for which maintenance is very important in order to extend their lifespan,
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 91 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Considers it crubeneficial to guaranteensure the availability of spare parts essential to the proper functioning of goods:
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 93 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
-– by guaranteeing access toproviding information about the availability of individual parts rather thand assemblies,
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 96 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
-– by obliging marketencouraging manufacturers to supply essential parts at a reasonable price and within a reasonable period of time, for a minimum period,spare parts, provided that, given the characteristics of the product, it is possible, reasonable and not excessively costly to do so, and does not hamper innovation;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 104 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
- by developing a clear and harmonised labelling system which provides information as to whether spare parts for goods are available or not, and for how long;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 108 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Member States to take fiscal measures to promote repairs and second-hand sales, and to develop repairs training;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 114 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that the option of going to an independent repairer should always be safeguarded, for example by banning technical or software-related scheme solutions which prevent repairs from being performed other than by approved firms or bodies;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 119 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for efforts to encourage the re-use of spare parts for the second-hand market, and stresses the importance of investing in 3D printing, in order to provide parts for professionals and consumers who wish to repair their own goods, and of encouraging the free dissemination of the catalogues for these parts;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 123 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
PromoOperating a usage-oriented economic model
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 125 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to focus on developing the functional economy and to conduct a study into the ways in which individual product families are fostering or holding back the developmentand the Member States, in view of the coexistence of diverse economic and business models – including the functional economy – to refrain from taking action that favours one over the others, which would lead to the distortion of competition ofn this economic modele open market;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 129 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States:
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 133 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 2
- to step up their efforts at regulatory simplification and implement a fiscal policy which promotes the development of the functional economy, via reduced VAT rates, tax credits or endowments which encourage the rental, exchange and borrowing of goods;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 140 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
11. UrgesCalls on the Member States to use their public policies to promote the functional economy, to ensure that the durability of products is taken into account in public procurement and to increase the re-use rate of equipment purchased by public authorities;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 146 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission, when promoting the circular economy, to stress the importance of product durability and also to provide financial incentivessupport for social and economic innovations supporting re-use, the usage economy and repairs;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 148 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages the Commission to view re-usable and reconditionable electrical and electronic devices or components not as waste, but as resources, in order to make it easier for them to be passed on to social enterprises and associations that can make use of such goods and their components which can still be put to good use;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 151 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Ensuring better information for consumersdeleted
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 152 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to improve product durability information via: -the promotion of a European label covering, in particular, the product’s durability, ecodesign features, upgradeability in line with technical progress and reparability, -mandatory labelling to indicate a product’s expected useful life, on the basis of standardised criteria set by selected stakeholders, -the creation of a usage meter for the most relevant consumer products, in particular large electrical appliances, -an assessment of the impact of aligning lifespan labelling with the duration of the legal guarantee;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 173 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for local and regional authorities, companies and associations to be given help in conducting consumer awareness campaigns on extending the lifespans of products, in particular involving the provision of advice on maintenance, repair, re-use, etc.;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 180 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for a definition to be drawn up of planned obsolescence, for hardware and software, sDraws attention to the concern growing among consumers as a result of emerging suspicions that some manufacturers may be deliberately building technical features into thateir products whose lifespan is deliberately shortened can be banned; calls, in that connection, for better legal protection for ‘whistle- blowto shorten their lifetimes; calls on the Commission to look closely into this matter and, if wrongdoing is found to have occurred, to take steps to put an end to any such practices that could damage the interests of consumers’;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 189 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 1
-– by maintaining the 24-month legal guarantee as a minimum threshold, whilst leaving Member States free to lay down more protective national provisions,harmonising consumer protection rules in order to reduce disparities between Member States and thereby to increase consumer confidence in such rules within the single market and make it easier for businesses, in particular SMEs, to sell their goods throughout the EU;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 194 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 2
- by extending the legal guarantee of conformity beyond the current two-year minimum for families of energy-using products on the basis of the product life cycle study carried out as part of the ecodesign process, and introducing a minimum period of five years for large household appliances and movable fixed assets gradually, so that companies can comply,deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 207 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls foron the implementation of a complaints mechanism at European level for cases in which the right to a guarantee is not implemented, in order to facilitate the monitoring of the application of European standards by the relevant authoritiCommission and the Member States to make greater efforts to encourage consumers to make use of out- of-court dispute settlement procedures, in particular online and alternative procedures;
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 208 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7
Protecting consumers against software obsolescencedeleted
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 210 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Expects standards to be laid down for a minimum lifespan for software, and calls for greater transparency regarding the upgradeability of equipment;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 215 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Proposes the definition of a reasonable period of use during which the provision of security updates on operating systems is mandatory;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 220 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for the introduction of an eco-contribution penalty in cases where software updates essential to the operation of a device are not provided, and calls for these updates to be reversible and accompanied by information on the consequences for the operation of the device;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 224 #
Adam SZEJNFELD
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the replaceability of parts, including the processor, to be encouraged by means of standardisation, so that products can be kept up to date;deleted
2017/02/15
Committee: IMCO
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