11 Amendments of Krzysztof HETMAN related to 2021/2040(INI)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes, however, that inconsistencies that call for a revision of the TSD remain and therefore asks the Commission to foresee an exhaustive impact assessment in order to check if and how these inconsistencies could be addressed;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that spreading out requirements across several pieces of legislation, and providing for different limit values, can be is burdensome and can in some caseseven necessitate duplicate the measuring of substances, as in the case of migration and content limit values; calls on the Commission, therefore, to consider consolidating all applicable limits for toys in one piece of legislation in order to streamline conformity assessment and make it more easy and less burdensome to comply with the requirements;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that the derogation from the prohibition of chemicals that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (CMRs) set out in the TSD allows for the presence of those chemicals in concentrations that arppear to be too high to ensure the protection of children; calls on the Commission to urgently to substantially reduce the generic limits for derogated CMRs in the TSD; insists that, in line with the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, the possibility toconduct an impact assessment in order to analyse if the derogateion from the rules on the presence of CMRs in parts of the toy that are inaccessibleinaccessibility of CMRs to the child should be deleted;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that lower limit values for chemicals such as nitrosamines and nitrosatable substances set out at national level compared to those established in the TSD create inconsistencies, even when justified by the Commission; notes, however, that all EU children should enjoy the same high level of protection; acknowledges that this limit value cannot be amended by an implementing act but would require a legislative procedure; calls on the Commission, therefore, to adapt the limit valueconduct an exhaustive impact assessment before its revision of the TSD analysing, if the limit value needs to be adapted to the strictest value in force at national level in a revision of the TSD;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is concerned that the stricter provisions for chemicals in toys intended for children aged under 36 months do not take into account the fact that older children remain vulnerable to dangerous substances; notes that this distinction can result in manufacturers circumventing the provisions by indicating that the toy is intended for children above 36 months even when it is clearly not the case; stresses that several stakeholders and Member States have indicated thatcalls on the Commission, therefore, to analyse this distinction is clearly inadequate and asked for it to be eliminated; calls on the Commission, therefore, to do so in itssue within the impact assessment to the revision of the TSD;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to step up coordination of their market surveillance activities; Underlines that an efficient market surveillance is essential in order to detect unsafe toys and calls therefore on the Member States to increase the resources, provide modern equipment to and properly staff their market surveillance authorities and custom authorities and to step up coordination and cooperation among them, including at cross-border level, so that a swift transfer of information on unsafe toys can be enabled;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that online marketplaces should take additional steps tocan play a tremendous role in limiting the circulation of unsafe toys and therefore they should be obliged to take more responsibility in ensureing the safety and compliance of toys sold on their platforms by consulting the Safety Gate (RAPEX) system before placing a toy on their platform, removing toys identified as unsafe by the Safety Gate (RAPEX) immediately, taking measures to stop them from reappearing and cooperating effectively with the market surveillance authorities; insists in the strongest terms, in this sense, that it is fundamental to ensure consistency between different instruments such as the Digital Services Act and the future legislative act revising the GPSD when it comes to the responsibility of online marketplaces, under the principle ‘what is illegal offline is illegal online’;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Urges the Commission to require online marketplaces to introduce a link to the Safety Gate (RAPEX) on their websites so as to raise awareness about this platform and to modernise the Safety Gate (RAPEX) system in order to also allow better and quicker identification of unsafe toys by the online marketplaces;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Considers it essential to provide for a broader scope for amendments in the future revision, includinghat the Commission effects a solid impact assessment to analyse if and how mechanical and physical requirements in particular for children under 36 months, limit values for nitrosamines, labelling provisions for allergenic fragrances and CMRs could be inserted in the future revision of the TSD;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to introduce mandatory labelling for toys, providing the consumer at the time of purchase with clear, easily understandable and comparable information on a toy’s estimated lifetime, the extent to which it is reparable and the availability of spare parts, including, where relevant, the availability of the necessary software, and setting out options for repairanalyse whether the durability and reparability of toys can influence their safety;