7 Amendments of Luke Ming FLANAGAN related to 2015/0272(COD)
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a directive
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 17 October 2013,
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) In its opinion of 17 October 2013, entitled "Towards more sustainable consumption: industrial product lifetimes and restoring trust through consumer information", the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) put forward various recommendations for tackling planned obsolescence. In particular, the EESC states that it would like to see a total ban on products with built-in defects designed to end the product's life and advocates providing information to consumers on a product's estimated life expectancy or number of use cycles so that consumers can make informed purchasing decisions.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) Planned obsolescence means designing products with built-in defects which are intended to end prematurely the product's life. It consists of manufacturing products in such a way that those products will have a shorter lifespan, if necessary by designing them to run only for a limited number of operations, and therefore ensure a minimum renewal rate for those products. Planned obsolescence includes indirect obsolescence which results from the components necessary to repair the product being unobtainable or from the product being impossible to repair, as well as incompatibility obsolescence which, in the case of computerised products, occurs when software no longer works or no longer works effectively once the operating system has been updated. Planned obsolescence leads to a waste of resources, contributes to consumer indebtedness and, through increased pollution, is capable of having an adverse effect on public health.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 c (new)
Recital 2 c (new)
(2c) Consumers should be able to make informed purchasing decisions. That is why producers should be required to provide information to consumers on the products' estimated life expectancy or the number of use cycles that the products are expected to last. Member States should monitor the accuracy of the information given to consumers.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point - 1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point - 1 (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
(-1) In Article 11, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "The provisions set out in the first paragraph shall not apply where, for duly justified safety, performance, medical or data integrity reasons, continuity of power supply is necessary and a permanent connection between the appliance and the battery or accumulator is required."
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 16 b (new)
Article 16 b (new)