22 Amendments of Eugen FREUND related to 2015/0149(COD)
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Energy efficiency labelling allows consumers to make informed choices with regard to energy consumption of products and thereby promotesmakes a significant contribution to reducing energy bills while at the same time promoting innovation.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is appropriate to replace Directive 2010/30/EU by a Regulation which maintains the same scope, but modifies and enhances some of its provisions in order to clarify and update their content taking into account the rapid technological progress for energy efficiency in products achieved over recent years. A Regulation is the appropriate legal instrument as it imposes clear and detailed rules which do not give room for divergent transposition by Member States and ensures thus a higher degree of harmonisation across the Union. A harmonised regulatory framework at Union rather than at Member State level brings down costs for manufacturers and ensures a level playing field. Harmonisation across the Union ensures the free movement of goods across the Single Market.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Improving the efficiency of energy- related products through informed consumer choice benefits the Union economy overall, drives innovation and willreduces energy demand thereby contributing to energy security, allows consumers to save money on their energy bills, incentivises research and innovation, thereby giving competitive advantage to industries which develop and produce the most energy efficient products. It also contributes to the achievement of the Union's 2020 and 2030 energy efficiency targets. It will also allow consumers to save money.
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The conclusions of the European Council of 23 and 24 October 2014 set an indicative target at Union level of at least 27% for improving energy efficiency in 2030 compared to projections of future energy consumption. This target will be reviewed by 2020 having in mind an Union level of 30%. They European Parliament has repeatedly called for a binding energy efficiency target of 40 %, most recently in its resolution on the Energy Union strategy of 15 December 2015. The European Council also set a binding EU target of at least 40% domestic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990, including a 30% reduction of emissions in non-ETS sectors.
Amendment 213 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The provision of accurate, relevant and comparable information on the specific energy consumption of energy-related products facilitates the customer's choice in favour of those products which consume less energy and other essential resources during use. A standardised mandatory label is an effective mean to provide potential customers with comparable information on the energy consumption of energy-related products. It should be supplemented with a product information sheet. The label should be easily recognisable, simpeasily understandable and concise. To this end the existing dark green to red colour scale of the label should be retained as the basis to inform customers about the energy efficiency of products. A classification using letters from A to G has shown to be most effective for customers. In situations where because of ecodesign measures under Directive 2009/125/EC products can no longer fall into classes 'F' orand 'G', those classes should not be showremain on the label. For exceptiona in order to keep a unified label scases this should also be extended to thele for all product groups in place. Product groups with unpopulated 'DF' and 'EG' classes, although this situation is unlikely to occur given that the label would be rescaled once a majority of product models falls into the top two classes should be rescaled within 3 years of the 'F' class being unpopulated.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Manufacturers respond to the energy label by creating ever more efficient products. This technological development leads to products populating mainly the highest classes of the energy label. Further product differentiation may be necessary to allow customers a proper comparison, leading to the need to rescale labels. For the frequency of such rescaling a timescale of approximatelymaximum ten years would be appropriate, taking into account the need to avoid over burdening manufacturers. This Regulation should therefore lay down detailed arrangements for rescaling in order to maximise legal certainty for suppliers and dealers. A newly rescaled label should have two empty top classes to encourage technological progress and enable ever more efficient products to be developed and recognised. When a label is rescaled, confusion to customers should be avoided by adequate consumer information campaigns and by replacing all energy labels on display within a short timeframe of 3weeks.
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to set up a powerful tool for consumers to engage with the energy label, to facilitate the monitoring of compliance and to provide up-to-date market data for the regulatory process on revisions of product-specific labels and information sheets, suppliers should electronically provide their product compliance information electronically in a database established by the Commission. The name or trademark of the supplier, model identifier, including of all equivalent models, the label, the class(es) and other parameters on the label and the product information shouldeet shall be made publicly available on the public interface of the product database to provide information for custoonsumers and to allow for alternative ways for dealers to receive labels. Market surveillance authorities should have access to the information in the databaseAdditional technical documentation relevant to the energy efficiency of a product, including test reports or similar technical evidence enabling compliance with all requirements in the applicable delegated act to be assessed, name and address of the supplier and the contact details of a representative of the supplier shall be made available by suppliers on the compliance interface of the product database both to market surveillance authorities and to the European Commission.
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The public interface of the database should develop into a useful tool in order to enable consumers to easily find and compare selected information of any energy-related product allowing them to identify and choose the most energy efficient products. The information available should be searchable, downloadable and allow for easy filtering by separated variables. The data should be available through open standards for the use of third party developers of applications which could help improve product comparison sites.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to promote energy efficiency, climate mitigation and environmental protection, Member States should be able to create incentives for the use of energy efficient products. Member States are free to decide on the nature of such incentives, provided that they are accessible to and focused to a significant extent on low- income households, thereby mitigating energy poverty. Such incentives should comply with Union State aid rules and should not constitute unjustifiable market barriers. This Regulation does not prejudice the outcome of any future State aid procedure that may be undertaken in accordance with Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in respect of such incentives.
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) EThe absolute energy consumption and other information concerning the products covered by product-specific requirements under this Regulation should be measured by using reliable, accurate and reproducible methods that take into account the generally recognised state-of- the-art measurements and calculation methods. Measurement and calculation methods should be realistic and as close as possible to the real-life usage of a given product. The energy efficiency class should not be based on the most energy efficient setting or eco-mode, where this is not likely to reflect average consumer behaviour. Tolerance values and optional testing parameters should be established in such a way that they do not lead to significant variations of efficiency gains that might possibly alter the energy efficiency class of a product. It is in the interests of the functioning of the internal market to have standards which have been harmonised at Union level. In the absence of published standards at the time of application of product-specific requirements the Commission should publish in the Official Journal of the European Union transitional measurement and calculation methods in relation to those product-specific requirements. Once a reference to such a standard has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union compliance with it should provide a presumption of conformity with measurement methods for those product- specific requirements adopted on the basis of this Regulation.
Amendment 301 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to establish product-specific labels and information sheets and operational as well as technical details relating to the product database, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 on the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level and with the Consultation Forum.
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘Label’ means a printed or digital graphic diagram including a classification using letters from A to G, each class corresponding to significant energy savings, in seven different colours from dark green to red in order to show consumption of energy;
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
(20) 'Supplementary information' means information on the functional and environmental performance of an energy- related product, such as its absolute energy consumption or durability, which is based on data that are measurable by market surveillance authorities, is unambiguouseasily understandable and has no significant negative impact on the clear intelligibility and effectiveness of the label as a whole towards customers.
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 b (new)
(20b) Product database refers to an online platform consisting of a public interface and a compliance interface. The public interface is a consumer information website allowing consumers to easily find and compare selected information on the energy label of an energy-related product. The compliance interface is an online platform supporting the surveillance activities of national market surveillance authorities. The compliance interface is only fully accessible to market surveillance authorities and to the Commission, whereas suppliers should only be able to upload the documents they are required to provide under the requirements of this Regulation without accessing any other content of the platform.
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the methods they use in (c) to calculate the energy efficiency class shall be based on running conditions as close as possible to normal real-life usage of a given product. Such calculation shall not be based on the most energy efficient setting or eco-mode, where this is not likely to reflect average consumer behaviour. Suppliers shall not use tolerance values and optional testing parameters in such a way that they lead to significant variations of efficiency gains that might possibly alter the energy efficiency class of a product.
Amendment 452 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Where Member States provide any incentives for an energy-related product covered by this Regulation and specified in a delegated act, these shall aim at the highest two classes of energy efficiency laid down in the applicable delegated act, providing a higher incentive for the highest energy efficiency class. Such incentives shall be accessible to low- income households and Member States shall establish criteria to ensure a significant part of any financial incentives are targeted on these low-income households.
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. When conducting physical product tests, Member States' authorities shall use reliable, accurate and reproducible measurement procedures, which take into account the generally recognised state-of- the-art measurement methods.
Amendment 495 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In case of proven non-compliance of the energy-related product with the requirements laid down in this Regulation, consumers shall have the right to return the energy-related product to the dealer free-of-charge and receive a full refund of the original purchase price. Suppliers shall be financially responsible for these refunds.
Amendment 542 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall ensure that any rescaled label is visually different from the old label and that consumers can instantly recognise rescaled labels as new labels.
Amendment 642 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) where appropriate, the use of other resources and easily understandable supplementary information concerning energy related products, in which case the label shall emphasise the absolute energy efficiency of the product;
Amendment 662 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point m
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point m
(m) the format of any additional references on the label, including a website address, a Quick Response (QR) code, a link on online labels or any other appropriate consumer-oriented means, allowing customers to access through electronic means more detailed information on the product performance included in the product information sheet;
Amendment 684 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – point a
Annex I – part 2 – point a
(a) the technical documentation specified in the applicable delegated actrelevant for the energy efficiency;