Activities of Maria SPYRAKI related to 2021/0367(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Shipments of waste (debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation lays down measures to protect the environment and human health by preventing or reducing the adverse impacts which may result from the shipment of waste and enhancing circular economy. It establishes procedures and control regimes for the shipment of waste, depending on the origin, destination and route of the shipment, the type of waste shipped and the type of treatment to be applied to the waste at its destination.
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to exports of waste, listed under paragraph 1 of this Article that has been obtained from recovery operations consisting of mechanical treatment and that meets quality specifications set by the industry or by relevant European standards, destined for recovery to a country included in the list of countries established in accordance with Article 38 for the waste specified in that list.
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. In cases where the export of waste from the Union to a country to which the OECD Decision applies has considerably increasedincreased by more than 100% within a short period of timeone year, and there is insufficient evidence available demonstrating that the country concerned has the ability to recover this waste in an environmentally sound manner as referred to in Article 56, the Commission shall request the competent authorities of the country concerned to provide, within 60 days, information on the conditions under which the waste in question is recovered and the ability of the country concerned to manage the waste in question. The Commission may grant an extension of this time limit if the country concerned makes a reasoned request for an extension thereof.
Amendment 441 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Where an international agreement between the Union and one or more third countries to which the OECD Decision applies recognises that waste will be managed in environmentally sound manner in the third countries concerned, paragraph 4 of this Article shall not apply. For the conclusion of international agreements referred to above, the Recommendation of the Council on OECD Legal Instruments on Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) of Waste shall serve as a baseline. The Commission shall undertake all necessary efforts for the establishment of international agreements referred to in this paragraph before the end of the transition period for this Article mentioned in Article 82 of this Regulation. In case no international agreement has been concluded by the end of the transition period mentioned in Article 82, the transition period for this Article shall be prolonged by additional two years.
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2
Article 43 – paragraph 2
2. In order to fulfil the obligation referred to in paragraph 1, a natural or legal person intending to export waste from the Union shall ensure that the facilities which will manage the waste in the country of destination have been subject to an audit by an independent and accredited third party with appropriate qualifications according to national legislation.
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 5
Article 43 – paragraph 5
5. A natural or legal person that has commissioned or carried out an audit for a given facility in accordance with paragraph 2 shall ensure that such audit be made available to other natural or legal person intending to export waste to the facility in question, under fair commercial conditions. When making such information publicly available, the disclosure of confidential business information shall be prevented and personal data protected in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).
Amendment 583 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex X – point 1 – point f
Annex X – point 1 – point f
(f) it establishes and is able to provide records of its waste management and waste shipment activities for the last five years, or, where constructed less than five years prior to the audit, it establishes and is able to provide records of its waste management and waste shipment activities for the time operating;