BETA

34 Amendments of Johan VAN OVERTVELDT related to 2020/0353(COD)

Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114 and Article 192 (1) thereof,
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 4
— is neither an electric vehicle battery, nor a light electric vehicle battery nor an automotive battery;
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 4 a (new)
- including toys equipped with a battery as specified in the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC (TSD).
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘light means of transport’ means wheeled vehicles that have an electric motor of less than 750 watts, on which travellers are seated when the vehicle is moving and that can be powered by the electric motor alone or by a combination of motor and human power battery’ means any battery in wheeled vehicles that can be powered by the electric motor alone or by a combination of motor and human power, including vehicles of type- approved categories provided for in Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 and with a weight below 25 kg;
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘electric vehicle battery’ means any battery specifically designed to provide traction to hybrid and electric vehicles for road transport; a vehicle of category L as provided for in Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 and with a weight above 25 kg, or to a vehicle of categories M, N or O as provided for in Directive 2007/46/EC;
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26 a (new)
(26 a) 'preparing for repurposing' means any operation by which parts of or a complete waste battery is prepared so that it can be used for a different purpose or application than that which the battery was originally designed for;
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
CarbonProduct environmental footprint of electric vehicle batteries and rechargeable industrial batteries
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Electric vehicle batteries and rechargeable industrial batteries with internal storage and a capacity above 2 kWh shall be accompanied by technical documentation that includes, for each battery model and batch per manufacturing plant, a carbonproduct environmental footprint declaration drawn up in accordance with the delegated act referred to in the second sub-paragraph and containing, at least, the following information:
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) a delegated act in accordance with Article 73 to supplement this Regulation by establishing the methodology to calculate the total carbonproduct environmental footprint of the battery referred to in point (d), in accordance with the essential elements set out in Annex II;
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) an implementing act establishing the format for the carbonproduct environmental footprint declaration referred to in the first subparagraph. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 74(3).
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Electric vehicle batteries and rechargeable industrial batteries with internal storage and a capacity above 2 kWh shall bear a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible label indicating the carbonproduct environmental footprint performance class that the individual battery corresponds to.
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The carbonproduct environmental footprint performance class requirements in the first subparagraph shall apply as of 1 January 2026 for electric vehicle batteries and for rechargeable industrial batteries.
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point a
(a) a delegated act in accordance with Article 73 to supplement this Regulation by establishing the carbonproduct environmental footprint performance classes referred to in the first subparagraph. In preparing that delegated act, the Commission shall take into account the relevant essential elements set out in Annex II;
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) an implementing act establishing the formats for the labelling referred to in the first subparagraph and the format for the declaration on the carbonproduct environmental footprint performance class referred to in the second subparagraph. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 74(3).
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 175 #
3. Electric vehicle batteries and rechargeable industrial batteries with internal storage and a capacity above 2 kWh shall, for each battery model and batch per manufacturing plant, be accompanied by technical documentation demonstrating that the declared life cycle carbonproduct environmental footprint value, is below the maximum threshold established in the delegated act adopted by the Commission pursuant to the third subparagraph.
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The requirement for a maximum life cycle carbonproduct environmental footprint threshold in the first subparagraph shall apply as of 1 July 2027 for electric vehicle batteries and for rechargeable industrial batteries.
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall, no later than 1 July 2026, adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 73 to supplement this Regulation by determining the maximum life cycle carbonproduct environmental footprint threshold referred to in the first subparagraph. In preparing that delegated act, the Commission shall take into account the relevant essential elements set out in Annex II.
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The introduction of a maximum life cycle carbonproduct environmental footprint threshold shall trigger, if necessary, a reclassification of the carbonproduct environmental footprint performance classes of the batteries referred to in paragraph 2.
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the functioning of the battery is only possible when the battery is integrated into the structure of the appliance.deleted
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The operator carrying out repurposing or remanufacturing operations of batteries shall be obliged to register for repurposed or remanufactured batteries that he makes available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State. He shall to that end submit an application in the Member States where he makes repurposed or remanufactured batteries available for the first time.
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Producers of batteries shall have extended producer responsibility for batteries that they make available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State, to ensure the attainment ofcompliance with the wWaste management obligations set out in this Chapter. This responsibility shall include the obligation to:Directive (EU) 2018/851, notably Articles 8 and 8a thereof.
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 324 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) organise the separate collection of waste batteries in accordance with Article 48 and Article 49 and the subsequent transport, preparation for repurposing and remanufacturing, treatment and recycling of waste batteries, including the necessary safety measures, in accordance with Article 56;deleted
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) report on obligations relating to batteries made available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State in accordance with Article 61;deleted
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) promote the separate collection of batteries, including by covering the costs of carrying out surveys to identify batteries discarded inappropriately by end-users in accordance with Article 48(1);deleted
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) provide information including end-of-life information about batteries in accordance with Article 60;deleted
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) finance the activities referred to in points (a) to (d).deleted
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. PA producer or a producer responsibility organisations shall apply for an authorisation from the competent authority. The authorisation shall be granted only where it is demonstrated that the measures put in place by the producer responsibility organisation are sufficient to meet the obligations set out in this Article with regard to the amount of batteries made available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State by the producers on whose behalf it acts. The competent authority shall in regular intervals, verify whether the conditions for the authorisation laid down in paragraphs 1, 3, 4 and 5 continue to be met. The competent authorities shall fix the details of the authorisation procedure and the modalities for verifying compliance, including the information to be provided by the producers or a producer responsibility organisation to that end.
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 7
7. In order to demonstrate compliance with paragraph 3(a), producers or, where appointed in accordance with paragraph 2, producer responsibility organisations acting on their behalf, shall provide a guarantee which may take the form of a recycling insurance or a blocked bank account, or participation by the producer in a producer responsibility organisation. The Commission shall, by 31 December 2023, adopt an implementing act in order to establish detailed rules regarding the scope and the calculation of the guarantee.
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. The operator carrying out repurposing or remanufacturing operations of batteries shall have extended producer responsibility for repurposed or remanufactured batteries that he makes available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State to ensure the attainment of the waste management obligations set out in this Chapter.
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 13
13. Articles 8 and 8a of Directive 2008/98/EC shall not apply to batteries.deleted
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 12
12. Every five years the Member States shall carry out a compositional survey at least at NUTS 2 level of collected mixed municipal waste and waste electric and electronic equipment streams to determine the share of waste portable batteries therein. The first survey shall be carried out by 31 December 2023. On the basis of the information obtained, the competent authorities may require, when granting or reviewing an authorisation under paragraphs 6 and 10 that the producers of portable batteries or producer responsibility organisations take corrective action to increase their network of connected collection points and carry out information campaigns in accordance with Article 60(1) in proportion to the share of waste portable batteries in mixed municipal waste and waste electric and electronic equipment streams detected in the survey.
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – title
59 Requirements related to the repurposing and remanufacturing of light means of transport batteries, industrial batteries and electric-vehicle batteries
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Part A – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
6 a. weight of the battery;
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XII – Part A – point 4 a (new)
4 a. Mercury shall be separated during treatment and recycling into an identifiable stream, which is given a safe destination and can not cause adverse effects on humans or the environment.
2021/09/09
Committee: TRAN