9 Amendments of Marco ZULLO related to 2016/2272(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas jobs have been lost in many industrial sectors in Europe, and whereas there is a need, on the one hand, for some production to be relocated, and, on the other, to promote the repair sector in order to generate non-relocatable jobsprofessionalism and skills that cannot be relocated and that add substantial value to the local social and economic fabric;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 1
Paragraph 4 – indent 1
- by urging that priority be given to repairing goods which are still under guarantee, except where the repair is not expedient or would come at a proven additional cost, and using construction techniques and materials that make the repair of the item or the replacement of its components easier and less expensive;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
- by obliging marketers to supply essential parts at a reasonable price and within a reasonable period of time, for a minimum period,guarantee an appropriate technical service for the consumer goods they manufacture or import and to supply essential parts at an appropriate price that is proportionate to the value of those goods, within a reasonable period of time, for a minimum period equivalent to at least the expected lifespan of the product;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Member States to use their public policies to promote the functional economy, to ensure that the durability of products is taken into account in public procurement and to increase the re-use rate of equipment purchased by public authorities, as well as to apply by 2030 the principle of extended producer responsibility, which would ensure that the components used in production cycles are used intensively;
Amendment 182 #
16. Calls for a definition to be drawn up of planned obsolescence, for hardware and software, so that producters who use lifespan is deliberately shortened can be banndesign techniques to reduce the potential useful life of a product can be banned and punished; calls, in that connection, for better legal protection for ‘whistle-blowers’;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – introductory part
Paragraph 17 – introductory part
17. Calls on the Commission to implement legislative initiatives and measures to improve consumer confidence:
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – indent 1
Paragraph 17 – indent 1
- by maintainingtakes the view that the 24-month legal guarantee as established in the proposal for a directive COM/2015/063 on certain aspects concerning contracts for the online and other distance sales of goods should be a minimum threshold, whilst leaving Member States free to lay down more protective national provisions,;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Expects standards to be laid down for a minimum lifespan for softhardware, and calls for greater transparency regarding the upgradeability ofthe functionality of which must not be jeopardised where it cannot support software upgrading and, where equipment is upgraded, calls for it to be clearly explained whether the upgrade is compatible with the software version installed in the equipment;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20