Activities of Massimiliano SALINI related to 2022/0396(COD)
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Packaging and packaging waste (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC
Amendments (195)
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In line with the Green Deal33, the new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP)34commits to reinforcing the essential requirements for packaging in view of making all packaging reusable or recyclable by 2030, and to consider other measures to reduce (over)packaging and packaging waste, drive design for re-use and recyclability of packaging, reduce the complexity of packaging materials and introduce requirements for recycled content in plastic packaging. The new CEAP also commits to reduce food waste and encourages circular approaches to the use of water.It commits the Commission to assess the feasibility of Union-wide labelling that facilitates the correct separation of packaging waste at source. _________________ 33 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM%3A2019%3 A640%3AFIN 34 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=COM:2020:98:FIN &WT.mc_id=Twitter
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Plastic is a widely used material for the packaging of agri-food products, as it ensures their safety while keeping their quality and conformity throughout the supply chain, including transport, as well as contributing to increasing the shelf life of fresh and highly perishable products. Most non-plastic food contact materials are not currently covered by specific European legislation and recycling technologies currently available do not always guarantee a high quality recycled plastic. For this reason, any initiative aimed at substituting single-use packaging, including plastic products, in the food sector, should be done in a technically and economically feasible way. Chemical recycling constitutes a complementary option to mechanical recycling to achieve the targets set in this Regulation, especially for plastic packaging in contact with food.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The European Parliament’s Resolution of 10 February 2021 on the New Circular Economy Action Plan39reiterated the objective of making all packaging reusable or recyclable in an economically viable way by 2030 and called on the Commission to present a legislative proposal including waste reduction measures and targets and ambitious essential requirements in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive to reduce excessive packaging, including in e-commerce, improve recyclability and minimise the complexity of packaging, increase recycled content, phase out hazardous and harmful substances, and promote re-use. At the same time, it underlined the need to comply with food hygiene and food safety standards. _________________ 39 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2021-0040_EN.html
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In its resolution of 15 September 2022 on the consequences of drought, fire, and other extreme weather phenomena: increasing the EU’s efforts to fight climate change, the European Parliament stressed how water is an increasingly valuable yet scarce resource and underlined the importance of sustainable water management for guaranteeing food security, calling on the Commission to refrain from proposing further EU legislation that endangers or risks endangering EU food security. In light of its scarcity, the use of water should be prioritised in sectors where it is essential, such as agriculture.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) An item, which is an integral part of a product and is necessary to contain, support or preserve that product throughout its lifetime and where all elements are intended to be used, consumed or disposed of together, should not be considered as being packaging given that its functionality is intrinsically linked to it being part of the product. However, in light of the disposal behaviour of consumers regardingefforts to establish appropriate recycling and composing streams, tea and coffee bags as well as coffee or tea system single-serve units, which in practice are disposed of together with the product residue leading to the contamination of compostable and recycling streams, those specific items, should be treated as packaging. This is in line with the objective to increase the separate collection of bio-waste, as required by Article 22 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council41. Furthermore, to ensure coherence regarding end-of-life financial and operational obligations, also all coffee or tea system single-serve units necessary to contain coffee or tea should be treated as packaging. _________________ 41 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In line with the waste hierarchy set out in Article 4(21) of Directive 2008/98/EC, and with the requirement set in paragraph 2 of Article 4 of the same Directive, which foresees that specific waste streams may depart from the hierarchy where this is in line with life- cycle thinking to deliver the best overall environmental outcome, the measures provided for under this Regulation aim at reducing the amount of packaging placed on the market in terms of its volume and weight, and preventing the generation of packaging waste, especially through packaging minimisation, avoiding packaging where it is not needed, and increased re-use of packagingand recycling of packaging while delivering the best environmental outcome. In addition, the measures aim at increasing the use of recycled content in packaging, especially in plastic packaging where the uptake of recycled content is very low, as well as higher recycling rates for all packaging and high quality of the resulting secondary raw materials while reducing other forms of recovery and final disposal.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) It is estimated that 88 million tonnes of food waste are generated in the Union each year and over 50 % of food waste is estimated to come from households and consumers. Packaging can play an important role in reducing food waste as it preserves essential elements of food, so that its composition and organoleptic properties are not compromised, it ensures food protection from mechanical damage and physical shocks, and it is an effective barrier against microbiological degradation, oxygen or loss of aromas, therefore increasing the shelf life of agri-food products. Packaging for fresh vegetables and fruit can ensure that consumers have access to fresh, healthy products that last longer, therefore encouraging their consumption and healthy eating habits. According to the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA), food packaging protects food from microorganisms and makes it easier to store and to prolong the shelf life of food. Packaging and other articles such as containers also improve hygiene and make it more convenient for people to buy, sell and handle food. Any initiative to reduce the amount of packaging placed on the market and packaging waste should not outweigh the Union's ambitions of food waste reduction and carefully consider the food safety of the products concerned.
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Designing packaging with the objective of its recycling, once it becomes packaging waste, is one the most efficient measures to improve the packaging circularity and raise packaging recycling rates and the use of recycled content in packaging, while assuring marketing and consumer acceptance and preserving all its functions. Packaging design for recycling criteria have been established for a number of packaging formats under voluntary industry schemes or by some Member States for the purpose of the modulation of extended producer responsibility fees. In order to prevent barriers to the internal market and provide industry with a level playing field, and with the objective to promote the sustainability of packaging assuring marketing and consumer acceptance and preserving all its functions, it is important to set mandatory requirements regarding the recyclability of packaging, by harmonising the criteria and the methodology for assessing packaging recyclability based on a design for recycling methodology at the Union level. In order to meet the objective set out in the CEAP that, by 2030, all packaging should be recyclable or reusable, in an economically viable manner, packaging recyclability performance grades should be established based on design for recycling criteria for packaging categories as listed in Annex II. However, packaging should comply with them only as of 1 January 2030 in order to give sufficient time to the economic operators to adapt.
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) Careful consideration should be given to situations when the packaging's technical and qualitative characteristics conflict with total recyclability when determining the design for recycling criteria. The product's performance and its effects on the environment, particularly in terms of hygiene, healthiness and food safety, must then be carefully considered.
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) As design for recycling assessment in itself does not ensure that packaging is recycled in practice, it is necessary to establish a uniform methodology and criteria for assessing the recyclability of packaging in practice based on the state-of- the-art separate collection, sorting and recycling processes and infrastructure actually available in the Union. Related reporting from Member States and, where relevant, economic operators should support establishing the recyclability “at scale” thresholds and update, on this basis, the recyclability performance grades with respect to the specific packaging materials and categories, preserving the added value conveyed to the final consumer with the packaging.
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to establish harmonised rules on packaging design to ensure its recyclability while ensuring packaging performs all its functions and assuring marketing and consumer acceptance, the power to adopt delegated acts should be delegated to the Commission to set out detailed criteria for packaging design for recycling per packaging materials and categories, as well as for the assessment of the packaging recyclability at scale including for categories of packaging not listed in this Regulation. These criteria shall not conflict with the quality requirements and technical functionality that the packaging shall ensure. In order to give economic operators and Member States sufficient time to collect and report the necessary data to establish the “at scale” recycling methodology, the manufacturers should ensure that packaging is recycled at scale as of 2035. That should ensure that packaging complies with the design for recycling criteria, and is also recycled in practice on the basis of the state of the art processes for separate collection, sorting and recycling.
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Some Member States are taking action to encourage recyclability of packaging through modulation of extended producer responsibility fees; such initiatives taken at the national level may create regulatory uncertainty for the economic operators, in particular where they supply packaging in several Member States. At the same time, modulation of extended producer responsibility fees is an effective economic instrument to incentivise more sustainable packaging design leading to better recyclable packaging while improving the functioning of the internal market. It is therefore necessary to harmonise criteria for the modulation of extended producer responsibility fees based on the recyclability performance grade obtained through recyclability assessment, while not setting the actual amounts of such fees, and to ensure that such fees are earmarked to finance the net cost of collection, sorting and recycling of packaging. As the criteria should be related to the criteria on packaging recyclability, it is appropriate to empower the Commission to adopt such harmonised criteria at the same time as establishing the detailed design for recycling criteria per packaging categories.
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) To ensure packaging circularity, packaging should be designed and manufactured in such a way as to allow for the increased substitution of virgin materials with recycled materials. The increased use of recycled materials supports the development of the circular economy with well-functioning markets for recycled materials, reduces costs, dependencies and negative environmental impacts related to the use of primary raw materials, and allows for a more resource- efficient use of materials. In relation to the different packaging materials, the lowest input of recycled materials is in plastic packaging. In order to address these concerns in the most appropriate manner, it is necessary to increase the uptake of recycled plastics, by establishing mandatory targets for recycled content in plastic packaging at different levels depending on the contact-sensitivity54of different plastic packaging applications, the availability, prices and market volumes of recycled plastic,and ensuring that the targets become binding byfrom2030. In order to incrementally ensure packaging circularity, increased targets should apply as of 2040. _________________ 54 Contact sensitive packaging refers to plastic packaging of products covered by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29), Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (OJ L 338 13.11.2004, p. 4), Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the placing on the market and use of feed, amending European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 and repealing Council Directive 79/373/EEC, Commission Directive 80/511/EEC, Council Directives 82/471/EEC, 83/228/EEC, 93/74/EEC, 93/113/EC and 96/25/EC and Commission Decision 2004/217/EC (OJ L 229, 1.9.2009, p. 1), Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products (recast) (OJ L 342, 22.12.2009, p. 59), Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC (OJ L 117, 5.5.2017, p. 1), Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices and repealing Directive 98/79/EC and Commission Decision 2010/227/EU (OJ L 117, 5.5.2017, p. 176), Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed, amending Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 90/167/EEC (OJ L 4, 7.1.2019, p. 1), Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC (OJ L 4, 7.1.2019, p. 43), Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67) and Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods (OJ L 260, 30.9.2008, p. 13–59).
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to prevent barriers to the internal market and ensure the efficient implementation of the obligations, economic operators should ensure that the plastic part of each unit of packaging contains a certain minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post- consumer plastic waste calculated as an average of the plastic packaging placed by a producer on the Union market. This provision should not apply to food or feed contact plastic packaging in those cases when the recycled content risks affecting human and animal health and/or compromising the food safety of products.
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the rules on calculationg and verifying, per unit of post-consumer plastic waste in packaging,ication of the share of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste present and establishing the format for technical documentation, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing provisions, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council55. _________________ 55 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) The bio-waste waste stream is oftencould be contaminated with conventional plastics and the material recycling streams are oftencould be contaminated with compostable plastics. This cross-contamination could leads to waste of resources, lower quality secondary raw materials and should be prevented at source. As the proper disposal route for compostable plastic packaging is becoming increasingly confusing for consumers, it is justified andTherefore, it is necessary to lay down clear and common rules on the use of compostableand disposal of plastic packaging, mandating it only when its use brings a clear benefit for the environment or for human healthlabeled as compostable, including the possibility to mandating applications. This is particularly the case when the use of compostable packaging helps collect or disposrecycle of bio-waste. All plastic packaging labeled as compostable should not go into material recycling.
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) For limited packaging applications made of biodegradable plastic polymers, tThere is a demonstrable environmental benefit of using compostable packaging, which enters composting plants, including anaerobic digestion facilities under controlled conditions. Furthermore, where appropriate waste collection schemes and waste treatment infrastructures are available in a Member State, there should be a limited flexibility in deciding whether to mandate the use of compostable plastics for lightweight plastic carrier bags on its territory. In order to avoid consumer confusion about the correct disposal and considering the environmental benefit of circularity of the carbon, all other plastic packaging not labeled as compostable should go into material recycling and the design of such packaging should ensure that it does not affect the recyclability of other waste streams.
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) In order to facilitate conformity assessment with requirements on compostable packaging, it is necessary to provide for presumption of conformity for compostable packaging which is in conformity with harmonised standards adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council56for the purpose of expressing detailed technical specifications of those requirements and take into account, in line with the latest scientific and technological developments, the parameters, including composting times and admissible levels of contamination, which reflect the actual conditions in bio- waste treatment facilities, including anaerobic digestion processes. quality of the output,composting proper processingtimes and admissible levels of contamination. _________________ 56 Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council Text with EEA relevance (OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 12).
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Packaging should be designed, where relevant for a given shape, so as to minimise its volume and weight while maintaining its ability to perform the packaging functions. The manufacturer of packaging should assess the packaging against the performance criteria, as listed in Annex IV of this Regulation. In view of the objective of this Regulation to reduce packaging and packaging waste generation and to improve circularity of packaging across the internal market, it is appropriate to further specify the existing criteria and to make them more stringent. The list of the packaging performance criteria, as listed in the existing harmonised standard EN 13428:200057, should therefore be modified. While marketing and consumer acceptance remain relevant for packaging designpresentation,design and differentiation functionality, they should not be part ofthe mainperformance criteria justifying on their own additional packaging weight and volume. However, this should not compromise product or packagingspecifications for craft and industrial products and food , beveragesand agricultural products that are registered aundprotected under theEU geographical indication protection schemeer or otherwiseprotected by the Union intellectual property law orEU geographical indication protection schemes, including third country geographical indication that have been given distinctive recognition by the Union, as part of the Union’s objective to protect Intellectual property rights,cultural heritage and traditional know- how.Traditional packaging associated with products that have been granted distinctive recognition or that are subject to geographical indication of origin protection shall, however, seek to reduce packaging weight to the smallest amount possible while protecting the shape of the packaging in accordance with the overall ambitions of this proposal. On the other hand, recyclability, the use of recycled content, and re-use may justify additional packaging weight or volume, and should be added to the performance criteria. Packaging with double walls, false bottoms and other characteristics only aimed to increase the perceived product volume should not be placed on the market, as it does not meet the requirement for packaging minimisation. The same rule should apply to superfluous packaging not necessary for ensuring packaging functionality. _________________ 57 Packaging – Requirements specific to manufacturing and composition – Prevention by source reduction.
Amendment 397 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) In order to facilitate conformity assessment with requirements on packaging minimisation, it is necessary to provide presumption of conformity for packaging which is in conformity with harmonised standards adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 for the purpose of expressing detailed technical specifications of those requirements and specify measurable design criteria, including where appropriate, maximum weight or empty space limits for specific packaging formats as well as by-default, standardised packaging designs that comply with the packaging minimisation requirement. Packaging design and minimisation should not compromise the requirements specified under EU rules on food contact materials and they should not affect the food safety of the products.
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) To promote the circularity and sustainable use of packaging, reusable packaging and systems for re-use should be incentivised without prejudice to Article 4(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC and where re-use does not pose risks to the quality of food and/or compromises food safety of the products. For that purpose, it is necessary to clarify the notion of reusable packaging and to ensure that it is linked not only to the packaging design, which should enable a maximum number of trips or rotations and maintaining the safety, quality and hygiene requirements when being emptied, unloaded, refilled or reloaded, but also to the setting up of systems for re-use respecting minimum requirements as set out in this Regulation. In order to facilitate conformity assessment with requirements on reusable packaging, it is necessary to provide for presumption of conformity for packaging which is in conformity with harmonised standards adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 for the purpose of expressing detailed technical specifications of those requirements and define reusable packaging criteria and formats, including minimum number of trips or rotations, standardised designs, as well as requirements for systems for re-use, including hygiene requirements. In light of the significant amount of water needed to implement a re-use system, especially for food and beverages and at industrial level, Member States should maintain a level of flexibility in adopting such provision. The Commission should produce a risk assessment of the implementation of reusable packaging vis-à-vis EU water management strategy and European water waste reduction targets.
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) It is necessary to inform consumers and to enable them to appropriately dispose of packaging waste, including compostable lightweight and very lightweight plastic carrier bags. The most appropriate manner to do this is to establish a harmonised labelling system based on the material composition of packaging for sorting of waste, and to pair it with corresponding labels on waste receptacles. To this end, the Commission and Member States shall provide the necessary tools and incentives, including economic ones, with special attention to micro and small enterprises.
Amendment 417 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) In order to inform end-users about reusability, availability of systems for re- use and location of collection points as regards reusable packaging, such packaging should bear a QR code or other data carrier that provides such information. The QR code should also facilitate tracking and the calculation of trips and rotations. In addition, reusable sales packaging should be clearly identified at the point of sale.
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) In order to safeguard the functioning of the internal market, it is necessary to ensure that packaging from third countries entering the Union market comply with this Regulation, whether imported as self-standing packaging or in a packaged product. In particular, it is necessary to ensure that appropriate conformity assessment procedures have been carried out by manufacturers with regard to that packaging. Importers should therefore ensure that the packaging they place on the market comply with those requirements and that documentation drawn up by manufacturers are available for inspection by the competent national authorities. To comply with these obligations, adequate support should be provided to non-professional importers, especially to micro and SMEs.
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) Reusable packaging has to be safe for its users. Therefore, economic operators offering their products in reusable packaging have to ensure that, before a reusable packaging is used again, it is subject to a reconditioning process, for which requirements should be laid down. For foodstuffs reusable packaging should guarantee that food safety is not compromised.
Amendment 448 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) Reusable packaging becomes waste, in the sense of the Article 3(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC, when its holder discards it, intends to discard it or is obligated to discard it. Reusable packaging in a reconditioning process is normally not t considered to be waste.
Amendment 462 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
Recital 67
(67) In order to reduce the increasing proportion of packaging that is single use and the growing amounts of packaging waste generated, it is necessary to establish quantitative re-use and refill targets on packaging in sectors, which have been assessed as having the greatest potential for packaging waste reduction, namely food and beverages for take-away, large-white goods and transport packaging. This was appraised based on factors such as existing systems for re-use, necessity of using packaging and the possibility of fulfilling the functional requirements in terms of containment, tidiness, health, hygiene and safety. Differences of the products and their production and distribution systems, were also taken into account. The setting of the targets is expected to support the innovation and increase the proportion of re-use and refill solutions. The use ofIn acccording with Article 4(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC, restrictions shall not apply to single -use packaging for food and beverages filled and consumed within the premises in the HORECA sector should not be allowedthat provides a better overall environmental outcome supported by life cycle thinking, as well as a better overall economic and health impact.
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68
Recital 68
(68) To increase their effectiveness and ensure the equal treatment of economic operators, the re-use and refill targets should be placed on the economic operators. In cases of targets for beverages, they should be additionally placed also on the manufacturers, as these actors are able to control the packaging formats used for the products they offer. The targets should be calculated as a percentage of sales in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or through refill or, in case of transport packaging, as a percentage of uses. The targets should be material neutral. A detailed assessment should be conducted to ensure that reuse targets can be met in a safe, economically feasible, and environmentally sustainable manner that would bring concrete benefits compared to recyclable alternatives. Moreover, the targets should be realistic and feasible, giving economic operators sufficient time to adapt. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of targets for re-use and refill, the power to adopt an implementing act in accordance with Article 291 of the Treaty on the methodology for their calculation, should be delegated to the Commission.
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) Certain uses of single use transport packaging formats are not necessary, as there is a wide range of well-functioning reusable alternatives. In order to ensure that such alternatives are effectively used, it is appropriate to require economic operators, when transporting products between different sites of the same economic operator or between the economic operator and the linked or partner enterprises, to use only reusable transport packaging with respect to packaging formats such as pallets, foldable plastic boxes, and plastic crates, intermediate bulk containers, both rigid and flexible, or drums. The same obligation should, for the same reasons, apply to economic operators transporting products within one Member State. Pursuant to Article 4(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC, exceptions must be possible if, according to a life cycle assessment, the use of easily recyclable single-use packaging is more suitable than the use of reusable packaging.
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 90
Recital 90
(90) Waste prevention is the most efficient way to improve resource efficiency and to reduce the environmental impact of waste. It is important therefore that economic operators take appropriate measures to reduce the waste generation by eliminating excessive packaging and restrict the uses of certain packaging formats, extending the life span of packaging, re-designing products so that no packaging or less packaging can be used, including bulk sales, and by shifting from single use packaging to reusable packaging where it make sense from a climate and environmental standpoint considering the whole life cycle of packaging.
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 91
Recital 91
(91) To achieve an ambitious and sustained reduction in the overall packaging waste generation, targets should be laid down for the reduction of packaging waste per capitamaterial to be achieved by 20340. Meeting a target of 5 % reduction in 2030 compared to 2018 should entail an overall absolute reduction of approximately 19 % on average across the Union in 2030 compAccording to the existing harmonised standared to the 2030 baseline. Member States should reduce packaging waste generation by 10 %, compared to 2018, by 2035; this is estimated to reduce packaging waste by 29 % compared to the 2030 baseline. In order to ensure that the reduction efforts continue beyond 2030, a reduction target of 10 % from 2018, which would mean a reduction of 29 % compared to baseline, should be set for 2035 and, for 2040, a reduction target of 15 % from 2018, which means a reduction of 37 % compared to baselineEN 13428:200030, waste prevention through material reduction should be a core guiding principle, whereby the substitution of one packaging material for another is not a basis for should be establishedrce reduction.
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 92
Recital 92
Amendment 524 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 101 a (new)
Recital 101 a (new)
(101a) The first stage in ensuring recycling and creating a robust Union market for secondary raw materials is the separate collection of packaging. A national incentive to create effective and targeted collection systems is the implementation of collection obligations, which will increase the amount of waste sorted and recycled at scale.
Amendment 528 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 103
Recital 103
(103) Deposit and return systems should be obligatory for single use plastic beverage bottles and metal beverage containers. Member States might also decide to include other packaging in these systems, in particular single use glass bottles, and should ensure that deposit and return systems for single-use packaging formats, in particular for single use glass beverage bottles, are equally available for reusable packaging, where technically and economically feasible. They should consider establishing deposit and return systems also for reusable packaging. In such situations, a Member State should be allowed, while observing the general rules laid down in the Treaty and complying with the provisions set out in this Regulation, adopt provisions which go beyond the minimum requirements set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 539 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 104
Recital 104
(104) Given the nature of the products and the differences in their production and distribution systems, deposit and return systems should however not be obligatory for packaging for wine, aromatised wine products, spirit drinks and milk and milk products listed in Part XVI of Annex I of the Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council67. Member States may establish deposit and return systems covering also other packaging. _________________ 67 Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671).
Amendment 544 #
(108) As a specific packaging waste generation prevention measure, Member States should actively encourage the re-use and refill solutions. They should support the establishment of systems for re-use and refill and monitor their functioning and compliance with the hygiene standards. Member States are encouraged to take also other measures, such as setting up deposit and return systems covering reusable packaging formats, or using economic incentives or establishing requirements for final distributors to make available a certain percentage of other products than those covered by re- use and refill targets in reusable packaging or through refill provided that such requirements will not result in fragmentation of single market and creation of trade barriers.
Amendment 567 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 136
Recital 136
(136) The Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Regulation. Pursuant to paragraph 22 of the Inter-institutional Agreement on Better Law-Making, that evaluation should be based on the five criteria of efficiency, effectiveness, relevance, coherence and Union value added and should provide the basis for impact assessments of possible further measures. The evaluation should have a dedicated part to, inter alia, the impact of this Regulation on the agri-food system. The Commission should submit to the European Parliament, to the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and to the Committee of the Regions a report on the implementation of this Regulation and its impact on the environmental sustainability of packaging and the functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 582 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation applies to all packaging, with the exception of packaging approved for the transport of dangerous goods regardless of the material used, and to all packaging waste, whether such waste is used in or originates from industry, other manufacturing, retail or distribution, offices, services or households.
Amendment 590 #
2. This Regulation applies without prejudice to Union regulatory requirements for packaging such as those regarding safety, quality, the protection of health and the hygiene of the packed products, or to transport requirements, as well as without prejudice to the provisions of the Directive 2008/98/EC as regards the management of hazardous waste and the requirements provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC.
Amendment 597 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
(f) tea or coffee bagcompostable coffee bags and system single-serve units and permeable tea or coffee single-serve units necessary to contain a tea or coffee product and intended to be used and disposed of together with the product;
Amendment 618 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point g
(g) coffee or tea systemprotective beverage single-serve unit necessary to contain a coffee or tea product and intended to be used and disposed of together with the product;
Amendment 635 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new)
(18a) ‘plastic packaging’ means a packaging that is wholly or predominantly made of plastic.
Amendment 640 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘composite packaging’ means a unit of packaging made of two or more different materials, excluding materials used for labels, closures and sealing, which cannot be separated manually and therefore form a single integraloatings, linings, paints, inks, adhesives, closures, sealing and lacquers, which are considered as part of the weight of the main packaging material, which cannot be separated manually and therefore form a single integral unit, unless a given material constitutes an insignificant part of the packaging unit and in no case more than 10% of the total mass of the packaging unit;
Amendment 686 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 32 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 32 b (new)
(32b) ‘'recyclability' means the compatibility of packaging with the management and processing of waste, based on separate collection, sorting in separate streams, recycling at scale, and use of recycled materials to replace primary raw materials;
Amendment 690 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 32
(32) ‘recycled at scale’ means collected, sorted and recycled through installed state-of-the-art infrastructure and processesthat the packaging meets the requirements of Article 6(2)(a) and is accepted for recycling by packaging responsibility organisations in the majority of Member States, where the packaging is placed on the market and the producer is registered under the obligations set out in Article 39, covering at least 75 % of the Union population, including packaging waste exported from the Union that meets the requirements of Article 47(5);
Amendment 708 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 32 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 32 a (new)
(32a) 'high quality recycling’ means any recovery operation, as defined in Article 3, point (17), of Directive 2008/98/EC, that ensures that the distinct quality of the waste collected and sorted is preserved or recovered during that recovery operation, so that the resulting recycled materials are of sufficient quality to substitute primary raw materials;
Amendment 717 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 34
(34) ‘integrated component’ means a packaging component that may be distinct from the main body of the packaging unit, and may be of a different material, but is integral to the packaging unit and its functioning and does not need to be separated from the main packaging unit in order to consume the product and is typically discarded at the same time as the packaging unit, although not necessarily in the same disposal routeis recommended to be disposed together with the main body of the packaging;
Amendment 722 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 35
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 35
(35) ‘separate component’ means a packaging component that is distinct from the main body of the packaging unit, which may be of a different material, that needs to becan be manually disassembled completely and permanently from the main packaging unit in order to access the product, and that is typically discarded prior to anby the end consumer, and that is recommended to be disposed separately from the packaging unit;
Amendment 737 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 38
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 38
(38) ‘secondary raw materials’ means materials that have been obtaineundergone all necessary checking, sorting and othrough recycling processeser preliminary operations to remove waste materials that are not targeted by the subsequent reprocessing and can substitute primary raw materials;
Amendment 743 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 39 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 39 a (new)
(39a) "recycled content in plastic packaging" refers to the quantity of material contained in the packaging derived through any recycling process or pre- and post-consumer waste, whether mechanically, physically, or chemically recycled.
Amendment 747 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 39 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 39 b (new)
(39b) 'pre-consumer plastic waste' means plastic waste that is generated from production and converting of plastic material.
Amendment 797 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Amendment 811 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Medicinal products, as defined in Article 1, point (2) of Directive 2001/83/EC, that have been lawfully placed on the market before the date of application referred to in Article 65 of this Regulation or the date of entry into force of specific measures, and that have not been repackaged or relabelled after these dates, may be further made available on the market until their expiry date without being required to comply with the specific rules laid down in Articles 6, 7, 11 and 13.
Amendment 817 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Packaging shall be so manufactured that the presence and concentration of substances of concernthat meet the criteria in Article 57 and identified in accordance with Article 59(1) in a concentration above 0,1% weight by weight (w/w) as laid down the Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 as constituents of the packaging material or of any of the packaging components is minimised, including with regard to their presence in emissions and any outcomes of waste management, such as secondary raw materials, ashes or other material for final disposal.
Amendment 822 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. WOher than the substances criteria laid down in Article 5(1) and without prejudice to the restrictions on chemicals set out in Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 or, where applicable, to the restrictions and specific measures on food contact packaging in Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004, the sum of concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium resulting from substances present in packaging or packaging components shall not exceed 100 mg/kg.
Amendment 844 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Recyclability requirements established in delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 6(5)by CEN - European Committee for Standardization shall not restrict the presence of substances in packaging or packaging components for reasons relating primarily to chemical safety. They shall address, as appropriate, substances of concern that negatively affect the re-use and recycling of materials in the packaging in which they are present, and shall, as appropriate, identify the specific substances concerned and their associated criteria and limitations.
Amendment 865 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. All packaging shall be recyclable starting with January 1, 2030.
Amendment 868 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. All packaging shall be recyclable from 1 January 2030.
Amendment 873 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) it is designed for recycling or, for compostable packaging, is compliant with point a), b) and c) of Annex III;
Amendment 881 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 885 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 890 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Amendment 899 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point i (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point i (new)
i) it is effectively and efficiently separately collected in accordance with Article 43(1) and (2);
Amendment 900 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point ii (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point ii (new)
ii) it is sorted into defined waste streams without affecting the recyclability of other waste streams;
Amendment 901 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point iii (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e – point iii (new)
iii) except for compostable plastics, it can be recycled so that the resulting secondary raw materials are of sufficient quality to substitute primary raw materials;
Amendment 912 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Point (a) shall apply from 1 January 2030 and point (e) shall apply from 1 January 2035.
Amendment 917 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Point (a) shall apply from 1 January 2030 and point (eb) shall apply from 1 January 2035.
Amendment 926 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Recyclable packaging shall, from 1 January 2030, comply with the design for recycling criteria as laid down in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to paragraph 4 and, from 1 January 2035, also with the recyclability at scale requirements laid down in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to paragraph 6. Where such packaging complies with those delegated acts, it shall be considered to comply with paragraph 2, points (a) and (e).:
Amendment 940 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a (new)
(a) from either 1 January 2030 or 36 months years after the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the harmonised standard developed by CEN-European Committee for Standardisation referred to in paragraph 4, whichever is the latest, comply with design for recycling criteria, and,
Amendment 941 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b (new)
Amendment 944 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to supplement this Regulation in ordershall request the CEN European Committee for Standardisation, to develop, at the latest by 31 December 2026, harmonised standards to establish design for recycling criteria and recycling performance grades based on th, as appropriate, on the indicative criteria and parameters listed in Table 2 and 3 of Annex II for the packaging categories listed in Table 1 of that Annex, as well as. From the date of publication of the references to harmonised standards in the Official Journal of the European Union, packaging which is in conformity with those standards shall be presumed to be in conformity with the requirement laid down in paragraph 1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to supplement this Regulation in order to establish rules concerning the modulation of financial contributions to be paid by producers to comply with their extended producer responsibility obligations set out in Article 40(1), based on the packaging recycling performance grade, and for plastic packaging, the percentage of recycled content. Design-for-recycling criteria shall consider state of the art collection, marketing and consumer acceptance criteria, existing industry commitments, sorting and recycling processes and shall cover all packaging components.
Amendment 973 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in close cooperation with stakeholders, in accordance with Article 58 to amend Table 1 of Annex II in order to adapt it to scientific and technical development in material and product design, collection, sorting and recycling infrastructure.
Amendment 978 #
From either 1 January 2030, or 36 months after the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of the harmonised standard developed by CEN referred to in paragraph 4, packaging shall not be considered recyclable if it corresponds to performance grade E under the design for recycling criteria established in the delegated act adopted pursuant to paragraph 4 for the packaging category, to which the packaging belongs.
Amendment 990 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
These criteria shall be based at least onould consider as appropriate the parameters as listed in Table 23 of Annex II.
Amendment 1013 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – point d a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – point d a (new)
(da) specific provisions should be approved for inert packaging placed on the market in very small quantities (i.e., approximately 0,1 % by weight) in the Union.
Amendment 1024 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) the manner in which to express the result of the recyclability assessment in recyclability performance grades from A to E, as described in Table 3 of Annex II, based on the percentage of the packaging unit, in weight, which is recyclable according to paragraph 1;
Amendment 1044 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Small components (50 mm in two dimensions) provide a specific challenge to current packaging material recycling facility capabilities. Small components may be placed on the market in derogation of paragraphs 2 and 3 until the Delegated Act defining the Design for Recycling standards is implemented. The Design for Recycling criteria shall take into account the needs for small components and be compatible with the state of the art collection, sorting, and recycling procedures.
Amendment 1058 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. Until 31 December 2034, tThis Article shall not apply to the following:
Amendment 1060 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – point b
(b) contact sensitive plastic packaging of medical devices covered by Regulation (EU) 2017/745 and by Regulation (EU) 2019/6;
Amendment 1064 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – point c
(c) contact sensitive plastic packaging of in vitro diagnostics medical devices covered by Regulation (EU) 2017/746.
Amendment 1068 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – point c a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – point c a (new)
(ca) outer packaging as defined in Article 1, point (24), of Directive 2001/83/EC and in Article 4, point (26), of Regulation (EU) 2019/6.
Amendment 1073 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – point c b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – point c b (new)
(cb) items that are sold along with the product with the objective to be used for the application or dispensing of the product by the end user and will therefore be in contact with the products covered under points (a), (b), (ba) or (c);
Amendment 1076 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 11
Article 6 – paragraph 11
11. The financial contributions to be paid by producers to comply with their extended producer responsibility obligations as referred to in Article 40 shall be modulated on the basis of the recyclability performance grade, as determined in accordance with the delegated acts referred to in paragraphs 4 and 6 of this Article and, as regards plastic packaging, also in accordance with the Article 7(6). Financial contributions shall, in line with Article 8a of Directive 2008/98/EC, be destined to finance the net cost of collection, sorting and recycling infrastructures of the packaging type it is paid for, following the categories set in Annex II, Table 1.
Amendment 1093 #
1. From 1 January 2030, the plastic part inprovided technical feasibility, availability of the material and compliance with food safety national and European requirements, plastic packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from pre-consumer or post-consumer plastic waste, per unit of packaging:
Amendment 1120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 30 % for contact sensitive plastic packaging made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as the major component;
Amendment 1128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 10 % for contact sensitive plastic packaging made from plastic materials other than PET, except single use plastic beverage bottles;
Amendment 1147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Targets shall be calculated as an avarage of the plastic packaging placed by a producer on the Union market.
Amendment 1172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. From 1 January 2040, the plastic part in packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from pre-consumer or post- consumer plastic waste, per unit of packaging:
Amendment 1190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Targets shall be calculated as an avarage of the plastic packaging placed by a producer on the Union market.
Amendment 1205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) packaging which is manufactured to ISO standard 15378.
Amendment 1223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to compostable plastic packaging as well as to bio-based plastic packaging, inks, adhesives, varnishes and coatings used on packaging.
Amendment 1239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. ByFrom 1 January 2030, the financial contributions paid by producers to comply with their extended producer responsibility obligations as laid down in Article 40 shall be modulated based on the percentage of recycled content used in the packagingtaking into account the cost of packaging waste management and the revenues from sales of secondary materials. The non-use of recycled contents as authorized by a derogation from this Article shall be considered in the modulation of the financial contributions.
Amendment 1262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2026, the Commission is empowered toshall adopt implementing acts establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unit of plastic packaging, and the format for the technical documentation referred to in Annex VII. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3).
Amendment 1274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply not earlier than 36 months after the adoption of the implementing acts pursuant to paragraph 7.
Amendment 1290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
By 31 JanuaryDecember 20285, the Commission shall assess the need for derogations from the minimum percentage laid down in paragraph 1, points b and d, for specific plastic packaging, or for the revision of the derogation established under paragraph 3 for specific plastic packaging.
Amendment 1296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
By 31 December 2035, the Commission shall assess the need for derogations from the minimum percentages laid down in paragraph 2 point a, b and c for specific plastick packaging.
Amendment 1298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
These assessments shall be based on market availability and prices of recycled plastics on an annual basis from the year of entry into force of this Regulation. These assessments shall consider Eurostat data for the EU-27 achieved plastic packaging recycling levels, recycled plastic price indices and annual rates of price change based on a monitoring tool to be established by the European Commission, and be based on the uptake of new recycling technologies and their impact on available market volumes.
Amendment 1302 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Based on this assessment, the Commission is empowered toshall, at the latest by 31 December 2026 and by 31 December 2036 respectively, adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to amend this Regulation in order to:
Amendment 1307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) provide for derogations from the scope, timing or level of minimum percentage laid down in paragraph 1, points a, b and d, and in paragraph 2, points a, b and c for specific plastic packaging, and, as appropriate,.
Amendment 1311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 1357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. By [OP: please insert the date = 24 months from the entry into force of this Regulation]2030, packaging referred to in Article 3(1), points (f) and (g), sticky labels attached to fruit and vegetables and very lightweight plastic carrier bags shall be compostable in industrially controlled conditions in bio-waste treatment facilities and therefore allowed to be collected in bio-waste receptacles.
Amendment 1364 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1375 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. By [OP: Please insert the date = 24 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], packaging other than that referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, including packaging made of biodegradshall comply with the criteria listed in Annex III. Packaging made with compostable material that is not labele plastic polymers,d as compostable shall be allowed to material recycling where appropriate waste collection schemes and waste treatment infrastructure are available to ensure they enter the bio-waste waste management stream without affecting the recyclability of other waste streams.
Amendment 1385 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. TAfter an assessment of the Expert Group, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to amend paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article by adding other types of packaging to the types of packaging covered by those paragraphs when it is justified and appropriate due to technological and regulatory developments impacting the disposal of compostable packaging and under the conditions set out in Annex III. A public register containing the lists of such applications should be established and updated by the Commission.
Amendment 1392 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. By 1 January 2030, the financial contributions paid by producers to comply with their extended producer responsibility obligations as laid down in Article 40 shall be collected and managed by dedicated extended producer responsibility scheme.
Amendment 1393 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Compostable packaging can be placed on the market providing the presence of a minimum content of renewable raw material determined as percentage of carbon of biological origin present in packaging compared to the total carbon present therein. For this purposes, the current European standard on the subject based on radiocarbon methods EN 16640 shall be used. Agricultural biomass used for the manufacture of compostable packaging complies with the criteria laid down in Article 29, paragraphs 2 to 5, of Directive (EU) 2018/2001. Forest biomass used for the manufacture compostable packaging complies with the criteria laid down in Article 29, paragraphs 6 and 7 of that Directive.
Amendment 1395 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 c (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. By [OP: please insert the date = 12 months from the entry into force of this Regulation] compostable packaging shall contain a minimum content of renewable raw material of at least 60%.
Amendment 1403 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. PBy January 2030, packaging shall be designed so that its weight and volume is reduced to the minimum necessary for ensuring its functionalitys, as listed in the definition of packaging in Article 3(1), taking account of the material that the packaging is made of. and its design, for a given material and a given shape.
Amendment 1423 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. PBy January 2030, packaging not necessary to comply with any of the performance criteria set out in Annex IV and packaging with characteristics that are only aimed to increase the perceived volume of the product, including double walls, false bottoms, and unnecessary layers, shall not be placed on the market, unless the packaging design is subject to geographical indications of originshall not be placed on the market, unless the product or packaging design is subject to intellectual property protection or benefits from the Union’s geographical indications of origin protection or have been given distinctive product recognition by the Union, in each case protected under Union legislation.
Amendment 1430 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 1438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
For the purpose of assessing the compliance with this paragraph, space filled by paper cuttings, air cushions, bubble wraps, sponge fillers, foam fillers, wood wool, polystyrene, styrofoam chips or other filling materials shall be considered as empty space unless required to protect and to transport the goods.
Amendment 1447 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the identification of the design requirements, including those related to intellectual property rights, which prevent further reduction of the packaging weight or volume, for each of these performance criteria;
Amendment 1451 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) any test results, studies such as modelling and simulation studies or other relevant sources used to assess the minimum necessary volume or weight of the packaging.
Amendment 1457 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Packaging produced or imported prior the deadlines listed in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, may be commercialised until 36 months after entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 1458 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Space necessary to comply with the performance criteria in Annex IV, shall not be considered as empty space.
Amendment 1472 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) it is capable of being emptied, unloaded, refilled or reloaded, reloaded or re-used as tableware or kitchenware, while ensuring compliance with the applicable safety and hygiene requirements;
Amendment 1475 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) it is capable of being reconditioned in accordance with Part B of Annex VI, whilst maintaining its ability to perform its intended function; or, if it is originally designed to be reused as tableware or kitchenware, it is proven by design characteristics such as washability, repairability, durability without losing product functionality, economic benefit for the consumer, and general consumer perception.
Amendment 1479 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) it can be emptied, unloaded, refilled or reloaded, reloaded or re-used as tableware or kitchenware while maintaining the quality and safety of the packaged product and allowing for the attachment of labelling, and the provision of information on the properties of that product and on the packaging itself, including any relevant instructions and information for ensuring safety, adequate use, traceability and shelf- life of the product;
Amendment 1483 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) it can be emptied, unloaded, refilled or reloaded, reloaded or re-used as tableware or kitchenware without risk to the health and safety of those responsible for doing so;
Amendment 1487 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) it fulfils the requirements regarding consumer health, safety and hygiene
Amendment 1491 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Compliance with the requirements set out in paragraph 1, including the minimum indicative number of trips or rotation per packaging application, shall be demonstrated in the technical information concerning the packaging referred to in Annex VII.
Amendment 1499 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
From [OP: Please insert the date = 4236 months after the entry into force of this Regulation], packaging shall be marked with a label containing information on its material composition. This obligation does not apply to transport packaginge delegated act referred to in paragraph 5, information to facilitate consumer sorting shall be marked on the packaging or shall be available through digital means according to Article 11(4). This obligation does not apply to transport packaging, to packaging mentioned in Article 7(3), retail packaging subject to final packaging, as in te case of over-the counter food sales, and to reusable gas receptacles. However, it applies to e- commerce packaging.
Amendment 1518 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Packaging subject to deposit and return systems referred to in Article 44(1) shall, in addition to the labelling referred to in the first subparagraph, be marked with a harmonised label established in the relevant implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 5.
Amendment 1521 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. From [OP: Please insert the date = 48 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation],e implementing act referred to in paragraph 5, reusable packaging shall bear a label on packaging reusability andor shall be available through a QR code or other type of digital data carrier that provides further information on packaging reusability including the availability of a system for re-use and of collection points, and that facilitates the tracking of the packaging and the calculation of trips and rotations. In addition, reusable sales packaging shall be clearly identified and distinguished from single use packaging at the point of sale. The marketing authorisation holder is permitted to transmit the package leaflet's information via a digital data carrier for medicinal products as defined in Article 1, point (2) of Directive 2001/83/EC and as required by Articles 59 and 52 of that same Directive.
Amendment 1533 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Where a unit ofplastic packaging covered by Article 7 is marked with a label containing information consumer relevant information on the share of recycled content, that label from post-consumer plastic waste, that label or a QR code or other type of digital data carrier shall comply with the specifications laid down in the relevant implementing act adopted pursuant to Article 11(5) and shall be based on the methodology pursuant to Article 7(7). Where a unit of plastic packaging is marked with a label containing information on the share of biobased plastic content, that label shall comply with the specifications laid down in the relevant implementing act adopted pursuant to Article 11(5).
Amendment 1538 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Labels referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 and the QR code or other type of digital data carrier referred to in paragraph 2 shall be placed, printed or engraved visibly, clearly legibly and indelibly on the packaging. Where this is not possible or not warranted on account of the nature and size of the packaging, they shall be affixed to the grouped packaging information should be conveyed to consumers via digital means of communication as QR code or they shall be affixed to the grouped packaging. Information must be provided through the outer packaging, as defined in Article 1, Point (24), of Directive 2001/83/EC, for all immediate packaging, as defined in Article 1, Point (23), of Directive 2001/83/EC. From [Please insert the date = 24 months after the entry into force of this Regulation] the Commission shall adopt guidance regarding provision of information by digital means.
Amendment 1555 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The information referred to in paragraphs 1 through 3 may, as a derogation from paragraph 4, be provided by electronic means that are specified on the package or on a label that is attached to it.In such cases, the following requirements apply: a) no user data shall be collected or tracked; b) the information shall not be displayed with other information intended for sales or marketing purposes.
Amendment 1558 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. By [OP: Please insert the date = 182 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish a harmonised label and specifications for the labelling requirements and formats for the labelling of packaging referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 and the labelling of waste receptacles referred to in Article 12. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3).
Amendment 1560 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. By [OP: Please insert the date = 124 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish the methodology for identifying the material composition of packaging referred to in paragraph 1packaging materials by means of digital marking technologies. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3).
Amendment 1565 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Article 11 – paragraph 7
7. Without prejudice to requirements concerning other harmonised EU labels, Member States shall not require economic operators shall noto provide or display labels, marks, symbols or inscriptions that are likely to mislead or confuse consumers or other end users with respect to the sustainability requirements for packaging, other packaging characteristics or packaging waste management options, for which harmonised labelling has been laid down in this Regulation. From [Please insert the date = 24 months after the entry into force of this Regulation] the Commission shall adopt guidance regarding aspects that are likely to mislead or confuse consumers or other end users.
Amendment 1576 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Article 11 – paragraph 8
8. Packaging included in an extended producer responsibility scheme or covered by a deposit and return system other than that referred to in Article 44(1) mayshall be identified by means of a corresponding symbol throughout the territory in which that scheme or system applies. That symbol shall be clear and unambiguous and shall not mislead consumers or users as to the recyclability or reusability of the packagingharmonised symbol to be designed via an implementing act by the Commission in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3).
Amendment 1579 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Packaging produced or imported prior the deadlines referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, may be put into the market until 36 months after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 1587 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article12a Packaging and Packaging Waste Forum The Commission shall ensure that it maintains a balanced participation of Member States’ representatives and all interested parties involved with the packaging industry, including waste treatment industry representatives, manufacturers and packaging suppliers, distributors, retailers, craft industry representatives, importers, SMEs, environmental protection groups, and others when it defines the sustainability requirements and other requirements and criteria established in this Regulation. These parties shall contribute in particular to preparing design for recycling criteria for different packaging and recycling performance grades based on the criteria and parameters listed in Table 2 of Annex II for packaging categories listed in Table 1 of that Annex. To that end, the Commission shall establish an expert group, in which those parties shall meet, referred to as “Packaging and Packaging Waste Forum”.
Amendment 1590 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
By 1 January 202836 months from the date of entry into force of the delegated act referred to in Article 11(5), labels that enable the separate collection of each material specific fraction of packaging waste that is intended to be discarded in separate receptacles shall be affixed, printed or engraved visibly, legibly and indelibly on all waste receptacles for collection of packaging waste.
Amendment 1598 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) it complies with the requirements regarding food hygiene and the safety of consumers.
Amendment 1611 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. With regard to this Regulation, for medicinal products, as defined in Article 1, point (2), of the Directive 2001/83/EC, the information provided shall be of the marketing authorisation holder, as provided by Article 6.1a of the Directive 2001/83/EC.
Amendment 1618 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. The provisions of paragraphs 1 to 6 shall not apply to custom transport packaging for configurable devices and systems, that are destined to be used use in industrial and healthcare environments.
Amendment 1636 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. To fulfil the obligations under this article, Member States shall provide support tools for non professional importers, especially micro and SME importers.
Amendment 1659 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. EBy January 2030, economic operators who supply products to a final distributor or an end user in grouped packaging, transport packaging or e- commerce packaging, shall ensure that the empty space ratio is maximum 40 %inimised, under the restrictions outlined in Part I of Annex IV. The packaging minimisation shall take into careful consideration the protection of the goods and its transport.
Amendment 1674 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1676 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1678 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1707 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. EFrom 1 January 2030 economic operators shallould not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in Annex V.
Amendment 1714 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1719 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, economic operators shall not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in points 1 and 3 of Annex V as of 1 January 2030.
Amendment 1734 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may exempt economic operators from point 3 of Annex V if they comply withEconomic operators shall be exempted if they meet the definition of micro-company in accordance wienterprise according to the rules set out in the Commission Recommendation 2003/361, as applicable on [OP: Please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation], and. In addition, Member States shall grant an exemption where it is not technically feasible not to use packaging or to obtain access to the infrastructure that is necessary for the functioning of a reuse system or when duly justified by concerns related to public health, food hygiene and food safety, product integrity or environmental issues.
Amendment 1746 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to amend Annex V in order to adapt it to technical and scientific progress with the objective to reducing packaging waste. When adopting those delegated acts, the Commission shall consider the potential of the restrictions on the use of specific packaging formats to reduce the packaging waste generated while ensuring an overall positive environmental impact, and shall take into account the availability of alternative packaging solutions that meet requirements set out in legislation applicable to contact sensitive packaging, as well as their capability to prevent microbiological contamination of the packaged productBy [OP: Please insert the date = 8 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall assess the results of such restrictions on the reduction of packaging waste generated as well as on their overall environmental impact, and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 1761 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Economic operators who place reusable packaging on the market shall ensure that a system for re-use of such packaging is in place, which meets the requirements laid down in Article 24 and Annex VI., except in cases where packaging is re-used as tableware or kitchenware
Amendment 1767 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Economic operators making use of reusable packaging shall recondition such packaging in compliance with Part B of Annex VI, prior to offering it again for use by end users. Packaging made to be re-used, as kitchenware or tableware, is exempt from this obligation.
Amendment 1773 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Conveying reusable packaging to reconditioning is not considered to be waste.
Amendment 1784 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1793 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. From 1 January 2030, economic operators making new types large household appliances listed in point 2 of Annex II to Directive 2012/19/EU available on the market for the first time after 2025 within the territory of a Member State shall ensure that 90 % of those products are made available in reusable transport packaging within a system for re- use.
Amendment 1800 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1819 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 1829 #
Amendment 1845 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) from 1 January 2030, 100 % of those products are made available in reuscyclable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill;
Amendment 1852 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 1864 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1892 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1915 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1952 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point b
Amendment 1956 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
This obligation does not apply to food businesses as defined in Article 3, point (2), of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, which are engaged in logistics and wholesale B2B distribution and large scale industrial production and processing.
Amendment 1968 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – point b
Amendment 1983 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point a
(a) from 1 January 20305 years after publication of the implementing acts pursuant to Article 27 (4), 10 % of such packaging used is reusable packaging within a system for re- use;
Amendment 1993 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point b
Amendment 2023 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – point b
Amendment 2057 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
This obligation applies to pallets, boxes, excluding cardboard, trays, plastic crates, intermediate bulk containers, drums and canisters, of all sizes and materials, excluding cardboard and including flexible formats.
Amendment 2081 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2
This obligation applies to pallets, boxes, excluding cardboard, plastic crates intermediate bulk containers, and drumplastic crates, of all sizes and materials, excluding cardboard, including flexible formats.
Amendment 2107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15
Article 26 – paragraph 15
15. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in paragraphs 2 to 6 if, during a calendar year, they have a sales area of not more than 100 m2, including also all storage and dispatch areas and if it is not technically feasible to use reusable packaging or to obtain access to the infrastructure necessary for the functioning of a re-use system.
Amendment 2117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in this article when duly justified by concerns related to public health, food hygiene and safety, product integrity or environmental issues.
Amendment 2121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15 b (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in this article if, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC, they can show that alternative packaging formats deliver a better overall environmental outcome justified by life-cycle thinking, as well as a better overall economic and human health impact.
Amendment 2126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15 c (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in this article for specific packaging formats if, by 2025 and for at least three consecutive calendar years, the Member State in which they operate has already attained the recycling target of the respective packaging material set for 2030, as required under article 46(1) point (d).
Amendment 2133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 16 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 16 – point a
Amendment 2145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 16 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 16 – point c
Amendment 2216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall reduce the packaging waste generated per capita, as compared to the packaging waste generated per capita in 2018the year of entry into force of this Regulation as reported to the Commission in accordance with Decision 2005/270/EC, for each of the different materials contained in packaging waste detailed in Article 46, by
Amendment 2223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 2229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 2241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) 15 0% by 2040.
Amendment 2264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 5
Article 38 – paragraph 5
Amendment 2300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. By 2030, Member States shall ensure that systems and infrastructures are set up to provide for the return and separate collection of 90% of all packaging waste from the end users in a given year for each packaging format listed in Table 1 of Annex II, in order to ensure that it is treated in accordance with Articles 4 and 13 of Directive 2008/98/EC, and to facilitate its preparation for re-use and high quality recycling. Packaging that comply with Design for Recycling criteria, as defined in the standards resulting from Article 6(4), shall be collected to ensure recycling.
Amendment 2346 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. By 2030, Member States shall ensure that systems and infrastructures are set up to provide for the return and separate collection of 90% of all packaging waste from the end users in a given year for each packaging format listed in Table 1 of Annex II, in order to ensure that it is treated in accordance with Articles 4 and 13 of Directive 2008/98/EC, and to facilitate its preparation for re-use and high quality recycling. Packaging that comply with Design for Recycling criteria, as defined in the standards resulting from Article 6(4), shall be collected to ensure recycling.
Amendment 2692 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 2 – row 1
Annex II – Table 2 – row 1
Recyclability Assessment of recyclability per unit, in weight Performance Grade
Amendment 2694 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 2 – row 2
Annex II – Table 2 – row 2
Grade A hHigher or equal to 95 % st compatibility with design for recycling
Amendment 2697 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 2 – row 3
Annex II – Table 2 – row 3
Grade B hHigher or equal to 90 % to medium compatibility with design for recycling
Amendment 2700 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 2 – row 4
Annex II – Table 2 – row 4
Amendment 2703 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 2 – row 5
Annex II – Table 2 – row 5
Grade D higher or equal to 70 % Medium to low compatibility with design for recycling
Amendment 2706 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 2 – row 6
Annex II – Table 2 – row 6
Grade E lower than 70 % Not compatible with design for recycling
Amendment 2710 #
Indicative parameters that may be considered, as appropriate, when establishing design criteria for recycling under Article 6 Indicative parameters that may be considered when developing design criteria for recycling under Article 6: 1. Additives 2. Labels 3. Closure systems and small parts 4. Adhesives 5. Printing inks 6. Colours 7. Material composition 8. Barriers / coatings Ease of dismantling
Amendment 2720 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – row 2
Annex V – row 2
Amendment 2727 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – row 3
Annex V – row 3
Amendment 2731 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – row 4
Annex V – row 4
Amendment 2735 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – row 5
Annex V – row 5
Shampoo bottles, hand Single use and body Single use For cosmetics, hygiene and toiletry products 5. hotel miniature lotion bottles, hotel miniature of less than 50 ml for liquid products or less plastic sachets packaging than 100 g for non-liquid products packaging around miniature bar soap