14 Amendments of Jasenko SELIMOVIC related to 2015/0276(COD)
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Waste prevention is the most efficient way to improve resource efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of waste. For those reasons, Member States should achieve a significant and sustained reduction in the use of non-recyclable packaging and of excess packaging items and phase out non-recyclable packaging when that packaging is not re-usable.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) Increased re-use of packaging could bring a reduction of the overall costs along the supply chain and reduce the environmental impact of re-usable packaging waste. Therefore, it is necessary that Member States provide financial and fiscal incentives for producers which put reusable packaging, which at the end of its life can be effectively recycled, on the market.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 c (new)
Recital 4 c (new)
(4c) Fostering a sustainable bio- economy can contribute to decreasing Europe's dependence on imported raw materials. Improving market conditions for sustainable bio-based packaging from renewable sources and reviewing existing legislation hampering the use of those materials may offer the opportunity to substitute fossil sources for packaging with renewable ones when environmentally beneficial from a lifecycle perspective.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Through a progressive increase of the existing targets on preparing for re-use and recycling of packaging waste, it should be ensured that economically valuable waste materials are progressively and effectively recovered through proper waste management and in line with the waste hierarchy. That way it should be ensured that valuable materials found in waste are returned into the European economy, thus making progress in the implementation of the Raw Materials Initiative15 and the creation of a circular economy. __________________ 15 and, in the case of packaging material, without prejudice to food safety, consumer health and food contact materials legislation. __________________ 15 COM(2013) 442. COM(2013) 442.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) This Directive sets long-term objectives for the Union’s waste management and gives the economic operators and the Member States a clear direction for the necessary investments to attain the objectives of this Directive. In developing their national waste management strategies and planning investments in waste management infrastructure and the circular economy by large, Member States should make a sound use of the European Structural and Investment Funds in line with the waste hierarchy byand devise these strategies and investment plans so that they are geared primarily to promoting waste prevention, and re-use and recycling, followed by recycling, in line with the waste hierarchy.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Statistical dataData and information reported by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with waste legislation across the Member States. The quality, reliability and comparability of statisticsreported data should be improved by establishing a common methodology for collection and processing of data based reliable sources and by introducing a single entry point for all waste data, deleting obsolete reporting requirements, benchmarking national reporting methodologies and introducing a data quality check report.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Reliable reporting of statistical data concerning waste management is paramount to efficient implementation and to ensuring comparability of data among Member States. Therefore, when preparorting on the reports on compliance withachievements of the targets set out in Directive 94/62/EC, Member States should be required to use the most recentall use the common methodology developed by the Commission andin cooperation with the national statistical offices of the Member States and the national authorities responsible for waste management.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
(2a) In Article 4, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. The Commission shall, as appropriate, present proposals for measures to strengthen and complement the enforcement of the essential requirements and to ensure that new packaging is put on the market only if the producer has taken all necessary measures to minimise its environmental impact without compromising the essential functions of the packaging." The Commission shall in particular propose measures concerning non-recyclable packaging, packaging containing hazardous substances, disposable and excess packaging, as well as evaluating new packaging material, and assess their impact at Union level. "
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the weight of the packaging waste recycled shall be understood as the weight of the input waste entering the final recycling process, excluding the combined weight of contaminants in the input waste;
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6b – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 6b – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) examples of best practices that are used throughout the Union and that could provide guidance for progressing towards achieving the targets laid down in Article 6.
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Directive 94/62/CE
Annex II
Annex II
(12a) Annex II to Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
Amendment 374 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex – paragraph -1 (new)
Annex – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Annex II – point 1– indent 1 a (new)
Annex II – point 1– indent 1 a (new)
(-1) In Annex II, point 1, the following indent 1a is inserted: - Packaging shall be produced in such a way as to minimise its carbon footprint, including by using biodegradable and sustainable bio-based materials.