Activities of Christa KLASS related to 2013/0371(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Reducing the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags (debate)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) PLightweight plastic carrier bags with a thickness below 50 microns, which represent the vast majority of the total number of plastic carrier bags consumed in the Union, are less frequently re-used than thicker plastic carrier bags and more prone to littering.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The data available concerning the use of plastic carrier bags in the Union clearly show that consumption is low or has been reduced in those Member States where food retailers make plastic carrier bags available not free of charge, but instead against a small payment.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) To promote similar reductions of the average consumption level of lightweight plastic carrier bags, Member States should take measures to reduce the consumption of plastic carrier bags with a handle and a thickness below 250 microns that are supplied to consumers at the check-out facility (point of sale) in line with the overall objectives of the Union’s waste policy and the Union's waste hierarchy as provided for in Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives7. Such reduction measures should take account of current consumption levels of plastic carrier bags in individual Member States, with higher levels requiring more ambitious efforts. To monitor progress in reducing the use of lightweight plastic carrier bags national authorities will provide data on their use under article 17 of Directive 94/62/EC. __________________ 7 OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Measures to be taken by Member States may involve the use of economic instruments such as taxes and levies, which have proved particularly effective to reduce the use of plastic carrier bags, as well as marketing restrictions such as bans in derogation of Article 18 of Directive 94/62/EC, subject to the requirements laid down in Articles 34 to 36 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union that are supplied to consumers at the check-out facility (point of sale).
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Measures to be taken by Member States factor in that for technical reasons the minimum wall thickness for bio-based bags that are biodegradable is 16 microns. Bags with a wall thickness below 16 microns can only be made from bio-based non-biodegradable material.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) PLightweight plastic carrier bags with a thickness below 50 microns, which represent the vast majority of the total number of plastic carrier bags consumed in the Union, are less frequently re-used than thicker plastic carrier bags and more prone to littering.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In order not to impede the functioning of the internal market, the same conditions should apply throughout the Union in respect of the materials used. Differences in the way certain materials are dealt with in certain Member States are detrimental to recycling and trade.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 3 – point 2 a (new)
Article 3 – point 2 a (new)
"2a. "lightweight plastic carrier bags” shall mean bags made of plastic materials as defined in Article 3(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011* with a wall thickness below 250 microns and which are supplied to consumers at the till in the point of sale of goods or products. _________________ * OJ L 12, 15.01.2011, p. 1."
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The data available concerning the use of plastic carrier bags in the EU clearly show that consumption is low or has been reduced in those Member States where food retailers make plastic carrier bags available not free of charge, but instead against a small payment.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraphs 1 and 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraphs 1 and 2
'1a. Member States shall take measures to achieve a reduction in the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags that are supplied to consumers at the check-out facility (point of sale) on their territory within two years of entry into force of this Directive. These measures may include the use of national reduction targets, and economic instruments as well as marketing restrictions in derogation from Article 18 of this Directive.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) To promote similar reductions of the average consumption level of lightweight plastic carrier bags, Member States should take measures to reduce the consumption of plastic carrier bags with a thickness below 250 microns in line with the overall objectives of the Union’s waste policy and the Union's waste hierarchy as provided for in Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives. Such reduction measures should take account of current consumption levels of plastic carrier bags in individual Member States, with higher levels requiring more ambitious efforts. To monitor progress in reducing the use of lightweight plastic carrier bags national authorities will provide data on their use under article 17 of Directive 94/62/EC.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1b (new)
(2a) In Article 4, the following paragraph is inserted: 1b. With that aim in view, Member States shall ascertain to what extent food retailers charging for plastic carrier bags has helped to reduce consumption.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Measures to be taken by Member States may involve the use of economic instruments such as taxes and levies, which have proved particularly effective to reduce the use of plastic carrier bags, as well as marketing restrictions such as bans in derogation of Article 18 of Directive 94/62/EC, subject to the requirements laid down in Articles 34 to 36 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In order not to impede the functioning of the internal market, the same conditions should apply throughout the EU in respect of the materials used. Differences in the way certain materials are dealt with in certain Member States are detrimental to recycling and trade.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 3 – point -2a (new)
Article 3 – point -2a (new)
(1a) In Article 3, a new point -2a is inserted: '-2 a. "carrier bags" shall mean bags which are supplied to consumers at the check-out to facilitate carriage of goods and products, with the exception of bags necessary for hygiene purposes intended to contain unpackaged foodstuffs or food and beverages that are intended to be consumed immediately after or very shortly after purchase.'
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a directive
Article – point 1
Article – point 1
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 3 – point 2 a
Article 3 – point 2 a
"lightweight plastic carrier bags" shall mean bags made of plastic materials as defined in Article 3(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011* with a wall thickness below 250 microns and which are supplied to consumers at the till in the point of sale of goods or products.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 1 a (new)
With that aim in view, Member States shall ascertain to what extent food retailers charging for plastic carrier bags has helped to reduce consumption.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
These measures may include the use of national reduction targets, and economic instruments as well as marketing restrictions in derogation from Article 18 of this Directive.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1b (new)
(2a) In Article 4, the following paragraph 1b is inserted: '1b. Member States shall take measures to ensure that food retailers do not provide lightweight carrier bags free of charge. Member States shall ensure that food retailers charge a price for lightweight plastic carrier bags that is effective and proportionate.'