Activities of Erik BERGKVIST related to 2022/0095(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Ecodesign Regulation (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Establishing a framework for setting ecodesign requirements for sustainable products and repealing Directive 2009/125/EC
Amendments (17)
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) Recycled and other low-impact content, such as responsibly resourced renewable materials.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i a (new)
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
(23) ‘environmental footprint’ means a quantification of a product’s environmental impacts, whether in relation to a single environmental impact category or an aggregated set of impact categories based on the Product Environmental Footprint method and relevant Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCRs), or other scientifically validated category rules ensuring accuracy and reliability according to the future other methods or tools in accordance with EU legislation;
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
(25) ‘carbon footprint’ means the sum of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and GHG removals in a product system, expressed as CO2 equivalents as defined in the certification of carbon removals and based on a life cycle assessment using the single impact category of climate change;
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25 a (new)
(25 a) ‘renewability’ means the ability for a natural resource to replenish and recover over time and thereby is infinite when growth is greater than consumption.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 59 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 59 a (new)
(59 a) ‘Recyclability’ means the ability of material of products to be effectively separated from the waste stream, collected, sorted and aggregated in defined streams for rerecycled trough relevant industrial processes be turned into recycled materials or products whilst minimising quality or functionality losses compared to the original material or product.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) possibility of remanufacturing and recycling;
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(k a) recyclability and ease of recycling;
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(n a) social aspects and working conditions along the value chain;
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n b (new)
(n b) due diligence criteria;
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n c (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n c (new)
(n c) renewability of materials/use or content of renewable raw materials;
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii
(ii) relevant Union legislation, including the extent to which it addresses the relevant product aspects listed in paragraph 1 to ensure harmonisation and to avoid duplication or overregulation;
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the rights to access and to introduce, modify or update information in product passport shall be restricted based on the access rights specified in delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4; with specific consideration of information that constitutes trade secrets or proprietary information.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(g a) The product passport shall be a long-lasting part of the product, also in cases when the product is resold one or several times.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall ensure that when it conducts its activities, it observes a balanced participation of Member States’ representatives and all interested parties involved with the product or product group in question, such as a broad representation of industry, including SMEs and craftsector organisations and the whole value chain, including SMEs, craft and recycling industry, trade unions, traders, retailers, importers, environmental protection groups and consumer organisations. These parties shall contribute in particular to preparing ecodesign requirements, examining the effectiveness of the established market surveillance mechanisms and assessing self-regulation measures in a transparent process.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
To that end, the Commission shall establish an expert group, in which those parties shall meet, referred to as the ‘Ecodesign Forum’. The Forum shall advise the Commission on the delegated acts referred to in Article 4, it shall carry out its tasks in accordance with the principle of transparency. The Commission shall publish the minutes of the meetings of the Forum and other relevant documents on the Commission website.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Where a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 requires products to have a label as referred to in Article 14, the economic operator placing the product on the market or putting it into service shall ensure that products are accompanied, for each individual unit and free of charge, by printed labels or digital labels in accordance with that delegated act.