Activities of Anna ZALEWSKA related to 2022/0396(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Packaging and packaging waste (debate)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 623 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘transport packaging’ means packaging conceived so as to facilitate handling and transport of a number ofmore than one sales units or grouped packages, including e-commerce packaging but excluding road, rail, ship and air containers, in order to prevent physical handling and transport damage;
Amendment 906 #
Points (a) to (d) shall apply from5 years after the date of entry into force of the delegated act referred to in paragraph 4 and no earlier than 1 January 2030 and p. Point (e) shall apply from 1 January 20355 years after the date of entry into force of the delegated act referred to in paragraph 6 and in any case no earlier than 5 years after the application of point (a).
Amendment 925 #
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 2035Five years after the date of entry into force of the delegated acts referred to in paragraph 4 and in any case no earlier than 1 January 2030, recyclable packaging shall comply with the design for recycling criteria as laid down in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to paragraph 4. Five years after the date of entry into force of the delegated act referred to in paragraph 6 and in any case no earlier than five years after the application of point (a) of paragraph 2, 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 983 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
From 1 January 2030, 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 4ive years after the adoption of the delegated act laying down design for recycling criteria pursuant to paragraph 4, packaging shall not be considered recyclable if it corresponds to performance grade E for the packaging category, to which the packaging belongs.
Amendment 1066 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – point c a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – point c a (new)
(ca) packaging for infant formula and follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes as defined in Article 1, point (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013.
Amendment 1088 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. From 1 January 2030, the plastic part in packaging shall containive years after the adoption of the implementing act laying down the methodology for the calculation and verification of the percentage of recycled content recovered from post- consumer plastic waste pursuant to paragraph 7 of Article 7 , the economic operators shall ensure the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post- consumer plastic waste, per unit of packagingas an average of the overall portfolio of plastic packaging of the economic operator placed on the Union market that falls under the scope of these requirements:
Amendment 1201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Amendment 1209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
(db) reusable and refillable packaging placed on the EU market prior to the entry into force of the regulation.
Amendment 1251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2026Within 12 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation, 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. An EU harmonized mass balance method shall be specified as part of all these implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3).
Amendment 1506 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
From [OP: Please insert the date = 42 month5 years 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 packaging covered by a deposit or return system and transport packaging. However, it applies to e- commerce packaging.
Amendment 1519 #
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,and set up after the entry into force of this Regulation shall be marked with a harmonised label established in the relevant implementing act adopted pursuant to paragraph 5.
Amendment 1525 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. From [OP: Please insert the date = 48 month5 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], reusable packaging shall bear a label on packaging reusability andor 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.
Amendment 1572 #
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) may 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 packaging. Packaging placed on the market before the dates mentioned in paragraphs 1, 2, 5 and 6 may be marketed until their end of life.
Amendment 1785 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1917 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The manufacturer and the final distributor making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging non-alcoholic beverages in the form of water, water with added sugar, water with other sweetening matter, flavoured water, soft drinks, soda lemonade, iced tea and similar beverages which are immediately ready to drink, pure juice, juice or must of fruits or vegetables and smoothies without milk and non- alcoholic beverages containing milk fat, shall ensure that:
Amendment 1932 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Liquid foods that are highly perishable such as milk, plant-based dairy alternatives, pure juice, juice or must of fruits and vegetables, smoothies without milk and non-alcoholic beverages containing milk fat, shall be exempted from these targets. Perishable foods are defined in EU legislation under Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 as foods which, from a microbiological point of view, are highly perishable and are therefore likely after a short period to constitute an immediate danger to human health.
Amendment 1935 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Paragraph 6 does not apply to: infant formula and follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes as defined in Article 1, point (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013; natural mineral water and spring water and plant-based milk substitutes.
Amendment 1982 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. Economic operators using transport packaging in the form of pallet wrappings and straps for stabilization and protection of products put on pallets during transport shall ensure that:
Amendment 1984 #
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 1997 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) from 1 January 20405, 30 % of such packaging used for transport is reusable packaging within a system for re-use;
Amendment 2180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
If the absence of implementing acts establishing detailed calculation rules and methodology regarding the targets set out in Article 26 by 31 December 2025, the targets shall be suspended until the Commission delivers the implementing acts foreseen in this paragraph. The targets set out in Article 26 shall apply 5 years after the adoption of the implementing acts of this paragraph.