8 Amendments of Michal WIEZIK related to 2022/0092(COD)
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Annex I to Directive 2005/29/EC should also be amended to prohibit making generic environmental claims without recognised excellent environmental performance which is relevant to the claim. Examples of such generic environmental claims are ‘environmentally friendly’, ‘eco-friendly’, ‘eco’, ‘green’, ‘nature’s friend’, ‘ecological’, ‘environmentally correct’, ‘climate friendly’, ‘gentle on the environment’, ‘carbon friendly’, ‘carbon neutral’, ‘carbon positive’, ‘carbon offset’, ‘carbon compensated’, ‘climate neutral’, ‘energy efficient’, ‘plastic offset’, ‘plastic neutral’, ‘biodegradable’, ‘biobased’ or similar statements, as well as broader statements such as ‘conscious’, ‘offset’ or ‘responsible’ that suggest or create the impression of excellent environmental performance. Such generic environmental claims should be prohibited whenever there is no excellent environmental performance demonstrated based on applicable rules established in the Union or national legislation, or whenever the specification of the claim is not provided in clear and prominent terms on the same medium, such as the same advertising spot, product’s packaging or online selling interface. For example, the claim ‘biodegradable’, referring to a product, would be a generic claim, whilst claiming that ‘the packaging is biodegradable through home composting in one month’ would be a specific claim, which does not fall under this prohibition.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2005/29/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point s
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point s
(s) ‘certification scheme’ means a third-party verification scheme that is open under transparent, fair and non- discriminatory terms to all traders willing and able to comply with the scheme’s requirements, which certifies that a product complies with certain requirements, and for which the monitoring of compliance is objective, based on international, Union or national standards and procedures and carried out by a party independent from both the scheme owner and the trader, and which includes system for complaints for external stakeholders focused on possible non-compliance and allows for withdrawal of the label in case of non- compliance;
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2005/29/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
(ua) ‘offsetting’ means the claim that a purchase or other acquisition of credits, such as carbon or plastic credits, or financial support for environmental projects elsewhere compensates for the purchaser's environmental impact, including impacts of services it provides;
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2005/29/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) making an environmental claim related to future environmental performance withbased on offsetting or without understandable supplementary information setting out clear, objective and, verifiable and realistic commitments and targets and without an independent monitoring system;
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
4b. Making an environmental claim about the entire product or the trader´s business when it actually concerns only a certain aspect of the product or aspect of the trader´s business.;
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2005/29/EC
Annex I – point 4 b a (new)
Annex I – point 4 b a (new)
4ba. Claiming that a good, service or business has a neutral or positive environment impact due to offsetting.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2005/29/EC
Annex I – point 4 b b (new)
Annex I – point 4 b b (new)
4bb. Making an environmental claim that would lead to promotion of fossil fuel products or highly polluting products or activities.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2005/29/EC
Annex I – point 23 g a (new)
Annex I – point 23 g a (new)
23ga. Omitting to inform the consumer about a design or feature limiting its repairment.