35 Amendments of Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ related to 2023/0234(COD)
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a directive
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
Having regard to the Commission communication of 30 March 2022 entitled ‘EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles’ (COM(2022)0141),
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a directive
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
Having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 1 June 2023 on an EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles (2022/2171(INI)),
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a directive
Citation 5 c (new)
Citation 5 c (new)
Having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a directive
Citation 5 d (new)
Citation 5 d (new)
Having regard to the Commission communication of 11 March 2020 entitled ‘A new Circular Economy Action Plan – For a cleaner and more competitive Europe’ (COM(2020)0098) and to the Parliament’s resolution of 10 February 2021 thereon1a, _________________ 1a OJ C 465, 17.11.2021
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a directive
Citation 5 e (new)
Citation 5 e (new)
Having regard to the European Environment Agency (EEA) briefings of November 2019 on ‘Textiles in Europe’s circular economy’, of January 2021 on ‘A framework for enabling circular business models in Europe’, of January 2021 on ‘Plastic in textiles: towards a circular economy for synthetic textiles in Europe’, of February 2022 on ‘Textiles and the environment: the role of design in Europe’s circular economy’ and of February 2022 on ‘Microplastics from textiles: towards a circular economy for textiles in Europe’,
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 d a (new)
4da. 'textile waste' means any textile that can no longer be used, repaired or resold;
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 f a (new)
4fa. ‘unsold textile product’ means any textile product fit for consumption or sale that has not been sold including surplus, excessive inventory, overstock and deadstock, including products returned by a consumer in view of their right of withdrawal in accordance with Article 9 of Directive (EU) 2011/83/EU;
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 16 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 16 a (new)
2a. In article 3, the following paragraph is inserted: 16a. 'Preparation for recycling' means pre-processing activities to prepare textile waste for recycling processes, such as removal of attachments (i.e.; zippers, buttons), removal of trims & stitching, cleaning etc. to meet the input specification of textile recyclers.
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) developing and supporting behavioural change interventions to reduce food waste, and information campaigns to raise awareness about food waste prevention, with a focus on facilitating understanding and use of date markings;
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) improving access to technological developments and innovative solutions in all phases of the food supply chain;
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 9 a – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Member States shall coordinate their actions to prevent food waste and share best practices, including through the EU platform on Food Losses and Food Waste.
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. These criteria and methodology adopted to cover the costs in accordance with paragraph 4 shall be designed with a priority given to underdeveloped procedures, taking into account processes that are profitable and reviewed by an independent EU monitoring body.
Amendment 361 #
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 b – paragraph 1
Article 22 b – paragraph 1
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 b – paragraph 2
Article 22 b – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that producers are required to register in the register referred to in paragraph 1. To that end, Member States shall require the producers to submit an application for registration in each Member Stato the Union register wheren they make textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc available on the market for the first time.
Amendment 366 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 b – paragraph 3
Article 22 b – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall only allow producers to make available on the market for the first time within their territory textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc where they or, in the case of authorisation, their authorised representatives for the extended producer responsibility, are registered in that Member Statee Union register.
Amendment 369 #
8. Member States shall require the producer, or, where applicable, the producer responsibility organisation to notify the competent authority and the European Commission without undue delay of any changes to the information contained in the registration in accordance with paragraph 4, point (d), and of any permanent cessation as regards the making available on the market for the first time within the territory of the Member State of the textile and footwear products referred to in the registration. A producer shall be excluded from the register of producers if it has ceased to exist.
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 b a (new)
Article 22 b a (new)
Article 22ba Reporting obligations for companies The European Commission shall develop comprehensive guidelines for textile producers to report back to the Producer Responsibility Organisations under the EPR schemes for textiles as per article 22a (4)(7). The guidelines shall include, but not be limited to, the following provisions: (a) Specifications for the structure and format of data reporting to ensure uniformity and ease of data consolidation for PROs. (b) Clear instructions regarding reporting intervals and deadlines, promoting timely data submission and analysis. (c) Mandate the inclusion of specific harmonized information in reports. (d) Encouragement for textile producers to adopt common data standards and protocols to facilitate seamless data exchange. (e) Encouragement for the adoption of digital reporting methods to streamline data collection and ensure interoperability.
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 4
Article 22 c – paragraph 4
4. Where necessary tTo avoid distortion of the internal market and ensure consistency with the ecodesign requirements adopted pursuant to Article 4 read in conjunction with Article 5 of Regulation.../... [P.O. insert the serial number for Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation when adopted], the Commission mayshall adopt implementing acts laying down the fee modulation criteria for the application of paragraph 3, point (a), of this Article. That implementing act shall not concern the precise determination of the level of the contributions and shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 39(2) of this Directive.
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 22 c – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) ensure the collection, free of charge, of waste generated by social enterprises and other non-waste operators from such textile, textile-related and footwear products collected through the connected collection points as well as promote the full coordination between social enterprises and producer responsibility organisations.
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
8. The separate collection rate referred to in paragraph 6, point (c) shall be calculated as the percentage obtained by dividing the weight of waste textile, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc collected in accordance with paragraph 5 in a given calendar year in a Member State by the weight of such wastesum of the weight of waste textile, textile-related and footwear products collected in accordance with paragraph 5, and the waste of such textile, textile-related and footwear products that is generated and collected as mixed municipal waste in a given calendar year in a Member State.
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 10
Article 22 c – paragraph 10
10. Member States shall ensure that producer responsibility organisations are not allowed to refuse the participation of local public authorities, social enterprises and other re-use operators in the separate collection system established pursuant to paragraph 5.
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 1 – 'Article 11
Article 1 – 'Article 11
11. Without prejudice to paragraph 5, points (a) and (b), and paragraph 6, point (a), Member States shall ensure that social enterprises are allowed to maintain and operate their own separate collection points and that they are given equal or preferential treatment in the location of the separate collection points. Member States shall also ensure that social enterprises and social economy entities that, which are part of the connected collection points in accordance with paragraph 6, point (a), are not requirobligated to hand over collected used and waste textiles, textile-related, and footwear products as listed in Annex IVc to the producer responsibility organisation. However, these entities must make data publicly available regarding the weight of items collected and the rate of re-use, preparation for re-use, and recycling. This data should specify the rate of fibre- to-fibre recycling separately, as well as provide information on the rates of other recovery, disposal, and exports.
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
11. Without prejudice to paragraph 5, points (a) and (b), and paragraph 6, point (a), Member States shall ensure that social enterprises are allowed to maintain and operate their own separate collection points and that they are given equal or preferential treatment in the location of the separate collection points. Member States shall ensure that social enterprises and social economy entities that are part of the connected collection points in accordance with paragraph 6, point (a) are not required to hand over collected used and waste textiles, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc to the producer responsibility organisation.
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 13 – point b
Article 22 c – paragraph 13 – point b
(b) re-use and repair arrangements available for textile and footwear, including the location of collection points and how to correctly donate textiles;
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 14 – point a
Article 22 c – paragraph 14 – point a
(a) a publicly accessible website or other means of electronic communication;
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(b) information in public spaces and at the collection point;
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 1, 'Article 22c – paragraph 15
Article 1, 'Article 22c – paragraph 15
15. Where, in a Member State, multiple producer responsibility organisations are authorised to fulfil extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of producers, Member States shall ensure that they cover the whole territory of the Member State of the separate collection system for used and waste textile, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc. Member States shall entrust the competent authority or appoint an independent third party to oversee that producer responsibility organisations fulfil their obligations in coordinated manner and in accordance with the Union competition rules. Additionally, the European Commission shall promote and ensure a strong coordination between the producer responsibility organisations.
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 16 a (new)
Article 22 c – paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Member States shall require that producer responsibility organisations ensure that producers, who place textile and footwear products on the market within the scope of the delegated acts foreseen under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, provide waste management information in the Digital Product Passport
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 17 – point a
Article 22 c – paragraph 17 – point a
(a) at least each year, subject to commercial and industrial confidentiality, the information on the amounweight of products placed on the market, the rate of separate collection of used and waste textile, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc, including the percentage such unsold products compared with sold products, on the rates of re-use, preparation for re-use, preparation for recycling and recycling, specifying separately the rate of fibre-to-fibre recycling, achieved by the producer responsibility organisation, and on the rates of other recovery, disposal and exports;
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Directive 2008/98/EC
1a. Member States should introduce specific separate targets for textile waste prevention along the whole value chain, textile collection, textile reuse, preparation for reuse, closed loop fibre- to-fibre recycling and phase out the landfilling of textiles. These targets shall be established in consultation with relevant stakeholders. In order to achieve this, by [P.O insert date two years after the entry into force of this amending Directive] the European Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a to provide guidelines for the setting and oversight of these targets.
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 22 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that used and waste textiles, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc that are separately collected in accordance with Article 22c(5) are considered waste upon collection.
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 22 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
With regard to textiles other than the products listed in Annex IVc, as well as unsold textile, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc, Member States shall ensure that the different fractions of textiles materials and textiles items are kept separate at the point of waste generation where such separation facilitates subsequent re-use, preparation for re-use or recycling, including fibre-to- fibre recycling where technological progress allows. Pre- sorted textiles intended for recycling and textiles intended for re-use, shall not be regarded as waste.
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) the sorting operation is to generate textiles for re-use and, preparation for re- use and preparation for recycling;
Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
(da) the sorting operation shall follow the principle of proximity, prioritising local sorting and avoiding environmental impacts caused by transportation;