Activities of Sandro GOZI related to 2020/2028(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Construction Products Regulation (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products (the Construction Products Regulation)
Amendments (18)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s CPR evaluation and ongoing review, which seek to remove remaining barriers in the internal market for construction products, while taking into account technological developments and innovation;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of avoiding duplications and ensuring coherence of the reviewed CPR with existing legislation and future legislative initiatives, such as sustainable product policy initiative;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points to the fact that standardisation issues need to be addressed in all steps of the preparation process; calls forproblems faced in the development of harmonised technical specifications need to be addressed in all steps of the preparation process; calls on the Commission to closely consult all relevant stakeholders in this preparatory phase and stresses the importance of transparency and openness ofrom all parties involved; highlights the need to ensure the high quality of the mandate in order to find workable solutions; highlights the need of full involvement of Member States to ensure the high quality of the harmonised technical specifications issued by the Commission and the necessity to provide clear guidelines for the standardisation bodies; suggests establishing clearly defined timeframes for the Commission to assess the prepared standards and clear deadlines for all parties to ensure further revision if a mstandardisation requeste or the CPR is found not to have been adhered to; considers it important to define the scope of the standardharmonised technical specifications more precisely so that manufacturers can have clear guidance when declaring that their products fall within the scope;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is concerned by the fact that since the CE marking under the CPR only refers to product performance and not conformity with specific product requirements, such a difference in approach from other NLF legislation could create confusion as regards the CE marking and diminish its value; points, in this regard, to the overlaps in the information required by the CE marking and the Declaration of Performance (DoP); believes that this duplication creates additional unnecessary administrative burdens and costs for businesses and should be addressed, including by enhanced use of digital solutions;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to consider and assess the possibility of including additional information requirements on product characteristics with regard to safety and environmental aspects following assessment of regulatory needs per product categories;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to consider and assess the possibility ofto gradually enhance the CPR by including in the CPRtherein minimum product requirements aimed at ensuring health and safety and protecting the environment and other public interests, thereby following; calls furthermore on the Commission to evaluate whether this application of the approach of NLF legislation, which hasill proven to be effective also in the CPR;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. ENotes the lack of digitalisation of the construction sector and emphasises the importance of fully harnessing digital technologies, which could allow for clear, transparent and reliable information to be provided to economic operators and end- users, address the overlap in information requirements and enable market surveillance authorities to carry out their activities more effectively; calls on the Commission to evaluate the use ofbenefits of using such technologies;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses the need for increased awareness of economic operators, and in particular SMEs and micro-enterprises with regard to CE marking and the DoP, including through Single Digital Gateway;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to fully implement Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, which aims to strengthen the market surveillance of products covered by Union harmonisation legislation, including the CPR; stresses the need for harmonised and homogeneous enforcement of new rules by the national market surveillance authorities and enhanced cross-border cooperation in this respect in order to ensure level playing field in the construction sector;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to swiftly adopt implementing acts under Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 in order to determinefurther align the performance of market surveillance authorities by determining the uniform conditions of checks, criteria for the determination of the frequency of checks and the amount of samples to be checked in relation to certain products or categories of products, and toby laying down benchmarks and techniques for checks on harmonised products, including construction products;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Points to the increase in online sales in the construction sector; highlights the need to ensure the effective market surveillance of construction products sold online, especially those purchased from non-EU economic operators in order to ensure high level of safety of products circulating in the single market irrespective of their origin; notes the responsibilities of online platforms in this respect;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses the need to enhance the exchange of information on potentially dangerous substances and to strengthen the cooperation with the European Chemicals Agency databases according to the current legislation;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to continue effectively monitor and address unjustified barriers in the internal market, stemming from national regulatory measures contrary to the CPR; stresses the need for enhanced dialogue and cooperation between the Commission and the Member States in order to tackle practices, such as the continuous use of national marks and certification, that impede the free movement of construction products in the internal market;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses that the CPR could enhance the transparency of market in construction products by facilitating the comparability of construction products based on their safety and environmental performance; calls on the Commission, therefore, to evaluate the relevance of harmonised methodology for assessing and communicating on safety and environmental performance of construction products, and the applicability of Life Cycle Assessment and Product Environmental Footprint methods in this respect;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to explore the relevance of incorporating certain requirements such as sustainability criteria into the harmonised standards under the CPR, so as to provide manufacturers with one single framework for the assessment and testing of products across their life cycle; stresses the importance of a proper assessment of the product categories to which such requirements would be relevant; highlights that such incorporation should not lead to an increase in the prices of construction products;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights the need to ensure the proper involvement of all stakeholders in the consultation and evaluation process; highlights the need for a level playing field and reduced administrative burden in construction products legislation for all businesses, especially SMEs as well as for a fair and free competition at global level;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Is concerned that any revision of the CPR and, in particular, the review of the CPR acquis will take significant time, whileCalls for an ambitious revision of the CPR taking into account that manufacturers need immediate solutions to overcome the legal uncertainty resulting from the lack of updated harmonised standards; calls onhighlights that the Commrevission to address this issue prior to any revision of the CPR and in the review of the CPR acquiof the CPR should aim at creating a solid regulatory framework with effective, easily enforceable and harmonised rules;