Activities of Heidi HAUTALA related to 2015/0288(COD)
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Amendments (5)
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33 a (new)
Recital 33 a (new)
(33 a) The development of a circular economy requires such matters as reuse, recycling and repair to be facilitated in the development of products. A simple and highly resource-efficient approach would be to extend the initial lifetime or first use of a product. The use of lifespan guarantees under the Ecodesign requirements for a product would capture this approach.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33 b (new)
Recital 33 b (new)
(33 b) The producer of an energy-related product should be obliged to guarantee to the consumer a minimum lifespan to be expected of the energy-related product. This lifespan indication should reflect the expectations of reasonable and typical consumers. If the producer does not fulfil these obligations, the consumer should be entitled to have the goods brought into conformity with the contract by the producer through repair or replacement.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33 c (new)
Recital 33 c (new)
(33 c) Commercial guarantees for lifespan should constitute an additional responsibility for the lifespan functioning of energy-related products of the producer and should under no circumstances limit or exclude any remedies of the seller towards the consumer.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Persons or organisations regarded under national law as having a legitimate interest in protecting consumer contractual rights should be afforded the right to initiate proceedings, either before a court or before an administrative authority which is competent to decide upon complaints or to initiate appropriate legal proceedings. It is also important to further develop alternative, out-of-court dispute resolution procedures such as conciliation and mediation as well as the assistance provided by an ombudsman or complaint boards, which are efficient and well-tried means to solve consumer disputes.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Commercial guarantees for lifespan 1. The producer of an energy-related product as defined in Article 2(1) of Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a shall: (a) guarantee to the consumer the fitness of the product for such foreseeable minimum lifespan, as is normal in goods of the same type, and shall indicate the duration of this lifespan, or (b) clearly indicate that he does not guarantee the fitness of the product during its lifespan. This information shall be made available to the consumer as a contractual guarantee at the time where he enters into the contract. 2. If the producer does not fulfil his obligations according to paragraph 1, the consumer shall be entitled to have the goods brought into conformity with the contract by the producer in accordance with Article 11. _________________ 1aDirective 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products (OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10).