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Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)

(10a) When revising Directive 2012/19/EU, and when taking into consideration the "polluter pays" principle, it is crucial to ensure that the costs of managing WEEE are not transferred to consumers or citizens. This should not imply that WEEE will not be properly collected, treated, prepared for reuse, or recycled. The EPR model which supports the implementation of the polluter pays principle should be restructured during the revision of Directive 2012/19/EU, to ensure the collection and treatment of all WEEE and the maximisation of the material recovery potentials, notably of Critical Raw Materials which may not be well captured through an exclusive weight basis to set collection and preparation for re-use and recycling targets. This would then ensure respect for the waste hierarchy as laid out in Directive 2008/98/EC.

2023/07/24
Committee: ENVI

Cyrus ENGERER

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 b (new)

(10b) With regard to the obligation under Article 7(1) of Directive 2012/19/EU on the minimum collection to be achieved annually, the Commission should also take into consideration the different roll out dates for photovoltaic panels in different Member States and their impact on Member States' implementation of such obligation.

2023/07/24
Committee: ENVI

Cyrus ENGERER

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 c (new)

(10c) Despite the necessary changes to the financial obligations to cover collection and treatment of waste Photovoltaic panels placed on the market before 13 August 2012 and the waste of all ‘open scope’ EEE placed on the market before 15 August 2018 introduced by amendments to this directive, Member States should still ensure the environmentally sound management of related WEEE. Member States shall encourage producers, through their individual or collective Extended Producers Responsibility schemes to properly collect and treat the related historical WEEE of PV panels and open scope EEE, in light of the high environmental impacts of these product groups and the potential for material reuse and recycling, notably of critical raw materials, which are important for the EU strategic autonomy and the achievements of the EU Green Deal Objectives

2023/07/24
Committee: ENVI

Cyrus ENGERER

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)

Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point c

(-1b) In Article 2, paragraph 4, point (c) is replaced by the following: "(c) large-scale fixed installations, except any equipment which is not specifically designed and installed as part of those installations; and in any case except for heat pump installations. Special attention should be given towards electrical and electronic equipment linked with fluorinated gases"; Or. en (02012L0019)

2023/07/24
Committee: ENVI

Cyrus ENGERER

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)

(-1c) In Article 3, paragraph 1, the following point is added: (oa) ‘polluter pays principle’ means a principle according to which polluters should bear the costs of their pollution or environmental damage, including the cost of measures taken to prevent, control and remedy pollution, as well as the costs the polluters impose on society;

2023/07/24
Committee: ENVI

Cyrus ENGERER

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 a (new)

Article 2a No later than [31 December 2024] the Commission shall assess the need, and where appropriate, present a legislative proposal on the revision of Directive 2012/19/EU accompanied by a thorough impact assessment. The legislative proposal shall specifically ensure that the principle of legal certainty is adhered to and that there is no provision that could entail unjustified retroactive effect in any Member State. The proposal shall also ensure that citizens or consumers are not burdened with additional costs whilst overcoming existing issues with the current WEEE Directive, such as failure to achieve the collection targets, illegal exports of WEEE, inadequate target setting based exclusively on weight and lack of waste prevention measures.

2023/07/24
Committee: ENVI

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