Activities of Sylvie GODDYN related to 2018/2035(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
A European Strategy for Plastics in a circular economy - Options to address the interface between chemical, product and waste legislation (debate) FR
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a European strategy for plastics in a circular economy PDF (487 KB) DOC (83 KB)
Amendments (25)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas lost and discarded fishing gear constitutes the bulk of marine plastic litter80% of waste found in the sea, including plastics, comes from the land;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas ghost fishing occurs when lost or abandoned, non-biodegradable fishing nets, traps and lines catch, entangle, injure, starve and kill fish, turtles, marine mammals and seabirds;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas fishermen, on their own initiative, bring back to port lost nets retrieved from the sea;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas discarded plastic releases into the water toxic compounds that are ingested and that can poison and kill fish, turtles, marine mammals and seabirds; whereas humans are ultimately themselves poisoned when they ingest seafood contaminated with plastic residues, heavy metals or other harmful substances;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to work with the fishing sector to implement a mapping programme for marine plastic waste in order to improve understanding of its origin and life cycle;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide fishermen with information on the problem of marine waste;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement a bonus scheme for fishermen who bring back to port plastic waste and lost or obsolete nets;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Member States not to impose a port fee on fishermen for plastic waste and lost or used nets brought back to port; notes that such a fee would be counterproductive and would deter fishermen from collecting such waste;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that preventinglimiting from the outset the use of plastic and the generation of plastic waste upfront and boosting our plastics recycling performance are bothall key; calls on all stakeholders to consider the recent Chinese import ban on plastic waste as an opportunity to invest in state-of-the-art recycling capacity in the EU and in the need to replace plastic with more sustainable materials that can be recycled locally, which should begin with product design;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that Member States must do more to eand the EMFF must cover all the expenses incourage the fishing industry to apply for EMFF grants allowing them to make the changes necessary to their fishing gear to minimise their impact on marine ecosystems and wildlife.red by fishermen for sensors, detection systems run by digital applications, radio frequency identification chips and retrieval equipment;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that joint actions by all stakeholders are necessary in order to succeed and achieve an outcome that is advantageous for both the economy and, the environment and public health; emphasises that converting general concern about plastic waste into public responsibility and behavioural change remains an equally important challenge;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the competent authorities in the Member States to ensure that the entire waste acquis is fully implemented, while continuing to take care about the risks that could arise from certain plastics or raw materials whose use has been restricted or which contain substances classified as being of high or very high concern;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that civil society should be able to hold industry accountable for its commitments; asks the Commission to take this into account in the upcoming ‘New Deal for Consumers’; recalls, however, that the legislator bears great responsibility for society and that in general undertakings cannot be held liable for decisions that the legislator has not taken or has delayed in taking;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to make ‘circularity first’ an overarching principle, also for non-packaging plastic items, by developing product standards and revising the eco-design legislative framework; recalls that this is a slogan, and that safety and public health must of course remain priorities even before circularity;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that mandatory rules on recycled content for specific products may be needed in order to drive the uptake of secondary raw materials; where appropriate, considers that imported products should be subject to the same criteria as products manufactured in the EU;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to consider introducing a modulated value- added tax (VAT) for products containing recycled content or durable content, such as glass, and products within the EU;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the competent authorities in the Member States to optimise controls on imported materials in order to ensure and enforce compliance with EU chemicals and product legislation; reminds the Commission that nothing obliges it to negotiate Free Trade Agreements or trade agreements with producing countries where legislation is less stringent than in the EU; considers that the Commission should use customs tariffs as incentives to influence exporters to the EU;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that there is no panacea to address the harmful effects of single-use plastics, and believes that a combination of voluntary and regulatory measures is therefore required to resolve this complex issue; observes, in this respect, that the development of cardboard packaging and deposits on glass, which are much more easily recyclable and far less polluting, must be encouraged and promoted by means of more advantageous tax regimes;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on Member States and local authorities to develop bulk food (rice, pasta, carbohydrates, nuts, cereals, muesli) and promote this form of distribution of food, in particular by lowering VAT where no packaging material is used;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes note of actions already taken in some Member States and therefore supports the Commission in coming forward with a specific legislative framework on single-use plastics with the aim of halting the generation of marine litter in the EU and thereby contributing to the goal of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds; recalls that agricultural greenhouses are a significant source of marine litter;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes that there are sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives to a large number of single use plastics and that an information platform accessible to all should be established in order to inform consumers about the matter; encourages Member States to ban single-use plastics where alternatives exist, such as plastic bottles, plastic cutlery and plates, plastic cups and straws, cotton buds, disposable lighters, disposable nappies, non-refillable plastic pens and plastic bags;
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Emphasises that biodegradable plastics can help support the transition to a circular economy, but are not a universal remedy against marine litter; calls, therefore, on the Commission to develop a list of useful products and applications composed of biodegradable plastics, together with clear criterialitter;
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to introduce a ban on micro-plastics which are intentionally added to products, such as cosmetics and cleaning products, and for which viable alternatives are available;
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. WelcomNotes the Commission’s announcement that an additional EUR 100 million will be invested to drive investment towards circular solutions under Horizon 2020; supports the development of a Strategic Research Innovation Agenda on plastics to guide future funding decisions; stresses, however, that this funding is inadequate to cope with the challenge posed by plastic pollution;
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote special actions such as the cleaning of beaches, lakes and rivers, in partnership with associations such as Surfrider and Sea Shepherd;