4 Amendments of Erik POULSEN related to 2022/0095(COD)
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) To ensure consistency with the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability and the Bioeconomy Strategy, the definition of substances of concern must distinguish between synthetic chemicals and bio- based substances. Bio-based substances are key to making the EU economy more circular and sustainable while lowering its dependence on fossil fuels. The use of bio-based substances improves the overall sustainability and environmental performance of products. Therefore, biobased substances should not be preventively labelled as substances of concern to avoid losing their positive impact on the environment. On the contrary, the use of safe bio-based substances in products and processes should be promoted to replace hazardous chemicals.
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could greatly benefit from an increase in the demand for sustainable products but could also face costs and difficulties with some of the requirements. The Member States and the Commission should, in their respective areas of responsibility, provide adequate information, ensure targeted and specialised training, and provide specific assistance and support, including financial, to SMEs active in the manufacturing of products for which ecodesign requirements are set, including existing funding and financing tools. Those actions should, for example, cover the calculation of a scientifically robust and verifiable life-cycle based standard, such as the product environmental footprint, and the technical implementation of the product passport, and could facilitate SMEs' access to relevant digital tools, software and databases. Member States actions should be taken in respect of applicable State aid rules.
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
(23) ‘environmental footprint’ means a quantification of a product’s environmental impacts, whether in relation to a single environmental impact category or an aggregated set of impact categories based on scientifically robust and verifiable lifecycle-based standards, such as the Product Environmental Footprint method;
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 – point c a (new)
(ca) the criteria in point (b) does not apply to biodegradable substances of biological origin or substances identical to them;