12 Amendments of Johannes LEBECH related to 2008/0152(COD)
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Community Ecolabel scheme is part of the sustainable consumption and production policy of the Community, which aims at reducing the negative impact of consumption and production on the environment, health, climate and natural resources. The scheme is intended to promote those products which have a high level of environmental performance through the use of the Ecolabel. To this effect, it is appropriate to require that the criteria which products must comply with in order to bear the Ecolabel be based on the best environmental performance achieved by products on the Community market. Those criteria should be simple to understand and to use and should therefore be limited to the most significant environmental impacts of products.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to simplify the Community Ecolabel scheme and to reduce the administrative burden linked to the use of the Ecolabel, the assessment and verification procedures should be replaced by a harmonised registration system. Registration should be granted after verification that the product meets the criteria set for the specific product group.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) It is necessary to raise public awareness of the Community Ecolabel through promotion actions at local, national and Community level, in order to make consumers aware of the meaning of the label and to enable them to make informed choices. It is also necessary in order to make the scheme more attractive to producers and retailers.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2
Article 2
This Regulation shall apply to any goods or services which are supplied for distribution, consumption or use on the Community market whether in return for payment or free of charge (hereinafter " product"). Concerning food productsThis Regulation shall not apply to food and drink as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council, it shall only apply to processed food and to the products of fishing and aquaculture. The Commission shall, by 31 December 2011 at the latest, conduct a study on whether all foods can be included in the Ecolabel using a full lifecycle approach and, if appropriate, submit proposals to this effect to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The environmental performance of products shall be determined on the basis of the best performing productscriteria shall be determined taking into account the environmental impacts of the products available on the Community market. To this end, the most significant environmental impacts during the full life cycle of products, in particular the impact on climate change, impact on nature and biodiversity, energy and resource consumption, generation of waste, emissions to all environmental media, pollution through physical effects and use and release of hazardous substances, shall be considered. The existing Ecolabel criteria for the different product groups shall be reviewed within 18 months of the adoption of this Regulation to ensure their full compliance with the lifecycle approach set out in this Article.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Ecolabel scheme shall contribute to the substitution of hazardous substances on the basis of the precautionary principle. When technically feasible, the Ecolabel criteria shall be designed to replace the use of: - substances meeting the criteria for classification as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction category 1 or 2 in accordance with Directive 67/548/EEC; - substances which are very persistent and very bio-accumulative, persistent bio- accumulative and toxic and substances with endocrine disrupting properties.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, following consultation of the EUEB, adopt measures to establish specific Ecolabel criteria for each product groupDraft Ecolabel criteria shall be developed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Annex I and taking into account the working plan. Not later than 3 months after the final report is submitted to the Commission, the EUEB shall be consulted on the criteria proposal. The Commission shall provide explanations and documentation on the reasoning behind any changes to the criteria submitted in the final report. Not later than 3 months after consultation of the EUEB, the Commission shall submit an Ecolabel criteria proposal to the regulatory committee established under Article 16(2) and subsequently adopt measures to establish Ecolabel criteria for a specific product group. The Commission shall take into account the comments of the EUEB and shall clearly highlight, document and provide explanations on the reasoning behind any change to the proposal further to the EUEB consultation. Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 16(2).
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) When establishing Ecolabel criteria care shall be taken not to introduce measures whose implementation may impose disproportionate administrative and economic burdens on SMEs.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12
Article 12
The Commission, Member States and the Commissionparticipating companies shall, in cooperation with the EUEB, allocate significant resources to promote the use of the Community Ecolabel by awareness- raising actions and information campaigns for consumers, producers, public purchasers, traders, retailers and the general public, thus supporting the development of the scheme.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 1
Annex I – part A – point 1
The preliminary report shall contain the following elements: - Analysis of the possibilities of substitution of substances of very high concern such as: (a) substances meeting the criteria for classification as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction category 1 or 2 in accordance with Directive 67/548/EEC (b) substances which are very persistent and very bio-accumulative, persistent bio- accumulative and toxic and substances with endocrine disrupting properties. - Quantitative indication of the potential environmental benefits related to the product group, including consideration of the benefits coming from other similar European and national ecolabel product groups; - Reasoning for choice and scope of product group; - Consideration of any possible trade issues; - Analysis of other environmental labels’ criteria; - Current laws and ongoing legislative initiatives related to the product group sector; - Intra-community market data for the sector, including volumes and turnover; - Current and future potential for market penetration of the Ecolabelled products; - Extent and overall relevance of the environmental impacts associated with the product group, based on new or existing life cycle assessment studies. Other scientific evidence may also be used. Critical and controversial issues shall be reported in detail and evaluated. - References of data and information collected and used for issuing the report. The preliminary report shall be made available on the Commission's dedicated Ecolabel website for comment and reference during the development of the criteria.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part A – point 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 1
- they shall be based on the environmental performance throughout the life-cycle of the productbest performing products on the internal market at the moment of their adoption. - they shall correspond to a certain percentage of the best performing products available on the market and correspond, as far as possible, to 10% ofwithin a range of 10 to 20%. The exact percentage shall be defined on a case-by-case basis depending on the product category, with the aim of rewarding and promoting the bemost performing products available on the market;environmentally-friendly products on the market and ensuring that consumers are provided with a sufficient choice of Ecolabel products.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part A – point 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 2
- they shall be based on the most significant environmental impacts of the product, be expressed as far as is reasonably possible via technical key environmental performance indicators of the product, and be suitable for assessment according to the rules of this Regulation;