14 Amendments of Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN related to 2011/2068(INI)
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to stimulate the secondary materials market and to foster the demand for recycled materials bythrough developing end-of- waste criteria according to the Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) and economic incentives, such as reduced VAT rates for secondary materials, by 2013; calls also therefore for the creatherefore also calls for proper functioning of the internal market for recycling and better functioning of a ´Schengen area´ for wathe rules for the shipment of green listed waste; as a first step in order to move waste for recycling more freelythis direction the Commission should ensure free movement of waste collected for recycling, which has been separated from residual waste, between the Member States;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to clarify that the collection and treatment of separately collected waste for recovery from private households cannot be seen as a service of general interest (SGI), with which only public undertakings can be entrusted.
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission and Member States to develop and use clear and measurable indicators for economic activity that take account of climate change, biodiversity and resource efficiency by the end of 2012, as well as to consider a revision of the Waste Statistics Regulation in order to have a sound basis to foster recycling;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to extend the scope of the eco-design directive to non- energy related products and to come forward with additional eco-design requirements on the overall resource efficiency and performance of products, including recycled content, durability, carbon content and reusability, in order to improve their environmental impact and promote recycling markets;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the urgency of taking action now to support innovation and investment in new techniques and business models and to create the incentives that will bring long- term benefits for the economy; underlines in this respect the importance of finding ways to further enhance and stimulate European venture capital, to be both supported by public sector institutions but coupled with increasing private funding; emphasises the key role of the private sector in delivering green economic growth;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission and Member States for equal treatment of public and private sector concerning the charge of VAT for services in order to provide fair competition on the market, under which the private sector can unlock all potential in delivering green economic growth.
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop incentives that encourage companies to measure, benchmark and continuously improve their resource efficiency, as well as measures to extenduse the producer responsibility principle, with the development of EU guidance by the European Commission on the operation of take-back and recycling schemes, and to remove barriers that hold back resource efficiency;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to study, and if appropriate, to propose modifications to the existing legislation regarding accounting rules and rules governing credit rating agencies as regards mandatory inclusion of resource efficiency indicators into accounting standards, as well as including resource use and environmental risks into the rating parameters of credit rating agencies;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to streamline and fully implement the waste acquis and to introduce a progressive landfill banreduction of the landfilling of biodegradable waste and waste which can be efficiently recovered by other means, in line with the waste hierarchy, accompanied by/with appropriate transition measures;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Highlights the importance of EU funding giving priority to activities higher up the waste hierarchy, as stipulated in the Waste Framework Directive (e.g. priority to recycling plants over waste disposal);
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission and Member States for effective action against illegal waste shipments to third countries, especially of hazardous waste.
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Highlights the importance of the notion of cascading use of resources, and the importance of mainstreaming the notion into relevant policies, ensuring our scarce raw materials are hierarchically used to their full potential;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop and to subsequently deploy resource accounting to be integrated in EU and national budgets in all their chapters (each corresponding to an activity), which in turn may be broken down into articles, and those in turn, where necessary, into items;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges the Commission to adopt robust and easily understandable indicators, based on integrated accounting tools, in order to monitor progress towards the targets, and with the aim of making a group of identified key resource indicators binding for private and public actors alike;