2 Amendments of Sergio BERLATO related to 2008/0240(COD)
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 7
Article 4 - paragraph 7
7. When there is an unacceptable risk to human health or the environment, arising from the use of substances, and in particular the substances listed in Annex III, which needs to be addressed on a Community-wide basis, the list of prohibited substances in Annex IV shall be reviewed using a methodology basea substance during the recycling, recovery or disposal of electrical and electronic equipment, the Commission may, taking due account of the opinion of the Committee for Risk Assessment of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), review the list of prohibited substances in Annex IV on the basis of a methodology including the following criteria: (a) evidence that existing measures are not sufficient to adequately control the risk posed by the substance when present in waste electrical and electronic equipment; (b) information on the risks to human health and the environment related to the manufacture, use and disposal of alternatives; (c) a comparative assessment of the substance and the proposed alternatives; (d) a justification that action is required on a Union-wide basis and that a restriction is the most appropriate measure taking into account its effectiveness, practicality and monitorability; and (e) the extent to which the risk posed by a substance in waste electrical and electronic equipment is outweighed by the benefits it brings to consumer safety. The Commission shall use the same methodology, mutatis mutandis, to remove a substance from the list of prohibited substances in Annex IV. Before amending Annex IV, the Commission shall consult, inter alia, producers of substances used in electrical and electronic equipment, producers of electrical and electronic equipment, recyclers of such equipment, waste treatment plant operators, environmental organisations and con the process set out in Asumer associations. The Commission shall make publicly available on its website all proposals and justifications therefor and shall allow all interested particles 69 to 72 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006an opportunity to comment. The Commission shall take account of the views received, which it shall also forward to the Committee referred to in Article 18. Those measures designed to amend non essential elements of this Directive shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 18(2) .
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex III
Annex III
Annex III deleted