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Activities of Elisabetta GARDINI related to 2013/0371(COD)

Plenary speeches (1)

Reducing the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0371(COD)

Amendments (3)

Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 3 – point 2a
'"lightweight plastic carrier bags'" shall mean bags made of plastic materials as defined in Article 3(1) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011*, with a lower threshold wall thickness belowof at least 50 microns and which are supplied to consumers at the point of sale of goods or products.
2014/01/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take measures to achieve a reduction in the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags on their territory within two years of entry into force of this Directive. Where appropriate, reductions already achieved by means of sectoral initiatives shall be taken into account, in order to prevent unnecessary duplication of existing practices.
2014/01/27
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1b (new)
(2a) In Article 4, the following paragraph 1b is inserted: '1 b. Member States that have set up organic recycling for bio-waste may exempt lightweight plastic carrier bags complying with standard EN 13432 from the scope of this Directive, provided that all of the following conditions are met: i) they are not provided free of charge; ii) they are allowed by the competent authorities responsible for waste management as part of bio-waste organic recycling schemes; iii) they are clearly labelled with information for the consumer on their further use for organic recycling of bio- waste; iv) they are capable of undergoing biological decomposition such that all of the material decomposes into carbon dioxide, biomass and water under natural conditions within two years, as required by the relevant CEN standard.'
2014/01/27
Committee: ENVI