10 Amendments of Morten LØKKEGAARD related to 2022/0396(COD)
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 102 b (new)
Recital 102 b (new)
(102b) Consumers play a key role in waste collection and sorting and Member states should continue initiatives to further promote accessible and easy to understand guidance for the consumer to sort and dispose their waste, inter alia by making waste collection system and information accessible and recognizable across Member States, or by targeting specific consumer segments such as tourists with relevant in situ information.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 37
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 37
(37) ‘innovative packaging’ means a form of packaging that is manufactured using new materials, including innovative polymers, design or production processes, resulting in a significant improvement in the functions of packaging, such as containment, protection, handling, delivery or presentation of products, and in demonstrable environmental benefits, with the exception of packaging that is the result of modification of existing packaging for the sole purpose of improved presentation of products and marketing;. Innovative packaging placed on the market, that required new infrastructure to be developed, shall be recycled at scale within a maximum period of 5 years or be removed from the market unless clear pathway to recyclability at scale exists.
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. In addition to the labelling requirements laid down in Article 11, Member States may only provide for further labelling requirements, for the purpose of identifying the extended producer responsibility scheme or a deposit and return system other than those referred to in Article 44(1) where they are in digital format or as a harmonized EU pictogram.
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Points (a) to (e) shall apply from5 years after the date of entry into force of the delegated act referred to in paragraph 4 and no earlier than 1 January 2030 and p. Point (e) shall apply from 1 January 20355 years after the date of entry into force of the delegated act referred to in paragraph 6 and in any case no earlier than 5 years after the application of point (a) for packing types that have achieved a separate waste collection rate of at least 90% pursuant to Article 43(1). The Commission shall, without undue delay and no later than 1 January 2030, adopt the delegated act referred to paragraph 6.
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. From 1 January 2030, the p5 years after the adoption of the implementing act laying down the methodology for the calculastic part in packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per union and verification of the percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste pursuant to Article 7(7), economic operators shall ensure the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste or biobased content as an average of the overall portfolio of plastic packaging of the economic operator, placed on the Union market, per format of packaging:
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
By 1 January 2028, the Commission shall assess the need for derogations from the minimum percentage laid down in paragraph 1, points a, b and d, and in paragraphs 2, points a, b and c for specific plastic packaging, or for the revision of the derogation established under paragraph 3 for specific plastic packaging. The assessment shall be based on market availability and prices of recycled plastics on an annual basis from the year of entry into force of this regulation, considering Eurostat data for the EU-27 achieved plastic packaging recycling levels. Such an assessment shall also be based on the update of new recycling technologies and their impact on available market volumes. By 1 January 2038, the Commission shall assess the need for derogations from the minimum percentage laid down in paragraph 2, point a, for specific plastic packaging, or for the revision of the derogation established under paragraph 3 for specific plastic packaging.
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Based on thisese assessments, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to amend this Regulation in order to:
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Labels referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 and the QR code or other type of digital data carrier referred to in paragraph 2 shall be placed, printed or engraved visibly, clearly legibly and indelibly on the packaging. Where this is not possible or not warranted on account of the nature and size of the packaging or due to other mandatory labelling requirements laid down in other EU legislation, they shall be affixed to the grouped packaging or provided via digital means.
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Article 11 – paragraph 8
8. Packaging included in an extended producer responsibility scheme or covered by a deposit and return system other than that referred to in Article 44(1) may only be identified by means of a corresponding symbol throughout the territory in which that scheme or system appliesdigital label or a harmonized EU pictogram. That symbol shall be clear and unambiguous and shall not mislead consumers or users as to the recyclability or reusability of the packaging.
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
By 1 January 2028, labels that enable the separate collection of each material specific fraction of packaging waste that is intended to be discarded in separate receptacles shall be affixed, printed or engraved visibly, legibly and indelibly on all waste receptacles for collection of packaging waste. The labels will enable the separate collection of each specific material fraction of packaging waste that should be discarded in separate receptacles and ensure a long-term effectiveness. Member states are responsible for ensuring the alignment of recycling pictograms and the colour schemes used for waste receptacles throughout the European Union to enhance the ease of recognition and access to the correct waste streams, promoting efficient recycling practices across the region.