Activities of Michail TREMOPOULOS related to 2008/0241(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (debate)
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (debate)
Amendments (36)
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) There is inadequate information about the use of nanomaterials in electrical and electronic equipment and the risks associated with such use. This jeopardizes appropriate treatment of WEEE containing nanomaterials. Producers should provide relevant information about the use of nanomaterials in their products to treatment facilities to enable appropriate treatment.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1a (new)
By 31 December 2014 at the latest, and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report examining the scope of the Directive to the European Parliament and the Council, in particular whether photovoltaic modules should be included in its scope. The report on photovoltaic modules shall assess in particular effective collection and recycling rates achieved. Where appropriate, on the basis of that report, the Commission shall submit a proposal.
Amendment 89 #
Council position
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks, in its opinion on ‘Risk Assessment of Products of Nanotechnology’ of 19 January 2009, stated that exposure to nanomaterials that are firmly embedded in large structures, for example in electronic circuits, may occur in the waste phase and during recycling. To control possible risks to human health and the environment from the treatment of WEEE containing nanomaterials, selective treatment may be necessary. It is appropriate for the Commission to assess whether selective treatment should be applied to relevant nanomaterials.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point m a (new)
Article 3 – point m a (new)
(ma) 'dangerous substance' means a substance that meets the criteria for classification as hazardous in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, or a substance that meets the criteria of a nanomaterial;
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point m b (new)
Article 3 – point m b (new)
(mb) 'dangerous preparation' means a mixture that meets the criteria for classification as dangerous in accordance with Directive 1999/45/EC, or a preparation that contains a nanomaterial.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point m c (new)
Article 3 – point m c (new)
(mc) "nanomaterial" means any intentionally produced material that has one or more dimensions of the order of 100 nm or less or is composed of discrete functional parts, either internally or at the surface, many of which have one or more dimensions of the order of 100 nm or less, including structures, agglomerates or aggregates, which may have a size above the order of 100 nm but retain properties that are characteristic to the nanoscale. Properties that are characteristic to the nanoscale include: (i) those related to the large specific surface area of the materials considered and/or (ii) specific physico-chemical properties that are different from those of the non- nanoform of the same material.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point q
Article 3 – point q
(q) "remove" means manual, mechanical, chemical or metallurgic handling with the result that hazardous substances, preparations and components are extracted from the treatment process as completely as technically feasible and contained as an identifiable stream or identifiable part of a stream at the end of the treatment process. A substance, preparation or component is identifiable if it can be monitored to prove environmentally safe treatment. Shredding is not considered to be 'removing'.
Amendment 109 #
Council position
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. On the basis of a report of the Commission accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal, the European Parliament and the Council shall, by …*31 December 2012, re-examine the collection rate of 45 % and the relatedand the deadlines referred to in paragraph 1 with a view inter alia to possibly setting individual collection rates for one or more categories set out in Annex III, particularly for photovoltaic panels, temperature exchange equipment and for lamps containing mercury. _________ * OJ: Please insert the date - 3 years from the date of entry into force of this Directive, lamps, including light bulbs, and small appliances, including small IT and telecommunications devices.
Amendment 110 #
Council position
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall evaluate, as a matter of priority, whether the entries regarding printed circuit boards for mobile phones and liquid crystal displays need to be amended. The Commission shall evaluate whether amendments to Annex VII are necessary to address relevant nanomaterials.
Amendment 112 #
Council position
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Regarding all WEEE separately collected in accordance with Article 5 and sent for treatment in accordance with Articles 8, 9 and 10, Member States shall ensure that producers meet the following minimum targets set out in Annex V. as from …*: (a) for WEEE falling under categories 1 and 4 of Annex III, – 85 % shall be recovered, – 75 % shall be recycled and – 5 % shall be prepared for reuse; (b) for WEEE falling under category 2 of Annex III, – 80 % shall be recovered, – 65 % shall be recycled and – 5 % shall be prepared for reuse; (c) for WEEE falling under category 3 of Annex III, – 75 % shall be recovered and – 50 % shall be recycled; (d) for WEEE falling under category 5 of Annex III, – 75 % shall be recovered, – 50 % shall be recycled and – 5 % shall be prepared for reuse; (e) for WEEE falling under category 6 of Annex III, – 85 % shall be recovered, – 75 % shall be recycled and – 5 % shall be prepared for reuse; (f) for gas discharge lamps, 80 % shall be recycled; (g) for photovoltaic panels, 80 % shall be recycled. _______ * The date of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt appropriate measures to minimise with a view to eliminate the disposal of WEEE in the form of unsorted municipal waste and to achieve a high level of separate collection of WEEE, notably, and as a matter of priority, for cooling and freezing equipment containing ozone depleting substances and fluorinated greenhouse gases, mercury-containing lamps and small appliances.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 - point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 - point b
(b) when supplying a new product, distributors shall be responsible for ensuring that such waste can be returned to the distributor at least free of charge on a one-to-one basis as long as the equipment is of equivalent type and has fulfilled the same functions as the supplied equipment. Distributors of EEE with a shop surface of more than 1500m2 shall be responsible for ensuring that consumers can return any WEEE to them free of charge, and shall have dedicated waterproof collection and storage place for this purpose. Member States may depart from this provision provided they ensure that returning the WEEE is not thereby made more difficult for the final holder and provided that these systems remain free of charge for the final holder. Member States making use of this provision shall inform the Commission thereof;
Amendment 126 #
Council position
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that shipments of used EEE suspected to be WEEE are carried out in accordance with the minimum requirements in Annex VI and shall monitor such shipments accordingly.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the collection and transport of separately collected WEEE is carried out in a way which optimises re-use and recycling and the confinement of hazardous substances. In order to maximise reuse of whole appliances, Member States shall also ensure that collection schemes allow for the segregation of reusable appliances from separately collected WEEE at the collection points, prior to any transportation.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 5(1), Member States shall ensure that producers, by 2016, a minimum of 85% orf third parties acting on their behalf achieve a minimum collection rate of 65%. The collection rate is calculated on the basis of the total weight of WEEE collected in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 in a given year in that Member State, expressed as a perce WEEE that is generated in the Member State is collected. Member States shall ensure that the volume of WEEE collected is gradually increased during the period 2013 to 2016. Member States shall communicate the actions they intend to take to the Commission no later than [...*] To document achievement of the minimum collection rate, Member States shall ensure that information on volume of WEEE which - has been prepared for reuse or sent to treatment facilities by any actor and treated in accordance with Article 8, - has been taken to collection facilities in accordance with Article 5(2)(a), - has been tage of the average weight of electrical and electronic equipment plken to distributors in accordance with Article 5(2)(b), - has been separately collected and treated by producers or third parties contracted on the market in the two preceding years in that Member State. This collection rate shall be achieved annually and starting in 2016. to act on their behalf, - or has been separately collected and treated via any means by other WEEE actor is reported free of charge to the Member State in accordance with Article 16 of this Directive. * insert date 18 months after entry into force
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2a (new)
2a.) Member States shall report on a yearly basis to the Commission - volume of WEEE generated in the Member State during the preceding year according to the common methodology established in point 3 - volume of WEEE collected in the Member State during the preceding year, - volume of EEE placed on the market in the Member State during the preceding year, +/- the volumes of EEE moved in and out of the Member State - an estimate of the volume of WEEE being improperly treated, landfilled or illegally exported during the preceding year.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. ABy 2014 a common methodology shall be established for the calculation of the total weight of electrical and electronic equipment placed on the national marketto determine the volume of WEEE generated (by weight and units) in each Member State.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. By 31 December 2012 at the latest the European Parliament and the Council shall re-examine the collection rate and target date referred to in paragraph 1 also in view of setting a possible separate collection target for cooling and freezing equipment, mercury-containing lamps and small appliances on the basis of a report of the Commission accompanied by a proposal, if appropriate.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) for WEEE falling under categories 1 and 104 of Annex I to Directive 20xx/xx/EC (RoHS), A - 85% shall be recovered, - 875% shall be recoverycled and - 805% shall be prepared for reuse and recycled;
Amendment 177 #
(b) for WEEE falling under categories 3 and 4 of Annex I to Directive 20xx/xx/EC (RoHS), y 2 of Annex IA - 80% shall be recovered, - 8065% shall be recoverycled, and - 705% shall be prepared for reuse and recycled;
Amendment 182 #
(c) for WEEE falling under categories 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Annex I to Directive 20xx/xx/EC (RoHS)y 5 of Annex IA, - 75% shall be recovered, - 750% shall be recoverycled, and - 55% shall be prepared for reuse and recycled;
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 - point -d a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 - point -d a (new)
(da) for WEEE falling under category 6 of Annex IA - 85% shall be recovered, - 75% shall be recycled, and, - 5% shall be prepared for reuse.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. These targets are calculated as weight percentage of separately collected WEEE that is sent to recovery facilitieseffectively reused, recycled or recovered.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that, for the purpose of calculating these targets, producers or third parties acting on their behalf keep records on the mass of WEEE, their components, materials or substances when entering (input) and leaving (output) the treatment facility and/or when entering (input) and leaving (output as overall percentage) the recovery or recycling facility.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that producers are allowed to show purchasers, at the time of sale of new products, the costs ofinformation about the content of hazardous chemicals, about collection, treatment and disposal in an environmentally sound way, and about reparability and recyclability of the product concerned. This information may include the costs associated with the treatment of the product concerned. The costs mentioned shall not exceed the actual costs incurred.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 - paragraph 1
Article 22 - paragraph 1
1. Directive 2002/96/EC as amended by the Directives listed in Annex V Part A is repealed with effect from the day after the date mentioned in Article 21, except for Article 5(5), which is repealed on [...*] without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time-limits for transposition into national law and application of the Directive set out in Annex V Part B. * Insert date on which the new obligations related to separate collection, as laid down in this Directive, shall apply.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I - Title
Annex I - Title
Minimum monitoring requirements for shipments of Wused EEE
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 - point d
Annex I – paragraph 1 - point d
d) sufficient packaging and appropriate stacking of the load to protect the shipped products from damage during transportation, loading and unloading
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 2 - Step 1 - point a
Annex I – paragraph 2 - Step 1 - point a
a) Functionality shouldall be tested and hazardous substances shouldall be evaluated. The tests that shouldo be conducted depend on the kind of electrical and electronic equipment. For most of the used electrical and electronic equipment a functionality test of the key functions is sufficient.
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 2 – Step 1 - point b
Annex I – paragraph 2 – Step 1 - point b
b) Results of evaluation and testing shouldall be recorded.
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 2 - Step 2 - point a
Annex I – paragraph 2 - Step 2 - point a
a) The record shouldall be fixed securely but not permanently on either the electrical and electronic equipment itself (if not packed) or on the packaging so it can be read without unpacking the equipment.
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 2 - Step 2 - point b - indent 1
Annex I – paragraph 2 - Step 2 - point b - indent 1
- Name of item (Name of the equipment according to Annex IIB and category according to Annex I of Directive 20xx/xx/EC (RoHS)A);
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 3 – introductory part
In addition to the documents requested in points 1 and 2, every load (e. g. shipping container, lorry) of used electrical and electronic equipment shouldall be accompanied by a:
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 4
Annex I – paragraph 4
4. In the absence of the appropriate documentation required in points 1, 2 and 3 and packaging, or of appropriate packaging or of appropriate stacking of the load, which it is the responsibility of the holder of an appliance intended for shipment to provide, Member State authorities shall presume that an item is hazardous WEEE and presume that the load comprises an illegal shipment. In these circumstances the relevant competent authorities will be informed and the load will be dealt with in accordance with Articles 24 and 25 of the Waste Shipment Regulation. In the majority of cases those responsible for the shipment will have to take back the waste to the country of dispatch at their own expense and may be liable to a criminal sanction. In those Member States where the burden is on the state authorities to prove the items are WEEE rather than electrical and electronic equipment, absence of the appropriate documentation and packaging is likely to lead to significant delays to the onward transport of the waste whilst the necessary investigations are carried out to establish the status of the items being shipped.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I A (new)
Annex I A (new)
ANNEX IA Categories of equipment in accordance with Article 11 (1) Cooling appliances and radiators (2) Separate screens and monitors (3) Lamps (4) Large appliances other than cooling appliances and radiators, screens and monitors and lamps. Large appliances are all those appliances which are not in principle movable or which are intended in principle to remain in their place of use for the duration of their service life. (5) Small appliances other than cooling appliances and radiators, screens and monitors and lamps and IT and telecommunication equipment. Small appliances are all those appliances which are in principle movable and which are not intended in principle to remain in their place of use for the duration of their service life. (6) Small IT and telecommunications equipment.
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I B (new)
Annex I B (new)