2016/2272(INI) Longer lifetime for products: benefits for consumers and companies
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | IMCO |
DURAND Pascal ( Verts/ALE)
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SZEJNFELD Adam ( PPE),
JAAKONSAARI Liisa ( S&D),
DALTON Daniel ( ECR),
CHARANZOVÁ Dita ( ALDE),
ZULLO Marco ( EFDD)
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| Committee Opinion | ENVI |
SCHALDEMOSE Christel ( S&D)
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Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN ( PPE),
Jørn DOHRMANN ( ECR),
Mireille D'ORNANO ( ENF),
Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ ( GUE/NGL),
Gesine MEISSNER ( ALDE)
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| Committee Opinion | ITRE |
Lead committee dossier:
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2017/12/01
EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
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2017/07/04
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
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2017/07/04
EP - Decision by Parliament
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The European Parliament adopted by 662 votes to 32, with 2 abstentions, a resolution on a longer lifetime for products: benefits for consumers and companies.
A study carried out in July 2016 at the request of its Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection showed that broad-based policy measures are needed to promote a longer lifetime for products , in particular by tackling programmed obsolescence. In a Eurobarometer survey conducted in June 2014, 77 % of EU consumers said that they would prefer to try to repair broken goods than to buy new ones.
Designing robust, durable and high-quality products : the Commission shall encourage the establishment of minimum resistance criteria covering, inter alia , robustness, repairability and upgradeability for each product category from the design stage onwards, facilitated by standards developed by all three European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) (CEN, CENELEC and ETSI).
The manufacturer’s commercial offer shall include:
product durability, extended warranties, the availability of spare parts, ease of repair and the interchangeability of component.
Members highlighted the role of commercial strategies, such as product leasing , in the design of sustainable products. They called to support producers of modular designs which are easy to dismantle and interchange.
The pursuit of product durability and repairability should go alongside the objective of sustainability by means of, for instance, the use of environmentally friendly materials.
Promoting repairability and longevity : Members called on the Commission to carry out a series of actions in this regard, such as:
facilitating measures that make the option to repair goods attractive to the consumer and encourage the use of construction techniques and materials that render repair of the item or the replacement of its components easier; including the product’s repairability among its essential features when beneficial, and by discouraging, unless justified for safety reasons, the fixing-in of essential components such as batteries and LEDs into products; providing maintenance guides and repair indications at the time of purchase; ensuring the possibility of using substitutes of equal quality and performance for original parts; encouraging manufacturers to develop battery technology to ensure that the lifespan of the batteries and accumulators better matches the expected lifespan of the product ; encouraging the accessibility of spare parts and safeguarding the option of going to an independent repairer; stimulating repairs and second-hand sales , and to develop repairs training; discouraging technical, safety or software solutions which prevent repairs from being performed by an independent repairer.
Operating a usage-oriented economic model and supporting SMEs and employment in the EU : Member States are invited to:
consult with all stakeholders concerned in order to encourage the development of a usage-based sales model which benefits everyone;
adopt measures to promote the development of the functional economy, and to encourage the rental, exchange and borrowing of goods; encourage local and regional authorities actively promoting the development of economic models, such as the collaborative economy and the circular economy; maintain electrical and electronic appliances at their utmost usefulness and value and not to consider them as waste; effectively monitor the market to ensure that both European or imported products comply with ecodesign requirements.
The Commission should consider how the replaceability of LED bulbs can be encouraged and facilitated and consider, in addition to ecodesign measures, a less stringent approach involving, for example, an extended warranty if the bulbs cannot be removed.
Measures on planned obsolescence : the Commission shall:
propose an EU-level definition of planned obsolescence for tangible goods and software; examine the possibility of establishing an independent system that could test and detect the built-in obsolescence in products. Members called, in this connection, for better legal protection for ‘whistle-blowers’ and appropriate dissuasive measures for producers.
Parliament encouraged transparency from suppliers and manufacturers by stipulations in product contracts of the minimum period for which security updates on operating systems are available. They proposed that a definition of a reasonable period of use be established .
Ensuring better information for consumers : the Commission is called on to improve product durability information via the consideration of a voluntary European label , covering, in particular the product’s durability via the creation of a usage meter for the most relevant consumer products, in particular large electrical appliances.
Members called for measures to promote consumer awareness about early failing and non-repairable products, where appropriate through the development of notification platforms for consumers.
Lastly, Parliament suggested strengthening the right to the legal guarantee of conformity , a reference to the guarantee to appear written out in full on the invoice for the purchase of the product. It called for the implementation of a complaints mechanism at EU level for cases in which the right to a guarantee is not implemented.
Documents
2017/07/04
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2017/07/03
EP - Debate in Parliament
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2017/06/09
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details
The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection adopted an own-initiative report by Pascal DURAND (Greens/EFA, FR) on a longer lifetime for products: benefits for consumers and companies.
The study commissioned by the committee on the internal market and consumer protection showed that broad-based policy measures are needed to promote a longer lifetime for products , in particular by tackling programmed obsolescence.
In a Eurobarometer survey conducted in June 2014, 77 % of EU consumers said that they would prefer to try to repair broken goods than to buy new ones.
Designing robust, durable and high-quality products : the Commission shall encourage the establishment of minimum resistance criteria covering, inter alia, robustness, repairability and upgradeability for each product category from the design stage onwards, facilitated by standards developed by all three European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs) (CEN, CENELEC and ETSI).
The manufacturer’s commercial offer shall include:
product durability, extended warranties, the availability of spare parts, ease of repair and the interchangeability of component.
Members called on the Commission and the Member States to support producers of modular designs which are easy to dismantle and interchange. The pursuit of product durability and repairability should go alongside the objective of sustainability by means of, for instance, the use of environmentally friendly materials.
Promoting repairability and longevity : Members called on the Commission to carry out a series of actions in this regard, such as:
using construction techniques and materials that render repair of the item or the replacement of its components easier; including the product’s repairability among its essential features when beneficial, and by discouraging, unless justified for safety reasons, the fixing-in of essential components such as batteries and LEDs into products; ensuring the possibility of using substitutes of equal quality and performance for original parts; encouraging manufacturers to develop battery technology to ensure that the lifespan of the batteries and accumulators better matches the expected lifespan of the product ; encouraging the accessibility of spare parts ; stimulating repairs and second-hand sales, and to develop repairs training; discouraging technical, safety or software solutions which prevent repairs from being performed other than by approved firms or bodies.
Operating a usage-oriented economic model and supporting SMEs and employment in the EU : Member States are invited to: (i) consult with all stakeholders concerned in order to encourage the development of a usage-based sales model which benefits everyone; (ii) adopt measures to promote the development of the functional economy, and to encourage the rental, exchange and borrowing of goods; (iii) encourage local and regional authorities actively promoting the development of economic models, such as the collaborative economy and the circular economy.
The Commission should consider how the replaceability of LED bulbs can be encouraged and facilitated and consider, in addition to ecodesign measures, a less stringent approach involving, for example, an extended warranty if the bulbs cannot be removed.
Measures on planned obsolescence : the Commission is called upon to propose, in consultation with consumer organisations, producers and other stakeholders, an EU-level definition of planned obsolescence for tangible goods and software. Moreover, the importance of sharing best practices to combat planned obsolescence and to extend the lifespan of (electrical) household appliances has been stressed.
Members encouraged transparency from suppliers and manufacturers by stipulations in product contracts of the minimum period for which security updates on operating systems are available. They proposed that a definition of a reasonable period of use be established.
Ensuring better information for consumers : the Commission is called on to improve product durability information via the consideration of a voluntary European label , covering, in particular the product’s durability. Members called for measures to promote consumer awareness about early failing and non-repairable products, where appropriate through the development of notification platforms for consumers.
The report also suggested strengthening the right to the legal guarantee of conformity, a reference to the guarantee to appear written out in full on the invoice for the purchase of the product. It called for the implementation of a complaints mechanism at EU level for cases in which the right to a guarantee is not implemented.
Documents
2017/05/30
EP - Vote in committee
2017/04/11
EP - Committee opinion
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2017/02/15
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2016/12/22
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2016/11/24
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2016/11/14
EP - SCHALDEMOSE Christel (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
2015/01/21
EP - DURAND Pascal (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in IMCO
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2017)619
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0287/2017
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A8-0214/2017
- Committee opinion: PE595.378
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE599.599
- Committee draft report: PE595.614
- Committee draft report: PE595.614
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE599.599
- Committee opinion: PE595.378
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2017)619
Activities
- Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ
- Lucy ANDERSON
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- Nicola CAPUTO
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- Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG
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- Beata GOSIEWSKA
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- Liisa JAAKONSAARI
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- Vladimír MAŇKA
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- Notis MARIAS
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- Olga SEHNALOVÁ
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- Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ
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- Branislav ŠKRIPEK
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- Csaba SÓGOR
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- Catherine STIHLER
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- Adam SZEJNFELD
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- Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU
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- Anna ZÁBORSKÁ
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Votes
A8-0214/2017 - Pascal Durand - Résolution 04/07/2017 12:57:11.000 #
2017/07/04 Outcome: +: 662, -: 32, 0: 2
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225 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas there is a need to promote longer product lifespans, in particular by tackling programmed obsolescence ;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – indent 2 - by obliging marketers to
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – indent 2 - by obliging marketers to supply genuine essential parts at a reasonable price and within a reasonable period of time, for a minimum period,
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – indent 3 Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – indent 3 Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – indent 3 Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – indent 3 Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – indent 3 Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – indent 3 - by developing a clear and harmonised labelling system which provides information as to whether spare parts for goods are available or not, on what relevant terms and for how long;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Encourages the Member States to take fiscal measures to
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Encourages the Member States to
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Encourages the Member States to take fiscal measures to promote durable high-quality products that are reparable, repairs and second-hand sales, and to develop repairs training;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that the option of going to an independent repairer should
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that the option of going to an independent repairer should always be safeguarded, for example by banning technical or software
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that the option of going to an independent repairer should always be safeguarded,
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that the option of going to an independent repairer should always be safeguarded, for example by banning technical, safety or software-related schemes which prevent repairs from being performed other than by approved firms or bodies;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Calls for efforts to encourage the re-use of spare parts for the second-hand market
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses the importance of investing in 3D printing, in order to provide parts for professionals and consumers who wish to repair their own goods, and of encouraging the free dissemination of the catalogues for these parts; urges in this regard that product safety, counterfeiting and copyright protection have to be safeguarded;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 3 Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Urges the Commission
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Urges the Commission to
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Notes that comprehensive assessments must be carried out of product and service types providing added value for the internal market, consumers and resource protection measures before new economic systems such as the functional economy are introduced;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – introductory part 10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States:
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – indent 1 - to consult with the relevant stakeholders
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – indent 1 - to consult with
Amendment 132 #
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – indent 2 Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – indent 2 - to step up their efforts at regulatory simplification
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – indent 2 - to step up their efforts at regulatory
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – indent 3 - to support local and regional authorities that are investing in the functional and collaborative/sharing economies and in economic models that promote the durability of goods and strengthen the repair, re-use and recycling sectors;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – indent 3 - to support local and regional authorities that are investing in the functional and collaborative economies, given the value of these two sectors of the economy which encourage more efficient use of resources;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Urges the Member States to use their public policies to promote the functional economy
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas jobs have been lost in many industrial sectors in Europe, and whereas there is a need, on the one hand, for some production to be relocated, and, on the other, to promote the repair sector in order to generate
Amendment 140 #
11.
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Urges the Member States to use their public policies to promote the functional economy, to ensure that the durability of products is taken into account in public procurement and to increase the re-use rate of equipment purchased by public authorities, as well as to apply by 2030 the principle of extended producer responsibility, which would ensure that the components used in production cycles are used intensively;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Urges the Member States to use their public policies to promote such economical models as the functional economy, to ensure that the durability and reparability of products
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Encourages Member States and the Commission to support the collaborative economy in their public policies given the benefits it provides in utilising spare resources and capacity, for example in the transport and accomodation sectors;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission, when promoting the circular economy, to stress the importance of product durability
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission, when promoting the circular economy, to stress the importance of product durability and to provide financial incentives for
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the Commission, when promoting the circular economy, to stress the importance of product durability and also to provide
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Encourages the Commission to view re-usable and reconditionable electrical and electronic devices or components not as waste, but as resources
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Encourages the Commission to view re-usable and reconditionable electrical and electronic devices not as waste, but as resources,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas jobs have been lost in many industrial sectors in Europe, and whereas there is a need, on the one hand, for some production to be relocated, and, on the other, to promote the repair sector in order to generate n
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 4 Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 1 Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 1 Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 1 Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 1 - the promotion of a voluntary European label covering, in particular, the product’s durability, ecodesign features, upgradeability in line with technical progress and repairability,
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 2 Amendment 158 #
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 2 Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas jobs have been lost in many industrial sectors in Europe, and whereas there is a need, on the one hand, for some production to be relocated, and,
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 2 Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 2 -
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 2 - mandatory labelling to indicate a product’s expected useful life and reparability of products, on the basis of standardised criteria set by selected stakeholders,
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 2 - mandatory labelling to indicate a product
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 3 Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 4 Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 4 Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 4 Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 – indent 4 a (new) - the use of digital applications or social media;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Stresses the need for standards for product user manuals to ensure that their format is clear, accessible and easy to understand and that they offer recommendations for the longest possible product lifetime;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the majority of companies that provide repair services in Europe are SMEs;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls, where the anticipated lifetime of products is stated, for that information to be based on standard criteria;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. -standardising information included in manuals regarding a product's durability, upgradeability, and reparability;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Stresses the need to consult consumer organisations to ensure an informed approach with regard to the problems that they deal with;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls for
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Suggests to promote notification platforms for consumers for early failing and non-repairable products, such as the "Trop vite usé" platform initiative,
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. suggests to promote notification platforms for consumers for early failing and non-repairable products, such as the 'Trop vite usé-Platform initiative;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for a definition to be drawn up of planned obsolescence
Amendment 182 #
16. Calls for a definition to be drawn up of planned obsolescence, for hardware and software, so that produc
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for a definition to be drawn up of planned obsolescence, in consultation with consumer organisations and other stakeholders, for hardware and software, so that products whose lifespan is deliberately shortened can be banned; calls, in that connection, for better legal protection for ‘whistle-blowers’;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for a definition to be drawn up of planned obsolescence, for hardware and software, so that products whose lifespan is deliberately shortened can be
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for a definition to be drawn up of planned obsolescence at EU level, for hardware and software, so that products whose lifespan is deliberately shortened can be banned; calls, in that connection, for better legal protection for ‘whistle- blowers’;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – introductory part 17. Calls on the Commission to implement legislative initiatives and measures to improve consumer confidence:
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – indent 1 Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – indent 1 Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – indent 1 Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the second-hand market plays a role in the social and local economy
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – indent 1 - by maintaining the 24-month legal guarantee as a
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – indent 1 -
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – indent 1 - by maintaining the 24-month legal guarantee as a minimum threshold, whilst leaving Member States free to lay down or retain existing more protective national provisions,
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – indent 2 Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – indent 2 Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – indent 2 Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – indent 2 - by considering extending the length of the EU-level legal guarantees of conformity beyond the current two-year minimum for
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – indent 2 - by
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – indent 2 - by extending the legal guarantee of conformity beyond the current two-year minimum for
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – indent 2 a (new) - - by reversing the burden of proof of non-conformity of a product from the consumer to the manufacturer,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 21 Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, in a Eurobarometer survey conducted in June 2014, 77 % of EU consumers said that they would prefer to
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – indent 2 a (new) - by improving the link between the eco-design legislation and contract law
Amendment 201 #
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – indent 4 - by simplifying proof of purchase for the consumer by linking the guarantee to the goods rather than the purchaser
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – indent 4 - by simplifying proof of purchase for the consumer by linking the guarantee to the goods rather than the purchaser, and further through the introduction of
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – indent 4 a (new) - by reversing the burden of proof of non-conformity of a product from the consumer to the manufacturer
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 7 Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 7 Protecting consumers against
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, in a Eurobarometer survey conducted in June 2014, 77 % of EU consumers said that they would prefer to be able to have their goods repaired, rather than being forced to buy new ones; but notes that consumers also prefer replacement products to be provided if a faulty good is repeatedly unsuccessfully repaired;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Expects standards to be laid down for a minimum lifespan for
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, in a Eurobarometer survey conducted in June 2014, 77 % of EU consumers said that they would prefer to be able to have their goods repaired, rather than being forced to buy new ones; whereas the information provided to consumers on the durability and reparability of products still needs to be improved;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls for
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls for
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls for the replaceability of parts, including the processor,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas reliable and durable products provide value for money to consumers and prevent overuse of resources and waste and therefore it is important to ensure that the useful lifetime of consumer products is prolonged through design for durability, possibility to repair, upgrade, disassemble and recycle of the products.
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the decline in consumer confidence in product quality is detrimental to European companies, and whereas the
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas, despite the EESC study of March 2016 establishing a positive link between product lifetime labelling and consumer behaviour,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas the lifetime of a product and the way it ages are determined by various natural or artificial factors, for example composition, functionality, cost of repair and consumption patterns;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas repairs and spare parts must be made more readily accessible;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 22 Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J b (new) Jb. whereas, in addition to a long lifetime, the level of quality of a product throughout its life cycle is fundamental to the contribution it makes to resource protection;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas there has been
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas there has been an increase in the number of national initiatives to
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas there has been an increase in the number of national initiatives to remedy the problem of premature obsolescence of goods and software, and whereas there is a need to develop a common strategy for the single market;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas there has been an increase in the number of national initiatives to remedy the problem of premature obsolescence of goods, and whereas there is a need to develop a common strategy for the single market on the issue;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the lifetime of digital media is
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the lifetime of digital
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the lifetime of digital media is crucial to the lifetime of electronic appliances, and whereas
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas products with built-in defects designed to break down after being used a certain number of times to end product's life can only incite consumers' distrust and should not be allowed on the market;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas a balance must be struck between extending the lifetime of products and innovation, research and development;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. Whereas as software and hardware become more and more integrated, open-source hardware could provide consumers with more tools to update, upgrade and repair their products;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. Whereas it is important to differentiate between strategies to tackle the durability of tangible goods and digital content,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas, according to Eurobarometer data, 90 % of citizens believe that products should be clearly labelled to indicate their useful lifespan;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) La. whereas all economic actors can benefit from products with a longer lifetime, including SMEs;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission to establish minimum resistance criteria for each product category
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission to establish minimum resistance criteria
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the study commissioned by the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission to e
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points out that issues such as product durability, extended warranties, availability of spare parts, ease of repair and interchangeability of components should be part of a manufacturer's commercial offer in meeting the various needs, expectations and preferences of consumers, and are an important aspect of free market competition;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Calls for the eco-contribution to be geared to compliance with product lifetime extension criteria, in order to reward the efforts of the best manufacturers and boost consumer's confidence;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the need for coherence between innovative polices that give rise to new products or improved versions and action to guarantee a longer lifetime for products already on the market;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – introductory part 4. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – introductory part 4. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – introductory part 4. Calls on the Commission to develop
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 1 - by encouraging
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 1 - by
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 1 - by urging that priority be given to repairing goods which are still under guarantee
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 1 - by urging that priority be given to repairing goods which are still under guarantee, except where the repair is not expedient or would come at a
Amendment 67 #
– by guaranteeing the right to use substitutes for original parts to repair all products, including motor vehicles,
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 1 a (new) - by encouraging and facilitating measures that makes the choice of repair attractive to the consumer
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 2 - by guaranteeing that the guarantee
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 2 - by guaranteeing that the guarantee
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 2 a (new) - by promoting the design and manufacturing of durable products with reparable and environmental friendly materials;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 2 b (new) - by making fixing-in of essential components such as batteries and LEDs into products illegal;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 3 - by insisting that parts which are essential to the functioning of the product are replaceable,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 3 Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 3 - by
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 3 - by insisting that parts which are essential to the functioning of the product are replaceable,
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 3 - by insisting that parts which are essential to the functioning of the product are replaceable or reparable, and by including the product’s reparability among its ‘key features’,
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 4 Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 5 - by
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 5 - by
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 5 - by standardising, where practicable, the spare parts and tools necessary for repair, in order to improve the performance of repair services,
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 5 a (new) - by enforcing obligation to provide maintenance and repair guides in different languages to licenced repair shops,
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 6 - by p
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 6 - by p
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 6 - by pooling information on the availability of parts, repair guides, on whether spare parts for goods are available or not, and for how long etc., where appropriate through the establishment of a digital platform;
Amendment 86 #
- by encouraging manufacturers to develop battery technology to ensure that the lifespan of the battery better matches the expected lifespan of the product or alternatively make battery replacement more accessible at a more reasonable price;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 6 a (new) - by promoting the use of local skills and their integration within the efforts of the industrial global value chains on the issues of product durability and repeatability.
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – indent 6 a (new) - by promoting the design and manufacturing of durable products with reparable and environmental friendly materials,
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that, whilst promoting repair in order to reduce waste and pollution is an important option, consumers should not be trapped by suppliers and/or manufacturers in an endless cycle of repair and maintenance of faulty products;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas a usage-based economic model has emerged which can help to reduce
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses the importance of the consumer's automatic right to reject or receive a price reduction after one failed attempt at repair or replacement;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – introductory part 5. Considers it
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – introductory part 5. Considers it crucial to guarantee the availability of spare parts essential to the proper and safe functioning of goods:
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – indent 1 Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – indent 1 - by guaranteeing access to individual parts
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – indent 1 - by guaranteeing access to affordable individual parts rather than assemblies,
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – indent 2 Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – indent 2 - by
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – indent 2 - by obliging marketers to supply essential parts at a reasonable price and within a reasonable period of time,
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – indent 2 - by obliging marketers to supply essential parts at a reasonable price and within a reasonable period of time,
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2017/03/08
ENVI
119 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital -A (new) -A. whereas, in view of the Union's dependence on the import of raw materials and the rapid depletion of a significant amount of natural resources over the short term, it is a key challenge to reclaim as many resources as possible within the Union and to enhance the transition towards a circular economy;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas the decline in the quality of consumer goods, brought about by the downward pressure on manufacturing costs exerted by international competition, is the main cause of that reduced durability;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Urges the Commission to promote the use of resource-efficiency indicators through international conventions in order to allow comparability between industries and economies and to ensure a level playing field;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Calls on Member States to discourage the placing on the market of products with planned obsolescence;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6 c. Urges the Member States to carry out effective market surveillance to ensure that both European and imported products comply with the requirements as regards product policy and ecodesign;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Member States to adopt economic incentives for product repair services to facilitate the extension of product lifetimes, bearing in mind that tax reductions on product repairs may provide an incentive to reuse products and encourage the repair industry, with possible environmental and social benefits.
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Member States to adopt economic incentives for product repair services to facilitate the extension of product lifetimes
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Member States to adopt economic incentives for
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Member States to adopt economic incentives for product repair services to facilitate the extension of product lifetimes
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Urges the Member States to amend, if necessary, their national legislation on the compulsory provision of information on the availability of essential spare parts and the expected durability of products under normal conditions of use;
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on Member States to impose sanctions where products are placed on the market that have a short lifetime owing to poor quality, impossibility of repair or the use of planned obsolescence practices;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to take measures to ensure that products which are still usable can be fed back into the circular economy more easily and more effectively;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the achievement of a circular economy model requires the involvement of political decision-makers, citizens and businesses and implies changes not only to the design and sale of
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take measures to discourage the placing on the market of products with planned obsolescence;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Encourages Member States to implement green public procurement as a policy tool in order to accelerate shift towards circular economy;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Calls on a total ban on products with built-in defects designed to end the product's life;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Emphasises, further, that Member States can encourage repair activities by authorising consumers to use the repair service of their choosing without that affecting the validity of the statutory or contractual warranty;
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Notes that upgradability of products can slow product obsolescence and can reduce the environmental impacts and costs for users;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Emphasises that making statutory warranties more stringent as regards their duration and the burden of proof can also help to persuade consumers to choose repair over replacement;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7 c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to involve and respect the competences of local and regional authorities;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 d (new) 7d. Emphasises, however, that the use of repair services only makes sense if consumer goods are manufactured which are qualitatively durable in the first place and that the Member States should take any appropriate measures, including tax measures, to encourage the manufacture of such goods;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 d (new) 7 d. Calls on the Commission to encourage a regular and structured exchange of information and sharing of best practices throughout the Union, between the Commission and the Member States, including with regional and municipal authorities;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 e (new) 7 e. Calls on the Commission to actively support local repair initiatives as they also provide for local green jobs and provide a useful service to consumers.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the achievement of a circular economy model requires changes in mentality and perspective, changes not only to the design and sale of goods and services, but also to consumer behaviour;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas in many lamps the bulbs cannot be replaced, which can lead to problems if a bulb stops working, if newer, more efficient bulbs appear on the market or if the customer's preference, for example as regards the colour of the light emitted, changes, because the whole lamp has to be replaced;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas, however, consumer behaviour is determined by the choice of products on the market and the availability of information about those products, in particular as regards their standard lifetimes, the availability of spare parts and repair costs;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas, as the circular economy develops, further steps must be taken to encourage the repairability, adaptability, upgradeability, durability and recycleability of products, in order to extend the lifetimes and the useful life of products and/or product components;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. whereas the extension of products' lifetimes is likely to reduce the environmental impacts during their lifecycles and to lead to benefits largely resulting from "avoiding" manufacturing and supply chain impacts;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the first links in the waste management hierarchy, reduction and preparation for reuse, are the most important with a view to launching a zero waste strategy;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. whereas the Europe's consumption of natural resources has increased by some 50 % over the last 30 years and we consume 43 kg of resources per person per day;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. whereas it is both economically and environmentally necessary to preserve raw materials and limit the production of waste;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital -A a (new) -A a. whereas, in order to make the economy truly circular, it is necessary to take additional measures on sustainable production and consumption, focusing on the whole life cycle of products in a way that preserves resources and closes the loop. Using resources more efficiently would also bring substantial net savings for Union businesses, public authorities and consumers while reducing total annual greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas consumers' preference for replacing a product which has become prematurely obsolete or which no longer works, rather than having it repaired or modified, has led to a scarcity of professionals specialising in the repair of such products, for example in the electronics sector, whereas this scarcity is a further incentive for consumers to replace products, and whereas, in the context of the circular economy, there is an urgent need to inject fresh blood into professions whose work involves the repair of consumer goods, in order to offer consumers an alternative to simply throwing products away and replacing them;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas ever greater product diversity, ever shorter innovation cycles and constantly changing fashions are increasing the frequency with which new products are purchased and thus shortening the useful life of products;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas great potential is offered by the repair, second-hand and exchange sector, i.e. the sector working with the aim of extending product lifetimes;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas LED bulbs should ideally be replaceable, not irremovable, elements;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) B b. whereas there is a need to promote longer product lifespans, in particular by tackling planned obsolescence;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas Sweden has been one country to introduce incentive schemes for firms operating in the consumer goods repair sector, and whereas such schemes could help to raise the profile of repair activities and ensure that they are more readily available to consumers;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas a balance should be struck between the aim of extending product lifetimes and safeguarding an environment which still offers incentives for innovation and further development;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas reports are emerging that smart phones are deliberately being designed to stop working properly after one or two years;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Recital B d (new) Bd. whereas EU consumer law and national laws already make provision for statutory warranties covering the conformity of or hidden defects affecting consumer goods, and whereas making these warranties more stringent as regards their duration or the burden of proof and providing consumers with information about their enforcement can help to change the behaviour of consumers who would prefer to have a product which does not work or which is prematurely obsolete repaired rather than replace it with a new one;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that a balance must be struck between all the phases in the cycle of the product and the materials, the extension of product lifetimes
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the extension of product lifetimes should be seen in the context of the need for a holistic change in how we produce and consume, as part of the transition to a circular economy that will help bring economic, social and environmental benefits;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that a balance must be struck between the extension of product lifetimes and waste, innovation, consumer demand, environment and growth policy and considers that the development of increasingly resource-efficient products must not encourage short lifetimes or the premature disposal of products;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that extending the lifetime of products is one of the main factors in a transition to a circular economy, which should be pursued by means of strategies to promote the reuse and reconditioning of products and their components;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Takes the view, in that connection, that some public policies, in particular at EU level, have encouraged people to throw away products which still work and replace them with products seen as environmentally friendly;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Calls on Member States to take appropriate measures to combat planned obsolescence and to increase consumer empowerment through improved product information;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights that the shift to ‘products as services’, and in general a transition from ownership to use, has the potential to improve the sustainability of production and consumption patterns, provided that product-service systems do not result in shortened product lifetimes;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights that the shift to ‘products as services’ has the potential to improve the sustainability of production and consumption patterns, provided that product-service systems do not result in shortened product lifetimes and tax evasion e.g. on leasing of vehicles;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights that the shift to new business models, such as ‘products as services’, has the potential to improve the sustainability of production and consumption patterns, provided that product-service systems do not result in shortened product lifetimes;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Highlights that the shift to a ‘products as services’ model has the potential to improve the sustainability of production and consumption patterns, provided that product-service systems do not result in shortened product lifetimes;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage the development, production and marketing of products that are suitable for multiple use, that are technically durable and easily repairable and that are, after having become waste and been prepared for re-use or recycled, suitable to be made available on the market or placed on the market in order to facilitate proper implementation of the waste hierarchy. The measures shall take into account the impact of products throughout their life cycle and the waste hierarchy.
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Takes the view that the new economic model referred to above, based on the 'sharing economy', could have a positive impact on the durability of consumer goods covered by 'products as services' schemes, but that it will also have more general implications for social and economic systems and, in particular, for employment law and working conditions;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) A a. Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 laying down measures concerning open internet access and amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users' rights relating to electronic communications networks and services and Regulation (EU) No 531/2012 on roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union and the respective implementing guidelines of BEREC;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Emphasises that the development of new business models, such as internet- based services, new forms of marketing, department stores selling only used goods and the more widespread availability of informal repair facilities (repair cafes, workshops in which people can do their own repairs) can help to extend product lifetimes and at the same time increase consumers' awareness of and trust in products with a long lifetime;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Highlights that the promotion and support of sustainable production and consumption models, the use of products that are resource-efficient, durable, easy to share, reusable, reparable and recyclable as well as the discouragement of placing products with planned obsolescence on the market, are key aspects of waste prevention;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Notes the role of commercial strategies such as product leasing, at the designing of durable product. Leasing firms retain ownership of the leased units and those can have the incentive to remarket products to invest in designing more durable products, resulting in a lower volume of new production and disposal products;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that the qualities that make a product repairable, durable, reusable and recyclable should be incorporated into its design since the amount of resources that a product uses is largely determined at the design phase; points out that product design is an important factor in the transition to the circular economy, because it has implications for the life cycle of the product in question;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. In order to ensure the development of non-toxic material cycles calls on Commission and Member States to increase their efforts to substitute substances of very high concern and to restrict substances that pose unacceptable risks to human health or the environment;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Emphasises that Member States should incentivise the extension of the life span of products, where environmentally beneficial, and support the setting up of systems promoting repair, re-use, remanufacturing and reconditioning activities of products;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Takes the view that the Member States can introduce in their national law statutory warranties which cover, for example, the availability of spare parts essential for the usability of the product concerned;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Notes that a better design for reparability is needed, being crucial that spare parts will be made available primarily for those products where a live- time expansion can be achieved in a cost- effective manner;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Notes that reparability, upgradeability, design for disassembly, information and ease of reuse are characteristics which are inherently part of the durability of a product;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the current economic model, based in large part on the manufacture of consumer goods in countries with low wage and production costs, presupposes that consumers will replace those consumer goods at frequent intervals;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Supports the establishment at EU level of a definition of planned obsolescence and the introduction of measures to penalise the practices concerned;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that the list of new products based on eco-design should be more ambitious and include more products;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Refers to the pioneering role of some Member States in this regard, such as the initiative of the Benelux-countries to combat planned obsolescence and to extend the life span of (electrical) household appliances; stresses the importance of sharing best practices in this regard;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Regards it as essential that consumers should be better informed about the way the statutory guarantee of conformity works; calls for a reference to that guarantee to appear in words on the invoice for the purchase of the product;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Recalls that the availability of standardised and modular components, disassembly planning, long-duration product design and efficient production processes have an important role to play in implementing successful circular economy;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to oblige the manufactures to make clear repair instructions publicly available to enable non-destructive disassembly and replacement of key components or parts for upgrades or repairs;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls on Member States to foster institutional campaigns to promote activities involving repairing, second- hand buying and selling, renting and exchanging, thus avoiding the purchase of new products;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3 c. Calls on Commission to assess the possibility of establishing minimum recycled material content in new products;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes the Commission’s Ecodesign Work Plan 2016-2019; welcomes especially the inclusion of product durability as a possible environmental standard
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes the Commission’s Ecodesign Work Plan 2016-2019; welcomes especially the inclusion of product durability and ease of reuse as a possible environmental standard of its own and calls for product-specific and horizontal requirements on ease of repair;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the Seventh Environmental Action Programme calls for specific measures to improve durability, repairability and reusability and to extend the lifetime of products;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes the Commission’s Ecodesign Work Plan 2016-2019; welcomes especially the inclusion of product durability and recyclability as a possible environmental standard of its own;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new) Calls for the coverage of as many as possible products, included non energy related ones, in the Ecodesign work plan;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Reiterates its call on the Commission to propose a review of ecodesign legislation in order to extend its scope to all the main product groups and not only to these which use energy, and to gradually include all characteristics relating to efficiency of resource use among product design requirements;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Calls on Commission to broaden the scope of ecodesign legislation in order to cover all main product groups, including non-energy related product groups, and gradually to include relevant resource-efficiency features in the mandatory requirements for product design and to adapt ecolabelling provisions;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Emphasises that the Ecodesign Directive and Directive 2010/30/EU constitute an EU legal basis for laying down standards on product durability, but points out that the two directives in question apply only to specific categories of products;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the European Committee for Standardisation, which promotes voluntary technical standardisation, to integrate the voice of consumers, environmental organisations and trade unions into its work;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Notes that technical standardisation has a threefold role to play to improve durability of goods;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses that any EU or national legislation must incorporate a definition of product durability, which may vary depending on the type of product concerned, set realistic standard lifetimes for products (in hours or number of cycles, as appropriate) and introduce suitable measurement methods;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses that a longer lifetime for products presupposes the adoption of measures against programmed obsolescence, and requires standardised and modular components to be available, which are easier to replace, together with functional design which, inter alia, takes into account dismantling;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Calls on the Commission to propose appropriate measures on the availability of spare parts so as to ensure the reparability of products during their lifetime;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) A a. whereas Extended Producer Responsibility has an important role to play in this regard;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Stresses that the process of defining a standard lifetime is made difficult by the complexity of most products and is particularly difficult in sectors in which technological progress is significant and frequent, such as the electronics sector, but that these sectors must at all costs be covered by any legislative act on product durability;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Repeats its call on the Commission to assess, on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis, the possibility of setting minimum values for recyclable materials in new products in ecodesign legislation;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4 c. Recognises the importance of collaborative economy and sharing economy platforms as new sustainable business models promoting more efficient use of products and their longer lifespan;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Stresses that the definitions of standard lifetimes must be drawn up by the EU or national authorities in cooperation with the relevant industries and consumer associations, given that the lifetimes will be legally binding, since consumers may invoke them as a form of statutory warranty;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 e (new) 4e. Takes the view that the directives referred to above must apply to consumer goods in common use, and in particular to all heating equipment and to electronic equipment, given the speed of technological progress in that sector;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 f (new) 4f. Stresses the importance of introducing legal provisions specifying the period during which spare parts essential to the usability of a product must be available;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Points out that the replaceability of batteries which have reached the end of their useful life is an important factor in extending product lifetimes; Calls on the Commission to consider reviewing the Batteries Directive (2006/66/EC) to include an obligation for manufacturers to design products in a way that makes battery replacement possible;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Notes with concern the amount of electronic waste generated by modems, routers, and TV decoders/ set-top boxes when consumers switch to a new telecom provider; reminds consumers and telecom providers that according to EU/2015/2120 consumers already have the right to use the terminal equipment of their choice when switching to a new telecom provider;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas the reduced durability of products may in some cases stem from deliberate design practices ('planned obsolescence'), although it is difficult to prove that such practices are in fact deliberate;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to consider how the replaceability of LED bulbs can be encouraged and facilitated and to consider, in addition to ecodesign measures, a less stringent approach involving, for example, labelling, incentive schemes, public procurement or an extended warranty if the bulbs cannot be removed;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to make the necessary changes to Directive 2011/83/EU on consumers' rights so that the requirements on the provision of information about the period of time for which spare parts will be available apply to on-line sales sites as well as physical points of sale;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Points out that responsible product use hinges on consumers being able accurately to assess the environmental impact of products on the basis of their life cycle, their environmental footprint and their quality;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Emphasises the difficulty of introducing compulsory labelling to provide information on the expected lifetimes of products; proposes that a labelling system of this kind should initially be the subject of a voluntary trial at EU level, on the basis of a common format and methodology;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Points out that a large amount of electronic waste is due to the fact that producers are no longer able to provide software updates compatible with hardware; believes that producers should be required to provide compatible software updates;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Points out that an incentive for more sustainable product design can be provided by strengthening the principle of extended manufacturer liability and laying down minimum requirements to be met;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls on the Commission to look into reports that smart phones are deliberately being designed to have a very short useful life and, if necessary, to propose measures to counter this phenomenon;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to make better use of the EU Ecolabel to improve product lifetimes and consumers’ understanding of product durability, using the Horizon 2020 programme to create a low-carbon, resource-efficient, green and competitive economy in the European Union, and to take action with regard to green public procurement that has a vital role to play in developing a circular economy;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to make better use of the EU Ecolabel to improve product lifetimes and consumers
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to make better use of the EU Ecolabel to improve product lifetimes and consumers’ understanding of product durability and encourage consumers to take that aspect into account in selecting a product/brand to buy;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) A b. whereas the report "Growth Within: a Circular Economy vision for a competitive Europe" from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation clearly demonstrates the opportunities of shifting to new business models, such as selling services instead of products;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to make better use of the EU Ecolabel to improve product lifetimes and consumers
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new) The EU Ecolabel should include information to consumers on product expected lifetime and availability of spare parts on the market;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses that informed consumer choice may indirectly provide economic incentives to manufacturers, and therefore calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of including in EU ecolabelling information about the lifetime of products, so as to increase consumer awareness of product life aspects;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to draw up measures on the provision to consumers, if appropriate only on a voluntary basis, of information on the expected lifetime of a product, the number of use cycles it is designed to withstand and the scope for having it repaired, so that consumers can make better informed purchasing decisions;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls on the Commission to ask manufacturers to make diagnostic and service manuals publicly available as well as to make spare parts and accessories of products available on the market for a minimum number of years in line with the product's expected lifetime which should be indicated in the EU Ecolabel;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls on Commission and Member States to devote resources for education, and information campaigns, to promote sustainable consumption and production models, and highlights the benefits of moving to a resource-efficient circular economy;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to carry out an economic and environmental impact assessment to determine the scope for extending in a harmonised manner the duration of the statutory guarantee of conformity for products;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls for local and regional authorities, companies and associations to be given help in conducting consumer awareness campaigns on extending the lifespans of products;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Points out that the Commission should not use the upcoming Regulatory Fitness Check to withdraw or limit the scope of the EU Ecolabel;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Believes it is important to create incentives for manufacturers to produce longer lasting products; calls on the Commission to propose that manufacturers should cover the cost of recycling if their goods have an expected lifetime of less than five years;
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