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2017/2087(INI) Implementation of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC)
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2018/05/28
Lead committee dossier: ENVI/8/09894
Legal Basis RoP 052
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading 2018/05/28
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | ENVI | RIES Frédérique (ALDE) | GAMBÚS Francesc (EPP), PAOLUCCI Massimo (S&D), BAREKOV Nikolay (ECR), KONEČNÁ Kateřina (GUE/NGL), AUKEN Margrete (Verts/ALE), EVI Eleonora (EFD), GODDYN Sylvie (ENF) |
| Opinion | ITRE | RIVASI Michèle (Verts/ALE) |
Legal Basis RoP 052
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2018/05/28
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
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2017/06/15
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
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2017/2087(INI)
2018/01/25
ITRE
62 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas ecodesign brings economic benefits for industry and consumers and contributes to the Union’s climate, energy and circular economy policies;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Recital A d (new) Ad. whereas the design stage plays a role of outmost importance in promoting the durability, upgradability, reparability and recyclability of a product;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Recital A e (new) Ae. whereas the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee have asked on several occasions for a broadening of the scope of the Ecodesign Directive, along with consumer protection stakeholders, the scientific community and a wide range of civil society organisations;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recommends that more consumer products are included within the scope of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC); emphasises that priority should be given to ICT products, which are sold in large numbers and replaced frequently; highlights, in particular, the urgent need to improve the sustainability of mobiles/smartphones; recommends that solid fuel boilers with an output of 500 kW- 1 MW, solid fuel boilers generating heat exclusively for the provision of domestic hot water and non-wood biomass boilers should also be regulated;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recommends that more consumer products are included within the scope of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC); emphasises that priority should be given to ICT products, which are sold in large numbers and replaced frequently; highlights, in particular, the urgent need to improve the sustainability of mobiles/smartphones, the spare parts and accessories for which should be easily changeable and universal, including batteries and chargers;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recommends that more consumer products are included within the scope of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC); emphasises that priority should be given to ICT products, which are sold in large numbers and replaced frequently;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recommends that more consumer products are included within the scope of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC); emphasises that priority should be given to ICT products, which are sold in large numbers and replaced frequently;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recommends that more consumer products are included within the scope of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC); emphasises that priority should be given to ICT products, which are sold in large numbers and replaced frequently; highlights, in particular, the urgent need to improve and test the sustainability of mobiles/smartphones;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Acknowledges that the technology of ICT products is fast-evolving, which may result in legislation on those products already being outdated when it comes into force; urges therefore the Commission to speed up the ecodesign regulatory processes for those products and look into alternatives, which can be complementary to ecodesign measures, in order to monitor resource efficiency when products are in use, for instance by using big data techniques; 1a __________________ 1a Some ICT products, such as mobile phones, are so fast-moving and their technologies change so quickly, that ecodesign legislation, which can take up to 4 to 5 years to be established, is already outdated when it comes into force. Therefore, an accelerated process is required. Moreover, the resource use of some ICT products varies according to who uses them and how, or which applications are run on them. It might be useful to measure resource efficiency when the products are in use, for instance by using big data techniques to gather information from different users at different points in time (while of course respecting privacy aspects).
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Considers that the Ecodesign Directive has been an important tool for the energy efficiency of products and believes that future coordination with initiatives connected to circular economy could enhance this further; calls therefore for an ambitious plan concerning ecodesign and the circular economy which will provide both environmental benefits and a unique opportunity for job development;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses the need to adopt measurable and enforceable product requirements fully harmonised at Union level and supported by harmonised standards, in order to preserve the functioning of the Internal Market and ensure protection and fair competition;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas ecodesign brings economic benefits for consumers and contributes significantly to the Union’s climate, energy and circular economy policies;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls on the Commission to support innovation, research and the competitiveness of European manufacturers protecting European Property Rights, trade secrets, confidential business information and know-how in further Ecodesign implementation;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for the ecodesign criteria to be broadened to include resource efficiency, the circular economy and health; considers it necessary to combine resource efficiency and circularity of materials with continuous energy savings; stresses that energy should be considered a key resource and that products should be optimised for both energy consumption and material use; believes that the focus
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for the ecodesign criteria to be broadened to include resource efficiency, the circular economy and health; considers it necessary to combine resource efficiency and circularity of materials with continuous energy savings; stresses that energy should be considered a key resource and that products should be optimised for both energy consumption and material use; believes that focusing on the criteria of durability, upgradability, reparability and recyclability will also provide a unique opportunity for job development; highlights that additional regulations regarding components and sub-assemblies installed in products, for which ecodesign requirements are provided for, should be avoided;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for the ecodesign criteria to be broadened to include resource efficiency, the circular economy and health; considers it necessary to combine resource efficiency and circularity of materials with continuous and improved energy savings; stresses that energy should be considered a key resource and that products should be optimised for
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for the ecodesign criteria to be broadened to include resource efficiency, the circular economy and health; considers it necessary to combine resource efficiency and circularity of materials with continuous energy savings; stresses that energy, particularly renewable energy, should be considered a key resource and that products should be optimised for both energy consumption and material use; believes that focusing on the criteria of durability, upgradability, reparability and recyclability will also provide a unique opportunity for job development;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Calls for the ecodesign criteria to be broadened to include resource efficiency, the circular economy and health aspects of products; considers it necessary to combine resource efficiency and circularity of materials with continuous energy savings; stresses that energy should be considered a key resource and that products should be optimised for both energy consumption and material use; believes that focusing on
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Regrets that little progress has been made in including circular economy aspects in the review of existing product- specific measures and new product groups; despite the promising specific attention given to circular economy aspects in the Ecodesign Working Plan 2016-2019, the Commission’s circular economy package and the importance of this topic, the work on this matter has been disappointing; urges therefore the Commission to speed up actions to ensure that the Ecodesign Directive makes a significant contribution to the circular economy;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points out that a broader scope including more criteria must be developed in a way that drives innovation and does not create unnecessary administrative burden; the inclusion of new products must be done gradually in order to develop the necessary expertise to set verifiable and enforceable criteria; in this regard other measures such as producer responsibility schemes should also be considered as long as they can be properly monitored;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas, according to the Commission’s Ecodesign Working Plan 2016-2019, the ecodesign and energy labelling framework will deliver 175 Mtoe per year of primary energy savings by 2020; those savings will result in lowering the energy bills of each household by €490 per year, while delivering €55 billion yearly extra income for industry, wholesale and retail sectors and creating 800.000 possible new direct jobs in those sectors; it will also help reach our energy and climate goals by reducing the energy import needs by 1.3 billion barrels of oil, eliminating 320 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that the use of materials and substances of critical importance, such as Rare Earth Elements (REE), Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and water shall be specifically considered under the broadened ecodesign criteria;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses that, aside from ensuring recyclability, the actual use of recycled materials should also be promoted; on the one hand, recyclability and easy dismantling of products needs to be incorporated in the design phase so that end of life products may be converted into high quality secondary raw materials, and on the other hand, the actual reuse of these secondary raw materials in new products needs to be promoted and endorsed, for example by setting a compulsory minimal usage of recycled materials for new products;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Highlights that the existing Ecolabel criteria could serve as a sound basis to incorporate resource conservation and circularity requirements in the ecodesign criteria; notes that this would be faster, safer and more cost-effective than developing, testing and implementing new criteria;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls for restrictions on the use of toxic substances, or at least the possibility of extracting/separating them at end-of- life, including endocrine disrupters, so as not to put them back into the economy;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Stresses that, in order to ensure the use of recycled/secondary materials, the availability of high quality secondary materials and a well-organised market for those materials is imperative and should be put in place;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Calls for taking into account the historical improvement rate for setting new requirements when revising the sectorial and horizontal regulation;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the need to optimise and safeguard the decision-making process; emphasises that ecodesign measures should be adopted individually and within the deadlines; calls on the Commission to justify delays and to set aside the necessary resources for implementation; believes, in addition, that voluntary agreements should no longer be given priority; reiterates the paramount importance of ensuring full coherence with other sector-specific regulations, such as waste, water, health, hazardous substances, energy efficiency and environmental protection; stresses that adapting the Ecolabel criteria to the Ecodesign Directive would enhance and ensure policy coherence;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the need to optimise and safeguard the decision-making process; emphasises that ecodesign measures should be adopted individually and within the deadlines;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the need to optimise and safeguard the decision-making process; emphasises that ecodesign measures should be adopted individually and within the deadlines; calls on the Commission to justify delays and to set aside the necessary resources for implementation;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas more than 80% of the environmental impact of a product is determined at the design stage;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the need to optimise and
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Insists on the need to optimise the market surveillance of products placed on the market through better cooperation between the Commission and the Member States, and among the Member States themselves, and to consider certification by an independent body (third-party certification); stresses that test protocols should be closer to real-life conditions; recommends the development of a catalogue of harmonised standards in relation to Regulations 1189/2015 and 1185/2015 issued on the basis of the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC) and their assignment to the corresponding product groups;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Insists on the need to optimise the market surveillance of products placed on the market through better cooperation between the Commission and the Member States, and among the Member States themselves, and to consider certification by an independent body (third-party certification); stresses that test protocols should be closer to real-life conditions; highlights the wide potential of fast screening methods in detecting the products and types of products that are more likely not to comply with the Ecodesign Directive;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Insists on the need to optimise the market surveillance of products placed on the market through better cooperation between the Commission and the Member States, and among the Member States themselves
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Insists on the need to optimise the market surveillance of products placed on the market through better cooperation between the Commission and the Member States, and among the Member States themselves
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Insists on the need to optimise the market surveillance of products placed on the market through better cooperation between the Commission and the Member States, and among the Member States themselves, and to consider certification by an independent body (third-party certification);
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls for greater coherence and synergy with other European tools, including the criteria for responsible public procurement, the ecolabel and the joint use of the product registration database established by Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 setting a framework for energy labelling;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Highlights the proven efficacy of combining dissuasive sanctions with measures affecting the brand reputation of a product in order to enhance compliance with legislation; calls on the Commission to further exploit this combination within the Ecodesign Directive, for example by communicating publicly the brand name of non-compliant manufacturers;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Highlights the Commission’s estimates that 10-25% of products on the market do not comply with ecodesign and energy labelling requirements which amounts to around 10% of the envisaged savings being lost; urges for compliance to be better monitored and penalised in case of breach of the legislation;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses that, when tests are being performed, the measurement and calculation methods, as well as the testing environment, should reflect real-life conditions; products shall be tested under conditions and environment that simulate as close as possible those of the average consumer; test methods of both suppliers and market surveillance authorities should be established and executed in such a way that intentional or unintentional manipulation or amelioration of the test results is detected and eliminated, and allowed deviations between tested and declared results should be limited to the statistical margin of error of the measurement equipment;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas the Commission estimates that the Ecodesign Directive, together with the Energy Labelling Regulation, contributes to around half of the energy savings target for 2020, and has a larger potential in the longer term1a, and that both legal acts should reduce dependence on fossil fuels imports by 23% for natural gas and 37% for coal2a; __________________ 1aCommunication from the Commission, Ecodesign Working Plan 2016-2019, COM(2016)0773 2aReport from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council, Review of Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the indication of labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by energy-related products, COM(2015)0345
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for the development of structural funding so that Member States can ensure adequate monitoring of policy development, undertake market surveillance, consult at national level
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for the development of
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for the development of structural funding so that the Union and Member States can ensure adequate monitoring of policy development, undertake market surveillance, consult at national level and design proactive communication strategies.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Reiterates the importance of preparing an independent testing programme under Horizon 2020 to identify issues related to possible planned obsolescence, as foreseen in the EU Action Plan for Circular Economy;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the European institutions and national governments to set the right example by requiring the highest resource efficiency standards in their public procurement procedures;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Acknowledges that products are becoming ever more complex and are often part of a system instead of standing on their own, whereas the amount of resources they use depends on the other products or modules in the system or on how the systems function as a whole; urges therefore the Commission to look at ways to translate ecodesign measurements into this system approach, such as using a Points System 1a; __________________ 1a Modern heating or lighting solutions in buildings are no longer single stoves or light bulbs but complex structures of interacting elements, in order to determine and evaluate the resource parameters and ecodesign requirements; one needs to look at the system as a whole and not only at the different elements separately.
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls on the EU institutions and Member States to make full use of the green public procurement strategies (GPP) in order to privilege ecodesign products in all investments and to promote a widespread use of green procurement also in the private sector;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Stresses the need to develop a multi-criteria assessment method which is capable of incorporating and documenting multiple energy-resource and materials-related ecodesign requirements for a product or system, and which is also able to attribute an average score; such a methodology should be based on an approach that does not hinder innovation and continues to allow manufacturers to offer consumers a broad range of high quality products in any particular category; the Points System or another type of multi-criteria tool could provide the basis for developing such a robust methodology 1a; __________________ 1a As we are broadening the scope of requirements (energy use, durability, recyclability, recycled content, modularity, etc.), it becomes more difficult to compare and score products. A product may score very well on recycled content but very badly on energy use (or the other way round). It might be useful to score each parameter separately and then combine the separate scores to give a global average score in order to, on the one hand, see how a product scores on each of the different requirements, and, on the other hand, ensure a minimum level of quality in terms of energy, materials and resource use. Finally, it must be possible to compare products or systems to others in the same product group.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas measures should cover the whole lifecycle of products in order to improve resource efficiency in the Union; given that more than 80% of the environmental impact of a product is determined at the design stage, circular economy aspects, durability, reparability, re-use and recycling need to be taken into account from the start;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Takes the opportunity to reiterate to the Commission the urgent need for developing additional ecodesign directives covering non energy-related products, together with appropriate labelling criteria, in order to give clear guidance to EU industry and enable consumers to make well-informed choices in all sectors of the internal market;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 d (new) 5d. Stresses the importance of attributing responsibility to the producers and expanding guarantee periods and conditions, obliging manufacturers/sellers to take responsibility for the entire lifecycle of a product, boosting reparability, upgradability, modularity and recyclability and ensuring that raw materials and waste management remain within the European Union;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 e (new) 5e. Urges the Commission to look into the concept of product passports, attaching RFID tags or dynamic QR codes to products containing information on materials used, reparability, modularity, and other elements which are useful in case of change of ownership or at the product’s end of life;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas the Union is a signatory party of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and is therefore required to take action on phasing out those hazardous substances, by also limiting their use at the product design stage;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas, aside from making our products more sustainable and resource efficient, we need to drastically dematerialise our society, strengthening the principles of the sharing economy and the service economy;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Recital A d (new) Ad. whereas the transition to a sustainable and circular economy will present many opportunities but also social challenges; nobody should be left behind, and Member States should pay special attention to low-income households at risk of energy poverty when they present programmes to encourage the uptake of the most resource-efficient products;
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2018/03/09
ENVI
180 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) – having regard to the Paris Agreement and the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the UNFCCC,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 b (new) – having regard to the Commission communication on the implementation of the circular economy package entitled ‘Options to address the interface between chemical, product and waste legislation’ (COM(2018)32 final),
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Notes the trend in mining to turn to lower-grade and deeper resources in Europe, which results in the extraction of more material in order to produce the target metal; highlights that waste originating from the quarrying and mining industries makes up a very large proportion of the total volume of waste produced in the EU (approx.30% in 2012);
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Reiterates its call for a review of EU product policy legislation with the aim of introducing ecodesign requirements for all main product groups currently not covered by the Ecodesign Directive by gradually including relevant resource- efficiency features in product design standards, while fully preserving the current Ecodesign framework;
Amendment 102 #
7a. Calls for ecodesign implementing specifications to address every environmental aspect, such as the efficient use of resources, the use of hazardous chemicals and waste management;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission to broaden the scope of assessment to also include health aspects of products;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Calls on the Commission to also introduce ethical criteria such as the origin and extraction of the materials used, as well as the social conditions of the workers and local populations;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes, therefore, that it might be relevant in the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive – in addition to continued efforts to improve energy efficiency –
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes, therefore, that the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive – in addition to continued efforts to improve energy efficiency – must now
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes, therefore, that the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive – in addition to continued efforts to improve energy efficiency –
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes, therefore, that the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive – in addition to continued efforts to improve energy efficiency – must now address the full life
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes, therefore, that the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive – in addition to and without compromising the continued efforts to improve energy efficiency – must
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) – having regard to the European Commission Communication as well as the Staff working document of 16 January 2018 on the implementation of the circular economy package: options to address the interface between chemical, product and waste legislation,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes, therefore, that the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive – in addition to, and without compromising continued efforts to improve energy efficiency – must now address systematically for each product group the full life cycle of the products within its scope, with the setting up of minimum resource criteria covering, inter
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes, therefore, that the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive – in addition to continued efforts to improve energy efficiency – must now address for each product group the full life cycle of the products within its scope, with the setting up of minimum resource criteria covering, inter alia, robustness, durability, repairability and upgradeability, but also sharing potential, reuse, scalability, recyclability and use of recycled materials and calls on the Commission to examine the potential of establishing a digital product factsheet based on those requirements;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes, therefore, that the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive – in addition to continued efforts to improve energy efficiency – must now address the full life cycle of the products within its scope, with the setting up of minimum resource criteria covering, inter alia, robustness, repairability and upgradeability, but also sharing potential, reuse, scalability, recyclability and use of recycled materials, and covering also the cost of disposing of non-recyclable goods or elements of goods;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes, therefore, that the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive – in addition to continued efforts to improve energy efficiency – must now address the full life cycle of the products within its scope, with the setting up of minimum resource criteria covering, inter alia, robustness, repairability and upgradeability, but also sharing potential, reuse, scalability, recyclability and use of recycled materials or secondary raw materials in the manufacture of products;;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes, therefore, that the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive – in addition to continued efforts to improve energy efficiency – must now address the full life cycle of the products within its scope, with the setting up of minimum resource criteria covering, inter alia, robustness, repairability and upgradeability, but also sharing potential, reuse, scalability, recyclability and use of recycled materials; the resource criteria should also take into account economic efficiency and financial viability;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes, therefore, that the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive – in addition to continued efforts to improve energy efficiency – must now address the full life cycle of the products within its scope, with the setting up of minimum resource criteria covering, inter alia, robustness, repairability and upgradeability, but also sharing potential, reuse, scalability, recyclability and use of recycled materials; calls for the definition of horizontal requirements on, inter alia, reusability and recyclability;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes, therefore, that the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive – in addition to continued efforts to improve energy efficiency – must now address the full life cycle of the products within its scope, with the setting up of minimum resource criteria covering, inter alia, robustness, repairability and upgradeability, but also sharing potential, reuse, scalability, recyclability and use of recycled materials; considers, nevertheless, that the number of criteria must be limited and that they must be defined in a clear and objective manner, whilst being easily measurable and entailing a reasonable cost, in order to guarantee a pragmatic approach, thus making it possible to preserve the operational nature of the Directive;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes, therefore, that the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive – in addition to continued efforts to improve energy efficiency – must now address the full life cycle of the products within its scope, with the setting up of minimum resource criteria covering, inter
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Believes, therefore, that the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive – in addition to continued efforts to improve energy efficiency – must now address the full life cycle of the products within its scope, with the setting up of minimum resource criteria covering, inter alia, robustness, repairability and upgradeability, but also sharing potential, reuse, scalability, recyclability and use of recycled materials; stresses that, in this context, the Eco-Design Directive should be geared to the central concern, which is fighting planned obsolescence;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Emphasises that it is important that manufacturers should provide clear and objective instructions enabling users and independent repairers to repair products more easily, without specific equipment; also stresses the importance of providing information on the availability of spare parts and product lifetimes, where possible;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) – having regard to the Council conclusions of 18 December 2017 on eco- innovation: enabling the transition towards a circular economy,
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses, therefore, that as the greater environmental impact of products is shifting to materials, it becomes relevant to analyse the energy-related products using a life cycle perspective and to focus not only on the use phase but also on the extraction and production of raw materials, manufacturing of products and their end-of-life;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Commission to formulate mandatory criteria regarding the availability of software updates for electronic devices falling within the scope of the directive;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Ecodesign Directive to address all relevant environmental impacts in all the life cycle phases of products including the use of dangerous chemicals, waste production and recycling;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Points out that any new requirements should be technically justified, straightforward, measurable and enforceable in order to contribute to increasing both innovation and the environmental effects;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Considers that the extension of ecodesign requirements to new product groups should be preceded by a detailed analysis of their impact on the environment, including improvements in energy efficiency and competitiveness in the area concerned, taking into account existing or potential substitutes;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls on the Commission to establish mandatory life-span criteria for energy-related products and the availability of spare parts, which should be guaranteed for at least 10 years after the final production batch;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Highlights the need for recyclability to be enhanced by using single or compatible plastic polymers, promoting the actual use of recycled materials;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Stresses that the use of materials and substances of critical importance, such as Rare Earth Elements (REE), or substances of toxic nature or of concern, such as for example Persistent Organic Polluters (POPs) and endocrine disruptors, shall be specifically considered under the broadened Ecodesign criteria in order to restrict their use or at least to ensure the possibility of extracting/separating them at end-of-life;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Calls for ecodesign requirements, in the case of energy-related products, not to create targets which are hard for European producers to meet, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises, whose capacity in relation to patented technologies is significantly smaller than that of market-leading companies;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) – having regard to the conclusions of the Council of the European Union of the 18th of December 2017 on Eco- innovation: enabling the transition towards the circular economy,
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Believes that ecodesign should enable users to disassemble products without destroying them, thereby facilitating their repair and reuse;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes in this regard the 2016- 2019 Ecodesign work programme, which includes commitments to develop requirements and standards for material efficiency, and urges the Commission to complete this work as a matter of priority; considers that such criteria should be based on robust analyses, focus on areas with clear improvement potential for all product categories and be enforceable and verifiable by market surveillance authorities;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes in this regard the 2016- 2019 Ecodesign work programme, which includes commitments to develop requirements and standards for material
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes in this regard the 2016- 2019 Ecodesign work programme, which includes commitments to develop requirements and standards for material efficiency, and urges the Commission to complete this work as a matter of priority; considers that such criteria should be product specific, based on robust analyses, focus on areas with clear improvement potential and be enforceable and verifiable by market surveillance authorities;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes in this regard the 2016- 2019 Ecodesign work programme, which includes commitments to develop requirements and standards for material efficiency, and urges the Commission to
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes in this regard the 2016- 2019 Ecodesign work programme, which includes commitments to develop requirements and standards for material efficiency, and urges the Commission to complete this work as a matter of priority; considers that such criteria should be based on robust analyses, focus on areas with clear improvement potential and be enforceable and verifiable by market surveillance authorities; when defining best practices, the use of results of past and ongoing research activities, cutting edge innovations in waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling should be promoted;
Amendment 137 #
9a. Believes that the development of a 'system-approach' to consider not only the product but the whole system required for its functioning in the Ecodesign process becomes an increasingly critical success factor towards resource efficiency and urges the Commission to include more of such system-level opportunities in the next Ecodesign work programme;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Believes that particular attention must be paid to water-using products where significant environmental benefits and important savings for consumers could be achieved;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Commission to encourage the recovery of critical raw materials also from mining waste;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 b (new) – having regard to the European Commission Communication as well as the staff working document of 16 January 2018 on the implementation of the circular economy package; options to address the interface between chemical, product and waste legislation,
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Believes that the development of a 'system-approach' to consider not only the product but the whole system required for its functioning in the Ecodesign process becomes an increasingly critical success factor towards resource efficiency and urges the Commission to include more of such system-level opportunities in the next Ecodesign work programme;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes that the Commission has postponed action on information and communication technologies (ICT) such as mobiles and smartphones, pending further assessments and given the rapid technological changes in this product group; considers, however, that these products have a clear potential for improvements, in particular in terms of resource efficiency
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes that the Commission has postponed action on information and communication technologies (ICT) such as mobiles and smartphones, pending further assessments and given the rapid technological changes in this product group; considers, however, that these products have a clear potential for improvements, in particular in terms of resource efficiency, and that e
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes that the Commission has postponed action on information and communication technologies (ICT) such as mobiles and smartphones, pending further assessments and given the rapid technological changes in this product group; considers, however, that these products have a clear potential for improvements, in particular in terms of resource efficiency, and that ecodesign criteria should therefore be applied to them at the earliest opportunity;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes that the Commission has postponed action on information and communication technologies (ICT) such as mobiles and smartphones, pending further assessments and given the rapid technological changes in this product group; considers, however, that these products have a clear potential for improvements, in particular in terms of resource efficiency, and that ecodesign criteria should therefore be applied to them;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Notes that the Commission has postponed action on information and communication technologies (ICT) such as mobiles and smartphones, pending further assessments and given the rapid technological changes in this product group; considers, however, that these products have a clear potential for improvements, in particular in terms of resource efficiency, and that ecodesign criteria should therefore be applied to them; cannot therefore approve of the delay that has arisen with these information and communication technologies;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Reiterates its call on the Commission to broaden the scope of the Ecodesign Directive so as to cover all main product groups, in particular those with high circularity potential and not only energy-related products;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Believes that focusing on the criteria of durability, upgradability, reparability and recyclability will also provide a unique opportunity for job development;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A (new) -A. whereas in the EU, all products (be they energy-related or not) should be designed, manufactured, marketed and recycled by making minimal use of hazardous substances so as to facilitate their reuse and, as a result, maximise the economic benefits of the materials and their usefulness to society, whilst at the same time maintaining high levels of protection of human health and the environment;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Highlights that resource efficiency in a circular economy also includes assessing the product's resource efficiency in terms of recycling, reuse and recovery of the product and product parts, their environmental impacts and content of hazardous substances; considers that as more than 80% of the environmental impact of a product is determined at the design stage, it is at that stage that, to a large extent, a substance of concern can be avoided, substituted or limited;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Insists on the need to strengthen the surveillance of
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Insists on the need to strengthen the surveillance of products placed on the internal market through better cooperation between Member States
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Insists on the need to strengthen the surveillance of products placed on the internal market through better cooperation between Member States and between the Commission and national authorities, and to consider certification by an independent body (third-party certification); stresses that test protocols should be closer to real-life conditions;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Insists on the need to strengthen the surveillance of products placed on the internal market through better cooperation between Member States and between the
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Insists on the need to strengthen the surveillance of products placed on the internal market through better cooperation and coordination between Member States and between the Commission and national authorities;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Insists on the need to strengthen the surveillance of products placed on the internal market through better cooperation between Member States and between the Commission and national authorities; stresses that it is important that the checks concerned should be based on a precise definition of measurement standards and that they should be carried out at a reasonable cost;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Insists on the need to strengthen the surveillance of products placed on the internal market through better cooperation between Member States and between the Commission and national authorities; stresses that the requirements laid down in legislation must be enforceable at a reasonable cost;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Highlights that resource efficiency in a circular economy also includes assessing the product’s resource efficiency in terms of recycling, reuse and recovery of the product and product parts, their environmental impacts and content of hazardous substances; considers that as more than 80% of the environmental impact of a product is determined at the design stage, it is at that stage that, to a large extent, a substance of concern can be avoided, substituted or limited;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. In order to complement Member States action and to ensure a minimum level of market surveillance at Union level regarding products placed on the Union market, calls for the establishment of an independent Union Agency or authority;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the objective of the Ecodesign Directive is to increase energy efficiency and the level of protection of the environment through
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Believes that a mandatory product passport would be an effective tool for market surveillance;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent -1 (new) -1. that the market surveillance system be based on self-monitoring and third-party auditing to ensure that products comply with standards;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 1 Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 1 – that national authorities be
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 1 – that national authorities be
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 1 – that national authorities be required to use the ICSMS database to share all the results of product compliance checks and testing carried out for all products covered by Ecodesign regulations;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 1 a (new) – to increase the cooperation between Member States and to develop a database as a central information-sharing tool; this database should include all information for compliant and non- compliant products in order to avoid unnecessary testing in another Member State;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 2 – that the general product registration database for energy labelled products be extended to all products covered by Ecodesign regulations, without generating excessive administrative burden for businesses in the industries concerned;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 2 a (new) – that national authorities be required to draw up specific plans for their market surveillance activities in the area of ecodesign, to be notified to other Member States and to the Commission as set up under Regulation (EC) 765/20081a; _________________ 1aRegulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products.
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 3 – that fast screening methods be applied to detect
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the objective of the Ecodesign Directive is to increase energy efficiency and the level of protection of the environment through harmonised requirements that ensure the functioning of the internal market and
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 3 a (new) – that, similar to the stipulations in the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles, consideration should be given to requiring a minimum number of products placed on the market being tested;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 3 a (new) – that the market surveillance system need to include an improved system for random inspections;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 3 b (new) – that the European Commission should carry out its own independent market surveillance, especially in cases where Member States lack human and Financial resources as well as testing facilities; in the long term, the set-up of a dedicated EU Agency for market surveillance with sufficient human and financial new resources should be envisaged;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 4 Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 4 – that
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 4 – that deterrent measures be adopted, including: sanctions for non-compliant manufacturers proportional to the impact of non-compliance on the entire European market and suitable harmonised measures at Union level to ensure compensation for consumers who have purchased non- compliant products, even beyond the legal warranty period;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 4 – that deterrent measures be adopted, including: severe sanctions for non- compliant manufacturers proportional to the impact of non-compliance on the entire European market and substantial compensation for consumers who have purchased non-compliant products, even beyond the legal warranty period;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 4 – that deterrent measures be adopted, including: sanctions for non-compliant manufacturers proportional to the impact of non-compliance on the entire European market and a European collective redress and compensation scheme for consumers who have purchased non-compliant products, even beyond the legal warranty period; such sanctions should be combined with measures affecting the brand reputation of a product, for example by communicating publicly the brand name of non-compliant manufacturers;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 4 – that deterrent measures be adopted, including: sanctions for non-compliant manufacturers proportional to the impact of non-compliance on the entire European market and compensation for consumers who have purchased non-compliant products, even beyond the legal warranty period; the sanctions should not have the higher value that the value of the product;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 4 a (new) – that coherence is applied with the European Commission’s Goods Package proposal on enforcement and compliance in the EU single market, which scope includes ecodesigned products;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the objective of the Ecodesign Directive is to increase energy efficiency and the level of protection of the environment through harmonised requirements that ensure the functioning of the internal market and encourage the continuous improvement of the overall environmental impact of energy-related products; whereas these measures also have a positive impact on energy security by reducing energy consumption;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 4 a (new) – that public to have access to Ecodesing Directive based information in databases and that the information is clear and presented in understandable manner;
Amendment 19 #
Ba. whereas the implementation of the directive could provide a greater contribution to the EU’s efforts to improve energy efficiency and help to achieve climate action targets;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) – having regard to the ratification of the Paris Agreement on climate change by the EU and the Member States,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas the reduction of the environmental impact of energy-related products at the ecodesign stage, through the provision of minimum criteria concerning their lifetime and their upgradeability, reparability and potential for recycling and reuse, can offer considerable opportunities in terms of job creation;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas Voluntary Agreements and other self-regulation measures are presented as alternatives to implementing measures in the context of this Directive, existing Voluntary Agreements have not proven to be quicker and more cost- effective than regulatory measures;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas voluntary agreements or other self-regulation measures are presented as alternatives to implementing measures in the context of this directive, existing voluntary agreements have not proven to be quicker and more cost- effective than regulatory measures;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas voluntary agreements or other self-regulation measures are presented as alternatives to implementing measures in the context of this Directive, existing voluntary agreements have not proven to be quicker and more cost- effective than regulatory measures;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the regulation of ecodesign ensures greater certainty in terms of environmental protection compared to the agreements signed by the industry on a voluntary basis;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas, at EU level, the Ecodesign legislation
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the Ecodesign legislation is closely linked to EU legislation on energy labelling and measures taken under these two directives
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the Ecodesign legislation is closely linked to EU legislation on energy labelling and measures taken under these two directives are expected to generate EUR 55 billion in revenue per year for the industrial sector, including through the use of more efficient components and sub-assemblies installed in products for which ecodesign requirements are provided, and are estimated to bring 175 Mtoe in primary energy savings per year by 2020, thus contributing to up to half of the Union’s energy savings target for 2020;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas more than 80% of the environmental impact of energy-related products is identified at the design stage;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, according to the Ecodesign Impact Accounting report (European Commission, 2016), it is estimated that by 2020, under optimal circumstances, EU consumers
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new) – having regard to the long-term objective laid down in that agreement, namely to keep the increase in global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the planned obsolescence of energy-related products is a serious problem for EU citizens;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas for a majority of stakeholders three main obstacles to full implementation of the legislation can be identified: the lack of clear political support and direction, the slow pace of the regulatory processes and the
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas for a majority of stakeholders three main obstacles to full implementation of the legislation can be identified: the lack of clear political support and direction, the slow pace and increasing number of the regulatory processes, and the inadequacy of market surveillance in the Member States; stresses that a pragmatic approach in a more realistic timeframe, with reasonable deadlines and a methodology based on incentives rather than binding requirements, would offer a way round the obstacles encountered;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas it is estimated that a sizeable 10-25 % of products on the market do not comply with the Ecodesign and Energy Labelling Directives, leading to a loss of around 10 % of envisaged energy savings and to unfair competition;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas, while the scope of the Ecodesign Directive was enlarged in 2009 to cover all energy-related products (excluding means of transport), no non- energy using products have yet been covered by ecodesign requirements;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas for non-energy-related products, too, ecodesign measures should be developed;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the Ecodesign Directive states that its complementarity with the REACH regulation on chemicals should contribute to increasing their respective impacts and building coherent requirements for manufacturers to apply, requirements related to the use of dangerous chemicals and its recycling have been limited so far;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) – having regard to the European Environment Agency’s report No 30/2016, in support of the monitoring of the 7th EU Environment Action Programme,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the Ecodesign Directive states that its complementarity with the REACH regulation on chemicals should contribute to increasing their respective impacts and building coherent requirements for manufacturers to apply, requirements related to the use of dangerous chemicals and its recycling have been limited so far;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas a new database under the new Energy Labelling Regulation is being developed and the ICSMS market surveillance database is used in some, but not all Member States;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas one of the priority objectives of the General Union Environmental Action Programme to 2020 (7th EAP) is to turn the Union into a resource-efficient, green and competitive low-carbon economy; whereas the EAP states that the Union policy framework should ensure that priority products placed on the Union market are ‘eco- designed’ with a view to optimising resource and material efficiency;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Hb. whereas the EU action plan for the Circular Economy includes the commitment to emphasise circular economy aspects in future product design requirements under the Ecodesign Directive by systematically analysing issues such as reparability, durability, upgradability, recyclability, or the identification of certain materials or substances;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H c (new) Hc. whereas the Paris Agreement sets out a long-term goal in line with the objective to keep the global temperature increase well below 2°C above pre- industrial levels and to pursue efforts to keep it to 1,5°C above pre-industrial levels; whereas the EU is committed to contributing its fair share towards these goals through emissions reductions in all sectors;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the Ecodesign Directive has been a successful instrument for the improvement of energy efficiency and tha
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the Ecodesign Directive, together with the labelling directive, has been a successful instrument for the improvement of energy efficiency and has resulted in savings for households and a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the Ecodesign Directive has been a successful instrument for the improvement of energy efficiency, has brought economic benefits for consumers and has resulted in a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the Ecodesign
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) – having regard to the Commission communication entitled A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy of 16th of January 2018 (COM(2018) 28),
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the Ecodesign Directive has been a successful instrument for the improvement of energy efficiency and has resulted in a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and therefore recommends to continue to include more energy-related product groups selected on the basis of their ecodesign potential, including both their energy and material efficiency potential;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the Ecodesign Directive has been a successful instrument for the improvement of energy efficiency and has resulted in a significant reduction
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the Ecodesign Directive has been a successful instrument for the improvement of energy efficiency
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recalls that the Directive requires the Commission to come forward with implementing measures where a product meets the criteria, i.e. significant volumes of products sold, significant environmental impact and potential for improvement; stresses the responsibility put on the Commission in respecting this mandate and ensuring the benefits to consumers, circular economy and the environment are effectively achieved, recognising that a failure to act at the Union level cannot be replaced by action by Member States;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Underlines that the Ecodesign Directive improves the functioning of the EU internal market through the definition of common product standards in an area where otherwise diverging national standards would be inevitable; therefore calls on the Commission to maintain an ambitious approach to the setting of new standards and the update of existing standards in order to reap the full potential of the Directive’s scope and objectives;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Draws attention, also, to the directive’s potential to tackle low-stack emissions, which have a huge impact on local air quality; stresses that the possible extension of its scope to heating appliances must be based also on an assessment of the financial impact, in order for new requirements not to increase the shadow economy, thereby undermining the positive impact of more efficient heating appliances;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Is of the view that the primary objective of ecodesign is to minimise the pressure on scarce natural resources; hopes that the implementation of the directive might also facilitate an ever more efficient use of water and drive research towards the gradual substitution of minerals and raw materials that are critical in the manufacture of energy- related products;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes that coordination with initiatives connected to the circular economy
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes that coordination with initiatives connected to the circular economy would further enhance the effectiveness of the directive; calls, therefore, for an ambitious plan on ecodesign and the circular economy, including also non-energy using products, providing both environmental benefits and opportunities for growth and jobs;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes that coordination with initiatives connected to the circular economy would further enhance the effectiveness of the directive; calls, therefore, for an ambitious plan on ecodesign and the circular economy, providing both environmental and consumer benefits and opportunities for sustainable growth and jobs also in the SME sector;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) – having regard to the Commission communication “on the 2017 list of Critical Raw Materials for the EU” (COM(2017)490 final),
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes that coordination with initiatives connected to the circular economy would further enhance the effectiveness of the directive; calls, therefore, for an ambitious plan on ecodesign and the circular economy, providing both environmental and consumer benefits and opportunities for growth and jobs;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes that coordination with initiatives connected to the circular economy would further enhance the effectiveness of the directive; calls, therefore, for an ambitious plan on ecodesign and the circular economy, providing both environmental benefits and opportunities for growth and jobs; notes, in this regard, that the use of secondary raw materials in manufacturing offers considerable potential for cutting waste and economising on resources;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes that coordination with initiatives connected to the circular economy would further enhance the effectiveness of the directive; calls, therefore, for an ambitious plan on ecodesign and the circular economy, providing both environmental benefits and opportunities for growth and jobs; notes, however, that a detailed impact analysis is necessary before such plans can be implemented;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new) Calls for systematic in-depth analyses of circular economy potential during preparatory studies for specific ecodesign measures relating to each product category;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls for the extension of minimum guarantees for consumer durable goods;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that the Ecodesign Directive is part of a larger toolbox and that its effectiveness is dependent on synergies with other instruments, in particular on energy labelling;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that the Ecodesign Directive is part of a larger toolbox and that its effectiveness is dependent on synergies with other instruments, in particular on energy labelling and also energy efficiency, EU Ecolabel, WEEE, RoHS, REACH and public procurement; considers that overlapping regulations should be avoided;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that the Ecodesign Directive is part of a larger toolbox and that its effectiveness is dependent on synergies with other instruments, in particular on energy labelling; considers that overlapping regulations should be avoided and that a proliferation of rules must not be encouraged;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Further underlines the strong link between the Ecodesign Directive and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive; a well-functioning inspections’ system under the latter Directive might favour the replacement of the inefficient installed appliances and lead to planned replacements; in this regard, calls on Member States to boost inspections and introduce support schemes to incentivise the market uptake of efficient products;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Believes that improving the ecodesign of energy-related products can in turn have a positive impact on the energy performance of buildings;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 b (new) – having regard to the Council conclusions on eco-innovation: enabling the transition towards a circular economy adopted on the 18th of December 20171a _________________ 1a http://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/32 274/eco-innovation-conclusions.pdf
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the need for broadening the scope of the Ecodesign Directive to cover more consumer products, such as mobile phones;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls for the broadening of the Directive to cover all main product lines;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recommends that the development of a 'system-approach' to consider not only the product but the whole system required for its functioning in the Ecodesign process in order to progress towards resource efficiency; urges the Commission to include more of such system-level opportunities in the next Ecodesign Work Programme;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Urges the Commission to review if Ecodesign methodology could be used for other product categories than energy- related products; calls on the Commission to come forward with new legislation for the setting of Ecodesign standards for other product groups;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses the key role of the Consultation Forum in bringing together industry and
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Stresses the key role of the Consultation Forum in bringing together industry, civil society and other stakeholders in the decision-making process and considers that this entity is working well;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned by the sometimes significant delays in the development
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is very concerned by the sometimes significant delays in the development of implementing measures, which create uncertainty for economic operators,
Amendment 79 #
5. Is concerned by the sometimes significant delays in the development of implementing measures, which create uncertainty for economic operators, mean missed opportunities for energy savings
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 c (new) – having regard to the Emissions Gap Report 2017 issued by UN Environment on November 2017,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned by the sometimes significant delays in the development of implementing measures, which create uncertainty for economic operators, mean missed opportunities for energy savings and can
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned by the sometimes significant delays in the development and in the publication of implementing measures, which create
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned by the sometimes significant delays in the development of implementing measures, which create uncertainty for economic operators, mean missed opportunities for energy savings and can cause standards to lag behind technological developments; emphasises that ecodesign measures should be adopted individually and within the deadlines;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that energy should be considered a key resource and that products should be optimised for both energy consumption and material use;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to avoid delays in the adoption and in the publication of implementing measures and recommends defining clear deadlines and milestones for their finalisation and for the revision of existing regulations;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to avoid delays in the adoption of implementing measures and recommends defining clear deadlines and milestones for their finalisation and for the revision of existing regulations; stresses the need to stick to the schedule provided for in the Commission’s 2016-2019 work programme, especially with regard to revision of the rules on office systems equipment (company servers and storage facilities), water-related products (e.g. taps), white goods (e.g. cooling equipment, washing machines and dishwashers) and lighting;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to avoid delays in the adoption of implementing measures and recommends defining clear deadlines and milestones for their finalisation and for the revision of existing regulations; calls on the Commission to release a measure as soon as it is completed; calls on the Commission to no longer prioritise voluntary agreements and to only apply them when they perform better or faster result than the application of regulatory measures;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to avoid delays in the adoption of implementing measures and recommends defining clear deadlines and milestones for their finalisation and for the revision of existing regulations; calls on the Commission to release a measure as soon as it is completed;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new) Calls on the Commission to give priority to the implementation and review of measures relating to products that have the greatest potential both in terms of primary energy savings up to 2030 and in terms of the circular economy;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) – having regard to European Union legislation on waste,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Emphasises the need to base the eco-design requirements on solid technical analysis and impact assessments taking the best-performing products or technologies on the market and the technological development in each sector as a reference;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Encourages the integration of technology learning curves into the Methodology for the Ecodesign of Energy-Related Products (MEERP) so as to anticipate technology improvements by the time the regulations enter into force and ensure their currency;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Welcomes the Commission Recommendation (EU) 2016/2125 on guidelines for self-regulation measures concluded by industry and asks the Commission to strictly monitor any voluntary agreements recognised under the Directive;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Underlines that voluntary agreements should always cover a minimum market share and be preferred to legislation only when deemed capable of guaranteeing an equal level of savings; the decision-making process for voluntary agreements should be faster than the one for legislation, and the same level of civil society participation should be maintained; the efficacy of surveillance on voluntary agreements should be strengthened;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Is concerned that the resources devoted by the Commission to the implementation of the Directive does not fully correspond to its importance and its technical challenges; calls on the Commission to deploy sufficient resources, including staff in the relevant DGs, to the eco-design process given the significant EU added value of the legislation;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on the Commission to include assessments on release of microplastics into the aquatic environment in the Ecodesign measures where appropriate; calls on the Commission to introduce mandatory requirements for microplastic filters in the review of the Ecodesign measures for household washing machines and washer dryers;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Reiterates its call for
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Reiterates its call for a new impetus
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Reiterates its call for a new impetus on the circular economy aspects of products and considers that the Ecodesign Directive provides significant potential for improving resource efficiency that has so far
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Reiterates its call for a new impetus on the circular economy aspects of products and considers that the Ecodesign Directive provides significant potential for improving resource efficiency that has so far not been used to a limited extent;
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Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 4 a (new) – that particular attention be paid to non-EU imports and products sold online;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 – indent 4 b (new) – that coherence be applied with the European Commission’s proposal on enforcement and compliance in the Single Market for goods (Goods package), which scope includes Ecodesigned product. Proposals related to joint testing facilitated at EU level and compliance network could be retained for Ecodesign too;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Highlights the importance of appropriate standards and stresses that test protocols as close as possible to real-life
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Highlights the importance of appropriate standards and stresses that test protocols which are not excessively burdensome for businesses and are as close as possible to real-life conditions should be developed at reasonable cost;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Highlights the importance of appropriate standards and stresses that test protocols as close as possible to real-life conditions should be developed, otherwise their effectiveness could legitimately be called into question;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Highlights the importance of appropriate standards and stresses that test protocols as close as possible to real-life conditions should be developed; underlines that test methods of both suppliers and market surveillance authorities should be established and executed in such a way that intentional or unintentional manipulation or amelioration of the test results is detected and eliminated, and allowed deviations between tested and declared results should be limited to the statistical margin of error of the measurement equipment; in this regard, welcomes Commission Regulation(EU) 2016/2282 on the use of tolerances in verification procedures, and asks Member States to fully implement it;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Draws particular attention to the role of small and medium enterprises, which do not have the same opportunities to adapt to new administrative burdens that large companies do; stresses, in this connection, that any revision of the Directive must take account of the need to ensure that small and medium-sized enterprises are not placed at a disadvantage vis-à-vis their larger competitors;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls for the Commission to better support Member States in their enforcement work and for enhanced cooperation when a product is found non- compliant;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13b. Stresses the need for better guidance for the manufacturers and importers on the detailed requirement of the documents needed for the market surveillance authorities;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses the need to ensure consistency and convergence between ecodesign regulations and
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Stresses the need to ensure consistency and convergence between ecodesign regulations and horizontal regulations such as Union legislation on chemicals and waste, and highlights the need to strengthen synergies with Green Public Procurement and the EU Ecolabel; highlights that especially the Ecolabel can have a clear role as benchmark for future market developments and Ecodesign requirements;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Stresses that the use of materials of critical importance, such as Rare Earth Elements (REE), or substances of very high concerns, such as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and endocrine disrupters, shall be considered under the broadened ecodesign criteria in order to restrict their use or at least to ensure the possibility of extracting them at end-of- life, to take into account the objective on non-toxic materials cycles as laid down in the 7th Environmental Action Programme;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Welcomes the Council conclusions of 18th of December 2017 on Eco- innovation: particularly welcomes the suggestion of a digital factsheet about the contents of substances for consumers, producers, retailers and recyclers; calls on the Commission, in consultation with the Member States and the stakeholders, to come forward with proposals on digital product factsheets;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines the need to provide the general public and in particular media with clear information about the benefits of ecodesign ahead of the release of a measure, and encourages the Commission and the Member States to communicate proactively on the benefits of Ecodesign measures as an integral part of the process of adopting Ecodesign measures and to engage more actively with stakeholders to
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines the need to provide the general public including journalists with clear information about the benefits of ecodesign ahead of measures’ release, and encourages the Commission and the Member States to engage more actively with stakeholders to improve people’s understanding of the legislation;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Stresses that the transition to a sustainable and circular economy will present not only many opportunities but also social challenges; as nobody should be left behind, the European Commission and the Member States should pay special attention to low-income households at risk of energy poverty, when presenting programmes to encourage the uptake of the most resource efficient products; such programmes should not hinder innovation but should continue to allow manufacturers to offer consumers a broad range of high quality products; they should also favour the market penetration of energy-related and water-using products capable of achieving greater resource efficiency and savings for consumers;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Calls on the Commission to assess the feasibility of a product passport as a tool to disclose materials and substances used in products;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Stresses the importance of disassembling products, especially electronic ones, legally and safely, preferably in the country of origin, as well as of introducing measures for collecting waste, generated in the process of disassembling; is concerned, that currently most of the European electronic waste is illegally taken to Africa where it is dissembled by children in unsafe conditions;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Calls for monitoring of dissembling processes of waste that have been exported to third countries in order to regulate the amount of waste ending up in the oceans and to diminish the amount of waste ending up in the oceans;
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