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2018/2589(RSP) Options to address the interface between chemical, product and waste legislation
Lead committee dossier: ENVI/8/12287
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Lead | ENVI | MANDL Lukas (EPP), SCHALDEMOSE Christel (S&D), DEMESMAEKER Mark (ECR), JÄÄTTEENMÄKI Anneli (ALDE), BOYLAN Lynn (GUE/NGL), ŠKRLEC Davor (Verts/ALE), PEDICINI Piernicola (EFD), MÉLIN Joëlle (ENF) |
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2018/2589(RSP)
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ENVI
84 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Citation 12 a (new) - having regard to the Commission Communication of 16 January 2018 on a European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy (COM (2018)28),
Amendment 10 #
Paragraph 2 2. Considers that the primary aim of the Commission should be to
Amendment 11 #
Paragraph 2 2. C
Amendment 12 #
Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that in a truly circular economy products must be designed for durability, reparability, reusability and recyclability, and with
Amendment 13 #
Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that in a truly circular economy products must be designed for durability
Amendment 14 #
Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that in a truly circular economy products must be designed for durability, reparability, reusability and
Amendment 15 #
Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that in a truly circular economy products must be designed for upgradeability, durability, reparability, reusability and recyclability, and with minimal use of substances of concern;
Amendment 16 #
Paragraph 4 4. Reiterates that moving towards a circular economy requires applying strictly the waste hierarchy and phasing out toxic substances where possible, in particular where safer alternatives exist or will be developed, so as to ensure the development of non-toxic material cycles, which are essential for the sound development of a functioning secondary raw materials market; points out that a functioning secondary raw materials market depends greatly on the quality of recycling, but also on international market prices, in respect of which appropriate action needs to be taken to make it cheaper to use secondary materials than raw materials;
Amendment 17 #
Paragraph 4 4. Reiterates that moving towards a circular economy requires applying strictly the waste hierarchy and phasing out
Amendment 18 #
Paragraph 4 4. Reiterates that moving towards a circular economy requires applying strictly the waste hierarchy and phasing out toxic substances
Amendment 19 #
Paragraph 4 4. Reiterates that moving towards a circular economy requires applying strictly the waste hierarchy and adopting the objective of phasing out toxic substances
Amendment 2 #
Citation 22 a (new) - having regard to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants,
Amendment 20 #
Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to develop a Union strategy for a non-toxic environment without any further delay, as laid down in the 7th EAP;
Amendment 21 #
Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in close conjunction with ECHA, to step up their regulatory activities to promote substitution of substances of very high concern and to restrict substances that pose unacceptable risks to human health or the environment in the context of REACH and specific sectorial or product legislation, so that recycled waste can be used as a major, reliable source of raw material within the Union;
Amendment 22 #
Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in close conjunction with ECHA, to step up their regulatory activities to promote substitution of substances of very high concern and even further to restrict substances that pose unacceptable risks to human health or the environment in the context of REACH, so that recycled waste can be used as a major, reliable source of raw material within the Union;
Amendment 23 #
Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in close conjunction with ECHA, to step up their
Amendment 24 #
Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the
Amendment 25 #
Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses the need to find local, national, regional and European solutions by involving all stakeholders with a view to detecting and removing chemicals of concern in recycling streams;
Amendment 26 #
Paragraph 6 6. C
Amendment 27 #
Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission to bring forward legislative measures to ensure that companies
Amendment 28 #
Paragraph 6 6. Calls on companies to fully embrace a forward-looking holistic approach of progressive chemicals management by seizing the opportunity to substitute toxic substances in products and supply chains, accelerating and leading the innovation of the market;
Amendment 29 #
Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that the implementation of chemicals, product and waste legislation may present a challenge for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); highlights that their specific case should be taken into account when taking actions, without compromising the level of protection of human health and the environment; points to the need for clear and easily accessible information to ensure that SMEs have the necessary prerequisites
Amendment 3 #
Citation 22 a (new) - having regard to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants,
Amendment 30 #
Paragraph 7 7. Stresses that the implementation of chemicals, product and waste legislation
Amendment 31 #
Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Underlines that it is of utmost importance that transparency on the presence of substances of concern in consumer products is improved in order to establish public trust in the safety of secondary raw materials; points out that improved transparency would further reinforce incentives to phase-out the use of substances of concern;
Amendment 32 #
Paragraph 9 9. Considers that substances of concern are those
Amendment 33 #
Paragraph 9 9. Considers that substances of concern are those identified under REACH
Amendment 34 #
Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Reiterates its call on the Commission to fulfil its commitments of protecting citizens' health and the environment from endocrine disrupting chemicals; expects the Commission to, without any further delay, deliver its strategy on endocrine disruptors to minimise exposure of EU citizens to endocrine disruptors, beyond pesticides and biocides;
Amendment 35 #
Paragraph 10 10. Stresses that all substances of concern should be tracked and that information relating to these substances
Amendment 36 #
Paragraph 10 10. Stresses that all substances of concern should be tracked and that information relating to these substances should be fully available to all those involved in the supply chain, to recyclers and to the public; welcomes in this respect the new provisions included in Article 9 of Directive (EU) 2018/... amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste;
Amendment 37 #
Paragraph 10 10. Stresses that all substances of concern should be tracked as soon as possible, and that information relating to these substances should be fully available to recyclers and to the public; welcomes in this respect the
Amendment 38 #
Paragraph 10 10. Stresses that all substances of concern should be tracked and that information relating to these substances should be fully available to recyclers and to the public in a transparent and readily accessible manner; welcomes in this respect the new provisions included in Article 9 of Directive (EU) 2018/... amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste;
Amendment 39 #
Paragraph 10 10. Stresses that all substances of concern should be tracked and that information relating to these substances, including their composition and concentration, should be fully available to recyclers and to the public; welcomes in this respect the new provisions included in Article 9 of Directive (EU) 2018/... amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste;
Amendment 4 #
Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the attainment of European objectives in the field of the circular economy, water quality and implementation of climate legislation is hampered by obsolete or incorrectly implemented European legislation in force, as in the case of high-grade mineral concentrates from manure treatment, as green substitutes for artificial fertilisers, and the associated reduction of the carbon footprint of, and emissions from, agricultural production; whereas the adoption of circular 'end-of- livestock-manure' criteria to supplement both Directive 91/676/EEC and the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products1 a and harmonised implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 by all Member States and regions in the Union are essential conditions for the closure of regional mineral cycles, increasing soil fertility, improving water quality and attaining climate targets; _________________ 1a Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009 (COM(2016) 0157).
Amendment 40 #
Paragraph 10 10. Stresses that all substances of very high concern should be tracked and that information relating to these substances should be fully available to recyclers and
Amendment 41 #
Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission in this context, in conjunction with ECHA, to increase their efforts to ensure that, by 2020, all relevant substances of very high concern, including substances that meet the equivalent level of concern criterion, such as endocrine disruptors and sensitizers, are placed on the REACH candidate list, as laid down in the 7th Environmental Action Programme;
Amendment 42 #
Paragraph 11 11. Believes that, in line with the existing requirements for imports laid down by the REACH regulation, the tracking system should also encompass all products imported into the Union that may contain substances of concern; further specifies the importance to address the issue of non-registered substances in imported articles; stresses that deeper collaboration related to imported articles is needed at international level, with actors such as UNEP, third countries facing similar challenges with imported articles, and exporting countries;
Amendment 43 #
Paragraph 11 11. Believes that, in line with the existing requirements for imports laid down by the REACH regulation, the tracking system should
Amendment 44 #
Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Insists on the need to particularly monitor products imported under FTAs from countries some of whose products are notoriously difficult or impossible to trace;
Amendment 45 #
Paragraph 12 12. Highlights that the quality of the data on chemicals hazards, uses and exposure
Amendment 46 #
Paragraph 12 12. Highlights that the quality of the
Amendment 47 #
Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Calls on Member States to ensure that REACH registration dossiers are compliant and kept up to date;
Amendment 48 #
Paragraph 13 13. Considers that in line with Article 20(2) of REACH, ECHA should not grant access to the market to chemicals with incompliant, incomplete and inadequate registration dossiers and should make sure that the necessary information is generated as soon as possible; recalls that it is crucial that the information provided for registration dossiers is accurate, adequate, reliable, relevant and trustworthy;
Amendment 49 #
Paragraph 13 13. Considers that in line with Article 20(2) of REACH, ECHA should not grant access to the market to chemicals with incomplete and inadequate registration dossiers; recalls that it is crucial that the information provided for registration dossiers is accurate, adequate, reliable, relevant, transparent and trustworthy;
Amendment 5 #
Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 50 #
Paragraph 13 13. Considers that in line with Article 20(2) of REACH, ECHA
Amendment 51 #
Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Calls on ECHA to step up its efforts in the context of Article 41 of REACH (compliance check of registration) so as to end the situation of non-compliant dossiers and to ensure that the necessary information is generated as soon as possible;
Amendment 52 #
Paragraph 15 15. Reiterates that in accordance with the waste hierarchy, prevention takes priority over recycling
Amendment 53 #
Paragraph 15 15. Reiterates that in accordance with the waste hierarchy, prevention takes priority over recycling and that, accordingly, recycling should not
Amendment 54 #
Paragraph 16 16. Considers that all primary and secondary raw materials should in principle be subject to the same rules; points out, however, that it is not always possible to ensure that materials from recycled products are totally identical to primary raw materials;
Amendment 55 #
Paragraph 16 16. Considers that all primary and secondary raw materials should
Amendment 56 #
Paragraph 17 17. Points out that Union rules should ensure that materials recycling does not perpetuate use of hazardous substances; notes with concern that legislation preventing the presence of chemicals in products, including imports, is scattered, neither systematic nor consistent and applies only to very few substances, products and uses, often with many exemptions; regrets the lack of progress on developing a Union strategy for a non- toxic environment with the aim to, among others, reduce exposure to substances of concern in products;
Amendment 57 #
Paragraph 18 18. Highlights that the possibility to recycle materials containing substances of concern should only be envisaged when there are no substitute materials without substances of concern; any such recycling should take place in closed or controlled loops without endangering human health, including worker's health, or the environment;
Amendment 58 #
Paragraph 18 18. Highlights that the possibility to recycle materials containing substances of concern
Amendment 59 #
Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Stresses that the legal scope for recycling must be dynamic in the light of changing classifications;
Amendment 6 #
Paragraph 2 2. Considers that the primary aim of the Commission should be to avoid that hazardous chemicals enter the material cycle, and to ensure better implementation of current legislation, while addressing those regulatory gaps, including in particular with respect to imported articles, that could act as barriers to a sustainable EU circular economy;
Amendment 60 #
Paragraph 19 Amendment 61 #
Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 62 #
Paragraph 20 20. Considers that the issue of products containing legacy substances should be dealt with by an efficient registration, tracking and disposal system;
Amendment 63 #
Paragraph 21 Amendment 64 #
Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 65 #
Paragraph 21 21. Believes that in addition to REACH, the Ecodesign Directive, and other product specific legislation, should be used to introduce requirements to substitute for substances of concern;
Amendment 66 #
Paragraph 22 22. Highlights that it is crucial to ensure a level playing field between EU- produced and imported articles;
Amendment 67 #
Paragraph 22 22. Highlights that it is crucial to ensure a level playing field between EU- produced and imported articles; notes that EU-produced articles must not, under any circumstances, be disadvantaged; asks therefore the Commission to promote the timely use of restrictions in REACH and other product legislation so that EU produced and imported products are subject to the same rules; calls on the competent authorities in the Member States to increase controls on imported materials to ensure compliance with REACH and product legislation;
Amendment 68 #
Paragraph 22 22. Highlights that it is crucial to ensure a level playing field between EU- produced and imported articles; notes that EU-produced articles must not, under any circumstances, be disadvantaged; calls on the competent authorities in the Member States to increase controls on imported materials to ensure compliance with REACH and product legislation, even if this makes it necessary to take measures to prohibit the imports concerned or impose quotas on them;
Amendment 69 #
Paragraph 23 23. Stresses that enforcement of chemicals and product legislation at EU borders should be improved
Amendment 7 #
Paragraph 2 2. Considers that the primary aim of the Commission should be to avoid that hazardous chemicals enter the material cycle, to achieve full consistency between the laws implementing waste and chemicals policies and to ensure better implementation of current legislation;
Amendment 70 #
Paragraph 23 23. Stresses that enforcement of chemicals and product legislation at EU borders and, in the case of specific national rules, at the borders of the Member States, should be improved;
Amendment 71 #
Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Takes the view that in order to address the issue of the presence of substances of concern in recycled materials, it would be advisable to introduce a product passport as a tool to disclose materials and substances used in products;
Amendment 72 #
Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that clear EU rules specifying which conditions need to be met to exit the waste regime are needed, and that robust end-of-waste criteria striking the right balance between encouraging recycling and avoiding re-injecting hazardous substances into the economy are required; considers that these clear EU rules must be so designed as to be practicable for small and medium-sized enterprises as well;
Amendment 73 #
Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that clear EU rules specifying which conditions need to be met to exit the waste regime are needed, and that
Amendment 74 #
Paragraph 25 Amendment 75 #
Paragraph 25 25. Believes measures should be taken at EU level to bring about more harmonisation in the interpretation and implementation by Member States of end- of-waste provisions laid down in the Waste Framework Directive, with a view to facilitating the use of recovered materials in the EU;
Amendment 76 #
Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Deplores the fact that, when it comes to organic fertilising products based on high-grade mineral concentrates from processed animal manure, the European circular economy remains imperfect and incomplete; urges the Commission to formulate agronomic and environmental requirements for the definition of end-of-livestock-manure criteria by European law1 a; _________________ 1a Cf. Amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 24 October 2017 to the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009 (COM(2016)0157 – C8- 0123/2016 – 2016/0084(COD)).
Amendment 77 #
Paragraph 27 27. Believes that the rules for classifying waste as hazardous or non- hazardous should be fully aligned with those for the classification of substances and mixtures under CLP; emphasises the need to further develop the classification framework for waste and chemicals to include hazard endpoints of high concern, such as high persistence, endocrine disruption, bioaccumulation, or neurotoxicity;
Amendment 78 #
Paragraph 27 27. Believes that the rules for classifying waste as hazardous or non- hazardous should be
Amendment 79 #
Paragraph 27 27. Believes that the rules for classifying waste as hazardous or non- hazardous should be fully aligned with those for the classification of substances and mixtures under CLP; emphasises the need for continuous training of staff engaged in recycling and for more stringent monitoring of their health;
Amendment 8 #
Paragraph 2 2. Considers that the primary aim of the Commission and Member States should be to avoid that hazardous chemicals enter the material cycle, and to ensure better implementation of current legislation;
Amendment 80 #
Paragraph 27 27. Believes that the rules for classifying waste as hazardous or non-
Amendment 81 #
Paragraph 28 Amendment 82 #
Paragraph 28 28. Calls on the Commission, with respect to the classification of waste streams, to clarify the correct interpretation of the CLP Regulation to prevent misclassification of waste containing
Amendment 83 #
Paragraph 29 29. Stresses that the lack of enforcement of EU waste legislation is unacceptable from the point of view of the environment and public health and must be addressed as a matter of priority, including through country reports contained within the Environmental Implementation Review, as a more consistent approach between chemicals and waste classification rules is needed;
Amendment 84 #
Paragraph 30 30. C
Amendment 9 #
Paragraph 2 2. Considers that the primary aim of the Commission should be to
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