2023/0234(COD) | [ParlTrack]

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Michal WIEZIK

Proposal for a directive
Annex IV c – part 1

Directive 2008/98/EC
Annex IV b a (new)

~~Household t~~ Textile products, and textile articles of apparel and clothing accessories that fall within the scope of Article 22a CN code Description 61 – all listed codes within the Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, chapter knitted or crocheted 62 – all listed codes within the Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not chapter knitted or crocheted 6301 Blankets and travelling rugs (except 6301 10 00) 6302 Bed linen, table linen, toilet linen and kitchen linen 6303 Curtains (including drapes) and interior blinds; curtain or bed valances 6304 Other furnishing articles, excluding those of heading 9404 630710 Floorcloths, dishcloths, dusters and similar cleaning cloths 6309 Worn clothing and other worn articles 6504 Hats and other headgear, plaited or made by assembling strips of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed 6505 Hats and other headgear, knitted or crocheted, or made up from lace, felt or other textile fabric, in the piece (but not in strips), whether or not lined or trimmed; hairnets of any material, whether or not lined or trimmed

Amendment 519 #

Proposal for a directive
Annex IV c – part 2

Directive 2008/98/EC
Annex IV b a (new)

Footwear, and articles of apparel and clothing accessories whose main composition is not textile within the scope of Article 22a CN code Description 4203 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or composition leather (excl. footwear and headgear and parts thereof, and goods of chapter 95, e.g. shin guards, fencing masks) 6401 Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics, the uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes 6402 Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics excluding 64029190 6403 Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather 6404 Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of textile materials 6405 Other footwear

Amendment 520 #

Alessandra MORETTI

Proposal for a directive
Annex IV c – part 2

Directive 2008/98/EC
Annex IV b a (new)

Footwear, and articles of apparel and clothing accessories whose main composition is not textile within the scope of Article 22a CN code Description 4203 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or composition leather (excl. footwear and headgear and parts thereof, and goods of chapter 95, e.g. shin guards, fencing masks) 6401 Waterproof footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or of plastics, the uppers of which are neither fixed to the sole nor assembled by stitching, riveting, nailing, screwing, plugging or similar processes 6402 Other footwear with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics 6403 Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather 6404 Footwear with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of textile materials 6405 Other footwear

Amendment 521 #

Proposal for a directive
Annex IV c – part 2 a (new)

Directive 2008/98/EC
Annex IV b a (new)

Textile products within the scope of Article 22a CN code Description 9404 Mattresses 5704 Carpets

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2023/10/27 ENVI 377 amendments...

Amendment 140 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Citation 5 a (new)

Having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 1 June 2023 on an EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles (2022/2171(INI)),

Amendment 141 #

Proposal for a directive
Citation 5 a (new)

Having regard to the Commission communication of 30 March 2022 entitled ‘EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles’ (COM(2022)0141),

Amendment 142 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Citation 5 b (new)

Having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 1 June 2023 on an EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles (2022/2171(INI)),

Amendment 143 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Citation 5 b (new)

Having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals Target 12.3 (halve global per capita food waste),

Amendment 144 #

Proposal for a directive
Citation 5 c (new)

Having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),

Amendment 145 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Citation 5 d (new)

Having regard to the Commission communication of 11 March 2020 entitled ‘A new Circular Economy Action Plan – For a cleaner and more competitive Europe’ (COM(2020)0098) and to the Parliament’s resolution of 10 February 2021 thereon1a, _________________ 1a OJ C 465, 17.11.2021

Amendment 146 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Citation 5 e (new)

Having regard to the European Environment Agency (EEA) briefings of November 2019 on ‘Textiles in Europe’s circular economy’, of January 2021 on ‘A framework for enabling circular business models in Europe’, of January 2021 on ‘Plastic in textiles: towards a circular economy for synthetic textiles in Europe’, of February 2022 on ‘Textiles and the environment: the role of design in Europe’s circular economy’ and of February 2022 on ‘Microplastics from textiles: towards a circular economy for textiles in Europe’,

Amendment 147 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1

(1) Whereas: The European Green Deal and the Circular Economy Action Plan69 call for reinforced and accelerated Union and Member State action to ensure environmental and social sustainability of the textiles and food sectors as they represent top resource intensive sectors that cause significant negative environmental externalities. In those sectors, financing and technological gaps, among other things, impede progress towards the transition to a circular economy and decarbonisation. The food and textiles sectors are the first- and the fourth- most resource-intensive sectors respectively70 and they do not fully adhere to the fundamental Union waste management principles set out in the waste hierarchy which requires the prioritisation of waste prevention followed by preparation for re-use and recycling. These challenges require systemic solutions with a lifecycle approach~~. _________________ 69 COM(2020) 98 final of 11 March 2020. 70 EU Transition Pathways (europa.eu)~~ for food and textile products.

Amendment 148 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1

(1) The European Green Deal and the Circular Economy Action Plan69 call for reinforced and accelerated Union and Member State action to ensure environmental and social sustainability of the textiles and food sectors as they represent top resource intensive sectors that cause significant negative environmental externalities. In those sectors, financing and technological gaps impede progress towards the transition to a circular economy and decarbonisation. The food and textiles sectors are the first- and the fourth- most resource-intensive sectors respectively70 and they do not fully adhere to the fundamental Union waste management principles set out in the waste hierarchy which requires the prioritisation of waste prevention followed by preparation for re-use and recycling. These challenges require systemic solutions with a lifecycle approach. grounded in the recognition that the volume of waste generation is directly tied to the volume of products on the market; _________________ 69 COM(2020)98 final of 11 March 2020. 70 EU Transition Pathways (europa.eu)

Amendment 149 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2

(2) According to the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles71 , important changes are needed to move away from the currently prevailing linear way in which textile products are designed, produced, used and discarded~~, with a particular need to limit fast fash~~. It is crucial to address the challenges posed by fast fashion, whilst recognising that socially equitable fashion also plays a vital role in ensuring clothing accessibility to a broader population as well as the fact that clothing holds substantial cultural significance, and the shift to a circular economy should acknowledge and reshape this cultural value through research and innovation. That Strategy considers it important to make producers responsible for the waste that their products create and refers to the establishment of harmonised Union extended producer responsibility rules for textiles with eco-modulation of fees. It provides that the key objective of such rules is to create an economy for collection, sorting, re-use, preparation for re-use and recycling, and to incentivise producers to ensure that their products are designed in respect of circularity principles. To that end, it foresees that a notable share of contributions made by producers to extended producer responsibility schemes have to be dedicated to waste prevention measures and preparation for re-use. It also supports the need for strengthened and more innovative approaches to sustainable management of biological resources to increase the circularity and valorisation of food waste and re-use of bio-based textiles. _________________ 71 COM(2022)141 final of 30 March 2022.

Amendment 150 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2

(2) According to the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles71 , important changes are needed to move away from the currently prevailing linear way in which textile products are designed, produced, used and discarded, with a particular need to limit fast fashion. That Strategy considers it important to make producers responsible for the waste that their products create and refers to the establishment of harmonised Union extended producer responsibility rules for textiles with eco-modulation of fees. It provides that the key objective of such rules is to create an economy for collection, sorting, re-use, preparation for re-use and recycling, and to incentivise producers to ensure that their products are designed in respect of circularity principles. To that end, it foresees that a notable share of contributions made by producers to extended producer responsibility schemes have to be dedicated to waste prevention measures and preparation for re-use. The proportion of microplastic release from a product should also increase the amount of this fee. It also supports the need for strengthened and more innovative approaches to sustainable management of biological resources to increase the circularity and valorisation of food waste and re-use of bio-based textiles. _________________ 71 COM(2022)141 final of 30 March 2022.

Amendment 151 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2

(2) According to the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles71 , important changes are needed to move away from the currently prevailing linear way in which textile products are designed, produced, used and discarded, with a particular need to limit fast fashion. That Strategy considers it important to make producers responsible for the waste that their products create and refers to the establishment of harmonised Union extended producer responsibility rules for textiles with eco-modulation of fees. It provides that the key objective of such rules is to create an economy for collection, sorting, re-use, preparation for re-use and recycling, and to incentivise producers to ensure that their products are designed in respect of circularity principles. To that end, it foresees that a notable share of contributions made by producers to extended producer responsibility schemes have to be dedicated to waste prevention measures and preparation for re-use. It also supports the need ~~for strengthened and more innovative approaches to sustainable management of biological resources to increase the circularity and valorisation of food waste and re-use of bio-based textiles~~to reduce the sector’s dependence on fossil fuels through innovation and the development of new types of textile fibres, and to establish social enterprises operating in the textile re-use sector. _________________ 71 COM(2022) 141 final of 30 March 2022.

Amendment 152 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) According to the briefing of the European Environmental Agency entitled "Microplastics from textiles in Europe"1a between 16-35 % of global microplastics released into the aquatic, terrestrial and marine ecosystems are from synthetic textiles, which means that between 200 000 and 500 000 tonnes of microplastics enter the global marine environment each year; _________________ 1a https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/m icroplastics-from-textiles-towards-a

Amendment 153 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3

(3) Having regard to the negative effects of food waste, Member States committed themselves to taking measures to promote the prevention and reduction of food waste in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on 25 September 2015, and in particular its target of halving per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses, by 2030. Those measures aimed to prevent and reduce food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households. Food waste and loss have enormous environmental consequences, exacerbate climate change and are a waste of limited resources such as land, energy and water and a loss of revenue to farmers. Therefore, a diet rich in plant- based foods and with fewer animal source foods confers both improved health and environmental benefits;

Amendment 154 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3

(3) Having regard to the negative effects of food waste, Member States committed themselves to taking measures to promote the prevention and reduction of food waste in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDG Target 12.3 in particular, adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on 25 September 2015, and in particular its target of halving per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses, by 2030. Those measures aimed to prevent and reduce food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households.

Amendment 155 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) Plastic waste impairing aquatic, terrestrial and marine ecosystems can be appropriately collected, recycled and ultimately given a new life promoting a full circular economy as well as raising public awareness for the dissemination of best practices;

Amendment 156 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)

(5a) The circular economy encourages a cascading use of renewable resources, with several reuse and recycling cycles, where appropriate. The New Bauhaus, renovation wave and various bioeconomy- oriented initiatives further increase the profile of wood as a resource, and, at the same time, there has been an exponential growth in lower-grade uses, including bioenergy or packaging from wood. Directive 2008/98/EC envisaged, as part of the review, the reconsideration of setting separate targets for re-use and recycling of demolition waste and its material- specific fractions. Wood is a finite and valuable resource and all things considered, it is proposed to be added to a list of materials subject to separate collection, and with re-use and recycling targets;

Amendment 157 #

(5a) Waste incinerators in the Union generate over 12 million tonnes of bottom ash and approximately 2 million tonnes of air pollution control residues. Between 11.3 and 15 million tonnes of incineration residues end up in landfills annually, with about 6.4 million tonnes originated from municipal waste incineration.

Amendment 158 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7

(7) Member States have, to a certain extent, developed materials and carried out campaigns targeting food waste prevention for consumers and food business operators; however, these mainly focus on raising awareness ~~rather than elicit~~and substantial dietary shifts including behavioural change. In order to reach the full potential for reducing food waste and ensure progress over time, behavioural change interventions have to be developed, tailored to the specific situations and needs in Member States, and fully integrated in national food waste prevention programmes. Importance should also be given to regional circular solutions, ~~including public-private partnerships and~~ citizen engagement as well adaptation to specific regional needs such as outermost regions or islands.;

Amendment 159 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)

(7a) It is acknowledged that global consumption of fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes will have to double, and consumption of foods such as red meat and sugar will have to be reduced by more than 50% in order to achieve dietary shifts towards less resource-intensive products (more plant based, less refined), with more effective distribution chains, and food waste prevention to easily compensate for the yield shortfalls that are often associated with more sustainable production methods

Amendment 160 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10

(10) Having regard to the Union’s commitment to the ambition set out in SDG Target 12.3, the setting of food waste reduction targets to be achieved by Member States by 2030 should provide a strong policy impulse to take action and ensure a significant contribution to global targets. ~~However, given the legally binding nature of such~~The targets~~, they~~ should be proportionate and feasible, and take into account the role of different actors in the food supply chain as well as their capacity (in particular micro and small enterprises). The establishment of legally binding targets should thus follow a step-wise approach, starting with a level which is lower than the one set under the SDG, with a view to ensuring a consistent response of Member States and tangible progress towards Target 12.3.

Amendment 161 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10

(10) Having regard to the Union’s commitment to the ambition set out in SDG Target 12.3, the setting of food waste reduction targets to be achieved by Member States by 2030 should provide a strong policy impulse to take action and ensure a significant contribution to global targets. However, given the legally binding nature of such targets, they should be proportionate and feasible, and take into account the role of different actors in the food supply chain as well as their capacity (in particular micro and small enterprises). The establishment of legally binding targets should thus follow a step-wise approach, starting with a level which is lower than the one set under the SDG, with a view to ensuring a consistent response of Member States and tangible progress towards Target 12.3.

Amendment 162 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10

(10) Having regard to the Union’s commitment to the ambition set out in SDG Target 12.3, the setting of food waste reduction targets to be achieved by Member States by 2030 should provide a strong policy impulse to take action and ensure a significant contribution to global targets. However, given the legally binding nature of such targets, they should be proportionate and ~~feasi~~attainable, and take into account the role of different actors in the food supply chain as well as their capacity (in particular micro and small enterprises). The establishment of legally binding targets should thus follow a step-wise approach, starting with a level which is lower than the one set under the SDG, with a view to ensuring a consistent response of Member States and tangible progress towards Target 12.3.

Amendment 163 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10

(10) Having regard to the Union’s commitment to the ambition set out in SDG Target 12.3, the setting of food waste reduction targets to be achieved by Member States by 2030 should provide a strong policy impulse to take action and ensure a significant contribution to global targets. However, given the legally binding nature of such targets, they should be proportionate and feasible, and take into account the role of different actors in the food supply chain as well as their capacity (in particular micro and small enterprises). ~~The establishment of l~~Legally binding targets should thus ~~follow a step-wise approach~~be scaled, starting with a level which is lower than the one set under the SDGs, with a view to ensuring a consistent response of Member States and tangible progress towards Target 12.3.

Amendment 164 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11

(11) Reducing food waste at the production and consumption stages requires different approaches and measures and involves different stakeholder groups. Therefore, ~~one~~ targets should be proposed for primary production and the processing and manufacturing stage and another one for the retail and other distribution of food, restaurants and food services and households. Reducing food waste at any point along the food supply chain yields significant positive environmental impact.

Amendment 165 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12

(12) Bearing in mind the interdependence between the distribution and consumption stages in the food supply chain, in particular the influence of retail practices on consumer behaviour and the relation between food consumption in- and out-of-home, it is advisable to set up one joint target for these stages of the food supply chain. Setting separate targets for each of these stages would add unnecessary complexity and would limit Member States’ flexibility in focusing on their specific areas of concern. In order to avoid that a joint target results in excessive burden on certain operators, Member States will be ~~advis~~required to consider the principle or proportionality in setting up measures to reach the joint target.

Amendment 166 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)

(14a) To promote a uniform and consistent interpretation of food waste data and reporting across actors in the food supply chain and Member State authorities, the Commission shall provide comprehensive guidelines pertaining to the methodology for food waste measurement.

Amendment 167 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) ~~In order to ensure that the step- wise approach towards the achievement of the global target delivers its objectives, t~~The levels set for the legally binding targets on reduction of food waste, should be reviewed and revised, if appropriate, to take into account the progress made by Member States over time. This would allow for a possible adjustment of the targets in view of strengthening the Union’s contribution and further aligning with SDG Target 12.3, to be reached by 2030 and providing direction for further progress beyond that date.

Amendment 168 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) In order to ensure that the step-wise approach towards the achievement of the global target delivers its objectives, the levels set for the legally binding targets on reduction of food waste, should be reviewed and revised, if appropriate, to take into account the progress made by Member States over time. This would allow for a possible adjustment of the targets ~~in view of strengthening the Union’s contribution and further aligning with SDG Target 12.3, to be reached by 2030 and~~ providing direction for further progress beyond ~~that date~~2030.

Amendment 169 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) In order to ensure that the step-wise approach towards the achievement of the global target delivers its objectives, the levels set for the legally binding targets on reduction of food waste, should be reviewed and revised, if appropriate, to take into account the progress made by Member States over time. This would allow for a possible adjustment of the targets in view of strengthening the Union’s contribution and further aligning with SDG Target 12.3, to be reached by 2030 and providing direction for further progress beyond that date. New or revised targets should always be more ambitious than previous targets.

Amendment 170 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) In order to ensure ~~that the step-wise approach towards~~ the achievement of the global target delivers its objectives, the levels set for the legally binding targets on reduction of food waste, should be reviewed and revised, if appropriate, to take into account the progress made by Member States over time. This would allow for a possible adjustment of the targets in view of strengthening the Union’s contribution and further aligning with SDG Target 12.3, to be reached by 2030 and providing direction for further progress beyond that date.

Amendment 171 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)

(16a) With confusion around date marking being one of the causes for consumer food waste, the Commission should come forward as soon as possible with a proposal revising Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, which was due to be published by December 2022. Among other aspects, this proposal was expected to amend rules for date marking to improve its expression, presentation and position on food packaging, and as such, boost correct use of this information.

Amendment 172 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17

(17) In line with the polluter-pays principle, as referred to in Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), it is essential that the producers placing on the Union market certain textile, textile-related and footwear products take responsibility for their management at their end-of life as well as extending their lifetime through making used textile, textile-related and footwear products available on the market for re-use. To implement the polluter pays principle, it is appropriate to lay down the obligations for the management of textile, textile- related and footwear producers, which include any manufacturer, importer or distributor, that, irrespective of the selling technique used, including by means of distance contracts as defined in Article 2, point (7), of Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council77 , makes available those products on the market for the first time within a territory of a Member States on a professional basis under its own name or trademark. The scope of the producers covered by the extended producer responsibility should exclude micro enterprises and self- employed tailors producing customised products in view of their reduced role in the textile market as well as those placing on the market used textiles, textile-related and footwear products or such products derived from used or waste of those products in view of supporting re-use, including through repair, refurbishment and upcycling whereby certain functionalities of the original product is changed, within the Union. Micro enterprises should, however, be allowed to participate in producer responsibility organisations. _________________ 77 Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 64).

Amendment 173 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17

(17) In line with the polluter-pays principle, as referred to in Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), it is essential that the producers placing on the Union market certain textile, textile-related and footwear products take responsibility for their management at their end-of life as well as extending their lifetime through making used textile, textile-related and footwear products available on the market for re-use. To implement the polluter pays principle, it is appropriate to lay down the obligations for the management of textile, textile- related and footwear producers, which include any manufacturer, importer or distributor, that, irrespective of the selling technique used, including by means of distance contracts as defined in Article 2, point (7), of Directive 2011/83/EU77 of the European Parliament and of the Council, makes available those products on the market for the first time within a territory of a Member States on a professional basis under its own name or trademark. The scope of the producers covered by the extended producer responsibility should exclude micro enterprises, for which such a responsibility would impose an excessive financial and administrative burden, and self- employed tailors producing customised products in view of their reduced role in the textile market as well as those placing on the market used textiles, textile-related and footwear products or such products derived from used or waste of those products in view of supporting re- use, including through repair, refurbishment and upcycling whereby certain functionalities of the original product is changed, within the Union. _________________ 77 Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 64).

Amendment 174 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18

(18) There are wide disparities in the way separate collection of textiles are or are planned to be set up, whether through extended producer responsibility schemes or other approaches. Where extended producer responsibility schemes are considered, there are also broad disparities, such as on the products in their scope and the responsibility of producers as well as governance models. The rules on extended producer responsibility laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC should therefore in general apply to extended producer responsibility schemes for producers of textile, textile-related and footwear products. However, they should be complemented by further specific provisions relevant for the textile sector characteristics, in particular, the high share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) among the producers, the role of social enterprises and the importance of re- use in increasing the sustainability of the textile value chain. They should also be more detailed and harmonised to avoid creating a fragmented market that could have a negative impact on the sector, particularly on micro enterprises and SMEs, for the collection, treatment and recycling, as well as to provide clear incentives for sustainable textile product design and policies and facilitate the markets of secondary raw materials. In this context, Member States are encouraged to consider authorising multiple producer responsibility organisations as competition among such producer responsibility organisations may lead to greater consumer benefits, increase innovation, lower costs, improve collection rates, and increase choices for producers seeking to contract with such organisations.

Amendment 175 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18

(18) There are wide disparities in the way separate collection of textiles are or are planned to be set up, whether through extended producer responsibility schemes or other approaches. Where extended producer responsibility schemes are considered, there are also broad disparities, such as on the products in their scope and the responsibility of producers as well as governance models. The rules on extended producer responsibility laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC should therefore in general apply to extended producer responsibility schemes for producers of textile, textile-related and footwear products. However, they should be complemented by further specific provisions relevant for the textile sector characteristics, in particular, the high share of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) among the producers, the role of social enterprises and the importance of re- use in increasing the sustainability of the textile value chain. They should also be more detailed and harmonised to avoid creating a fragmented market that could have a negative impact on the sector, particularly on micro enterprises and SMEs, for the collection, treatment and recycling, as well as to provide clear incentives for sustainable textile product design and policies and facilitate the markets of secondary raw materials. In this context, Member States are encouraged to consider authorising multiple producer responsibility organisations as competition among such ~~producer responsibility~~ organisations may lead to greater consumer benefits, increase innovation, lower costs, improve collection rates, and increase choices for producers seeking to contract with such organisations.

Amendment 176 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)

(18a) According to the European Environment Agency, currently less than 1% of all clothing waste is used to make new clothing in a circular loop. Today, most textiles are not designed for circularity. 78% of all textile products require disassembly before textile-to- textile recycling. In order to ensure investment into circular textiles, targets should be established for the prevention, collection, sorting, reuse and local reuse, as well as recycling and fibre-to-fibre recycling of textiles to support and drive technological development and the investments into infrastructure as well as the push for ecodesign of textiles.

Amendment 177 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)

(18a) Total textile waste generated, covering clothing and footwear, home textiles, technical textiles, and post- industrial and pre-consumer waste, is estimated at 12.6 Mt, including fractions that are discarded during textile production, at the retail stage and by households and commercial entities waste1a. _________________ 1a https://environment.ec.europa.eu/system/f iles/2023- 07/IMPACT%20ASSESSMENT%20REP ORT_SWD_2023_421_part1_0.pdf (pag.6)

Amendment 178 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19

(19) The household textile and apparel clothing comprise the largest share of Union textile consumption and the biggest contributor to unsustainable patterns of over production and overconsumption. Household textiles and apparel are also the focus of all existing separate collection systems in Member States along with other post-consumer apparel and accessories and footwear that are not primarily composed of textiles. Therefore, the scope of the established extended producer responsibility scheme should cover household textile products and other articles of apparel, clothing accessories and footwear. In order to ensure the legal certainty for the producers on the products subject to the extended producer responsibility, the products in scope should be identified by reference to the Combined Nomenclature codes pursuant to Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/8778 . _________________ 78 OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.

Amendment 179 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19

(19) The ~~household~~ textile and apparel clothing comprise the largest share of Union textile consumption and the biggest contributor to unsustainable patterns of over production and overconsumption. ~~Household t~~Textiles and apparel are also the focus of all existing separate collection systems in Member States along with other post-consumer apparel and accessories and footwear that are not primarily composed of textiles. Therefore, the scope of the established extended producer responsibility scheme should cover ~~household~~ textile products and other articles of apparel, clothing accessories and footwear. In order to ensure the legal certainty for the producers on the products subject to the extended producer responsibility, the products in scope should be identified by reference to the Combined Nomenclature codes pursuant to Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/8778 . _________________ 78 OJ L 256, 7.9.1987 p. 1.

Amendment 180 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20

(20) The textile sector is resource intensive. While, in relation to both the production of raw materials and textiles, as 73% of clothes and household textiles consumed in Europe are imported, most of the pressures and impacts related to the consumption of clothing, footwear and household textiles in the Union occur in third countries, they also affect the Union due to their global impact on climate and the environment. Therefore, preventing, preparing for re-use and recycling textile waste can help reduce the global environmental footprint of the sector, including in the Union. In addition, the current resource-inefficient waste management of textile waste is not in line with the waste hierarchy and leads to environmental harm both in the Union and in third countries, including through greenhouse gas emissions from incineration and landfilling.

Amendment 181 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20

(20) The textile sector is resource intensive. While, in relation to both the production of raw materials and textiles, most of the pressures and impacts related to the consumption of clothing, footwear and household textiles in the Union occur in third countries, they also affect the Union due to their global impact on climate and the environment. Therefore, preventing, preparing for re-use and recycling textile waste can help reduce the global environmental footprint of the sector, including in the Union. In addition, the current resource-inefficient waste management of textile waste is not in line with the waste hierarchy and leads to environmental harm both in the Union and in third countries, including through greenhouse gas emissions from incineration and landfilling.Does not affect English version.)

Amendment 182 #

(20) The textile sector is resource intensive. While, in relation to both the production of raw materials and textiles, most of the pressures and impacts related to the consumption of clothing, footwear and ~~household~~ textiles in the Union occur in third countries, they also affect the Union due to their global impact on climate and the environment. Therefore, preventing, preparing for re-use and recycling textile waste can help reduce the global environmental footprint of the sector, including in the Union. In addition, the current resource-inefficient waste management of textile waste is not in line with the waste hierarchy and leads to environmental harm both in the Union and in third countries, including through greenhouse gas emissions from incineration and landfilling.

Amendment 183 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20

(20) The textile sector is resource intensive. While, in relation to both the production of raw materials and textiles, most of the pressures and impacts related to the consumption of clothing, footwear and ~~household~~ textiles in the Union occur in third countries, they also affect the Union due to their global impact on climate and the environment. Therefore, preventing, preparing for re-use and recycling textile waste can help reduce the global environmental footprint of the sector, including in the Union. In addition, the current resource-inefficient waste management of textile waste is not in line with the waste hierarchy and leads to environmental harm both in the Union and in third countries, including through greenhouse gas emissions from incineration and landfilling.

Amendment 184 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)

(20a) Implementing the requirements, systems, objectives and additional obligations laid down in this Directive is key to the Member States achieving a circular economy in order to create new jobs, strengthen their economies and bring about greater stability. Implementing the separate collection, at source, of all fractions of recyclable waste mentioned in this Directive, while keeping all stakeholders constantly informed, is key to achieving a circular economy.

Amendment 185 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21

(21) The purpose of the extended producer responsibility for textiles, textile- related and footwear products is to ensure a high level of environmental and health protection in the Union, create an economy for collection, sorting, re-use, preparation for re-use and recycling, in particular, fibre-to-fibre recycling, as well as incentives for producers to ensure that their products are designed in respect of circularity principles. The producers of textiles and footwear should finance, in the final geographic location where such activities are determined to take place, the costs of collecting, sorting for re-use, preparing for re-use and recycling, and of the recycling and other treatment of collected used and waste textiles and footwear, including unsold consumer products considered waste that were supplied on the territory of the Member States after the entry into force of this amending Directive to ensure that the extended producer responsibility obligations do not apply retroactively and comply with the principle of legal certainty. Those producers should also finance the costs of carrying out compositional surveys of mixed collected municipal waste, support to research and development in sorting and recycling technologies, reporting on separate collection, re-use and other treatment and of providing information to end-users about the impact and sustainable management of textiles. Producers should also finance the development of reuse and repair processes and invest in social enterprises by allocating at least 10% of the fees collected to those activities.

Amendment 186 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21

(21) The purpose of the extended producer responsibility for textiles, textile- related and footwear products is to ensure a high level of environmental and health protection in the Union, create an economy for collection, sorting, re-use, preparation for re-use and recycling, in particular, fibre-to-fibre recycling, as well as incentives for producers to ensure that their products are designed in respect of circularity principles. The producers of textiles and footwear should finance the costs of collecting, sorting for re-use, preparing for re-use and recycling, and of the recycling and other treatment of collected used and waste textiles and footwear, including unsold consumer products considered waste that were supplied on the territory of the Member States after the entry into force of this amending Directive to ensure that the extended producer responsibility obligations do not apply retroactively and comply with the principle of legal certainty. Those producers should also finance the costs of carrying out compositional surveys of mixed collected municipal waste, support to research and development in sorting and recycling technologies, especially digital solutions, reporting on separate collection, re-use and other treatment and of providing information to end-users about the impact and sustainable management of textiles.

Amendment 187 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21

(21) The purpose of the extended producer responsibility for textiles, textile- related and footwear products is to ~~ensure~~contribute to attaining a high level of environmental and health protection in the Union and in third countries, create an economy for collection, sorting, re-use, preparation for re-use and recycling, in particular, fibre-to-fibre recycling, as well as incentives for producers to ensure that their products are designed in respect of circularity principles. The producers of textiles and footwear should finance the costs of collecting, sorting for re-use, preparing for re-use and recycling, and of the recycling and other treatment of collected used and waste textiles and footwear, including unsold consumer products considered waste that were supplied on the territory of the Member States after the entry into force of this amending Directive to ensure that the extended producer responsibility obligations do not apply retroactively and comply with the principle of legal certainty. Those producers should also finance the costs of carrying out compositional surveys of mixed collected municipal waste, support to research and development in sorting and recycling technologies, reporting on separate collection, re-use and other treatment and of providing information to end-users about the impact and sustainable management of textiles.

Amendment 188 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22

(22) Producers should be responsible for setting up collection systems for the collection of all used and waste textiles, textile-related and footwear products and ensuring that they are subsequently subject to sorting for re-use, preparation for re-use and recycling to maximise the availability of second-hand clothing and footwear and reduce the volumes for types of waste treatment that are lower in the waste hierarchy. Ensuring that textile products can be and are used and re-used for longer is the most effective way of significantly reducing their impact on the climate and the environment. This should also enable sustainable and circular business models such as re-use, renting and repair, take- back services and second-hand retail creating new green quality jobs and cost- saving opportunities to citizens. Making producers responsible for the waste that their products create is essential to decouple textile waste generation from the growth of the sector. Therefore, the producers should also be responsible for the recycling, in particular, prioritising the scaling up of fibre-to-fibre recycling, and other recovery and waste operations ~~and disposal~~.

Amendment 189 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23

(23) Producers and producer responsibility organisations should finance the scaling up of textile recycling, in particular, fibre-to-fibre recycling enabling the recycling of a broader variety materials and creating a source of raw materials for textile production in the Union. It is also important that the producers support financially research and innovation into technological developments in automatic sorting and composition sorting solutions that allow the separation and recycling of mixed materials and the decontamination of the waste to enable high-quality fibre-to- fibre recycling solutions and the uptake of recycled fibre content. To facilitate compliance with this Directive, Member States should ensure that information and assistance are available to economic operators from the textile sector, especially small and medium enterprises, which should take the form of guidance, financial support, access to finance, specialised management and staff training material, or organisational and technical assistance. If support is financed through state resources, including when wholly financed by contributions imposed by the public authority and levied on the undertakings concerned, it may constitute State aid within the meaning of Article 107(1) TFEU; in such cases, Member States have to ensure compliance with State aid rules. The mobilisation of private and public investment in the circularity and decarbonisation of the textile sector are also the focus of several Union funding programmes and roadmaps such as Hubs for Circularity and specific calls under Horizon Europe. It is also necessary to further assess the feasibility of setting Union targets for the recycling of textiles to support and drive technological development and the investments into recycling infrastructure as well as the push for ecodesign for recycling.

Amendment 190 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24

(24) Used and waste textiles, textile- related and footwear products should be collected separately from other waste streams, such as metals, paper and cardboard, glass, plastics, wood and bio- waste from 1 January 2025 to maintain their reusability and potential for high- quality recycling. Considering the environmental impact and the loss of materials due to used and waste textiles not being separately collected, and consequently ~~not treated in an environmentally sound manner~~the complication or prevention of their subsequent processing, the collection network of used and waste textiles, textile-related and footwear products should cover the whole territory of Member States including the outermost regions, be close to the end-user and not target only areas and products where the collection is profitable. The collection network should be organised in cooperation with other actors active in the waste management and re-use sectors, such as municipalities and social enterprises. In view of the significant environmental and climate benefits associated with re-use, the primary ~~and secondary~~ purpose of the collection network should be the collection of re-usable ~~and recyclable~~ textile, textile- related and footwear products accordingly. SAt the same time, since the consumer is not trained to distinguish between items that are re- usable and those that are not re-usable, but are recyclable ~~items~~, the collection systems should, including for logistical efficiency purposes, provide for the collection receptacles that collect both used ~~and waste~~(re- usable) and waste (recyclable) items together. High collection rates ~~would~~can be expected to drive high re-use performance and quality recycling in the textile supply chains, boost the uptake of quality secondary raw materials and support the investment planning in the textile sorting and processing infrastructure. In order to verify and improve the effectiveness of the collection network and the information campaigns, regular compositional surveys at least at NUTS 2 level should be carried out on mixed municipal waste collected to determine the amount of waste textiles and footwear therein. In addition, information on the performance of the separate collection systems and the attained annual separate collection rate should be calculated and made publicly available annually by the producer responsibility organisations.

Amendment 191 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24

(24) Used and waste textiles, textile- related and footwear products should be collected separately from other waste streams, such as metals, paper and cardboard, glass, plastics, wood and bio- waste from 1 January 2025 to maintain their reusability and potential for high- quality recycling. Considering the environmental impact and the loss of materials due to used and waste textiles not being separately collected, and consequently not treated in an environmentally sound manner, the collection network of used and waste textiles, textile-related and footwear products should cover the whole territory of Member States including the outermost regions, be close to the end-user and not target only areas and products where the collection is profitable. The collection network should be organised in cooperation with other actors active in the waste management and re-use sectors, such as ~~municipal~~local authorities and social enterprises. In view of the significant environmental and climate benefits associated with re-use, the primary and secondary purpose of the collection network should be the collection of re-usable and recyclable textile, textile- related and footwear products accordingly. Since the consumer is not trained to distinguish between re-usable and recyclable items, the collection systems should, including for logistical efficiency purposes, provide for ~~the~~dedicated collection receptacles that collect both used and waste items together. High collection rates would drive high re-use performance and quality recycling in the textile supply chains, boost the uptake of quality secondary raw materials and support the investment planning in the textile sorting and processing infrastructure. In order to verify and improve the effectiveness of the collection network and the information campaigns, regular compositional surveys at least at NUTS 2 level should be carried out on mixed municipal waste collected to determine the amount of waste textiles and footwear therein. In addition, information on the performance of the separate collection systems and the attained annual separate collection rate should be calculated and made publicly available annually by the producer responsibility organisations.

Amendment 192 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24

(24) Used and waste textiles, textile- related and footwear products should be collected separately from other waste streams, such as metals, paper and cardboard, glass, plastics, wood and bio- waste from 1 January 2025 to maintain their reusability and potential for high- quality recycling. Considering the environmental impact and the loss of materials due to used and waste textiles not being separately collected, and consequently not treated in an environmentally sound manner, the collection network of used and waste textiles, textile-related and footwear products should cover the whole territory of Member States including the outermost regions, be close to the end-user and not target only areas and products where the collection is profitable. The collection network should be organised in cooperation with other actors active in the waste management and re-use sectors, such as municipalities and social enterprises. In view of the significant environmental and climate benefits associated with re-use, the primary and secondary purpose of the collection network should be the collection of re-usable and recyclable textile, textile- related and footwear products accordingly. Since the consumer is not trained to distinguish between re-usable and recyclable items, the collection systems should, including for logistical efficiency purposes, provide for the collection receptacles that collect both used and waste items together. High collection rates would drive high re-use performance and quality recycling in the textile supply chains, boost the uptake of quality secondary raw materials and support the investment planning in the textile sorting and processing infrastructure. In order to verify and improve the effectiveness of the collection network and the information campaigns, ~~regular~~annual compositional surveys at least at NUTS 2 level should be carried out on mixed municipal waste collected to determine the amount of waste textiles and footwear therein. In addition, information on the performance of the separate collection systems and the attained annual separate collection rate should be calculated and made publicly available annually by the producer responsibility organisations.

Amendment 193 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25

(25) In view of the key role of social enterprises and social economy entities in the existing textile collection systems and their potential to create local, sustainable, participatory and inclusive businesses models and quality jobs in the Union, in line with the objectives of the EU Social Economy Action Plan79 , the introduction of extended producer responsibility schemes should maintain and support the activities of social enterprises and social economy entities involved in used and waste textiles management. These entities therefore should be regarded as partners in the separate collection systems supporting the scale-up of ~~re-~~preparation for re-use, re- use and repair and creating quality jobs for all and in particular for vulnerable groups. _________________ 79 COM (2021) 778 final of 9 December 2021.

Amendment 194 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Pascal CANFIN, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25

Amendment 195 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25

(25) In view of the key role of social enterprises and social economy entities in the existing textile collection systems and their potential to create local, sustainable, participatory and inclusive businesses models and quality jobs in the Union, in line with the objectives of the EU Social Economy Action Plan79 , the introduction of extended producer responsibility schemes should maintain and support the activities of social enterprises and social economy entities involved in used and waste textiles management. These entities therefore should be regarded as partners in the separate collection systems supporting the scale-up of re-use and repair and creating quality jobs for all and in particular for vulnerable groups. _________________ 79 COM (2021) 778 final of 9 December 2021.

Amendment 196 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26

(26) Producers and producer responsibility organisations should be actively involved in providing information to end users, in particular consumers, that used and waste textiles and footwear should be collected separately, that collection systems are available and that end-users have an important role in ensuring waste prevention and an environmentally optimal management of textiles waste. This information should include availability of re-use arrangements for textiles and footwear and the environmental benefits of sustainable consumption and the environmental, health and social impacts of the textile apparel industry. The end users should also be informed about their important role in making informed, responsible and sustainable textile consumption choices and ensuring an environmentally optimal management of textile and footwear waste. These information requirements apply in addition to the requirements on the provision of information to end-users in relation to the textile products laid down in the Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation80 and the Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council81 . The disclosure of information to all end users should make use of modern information technologies. The information should be provided both by classical means, such as posters both indoors and outdoors and social media campaigns, and by more innovative means, such as electronic access to websites provided by QR codes and the product passport established in accordance with Regulation …/... [PO insert the serial number and institutions for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation]. . _________________ 80 OJ to insert the reference number once adopted. 81 Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products and repealing Council Directive 73/44/EEC and Directives 96/73/EC and 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 272, 18.10.2011, p. 1).

Amendment 197 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26

(26) Producers and producer responsibility organisations should be actively involved in providing information to end users, in particular consumers, that used and waste textiles and footwear should be collected separately, that collection systems are available and that end-users have an important role in ensuring waste prevention and an environmentally optimal management of textiles waste. This information should include availability of re-use arrangements for textiles and footwear and the environmental benefits of sustainable consumption and the environmental, health and social impacts of the textile apparel industry. The end users should also be informed about their important role in making informed, responsible and sustainable textile consumption choices and ensuring an environmentally optimal management of textile and footwear waste. These information requirements apply in addition to the requirements on the provision of information to end-users in relation to the textile products laid down in the Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation80 and the Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council81. The disclosure of information to all end users should make use of modern information technologies. The information should be provided both by classical means, such as posters both indoors and outdoors and ~~social~~ media campaigns, and by more innovative means, such as electronic access to websites provided by QR codes. _________________ 80 OJ to insert the reference number once adopted. 81 Regulation (EU) No 1007/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2011 on textile fibre names and related labelling and marking of the fibre composition of textile products and repealing Council Directive 73/44/EEC and Directives 96/73/EC and 2008/121/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 272, 18.10.2011, p. 1).

Amendment 198 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27

(27) In order to increase textiles’ circularity and environmental sustainability and to reduce the adverse impacts on climate and the environment, Regulation …/... [PO insert the serial number and institutions for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation, and complete the footnote]82 will develop binding textile product ecodesign requirements, which will, depending on what the impact assessment will show to be beneficial for increasing textile environmental sustainability, regulate durability, reusability, reparability, and fibre-to-fibre recyclability of textiles, and mandatory recycled fibre content in textiles. It will also regulate the presence of substances of concern to allow their minimisation and tracking in view of reducing waste generation and improving recycling, as well as the prevention and reduction of synthetic fibres shed into the environment to significantly reduce microplastic release. At the same time, modulation of extended producer responsibility fees is an effective economic instrument to incentivise more sustainable textile design leading to improved circular design. In order to provide a strong incentive for ecodesign while taking into account the objectives of the internal market and the composition of the textile sector which is primarily composed of SMEs, it is necessary to harmonise criteria for the modulation of extended producer responsibility fees based on the most relevant ecodesign parameters to enable the treatment of textiles in line with the waste hierarchy, as well as on the proportion of microplastic release. The fee modulation according to the ecodesign criteria should be based on the Ecodesign requirements and their measurement methodologies that are adopted pursuant to the Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation for textile products or to other Union law establishing harmonized sustainability criteria and measurement methods for textile products and only where the latter are adopted. It is appropriate to empower the Commission to adopt harmonised rules for the fee modulation to ensure the alignment of the fee modulation criteria with those product requirements. _________________ 82 OJ to insert the reference number once adopted.

Amendment 199 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27

(27) In order to increase textiles’ circularity and environmental sustainability and to reduce the adverse impacts on climate and the environment, Regulation …/... [PO insert the serial number and institutions for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation, and complete the footnote]82 will develop binding textile product ecodesign requirements, which will, depending on what the impact assessment will show to be beneficial for increasing textile environmental sustainability, regulate durability, reusability, reparability, and fibre-to-fibre recyclability of textiles, and mandatory recycled fibre content in textiles. ItThe Regulation will also regulate the presence of substances of concern to allow their minimisation and tracking in view of reducing waste generation and improving recycling, as well as the prevention and reduction of synthetic fibres shed into the environment to significantly reduce microplastic release. At the same time, modulation of extended producer responsibility fees is an effective economic instrument to incentivise more sustainable textile design leading to improved circular design. In order to provide a strong incentive for ecodesign while taking into account the objectives of the internal market and the composition of the textile sector which is primarily composed of SMEs, it is necessary to harmonise criteria for the modulation of extended producer responsibility fees based on the most relevant ecodesign parameters to enable the treatment of textiles in line with the waste hierarchy. The fee modulation according to the ecodesign criteria should be based on the Ecodesign requirements and their measurement methodologies that are adopted pursuant to the Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation for textile products or to other Union law establishing harmonized sustainability criteria and measurement methods for textile products and only where the latter are adopted. It is appropriate to empower the Commission to adopt harmonised rules for the fee modulation to ensure the alignment of the fee modulation criteria with those product requirements. _________________ 82 OJ to insert the reference number once adopted.

Amendment 200 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27 a (new)

(27a) It will also establish a Digital Product Passport as a tool to significantly enhance the traceability of textile products throughout their value chain. The product passport aims to empower consumers to make informed choices by providing better access to product information regarding end-of-life management. It will enable economic operators to accurately track the amount of textile waste generated, assist Member States in implementing and monitoring separate collection obligations for textiles for re-use, preparation for re-use, and recycling in accordance with Article 22. Furthermore, it will support the Commission in setting quantitative targets for reducing textile waste in the future.

Amendment 201 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28

(28) In order to monitor that producers meet their obligations relating to their financial, and organisational obligations to ensuring the management of used and waste textile, textile-related and footwear products they make available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State, it is necessary that a register of producers is established and managed by each Member State and that producers should be obliged to register. The registration requirements and format should be harmonised across the Union to the greatest extent possible so as to facilitate registration in particular where producers make textile, textile-related and footwear products available on the market for the first time in different Member States. The information in the register should be publicly accessible ~~to those entities that play a role in the verification of the compliance with the extended producer responsibility obligations and their enforcement~~.

Amendment 202 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 30

(30) Article 30(1) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council83 obliges certain providers of online platforms allowing consumers to conclude distance contracts with producers offering textile, textile-related and footwear products to consumers located in the Union, prior to allowing a producer to use its services, to obtain certain identification information from that producer and a self-certification by the producer committing to only offer products or services that comply with the applicable rules of Union law. In order to ensure the effective enforcement of the extended producer responsibility obligations, it should be specified that providers of online platforms falling within the scope of Chapter 3, Section 4, of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 should ~~obtain~~comply with the extended producer responsibility requirements, unless they can prove that producers comply with those requirements by obtaining from those producers information on the registration in the textile producer register that Member State are obliged to set up pursuant to this Directive, as well as the registration number(s) of the producer in that register, and a self-certification by the producer committing itself to only offer textile, textile-related and footwear products to which the extended producer responsibility requirements laid down by this Directive apply. The rules on enforcement laid down in Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 apply to providers of such platforms in relation to these traceability rules. _________________ 83 OJ L 277, 27.10.2022, p. 1.

Amendment 203 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31

(31) In order to ensure the treatment of textiles in line with the waste hierarchy set out in Directive 2008/98/EC, producer responsibility organisations should ensure that all separately collected textiles and footwear are subject to sorting operations that generate both items that are fit for re- use meeting the needs of the receiving second-hand textile and the recycling feedstock markets in the Union and globally. In view of the greater environmental benefits associated with extending the lifetime of textiles, re-use should be the main objective of the sorting operations followed by sorting for recycling where the items are professionally assessed as not re-useable. These sorting requirements should be developed by the Commission as a priority as part of the harmonised Union end-of- waste criteria for re-useable textiles and recycled textiles, including on initial sorting that may take place at the collection point. Such harmonised criteria should bring about consistency and high quality in the collected fractions as well as in material flows for sorting, waste recovery operations and secondary raw materials across borders which in turn should facilitate the scaling up re-use and recycling value chains. ~~Used clothes professionally assessed as fit for re-use by the re-use operators or social enterprises and social economy entities at the collection point from end-users should not be considered waste.~~ In case re-use or recycling is not technically possible, the waste hierarchy should still be applied, avoiding landfilling where possible, in particular of biodegradable textiles that are a source of methane emissions, and applying energy recovery when incineration is applied.

Amendment 204 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31

(31) In order to ensure the treatment of textiles in line with the waste hierarchy set out in Directive 2008/98/EC, producer responsibility organisations should ensure that all separately collected textiles and footwear are subject to sorting operations that generate both items that are fit for re- use or for recycling, meeting the needs of the receiving second-hand textile and the recycling feedstock markets in the Union and globally. In view of the greater environmental benefits associated with extending the lifetime of textiles, re-use should be the main objective of the sorting operations followed by sorting for recycling where the items are professionally assessed as not re-useable. These sorting requirements should be developed by the Commission as a priority as part of the harmonised Union end-of- waste criteria for re-useable textiles and recycled textiles, including on initial sorting that may take place at the collection point. Such harmonised criteria should bring about consistency and high quality in the collected fractions as well as in material flows for sorting, waste recovery operations and secondary raw materials across borders which in turn should facilitate the scaling up re-use and recycling value chains. Used ~~clothe~~textile, textile-related and footwear products professionally assessed as fit for re-use by the re-use operators or social enterprises and social economy entities at the collection point from end-users should not be considered waste. In case re-use or recycling is not technically possible, the waste hierarchy should still be applied, avoiding landfilling where possible, in particular of biodegradable textiles that are a source of methane emissions, and applying energy recovery when incineration is applied.

Amendment 205 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32

(32) Exports of used and waste textiles outside the EU have been steadily increasing with exports representing the greatest share of the re-use market for post- consumer textiles generated in the EU. In view of the significant increase of the collected textile waste after the introduction of separate collection by 2025 it is important to strengthen the efforts to combat illegal shipments of waste to third countries disguised as non-waste for the purpose of ensuring high environmental protection. Building on Regulation …/… [P.O. insert the institutions and serial number, and complete the footnote for the Regulation on the Shipment of waste]84 and in view of the objective to ensure the sustainable management of post-consumer textiles and tackle illegal shipments of waste, it should be provided that all separately collected used textiles, textile- related and footwear products undergo a sorting operation prior to their shipment. Furthermore, it should be provided that all separately collected used textile, textile- related and footwear items are regarded as waste and subject to Union waste legislation, including on the shipments of waste, until they have undergone a sorting operation by a trained sorting for re-use and recycling operator. The sorting should be carried out in accordance with the harmonised sorting requirements that deliver high quality re-usable fraction that meet the needs of the receiving second hand textile markets in the EU and globally and by establishing criteria to distinguish between used goods and waste. Shipments of used textiles, textile-related and footwear products should be accompanied by information demonstrating that those items are the output of a sorting or a preparing for re-use operation and that the items are suitable for re-use. At the same time, it must be acknowledged that not all reusable second-hand clothes that are exported are reused in recipient countries and might be discarded without use, overwhelming the recipient countries’ waste management systems. Additional measures to reduce exports of second- hand textiles by maximising local re-use should be prioritised. _________________ 84 OJ to insert the reference number once adopted.

Amendment 206 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32

(32) Exports of used and waste textiles outside the EU have been steadily increasing with exports representing the greatest share of the re-use market for post- consumer textiles generated in the EU. In view of the significant increase of the collected textile waste after the introduction of separate collection by 2025 it is important to strengthen the efforts to combat illegal shipments of waste to third countries disguised as non-waste for the purpose of ensuring high environmental protection. Building on Regulation …/… [P.O. insert the institutions and serial number, and complete the footnote for the Regulation on the Shipment of waste]84 and in view of the objective to ensure the sustainable management of post-consumer textiles and tackle illegal shipments of waste, it should be provided that all separately collected used textiles, textile- related and footwear products undergo a sorting operation prior to their shipment. Furthermore, it should be provided that all separately collected used textile, textile- related and footwear items are regarded as waste and subject to Union waste legislation, including on the shipments of waste, until they have undergone a sorting operation by a trained sorting for re-use and recycling operator. The sorting should be carried out in accordance with the harmonised sorting requirements that deliver high quality re-usable fraction that meet the needs of the receiving second hand textile markets in the EU and globally and by establishing criteria to distinguish between used goods and waste. Shipments of used textiles, textile-related and footwear products should be accompanied by information demonstrating that those items are the output of a sorting or a preparing for re-use operation and that the items are suitable for re-use. At the same time, it must be acknowledged that not all reusable second-hand clothes that are exported are reused in practice in recipient countries and might be discarded without use, overwhelming countries’ waste management systems. _________________ 84 OJ to insert the reference number once adopted.

Amendment 207 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32

(32) Exports of used and waste textiles outside the EU have been steadily increasing with exports representing the greatest share of the re-use market for post- consumer textiles generated in the EU. In view of the significant increase of the collected textile waste after the introduction of separate collection by 2025 it is important to strengthen the efforts to combat illegal shipments of waste to third countries disguised as non-waste for the purpose of ensuring high environmental protection. Building on Regulation …/… [P.O. insert the institutions and serial number, and complete the footnote for the Regulation on the Shipment of waste]84 and in view of the objective to ensure the sustainable management of post-consumer textiles and tackle illegal shipments of waste, it should be provided that all separately collected used textiles, textile- related and footwear products undergo a sorting operation prior to their shipment. Furthermore, it should be provided that all separately collected used textile, textile- related and footwear items are regarded as waste and subject to Union waste legislation, including on the shipments of waste, until they have undergone a sorting operation by a trained sorting for re-use and recycling operator and meet the relevant criteria established in Article 6. The sorting should be carried out in accordance with the harmonised sorting requirements that deliver high quality re- usable fraction that meet the needs of the receiving second hand textile markets in the EU and globally and by establishing criteria to distinguish between used goods and waste. Shipments of used textiles, textile-related and footwear products should be accompanied by information demonstrating that those items are the output of a sorting or a preparing for re-use operation and that the items are suitable for re-use and comply with the national rules of the destination country. _________________ 84 OJ to insert the reference number once adopted.

Amendment 208 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32

(32) Exports of used and waste textiles outside the EU have been steadily increasing with exports representing the greatest share of the re-use market for post- consumer textiles generated in the EU. In view of the significant increase of the collected textile waste after the introduction of separate collection byin 2025 it is important to strengthen the efforts to combat illegal shipments of waste to third countries disguised as non-waste for the purpose of ensuring a high level of environmental protection. Building on Regulation …/… [P.O. insert the institutions and serial number, and complete the footnote for the Regulation on the Shipment of waste]84 and in view of the objective to ensure the sustainable management of post-consumer textiles and tackle illegal shipments of waste, it should be provided that all separately collected used textiles, textile- related and footwear products undergo a sorting operation prior to their shipment. Furthermore, it should be provided that all separately collected used textile, textile- related and footwear items are regarded as waste and subject to Union waste legislation, including on the shipments of waste, until they have undergone a sorting operation by a trained sorting for re-use and recycling operator. The sorting should be carried out in accordance with the harmonised sorting requirements that deliver high quality re- usable fraction that meet the needs of the receiving second hand textile markets in the EU and globally and by establishing criteria to distinguish between used goods and waste. Shipments of used textiles, textile-related and footwear products should be accompanied by information demonstrating that those items are the output of a sorting or a preparing for re-use operation and that the items are suitable for re-use. [1] OJ to insert the reference number once adopted. _________________ 84 OJ to insert the reference number once adopted.

Amendment 209 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33

(33) In order for Member States to achieve the targets set out in this Directive, Member States should revise their food waste prevention programmes to include new measures, involving multiple partners from the public and private sectors including producers, distributors, suppliers, retails and food service providers, with coordinated actions tailored to address specific hotspots as well as attitudes and behaviours that lead to food waste. In the preparation of these programmes, Member States could draw inspiration from the recommendations produced by the Citizens’ Panel on Food Waste.

Amendment 210 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 35

(35) The ~~granularity~~level of detail of the information on post-consumer municipal textiles management at Union level should be improved to more effectively monitor the re-use of products, including of re-use and preparation for re-use of textiles, including in view of the potential setting of the performance targets in the future. Re- use and preparation for re-use data represent key data flows for the monitoring of the decoupling of waste generation from economic growth and the transition towards a sustainable, inclusive and circular economy. Therefore, these data flows should be managed by the European Environmental Agency.

Amendment 211 #

Pernille WEISS

Proposal for a directive
Recital 40 a (new)

(40a) Stresses the need for the Commission to continue its efforts with bringing waste management in line with the principles of circular economy and to consider a targeted revision aimed at health care waste, especially pharmaceutical waste from private households; emphasizes the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling health care waste materials to minimize environmental impact and resource depletion while safeguarding public health; this would help underscore the EU's dedication to responsible waste management and make healthcare facilities and industry a crucial partner in the Commission's broader efforts to reduce waste and promote sustainability;

Amendment 212 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4aa (new)

(4aa) ‘food wastage’ means edible food that has been prepared for consumption, but has been discarded and as a result become waste;

Amendment 213 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Article 1 – paragraph 2 – Directive 2008/98/EC

Article 3 – paragraph 4 b

4b. ‘producer of textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc’ means any manufacturer, importer or distributor or other natural or legal person excluding those that supply used textile and footwear products listed in Annex IVc and textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc derived from such used or waste products or their parts on the market, ~~enterprises which employ fewer than 10 persons and whose annual turnover and balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million~~ and self-employed tailors producing customised products, who, irrespective of the selling technique used, including by means of distance contracts as defined in Article 2(7) of Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council*, either: (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. it (Article 1 – point 2 of Directive 2008/98/EC – Article 3 – paragraph 4b)

Amendment 214 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 b

4b. ‘producer of textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc’ means any manufacturer, importer or distributor or other natural or legal person excluding those that supply used textile and footwear products listed in Annex IVc and textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc derived from such used or waste products or their parts on the market, enterprises which employ fewer than 10 persons and whose annual turnover and balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 21 million and self-employed tailors producing customised products, who, irrespective of the selling technique used, including by means of distance contracts as defined in Article 2(7) of Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council*, either:

Amendment 215 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3

4ba. ‘unsold textile product’ means any textile product listed in Annex IVc that is suitable for consumption or sale and has not been sold, including surpluses, overstock and gross stock, as well as any textile product that has been returned by a consumer based on their right to withdraw under Article 9 of Directive (EU) 2011/83/EU.

Amendment 216 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 d

4d. ‘producer responsibility organisation’ means a legal entity ~~that financially or financially and operationally organises~~responsible for organising and, if required, financing the fulfilment of extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of producers;.

Amendment 217 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 d a (new)

4da. 'textile waste' means any textile that can no longer be used, repaired or resold;

Amendment 218 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Pascal CANFIN, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 f

~~4f. ‘consumer’ means natural persons who are acting for purposes which are outside their trade, business, craft or profes~~(Does not affect English version;.)

Amendment 219 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4 f a (new)

4fa. ‘unsold textile product’ means any textile product fit for consumption or sale that has not been sold including surplus, excessive inventory, overstock and deadstock, including products returned by a consumer in view of their right of withdrawal in accordance with Article 9 of Directive (EU) 2011/83/EU;

Amendment 220 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Pascal CANFIN, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 8 a (new)

2a. In article 3, the following paragraph is inserted: 8a. ‘Social enterprise’ means an entity that provides goods and services for the market in an entrepreneurial, accountable and innovative way and in accordance with the principles and features of the social economy, having social and/or environmental objectives as the primary reason for its commercial activity. It is managed in an open, transparent and responsible manner and, in particular, involves employees, consumers and stakeholders affected by its commercial activities.

Amendment 221 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 8 a

2a. In article 3, the following paragraph is inserted: 8a. ‘Social enterprise’ means a private law entity that provides goods and services for the market in an entrepreneurial way in accordance with the principles and features of the social economy, having social and/or environmental objectives as the primary reason for its commercial activity.

Amendment 222 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 15 a (new)

2a. In article 3, the following paragraph is inserted: 15a. 'obligation of donation' means the requirement to make goods or products available, for free or for a reduced price, directly to consumers or to any operator deemed relevant for these goods or products to be used.

Amendment 223 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 16 a (new)

2a. In article 3, the following paragraph is inserted: 16a. 'Preparation for recycling' means pre-processing activities to prepare textile waste for recycling processes, such as removal of attachments (i.e.; zippers, buttons), removal of trims & stitching, cleaning etc. to meet the input specification of textile recyclers.

Amendment 224 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)

(2a) In article 6, the following paragraph is inserted: 2a. By the end of 2025, the Commission shall develop a study of End-of-Waste criteria laid down in Article 6 of this Directive for recoverable food waste such as certain fish skins, as well as certain categories of by-products such as oyster shells and shellfish.

Amendment 225 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 a – paragraph 8 a (new)

(2a) In article 8a, the following paragraph is inserted: 8a. Member States shall ensure that each producer provides a guarantee when placing a product on the market showing that the management of all textile waste will be financed. This guarantee shall ensure that the operations referred to in article 22a relating to this product will be financed. The guarantee may take the form of the participation by the producer to appropriate schemes for the financing of the management of textile waste, a recycling insurance or a blocked bank account.

Amendment 226 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 a – paragraph 8 b (new)

(2b) In article 8a, the following paragraph is inserted: (8b) Member States shall ensure that producer responsibility organisations meet at least one of the following requirements: a. The board of producer responsibility organisations consists of a mixture of stakeholders, including producers, social enterprises, municipalities, waste managers, and NGO’s, and/or: b. A separate, independent equireedn consisting of a mixture of stakeholders, including producers, social enterprises, municipalities, waste managers, and NGO’s, is responsible for the development of strategic development goals for the producers responsibility equireedn, including expenditure on circular economy goals.

Amendment 227 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

(3) in Article 9, ~~paragraph 1, points (g) and (h), and~~ paragraphs 5, 6 and 8 are deleted.

Amendment 228 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

(3) in Article 9, ~~paragraph 1, points (g) and (h), and~~ paragraphs 5, 6 and 8 are deleted.

Amendment 229 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1

Member States shall take appropriate measures to prevent generation of food waste along the entire supply chain, in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households. Those measures shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

Amendment 230 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) developing and supporting behavioural change interventions to reduce food waste, and information campaigns to raise awareness about food waste prevention, with a focus on facilitating understanding and use of date markings;

Amendment 231 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) developing and supporting behavioural change interventions to reduce food waste, and information campaigns to raise awareness about food ~~waste prevention~~production and food waste prevention, including in schools;

Amendment 232 #

(a) developing and supporting behavioural change interventions to reduce food waste, and information campaigns, including educational programs, to raise awareness about food waste prevention;

Amendment 233 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a

(a) developing and supporting behavioural change interventions to reduce food waste and discarded food, and information campaigns to raise awareness about food waste prevention;

Amendment 234 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) identifying and addressing inefficiencies in the functioning of the food supply chain, including tackling market practices that cause food waste, and support cooperation amongst all actors, while ensuring a fair distribution of costs and benefits of prevention measures, which may include, but are not limited to: - adjusting marketing standards in aesthetic requirements for fruit and vegetables, including promoting "ugly" fruits and vegetables which are healthy for consumption; - regulating, and where appropriate, banning 'take-back' agreements;

Amendment 235 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) promoting and encouraging the use of tracking technologies to improve traceability along the supply chain, thus facilitating compliance with the food reduction targets;

Amendment 236 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) encouraging food donation and other redistribution for human consumption, prioritising human use over animal feed and the reprocessing into non- food products and permitting and decriminalising the gathering and use of food waste from supermarkets, restaurants and similar activities ;

Amendment 237 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Article 1 – paragraph 4 – Directive 2008/98/EC

Article 9 a – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) encouraging recycling, food donation and other redistribution for human consumption, through tax-related and administrative incentives, prioritising human use over animal feed and the reprocessing into non- food products; (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. it (Article 1 – point 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC)

Amendment 238 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) en~~couraging food donation and other~~sure redistribution for human consumption and encourage food donation, prioritising human use over animal feed and the reprocessing into non- food products;

Amendment 239 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1– point c a (new)

(ca) supporting innovation in packaging, taking into account the important role of food packaging in the food value chain to prevent the generation of food waste and ensure food safety;

Amendment 240 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a

(d) supporting training and skills development as well as facilitating access to funding opportunities, in particular for small and medium sized enterprises and social economy actors, as well as local authorities.

Amendment 241 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

(da) encouraging the development and deployment of more efficient and sustainable packaging solutions to reduce food spoilage, especially during transportation and storage;

Amendment 242 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

(da) improving access to technological developments and innovative solutions in all phases of the food supply chain;

Amendment 243 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 a (new)

(1a) Member States shall take appropriate measures to prohibit the destruction of unsold food goods by economic operators covered under this amending Directive, with the exception of households. This ban shall be accompanied by an obligation of donation of these unsold food goods by these economic operators. By [OP: Please insert the date = 12 months after the date of entry into force of this amending Directive], the Commission shall adopt delegated acts establishing a harmonised methodology to fulfil this obligation. This methodology shall give Member States the means to ensure and control the quality of redistribution. These delegated acts shall also establish a harmonised methodology to enable redistribution by associations, social enterprises or private economic operators and set out minimum requirements of reporting. a. Competent authorities shall ensure the efficiency of redistribution, i.e. ensure it maintains high standard of food quality and safety. b. Economic operators covered under paragraph 1a of this amending Directive shall report to competent authorities on their fulfilment of their obligation of donation using the methodology established as set out pursuant to paragraph 1a of this article. c. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the national provisions adopted pursuant to article 1a of this amending Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. The assessment of infringements shall be based on the data provided as pursuant to paragraph 1a point b of Article 9a of this amending Directive.

Amendment 244 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

(da) promoting standardised and clearer data labelling on food products to reduce confusion and unnecessary discarding of still-edible items.

Amendment 245 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Member States shall ensure that all relevant actors in the supply chain are involved proportionately to their capacity and role in preventing the generation of food waste along the food supply chain, with a specific focus on preventing disproportionate impact on small and medium sized enterprises. The actors in the supply chain have a responsibility to take necessary actions to implement design out waste principle to increase the amount of reuse and to minimise the amount of waste generated throughout the processes.

Amendment 246 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall monitor and assess the implementation of their food waste prevention measures, including compliance with the food waste reduction targets referred to in paragraph 4, by measuring the levels of food waste on the basis of the methodology established in accordance with paragraph 3.

Amendment 247 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 3

3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a to supplement this Directive as regards laying down a common methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of food waste levels. By 31 December 2025, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act that lays out the methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of food waste to include food intended for human consumption, which is left unharvested or used on farm at primary production. Mandatory measurement of such food waste by Member States shall be introduced from 2026.

Amendment 248 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a –– paragraph 3

3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a to supplement this Directive as regards laying down a common methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of food waste levels, taking into consideration input from all relevant stakeholders and drawing from scientific research where applicable.

Amendment 249 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. The Commission shall, without undue delay and no later than 31 December 2024, review Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597 and adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 38a to revise that Commission Delegated Decision. The delegated act shall lay out the methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of food waste including edible food intended for human consumption that is left unharvested or used on the farm at primary production.

Amendment 250 #

Heléne FRITZON, Sara CERDAS

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. To support Member States in implementing the targets outlined in Article 9(4)(a) by products, in applying the waste hierarchy principle and in determining whether goods not intended for human consumption should be categorised as by products or waste, the Commission shall develop by 2024 guidelines, including definitions and delineations of food waste, by products, and animal by products used at the processing and manufacturing stage;

Amendment 251 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. By 31 December 2024, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 38a to supplement this Directive by laying out the methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of primary production food waste, including mature edible food intended for human consumption that is left unharvested or used on the farm at primary production.

Amendment 252 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a –– paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. The Commission shall strive to the extent possible to facilitate the harmonisation of food waste measurement by issuing pertinent guidelines aimed at assisting Member State authorities and relevant stakeholders throughout the supply chain and aimed at achieving a consistent interpretation of food waste data and reporting obligations.

Amendment 253 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Member States shall make the methodology, measurement methods and data used to measure the levels of food waste referred to in paragraph 2 publicly available.

Amendment 254 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Article 1 – paragraph 4 – Directive 2008/98/EC

Article 9 a – paragraph 4

4. Upholding and applying the principle of proportionality, Member States shall take the necessary and appropriate measures to achieve, by 31 December 2030, the following food waste reduction targets at national level: (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. it (Article 1 – point 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC)

Amendment 255 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall take the necessary and appropriate measures to achieve~~, by 31 December 2030,~~ the following food waste reduction targets at national level:

Amendment 256 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point –a (new)

(-a) reduce the generation of food waste in primary production by 10 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020;

Amendment 257 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point a

~~(a) reduce the generation of food waste in processing and manufacturing by 10 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020;~~deleted

Amendment 258 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point a

(a) reduce the generation of food waste in processing, distribution and manufacturing by 10 % in comparison to the amount generated ion ~~2020~~average from 2020 to 2022;

Amendment 259 #

(a) By 31 December 2025, reduce the generation of food waste in ~~processing and manufactu~~food distribution and collective catering by 150 % in comparison to the amount generated in 202015;

Amendment 260 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point a

(a) ~~reduce the generation of food waste in processing and manufacturing by 10 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020;~~(Does not affect English version.)

Amendment 261 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point a

(a) reduce the generation of food waste in processing and manufacturing by 150 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020;

Amendment 262 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point a

(a) reduce the generation of food waste in processing and manufacturing by 1025 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020;

Amendment 263 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point a

(a) reduce the generation of food waste in processing and manufacturing by 150 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020;

Amendment 264 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point a

(a) reduce the generation of food waste in processing and manufacturing by 150 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020;

Amendment 265 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point a

(a) reduce the generation of food waste in processing and manufacturing by 150 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020;

Amendment 266 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point b

Amendment 267 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Article 1 – paragraph 4 – Directive 2008/98/EC

Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point b

(b) reduce the generation of food waste per capita, jointly in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services and in households, by 30 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020. In establishing measures to achieve this common target, Member States shall take into account the different levels of food waste production generated by actors along the entire production chain. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. it (Article 1 – point 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC)

Amendment 268 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point b

Amendment 269 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point b

Amendment 270 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point b

(b) reduce the generation of food waste per capita, jointly in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services and in households, by 350 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020.

Amendment 271 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point b

Amendment 272 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point b

Amendment 273 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point b

Amendment 274 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point b

Amendment 275 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point b

(b) reduce the generation of food waste per capita, jointly in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services and in households, by 340 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020.

Amendment 276 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point b

(b) By 31 December 2030, reduce the generation of food waste per capita, jointly in ~~retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services and in households,~~consumption, production, processing and commercial catering by 350 % in comparison to the amount generated in 202015.

Amendment 277 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)

(ba) reduce the generation of food waste per capita, jointly in primary production, processing and manufacturing, retailing and other distribution of food in restaurants and food services and in households, by 50% in comparison to the amount generated in 2020;

Amendment 278 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)

(ba) reduce the generation of food waste in primary production by 10% in comparison to the amount generated in 2020.

Amendment 279 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 Directive 2008/98/EC

5. Where a Member State can provide data for a reference year prior to 2020, which have been collected using methods comparable to the methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of levels of food waste as set out in the Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597, an earlier reference year may be used. This earlier reference year shall apply to the targets referred to in subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 4 collectively. The Member State shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of its intention to use an earlier reference year within 18 months of the entry into force of this Directive and shall provide the Commission with the data and measurement methods used to collect them.

Amendment 280 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 5

5. Where a Member State can provide data for a reference year prior to 2020, which have been collected using methods comparable to the methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of levels of food waste as set out in the Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597, an earlier reference year may be used. The Member State shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of its intention to use an earlier reference year within 18 months of the entry into force of this Directive and shall p~~rovide the Commission~~ublish with the data and measurement methods used to collect them.

Amendment 281 #

Massimiliano SALINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Member States shall encourage the use of bio-waste to generate sustainable biofuels and biogas to comply with obligations set out by Directive 2001/2018 and subsequent revision. Where Member States use bio-waste to generate sustainable biofuels and biogas in pursuit of food waste generation prevention and food waste reduction, they shall apply the waste hierarchy principle as laid down in Article 4.

Amendment 282 #

Heléne FRITZON

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 Directive 2008/98/EC

5a. Member States may continue to generate sustainable biogas from waste, in line with Directive 2009/28/EC.

Amendment 283 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 6

6. When the Commission considers that the data do not comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 5, it shall, within 6 months of the receipt of a notification made in accordance with paragraph 5, adopt a decision requesting the Member State to use the methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of levels of food waste as set out in the Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597 and to either use 2020 or a year other than that proposed by the Member State as reference year.

Amendment 284 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 6

6. When the Commission considers that the data do not comply with the conditions set out in paragraph 5, it shall, within 6 months of the receipt of a notification made in accordance with paragraph 5, adopt a decision requesting the Member State to either use 2020 or a previous year other than that proposed by the Member State as reference year, provided that the Member State can provide data for that other year which meet the conditions set out in paragraph 5.

Amendment 285 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 7

7. By 31 December 2027, the Commission shall review the targets to be reached by 2030, laid down in paragraph 4, with a view, if appropriate, to modify and/or extend them to other stages of the food supply chain, and to consider setting new targets beyond 2030. To that end, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal.; Any revised or new targets shall not be less ambitious than those set out in paragraph 4.;

Amendment 286 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 7

7. By 31 December 2027, the Commission shall review the targets to be reached by 2030, laid down in paragraph 4, with a view, if appropriate, to ~~modify~~increase and/or extend them to other stages of the food supply chain, and to consider setting new targets beyond 2030. To that end, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal.;

Amendment 287 #

Heléne FRITZON, Sara CERDAS

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. By 1 December 2025 and annually thereafter, Member States shall carry out a compositional survey of collected mixed municipal waste to determine the share of bio-waste therein. Member States shall ensure that, on the basis of the information obtained, the competent authorities may take additional measures to increase the efficiency of the separate collection of bio-waste in accordance with Article 22. Member States shall make the results of the compositional surveys publicly available.

Amendment 288 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. By 31 December 2024, the Commission shall conduct an assessment on the appropriate levels for the setting of targets for the reduction of all primary production food waste, including mature food left unharvested or used on farms. To that end, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal.

Amendment 289 #

María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Member States shall coordinate their actions to prevent food waste and share best practices, including through the EU platform on Food Losses and Food Waste.

Amendment 290 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. The Commission shall consider updating the rules on the date marking of food products ('use by' and 'best before' dates). To that end, the Commission shall consider revising Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers and present a report on the main findings to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Regions. Member States shall provide the Commission with the information necessary for the preparation of that report.

Amendment 291 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)

Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)

(4a) In article 10, the following paragraph is inserted: 2a. Municipal mixed waste should undergo sorting prior to disposal in landfills and incineration operations to remove materials designed for recycling for the purposes of recycling, and Member States should introduce municipal mixed waste sorting by 1 January 2028. Fully adhering to the waste hierarchy as laid out in Article 4, Member States shall prioritise the separate collection, as laid out in Article 11 paragraph 1 subparagraph 4 (new), and enable municipal mixed waste sorting as the safety net to avoid waste which could have been recycled from being sent to waste incineration or disposed in landfills. As waste which can be recycled that has been recovered from sorting of mixed municipal waste is often contaminated and of poorer quality, it shall be maintained as a separate waste stream from those points of separate collection. Member States shall take every measure to ensure that human contact in the municipal mixed waste sorting is entirely avoided or reduced to the absolute minimum, with a view to minimise the health risks of employees overseeing municipal mixed waste sorting operations, in line with Article 13.

Amendment 292 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)

Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 2

(4a) In Article 10, a second subparagraph is inserted in paragraph 2: By 1 January 2030, Member States shall ensure that municipal waste that is not separately collected, is sorted prior to waste incineration in waste incineration and co-incineration plants or prior to landfilling.

Amendment 293 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 b (new)

Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4

(4b) Article 10 paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: 4. Member States shall take measures to ensure that waste that has been separately collected for preparing for re-use and recycling pursuant to Article 11(1) and Article 22 is not incinerated or landfilled, with the exception of waste resulting from subsequent treatment operations of the separately collected waste for which incineration or landfilling delivers the best environmental outcome in accordance with Article 4. Member States shall endeavour, in this regard, to ensure that waste from products designed for recycling or re-use is not incinerated or landfilled.

Amendment 294 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 c (new)

Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – fourth subparagraph (new)

(4c) In Article 11 paragraph 1, the following fourth subparagraph is added: Member States shall undertake measures to ensure sufficient infrastructure is in place for separate collection of waste and is made easily accessible, for all kinds of waste, and where appropriate, shall increase the number of points of separated waste collection. Where municipal waste collection systems are necessary for improvement in line with Article 15a, Member States shall do so without undue delay.

Amendment 295 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1

Subject to Article 10(2) and (3), Member States shall set up separate collection at least for bio-waste, paper, metal, plastic and glass.;

Amendment 296 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11– paragraph 1– third subparagraph

Subject to Article 10(2) and (3), Member States shall set up separate collection at least for paper, metal, plastic, wood and glass.;

Amendment 297 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 6

(5a) Article 11 paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: 6. In order to comply with the objectives of this Directive, and move to a European circular economy with a high level of resource efficiency, Member States shall take the necessary measures designed to achieve the following targets: (a) by 2030, the preparing for re-use and the recycling of wood waste materials from households shall be increased to a minimum of overall 50 % by weight and the re-use and the recycling of wood waste materials from construction and demolition waste shall be increased to a minimum of overall 80 % by weight of the respective material-specific fraction. (b) by 2035 the preparing for re-use and the recycling of wood waste materials from households shall be increased to a minimum of overall 70 % by weight and the re-use and the recycling of wood waste materials from construction and demolition waste shall be increased to a minimum of overall 95 % by weight of the respective material-specific fraction.

Amendment 298 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 b – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall, in cooperation with the European Environment Agency, draw up reports on the progress towards the attainment of the targets laid down in Article 9a(4), Article 11(2), points (c), (d), and (e), Article 11 (3) and Article 11 (36) at the latest three years before each deadline laid down therein.;

Amendment 299 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)

Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point (–a a) (new)

(6a) In Article 21, the following paragraph is inserted: '(- aa) generation of waste oils is prevented, where appropriate, including by supporting the use of filtering techniques that extend the life-cycle of oils in use, which have not become waste oils yet;'

Amendment 300 #

(6a) In article 21, the following paragraph is inserted: 4a. No later than 2030, Member States shall achieve, the following EU-wide waste oils collection and regeneration targets at national level: (a) 95 % of the collectable waste oils shall be collected in each Member State. (b) 85 % of re-refined waste oils of the collectable waste oils in each Member States.

Amendment 301 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a (new)

Prevention of textile waste 1. Member States shall apply prevention measures along the whole value chain (production, manufacturing and processing, retail, families and other enterprises) to achieve a 50 % target for the separate collection of textile waste products. 2. Member States shall communicate data relating to the implementation of paragraph 1 to the Commission and the European Environment Agency on an annual basis.

Amendment 302 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that producers have extended producer responsibility for household textile products, articles of apparel, clothing accessories and footwear, apparel and clothing accessories listed in Annex IVc (“textile, textile-related and footwear products”) that they make available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State, in accordance with Articles 8 and 8a. The producers have a responsibility to take into account the waste hierarchy according to the Directive 2008/98/EC and to take necessary actions to implement design out waste principle to minimise the amount of waste generated throughout the life-cycle of the product. The producers shall ensure that the reuse is prioritised and the recycling of highest quality for remanufacturing is ensured. This shall be verified and measured in the EU level to ensure the fulfilment of extended producer responsibility of producers.

Amendment 303 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Article 1 – paragraph 7 – Directive 2008/98/EC

1. Member States shall provide for simplified procedural rules and relief for microenterprises and shall ensure that producers have extended producer responsibility for household textile products, articles of apparel, clothing accessories and footwear, apparel and clothing accessories listed in Annex IVc (“textile, textile-related and footwear products”) that they make available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State as of 2020, in accordance with Articles 8 and 8a. , exempting producers of tailor-made products from the obligations laid down in this Article. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. it (Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 7 of Directive 2008/98/EC)

Amendment 304 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a

1. Member States shall ensure that producers have extended producer responsibility for ~~household~~ textile products, articles of apparel, clothing accessories and footwear, apparel and clothing accessories listed in Annex IVc (“textile, textile-related and footwear products”), including unsold textile products, that they make available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State, in accordance with Articles 8 and 8a.

Amendment 305 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that producers have extended producer responsibility for ~~household~~ textile products, articles of apparel, clothing accessories and footwear, apparel and clothing accessories listed in Annex IVc (“textile, textile-related and footwear products”) that they make available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State, in accordance with Articles 8 and 8a. (This amendment applies throughout the text.)

Amendment 306 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that producers have extended producer responsibility for ~~household~~ textile products, articles of apparel, clothing accessories and footwear, apparel and clothing accessories listed in Annex IVc (“textile, textile-related and footwear products”) that they make available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State, in accordance with Articles 8 and 8a.

Amendment 307 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Christine SCHNEIDER

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) including protective apparel, gloves of different compositions, and protective eyewear, which are designed for professional use and provide protection against exposure to heat, chemicals, biological and cutting hazards, shall be exempt from these EPR provisions.

Amendment 308 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 2

2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a to amend Annex IVc to this Directive in order to bring the Combined Nomenclature codes listed in Annex IVc to this Directive in line with the codes listed in Annex 1 to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87* and to expand the scope of Annex IVc, in case there is a necessity to do so, in which case its adoption shall be preceded by an impact assessment with sufficient empirical evidence to support its reasoning.

Amendment 309 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Pascal CANFIN, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall define in a clear, inclusive and balanced way the roles and responsibilities of relevant actors involved in the implementation, monitoring and verification of the extended producer responsibility scheme referred to in paragraph 1. including producers placing products on the market of the Member State, organisations implementing extended producer responsibility obligations on their behalf, private or public waste operators, local authorities and, where appropriate, re-use and preparing for re-use operators and social economy enterprises.

Amendment 310 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall define in a clear way the roles and responsibilities of relevant actors involved in the implementation, monitoring and verification of the extended producer responsibility scheme referred to in paragraph 1. In doing this, Member States shall ensure that local public authorities and local social enterprises are fully involved in the decision-making process of the extended producer responsibility scheme.

Amendment 311 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall define in a clear way the roles and responsibilities of relevant actors involved in the implementation, monitoring and verification of the extended producer responsibility scheme referred to in paragraph 1. Representatives of local authorities, waste management operators, social enterprises and other operators shall be included in the governance of the extended producer responsibility scheme.

Amendment 312 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall define in a clear way the roles and responsibilities of relevant actors involved in the implementation, monitoring and verification of the extended producer responsibility scheme referred to in paragraph 1. They shall ensure the involvement of responsible actors such as, where applicable, local public authorities and local social enterprises, in the respective decision making bodies.

Amendment 313 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
Article 22 a – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall ~~define in a clear way the roles and responsibilities of relevant actors involve~~ensure that local public authorities and local social enterprises are involved in the decision- making bodies of the extended producer responsibility scheme and in the implementation, monitoring and verification of the ~~extended producer responsibility~~ scheme referred to in paragraph 1.

Amendment 314 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a

3. Member States shall ~~define in a clear way the roles and responsibilities of relevant actors involved in the implementation,~~ensure that local public authorities are involved in the decision-making process of the extended producer responsibility scheme and in the monitoring and verification of the extended producer responsibility scheme referred to in paragraph 1.

Amendment 315 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a –– paragraph 4

4. Member States shall ensure that the producers of textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc cover the costs of the following in a manner that is proportionate and fair:

Amendment 316 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a

(1) the collection of those used products for re-use and the separate collection of waste products for preparation for re-use and recycling in accordance with Articles 22c and 22d, including appropriate information campaigns aimed at citizens;

Amendment 317 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph a – point 1

Amendment 318 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph a – point 1

Amendment 319 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EU
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph a – point 1

Amendment 320 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Pascal CANFIN, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph a – point 3

(3) sorting, preparation for re-use, recycling and other recovery operations and disposal of collected loads referred to in point (1) in the final geographic location where such activities are determined to take place,

Amendment 321 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph a – point 4

(4) collection, transport and treatment referred to in points (1) and (2) of waste generated by social enterprises and other ~~non-waste~~ operators that are part of the collection system referred to in Article 22c, paragraphs 5 and 11;

Amendment 322 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – point a – point 4

Amendment 323 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – point a – point 4

Amendment 324 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a

(4a) collection, transport and treatment of textile products, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc that are disposed of through mixed municipal waste.

Amendment 325 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – subparagraph a – point 4 a (new)

(4a) collection, transport and treatment of the textile waste that remains in mixed municipal waste.

Amendment 326 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a

(4b) allocation of a proportion of the EPR tariffs, which is to be decided by the Member States, to a fund for re-use and repair operations carried out by social economy actors.

Amendment 327 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a

(4c) incentives for staff of the competent authorities performing the audits and for spending on the recruitment of qualified staff with a view to boosting the staffing levels of these authorities, which are in charge of carrying out inspections and controls stemming from this Directive.

Amendment 328 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – point a a

(aa) collection and subsequent waste management in third countries following the export of textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc;

Amendment 329 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – point e

(e) support to research and development to improve the sorting and recycling processes at the appropriate stage of the waste hierarchy referred to in Article 4, in particular, in view of scaling up fibre-to-fibre recycling, without prejudice to Union state aid rules.

Amendment 330 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a –– paragraph 4

(e) support to research and development to improve the sorting and recycling processes, in particular, in view of scaling up fibre-to-fibre recycling based on the predominant fibre category, without prejudice to Union state aid rules.

Amendment 331 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – point e a

(ea) support to research and development to improve the reuse and repair processes and investment in social enterprises by allocating at least 10% of fees collected to those activities;

Amendment 332 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a

(ea) inspection and control-related tasks, including spending on training for the staff of the competent authorities who are working on tasks stemming from this Directive.

Amendment 333 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)

(ea) appropriate controls, including auditing.

Amendment 334 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)

(ea) allocating at least 10% of the EPR fees to a fund for reuse and repair operations;

Amendment 335 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – point e b (new)

(eb) collection, transport and treatment costs for non-separately collected used and waste textile products;

Amendment 336 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – point e b

(eb) collection, transport and treatment costs for non-separately collected waste covered by EPR;

Amendment 337 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – point e c

(ec) costs for the appropriate control of the system, including auditing and measures against free riders.

Amendment 338 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 – point e c (new)

(ec) monitoring and verification in accordance with Article 22a(3).

Amendment 339 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive (EU) 2008/98.EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Member States may choose to make the producers of textile products considered to be bulky items, including but not limited to carpets or mattresses, responsible for the collection of the textile waste generated from these bulky items. The collection of textile waste from bulky items shall be organised in a manner more appropriate for their cumbersome size and weight.

Amendment 340 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. These criteria and methodology adopted to cover the costs in accordance with paragraph 4 shall be designed with a priority given to underdeveloped procedures, taking into account processes that are profitable and reviewed by an independent EU monitoring body.

Amendment 341 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 5

5. Member States shall ensure that producers of textiles, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc cover the costs referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article in relation to the used and waste textiles, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc deposited at the collection points set up in accordance with Article 22c, points 5 and 11, where such products were made available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State after [P.O. insert date of entry into force of this amending Directive] including any used and waste textiles that may be collected through private take- back schemes and later aggregated with textiles collected pursuant to Article 22c (5).

Amendment 342 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 6

6. The costs to be covered referred to in paragraph 4 shall not exceed the costs that are necessary to provide the services referred to in that paragraph in a cost- efficient way and shall be established in a transparent way between the actors concerned.deleted

Amendment 343 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 6

6. The costs to be covered referred to in paragraph 4 shall not exceed the costs that are necessary to provide the services referred to in that paragraph in a cost- efficient way consistent with the waste hierarchy and shall be established in a transparent way between the actors concerned both within the Union and in other geographic areas where the processing of textile waste in accordance with paragraph 4 is determined to take place.

Amendment 344 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 6

6. The costs to be covered referred to in paragraph 4 shall not exceed the costs that are necessary to provide the services referred to in that paragraph in a cost- efficient way in line with the waste hierarchy and shall be established in a transparent way between the actors concerned.

Amendment 345 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 7

7. Online platforms shall ensure that producers of textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IV c are registered in the register of the producers referred to in Article 22b in the Member State where the consumer is located, before placing products from those producers onto their platforms. For the purpose of compliance with Article 30, paragraph 1, points (d) and (e), of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Member States shall ensure that providers of online platforms, falling within the scope of Chapter 3, Section 4 of that regulation, allowing consumers to conclude distance contracts with producers offering textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc to consumers located in the Union obtain the following information from producers;

Amendment 346 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 7

7. For the purpose of compliance with Article 30, paragraph 1, points (d) and (e), of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, Member States shall ensure that providers of online platforms, falling within the scope of Chapter 3, Section 4 of that regulation, allowing consumers to conclude distance contracts with producers offering textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc to consumers located in the Union as well as fulfilment service providers, comply with the extended producer responsibility requirements referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, unless they can prove that producers comply with those requirements by obtaining the following information from producers;

Amendment 347 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 7 – point b

(b) a self-certification by the producer committing itself to only offering textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc with regard to which the extended producer responsibility requirements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 4 of this Article and Article 22c(1) are complied with in the Member State where the consumer is located.deleted

Amendment 348 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 7 – point b

(b) ~~a self-c~~online platforms must vertif~~ication b~~y theat producer ~~committing itself to only offering~~s of textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc are registered in EPR registries before placing products from those producers onto their platforms, with regard to which the extended producer responsibility requirements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 4 of this Article and Article 22c(1) are complied with in the Member State where the consumer is located.

Amendment 349 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Online platforms shall ensure that producers of textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc are registered in EPR registers before placing on their platforms products from those producers, for which the extended producer responsibility requirements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 4 of this Article and in Article 22c(1) are met in the Member State where the consumer is located.

Amendment 350 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Upon receiving the information referred to paragraph 7 and prior to allowing the producer concerned to use its services, the provider of online platforms and fulfilment service providers shall assess whether the information referred to in point (a) and (b) is reliable and complete.

Amendment 351 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 8

8. Member States shall ensure that the extended producer responsibility schemes laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article are established by [P.O insert date 18 months after the entry into force of this amending Directive] for products listed in Annex IV Parts 1 and 2 and by [P.O insert date thirty months after the entry into force of this amending Directive] for products listed in Annex IV Part 3 in accordance with Articles 8, 8a, 22a to 22d.

Amendment 352 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Pascal CANFIN, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a –– paragraph 8

8. Member States shall ensure that the extended producer responsibility schemes laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article are established by [P.O insert date thirty-six months after the entry into force of this amending Directive] in accordance with Articles 8, 8a, 22a to 22d.

Amendment 353 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 8

8. Member States shall ensure that the extended producer responsibility schemes laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article are established by [P.O insert date ~~thirty~~eighteen months after the entry into force of this amending Directive] in accordance with Articles 8, 8a, 22a to 22d.

Amendment 354 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 8

Amendment 355 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 8

Amendment 356 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a –– paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. The European Commission shall consider establishing comprehensive guidelines for reporting by textile producers participating in Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes for textiles. These guidelines shall at least encompass, but not be limited to: (a) Defining the method (i.e. digital), structure and format of data reporting to ensure consistency and ease of data aggregation for Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs); (b) Providing clear information on reporting schedules (i.e., annual) and deadlines to encourage timely data submission and analysis; (c) Standardising the essential information to be included in the reports; (d) Promoting the adoption of common data standards and protocols among textile producers to facilitate seamless data exchange;

Amendment 357 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Where producer responsibility organisations are established after the date referred to in Article 22d(1), such organisations shall reimburse all costs related to the separate collection of textile waste starting from the date that producers have extended producer responsibility as referred to in the first paragraph.

Amendment 358 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Pascal CANFIN, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. By 31 December 2027, Member States shall ensure that producers have extended producer responsibility for carpets and mattresses, that they make available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State, in accordance with Articles 8 and 8a. The EPR schemes should align with ESPR provisions.

Amendment 359 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Producer responsibility organisations shall reimburse all the costs listed in Article 22a paragraph 4 from the entry into force of the obligation to collect separately textile waste (1 January 2025) to the establishment of the extended producer responsibility schemes in accordance with Article 22a paragraph 8.

Amendment 360 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 a – paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Member States shall take the necessary measures to achieve the following targets by 2030: (a) A separate collection target of 60%; (b) An EU-based recycling target of 30% with a specific subtarget for fibre-to-fibre recycling of 5% by 2030, which is increased to 10% by 2035; (c) A reuse target of 30% with a specific subtarget for local reuse; (c) 1. A local reuse target of 15% that requires reuse within less than 1500 km from the collection point.

Amendment 361 #

~~Member States~~The European Commission shall establish a single Union register of producers of textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc to monitor compliance of those producers with Article 22a and 22c(1).

Amendment 362 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 b – paragraph 1

~~Member States shall ensure that the register provides links to other national registers to facilitate the registration of producers in all Member States.~~deleted

Amendment 363 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 b – paragraph 1

Member States shall ensure that the register provides links to other national registers to facilitate the registration of producers in all Member States. The register shall be easily accessible and free of charge to the public online.

Amendment 364 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 b – paragraph 1

Member States shall ensure that the register provides links to other Member States’ national registers to facilitate the registration of producers in all Member States.

Amendment 365 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 b – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall ensure that producers are required to register in the register referred to in paragraph 1. To that end, Member States shall require the producers to submit an application for registration ~~in each Member Sta~~to the Union register wheren they make textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc available on the market for the first time.

Amendment 366 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 b – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall only allow producers to make available on the market for the first time within their territory textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc where they or, in the case of authorisation, their authorised representatives for the extended producer responsibility, are registered in th~~at Member State~~e Union register.

Amendment 367 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 b –– paragraph 6 –– point a

(a) receives applications for the registration of producers referred to in paragraph 2 via an electronic data- processing system the details of which shall be prominently made available on the competent authorities’ website;

Amendment 368 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 b – paragraph 7

7. The competent authority ~~may~~shall refuse or withdraw the producer’s registration where the information outlined in paragraph 4 and related documentary evidence is not provided or is not sufficient or where the producer no longer meets the requirements set out in paragraph 4, point (d).

Amendment 369 #

8. Member States shall require the producer, or, where applicable, the producer responsibility organisation to notify the competent authority and the European Commission without undue delay of any changes to the information contained in the registration in accordance with paragraph 4, point (d), and of any permanent cessation as regards the making available on the market for the first time within the territory of the Member State of the textile and footwear products referred to in the registration. A producer shall be excluded from the register of producers if it has ceased to exist.

Amendment 370 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 b – paragraph 9

9. ~~Where t~~The information in the register of producers ~~is not~~shall be publicly accessible, machine readable, sortable and searchable, respecting open standards for third party use. Member States shall ensure that providers of online platforms allowing consumers to conclude distance contracts with producers are granted access, free of charge~~, to the register~~.

Amendment 371 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 b –– paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. The Commission shall assess the feasibility of establishing a Union-wide register for producers of textile, textile- related, and footwear products listed in Annex IVc. This assessment shall encompass the potential benefits, challenges, and administrative capacity required for the implementation of such Union-wide register.

Amendment 372 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 b a (new)

Article 22ba Reporting obligations for companies The European Commission shall develop comprehensive guidelines for textile producers to report back to the Producer Responsibility Organisations under the EPR schemes for textiles as per article 22a (4)(7). The guidelines shall include, but not be limited to, the following provisions: (a) Specifications for the structure and format of data reporting to ensure uniformity and ease of data consolidation for PROs. (b) Clear instructions regarding reporting intervals and deadlines, promoting timely data submission and analysis. (c) Mandate the inclusion of specific harmonized information in reports. (d) Encouragement for textile producers to adopt common data standards and protocols to facilitate seamless data exchange. (e) Encouragement for the adoption of digital reporting methods to streamline data collection and ensure interoperability.

Amendment 373 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. However, Member States may encourage producers of textile products to designate a producer responsibility organisation to fulfil their extended producer responsibility obligations laid down in Article 22a on their behalf.

Amendment 374 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c –– paragraph 2

2. Member States shall require producer responsibility organisations intending to fulfil the extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of producers in accordance with Articles 8a(3), 22a, 22b, 22d and this Article to obtain an authorisation by a competent authority. The authorisation process shall include: (a) Clear criteria for the qualifications and competencies of producer responsibility organisations, ensuring that they have the necessary expertise in waste management, sustainability, and environmental impact assessment; (b) Detailed procedures for the resolution of disputes or issues that may arise between producer responsibility organisations and producers, including mechanisms for appealing decisions related to waste management responsibilities; (c) Specific guidelines for reporting, data sharing, and cooperation among producer responsibility organisations, producers, and other stakeholders to achieve the objectives of waste prevention and sustainability.

Amendment 375 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall require producer responsibility organisations intending to fulfil the extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of producers in accordance with Articles 8a(3), 22a, 22b, 22d and this Article to obtain an authorisation by a competent authority. The authorisation procedure shall include requirements on the verification of the arrangements put in place to ensure compliance with the requirements laid down in this Article and Article 22a. This verification shall be done by an independent expert who shall issue a verification report on its result. The independent expert shall be independent of the competent authority and of the producer responsibility organisations or the producers authorised for individual fulfilment.

Amendment 376 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) are based on the weight of the products concerned and, for textile products listed in Part 1 of Annex IVc, are modulated on the basis of the ecodesign requirements adopted pursuant to the Regulation .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council [P.O. insert the serial number for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation when adopted]** that are most relevant for the prevention of textile waste and for the treatment of textiles in line with the waste hierarchy and the corresponding measurement methodologies for those criteria adopted pursuant to that Regulation or on the basis of other Union law establishing harmonised sustainability criteria and measurement methods for textile products, and that ensure the improvement of environmental sustainability and circularity of textiles;

Amendment 377 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) are based on the ~~weight~~unit volume of the products concerned and, for textile products listed in Part 1 of Annex IVc, are modulated on the basis of the number of distinct textiles products placed on the market and the ecodesign requirements adopted pursuant to the Regulation .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council [P.O. insert the serial number for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation when adopted]** that are most relevant for the prevention of textile waste and for the treatment of textiles in line with the waste hierarchy and the corresponding measurement methodologies for those criteria adopted pursuant to that Regulation or on the basis of other Union law establishing harmonised sustainability criteria and measurement methods for textile products, and that ensure the improvement of environmental sustainability and circularity of textiles;

Amendment 378 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) are based on the weight of the products concerned ~~and, for textile products lis~~, are modulated ion ~~Part 1 of Annex IVc, are modu~~the basis of the volumes of the products platced on the ~~basis~~market and of the ecodesign requirements adopted pursuant to the Regulation .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council [P.O. insert the serial number for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation when adopted]** that are most relevant for the prevention of textile, textile-related and footwear waste and for the treatment of t~~extiles~~his waste in line with the waste hierarchy and the corresponding measurement methodologies for those criteria adopted pursuant to that Regulation or on the basis of other Union law establishing harmonised sustainability criteria and measurement methods for textile, textile- related and footwear products, and that ensure the improvement of environmental sustainability and circularity of t~~extile~~hese products;

Amendment 379 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Pascal CANFIN, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) are based on the weight of the products concerned and, for textile products listed in Part 1 of Annex IVc, are modulated on the basis of the ecodesign requirements adopted pursuant to the Regulation .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council [P.O. insert the serial number for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation when adopted]** that are most relevant for the prevention of textile waste and for the treatment of textiles in line with the waste hierarchy, in relation to the propensity of microplastic release, and the corresponding measurement methodologies for those criteria adopted pursuant to that Regulation or on the basis of other Union law establishing harmonised sustainability criteria and measurement methods for textile products, and that ensure the improvement of environmental sustainability and circularity of textiles;

Amendment 380 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) are based on the weight and quantity of the products concerned and~~, for textile products listed in Part 1 of Annex IVc,~~ are modulated on the basis of the ecodesign requirements adopted pursuant to the Regulation .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council [P.O. insert the serial number for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation when adopted]** that are most relevant for the prevention of textile waste and for the treatment of textiles in line with the waste hierarchy and the corresponding measurement methodologies for those criteria adopted pursuant to that Regulation or on the basis of other Union law establishing harmonised sustainability criteria and measurement methods for textile products, and that ensure the improvement of environmental sustainability and circularity of textiles;

Amendment 381 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 3 – point a

(a) are based on the weight of the products concerned and, for textile products listed in ~~Part 1 of~~ Annex IVc, are modulated on the basis of the ecodesign requirements adopted pursuant to the Regulation ~~.../...~~…/… of the European Parliament and of the Council [P.O. insert the serial number for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation when adopted]** that are most relevant for the prevention of textile waste and for the treatment of textiles in line with the waste hierarchy and the corresponding measurement methodologies for those criteria adopted pursuant to that Regulation or on the basis of other Union law establishing harmonised sustainability criteria and measurement methods for textile products, and that ensure the improvement of environmental sustainability and circularity of textiles;

Amendment 382 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. By 12 months after the adoption of ecodesign requirements adopted pursuant to the Regulation .../... of the European Parliament and of the Council [P.O. insert the serial number for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation when adopted], the Commission shall adopt guidelines on the fee modulation criteria for the application of paragraph 3, point (a), of this Article.

Amendment 383 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 4

4. Where necessary to avoid distortion of the internal market and ensure consistency with the ecodesign requirements adopted pursuant to Article 4 read in conjunction with Article 5 of Regulation.../... [P.O. insert the serial number for Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation when adopted], the Commission may adopt ~~implementing~~delegated acts laying down the fee modulation criteria for the application of paragraph 3, point (a), of this Article. That ~~implementing~~delegated act shall not concern the precise determination of the level of the contributions and shall be adopted in accordance with ~~the examination procedure referred to in~~ Article 3~~9(2)~~8a of this Directive.

Amendment 384 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 4

4. Where necessary to avoid distortion of the internal market and ensure consistency with the ecodesign requirements adopted pursuant to Article 4 read in conjunction with Article 5 of Regulation.../... [P.O. insert the serial number for Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation when adopted], the Commission ~~may~~shall adopt ~~implementing act~~delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a to supplement this Directive as regards laying down the fee modulation criteria for the application of paragraph 3, point (a), of this Article. That ~~implementing~~delegated act shall not concern the precise determination of the level of the contributions ~~and shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 39(2) of this Directive~~.

Amendment 385 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Pascal CANFIN, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 4

4. Where necessary to avoid distortion of the internal market and ensure consistency with the ecodesign requirements adopted pursuant to Article 4 read in conjunction with Article 5 of Regulation.../... [P.O. insert the serial number for Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation when adopted], the Commission ~~may~~shall adopt implementing acts laying down the fee modulation criteria for the application of paragraph 3, point (a), of this Article. That implementing act shall not concern the precise determination of the level of the contributions and shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 39(2) of this Directive.

Amendment 386 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 4

4. ~~Where necessary t~~To avoid distortion of the internal market and ensure consistency with the ecodesign requirements adopted pursuant to Article 4 read in conjunction with Article 5 of Regulation.../... [P.O. insert the serial number for Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation when adopted], the Commission ~~may~~shall adopt implementing acts laying down the fee modulation criteria for the application of paragraph 3, point (a), of this Article. That implementing act shall not concern the precise determination of the level of the contributions and shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 39(2) of this Directive.

Amendment 387 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c –– paragraph 5 –– point b

(b) ensure the collection, ~~free of charge~~with a flexible schedule that adapts to demand, of such used and waste textile, textile- related and footwear products collected at the connected collection points, with a frequency that is proportionate to the area covered and the volume of such used and waste textile and footwear products usually collected through those collection points;.

Amendment 388 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Pascal CANFIN, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

(c) ensure full coordination between social enterprises and producer responsibility organisations to guarantee the collection, free of charge, of waste generated by social enterprises and other non-waste operators from such textile, textile-related and footwear products collected through the connected collection points.

Amendment 389 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 5 – point c

(c) ensure the collection, free of charge, of waste generated by social enterprises and other ~~non-waste~~ operators from such textile, textile-related and footwear products collected through the connected collection points as well as promote the full coordination between social enterprises and producer responsibility organisations.

Amendment 390 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 5 – point c

(c) ensure the collection, free of charge, of waste generated by social enterprises and other ~~non-waste~~ operators from such textile, textile-related and footwear products collected through the connected collection points, in coordination with social enterprises and other operators.

Amendment 391 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 5 – point c

Amendment 392 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Directive 2008/98/EC

(ca) ensure that collection is uniform at regional level, efficient and adapted to local circumstances, avoiding the use of too many different containers.

Amendment 393 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. All textile products, not limited to those listed in Annex IVc, shall be eligible to be collected in the separate collection points for textile waste as well as the separate collection points for used textile products.

Amendment 394 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c

5a. Producers of textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc cannot use unsold textile products to meet their re-use obligations.

Amendment 395 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 6 – point a

(a) consists of collection points set up by the producer responsibility organisations and waste management operators on their behalf in cooperation with ~~one or more of the following:~~ social enterprises and social economy entities, distributors, public authorities or third parties carrying out collection on their behalf of used and waste textile, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc, and other voluntary collection points;

Amendment 396 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 6 – point c

(c) maintains a sustained increase of the separate collection rate to achieve ~~technically feasible levels~~ taking into account good practices.

Amendment 397 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 6 – point c

(c) maintains a sustained increase of the separate collection rate to achieve t~~echnically feasible levels~~he collection target taking into account good practices.

Amendment 398 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 6 – point c

(c) maintains a sustained increase of the separate collection rate to achieve t~~echnically feasible levels taking into account good practices~~he collection target referred to in Article 22d.

Amendment 399 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Pascal CANFIN, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

8. The separate collection rate referred to in paragraph 6, point (c) shall be calculated as the percentage obtained by dividing the weight of waste textile, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc collected in accordance with paragraph 5 in a given calendar year in a Member State by the ~~weight of such waste~~sum of the weight of waste textile, textile-related and footwear products collected in accordance with paragraph 5, and the waste of such textile, textile-related and footwear products that is generated and collected as mixed municipal waste in a given calendar year in a Member State.

Amendment 400 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 8

8. The separate collection rate referred to in paragraph 6, point (c) shall be calculated as the percentage obtained by dividing the weight and quantity of waste textile, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc collected in accordance with paragraph 5 in a given calendar year in a Member State by the weight and quantity of such waste textile, textile-related and footwear products that is generated and collected as mixed municipal waste.

Amendment 401 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c

8. The separate collection rate referred to in paragraph 6, point (c) shall be calculated as the percentage obtained by dividing the weight of waste textile, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc collected separately in accordance with paragraph 5 in a given calendar year in a Member State by the weight of such waste textile, textile-related and footwear products that is generated and collected as mixed municipal waste.

Amendment 402 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 9

9. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down the methodology for the calculation and verification of the separate collection rate referred to in paragraph 6, point (c) of this Article. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 39(2). and before 31 December 2025;

Amendment 403 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 9

9. TBy ... [12 months after the entry into force of this amending Directive], the Commission shall adopt ~~implementing acts~~delegated laying down the methodology for the calculation and verification of the separate collection rate referred to in paragraph 6, point (c) of this Article. That ~~implementing~~delegated act shall be adopted in accordance ~~with the examination procedure referred to in~~ Article 3~~9(2)~~8a.

Amendment 404 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c

10. Member States shall ensure that producer responsibility organisations are not allowed to refuse the participation of ~~social enterprises and other~~local public authorities, of social enterprises as well as of other preparation for re-use and re-use operators in the separate collection system established pursuant to paragraph 5.

Amendment 405 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 10

10. Member States shall ensure that producer responsibility organisations are not allowed to refuse the participation of ~~social enterprises and othe~~local public authorities as well as social enterprises and other preparation for re- use or re-use operators in the separate collection system established pursuant to paragraph 5.

Amendment 406 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Pascal CANFIN, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 10

10. Member States shall ensure that producer responsibility organisations are not allowed to refuse the participation of local authorities, social enterprises and other preparation for re-use and re-use operators in the separate collection system established pursuant to paragraph 5.

Amendment 407 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 10

10. Member States shall ensure that producer responsibility organisations are not allowed to refuse the participation of local public authorities, social enterprises and other re-use operators in the separate collection system established pursuant to paragraph 5.

Amendment 408 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Member States shall ensure that producer responsibility organisations are not allowed to refuse the participation of enterprises which employ fewer than 10 persons and whose annual turnover and balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million.

Amendment 409 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EU
Article 22 c – paragraph 11

11. Without prejudice to paragraph 5, points (a) and (b), and paragraph 6, point (a), Member States shall ensure that social enterprises are allowed to maintain and operate their own separate collection points and that they are given equal or preferential treatment in the location of the separate collection points. Member States shall ensure that social enterprises and social economy entities that are part of the connected collection points in accordance with paragraph 6, point (a) are not required to hand over collected used and waste textiles, textile-related and footwear products producer responsibility organisations can choose to integrate existing separate collection points into the separate collection schemes establisthed ~~in Annex IVc to the producer responsibility organisation~~under paragraph 5.

Amendment 410 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 1 – 'Article 11

11. Without prejudice to paragraph 5, points (a) and (b), and paragraph 6, point (a), Member States shall ensure that social enterprises are allowed to maintain and operate their own separate collection points and that they are given equal or preferential treatment in the location of the separate collection points. Member States shall also ensure that social enterprises and social economy entities ~~that~~, which are part of the connected collection points in accordance with paragraph 6, point (a), are not ~~requir~~obligated to hand over collected used and waste textiles, textile-related, and footwear products as listed in Annex IVc to the producer responsibility organisation. However, these entities must make data publicly available regarding the weight of items collected and the rate of re-use, preparation for re-use, and recycling. This data should specify the rate of fibre- to-fibre recycling separately, as well as provide information on the rates of other recovery, disposal, and exports.

Amendment 411 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Directive 2008/98/EC

11. Without prejudice to paragraph 5, points (a) and (b), and paragraph 6, point (a), Member States shall ensure that local public authorities and social enterprises are allowed to maintain and operate their own separate collection points and that they are given equal or preferential treatment in the location of the separate collection points. Member States shall ensure that local public authorities, social enterprises and social economy entities that are part of the connected collection points in accordance with paragraph 6, point (a) are not required to hand over collected used and waste textiles, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc to the producer responsibility organisation.

Amendment 412 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 11

Amendment 413 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Pascal CANFIN, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 11

Amendment 414 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Amendment 415 #

Heléne FRITZON, Sara CERDAS

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 12

~~12. Member States shall ensure that collection points set up in accordance with paragraphs 5, 6 and 11 are not subject to the registration or permit requirements of this Directive.~~deleted

Amendment 416 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 12

12. Member States shall ensure that collection points set up in accordance with paragraphs 5, 6 and 11 are ~~not~~ subject to the registration orand permit requirements of this Directive.

Amendment 417 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Pascal CANFIN, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 12

12. Member States shall ensure that collection points set up in accordance with paragraphs 5, 6 and 11 are ~~not~~ subject to the registration orand permit requirements of this Directive.

Amendment 418 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c

12. Member States shall ensure that collection points set up in accordance with paragraphs 5, 6 and 11 are ~~not~~ subject to the registration orand permit requirements of this Directive.

Amendment 419 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c

(b) the re-use and repair arrangements available for textiles and footwear, including the location of collection points and details of how to properly donate textile products;

Amendment 420 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 13 – point b

(b) re-use and repair arrangements available for textile and footwear including, when applicable, according to [Directive on common rules promoting the repair of goods];

Amendment 421 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 13 – point b

(b) re-use and repair arrangements available for textile and footwear, including the location of collection points and how to correctly donate textiles;

Amendment 422 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 13 – point c

(c) the role of consumers in contributing to the separate collection of used and waste textile and footwear, including the location of collection points, and how to correctly donate textiles;

Amendment 423 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 13 – point c

(c) the role of consumers in contributing to the correct separate collection of used and waste textile and footwear, including the location of collection points;

Amendment 424 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 13 – point d

(d) the impact on economy, the environment, human health as well as social and human rights of textile production, in particular fast-fashion practices and consumption, recycling and other recovery and disposal and inappropriate discarding of textile and footwear waste, such as littering or discarding in mixed municipal waste.

Amendment 425 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 13 – point d

(d) the impact on the environment, human health as well as social and human rights of textile production, in particular fast-fashion practices and consumption, recycling and other recovery and disposal and inappropriate discarding of textile and footwear waste, such as ~~littering or discarding~~disposing of them in the environment or in mixed municipal waste.

Amendment 426 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 13 – point d a (new)

(da) information on the environmental and social certifications or labels for sustainable textiles and footwear, enabling consumers to make informed choices when purchasing products.

Amendment 427 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 13 d b (new)

(db) guidance on the responsible disposal of textiles and footwear at the end of their life cycle, such as directing consumers to recycling centres or textile collection points.

Amendment 428 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 14

14. Member States shall ensure that the producer responsibility organisation provide the information referred to in paragraph 13 on a regular basis, that the information is up to date and ~~provided by~~made accessible through, but not limited to, the following means ~~of:~~ :

Amendment 429 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 14

14. Member States shall ensure that the producer responsibility organisation, in cooperation with local authorities, provide the information referred to in paragraph 13 on a regular basis, that the information is up to date and provided by means of:

Amendment 430 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 14

Amendment 431 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 14 – point a

(a) a publicly accessible website or other means of electronic communication;

Amendment 432 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 14 – point a

(a) a ~~website or other means of electronic communication~~user-friendly website;

Amendment 433 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

(b) information in public spaces and at the collection point;

Amendment 434 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 14 – point c

Amendment 435 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 14 – point d

(d) signposting in aofficial state language, or EU languages, which can be easily understood by users and consumers.

Amendment 436 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 14 – point d a (new)

(da) the product passport established in accordance with Regulation …/... [PO insert the serial number and institutions for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation]

Amendment 437 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 15

15. Where, in a Member State, multiple producer responsibility organisations are authorised to fulfil extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of producers, Member States shall ensure that they cover the whole territory of the Member State of the separate collection system for used and waste textile, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc. Member States, also those where only one producer responsibility organisation is authorised to fulfil extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of producers, shall entrust the competent authority or appoint an independent third party to oversee that producer responsibility organisations fulfil their obligations in coordinated manner and in accordance with the Union competition rules.

Amendment 438 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 1, 'Article 22c – paragraph 15

15. Where, in a Member State, multiple producer responsibility organisations are authorised to fulfil extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of producers, Member States shall ensure that they cover the whole territory of the Member State of the separate collection system for used and waste textile, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc. Member States shall entrust the competent authority or appoint an independent third party to oversee that producer responsibility organisations fulfil their obligations in coordinated manner and in accordance with the Union competition rules. Additionally, the European Commission shall promote and ensure a strong coordination between the producer responsibility organisations.

Amendment 439 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 15

15. Where, in a Member State, multiple producer responsibility organisations are authorised to fulfil extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of producers, Member States shall ensure that they cover the whole territory of the Member State, guaranteeing uniform service quality across the territory, of the separate collection system for used and waste textile, textile- related, and footwear products listed in Annex IVc. Member States shall entrust the competent authority or appoint an independent third party to oversee that producer responsibility organisations fulfil their obligations in a coordinated manner ~~and~~, in accordance with the Union competition rules, to ensure fair competition and prevent market distortion.

Amendment 440 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 15

15. Where, in a Member State, multiple producer responsibility organisations are authorised to fulfil extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of producers, Member States shall ensure that they cover the whole territory of the Member State of the separate collection system for used and waste textile, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc. Member States shall entrust the competent authority ~~or appoint an independent third party~~ to oversee that producer responsibility organisations fulfil their obligations in coordinated manner and in accordance with the Union competition rules.

Amendment 441 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 16

16. Member States shall ~~requir~~mandate that producer responsibility organisations, with due diligence, ensure the strict confidentiality of the data in their possession as, especially regardsing proprietary information or information directly attributable to individual producers or their authorised representatives. This confidentiality shall be maintained throughout data handling, storage, and reporting processes, with robust security measures and data protection standards in place to prevent unauthorised access or potential data breaches.

Amendment 442 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Member States shall require that producer responsibility organisations ensure that producers, who place textile and footwear products on the market within the scope of the delegated acts foreseen under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, provide waste management information in the Digital Product Passport

Amendment 443 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 17

17. Member States shall ensure that producer responsibility organisations report to competent authorities and publish on their websites, in addition to the information referred to in Article 8a(3), point (e):

Amendment 444 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 17 – point a

(a) at least each year, ~~subject to commercial and industrial confidentiality, the information on the amount of~~without prejudice to the protection of sensitive information and business secrets provided for in Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council , the information on the amount, in weight and number of items, of products placed on the market, number of distinct textile products placed on the market, the rate of separate collection of used and waste textile, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc, including such unsold products, on the rates of re- use, preparation for re-use and recycling, specifying separately the rate of fibre-to- fibre recycling, achieved by the producer responsibility organisation, amount of recycled content in products placed on the market, the amount of pre-consumer waste and on the rates of other recovery, disposal and exports;

Amendment 445 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 17 – point a

(a) at least each year, subject to commercial and industrial confidentiality, the information on the ~~amoun~~weight of products placed on the market, the rate of separate collection of used and waste textile, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc, including the percentage such unsold products compared with sold products, on the rates of re-use, preparation for re-use, preparation for recycling and recycling, specifying separately the rate of fibre-to-fibre recycling, achieved by the producer responsibility organisation, and on the rates of other recovery, disposal and exports;

Amendment 446 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

(a) at least each year, subject to commercial and industrial confidentiality, the information on the amount of products placed on the market, the rate of separate collection of used and waste textile, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc, including such unsold products and quantities of textile waste collected from social enterprises, on the rates of re- use, preparation for re-use and recycling, specifying separately the rate of fibre-to- fibre recycling, achieved by the producer responsibility organisation, and on the rates of other recovery, disposal and exports;

Amendment 447 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 17 – point a

(a) at least each year, ~~subject to commercial and industrial confidentiality,~~ the information on the amount of products placed on the market, the rate of separate collection of used and waste textile, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc, including such unsold products and quantities of textile waste collected from social enterprises, on the rates of re-use, preparation for re-use and recycling, specifying separately the rate of fibre-to- fibre recycling, achieved by the producer responsibility organisation, and on the rates of other recovery, disposal and exports;

Amendment 448 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 17 – point b a (new)

(ba) clear and concise data regarding the environmental impact of textile, textile-related, and footwear products, emphasising the role of these products in contributing to sustainability and waste prevention, including the impact on the environment and human health, particularly with respect to fast-fashion practices and consumption, recycling and other recovery, and disposal. This information shall also address inappropriate discarding of textile and footwear waste, such as littering or discarding in mixed municipal waste, and the steps taken to mitigate these impacts.

Amendment 449 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 17 – point b a (new)

(ba) Member States shall audit the websites of producer responsibility organisations every two years.

Amendment 450 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 17 – point b b (new)

(bb) at least each year quantities of textile waste collected from social enterprises;

Amendment 451 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 c – paragraph 18

18. Member States shall ensure that producer responsibility organisations provide ~~for~~a transparent and non- discriminatory selection procedure, based on transparent award criteria, without placing disproportionate burden on small and medium-sized enterprises to procure waste management services from waste management operators referred to in paragraph 6(a) and from waste management operators to carry out subsequent waste treatment for waste management operators, based on clear and fair award criteria. The selection procedure shall recognise the market- based pricing principles that account for economies of scale. It is crucial to prevent any disproportionate burden on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) whilst still considering the operational realities of waste management operators thereby ensuring equitable access to waste management services, taking into account fair market pricing practices.

Amendment 452 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure, by 1 January 2025 and subject to Article 10(2) and (3), the separate collection of textiles for re-use, preparation for re-use and recycling. To ensure the fulfilment of their obligations and the meeting of the targets, the Member States shall develop and publish a strategy for sustainable textiles.

Amendment 453 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Directive 2008/98/EC

1a. Member States should introduce specific separate targets for textile waste prevention along the whole value chain, textile collection, textile reuse, preparation for reuse, closed loop fibre- to-fibre recycling and phase out the landfilling of textiles. These targets shall be established in consultation with relevant stakeholders. In order to achieve this, by [P.O insert date two years after the entry into force of this amending Directive] the European Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a to provide guidelines for the setting and oversight of these targets.

Amendment 454 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Member States shall take the necessary and appropriate measures to ensure by 31 December 2030 the separate collection of an amount of waste textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc equal to 60 % of such products placed on the market in a given year by weight.

Amendment 455 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Member States shall take the necessary and appropriate measures to achieve, by 31 December 2035, the following targets at national level: (a) reuse of 30 % of waste textile, textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc; (b) local reuse of 15% of waste textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc within 1000 km of the collection point. (c) recycling of 40% of waste textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc; (d) fibre-to-fibre recycling of 10% of waste textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc; Textiles waste exported from the Union shall be counted as recycled by the Member State in which it was collected only if, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006, the exporter provides documentary evidence approved by the competent authority of destination that the shipment of waste complies with the requirements of that Regulation, including that the treatment of packaging waste outside the Union took place under conditions that are equivalent to the requirements of the relevant Union environmental law.

Amendment 456 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 2

2. “Member States shall ensure that the collection, loading and unloading, transportation, and storage infrastructure and operations ~~and~~, as well as all other handling processes of textile waste, including at subsequent sorting and treatment operations, receives adequate protection from adverse weather conditions and other potential sources of contamination such as pollutants, chemicals or hazardous materials in order to prevent damage and cross-contamination of the collected textiles. SAdditionally, separately collected used and waste textiles shall be subject to a rigorous screening process at the separate collection point. This screening aims to identify and remove non-target items or materials or, as well as substances that are apotential sources of contamination.

Amendment 457 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall ensure that used and waste textiles, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc that are separately collected in accordance with Article 22c(5) are considered waste upon collection.

Amendment 458 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall ensure that separately collected used and waste textiles, textile- related and footwear products ~~that are separately collected~~ in accordance with Article 22c(5) are considered waste upon collection.

Amendment 459 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

With regard to textiles other than the products listed in Annex IVc, as well as unsold textile, textile-related, and footwear products listed in Annex IVc, Member States shall ensure that the different fractions of textiles materials and textiles items are kept separate at the point of waste generation where such separation facilitates subsequent re-use, preparation for re-use, or recycling. This separation should be carried out efficiently to maximise resource recovery and environmental benefits, including fibre-to- fibre recycling where technological progress allows. and in a cost-effective manner;

Amendment 460 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

With regard to textiles other than the products listed in Annex IVc, as well as unsold textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc, Member States shall ensure that the different fractions of textiles materials and textiles items are kept separate at the point of waste generation ~~where such separation facilitates subsequent re-use, preparation for re-use or recycling, including fibre-to- fibre recycling where technological progress allows~~.

Amendment 461 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

With regard to textiles other than the products listed in Annex IVc, ~~as well as unsold textile,~~ textile- related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc, Member States shall ensure that the different fractions of textiles materials and textiles items are kept separate at the point of waste generation where such separation facilitates subsequent re-use, preparation for re-use or recycling, including fibre-to- fibre recycling where technological progress allows. Pre- sorted textiles intended for recycling and textiles intended for re-use, shall not be regarded as waste.

Amendment 462 #

Separate collection points shall be established to separately collect used textile products and textile waste. Both used textile products and textile waste shall undergo sorting and preparation for re-use, in order to determine the waste and non-waste components.

Amendment 463 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d

3a. Member States shall ensure that producer responsibility organisations manage unsold textile products properly in order to fulfil their extended producer responsibilities under Articles 8, 8a, 22a and 22d.

Amendment 464 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive (EU) 2008/09/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. If appropriate, the indicative 2040 Union-wide textile waste reduction target may be based on the weight of textile products placed on the market in 2025. The indicative target shall be established where sufficient data and analyses from the effectiveness of the provisions laid out in Articles 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d, are available, including from the municipal mixed waste surveys.

Amendment 465 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall ensure that used and waste textiles, textile-related and footwear products that are separately collected in accordance with Article 22c(5) are subject to sorting operations to ensure the treatment in line with the waste hierarchy established in Article 4(1). From January 2030, waste subject to the obligation stipulated in Article 11(2), which is captured by separate collection, shall be sorted before disposal or energy recovery operations.

Amendment 466 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. By 31 December 2024, the Commission shall conduct an assessment on appropriate levels for the setting of separate targets for 2030 on textile waste prevention, preparation for re-use, re-use, recycling of textiles and phasing out landfilling of textiles. To that end, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal.

Amendment 467 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. By 1 January 2030, Member States shall ensure that waste textiles that are not separately collected are sorted prior to disposal or energy recovery operations to remove textiles available for recycling.

Amendment 468 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d

(a) the sorting operation is to generate textiles for re-use and preparation for re- use, giving priority to local re-use and preparation for re-use networks;

Amendment 469 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point a

(a) the sorting operation is to generate textiles for re-use and preparation for re- use, prioritising local preparation for re- use and re-use networks;

Amendment 470 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point a

(a) the sorting operation is to generate textiles for re-use ~~and~~, preparation for re- use and preparation for recycling;

Amendment 471 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point a

(a) the sorting operation is intended primarily to generate textiles for re-use and preparation for re- use;

Amendment 472 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d

(aa) the sorting operation must follow the principle of proximity, giving priority to local sorting and avoiding transport- related environmental impacts;

Amendment 473 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point b

(b) sorting for re-use operations sort textile items at an appropriate level of granularity allowing for item by item sorting, separating fractions that are fit for direct re-use from those that are to be subject to further preparation for re-use operations, target a specific re-use market applying up-to-date sorting criteria relevant to the receiving market;

Amendment 474 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point b

(b) sorting for re-use operations sort textile items at an appropriate level ~~of granularity~~in terms of the quantity being assessed, separating fractions that are fit for direct re-use from those that are to be subject to further preparation for re-use operations, target a specific re-use market applying up- to-date sorting criteria relevant to the receiving market;

Amendment 475 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point c

(c) items that are assessed as not suitable for re-use are sorted for recycling and, where technological progress and economic feasibility allows, specifically for fibre-to-fibre recycling based on the predominant fibre category.

Amendment 476 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point c

(c) items that are assessed as not suitable for re-use are sorted for recycling and, ~~where technological progress allows, specifically fo~~in line with the waste hierarchy established in Article 4(1), prioritise upgrading and remaking over fibre-to- fibre recycling.

Amendment 477 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EU
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point c

(c) items that athe sorterer assesseds as not suitable for re-use are sorted for recycling and, where technological progress allows, specifically for fibre-to- fibre recycling.

Amendment 478 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)

(da) the sorting operation shall follow the principle of proximity, prioritising local sorting and avoiding environmental impacts caused by transportation;

Amendment 479 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)

(da) the sorting operation follows the principle of proximity, prioritising local sorting and minimising environmental impacts from transportation;

Amendment 480 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 – second subparagraph (new)

Member States may establish mechanisms for the regular monitoring and auditing of sorting operations to ensure compliance with the requirements outlined in (a), (b), (c), and (d).

Amendment 481 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d

5a. Member States should put in place separate preparation, re-use and recycling targets for textiles and textile waste, taking appropriate measures to ensure that fulfilment of the targets is closely monitored. The targets should be drawn up in consultation with stakeholders. The European Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 38, to provide guidelines for the definition and monitoring of these targets.

Amendment 482 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
Article 22 d – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. The sorting operation shall follow the principle of proximity, prioritising local sorting and avoiding environmental impacts caused by transportation;

Amendment 483 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

6. By 31 December 2025 and ~~every 5 years~~annually thereafter, Member States shall carry out a compositional survey of collected mixed municipal waste to determine the share and composition of waste textiles therein. Member States shall ensure that, on the basis of the information obtained, the competent authorities may require the producer responsibility organisations to take corrective action to increase their network of collection points ~~and carry out information campaigns in accordance with Article 22c(13) and (14)~~, adapt the modulation of financial contributions in accordance with Article 22c(3) and carry out information campaigns in accordance with Article 22c(13) and (14). Member States shall make the results of the compositional surveys publicly available.

Amendment 484 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
Article 22 d – paragraph 6

6. By 31 December 2025 and every 52 years thereafter, Member States shall carry out a compositional survey of collected mixed municipal waste to determine the share of waste textiles therein. Member States shall ensure that, on the basis of the information obtained, the competent authorities may require the producer responsibility organisations to take corrective action to increase their network of collection points and carry out information campaigns in accordance with Article 22c(13) and (14). In addition, Member States shall ensure that the results of these surveys are available to the public.

Amendment 485 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 6

6. By 31 December 2025 and every 53 years thereafter, Member States shall carry out a compositional survey of collected mixed municipal waste to determine the share of waste textiles therein. Member States shall ensure that, on the basis of the information obtained, the competent authorities may require the producer responsibility organisations to take corrective action to increase their network of collection points and carry out information campaigns in accordance with Article 22c(13) and (14).

Amendment 486 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

6. By 31 December 2025 and every 5 years thereafter, Member States shall carry out a compositional survey of collected mixed municipal waste to determine the share of waste textiles therein. Member States shall ensure that, on the basis of the information obtained, the competent authorities may require the producer responsibility organisations to take corrective action to increase their network of collection points and carry out information campaigns in accordance with Article 22c(13) and (14).

Amendment 487 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 6

6. By 31 December 2025, and subsequently every 5five years ~~thereafter~~, Member States shall carry out a compositional survey of collected mixed municipal waste to determine the share of waste textiles therein. Member States shall ensure that, on the basis of the information obtained, the competent authorities may require the producer responsibility organisations to take corrective action to increase their network of collection points and carry out information campaigns in accordance with Article 22c(13) and (14)Based on the findings, competent authorities have the authority to compel producer responsibility organisations to expand their collection network and conduct awareness campaigns as outlined in Article 22c(13) and (14) so as to improve the efficient collection and recycling of textiles.

Amendment 488 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. The Commission shall develop and introduce harmonised indicators and statistics for measuring the reuse, recycling and the share of high quality recycled content that is used in remanufacturing out of the total amount of material entering the recycling facility. For this purpose, the Commission shall develop indicators for measuring the total amount of material delivered to the point of collection, the amount of material entering the recycling facility, the material exiting the recycling facility and the high-quality recycled content used in remanufacturing. The Member States shall implement these indicators to ensure the maximum use of recycled content in remanufacturing and ensuring that the material is not incinerated or landfilled.

Amendment 489 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 7

7. Member States shall ensure that, in order to distinguish between used and waste textiles, shipments of ~~used~~ textiles, textile-related and footwear products intended for re-use suspected of being waste mayterials not suitable for reuse shall be inspected by the competent authorities of Member States for compliance with the minimum requirements set out in paragraphs 8 and 9 for the shipments of used textile, textile related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc and monitored accordingly.

Amendment 490 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 7

7. Member States shall ensure that, in order to distinguish between used and waste textiles, shipments of used textiles, textile-related and footwear products suspected of being waste ~~may b~~are inspected by the competent authorities of Member States for compliance with the minimum requirements set out in paragraphs 8 and 9 for the shipments of used textile, textile related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc and monitored accordingly.

Amendment 491 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Member States may encourage producers of textile products to add a digital product passport onto the textile product in the form of a QR code which includes information regarding the product composition to facilitate and accelerate the sorting, preparation for re- use, and recycling processes.

Amendment 492 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 8 – point c a (new)

(ca) evidence that registered entities within the destination country of the shipment receive financing under an authorized extended producer responsibility program for sorting, preparation for re-use, recycling and other recovery operations and disposal;

Amendment 493 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 8 – point d

(d) appropriate protection against damage during transportation, loading and unloading, in particular, through sufficient packaging and appropriate stacking of the load, ensuring that the integrity and quality of the textiles for re-use are maintained throughout the transport process.

Amendment 494 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 9 – point b – point 1

(1) a comprehensive description of the ~~item or~~ items present in the bale, reflecting the most detailed sorting granularity that the textile items have undergone during the sorting or preparation for re-use operations ~~such as~~ . This description should include, but not be limited to, type of clothes, size, colour, gender, material composition, and any other relevant characteristics that contribute to efficient re-use and recycling.

Amendment 495 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 9 – point b

(1) a description of the item or items present in the bale reflecting the most detailed sorting gra~~nularity~~de that the textile items have undergone during the sorting or preparation for re-use operations such as type of clothes, size, colour, gender, material composition,

Amendment 496 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 9 – point b – point 1 a (new)

(1a) the name and address of the natural or legal person responsible for receiving the shipment at the intended destination.

Amendment 497 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 9 – point b – point 2

(2) the name and address of the company responsible for the final sorting or preparation for re-use, ensuring transparency in the process and accountability for the quality of the items.

Amendment 498 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 9 a

9a. Member States shall ensure that shipments of used textiles, textile-related and footwear products comply with the national rules of the destination country.

Amendment 499 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 10

Member States shall ensure that, where the competent authorities in a Member State establish that an intended shipment of used textiles, textile-related and footwear ~~consists of waste~~destined for re-use consists of material that does not meet the relevant criteria established in Article 6 , the costs of appropriate analyses, inspections and storage, recycling, recovery or disposal of used textiles, textile-related and footwear suspected of being waste ~~may~~shall be charged to the producers of textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc, to third parties acting on their behalf or to other persons arranging the shipment.

Amendment 500 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Member States shall take the necessary and appropriate measures to achieve the following textile waste reduction target at national level: – by 31 December 2030, reduce the generation of textile waste by 10% in comparison to the amount of textiles placed on the market in 2020. – by 31 December 2040, reduce the generation of textile waste by 33% in comparison to the amount of textiles placed on the market in 2020.

Amendment 501 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. In line with Regulation (EC) 1013/2006 on shipments of waste, as amended by Regulation (EU) ... / ... of the European Parliament and of the Council [P.O. insert serial number for Waste Shipments Regulation revision when adopted]*, textile waste should not be mixed with used textile products.

Amendment 502 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 d – paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. By the end of 2025, the Commission shall develop a study to assess the application of End-of-Waste criteria laid down in Article 6 of this Directive to plastic polymers commonly found in solid marine litter, including polyamide. Where appropriate, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish detailed measures on the uniform application of EU-wide End-of-Waste criteria for marine litter, whilst taking into account best practices already established by Member States.

Amendment 503 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 b (new)

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 e (new)

(7b) the following Article 22e is inserted: Article 22e Textile waste reduction targets Member States shall take the necessary and appropriate measures to achieve the following textile waste reduction target at national level: (a) by 31 December 2035, reduce the generation of textile waste by 10% in comparison to the amount generated in 2030; (b) by 31 December 2040, reduce the generation of textile waste by 33% in comparison to the amount generated in 2030. By [P.O insert date 18 months after the entry into force of this amending Directive], the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a to supplement this Directive as regards laying down rules for the calculation, verification and reporting of data on textile waste and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of textile waste levels.

Amendment 504 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 c (new) Directive 2008/98/EC

(7c) the following Article 22f is inserted: Deposit and return systems By 1 January 2030, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that deposit and return systems are set up for textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc. Where necessary; to avoid distortion of the internal market, the Commission may adopt delegated acts laying down minimum criteria for the application of paragraph 1, point (a), of this Article. That delegated act shall not concern the precise determination of the level of the contributions and shall be adopted in accordance with Article 38a of this Directive.

Amendment 505 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Article 1 – paragraph 9 – Directive 2008/98/EC

Article 29 a – paragraph 1

1. By [P.O. insert date of two years after entry into force of this amending Directive], Member States shall review and adapt their food waste prevention programmes, with a view of attaining the targets provided for in Article 9a(4). Those programmes shall at least contain the measures laid down in Article 9(1) and 9a(1) and, where relevant, the measures listed in Annexes IV and IVa. When reviewing and adapting their food waste prevention programmes, Member States shall ensure that business associations and all stakeholders are fully involved so that balanced and achievable actions can be put in place. (This amendment applies throughout the text; adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. it (Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9, Directive 2008/98/EC)

Amendment 506 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 29 a – paragraph 2

2. Each Member State shall designate the competent authorities responsible for the coordination of the food waste reduction measures implemented in order to reach the target set out in Article 9a(4) and inform accordingly the Commission by [P.O. insert the date of within ~~three~~six months after the entry into force of this amending Directive]. The Commission shall subsequently publish that information on the relevant EU website.;

Amendment 507 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)

Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC
Article 32 a

(9a) the following Article 32a is inserted: Incentivising innovation and technological advancement in waste management 1. At the request of Member States, the Commission shall provide assistance, including information campaigns, and sufficient technical know-how to help successfully foster projects under Horizon Europe, InvestEU, Cohesion Fund, European Regional Development Fund, EU4Health, LIFE programme, and, where appropriate, other programmes, to help improve the waste management systems in Member States. Projects aimed at improving waste management systems may address all types of waste. Such projects may include, but are not limited to: (a) automated machines which collect plastic and other physical solid waste from rivers, lakes, and seas on the coastlines; (b) technology which would facilitate the achievement of the objective to eliminate illegal landfills in the Union, as laid down in Article 12a, such as deploying drones and using satellite imagery for better scientific monitoring; (c) other projects, as deemed necessary by Member States. 2. The Commission and Member States shall endeavour to achieve at least one such project in each Member State. 3. Following a request by a Member State, and with a view to ensuring the health and well-being of the citizens concerned, the Commission shall provide, without undue delay, financial and technical support to Member States, w to assist them in implementing their waste management plans. 4. Where appropriate, the Commission and Member States shall consider where funds can be allocated in the Multiannual Financial Framework in order to improve waste management systems in Member States. 5. Member States and the Commission shall undertake efforts to make financing available for projects from the Annex III to the Delegated Act1a in the Taxonomy of 27 June 2023 for investments pertaining to waste management and remediation activities; collection, transport and treatment of hazardous waste; sewerage; remediation of legally non-conforming landfills and abandoned or illegal waste dumps; and remediation of contaminated sites and areas. 6. Member States and the Commission shall undertake efforts to explore the application of industry 4.0 and artificial intelligence in the field of waste management and waste generation prevention. _________________ 1a Annex to the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) ... / ... supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, to the transition to a circular economy, to pollution prevention and control or to the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives and amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2178 as regards specific public disclosures for those economic activities.

Amendment 508 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 b (new)

Directive (EU) 2008/98/EC
Article 32 b

(9b) the following Article 32b is inserted: Information and education campaigns 1. In accordance with Article 9 (1), point (m), Member States shall develop and support information and education campaigns about waste prevention and littering (‘information and education campaigns’). 2. At the request of a Member State, the Commission shall provide assistance and sufficient technical know-how to help that Member State to successfully introduce information and education campaigns or to develop new information and education campaigns which further expand and build on existing ones. 3. Member States shall ensure that the information and education campaigns, where appropriate, enable citizens to be better prepared to report illegal landfills and to contribute to the achievement of the objective of eliminating illegal landfills in the Union, as laid down in Article 12a with public participation. 4. In line with the additional measures by Member States to ensure sufficient and increased infrastructure for the separate collection of waste as laid out in Article 11 paragraph 1 fourth subparagraph (new), Member States shall immediately develop and support information and education campaigns strongly encouraging all citizens in all aspects of society to consciously be more proactive with regards to separating waste as well as stop littering, as well as to decidedly increase awareness of the importance of these.

Amendment 509 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 37 – paragraph 3

Member States shall report the data concerning the implementation of Article 9(4) and the data referred to in point (a) of Article 22c(17) to the European Environment Agency every year. ~~Member States shall not be required to report quantitative data on the re-use of textiles pursuant to Article 9(4).~~ Member States shall report the data concerning the implementation of Article 9a(2) to the Commission every year.;

Amendment 510 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)

(11a) the following Article 42a is inserted: Article 42a Evaluation By 31 December 2026, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive and of its contribution to protect the environment and human health by preventing or reducing the generation of waste, protect the environment and human health by preventing or reducing the generation of waste, and of its contribution to the Union’s long-term competitiveness. The Commission shall present a report on the main findings to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Regions. Member States shall provide the Commission with the information necessary for the preparation of that report.

Amendment 511 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 a (new)

Article 1a Review No later than [31 December 2026], the Commission shall assess the need for a revision of this Directive and, where appropriate, present a legislative proposal in that respect, accompanied by a thorough socio-economic and environmental impact assessment.

Amendment 512 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [P.O. insert date ~~eighteen~~twelve months after the entry into force of this amending Directive] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.

Amendment 513 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Michal WIEZIK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Catherine CHABAUD, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Directive 2008/98/EC

Amendment 514 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Amendment 515 #

Róża THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Martin HOJSÍK

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part 1 – paragraph 1

Directive 2008/98/EC
Annex IV c

~~Household t~~Textile products, and textile articles of apparel and clothing accessories that fall within the scope of Article 22a

Amendment 516 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Ulrike MÜLLER, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jérémy DECERLE, Alin MITUȚA

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part 1 – paragraph 1

~~Household t~~Textile products, and textile articles of apparel and clothing accessories that fall within the scope of Article 22a

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Amendment 100 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 4 – point a

(a) reduce the generation of food waste in processing and manufacturing by 10 % in comparison to the amount generated ~~in 2020~~compared to the average of 2020-2022;

Amendment 101 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 4

(a) reduce the generation of food waste in processing and manufacturing by 10 % per tonne of food produced in comparison to the amount generated in 2020;

Amendment 102 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
article 9a

(a) reduce the generation of food waste in processing and manufacturing by 1025 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020;

Amendment 103 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 4 – point a

(a) reduce the generation of food waste in processing and manufacturing by 150 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020;

Amendment 104 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Ulrike MÜLLER, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jérémy DECERLE, Alin MITUȚA

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008
Article 9a para 4 point b

(b) reduce the generation of food waste per capita, jointly in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services and in households, by 30 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020. In establishing measures to achieve this common target, Member States shall take into account the different levels of food waste production generated by individual actors along the entire production chain.

Amendment 105 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 4 – point b

Amendment 106 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 4 – point b

Amendment 107 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
article 9a

Amendment 108 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Article 9 a

Paragraph 4 a

(ba) Points 4(a) and 4(b) shall not apply to undertakings which process, produce and sell their food and drink directly and whose main activity is farming

Amendment 109 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 4 – point c (new)

(b a) (c) reduce by 20% the generation of all primary production food waste, including mature food left unharvested or used on farms,

Amendment 110 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Article 9 a

Paragraph 4 b

(bb) With a view to achieving the reduction targets, Member States shall consider in their calculations the collection, processing and use of food waste as by-products for energy or other purposes, such as the production of materials and products. What is more, they shall promote programme agreements with public and private entities, including industry associations, to ensure that food waste is managed efficiently

Amendment 111 #

Paola GHIDONI, Angelo CIOCCA, Elena LIZZI, Rosanna CONTE, Gilles LEBRETON

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Article 9 a – paragraph 4

4a. With a view to achieving the reduction targets, Member States shall consider in their calculations the collection, processing and use of food waste as by-products for energy or other purposes, such as the production of materials and products. What is more, they shall promote programme agreements with public and private entities, including industry associations, to ensure that food waste is managed efficiently

Amendment 112 #

Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Christine SCHNEIDER

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

directive 2008/98/EC
article 9a

4 a. Member States shall specify categories of yachts, cruises, private planes, casinos, hotels, and other luxury establishments with food services, to which it shall apply stricter provisions, on the prevention of food waste generation and food waste reduction

Amendment 113 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
Article 9a, paragraph 5

5. ~~Where a Member State can provide data for a reference year prior to 2020, which~~Food waste may include components that include parts intended for human consumption and parts not intended for human consumption. Food waste from food intended for human consumption is referred to as avoidable food waste. Food waste from food not intended for human consumption is referred to as unavoidable food waste. For Member States that can demonstrate that they have carried out different measurements of food waste in relation to avoidable and unavoidable parts of food waste, the use of avoidable food waste as a unit of measurement for monitoring the food waste reduction target should be allowed, provided that the data have been collected using methods comparable to the methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of levels of food waste as set out in ~~the~~ Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597~~, an earlier reference year may be used~~. The Member State shall ~~notify~~inform the Commission and the other Member States of its intention to use a~~n earlier reference year~~voidable waste as a unit of measurement within 18 months of the entry into force of this Directive and shall provide the Commission with the data and measurement methods used to collect them. Member States shall assess the amount of food waste composted in households, the amount of food waste fed to domestic animals and the amount of food disposed of as or with waste water, using an appropriate procedure in accordance with the uniform measurement methods laid down in Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597.

Amendment 114 #

Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Article 9a

Paragraph 5

5. Where a Member State can provide 5. data for a reference year prior to 2020, which have been collected using methods comparable to the methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of levels of food waste as set out in the Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597, an earlier reference year may be used. The possibility to use a reference year prior to 2020 applies also to individual actors in the food supply chain, provided that: - A recognised global standard in used for the measurement of data; - data is publicly available and reported to the national/regional authority/institution in charge of food waste. The Member State shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of its intention to use an earlier reference year within 18 months of the entry into force of this Directive and shall provide the Commission with the data and measurement methods used to collect them.

Amendment 115 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008
Article 9a para 7

7. By 31 December 202730, the Commission shall review the targets to be reached by 2030, laid down in paragraph 4, with a view, if appropriate, to modify and/or extend them to other stages of the food supply chain, and to consider setting new targets beyond 2030analyse the food waste data reported by Member States pursuant to Article 37(3) with a view to considering the possibility of setting an EU-wide target for food waste reduction to be achieved by 2035 on the basis of the data reported by Member States and according to the common methodology referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article. To that end, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal.;

Amendment 116 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 7

7. By 31 December 2027, the Commission shall review the targets to be reached by 2030, laid down in paragraph 4, with a view, if appropriate, to ~~modify~~increase and/or extend them to other stages of the food supply chain, and to consider setting new targets beyond 2030, particularly to primary production food waste. To that end, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied~~, if appropriate,~~ by a legislative proposal.;

Amendment 117 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Ulrike MÜLLER, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jérémy DECERLE, Alin MITUȚA

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Directive 2998
Article 29a para 1

1. By [P.O. insert date of twohree years after entry into force of this amending Directive], Member States shall review and adapt their food waste prevention programmes, with a view of attaining the targets provided for in Article 9a(4), taking into account the monitoring criterion of Article 9a(2a). Those programmes shall at least contain the measures laid down in Article 9(1) and 9a(1)) and, where relevant, the measures listed in Annexes IV and IVa.

Amendment 118 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 29a – paragraph 1 – point 1a (new)

1 a. When adapting their food waste prevention programmes, Member States shall ensure the involvement of local and regional stakeholders, the private sector and civil society, with the aim of developing tailor-made and needs-based food waste prevention programmes, capable of addressing localised food waste hotspots, together with specific attitudes and behaviours that contribute to food waste, particularly at household level.

Amendment 119 #

Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [P.O. insert date ~~eighteen month~~two years after the entry into force of this amending Directive] ~~at the latest~~. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.

Amendment 14 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1

(1) The European Green Deal and the Circular Economy Action Plan69 call for reinforced and accelerated Union and Member State action to ensure environmental and social sustainability of the textiles and food sectors as they represent top resource intensive sectors ~~that cause significant negative environmental externalities~~. In those sectors, financing and technological gaps ~~impede~~can slow progress towards the transition to a circular economy and decarbonisation. The food and textiles sectors are the first- and the fourth- most resource-intensive sectors respectively70 and they do not fully adhere to the fundamental Union waste management principles set out in the waste hierarchy which requires the prioritisation of waste prevention followed by preparation for re-use and recycling. These challenges require systemic solutions ~~with a lifecycle approach. _________________ 69 COM(2020)98 final of 11 March 2020. 70 EU Transition Pathways (europa.eu)~~, including financial incentives, with a lifecycle approach.

Amendment 15 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1

(1) The European Green Deal and the Circular Economy Action Plan69 call for reinforced and accelerated Union and Member State action to ensure environmental and social sustainability of the textiles and food sectors as they represent top resource intensive sectors ~~that cause significant negative environmental externalities~~. In those sectors, financing and technological gaps impede progress towards the transition to a circular economy and decarbonisation. The food and textiles sectors are the first- and the fourth- most resource-intensive sectors respectively70 and they do not fully adhere to the fundamental Union waste management principles set out in the waste hierarchy which requires the prioritisation of waste prevention followed by preparation for re- use and recycling. These challenges require systemic solutions with a lifecycle approach. _________________ 69 COM(2020)98 final of 11 March 2020. 70 EU Transition Pathways (europa.eu)

Amendment 16 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3

Amendment 17 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Ulrike MÜLLER, Jérémy DECERLE, Alin MITUȚA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3

(3) Having regard to the negative effects of food waste, Member States committed themselves to taking measures to promote the prevention and reduction of food waste in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on 25 September 2015, and in particular its target of halving per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses, by 2030. Those measures aimed to prevent and reduce food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households and progress made in their implementation should be assessed periodically.

Amendment 18 #

Paola GHIDONI, Angelo CIOCCA, Elena LIZZI, Rosanna CONTE, Gilles LEBRETON

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)

(3a) Farmers produce for the market and if an agricultural product is not sold, they lose out on income. This basic concept should serve to exclude farmers from any responsibility for the disposal of waste from products obtained from agricultural activity.

Amendment 19 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4

(4) As a follow-up to the Conference on the Future of Europe, the Commission committed itself to enabling citizens’ panels to deliberate and make recommendations ahead of certain key proposals. In this context, a European Citizens’ panel was convened, from December 2022 to February 2023 to elaborate a list of recommendations72on how to step-up actions to reduce food waste in the Union. As households account for over half of food waste generated in the Union, citizens’ insights on food waste prevention are particularly relevant. Citizens recommended three principal lines of action including strengthening cooperation in the food value chain, food business initiatives and supporting consumer behavioural change. The panel’s recommendations will continue to support the Commission’s overall work programme related to food waste prevention and may serve as a guide to help Member States in achieving the food waste reduction targets. _________________ 72 For the complete list of recommendations, see Annex 16 of the Impact Assessment Report.deleted

Amendment 20 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7

(7) Member States sha~~ve, to a certain extent, developed material~~ll implement measures and carr~~ied~~y out campaigns targeting food waste prevention for consumers and food business operators; however, ~~these mainly focus on raising awareness rather than eliciting behavioural change. I~~in order to reach the full potential for reducing food waste and ensure progress over time, behavioural change interventions have to be developed, more tailored to the specific situations and needs in Member States, and fully integrated in national food waste prevention programmes. Importance should also be given to regional circular solutions, including public-private partnerships and citizen engagement as well adaptation to specific regional needs such as outermost regions or islands.

Amendment 21 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8

(8) Despite the growing awareness of the negative impacts and consequences of food waste, the political commitments made at EU and Member State levels, and Union measures implemented since the 2015 Circular Economy Action Plan, food waste generation is not sufficiently decreasing to make significant progress towards achieving Target 12.3 of the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12. In order to ensure significant contribution towards the attainment of SDG Target 12.3, the measures to be taken by Member States should be strengthened to make progress in the implementation of this Directive and of other appropriate measures to reduce food waste generation.

Amendment 22 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8

(8) Despite the growing awareness of the ~~negative impacts and consequences~~impact of food waste, the political commitments made at EU and Member State levels, and Union measures implemented since the 2015 Circular Economy Action Plan, food waste generation ihas not sufficiently decreas~~ing~~ed to make significant progress towards achieving Target 12.3 of the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12. In order to ensure significant contribution towards the attainment of SDG Target 12.3, the measures to be taken by Member States should be strengthened and supported by the EU, including through financial incentives, to make progress in the implementation of this Directive and of other appropriate measures to reduce food waste generation.

Amendment 23 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9

(9) In order to achieve results in the short and medium term, and to give food business operators, consumers and public authorities the necessary perspective for the longer term, quantified targets for reduction of food waste generation, to be achieved by Member States by 2030~~, should be set~~ at the latest, in view of the needs both of consumers and of economic operators, should be set. In addition, mechanisms should be established to allocate appropriate financial and technological resources to support the implementation of these objectives and to ensure that Member States have the necessary capacity to make the proposed changes.

Amendment 24 #

Marlene MORTLER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Peter JAHR, Norbert LINS

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9

(9) In order to achieve results in the short term, and to give food business operators, consumers and public authorities the necessary perspective for the longer term, quantified targets for reduction of food waste generation, to be achieved by Member States by 20305, should be set.

Amendment 25 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)

(9a) There is less and less general awareness of food waste prevention. That is why targeted and regular campaigns and information are needed for every age group.

Amendment 26 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10

(10) Having regard to the Union’s commitment to the ambition set out in SDG Target 12.3, the setting of food waste reduction targets to be achieved by Member States by 2030 should provide a strong policy impulse to take action and ensure a significant contribution to global targets. However, gGiven the legally binding nature of such targets, they should be proportionate and feasible, and take into account the role of different actors in the food supply chain as well as their capacity (in particular micro and small enterprises). The establishment of legally binding targets should thus follow a step-wise approach, ~~starting with a level which is lower than the one set under the SDG,~~ with a view to ensuring a consistent response of Member States ~~and tangible progress towards Target 12.3~~.

Amendment 27 #

Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Christine SCHNEIDER

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10

(10) Having regard to the Union’s commitment to the ambition set out in SDG Target 12.3, the setting of food waste reduction targets to be achieved by Member States by 2030 should provide a strong political and economicy impulse to take action and ensure a significant contribution to global targets. ~~However, given the legally binding nature of such~~The targets~~, they~~ set should be proportionate and feasible, and take into account the role of different actors in the food supply chain as well as their capacity (in particular micro and small enterprises), without creating additional disproportionate burdens for the actors in the food supply chain. The establishment of ~~legally binding~~the targets should thus follow a step-wise approach, starting with a level which is lower than the one set under the SDG, with a view to ensuring a consistent response of Member States and tangible progress towards Target 12.3. The targets should also be accompanied by financial incentives to help the actors in the agri-food chain in their efforts to gradually reduce food waste.

Amendment 28 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10

(10) Having regard to the Union’s commitment to the ambition set out in SDG Target 12.3, the setting of food waste reduction targets to be achieved by Member States by 2030 should provide a strong policy impulse to take action and ensure a significant contribution to global targets. However, given the legally binding nature of such targets, they should be proportionate and feasible, and take into account the role of different actors in the food supply chain as well as their capacity (in particular micro and small enterprises). In addition, a distinction must be made between avoidable and unavoidable food losses. The establishment of legally binding targets should thus follow a step- wise approach, starting with a level which is lower than the one set under the SDG, with a view to ensuring a consistent response of Member States and tangible progress towards Target 12.3.

Amendment 29 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)

(10a) Agricultural production placed on the market for sale depends on a series of natural, legal and operational factors beyond farmers' control. To be placed on the market and sold to consumers, most agri-food products must conform to strict Union or international marketing standards. In particular, fruit and vegetable products which are intended to be sold fresh to the consumer may only be marketed if they are sound, fair and of marketable quality and if their country of origin is indicated. Products sold locally and directly by producers to consumers are exempt from marketing standards. Some products affected by natural disasters or other exceptional circumstances are also exempt, if their consumption is safe. Therefore, agricultural products which cannot be marketed for food consumption because they do not conform to the current rules and products which cannot be used for uses other than as food, such as for energy production from biomass, should not be considered waste.

Amendment 30 #

Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Christine SCHNEIDER

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)

(10a) Disparities in bargaining power between suppliers and buyers of agricultural and food products still persist in food supply chains across the EU. This is particularly the case in the agricultural sector, since the specific nature of agricultural products and the associated need to dispose of them quickly distorts equality among counterparties from the very outset. Every effort must therefore be made to ensure that the most common unfair trading practices affecting agricultural suppliers, particularly in the supply of perishable products, do not increase as a result of binding targets to reduce food waste.

Amendment 31 #

(10 a) Having regard to the work of the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Food Security Crisis preparedness and response Mechanism, whereby the contribution of packaging in reducing food waste and ensuring food supply and security has been recognised;

Amendment 32 #

Paola GHIDONI, Angelo CIOCCA, Elena LIZZI, Rosanna CONTE, Gilles LEBRETON

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)

(10a) The results obtained by all actors in the agri-food chain to reduce food loss and waste, in line with UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3.

Amendment 33 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 b (new)

(10b) The results obtained by all actors in the agri-food chain to reduce food loss and waste, in line with UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3.

Amendment 34 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11

(11) Reducing food waste at the production and consumption stages requires different approaches and measures and involves different stakeholder groups. Therefore, one common target should be proposed for the processing and manufacturing stage and another ~~one~~common target for the retail and other distribution of food, restaurants and food services and households.

Amendment 35 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)

(11 a) The larger the amounts of food waste reduction, the higher are the decreases in food expenditure shares of households1a _________________ 1a https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repos itory/bitstream/JRC133971/JRC133971_0 1.pdf

Amendment 36 #

(11 b) Reducing food waste at any point along the food supply chain yields significant positive environmental impact2a _________________ 2a https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repos itory/bitstream/JRC133971/JRC133971_0 1.pdf

Amendment 37 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 c (new)

(11 c) A significant percentage of produce is discarded for cosmetic reasons including weird shapes, odd colors, or blemishes. Such food waste should be totally avoided

Amendment 38 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Ulrike MÜLLER, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jérémy DECERLE, Alin MITUȚA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12

(12) ~~Bearing in mind~~Despite the interdependence between the distribution and consumption stages in the food supply chain, in particular the influence of retail practices on consumer behaviour and the relation between food consumption in- and out-of- home, it is advisable to ~~set up one joint~~establish separate and individual reduction targets for each of these stages of the agri-food supply chain. Setting separate targets for each of these stages would add unnecessary complexity and would limit Member States’ flexibility in focusing on their specific areas of concern. In order to avoid that a joint target results in excessive burden on certain operators, Member States will be advised to consider the principle or proportionality in setting up measures to reach the joint targetensure proportionality in the fair sharing of responsibility and liability.

Amendment 39 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12

(12) Bearing in mind the interdependence between the distribution and consumption stages in the food supply chain, in particular the influence of retail practices on consumer behaviour and the relation between food consumption in- and out-of-home, it is advisable to set up one joint target for these stages of the food supply chain. Setting separate targets for each of these stages would add unnecessary complexity and would limit Member States’ flexibility in focusing on their specific areas of concern. In order to avoid that a joint target results in excessive burden on certain operators, Member States will be advised to consider the principle or proportionality in setting up measures to reach the joint target, with due consideration of small and micro enterprises operating in the food supply chain.

Amendment 40 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)

(12 a) Points out that it is impossible to effectively solve the problem of food waste in farms without ensuring a stable income for farmers and controlling large market fluctuations when the production cost of the products are higher than the price offered by the market;

Amendment 41 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 b (new)

(12 b) Underlines the importance of redistributing the products at the end of their expiring date to the people in need; Notes that food retailers have all opportunities to donate such products to charitable organizations which are able to distribute these products without delay, ensuring that they are consumed;

Amendment 42 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13

(13) Demographic changes have a significant impact on the amount of food consumed and food waste generated. Therefore, ~~a joint~~separate food waste reduction targets, applying to retail and, respectively, to other distribution of food, restaurants and food services and households, should be expressed as a percentage change in food waste levels per capita in order to take into account population changes.

Amendment 43 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13

(13) Demographic changes have a significant impact on the amount of food consumed and food waste generated. Therefore, ~~a joint~~ food waste reduction targets, applying to retail and other distribution of food, restaurants and food services and households, should be expressed as a percentage change in food waste levels per capita in order to take into account population changes.

Amendment 44 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Ulrike MÜLLER, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jérémy DECERLE, Alin MITUȚA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14

(14) Based on the harmonised methodology set out in Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/159776, the first year for which data on food waste levels were collected was 2020. Therefore, the year 2020 should be used as a baseline for setting food waste reduction targets. For Member States, which can demonstrate that they performed food waste measurements before 2020, using methods consistent with Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597, the use of an earlier baseline should be allowedHowever, during the COVID-19 pandemic, most activities were stopped or suspended and consequently establishments closed for several months. What is more, this is the Member States' first experience in this area, and therefore data on food waste levels collected in 2020 cannot be considered as representative and/or relevant. It would, therefore, be appropriate to apply data derived from the three-year average 2021-2022-2023 as a basis of reference. _________________ 76 Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597 of 3 May 2019 supplementing Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a common methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of levels of food waste (OJ L 248, 27.9.2019, p. 77).

Amendment 45 #

Paola GHIDONI, Angelo CIOCCA, Elena LIZZI, Rosanna CONTE, Gilles LEBRETON

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14

(14) Based on the harmonised methodology set out in Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/159776, the first year for which data on food waste levels were collected was 2020. Therefore, the year 2020 should be used as a baseline for setting food waste reduction targets. For Member States, which can demonstrate that they performed food waste measurements before 2020, using methods consistent with Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597, the use of an earlier baseline should be allowed. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, most activities were stopped or stalled and consequently establishments closed for several months. What is more, this is the Member States' first experience in this area, and therefore data on food waste levels collected in 2020 cannot be considered as representative and/or relevant. It would, therefore, be logical to apply data derived from the three-year average 2021-2022-2023 as a basis of reference. _________________ 76 Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597 of 3 May 2019 supplementing Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a common methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of levels of food waste (OJ L 248, 27.9.2019, p. 77).

Amendment 46 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14

(14) Based on the harmonised methodology set out in Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/159776 , the first year for which data on food waste levels were collected was 2020. ~~Therefore, the year 2020 should be used as a baseline for setting food waste reduction targets~~However, given that 2020 was an exceptional year, in the context of COVID19 pandemic and the associated lockdowns, a 2020-2022 would be a more suitable reference period, taking into account divergences arising from the pandemic. For Member States, which can demonstrate that they performed food waste measurements before 2020, using methods consistent with Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597, the use of an earlier baseline should be allowed. _________________ 76 Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597 of 3 May 2019 supplementing Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a common methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of levels of food waste (OJ L 248, 27.9.2019, p. 77).

Amendment 47 #

Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Christine SCHNEIDER

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)

(14a) The harmonised methodology established in Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597 provides for the use of different reporting methods. To ensure that future data are scientifically sound, high quality and comparable, it is necessary to establish and apply clear and consistent measurement methods among the Member States and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of food waste.

Amendment 48 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)

(14 a) In order to ensure that actors in the food supply chain and Member State authorities consistently interpret food waste data and reporting monitoring, the Commission shall issue guidelines on the methodology for the measurement of food waste;

Amendment 49 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) In order to ensure that the step-wise approach towards the achievement of the global target delivers its objectives, the levels set for the ~~legally binding~~ targets on reduction of food waste, should be reviewed and revised, if appropriate, to take into account the progress made by Member States over time, as well as the state of the agri-food chain in the Member States. This would allow for a possible adjustment of the targets in view of strengthening the Union’s contribution and ~~further~~suitable align~~ing~~ment with SDG Target 12.3, to be reached by 2030 and providing direction for further progress beyond that date, while simultaneously adhering to the principle of not creating disproportionate additional administrative and financial burdens for the actors employed in the agri-food chain.

Amendment 50 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)

(15a) The pursuit of food waste reduction targets must not undermine agricultural production or the food security of the European Union. Recourse to increasing imports from third countries to compensate for decreases in domestic production should be considered unfair competition with EU producers when the reciprocity rules are not applied to products imported from third countries.

Amendment 51 #

Paola GHIDONI, Angelo CIOCCA, Elena LIZZI, Rosanna CONTE, Gilles LEBRETON

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)

(15a) The pursuit of food waste reduction targets must not undermine agricultural production or the food security of the European Union. Recourse to increasing imports from third countries to compensate for decreases in domestic production should be considered unfair competition with EU producers. For that reason, the reciprocity rule should be applied to products imported from third countries.

Amendment 52 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)

(17 a) Fur is used in textile production and sourcing this material entails a significant environmental impact, and is of concern for both human and animal health, particularly regarding zoonoses; As 1.4 million citizens supported ECI “End The Cage Age” to end fur farming in the EU and to prohibit its import, the Commission should put forward proposals to this end without delay.

Amendment 53 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33

(33) In order for Member States to achieve the targets set out in this Directive, Member States should revise their food waste prevention programmes to include new measures, involving ~~multiple partners from the public and private sectors, with coordinated actions tailored to address~~the addressing of specific hotspots as well as attitudes and behaviours that lead to food waste. In the preparation of these programmes, ~~Member States could draw inspiration from the recommendations produced by the Citizens’ Panel on Food W~~the European Commission and the Member States should work closely together to identify and implement the most effective financial incentives to achieve the objectives set out in this Directive. Likewise, Member States could draw inspiration from the recommendations produced by the Citizens’ Panel on Food Waste. In addition, a coordinated approach between Member States in the exchange of good practices and positive experiences can enhance the effectiveness of these programmes at European level. At the same time, the implementation of these programmes should include education and public awareness, concrete measures to stimulate food donations, the promotion of sustainable methods of production and responsible consumption, with the aim of achieving a significant change in social and economic behaviour in order to achieve the objectives set in the combating of food waste.

Amendment 54 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Ulrike MÜLLER, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jérémy DECERLE, Alin MITUȚA

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33 a (new)

(33a) A crucial element of strengthening the effective implementation of waste prevention provisions would be the creation of a platform for the exchange of best practices between Member States, which would facilitate the transfer of know-how and speed up the implementation process. This heightened cooperation would help overcome the specific obstacles encountered by each Member State and foster the adoption of innovative and effective solutions.

Amendment 55 #

Proposal for a directive
Recital 36 a (new)

(36 a) In order to facilitate the consistent interpretation of food waste data and reporting requirements by national authorities, while avoiding uneccessary administrative burden for operators in the food supply chain, the Commission should adopt guidance for the interpretation of delegated acts, following the example of the Guidance for the compilation and reporting of data on municipal waste1a or the Guidance for the compilation and reporting of data on packaging and packaging waste2b; _________________ 1a European Commission, Eurostat, Guidance for the compilation and reporting of data on packaging and packaging waste according to Decision 2005/270/EC ; (version 2023) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/3 42366/351811/Guidance+on+municipal+ waste+data+collection/ 2b European Commission, Eurostat, Guidance for the compilation and reporting of data on municipal waste according to Commission Implementing Decisions 2019/1004/EC and 2019/1885/EC, and the Joint Questionnaire of Eurostat and OECD, (version 2023) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/3 42366/351811/PPW+- +Guidance+for+the+compilation+and+re porting+of+data+on+packaging+and+pac kaging+waste.pdf/297d0cda-e5ff-41e5- 855b-5d0abe425673?t=1621978014507

Amendment 56 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2

Article 3

Paragraph 4 a

4ba. 'food waste' means all food as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council that has become waste except for waste from agricultural production and from a production, processing or value-adding process for agricultural products, by farms or other agro-industrial companies, considered by- products within the conditions laid down in Article 5(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC; the agricultural materials referred to in Article 2(1)(f) and the animal by-products referred to in Article 2(2)(b) are also excluded

Amendment 57 #

Paola GHIDONI, Angelo CIOCCA, Elena LIZZI, Rosanna CONTE, Gilles LEBRETON

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)

(2a) In Article 3, paragraph 4a is replaced by the following: (4a) 'food waste' means all food as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council that has become waste. Food waste does not include waste from agricultural production and from a production, processing or value-adding process for agricultural products, by farms or other agro-industrial companies, considered by-products within the conditions laid down in Article 5(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC. The agricultural materials referred to in Article 2(1)(f) and the animal by-products referred to in Article 2(2)(b) are also excluded.

Amendment 58 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3

(3) in Article 9, ~~paragraph 1, points (g) and (h), and~~ paragraphs 5, 6 and 8 are deleted.

Amendment 59 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1

Member States shall take appropriate measures to prevent generation of food waste induring all steps of the agrifood supply chain, meaning the primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households. Member States have the flexibility to implement measures tailored to their specific situation. Those measures shall include the following:

Amendment 60 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

article 9a

Member States shall take appropriate measures to prevent generation of food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services, in places of public catering (for example, schools, hospitals, etc.) as well as in households. Those measures shall include the following:

Amendment 61 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
article 9a

Member States shall take appropriate measures to prevent generation of food waste, along the entire supply chain, in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restaurants and food services as well as in households. Those measures shall include but not be limited to the following:

Amendment 62 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) developing and supporting behavioural change interventions to reduce food wastage and food waste, and information campaigns to raise awareness about food waste ~~prevention;~~ and food wastage prevention, while at the same time recognising that the role of the consumer in this food waste reduction process is vital and indispensable;

Amendment 63 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Article 9 a

Paragraph 1 a

(a) developing and supporting behavioural change interventions to reduce food waste, and information campaigns to raise awareness about food waste prevention, ensuring that professional associations and operators in the agri- food sector participate;

Amendment 64 #

Paola GHIDONI, Angelo CIOCCA, Elena LIZZI, Rosanna CONTE, Gilles LEBRETON

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Article 9 a – paragraph 1

Amendment 65 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Ulrike MÜLLER, Jérémy DECERLE, Alin MITUȚA

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) developing and supporting behavioural change interventions to reduce food waste, and information campaigns to raise awareness about food waste prevention including measures to enable a better understanding of date marking by consumers;

Amendment 66 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Ulrike MÜLLER, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jérémy DECERLE, Alin MITUȚA

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
article 9a

(a) developing and supporting behavioural change interventions to reduce food waste, and information campaigns to raise awareness about food ~~waste prevention;~~production and food waste prevention, including in schools; appreciation of food appearance

Amendment 67 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(a a) strengthening the role played by educational establishments in tackling food waste in canteens and in shaping the behaviour of young children and adolescents through clasroom activities suitable for their age;

Amendment 68 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
article 9a

(a a) tackling the discarding of produce for cosmetic reasons

Amendment 69 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Ulrike MÜLLER, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jérémy DECERLE, Alin MITUȚA

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Article 9 a

Paragraph 1 b

(b) identifying and addressing inefficiencies in the functioning of the food supply chain and support cooperation amongst all actors in the implementation of Directive EU 2019/633, while ensuring a fair distribution of costs and benefits of prevention measures;

Amendment 70 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(b a) supporting research and innovation in tackling food waste in both the prevention and management phase, including by developing innovative packaging to ensure food safety and quality while reducing the overall environmental impact;

Amendment 71 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

article 9a

(b a) Ensuring that farmers receives price for their products covering the cost of production, thus avoiding food waste at the farm level;

Amendment 72 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Jérémy DECERLE, Alin MITUȚA

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
article 9a

(b a) optimizing packaging systems, including for transport, with view to favouring less waste-prone reusable and more robust systems.

Amendment 73 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 – point a

(c) facilitating and encouraging food donation and other redistribution for human consumption, by providing supportive fiscal and administrative incentives to economic operators, such as VAT exemptions, prioritising human use over animal feed and the reprocessing into non- food products;

Amendment 74 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
article 9a

(c) encouraging food donation and other redistribution for human consumption, prioritising human use over animal feed and the reprocessing into non- food products; permitting containering.

Amendment 75 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

article 9a

(c a) Creating possibilities and incentives for businesses to ensure that expiring products free of charge are given to the organizations, which provides support and food to the people dealing with social exclusion and poverty;

Amendment 76 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
article 9a

(c a) assessment and adjustment of best- before and use-by indications

Amendment 77 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
article 9a

(c b) assessment and adjustment of packaging sizes

Amendment 78 #

Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Christine SCHNEIDER

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – point d a (new)

(d a) encouraging the sale of products with imperfections or flaws, while in compliance with EU marketing standards, incentivising retailers to amend their policies in order to reduce food waste along the upstream supply chain as well as supporting gleaning and other forms of food recovery at farm level;

Amendment 79 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 Directive 2008/98/EC on waste

(d a) supporting innovation in packaging, taking into account the important role of food packaging in the food value chain to prevent the generation of food waste and ensure food safety;

Amendment 80 #

Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Christine SCHNEIDER

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1

(d a) encouraging innovation and digitalisation in the way of producing and processing food, amongst others by supporting artificial intelligence tools to reduce food waste.

Amendment 81 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
Article 9, paragraph 1

(d b) fostering the cooperation among all the actors along the food supply chain to identify tools to achieve a better balance between production and demand;

Amendment 82 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1

(d b) aligning supply and demand more effectively, by supporting exchanges and cooperation among the actors and stakeholders in the food supply chain;

Amendment 83 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1

(d c) encouraging innovative packaging, considering the important role of food packaging along the entire food supply chain in order to prevent food waste while ensuring food safety;

Amendment 84 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 1 – point da (new)

implementing regulatory tools that incentivise responsible food waste management practices in a fair and proportionate manner and provide incentives for their reduction, including fiscal measures and relevant economic instruments;

Amendment 85 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 1 – point db (new)

encouraging and promoting technological innovation and sustainable practices in food production, processing, distribution and consumption in order to reduce losses and waste;

Amendment 86 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 1 – point a

Member States shall ensure that all relevant actors in the supply chain are involved proportionately to their capacity and role in preventing the generation of food waste along the food supply chain, including through the granting of technical assistance and financial support, with a specific focus on preventing disproportionate impact on small and medium sized enterprises.

Amendment 87 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
article 9a

Member States shall ensure that food manufactors, processors and retailers composte unavoidable food waste

Amendment 88 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall monitor and assess the implementation of their food waste and food wastage prevention measures, including compliance with the food reduction targets referred to in paragraph 4, by measuring the levels of food waste on the basis of the methodology established in accordance with paragraph 3.

Amendment 89 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall monitor and assess the implementation of their food waste prevention measures, including compliance with the food reduction targets referred to in paragraph 4, by measuring the levels of food waste on the basis of the methodology established in accordance with ~~paragraph 3~~Article 9(8) and Article 38a.

Amendment 90 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008
Article 9a para 2a

2a. Member States shall verify that the implementation of the targets set out in this Article does not weakens the position of agricultural suppliers in food supply chains, in particular in the supply of perishable products, and does not increase the incidence of unfair commercial practices in this area.

Amendment 91 #

Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Christine SCHNEIDER

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 3

3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a to supplement this Directive as regards laying down a common methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of food waste levels. The Commission should likewise identify financial support measures for the implementation of the objectives of this Directive and facilitate the exchange of best practices between Member States so as to promote mutual learning and the constant improvement of food waste measurement and reporting processes.

Amendment 92 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
Article 9a, paragraph 3

3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a to supplement this Directive as regards laying down a common methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of food waste levels. When developing these delegated acts, the Commission should take into account scientific or other available technical information, including relevant international standards such as the Food Loss and Waste Accounting and Reporting Standard of the World Resources Institute.

Amendment 93 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008
Article 9a para 3

3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a to supplement this Directive as regards laying down a common methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of food waste levels, taking into consideration input from all relevant stakeholders and drawing from scientific research where applicable.

Amendment 94 #

Dacian CIOLOŞ, Irène TOLLERET, Ulrike MÜLLER, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Jérémy DECERLE, Alin MITUȚA

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. The Commission shall, without undue delay and no later than 31 December 2024, review Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597 and adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 38a to revise that Commission Delegated Decision. The delegated act shall lay out the methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of food waste including edible food intended for human consumption that is left unharvested or ploughed back in at primary production.

Amendment 95 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 3a (new)

3 a. The Commission shall facilitate clarity and harmonisation in monitoring and measuring food waste across Member States, by issuing practical guidelines on collecting data and reporting requirements that would also serve as reference for actors alongs the supply chain and responsible authorities.

Amendment 96 #

Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Christine SCHNEIDER

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC on waste
Article 9, paragraph 3

3 a. The Commission shall facilitate the harmonised food waste measurement, by issuing relevant guidelines to help actors along the supply chain, as well as Member State authorities, to consistently interpret food waste data and reporting requirements;

Amendment 97 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9a para 4

4. Member States shall take the necessary and appropriate measures to achieve, by 31 December 20305, the following food waste reduction targets at national level:

Amendment 98 #

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4

Directive 2008/98/EC
article 9a

(-a) reduce the generation of food waste in primary production by 10 % in comparison to the amount generated in 2020

Amendment 99 #