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Committee-stage amendments targeting exactly this article, by political group. Justifications verbatim, in the authors' own words.
| Group | Amendments | |
|---|---|---|
| ID | 146 | |
| PPE | 73 | |
| — | 20 | |
| S&D | 18 | |
| ECR | 11 | |
| The Left | 3 | |
| Renew | 3 | |
| Verts/ALE | 3 |
Source: the committee amendment documents. n = 59 amendments targeting this article.
Every vote on this article's amendments, from the voting-results minutes. The bar shows the split; hover for exact counts.
| Am | for/against/abstained | LT votes | Groups | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 487 | rejected | 128/445/44 | 1↑ 9↓ | Verts/ALE 46–2 ID 20–7 NI 18–12 ECR 17–35 The Left 0–27 — 16–54 |
Source: the European Parliament's voting-results minutes. n = 1 votes on this article; 'LT votes' is how many Lithuanian members voted for/against in that vote (from roll-call records; not every vote is a roll-call).
Filers who named this exact article number in their own text. It is their sentence, not our reading — and not a causal claim.
| Who | Country | What they wrote |
|---|---|---|
| IKG crewshop24.com | DE | of the PPWR: the manufacturer of the packaging must be determined based on the definition of ‘manufacturer’ in the PPWR, whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers 24 (FIC Regulation) offers flexibilit ↗ |
| CNSBII - Corpo Nazionale delle Sentinelle dei Bacini idrografici Italiani | IT | ettivi, per aumentare l’uso del contenuto riciclato in tali altri imballaggi e, se necessario, presenta una proposta legislativa. Articolo 8 Materie prime a base biologica negli imballaggi di plastica 1. Entro il 12 febbraio 2028, la Commissione riesamina lo s ↗ |
| Heid&Shoes | DE | e format for the register of producers should allow for integration of the additional reporting necessary to show compliance with Article 8(2), points (a), (b) and (c), of Directive (EU) 2019/904. (6) In certain areas and under the conditions set out in Regula ↗ |
| Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) | US | permitted for use in food packaging broadly, without reference to specific authorizations such as those in Article 8. 5) Exemptions Must be Available for Critical Foods and Emergency Situations Packaging materials are an essential part of the food supply chain ↗ |
| VÖA – Vereinigung der öffentlichen Abfallwirtschaftsbetriebe | AT | remains involved and can fulfil its responsibility in regional collection. It is proposed to include a specification for this in Art. 8 and 8a of the Waste Framework Directive. In any case, the clear requirement of Article 42 (3d) that the necessary sorting a ↗ |
| Sulapac Oy | FI | oducers of alternative materials: 1. Recognize the recyclability of biobased & biodegradable packaging under Article 6 instead of Article 8. 2. Distinguish sustainable packaging made with biodegradable natural polymers as a separate group of packaging from con ↗ |
| Health and Environment Justice Support | DE | -ziele zur Vermeidung von Verpackungen und Verpackungsabfällen sowie der Entsorgungs- und Reinigungskosten (SUPD Art. 8 enthält bereits einen entsprechenden Ansatz für einige Plastik-Artikel, der in der PPWR auf weitere Materialien und Einwegverpackungen ausge ↗ |
| Re Soil Foundation | IT | r the mandatory collection and recycling through composting of domestic organic waste in all MS by the end of 2023. The proposal (Art. 8, 2) appears to question this obligation and should be modified to ensure lightweight plastic carrier bags can be used in al ↗ |
| erthos | CA | gaps that can not be resolved through reusability and recyclability and ultimately serve as a viable alternative. Article 8 of the proposed regulations defines conditions for packaging to be considered compostable is a limited and narrow scope of applications, ↗ |
| ASOBIOCOM | ES | ymers (flexible and rigid) Films, rigids and other innovative packaging application s Compostable packaging, while mandated under Article 8, is not included in Annex II Table 1. Yet, as per Article 6, ALL packaging placed on the market shall be recyclable. Com ↗ |
| Confederation of Swedish Enterprise | SE | at SMEs are not unfairly disadvantaged in comparison with the larger market players when it comes to access to recycled material. Article 8 - Compostable packaging Swedish Enterprise believes that there are considerable risks in using compostable plastic, as i ↗ |
| EsPlásticos | ES | redominant packaging material: Plastic Packaging type: compostable If compostable packaging has to go into recycling as stated in Article 8, it has to be assessed for recyclability, Table 1 (Annex II) TABLE 1, category 4 Paper/cardboard; Composite packaging of ↗ |
| Hospodářská komora ČR (Czech Chamber of Commerce) | CZ | zení. Současně Komise může svým delegovaným aktem kdykoli tuto povinnost zrušit, nebo naopak této povinnosti podřídit jiné obaly. Art 8(5). Jsme přesvědčeni, že recyklace i kompostování musí být považovány za stejně platné možnosti ukončení životnosti kávových ↗ |
| Ecozema Srl società benefit | IT | aggi riciclabili” dovrebbero essere inseriti anche i requisiti di riciclabilità organica degli imballaggi compostabili di cui all’art. 8 e all’Allegato III della proposta. Occorre quindi chiarire che, quando si afferma che tutti gli imballaggi devono essere ri ↗ |
| Amcor | BE | either set as aspirational or at a later stage based on robust data and a mature EU market for secondary raw materials. Article 8: compostable packaging • Remove the letter (g) from the scope of Article 8(1) and enable the correct labelling of compostable pack ↗ |
| Norwegian Environment Agency | NO | rect disposal actually varies depending on the waste treating solution in each EU/EEA country. Norway highly recommended to amend article 8 paragraph 1, introducing an exemption in countries with a high share of biogas plants. Labelling of packaging Norway ful ↗ |
| ASSUC - European Association of Sugar Traders | BE | very clear argument for maintaining the option for this product to be exempted from point four of Annex V, and to be placed under Article 8, together with tea and coffee bags. This would allow the Commission to continue advancing its goals in respect of reduci ↗ |
| Fachverband Biogas e.V. - German Biogas Association | DE | ycling of any packaging item, regardless of whether it is for example labelled as bio-degradable or not. This concerns especially Article 8 of the proposal of a regulation, which regulates the production and marketing of a specific and limited group of compost ↗ |
| Japan Business Council in Europe (JBCE) | BE | safety of consumers, particularly in relation to the use of recycled plastics in contact-sensitive applications. Art. 8 Compostable packaging: ➢ JBCE would like to point out that the PPWR proposal disregards the potential use of bio- based plastic, which contr ↗ |
| Industrieverband Papier- und Folienverpackung e.V. (IPV) | DE | ies. For all other bag formats, there is no justification to use composta- bles, hence their use shall be prohibited (deletion of Article 8 – paragraph 2). Composta- ble and biodegradable plastics, when entering material recycling facilities, always contam- in ↗ |
| TOMRA | BE | ets should not be granted to compostable plastics – apart from those packaging formats for which compostability is mandated under Art. 8 (1) – as this could be a loophole for avoiding the recycled content requirement and might lead to material substitutions. C ↗ |
| Independent Retail Europe | BE | cling. The proposal will require lightweight plastic carrier bags for fruits and vegetables to be made from compostable plastics (Article 8). Members propose a different approach. ↗ |
| ProFood Italia | IT | Delegati Passim, Art. 4 “Libero movimento” commi 4 e 5, Art.7 “Contenuto minimo di riciclato nel packaging plastico” punti 6 e 7, Art. 8 “Packaging compostabile” punto 5, Art.11 “Etichettatura del packaging” punti 5-6-7 La proposta prevede l’affidamento ad Att ↗ |
| ANAIP | ES | redominant packaging material: Plastic Packaging type: compostable If compostable packaging has to go into recycling as stated in Article 8, it has to be assessed for recyclability, Table 1 (Annex II) ANNEX IV – METHODOLOGY FOR PACKAGING MINIMISATION ASSESSMEN ↗ |
| FEAD - European Waste Management Association | BE | cycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, “where justified by the lack of availability or excessive prices” • In Article 8, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend the list of packaging that needs to be compostable • In Ar ↗ |
| FEPEX | ES | Reglamento de envases y residuos de envases con las siguientes observaciones: Artículo 8. Envases compostables 1. A más tardar el [OP: insértese la fecha correspondiente a 24 meses después de la entrada en vigor del presente Reglamento], los envases previstos ↗ |
| Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España | ES | cceptable. Regarding specific provisions, this proposal would ban the use of non- compostable stickers on fruit and vegetables in Art. 8. and the use of single use packaging for less than 1.5 kg fresh fruit and vegetables in Art. 22 and annex V, “unless there ↗ |
| INTERFEL | FR | Contribution à la proposition de règlement du Parlement européen et du Conseil relatif aux emballages et aux déchets d’emballages Article 8 Emballages compostables ↗ |
| Wirtschaftskammer Österreich | AT | gelung zur Mindestrezyklateinsatzquote dar, der daher dem Gesetzgebungsakt vorbehalten sein und nicht delegiert werden sollte. Zu Art 8 - Kompostierbare Verpackungen iVm Art 3 Es ist sinnvoll und begrüßenswert, wie vom Entwurf vorgesehen, das Verpackungsmateri ↗ |
| AFAÏA | FR | les, par la définition dun délai dapplication jusquà écoulement des stocks, et principalement pour les activités saisonnières. 3. Article 8 : emballage considéré comme compostable. D'une manière générale, il convient de prendre en considération que le traiteme ↗ |
Source: public consultation submissions and position papers. n = 94 mentions; counted as a literal reference to the article number.