Changes from plenary report to adopted text

Added1. By [OP please insert the date = 5 years after the date of transposition of this Directive], the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive in light of the objectives that it pursues and present a report on the main findings to the European Parliament and the Council.

Added2. The report referred to in paragraph 1 shall assess whether this Directive has achieved its objective, in particular with regard to:

Added(a) ensuring that explicit environmental claims made about the environmental performance of a product or trader are based on reliable, comparable and verifiable information;

Added(b) ensuring that environment labelling schemes are based on certification schemes and meet the relevant requirements set out in Article 8;

Added(c) ensuring that new private environmental labelling schemes concerning products or traders already covered by existing schemes are approved by the Member States only if they provide added value as compared to the existing schemes;

Added(d) setting out the rules for communicating explicit environmental claims on the Union market, and avoiding duplication of costs when communicating such claims;

Added(da) ensuring that traders effectively prioritise emission reductions in their own operations and value chains, by assessing the adequacy of the provisions related to the use of carbon credits; [Am. 141]

Added(e) strengthening the functioning of the internal market.

Added(ea) facilitating transition towards toxic free environment. [Am. 142]

Added3. Where the Commission finds it appropriate, the report referred to in paragraph 1 shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal for amendment of the relevant provisions of this Directive, including considering further provisions on:

Added(a) unlocking opportunities for the circular, bio and green economy by assessing the appropriateness and feasibility of mandating the use of common, and where relevant life-cycle based, method for substantiation of environmental claims;

Added(b) facilitating transition towards toxic free environment by considering introducing a prohibition of environmental claims for products containing hazardous substances except where their use is considered essential for the society in line with the criteria to be developed by the Commission; [Am. 143]

Added(ba) further strengthening consumer protection and the functioning of the internal market by considering extending the requirements on substantiation of explicit environmental claims to micro enterprises; [Am. 144]

Added(c) further harmonisation as regards requirements on the substantiation of specific environmental claims on environmental aspects or impacts such as durability, reusability, reparability, recyclability, recycled content, use of natural content, including fibers, environmental performance or sustainability, bio-based elements, biodegradability, biodiversity, waste prevention and reduction.

AddedArticle 22 Amendment to Regulation (EU) 1024/2012

AddedIn the Annex to Regulation (EU) 1024/2012, the following point is added:

Added‘X. [OP: Please insert the next consecutive number] Directive (EU) … of the European Parliament and of the Council of … on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (OJ L …, date, page: Articles 13(3) and 15).’

AddedArticle 23 Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2017/2394

AddedIn the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2017/2394, the following point is added:

Added’X. [OP: Please insert the next consecutive number] Directive (EU) … of the European Parliament and of the Council of … on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (OJ L …, date, page).’

AddedArticle 24 Amendment to Directive (EU) 2020/1828

AddedIn Annex I to Directive (EU) 2020/1828, the following point is added:

Added‘(X) [OP: Please insert the next consecutive number] Directive (EU) … of the European Parliament and of the Council of … on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (OJ L …, date, page).’

AddedArticle 25 Transposition

Added1. Member States shall adopt and publish by [OP please insert the date = 18 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive] the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall immediately communicate the text of those measures to the Commission.

AddedThey shall apply those measures from [OP please insert the date = 2430 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive]. [Am. 173]

AddedWhen Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

AddedThis Directive shall apply to small enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC by 42 months after its entry into force. [Am. 145]

Added1a. Member States may introduce a transitional period, between the date of entry into force and the date of application of this Directive, during which existing environmental claims submitted for verification can be used. [Am. 146]

Added2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main measures of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

AddedArticle 26 Entry into force

AddedThis Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

AddedArticle 27 Addressees

AddedThis Directive is addressed to the Member States.

AddedDone at …,

AddedFor the European Parliament For the Council

AddedThe President The President