Changes from plenary report to adopted text

RemovedArticle 20 – paragraph 3 a (new): 3a. National competent authorities shall actively collaborate and regularly exchange best practices regarding the implementation of this Directive.

Added(b) rely on independent, peer-reviewed, widely recognised, robust and verifiable scientific evidence, use accurate information and take into account relevant Union or international standards; [Am. 57]

RemovedArticle 21 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new): (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;

Added(c) demonstrate that environmental impacts, environmental aspects or environmental performance that are subject to the claim are significant from a life-cycle perspective;

RemovedArticle 21 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new): (ea) facilitating transition towards toxic free environment.

Added(d) where a claim is made on environmental performance, take into account all environmental aspects or environmental impacts which are significant to assessing the environmental performance, including from a life-cycle perspective; [Am. 58]

RemovedArticle 21 – paragraph 3 – point b: deleted

Added(e) demonstrate that the claim is not equivalent to requirements imposed by law on products within the product group, or traders within the sector;

RemovedArticle 21 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new): (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;

Added(f) provide information whether the product or trader which is subject to the claim performs significantly better regarding environmental impacts, environmental aspects or environmental performance which is subject to the claim than what is common practice for products in the relevant product group or traders in the relevant sector;

RemovedArticle 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new): This Directive shall apply to small enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC by 42 months after its entry into force.

Added(g) identify whether improving environmental impacts, environmental aspects or environmental performance subject to the claim leads to significant harmnegative trade-offs in relation to the environment and to specific environmental impacts, including on climate change, resource consumption and circularity, sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, pollution, biodiversity, animal welfare and ecosystems; [Am. 59]

RemovedArticle 25 – paragraph 1 a (new): 1a. 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.

Added(h) separate any greenhouse gas emissions offsetscarbon credits used from greenhouse gas emissions as additional environmental information, specify whether those offsetscredits relate to emission reductions or removals, and describe how the offsets relied upon are of high integrity and accounted for correctly to reflect the claimed impact on climate; [Ams. 156 and 167]