Procedure
Packaging and packaging waste: reduction of the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags
2013/0371(COD)·7th term·ENVI / ITRE·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·Completed
Subjects: Indirect taxation, VAT, excise duties · Chemical industry, fertilizers, plastics · Waste management, domestic waste, packaging, light industrial waste · Consumer information, advertising, labelling
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): AUKEN Margrete (Verts/ALE)
Summary
Legislation on packaging and packaging waste aimed at reducing the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags. The amendments debate thresholds (such as bags below 50, 25 or 10 microns), reuse, recycling, littering and marine litter, biodegradable and compostable alternatives, economic instruments such as taxes and levies, refund/deposit systems, consumer information, and the polluter-pays principle across Member States.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled27 Jan 2014 – 21 Feb 2014
- Procedure completed
176
Amendments
distinct, in window
37
Members
tabled at least one
2
Committees
27 Jan 2014 – 21 Feb 2014
Dates
Official amendment documents
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Members who amended this procedure
37 Members · by amendment count1
Judith A. MERKIES
Socialists & Democrats · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
20(7 solo)
2Christa KLASS
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
19(1 solo)
3Werner LANGEN
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
17
4Vittorio PRODI
Socialists & Democrats · 🇮🇹 Italy
16(10 solo)
5Kriton ARSENIS
Socialists & Democrats · 🇬🇷 Greece
13
6Anna ROSBACH
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇩🇰 Denmark
12(12 solo)
7Satu HASSI
Greens / EFA · 🇫🇮 Finland
12(12 solo)
8Eija-Riitta KORHOLA
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇫🇮 Finland
10(10 solo)
9Marusya LYUBCHEVA
Socialists & Democrats · 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
9(9 solo)
10Herbert REUL
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
9
11Margrete AUKEN
Greens / EFA · 🇩🇰 Denmark
8(8 solo)
12Andrés PERELLÓ RODRÍGUEZ
Socialists & Democrats · 🇪🇸 Spain
7(7 solo)
13Horst SCHNELLHARDT
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
7
14Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇱🇹 Lithuania
7(7 solo)
15Robert GOEBBELS
Socialists & Democrats · 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
7(7 solo)
16Pilar AYUSO
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇪🇸 Spain
6
17Cristina GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINES
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇪🇸 Spain
6
18Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
6(2 solo)
19Åsa WESTLUND
Socialists & Democrats · 🇸🇪 Sweden
5
20Marita ULVSKOG
Socialists & Democrats · 🇸🇪 Sweden
5
21Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY
Renew Europe · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
5(5 solo)
22Julie GIRLING
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5
23Jürgen CREUTZMANN
ALDE · 🇩🇪 Germany
5(5 solo)
24Corinne LEPAGE
ALDE · 🇫🇷 France
4(4 solo)
25Biljana BORZAN
Socialists & Democrats · 🇭🇷 Croatia
3(3 solo)
The amendments, in full text
176 amendmentsEvery amendment as tabled — original text, proposed change and justification, with a link to the official PDF.
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