# Packaging and packaging waste: reduction of the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags

European Parliament procedure 2013/0371(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee ENVI / ITRE). Stage: Procedure completed. 176 committee amendments tabled by 37 Members between 2014-01-27 and 2014-02-21.

## What the amendments focus on

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.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judith A. MERKIES | Netherlands | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96910.md |
| Christa KLASS | Germany | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1929.md |
| Werner LANGEN | Germany | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1928.md |
| Vittorio PRODI | Italy | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28370.md |
| Kriton ARSENIS | Greece | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97009.md |
| Anna ROSBACH | Denmark | ECR | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96664.md |
| Satu HASSI | Finland | Verts/ALE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28321.md |
| Eija-Riitta KORHOLA | Finland | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4260.md |
| Marusya LYUBCHEVA | Bulgaria | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37524.md |
| Herbert REUL | Germany | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28225.md |
| Margrete AUKEN | Denmark | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28161.md |
| Andrés PERELLÓ RODRÍGUEZ | Spain | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96989.md |
| Horst SCHNELLHARDT | Germany | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1930.md |
| Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ | Lithuania | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96695.md |
| Robert GOEBBELS | Luxembourg | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4429.md |

## Official source documents

- PE528.033: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-528.033+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE529.736: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-529.736+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2013-0371-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2013-0371-COD.json

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