# Longer lifetime for products: benefits for consumers and companies

European Parliament procedure 2016/2272(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee ENVI / IMCO). Stage: Procedure completed. 344 committee amendments tabled by 49 Members between 2017-02-15 and 2017-03-08.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns longer product lifetimes and their benefits for consumers and companies. The amendments address durability, repairability, reusability and upgradeability of products, planned obsolescence, the transition to a circular economy and 'products as services' models, extended producer responsibility, spare parts and warranties, and resource use and waste reduction.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine VERHEYEN | Germany | PPE | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96756.md |
| Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN | Germany | PPE | 47 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112788.md |
| Adam SZEJNFELD | Poland | PPE | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124890.md |
| Christel SCHALDEMOSE | Denmark | S&D | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37312.md |
| Biljana BORZAN | Croatia | S&D | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112748.md |
| Andreas SCHWAB | Germany | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28223.md |
| Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ | Hungary | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/102886.md |
| Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI | Romania | PPE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38420.md |
| Dita CHARANZOVÁ | Czechia | RE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124708.md |
| Kaja KALLAS | Estonia | ALDE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124697.md |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124785.md |
| Mireille D'ORNANO | France | EFDD | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124750.md |
| Daniel DALTON | United Kingdom | ECR | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/35135.md |
| Vicky FORD | United Kingdom | ECR | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96949.md |
| Ivan ŠTEFANEC | Slovakia | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124929.md |

## Official source documents

- PE599.599: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/IMCO-AM-599599_EN.pdf
- PE599.888: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-599888_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2272-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2272-INI.json

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