# Substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive)

European Parliament procedure 2023/0085(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 9th term, committee AGRI / ENVI / IMCO). Stage: Awaiting Council's 1st reading position. 957 committee amendments tabled by 75 Members between 2023-10-31 and 2023-11-14.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier is the Green Claims Directive on substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims. The amendments tighten rules against greenwashing, requiring science-based, life-cycle substantiation and verification of claims and environmental labelling schemes, address climate-related and future-performance claims such as 'climate neutral', and provide simplified procedures for micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized traders.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arba KOKALARI | Sweden | PPE | 113 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197406.md |
| Malte GALLÉE | Germany | Verts/ALE | 104 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/229352.md |
| Kim VAN SPARRENTAK | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 103 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197870.md |
| Pernille WEISS | Denmark | PPE | 99 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197515.md |
| Rosanna CONTE | Italy | ID | 65 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197616.md |
| Karen MELCHIOR | Denmark | RE | 62 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197567.md |
| Michal WIEZIK | Slovakia | RE | 61 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197769.md |
| Pietro FIOCCHI | Italy | ECR | 57 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197607.md |
| Laura BALLARÍN CEREZA | Spain | S&D | 57 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/247735.md |
| Carlo FIDANZA | Italy | ECR | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96810.md |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124785.md |
| Angelo CIOCCA | Italy | ID | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/183793.md |
| Paola GHIDONI | Italy | ID | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/239256.md |
| Elena LIZZI | Italy | ID | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197611.md |
| Ivan DAVID | Czechia | ESN | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197556.md |

## Official source documents

- PE754.872: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AGRI-AM-754872_EN.pdf
- PE756.117: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CJ45-AM-756117_EN.pdf
- PE756.118: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CJ45-AM-756118_EN.pdf
- PE756.119: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CJ45-AM-756119_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2023-0085-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2023-0085-COD.json

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