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Added:6. By 31 December 2025 and every 53 years thereafter, Member States shall carry out a compositional survey of collected mixed municipal waste to determine the share and composition in accordance with Annex IVc of waste textiles therein. Member States shall ensure that, on the basis of the information obtained, the competent authorities may require the producer responsibility organisations to take corrective action to increase their network of collection points and carry out information campaigns in accordance with Article 22c(13) and (14). Member States shall ensure that the results of these surveys are available to the public. [Am. 102]

Added:7. Member States shall ensure that, in order to distinguish between used and waste textiles,textile shipments of used textiles, textile-related and footwear products suspected of being waste mayshall be inspected by the competent authorities of Member States for compliance with the minimum requirements set out in paragraphs 8 and 9 for the shipments of used textile, textile related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc and monitored accordingly. [Am. 103]

Added:8. Member States shall ensure that shipments arranged on a professional basis of used textiles, textile-related and footwear products comply with the minimum record keeping requirements set out in paragraph 9 and are accompanied by at least the following information:

Added:(a) a copy of the invoice and contract relating to the sale or transfer of ownership of the textiles, textile-related and footwear products which states that they are destined for direct re-use and that they are fit for direct re-use;

Added:(b) evidence of a prior sorting operation carried out in accordance with this Article and, where available, the criteria adopted pursuant to Article 6(2), in the form of a copy of the records on every bale within the consignment and a protocol containing all record information according to paragraph 9;

Added:(c) a declaration made by the natural or legal person in possession of used textiles, textile-related or footwear products that arranges, on a professional basis, the transport of used textiles, textile-related and footwear products that none of the material within the consignment is waste as defined by Article 3(1);

Added:(d) appropriate protection against damage during transportation, loading and unloading, in particular, through sufficient packaging and appropriate stacking of the load, ensuring that the integrity and quality of the textiles for re-use are maintained throughout the transport process. [Am. 104]

Added:9. Member States shall ensure that shipments of used textiles, textile-related and footwear products comply with the following minimum record keeping requirements:

Added:(a) the record of the sorting or preparationpreparing for re-use operations shall be fixed securely but not permanently on the packaging; [Am. 105]

Added:(b) the record shall contain the following information:

Added:(1) a comprehensive description of the item or items present in the bale reflecting the most detailed sorting granularity that the textile items have undergone during the sorting or preparationpreparing for re-use operations such as. That description shall include, but not be limited to, type of clothes, size, colour, gender, material composition, and any other relevant characteristics that contribute to efficient re-use and recycling; [Am. 106]

Added:(2) the name and address of the company responsible for the final sorting or preparationpreparing for re-use, ensuring transparency in the process and accountability for the quality of the items. [Am. 107]

Added:10. Member States shall ensure that, where the competent authorities in a Member State establish that an intended shipment of used textiles, textile-related and footwear consists of waste, the costs of appropriate analyses, inspections and storage of used textiles, textile-related and footwear suspected of being waste may be charged to the producers of textile, textile-related and footwear products listed in Annex IVc, to third parties acting on their behalf or to other persons arranging the shipment.

Added:10a. In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council****, as amended by Regulation (EU) ... / ... of the European Parliament and of the Council [P.O. :insert reference for Waste Shipments Regulation revision when adopted]*****, textile waste shall not be mixed with used textile products. [Am. 108]

Added:10b. Member States shall ensure that the shipment of used textiles products to third countries is in accordance with national legislation of those third countries relating to environmental protection, public order, public safety or health protection. [Am. 109]

Added:10c. By 31 December 2025, the Commission shall develop a study to assess the application of end-of-waste criteria laid down in Article 6 of this Directive to plastic polymers commonly found in solid marine litter, including polyamide.

Added:Where appropriate, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish detailed measures on the uniform application of Union-wide end-of-waste criteria for marine litter, whilst taking into account best practices already established by Member States. [Am. 110]

Added:Article 22da Textile waste reduction targets

Added:1. By 30 June 2025, the Commission shall conduct an assessment on appropriate levels for the setting of targets for 2032 on textile waste reduction, which shall include levels of collection rates, preparation for re-use, re-use, recycling of textiles and phasing out landfilling of textiles. The assessment shall also include an analysis of the level of exports of used textiles to third countries and of extending the responsibility of producers to those exports. To that end, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal.’ [Am. 111]

Added:________________

Added:* Regulation (EU) 2016/425 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on personal protective equipment and repealing Council Directive 89/686/EEC (OJ L 81, 31.3.2016, p. 51).

Added:** Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).

Added:*** Regulation …/… (OJ …..p. ) [P.O. insert the publication details for the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation].

Added:**** Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste (OJ L 190, 12.7.2006, p. 1).

Added:***** Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste and amending Regulations (EU) No 1257/2013 and (EU) 2020/1056, COM(2021) 709 final.’;

Added:(8) in Article 29, paragraph 2a is deleted.

Added:(9) the following Article 29a is inserted:

Added:‘Article 29a Food waste prevention programmes

Added:1. By [P.O. insert date of two years after entry into force of this amending Directive], Member States shall review and adapt their food waste prevention programmes, with a view of attaining the targets provided for in Article 9a(4). Those programmes shall at least contain the measures laid down in Article 9(1) and 9a(1)) and, where relevant, the measures listed in Annexes IV and IVa.

Added:2. Each Member State shall designate the competent authorities responsible for the coordination of the food waste reduction measures implemented in order to reach the target set out in Article 9a(4) and inform accordingly the Commission by [P.O. insert the date of within three months after the entry into force of this amending Directive]. The Commission shall subsequently publish that information on the relevant EU website.’;

Added:(10) Article 37 is amended as follows:

Added:(a) in paragraph 3, the first sub-paragraph is replaced by the following:

Added:‘Member States shall report the data concerning the implementation of Article 9(4) and the data referred to in point (a) of Article 22c(17) to the European Environment Agency every year. Member States shall not be required to report quantitative data on the re-use of textiles pursuant to Article 9(4). Member States shall report the data concerning the implementation of Article 9a(2) to the Commission every year.’;

Added:(b) paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:

Added:‘7. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down the format for reporting the data referred to in paragraphs 1, 3, 4 and 5 of this Article. For the purposes of reporting on the implementation of points (a) and (b) of Article 11(2), Member States shall use the format established in Commission Implementing Decision of 18 April 2012 establishing a questionnaire for Member States reports on the implementation of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste. For the purpose of reporting on food waste, the methodology developed under Article 9a(3) shall be taken into account when developing the format for reporting. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 39(2) of this Directive.’;

Added:(11) Article 38 is amended as follows:

Added:(a) paragraphs 2 and 3 are replaced by the following:

Added:‘2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 7(1), 9a(3), 11a(10), 27(1), 27(4), 38(2) and 38(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 4 July 2018. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 22a(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from [PO insert date eighteen months after the entry into force of this amending Directive]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.

Added:3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 7(1), 9a(3), 11a(10), 22a(2), 27(1), 27(4), 38(2) and 38(3) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.’;

Added:(b) paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:

Added:‘6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 7(1), 9a(3), 11a(10), 22a(2), 27(1), 27(4), 38(2) and 38(3) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.’;

Added:(11a) the following Article is inserted:

Added:‘Article 42a Evaluation and review of the Waste Framework Directive

Added:No later than 31 December 2026, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive. The Commission shall present a report on its findings to the European Parliament and to the Council. Where appropriate, the report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal.’; [Am. 112]

Added:(11b) the following Article is inserted:

Added:‘Article 42b Evaluation and review of the Directive 1999/31/EC

Added:No later than 31 December 2026, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of Council Directive 1999/31/EC. The Commission shall present a report on the findings to the European Parliament and to the Council. Where appropriate, the report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal.’; [Am. 113]

Added:(12) Annex IVc is inserted as set out in the Annex to this Directive.

Added:Article 2 Transposition

Added:1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [P.O. insert date eighteentwelve months after the entry into force of this amending Directive] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions. [Am. 114]

Added:When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

Added:2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Added:Article 3 Entry into force

Added:This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Added:Article 4 Addressees

Added:This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Added:Done at …,

Added:For the European Parliament For the Council

Added:The President The President

Added:Annex IVc