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What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text

From · plenary report· 31 Mar 2023

A-9-2023-0099

on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on amending Directives 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU as regards empowering consumers for the green transition through better protection against unfair practices and better information

To · adopted text· 11 May 2023

TA-9-2023-0201

Empowering consumers for the green transition

+5 added · −24 removed · 21 changed paragraphs, packaging included.

Part 4 of 5: Paragraphs 125–156

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Changed:Directive 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2, Annex I – point 4b: 4b. Making an environmental claim about the entire product or the trader’s business when it actually concerns only a certain aspect of the product or of the trader’s business.

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Changed:Directive 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2, Annex I – point 4ba (new): 4ba. Claiming, based on carbon offsetting, that a product has a neutral, reduced, compensated or positive greenhouse gas emissions’ impact on the environment.

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Changed:Directive 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2, Annex I – point 4bb (new): 4bb. Making an environmental claim which cannot be substantiated in accordance with legal requirements.

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Changed:Directive 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new), Annex I – point 7a (new): (2 a) the following point7a inserted: / ‘7a. (i) Giving more prominence to certain choices when asking the recipient of an online service for a decision. / (ii) Making the procedure of terminating a service significantly more burdensome than signing up to it.’

Directive 2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new), Annex I – point 13 a (new): (3a) the following point 13a is inserted: / ‘13a. Any marketing of a good as being identical or seemingly identical to the other good marketed in one or various Member States, while those goods have different composition or characteristics which have not been clearly marked on the packaging, so as to be visible to the consumer.’

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Changed:Directive 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – introductory part, Annex I – point 4: (4) the following points 23d to 23ib are inserted:

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Changed:Directive 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4, Annex I – point 23d a (new): 23da. Omitting to inform the consumer in a clear and understandable manner that the functionality update is not necessary to keep the product in conformity.

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Changed:Directive 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4, Annex I – point 23e: 23e. Introducing a feature to limit the durability of a good.

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Changed:Directive 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4, Annex I – point 23e a (new): 23ea. Marketing a good without fixing a design issue, within a reasonable time after it became known, thus leading to the early failure of that good.

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Changed:Directive 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4, Annex I – point 23g: 23g. Marketing a good which does not allow repair in accordance with legal requirements or failing to inform the consumer that a good is not repairable.

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Changed:Directive 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4, Annex I – point 23g a (new): 23ga. Omitting to inform the consumer about the unavailability of spare parts and other repair restrictions.

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Changed:Directive 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4, Annex I – point 23g b (new): 23gb. Omitting to inform the consumer that the trader will refuse to repair a product that has previously been repaired by an independent professional, a non-professional or a user.

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Changed:Directive 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4, Annex I – point 23h: 23h. Marketing a good that requires replacing the consumables earlier than necessary for technical reasons.

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Changed:Directive 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4, Annex I – point 23i: 23i. Marketing a product that is designed to limit its functionality when using consumables, spare parts or accessories that are not provided by the original producer.

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Changed:Directive 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4, Annex I – point 23i a (new): 23ia. The same producer or trader offering the same product with disadvantageous terms or a shorter period of commercial guarantee in one or more Member States resulting in a disadvantageous situation for consumers.

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Changed:Directive 2005/29/EU2005/29/EC

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Changed:Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4, Annex I – point 23i b (new): 23ib. Marketing a good which is not compliant with the requirements under Union product legislation.’legislation.