European Parliament 2019-2024

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

2020/2028(INI)

12.10.2020

AMENDMENTS 1 - 110

Draft report Christian Doleschal (PE655.860v01-00)

Implementation of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products (the Construction Products Regulation) (2020/2028(INI))

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PE658.822v01-00 2/58 AM\1214945EN.docx EN Amendment 1 Claude Gruffat, Anne-Sophie Pelletier

Motion for a resolution Citation -1 (new)

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- having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 114;

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Amendment 2 Claude Gruffat

Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new)

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- having regard to The European Green Deal (COM/2019/640 final);

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Amendment 3 Claude Gruffat

Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new)

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Aa. whereas buildings account in Europe for almost 40% of energy consumption, 36% of CO2 emissions, 50% of raw materials consumption, 33% of waste generated and 33% (fresh) water used1a; ______1a https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpe

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Amendment 4 Claude Gruffat

Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new)

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Ab. whereas half of the Earth’s raw materials are used for construction, that 40% of the final energy consumption is used during the service life of buildings, that the embodied carbon of construction products represents 10–20% of total embodied carbon in buildings in the EU1a; ______1a As in "Circular Economy in the Construction Sector" adopted by the Council (Competitiveness) at its meeting held on 28 November 2019: https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/docu ment/ST-14653-2019-INIT/en/pdf

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Amendment 5 Maria Grapini, Adriana Maldonado López, Alex Agius Saliba, Claude Gruffat

Motion for a resolution Recital B

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B. whereas the purpose of the B. whereas the purpose of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) is Construction Products Regulation (CPR) is to remove technical barriers to trade in to remove technical barriers to trade in construction products in order to enhance construction products in order to enhance their free movement in the internal market; their free movement in the internal market

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Amendment 6 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new)

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Ba. whereas the European system of technical regulation and standardisation has demonstrated to be a driver for competitiveness, innovation and consumer safety in Europe, making European standards a global benchmark;

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Amendment 7 Maria Grapini, Adriana Maldonado López, Alex Agius Saliba, Claude Gruffat

Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new)

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Ba. whereas safe products are one key to reducing the accident rates, which are particularly high in the construction sector;

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Amendment 8 Maria Grapini, Adriana Maldonado López, Alex Agius Saliba

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C. whereas the slow adoption and non- C. whereas the slow adoption and non- citation of harmonised standards is citation of harmonised standards is problematic, as the adoption process is not problematic, as the adoption process is not keeping pace with developments in the keeping pace with developments in the sector, creating uncertainty for businesses; sector, creating uncertainty for businesses; whereas, it is necessary to establish clear and comprehensive requirements at European level as regards the quality of construction products;

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Amendment 9 Claude Gruffat

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

C. whereas the slow adoption and non- C. whereas the slow adoption and non- citation of harmonised standards is citation of harmonised standards is problematic, as the adoption process is not problematic, as the adoption process is not keeping pace with developments in the keeping pace with developments in the sector, creating uncertainty for businesses; sector, creating uncertainty for businesses and is harmful to consumers;

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Amendment 10 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Claude Gruffat, Jens Gieseke, Maria Grapini, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new)

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Ca. whereas the current gaps in the

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Amendment 11 Alessandra Basso, Isabella Tovaglieri, Markus Buchheit on behalf of the ID Group

Motion for a resolution Recital D

Motion for a resolution Amendment

D. whereas CPR compliance costs D. whereas CPR compliance costs represent 0.6 % to 1.1 % of the represent 0.6 % to 1.1 % of the construction sector’s turnover, borne construction sector’s turnover, borne mainly by manufacturers, which can be mainly by manufacturers, which is very very burdensome for SMEs; burdensome for SMEs;

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Amendment 12 Claude Gruffat

Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Da. whereas safety aspects for products used by workers and consumers should be considered as a priority in the EU;

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Amendment 13 Claude Gruffat, Anne-Sophie Pelletier

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Da. whereas Article 114 TFEU provides a legal basis to define essential product requirements, which includes safety aspects for products used by workers at work;

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Amendment 14 Sandro Gozi, Andrus Ansip, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Welcomes the Commission’s CPR 1. Welcomes the Commission’s CPR evaluation and ongoing review, which seek evaluation and ongoing review, which seek to remove remaining barriers in the internal to remove remaining barriers in the internal market for construction products; market for construction products, while taking into account technological developments and innovation;

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Amendment 15 Sandro Gozi, Andrus Ansip, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new)

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1a. Stresses the importance of avoiding duplications and ensuring coherence of the reviewed CPR with existing legislation and future legislative initiatives, such as sustainable product policy initiative;

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Amendment 16 Claude Gruffat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Points to the specific nature of the 2. Points to the limited nature of the CPR, which differs from the general CPR, which today differs from the general principles of the new legislative framework principles of the new legislative framework (NLF), chiefly because it does not (NLF), chiefly because it does not directly harmonise any specific requirements or harmonise any specific requirements or minimum safety levels for construction minimum safety levels for construction products, but instead defines a common products, but instead defines only a technical language for measuring the common technical language for measuring performance of construction products over the performance of construction products their essential characteristics; by means of harmonised European Standards over their essential characteristics laid down in Member States’ requirements;

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Amendment 17 Maria Grapini, Alex Agius Saliba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Points to the specific nature of the 2. Points to the specific nature of the CPR, which differs from the general CPR, which differs from the general principles of the new legislative framework principles of the new legislative framework (NLF), chiefly because it does not (NLF), chiefly because it does not harmonise any specific requirements or harmonise any specific requirements or minimum safety levels for construction minimum safety levels for construction products, but instead defines a common products, thus unbalancing and technical language for measuring the fragmenting the internal market, but performance of construction products over instead defines a common technical their essential characteristics; language for measuring the performance of construction products over their essential

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Amendment 18 Christian Doleschal, Sven Schulze, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

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2. Points to the specific nature of the 2. Points to the specific nature of the CPR, which differs from the general CPR, which differs in some areas from the principles of the new legislative framework general principles of the new legislative (NLF), chiefly because it does not framework (NLF), chiefly because it does harmonise any specific requirements or not harmonise any specific requirements or minimum safety levels for construction minimum safety levels for construction products, but instead defines a common products, but instead defines a common technical language for measuring the technical language for assessing the performance of construction products over performance of construction products over their essential characteristics; their essential characteristics;

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Amendment 19 Maria Grapini, Adriana Maldonado López, Christel Schaldemose, Alex Agius Saliba, Claude Gruffat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2a. Considers that the common technical language must be the same for all construction products;

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PE658.822v01-00 10/58 AM\1214945EN.docx EN Amendment 20 Claude Gruffat, Maria Grapini

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Highlights that the CPR ensures the 3. Highlights that the current CPR free circulation of construction products ensures the free circulation of construction within the Union, while Member States products within the Union, while Member retain control of the rules on construction States retain control of the rules on works; points out that building regulations construction works; points out that building set at Member State level are generally regulations set at Member State level are influenced by the performance of the influenced by the performance of the construction products which are integrated construction products, while a lack of EU- in the works; level product performance and information requirements weakens the Single Market for construction products;

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Amendment 21 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new)

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3a. Is concerned that the deficient and incomplete implementation of the CPR in some Member States has led to severe legal uncertainties and unpredictabilities for builders, contractors, planners and architects; urges the Commission to find unbureaucratic and pragmatic solutions without delay and in consent with the Member States in order to overcome these undesirable and negative effects on the European construction sector.

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Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4a. Notes that the common technical language set up by the CPR is defined by harmonised European standards, and by European Assessment Documents (EADs) for products not or not fully covered by harmonised standards; acknowledges that the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation(Cenelec) are the competent organisations for the drafting of harmonised standards, while the European Organisation for Technical Assessment (EOTA) and Technical Assessment Bodies (TAB) are responsible for the preparation of EADs;

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Amendment 23 Claude Gruffat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5. Points out that unlike other NLF 5. Points out that unlike other NLF legislation, the use of harmonised legislation, the use of harmonised standards under the CPR is mandatory, standards under the current CPR is which requires an effective system of mandatory, which has appeared to be adoption to address the needs of industry, ineffective in addressing the needs of keep up with technological developments industry, including keeping up with and ensure legal clarity; technological developments (e.g. low- carbon innovations) and ensuring legal compliance with Member States’

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Amendment 24 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5

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5. Points out that unlike other NLF 5. Points out that unlike other NLF legislation, the use of harmonised legislation, the use of harmonised standards under the CPR is mandatory, standards under the CPR is mandatory, which requires an effective system of which requires an effective system of adoption to address the needs of industry, adoption to address the needs of industry, keep up with technological developments keep up with technological developments, and ensure legal clarity; ensure legal clarity and meet the regulatory needs of Member States;

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Amendment 25 Krzysztof Hetman

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5. Points out that unlike other NLF 5. Points out that unlike other NLF legislation, the use of harmonised legislation, the use of harmonised standards under the CPR is mandatory, standards under the CPR is mandatory, which requires an effective system of which requires an effective system of adoption to address the needs of industry, adoption to address the needs of industry, keep up with technological developments open the ways for innovation, keep up and ensure legal clarity; with technological developments and ensure legal clarity;

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AM\1214945EN.docx 13/58 PE658.822v01-00 EN Amendment 26 Alessandra Basso, Isabella Tovaglieri, Markus Buchheit on behalf of the ID Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5. Points out that unlike other NLF 5. Points out that unlike other NLF legislation, the use of harmonised legislation, the use of harmonised standards under the CPR is mandatory, standards under the CPR is mandatory, which requires an effective system of which requires an effective system of adoption to address the needs of industry, adoption to address the needs of industry, keep up with technological developments keep up with technological developments and ensure legal clarity; and ensure legal clarity and a level playing field among all European SMEs active in this sector;

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Amendment 27 Maria Grapini, Alex Agius Saliba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5a. Considers that construction products and the purpose of the common technical specifications must be explicitly described;

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Amendment 28 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

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6. Is concerned by the fact that of the 6. Is concerned by the fact that of the 444 existing harmonised standards for 444 existing harmonised standards for construction products, only 12 were issued construction products, only 12 were issued after the adoption of the CPR; believes that after the adoption of the CPR; believes that the time required for the development and the time required for the development and citation of standards and the backlog for citation of standards, and the backlog for revising and updating existing standards revising and updating existing standards (CPR acquis) are among the most (CPR acquis) and the lack of clear and significant problems associated with the pragmatic guidance by the Commission implementation of the CPR; are among the most significant problems associated with the implementation of the CPR;

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Amendment 29 Maria da Graça Carvalho

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6. Is concerned by the fact that of the 6. Is concerned by the fact that of the 444 existing harmonised standards for 444 existing harmonised standards for construction products, only 12 were issued construction products, only 12 new ones after the adoption of the CPR; believes that have been issued after the adoption of the the time required for the development and CPR; believes that the time required for the citation of standards and the backlog for development and citation of standards and revising and updating existing standards the backlog for revising and updating (CPR acquis) are among the most existing standards (CPR acquis) are among significant problems associated with the the most significant problems associated implementation of the CPR; with the implementation of the CPR;

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Amendment 30 Anne-Sophie Pelletier

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new)

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6a. Is concerned that a great number of standards do not cover all product characteristics, including product safety requirements that are needed for their use in works; stresses the urgent need to amend incomplete standards in a way that all construction products can be used without further precautions;

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Amendment 31 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Claude Gruffat, Jens Gieseke, Maria Grapini, Angelika Niebler, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new)

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6a. Is concerned that a significant number of standards do not fully cover all product requirements necessary for their use in construction works; stresses the urgent need to review standards which are incomplete in a way that all construction products can be used without further precautionary measures;

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Amendment 32 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

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7. Urgently calls on the Commission 7. Urgently calls on the Commission to find a quick and viable solution to to find a quick and viable solution to improve the standardisation processes and improve the standardisation processes and remove the backlog of non-cited standards; remove the backlog of non-cited standards; supports, in this regard, a combination of supports, in this regard, a combination of short-term measures to tackle the backlog short-term measures to tackle the backlog alongside long-term measures to improve as well as regulatory gaps alongside long- the process of defining the common term measures to improve the process of technical language; defining the common technical language and preferably comprehensive standards; calls for existing harmonised European standards to be considered to be part of short-term measures;

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Amendment 33 Christel Schaldemose, Maria Grapini

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7a. Underlines the important role of the European standardisation organisation as competent bodies for the development of harmonised standards; stresses the importance of ensuring the standardisation bodies principle role in ensuring state-of-the-art harmonised standards which reflect current innovation and the most effective practices in the industry; to that end, calls on the Commission to ensure the active involvement of the industry and other relevant stakeholders in order to ensure the highest degree of relevance of new standards;

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AM\1214945EN.docx 17/58 PE658.822v01-00 EN Amendment 34 Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

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8. Points to the fact that 8. Points to the fact that standardisation issues need to be addressed standardisation issues need to be addressed in all steps of the preparation process; calls in all steps of the preparation process; calls for transparency and openness from all for transparency and openness from all parties involved; highlights the need to parties involved; highlights the need to ensure the high quality of the mandates ensure the high quality of the mandates issued by the Commission and the issued by the Commission and the necessity to provide clear guidelines for the necessity to provide clear guidance for the standardisation bodies; suggests standardisation bodies; further establishing clearly defined timeframes for encourages the Commission to develop the Commission to assess the prepared comprehensive and horizontal guidelines standards and clear deadlines for all parties for the standardisation bodies, outlining to ensure further revision if a mandate or the structure and requirements of each the CPR is found not to have been adhered standard; suggests establishing clearly to; considers it important to define the defined timeframes for the Commission to scope of the standards more precisely so assess the prepared standards and clear that manufacturers can have clear guidance deadlines for all parties to ensure further when declaring that their products fall revision if a mandate or the CPR is found within the scope; not to have been adhered to; considers it important to define the scope of the standards more precisely so that manufacturers can have clear guidance when declaring that their products fall within the scope; calls on the Commission to consider the practical feasibility in dividing standards into mandatory standards covering regulatory needs in member states and market driven voluntary standards;

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Amendment 35 Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

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8. Points to the fact that 8. Points to the fact that problems standardisation issues need to be faced in the development of harmonised addressed in all steps of the preparation technical specifications need to be process; calls for transparency and addressed in all steps of the preparation openness from all parties involved; process; calls on the Commission to highlights the need to ensure the high closely consult all relevant stakeholders in quality of the mandates issued by the this preparatory phase and stresses the Commission and the necessity to provide importance of transparency and openness clear guidelines for the standardisation of all parties involved in order to find bodies; suggests establishing clearly workable solutions; highlights the need of defined timeframes for the Commission to full involvement of Member States to assess the prepared standards and clear ensure the high quality of the harmonised deadlines for all parties to ensure further technical specifications issued by the revision if a mandate or the CPR is found Commission and the necessity to provide not to have been adhered to; considers it clear guidelines for the standardisation important to define the scope of the bodies; suggests establishing clearly standards more precisely so that defined timeframes for the Commission to manufacturers can have clear guidance assess the prepared standards and clear when declaring that their products fall deadlines for all parties to ensure further within the scope; revision if a standardisation request or the CPR is found not to have been adhered to; considers it important to define the scope of the harmonised technical specifications more precisely so that manufacturers can have clear guidance when declaring that their products fall within the scope;

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Amendment 36 Anne-Sophie Pelletier

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Points to the fact that 8. Points to the fact that standardisation issues need to be addressed standardisation issues need to be addressed in all steps of the preparation process; calls in all steps of the preparation process, with for transparency and openness from all a balanced representation of all parties involved; highlights the need to stakeholders involved, including ensure the high quality of the mandates consumer organisations, occupational issued by the Commission and the safety and health organisations,

AM\1214945EN.docx 19/58 PE658.822v01-00 EN necessity to provide clear guidelines for the environmental groups and trade unions; standardisation bodies; suggests calls for transparency and openness from establishing clearly defined timeframes for all parties involved; highlights the need to the Commission to assess the prepared ensure the high quality of the mandates standards and clear deadlines for all parties issued by the Commission and the to ensure further revision if a mandate or necessity to provide clear guidelines for the the CPR is found not to have been adhered standardisation bodies; suggests to; considers it important to define the establishing clearly defined timeframes for scope of the standards more precisely so the Commission to assess the prepared that manufacturers can have clear guidance standards and clear deadlines for all parties when declaring that their products fall to ensure further revision if a mandate or within the scope; the CPR is found not to have been adhered to; considers it important to define the scope of the standards more precisely so that manufacturers can have clear guidance when declaring that their products fall within the scope;

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Amendment 37 Maria Grapini, Christel Schaldemose, Alex Agius Saliba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Points to the fact that 8. Points to the fact that standardisation issues need to be addressed standardisation issues need to be addressed in all steps of the preparation process; calls in all steps of the preparation process; calls for transparency and openness from all for transparency, clarity and openness from parties involved; highlights the need to all parties involved; highlights the need to ensure the high quality of the mandates ensure the high quality of the mandates issued by the Commission and the issued by the Commission and the necessity to provide clear guidelines for the necessity to provide clear guidelines for the standardisation bodies; suggests standardisation bodies; suggests establishing clearly defined timeframes for establishing clearly defined timeframes for the Commission to assess the prepared the Commission and increase human standards and clear deadlines for all parties resources in the relevant units to to ensure further revision if a mandate or efficiently assess the prepared standards the CPR is found not to have been adhered and clear deadlines for all parties to ensure to; considers it important to define the further revision if a mandate or the CPR is scope of the standards more precisely so found not to have been adhered to; that manufacturers can have clear guidance considers it important to define the scope when declaring that their products fall of the standards more precisely so that manufacturers can have clear guidance

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Amendment 38 Maria da Graça Carvalho

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Points to the fact that 8. Points to the fact that standardisation issues need to be addressed standardisation issues need to be addressed in all steps of the preparation process; calls in all steps of the preparation process; calls for transparency and openness from all for transparency and openness from all parties involved; highlights the need to parties involved; highlights the need to ensure the high quality of the mandates ensure the high quality of the issued by the Commission and the standardisation requests issued by the necessity to provide clear guidelines for the Commission and the necessity to provide standardisation bodies; suggests clear guidelines for the standardisation establishing clearly defined timeframes for bodies; suggests the full respect of the the Commission to assess the prepared defined timeframes for the Commission to standards and clear deadlines for all parties assess the prepared standards and clear to ensure further revision if a mandate or deadlines for all parties to ensure further the CPR is found not to have been adhered revision if a standardisation request or the to; considers it important to define the CPR is found not to have been adhered to; scope of the standards more precisely so considers it important to define the scope that manufacturers can have clear guidance of the standards more precisely so that when declaring that their products fall manufacturers can have clear guidance within the scope; when declaring that their products fall within the scope;

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Amendment 39 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

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8. Points to the fact that 8. Points to the fact that standardisation issues need to be addressed standardisation issues need to be addressed in all steps of the preparation process; calls in all steps of the preparation process; calls for transparency and openness from all for transparency and openness from all parties involved; highlights the need to parties involved; highlights the need to ensure the high quality of the mandates ensure the high quality of the mandates issued by the Commission and the issued by the Commission and the necessity to provide clear guidelines for the necessity to provide clear and pragmatic standardisation bodies; suggests guidelines for the standardisation bodies; establishing clearly defined timeframes for suggests establishing clearly defined the Commission to assess the prepared timeframes for the Commission to assess standards and clear deadlines for all parties the prepared standards and clear deadlines to ensure further revision if a mandate or for all parties to ensure further revision if a the CPR is found not to have been adhered mandate or the CPR is found not to have to; considers it important to define the been adhered to; considers it important to scope of the standards more precisely so define the scope of the standards more that manufacturers can have clear guidance precisely so that manufacturers can have when declaring that their products fall clear guidance when declaring that their within the scope; products fall within the scope;

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Amendment 40 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9

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9. Believes that owing to the 9. Believes that owing to the mandatory nature of standards and the fact mandatory nature of standards within the that they are considered part of Union context of the CPR and the fact that they legislation, the texts of issued harmonised are considered part of Union legislation, standards should be available in all Union the texts of issued harmonised standards languages; highlights the need to ensure should be available in all Union languages; high-quality translation and involve highlights the need to ensure high-quality national standardisation bodies in the translation and involve national translation process; calls on the standardisation bodies in the translation Commission to further support and process; calls on the Commission to further simplify the financial arrangements for the support and simplify the financial arrangements for the translation of

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Amendment 41 Claude Gruffat, Maria Grapini

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution Amendment

9. Believes that owing to the 9. Believes that owing to the current mandatory nature of standards and the fact mandatory nature of standards and the fact that they are considered part of Union that they are considered part of Union legislation, the texts of issued harmonised legislation, the texts of issued harmonised standards should be available in all Union standards should be available in all Union languages; highlights the need to ensure languages; highlights the need to ensure high-quality translation and involve open-access, high-quality translation and national standardisation bodies in the involve national standardisation bodies in translation process; calls on the the translation process; calls on the Commission to further support and Commission to further support and simplify the financial arrangements for the simplify the financial arrangements for the translation of harmonised standards; translation of harmonised standards;

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Amendment 42 Maria da Graça Carvalho

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution Amendment

9. Believes that owing to the 9. Believes that owing to the mandatory nature of standards and the fact mandatory nature of standards and the fact that they are considered part of Union that they are considered part of Union legislation, the texts of issued harmonised legislation, the texts of issued harmonised standards should be available in all Union standards should be available in all Union languages; highlights the need to ensure languages; highlights the need to ensure high-quality translation and involve high-quality translation and enhance the national standardisation bodies in the involvement of national standardisation translation process; calls on the bodies in the translation process; calls on Commission to further support and the Commission to further support and

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Amendment 43 Alessandra Basso, Isabella Tovaglieri, Markus Buchheit on behalf of the ID Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution Amendment

9. Believes that owing to the 9. Believes that owing to the mandatory nature of standards and the fact mandatory nature of standards and the fact that they are considered part of Union that they are considered part of Union legislation, the texts of issued harmonised legislation, the texts of issued harmonised standards should be available in all Union standards should be available in all Union languages; highlights the need to ensure languages; highlights the need to ensure high-quality translation and involve high-quality translation and involve national standardisation bodies in the national standardisation bodies in the translation process; calls on the translation process; calls on the Commission to further support and Commission to further support and simplify the financial arrangements for the simplify the financial arrangements for the translation of harmonised standards; translation of harmonised standards; emphasises that a common harmonised technical language would improve the effectiveness of EU regulatory framework while ensuring a level playing field for European economic operators;

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Amendment 44 Claude Gruffat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new)

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9a. Notes that harmonised standards required as part of EU law for compliance with the CPR are currently only

PE658.822v01-00 24/58 AM\1214945EN.docx EN accessible if purchased1a; ______1a Example cement standard recipe: https://shop.bsigroup.com/ProductDetail? pid=000000000030391002

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Amendment 45 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10. Is concerned by the fact that while 10. Is concerned by the fact that while the alternative route for products not or not the alternative route for products not or not fully covered by harmonised standards was fully covered by harmonised standards was included in the CPR to allow innovative included in the CPR also to allow products to enter the market, the vast innovative products to enter the market, the majority of EADs do not concern vast majority of EADs do not concern innovative products; innovative products;

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Amendment 46 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Believes, in consequence, that the 11. Believes, in consequence, that the current underperformance of the current underperformance of the standardisation system is leading to an standardisation system is one factor increasing use of the European leading to an increasing use of the Organisation for Technical Assessment European Organisation for Technical (EOTA) route as an alternative means of Assessment (EOTA) route as an alternative

AM\1214945EN.docx 25/58 PE658.822v01-00 EN standardisation; means of standardisation;

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Amendment 47 Maria Grapini, Adriana Maldonado López, Christel Schaldemose, Alex Agius Saliba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12a. Highlights that Product Contact Points for Construction are implemented in all Member States and have a preponderant role to play in informing economic operators about the application of the Regulation; regrets that in 2018, only 57% of stakeholders were aware of their existence; suggests therefore to increase awareness of the existence of such contact points in each Member States;

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Amendment 48 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12a. Stresses that the current procedure for developing EADs has to address the manufacturers’ goal of putting innovative products on the market as quickly as possible;

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PE658.822v01-00 26/58 AM\1214945EN.docx EN Amendment 49 Maria Grapini, Adriana Maldonado López, Christel Schaldemose, Alex Agius Saliba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12a. Highlights that the European Technical Assessment (ETA) can be helpful as alternative process to the standardisation system and should be maintained in way that encourages the development of innovative products and the participation of SMEs;

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Amendment 50 Maria Grapini, Christel Schaldemose, Alex Agius Saliba, Claude Gruffat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12c. Underlines that a common technical language is key to promote a circular economy as it allows manufacturers to display their products’ performance in a common manner; further, considers that a greater focus should be put on standards that can help promoting a circular economy in Europe;

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Amendment 51 Sandro Gozi, Andrus Ansip, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

AM\1214945EN.docx 27/58 PE658.822v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

13. Is concerned by the fact that since 13. Is concerned by the fact that since the CE marking under the CPR only refers the CE marking under the CPR only refers to product performance and not conformity to product performance and not conformity with specific product requirements, such a with specific product requirements, such a difference in approach from other NLF difference in approach from other NLF legislation could create confusion as legislation could create confusion as regards the CE marking and diminish its regards the CE marking and diminish its value; points, in this regard, to the overlaps value; points, in this regard, to the overlaps in the information required by the CE in the information required by the CE marking and the Declaration of marking and the Declaration of Performance (DoP); believes that this Performance (DoP); believes that this duplication creates additional unnecessary duplication creates additional unnecessary administrative burdens and costs for administrative burdens and costs for businesses; businesses and should be addressed, including by enhanced use of digital solutions;

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Amendment 52 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

13a. Notes that the CE marking is a mean to allow construction products legally placed on the market in one Member State to be marketed on the territory of any other Member State; highlights, however, that the CE marking under the CPR differs from other NLF legislation since it only refers to the product performance and does not attest the conformity with specific product requirements, as it is the case for other products that are CE marked under NLF;

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PE658.822v01-00 28/58 AM\1214945EN.docx EN Amendment 53 Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

13a. Calls on the Commission to consider and assess the possibility of including additional information requirements on product characteristics with regard to safety and environmental aspects following assessment of regulatory needs per product categories;

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Amendment 54 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

13a. Regrets the fact that the CE marking is wrongly understood as a quality mark, while it does not determine whether a construction product is safe or could be used in construction works; believes that further solutions are needed to provide end-users with precise and clear information with regard to safety of construction products and their compliance with national building safety and construction works requirements;

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AM\1214945EN.docx 29/58 PE658.822v01-00 EN Amendment 55 Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14. Calls on the Commission to deleted consider the possibility of including in the CPR minimum product requirements aimed at ensuring health and safety and protecting the environment and other public interests, thereby following the approach of NLF legislation, which has proven to be effective;

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Amendment 56 Krzysztof Hetman

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14. Calls on the Commission to 14. Calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of including in the consider, taking into account a very CPR minimum product requirements specific situation of the manufacturing aimed at ensuring health and safety and and placing on the market of construction protecting the environment and other products, the possibility of including in the public interests, thereby following the CPR minimum product requirements approach of NLF legislation, which has aimed at ensuring health and safety and proven to be effective; protecting the environment and other public interests, thereby following the approach of NLF legislation, which has proven to be effective; stresses in this respect that such a possibility should be thoroughly assessed in relation to the possible overlapping with requirement set in other EU sectoral legislation;

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PE658.822v01-00 30/58 AM\1214945EN.docx EN Amendment 57 Claude Gruffat, Anne-Sophie Pelletier

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14. Calls on the Commission to 14. Calls on the Commission to include consider the possibility of including in the within the CPR essential product CPR minimum product requirements requirements aimed at ensuring health and aimed at ensuring health and safety and safety of workers during construction, protecting the environment and other maintenance and demolition of public interests, thereby following the construction works, with minimum approach of NLF legislation, which has product requirements in the CPR proven to be effective; supported by implementing technical requirements protecting the environment, consumers and other public interests, thereby following the approach of NLF legislation, which has proven to be effective in the case of the Ecodesign Directive and associated implementing acts;

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Amendment 58 Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14. Calls on the Commission to 14. Calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of including in the consider and assess the possibility to CPR minimum product requirements gradually enhance the CPR by including aimed at ensuring health and safety and therein minimum product requirements protecting the environment and other aimed at ensuring health and safety and public interests, thereby following the protecting the environment and other approach of NLF legislation, which has public interests; calls furthermore on the proven to be effective; Commission to evaluate whether this application of the approach of NLF legislation will prove to be effective also in the CPR;

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AM\1214945EN.docx 31/58 PE658.822v01-00 EN Amendment 59 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14. Calls on the Commission to 14. Calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of including in the consider the possibility of including in the CPR minimum product requirements CPR minimum product requirements aimed at ensuring health and safety and aimed at ensuring health and safety, protecting the environment and other structural integrity and protecting the public interests, thereby following the environment and other public interests, approach of NLF legislation, which has thereby following the approach of NLF proven to be effective; legislation, which has proven to be effective;

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Amendment 60 Claude Gruffat, Anne-Sophie Pelletier

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14a. Asks for the strict control of hazardous substances within construction products, and where presence of hazardous substances are within regulatory thresholds, that they are clearly indicated and that risks from exposure are well explained, prior to a relevant product being placed on the market;

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PE658.822v01-00 32/58 AM\1214945EN.docx EN Amendment 61 Sandro Gozi, Andrus Ansip, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Emphasises the importance of fully 15. Notes the lack of digitalisation of harnessing digital technologies, which the construction sector and emphasises the could allow for clear, transparent and importance of fully harnessing digital reliable information to be provided to technologies, which could allow for clear, economic operators and end-users and transparent and reliable information to be enable market surveillance authorities to provided to economic operators and end- carry out their activities more effectively; users, address the overlap in information calls on the Commission to evaluate the requirements and enable market use of such technologies; surveillance authorities to carry out their activities more effectively; calls on the Commission to evaluate the benefits of using such technologies;

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Amendment 62 Claude Gruffat, Maria Grapini

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Emphasises the importance of fully 15. Emphasises the importance of fully harnessing digital technologies, which harnessing digital technologies, which could allow for clear, transparent and could allow for clear, transparent and reliable information to be provided to reliable information to be provided to economic operators and end-users and economic operators and end-users and enable market surveillance authorities to enable market surveillance authorities to carry out their activities more effectively; carry out their activities more effectively; calls on the Commission to evaluate the calls on the Commission to evaluate the use of such technologies; use of such technologies, building on the existing experiences such as the EPREL database and the ongoing SCiP database and developing solutions towards a smart integration of existing data that can be scattered in different information systems;

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AM\1214945EN.docx 33/58 PE658.822v01-00 EN Amendment 63 Claude Gruffat, Maria Grapini

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16. Believes that digital solutions such 16. Believes that digital solutions such as a ‘Smart DoP’ could be used to allow as a ‘SmartProduct Passport’1a could be economic operators to quickly assess and used to allow economic operators to compare requirements for construction quickly assess and compare requirements works with the information provided in the for construction works with the DoP; information provided in the DoP; ______1a DoP relies upon continued use of the current system, product passport is more general and could be used under a different regulatory framework.

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Amendment 64 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16. Believes that digital solutions such 16. Believes that digital solutions such as a ‘Smart DoP’ could be used to allow as a ‘Smart DoP’ could be used to allow economic operators to quickly assess and economic operators to quickly assess and compare requirements for construction compare requirements for construction works with the information provided in the works with the information provided in the DoP; DoP, so that users can benefit from the information provided by manufacturers in their declarations of performance; notes that the CPR should not only ensure the accuracy and reliability of the declared performance, but also its reliability;

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Amendment 65 Maria Grapini, Adriana Maldonado López, Alex Agius Saliba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16a. Highlights that national marks, in particular mandatory marks, continue to apply in national Member States creating additional requirements to products already covered by harmonised standards and potentially creating unjustified barriers to the free movement of goods in the Single Market; suggests that the Commission could assess whether additional action are needed in order to ensure a well functioning of the Single Market;

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Amendment 66 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16a. Believes that such an approach would increase trust in EU harmonisation, improve the quality of harmonised standards, strengthen the confidence of market players in the CE marking, ensure the safety of construction products placed on the market and help reduce fragmentation of the single market;

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Amendment 67 Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16a. Stresses the need for increased awareness of economic operators, and in particular SMEs and micro-enterprises with regard to CE marking and the DoP, including through Single Digital Gateway;

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Amendment 68 Maria Grapini, Christel Schaldemose, Alex Agius Saliba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution Amendment

17. Is concerned by the fact that market 17. Is concerned by the fact that market surveillance for construction products is surveillance for construction products is seen as insufficient and ineffective by the seen as insufficient and ineffective by the industry; emphasises that such a situation industry; emphasises that such a situation undermines the level playing field for undermines the level playing field for economic operators who comply with the economic operators who comply with the legislation, to the benefit of rogue traders, legislation, to the benefit of rogue traders, who do not; points out that weak and who do not; points out that weak and inconsistent market surveillance could lead inconsistent market surveillance could lead to an increase of products that do not meet to an increase of products that do not meet their declared performance, putting end- their declared performance, putting both users at risk; businesses, especially SMEs, and end- users at risk; outlines that market surveillance need to be enhanced and a more consistent approach needs to be applied across all Member States;

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PE658.822v01-00 36/58 AM\1214945EN.docx EN Amendment 69 Claude Gruffat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution Amendment

17. Is concerned by the fact that market 17. Is concerned by the fact that market surveillance for construction products is surveillance for construction products is seen as insufficient and ineffective by the seen as insufficient and ineffective by the industry; emphasises that such a situation industry; emphasises that such a situation undermines the level playing field for undermines the level playing field for economic operators who comply with the economic operators who comply with the legislation, to the benefit of rogue traders, legislation, to the benefit of rogue traders, who do not; points out that weak and who do not; points out that weak and inconsistent market surveillance could lead inconsistent market surveillance could lead to an increase of products that do not meet to an increase of products that do not meet their declared performance, putting end- their declared performance, putting end- users at risk; users at risk; notes in this regard that a product currently can have a correct Declaration of Performance while still posing risks to end-users;

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Amendment 70 Sandro Gozi, Andrus Ansip, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution Amendment

18. Calls on the Member States to fully 18. Calls on the Member States to fully implement Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, implement Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, which aims to strengthen the market which aims to strengthen the market surveillance of products covered by Union surveillance of products covered by Union harmonisation legislation, including the harmonisation legislation, including the CPR; CPR; stresses the need for harmonised and homogeneous enforcement of new rules by the national market surveillance authorities and enhanced cross-border cooperation in this respect in order to ensure level playing field in the

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Amendment 71 Maria Grapini, Christel Schaldemose, Alex Agius Saliba, Claude Gruffat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution Amendment

18. Calls on the Member States to fully 18. Calls on the Member States to fully implement Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, implement Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, which aims to strengthen the market which aims to strengthen the market surveillance of products covered by Union surveillance of products covered by Union harmonisation legislation, including the harmonisation legislation, including the CPR; CPR and to provide the necessary financial, human and technical resources to allow market surveillance authorities to perform their duties efficiently;

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Amendment 72 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

18a. Encourages Member States to increase the resources and expertise of their market surveillance authorities, to enhance cooperation among them, including at cross-border level, and to improve the quantity, efficiency and effectiveness of checks in order to be able to identify construction products that are not in conformity with their declared performance and prevent their circulation

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Amendment 73 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Calls on the Commission to adopt 19. Calls on the Commission to adopt implementing acts under Regulation (EU) implementing acts under Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 in order to determine the 2019/1020 in order to determine the uniform conditions of checks, criteria for uniform conditions of checks, criteria for the determination of the frequency of the determination of the frequency of checks and the amount of samples to be checks and the amount of samples to be checked in relation to certain products or checked in relation to certain products or categories of products, and to lay down categories of products, and to lay down benchmarks and techniques for checks on benchmarks and techniques for checks on harmonised products, including harmonised products, including construction products; construction products, both by taking into account the specificities of the construction sector which still should have an impact on a revised CPR;

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Amendment 74 Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Calls on the Commission to adopt 19. Calls on the Commission to swiftly implementing acts under Regulation (EU) adopt implementing acts under Regulation 2019/1020 in order to determine the (EU) 2019/1020 in order to further align uniform conditions of checks, criteria for the performance of market surveillance the determination of the frequency of authorities by determining the uniform checks and the amount of samples to be conditions of checks, criteria for the

AM\1214945EN.docx 39/58 PE658.822v01-00 EN checked in relation to certain products or determination of the frequency of checks categories of products, and to lay down and the amount of samples to be checked benchmarks and techniques for checks on in relation to certain products or categories harmonised products, including of products, and by laying down construction products; benchmarks and techniques for checks on harmonised products, including construction products;

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Amendment 75 Claude Gruffat, Maria Grapini, Anne-Sophie Pelletier

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Calls on the Commission to adopt 19. Calls on the Commission to adopt implementing acts under Regulation (EU) implementing acts under Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 in order to determine the 2019/1020 in order to determine the uniform conditions of checks, criteria for uniform conditions of checks, criteria for the determination of the frequency of the determination of the frequency of checks and the amount of samples to be checks and the amount of samples to be checked in relation to certain products or checked in relation to certain products or categories of products, and to lay down categories of products, and to lay down benchmarks and techniques for checks on benchmarks and techniques for checks on harmonised products, including harmonised products, including construction products; construction products, taking inspiration from the verification procedure as legally defined in ecodesign implementing measures, and the Ecodesign ADCO group collaboration among MSs to optimise surveillance activities and dedication of resources;

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Amendment 76 Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

PE658.822v01-00 40/58 AM\1214945EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Calls on the Commission to adopt 19. Calls on the Commission to adopt implementing acts under Regulation (EU) implementing acts under Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 in order to determine the 2019/1020 in order to determine the uniform conditions of checks, criteria for uniform conditions of checks, criteria for the determination of the frequency of the determination of the frequency of checks and the amount of samples to be checks and the amount of samples to be checked in relation to certain products or checked in relation to certain products or categories of products, and to lay down categories of products, and to lay down benchmarks and techniques for checks on benchmarks and techniques for checks on harmonised products, including harmonised products, including construction products; construction products; calls on member states to ensure that their market surveillance staff have the right qualifications;

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Amendment 77 Claude Gruffat, Anne-Sophie Pelletier

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution Amendment

20. Considers it necessary for national 20. Considers it necessary for national market surveillance authorities responsible market surveillance authorities responsible for construction products to cooperate for construction products to cooperate closely with national building control closely with national building control authorities to ensure a nuanced approach in authorities to ensure a nuanced approach in assessing the conformity of construction assessing the conformity of construction products used in construction works with products used in construction works with the declared performance or intended use, the declared performance or intended use, as well as ensure their compliance with as well as ensure their compliance with building regulations, thereby guaranteeing building regulations, thereby guaranteeing the safety and security of end-users; the safety and security of workers during the construction, maintenance, selective deconstruction, and the demolition of works where applicable, as well as end- users;

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AM\1214945EN.docx 41/58 PE658.822v01-00 EN Amendment 78 Maria Grapini, Christel Schaldemose, Alex Agius Saliba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution Amendment

20. Considers it necessary for national 20. Considers it necessary for national market surveillance authorities responsible market surveillance authorities responsible for construction products to cooperate for construction products to cooperate closely with national building control closely with national building control authorities to ensure a nuanced approach in authorities and with producers to ensure a assessing the conformity of construction nuanced approach in assessing the products used in construction works with conformity of construction products used the declared performance or intended use, in construction works with the declared as well as ensure their compliance with performance or intended use, as well as building regulations, thereby guaranteeing ensure their compliance with building the safety and security of end-users; regulations, thereby guaranteeing the safety and security of end-users, as well as fair competition in the internal market;

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Amendment 79 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution Amendment

20. Considers it necessary for national 20. Considers it crucial for national market surveillance authorities responsible market surveillance authorities responsible for construction products to cooperate for construction products to cooperate closely with national building control closely with national building control authorities to ensure a nuanced approach in authorities to ensure a nuanced approach in assessing the conformity of construction assessing the conformity of construction products used in construction works with products used in construction works with the declared performance or intended use, the declared performance or intended use, as well as ensure their compliance with as well as ensure their compliance with building regulations, thereby guaranteeing building regulations, thereby guaranteeing the safety and security of end-users; the safety and security of end-users;

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PE658.822v01-00 42/58 AM\1214945EN.docx EN Amendment 80 Carlo Fidanza

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21. Points to the increase in online 21. Calls on the Commission to play sales in the construction sector; highlights an active role in the control and the need to ensure the effective market suspension of national regulations which surveillance of construction products sold are in open opposition to the CPR; calls online, especially those purchased from on the Commission to strengthen the non-EU economic operators; dialogue with those Member States which hinder the movement of goods by adopting their own national regulations on construction products, with the effect of creating technical barriers to trade in the Single Market; emphasises the importance of giving adequate powers to the Commission to tackle these situations effectively and in a short time;

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Amendment 81 Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21. Points to the increase in online 21. Points to the increase in online sales in the construction sector; highlights sales in the construction sector; highlights the need to ensure the effective market the need to ensure the effective market surveillance of construction products sold surveillance of construction products sold online, especially those purchased from online, especially those purchased from non-EU economic operators; non-EU economic operators in order to ensure high level of safety of products circulating in the single market irrespective of their origin; notes the responsibilities of online platforms in this respect;

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Amendment 82 Alessandra Basso, Isabella Tovaglieri, Markus Buchheit on behalf of the ID Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21. Points to the increase in online 21. Points to the increase in online sales in the construction sector; highlights sales in the construction sector; highlights the need to ensure the effective market the need to ensure the effective market surveillance of construction products sold surveillance of construction products sold online, especially those purchased from online, especially those purchased from non-EU economic operators; non-EU economic operators monitoring that these products comply with the EU regulatory framework notably to ensure a high level of EU consumer protection;

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Amendment 83 Maria Grapini, Adriana Maldonado López, Christel Schaldemose, Alex Agius Saliba, Claude Gruffat, Christian Doleschal

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21. Points to the increase in online 21. Points to the increase in online sales in the construction sector; highlights sales in the construction sector; highlights the need to ensure the effective market the need to ensure the effective market surveillance of construction products sold surveillance of construction products sold online, especially those purchased from online, especially those purchased from non-EU economic operators; non-EU economic operators, that might not comply with the EU legislation and therefore could influence the quality and safety of constructions;

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PE658.822v01-00 44/58 AM\1214945EN.docx EN Amendment 84 Salvatore De Meo, Antonio Tajani, Massimiliano Salini, Herbert Dorfmann, Fulvio Martusciello, Aldo Patriciello, Giuseppe Milazzo

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21a. Calls on the Commission to play an active role in monitoring and addressing the national regulations which might represent unjustified barriers to the common internal market and therefore be contrary to the CPR; stresses the importance to keep an effective dialogue between the Commission and the Member States in order to prevent any unjustified obstacle to the free movement of goods in the Single Market; emphasises the importance of giving adequate powers to the Commission to tackle these situations effectively and in a short time;

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Amendment 85 Christine Anderson, Nicolaus Fest, Markus Buchheit

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21a. Calls on the Commission continuously to review legal measures against the use of building materials such as γ-Butyrolacton (GBL) in situations other than those of their intended use1a, in order to prevent citizens of the Member States falling victim to rape or other crimes; recommends that the Member States harmonise the provisions on the use and on the restrictions to the use of such building materials; ______

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Amendment 86 Christel Schaldemose, Maria Grapini

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21a. Considers the importance of stronger demands for notified bodies to ensure quality control across member states; notes that this, among other, should entail verification of test results by inter-laboratory comparisons (Round Robin tests); believes that increased quality control will ensure that notified bodies have the widest possible authority to select products for testing in order to avoid that manufacturers can manipulate test items;

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Amendment 87 Sandro Gozi, Andrus Ansip, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21a. Stresses the need to enhance the exchange of information on potentially dangerous substances and to strengthen the cooperation with the European Chemicals Agency databases according to the current legislation;

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PE658.822v01-00 46/58 AM\1214945EN.docx EN Amendment 88 Sandro Gozi, Andrus Ansip, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

21a. Calls on the Commission to continue effectively monitor and address unjustified barriers in the internal market, stemming from national regulatory measures contrary to the CPR; stresses the need for enhanced dialogue and cooperation between the Commission and the Member States in order to tackle practices, such as the continuous use of national marks and certification, that impede the free movement of construction products in the internal market;

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Amendment 89 Anne-Sophie Pelletier

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution Amendment

22. Highlights the overall need for a 22. Highlights the overall need for a transition to a sustainable and more transition to a sustainable and more circular economy in the sourcing and circular economy in the sourcing, manufacturing of construction products manufacturing, maintenance, demolition and in their use in construction works; and recycling of construction products and in their use in construction works;

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Amendment 90 Claude Gruffat

AM\1214945EN.docx 47/58 PE658.822v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

22a. Stresses the need to move towards more environmentally sustainable materials that are more respectful of the planet, workers and consumers, which the revision of the CPR must reflect through legal requirements and implementing measures;

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Amendment 91 Maria Grapini, Christel Schaldemose, Alex Agius Saliba, Claude Gruffat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

22a. Calls on the Commission to assess how the CPR could support the placing on the market of certain used or used and remanufactured construction products in order to promote circularity of construction products;

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Amendment 92 Claude Gruffat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

22a. Stresses the need to move towards renewable, local and naturally available materials (e.g. bio-based products and local construction & demolition waste) in the construction sector and encourages

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Amendment 93 Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23a. Stresses that the CPR could enhance the transparency of market in construction products by facilitating the comparability of construction products based on their safety and environmental performance; calls on the Commission, therefore, to evaluate the relevance of harmonised methodology for assessing and communicating on safety and environmental performance of construction products, and the applicability of Life Cycle Assessment and Product Environmental Footprint methods in this respect;

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Amendment 94 Christel Schaldemose, Maria Grapini

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23a. Calls for an explicit introduction of reused and recycled products into the CPR, also, the use of reused products that will be used as new product;

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AM\1214945EN.docx 49/58 PE658.822v01-00 EN Amendment 95 Christel Schaldemose, Maria Grapini

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

23a. Considers it important that the introduction of sustainability is based upon a horizontal approach across product groups, such as well-known standards allowing the methodology and evaluation of characteristics pertaining to sustainability to be aligned with the rest of the CPR; stresses the importance of ensuring a level playing field and to promote an objective evaluation of the characteristics in relation to the introduction of sustainability; calls on the Commission to develop and maintain a product wide database with EPD-data; stresses the importance of Commission providing comprehensive guidance on how to rate and evaluate data on the sustainability of construction products;

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Amendment 96 Claude Gruffat, Anne-Sophie Pelletier

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24. Calls on the Commission to explore 24. Calls on the Commission to the relevance of incorporating certain introduce requirements such as requirements such as sustainability criteria environmental sustainability criteria into into the harmonised standards under the EU-level requirements under the CPR CPR, so as to provide manufacturers with including as part of European Standards, one single framework for the testing of so as to provide manufacturers with one products; stresses the importance of a single framework for the testing of proper assessment of the product categories products; recalls that environmental

PE658.822v01-00 50/58 AM\1214945EN.docx EN to which such requirements would be requirements in the CPR such as basic relevant; highlights that such incorporation requirement No. 3 "Hygiene, health and should not lead to an increase in the environmental protection" has existed prices of construction products; since 1989 and is still not implemented although it's preparatory work is quite extensive; recalls that basic requirement No. 7 "Sustainable use of natural resources" of the CPR since 2011 is not even mandated; stresses the importance of a proper assessment of the product categories to which such sustainability requirements would be relevant; highlights that such incorporation will help create market conditions and scales of economy to control the costs of construction products;

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Amendment 97 Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24. Calls on the Commission to explore 24. Calls on the Commission to explore the relevance of incorporating certain the relevance of incorporating certain requirements such as sustainability criteria requirements such as sustainability criteria into the harmonised standards under the into the harmonised standards under the CPR, so as to provide manufacturers with CPR, so as to provide manufacturers with one single framework for the testing of one single framework for the assessment products; stresses the importance of a and testing of products across their life proper assessment of the product categories cycle; stresses the importance of a proper to which such requirements would be assessment of the product categories to relevant; highlights that such incorporation which such requirements would be should not lead to an increase in the prices relevant; highlights that such incorporation of construction products; should not lead to an increase in the prices of construction products;

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Amendment 98 Maria Grapini, Alex Agius Saliba

AM\1214945EN.docx 51/58 PE658.822v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24. Calls on the Commission to explore 24. Calls on the Commission to explore the relevance of incorporating certain the relevance of incorporating certain requirements such as sustainability criteria requirements such as environmental into into the harmonised standards under the the harmonised standards under the CPR, CPR, so as to provide manufacturers with so as to provide manufacturers with one one single framework for the testing of single framework for the testing of products; stresses the importance of a products; stresses the importance of a proper assessment of the product categories proper assessment of the product categories to which such requirements would be to which such requirements would be relevant; highlights that such incorporation relevant; highlights that such incorporation should not lead to an increase in the prices should not lead to an increase in the prices of construction products; of construction products;

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Amendment 99 Sandro Gozi, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24a. Calls on the Commission to assess the relevance of measures, such as allowing for CE marking and placing on the market of certain used or remanufactured construction products in terms of both safety and sustainability; stresses that ensuring for both circularity and safety of construction products will require trans-generation availability of data in order to provide economic operators with reliable information on the previous use of construction products; calls on the Commission to consider, within the revision of the CPR, the relevance of developing a system of environmental performance information on products for the benefit of economic

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Amendment 100 Maria Grapini, Alex Agius Saliba, Claude Gruffat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

24a. Considers that environmental requirements must take into account products’ characteristics and clear environmental priorities; asks the Commission to consult all relevant stakeholders when determining such requirements in order to align them with sectors’ needs and EU’s environmental goals;

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Amendment 101 Sandro Gozi, Andrus Ansip, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin, Svenja Hahn

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution Amendment

25. Highlights the need to ensure the 25. Highlights the need to ensure the proper involvement of all stakeholders in proper involvement of all stakeholders in the consultation and evaluation process; the consultation and evaluation process; highlights the need for a level playing field highlights the need for a level playing field in construction products legislation for all and reduced administrative burden in businesses, especially SMEs; construction products legislation for all businesses, especially SMEs as well as for a fair and free competition at global level;

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AM\1214945EN.docx 53/58 PE658.822v01-00 EN Amendment 102 Alessandra Basso, Isabella Tovaglieri, Markus Buchheit on behalf of the ID Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution Amendment

25. Highlights the need to ensure the 25. Highlights the need to ensure the proper involvement of all stakeholders in proper involvement of all stakeholders in the consultation and evaluation process; the consultation and evaluation process; highlights the need for a level playing field highlights the need for a level playing field in construction products legislation for all in construction products legislation for all businesses, especially SMEs; businesses, especially SMEs, to avoid any form of trade barrier in the internal market by monitoring national regulations on construction products set by Member States;

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Amendment 103 Maria Grapini, Adriana Maldonado López, Alex Agius Saliba

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

25a. Regrets that the objective of creating a level playing field by allowing simplified procedures for SMEs has not proven effective due to lack of awareness and legal uncertainties; suggests the Commission to further clarify the simplified procedure in order to be full used by SMEs;

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Amendment 104 Maria Grapini, Adriana Maldonado López, Christel Schaldemose, Alex Agius Saliba

PE658.822v01-00 54/58 AM\1214945EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26. Calls on the Commission to clarify 26. Calls on the Commission to clarify the relationship of the CPR to related the relationship of the CPR to related internal market legislation, such as the internal market legislation, such as the Ecodesign Directive16 , the Energy Ecodesign Directive16 , the Energy Labelling Regulation17 , the Waste Labelling Regulation17 , the Waste Framework Directive18 and the Drinking Framework Directive18 and the Drinking Water Directive19 , and, where necessary, Water Directive19 , and, where necessary, to streamline the relevant provisions in to streamline the relevant provisions in order to ensure legal clarity for businesses; order to close regulatory loopholes and ensure legal clarity for businesses, while taking into account new business models; ______16 OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10. 16 OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10. 17 OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 1. 17 OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 1. 18 OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3. 18 OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3. 19 OJ L 330, 5.12.1998, p. 32. 19 OJ L 330, 5.12.1998, p. 32.

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Amendment 105 Claude Gruffat

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26

Motion for a resolution Amendment

26. Calls on the Commission to clarify 26. Calls on the Commission to clarify the relationship of the CPR to related the relationship of the CPR to related internal market legislation, such as the internal market legislation, such as the Ecodesign Directive16 , the Energy Ecodesign Directive16 , the Energy Labelling Regulation17 , the Waste Labelling Regulation17 , the Waste Framework Directive18 and the Drinking Framework Directive18 and the Drinking Water Directive19 , and, where necessary, Water Directive19 , and, where necessary, to streamline the relevant provisions in to streamline the relevant provisions in order to ensure legal clarity for businesses; order to ensure legal clarity for businesses; as well as to ensure mutual reinforcement of the different instruments; ______

AM\1214945EN.docx 55/58 PE658.822v01-00 EN 16 OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10. 16 OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10. 17 OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 1. 17 OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 1. 18 OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3. 18 OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3. 19 OJ L 330, 5.12.1998, p. 32. 19 OJ L 330, 5.12.1998, p. 32.

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Amendment 106 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution Amendment

27. Emphasises that any revision of the 27. Emphasises that any revision of the CPR should be in line with the principles CPR should be in line with the principles and objectives of Regulation (EU) No and objectives of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 as regards the preparation of 1025/2012 as regards the preparation of harmonised standards in order to ensure harmonised standards in order to ensure their transparency and quality, and should their transparency and quality, as well as ensure the appropriate involvement of all the specificities of the construction sector; interested parties; highlights that any revision should ensure the appropriate involvement of all interested parties and Member states' regulatory needs;

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Amendment 107 Maria Grapini, Adriana Maldonado López, Alex Agius Saliba, Christian Doleschal

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution Amendment

28. Stresses the need to ensure legal 28. Stresses the need to ensure legal clarity for a transitional period as regards clarity for a transitional period as regards any revision of the CPR and the review of any revision of the CPR and the review of the CPR acquis, in order to avoid a legal the CPR acquis, in order to avoid a legal vacuum; considers that it is necessary to

PE658.822v01-00 56/58 AM\1214945EN.docx EN vacuum; clarify the purpose and limits of the CPR in relation to other European legislative acts in order to avoid possible overlap of legislation;

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Amendment 108 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Jens Gieseke, Angelika Niebler, Maria da Graça Carvalho, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution Amendment

28. Stresses the need to ensure legal 28. Stresses the need to ensure legal clarity for a transitional period as regards clarity for a transitional period as regards any revision of the CPR and the review of any revision of the CPR and the review of the CPR acquis, in order to avoid a legal the CPR acquis, in order to avoid a legal vacuum; vacuum; involving all interested parties;

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Amendment 109 Christian Doleschal, Ralf Seekatz, Niclas Herbst, Sven Simon, Marion Walsmann, Norbert Lins, Daniel Caspary, Claude Gruffat, Jens Gieseke, Maria Grapini, Angelika Niebler, Andreas Schwab, Edina Tóth

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution Amendment

29. Is concerned that any revision of 29. Is concerned that any revision of the CPR and, in particular, the review of the CPR and, in particular, the review of the CPR acquis will take significant time, the CPR Acquis will take significant time, while manufacturers need immediate while manufacturers, building companies, solutions to overcome the legal uncertainty builder-owners, awarding authorities, resulting from the lack of updated planners, member states users and end- harmonised standards; calls on the users need immediate solutions to Commission to address this issue prior to overcome the legal uncertainty resulting any revision of the CPR and in the review from the lack of updated harmonised standards and, among others, regulatory

AM\1214945EN.docx 57/58 PE658.822v01-00 EN of the CPR acquis; gaps; calls on the Commission to address this issue as a matter of priority, including a targeted short-term legal amendment to cope with the urgent legal and technical challenges and at the same time to forcefully advance a fundamental revision of the CPR; calls on the Commission to address this issue prior to any revision of the CPR and the review of the CPR Acquis.

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Amendment 110 Sandro Gozi, Andrus Ansip, Stéphanie Yon-Courtin

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29

Motion for a resolution Amendment

29. Is concerned that any revision of 29. Calls for an ambitious revision of the CPR and, in particular, the review of the CPR taking into account that the CPR acquis will take significant time, manufacturers need immediate solutions to while manufacturers need immediate overcome the legal uncertainty resulting solutions to overcome the legal uncertainty from the lack of updated harmonised resulting from the lack of updated standards; highlights that the revision of harmonised standards; calls on the the CPR should aim at creating a solid Commission to address this issue prior to regulatory framework with effective, any revision of the CPR and in the review easily enforceable and harmonised rules; of the CPR acquis;

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