European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive amending for the 24th time Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (pentabromodiphenyl ether) (COM(2001) 12 — C5-0018/2001 — 2001/0018(COD))
Date: 2001-09-06
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: dangerous substance, environmental protection, environmental risk prevention, marketing restriction, plastics

C 72 E/288

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EN

21.3.2002

Thursday 6 September 2001

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 6
ANNEX
Annex I, point [XX]a (new) (Directive 76/769/EEC)

[XX]a.

diphenylether, octabromo derivative

C12H2Br8O

1. May not be placed on the market or used as a substance
or as a constituent of preparations in concentrations higher
than 0,1 % by mass.

2. Articles may not be placed on the market if they, or
flameretarded parts thereof, contain this substance in concen-
trations higher than 0,1 % by mass.

Amendment 16
ANNEX
Annex I, point [XX]b (new) (Directive 76/769/EEC)

[XX]b.

diphenylether, decabromo derivative

C12H2Br10O

1. May not be placed on the market or used as a substance
or as a constituent of preparations in concentrations higher
than 0,1 % by mass.

2. Articles may not be placed on the market if they, or
flameretarded parts thereof, contain this substance in concen-
trations higher than 0,1 % by mass.

3. These provisions shall apply at the latest from 1 January
2006 onwards, unless the risk assessment according to Regu-
lation (EEC) 793/93 concludes that decaBDE gives no cause
for concern.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council
directive amending for the 24th time Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the
marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (pentabromodiphenyl ether)
(COM(2001) 12 (cid:129) C5-0018/2001 (cid:129) 2001/0018(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament and the Council

(COM(2001) 12) (1),

(cid:129) having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0018/2001),

(cid:129) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy

(A5-0271/2001),

(1) OJ C 154 E, 29.5.2001, p. 112.

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1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Asks to be consulted again should the Commission intend to amend the proposal substantially or

2.
replace it with another text;

3.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

3. Quality and safety standards for human blood and blood components ***I

A5-0272/2001

Proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive setting standards of quality and safety
for the collection, testing, processing, storage, and distribution of human blood and blood com-
ponents and amending Council Directive 89/381/EEC (COM(2000) 816 (cid:129) C5-0034/2001 (cid:129) 2000/
0323(COD))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION (1)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
RECITAL 1A (new)

(1a) Article 3(2) of the European Union Charter on Funda-
mental Rights prohibits making the human body and its
parts a source of financial gain. This also applies to human
blood, regardless of its state (liquid, solid, frozen, freeze-dried
etc.). Blood is not a commodity but a gift from one human
being to another given without regard to the recipient(cid:146)s race,
religion, nationality, and so forth. A higher degree of safety
will increase confidence in the blood supply system which will
inter alia increase donors(cid:146) readiness to donate blood. Large
numbers of donors are essential for the critical selection of
suitable donors, and for the level of self-sufficiency. The
shortage of blood donated unpaid is the greatest threat to
the safety of Community blood supplies. A directive seeking
to achieve a high degree of security for Community blood
supplies should therefore include measures to recruit and
retain suitable donors, and schemes to reduce dependency on
blood imported from non-Community countries. If donors are
to be unpaid, the blood supply system must also be non-com-
mercial. The processing of blood at all stages is a service car-
ried out for the Member States(cid:146) health services for the benefit
of patients.

Amendment 2
RECITAL 2

(2) The availability of blood and blood components used for
therapeutic purposes is dependent on Community citizens who
are prepared to donate; in order to safeguard public health and

(2) The availability of blood and blood components used for
therapeutic purposes is dependent on Community citizens who
are prepared to donate. In order to safeguard public health and

(1) OJ C 154 E, 29.5.2001, p. 141.