On Tuesday 21 October, the European Parliament approved by 505 votes to 62, with 47 abstentions, the own-initiative report by David Cormand (Greens/EFA, French) on the revision of the European legislative framework for products “fit for the digital and sustainable transition”.
MEPs believe that the revision of the legislative framework should be aligned with wider European initiatives, such as the Right to Repair Directive and the Waste Framework Directive, in order to encourage more sustainable consumption at EU level.
The report primarily focuses on the future Digital Product Passport (DPP) (see EUROPE 13618/33), which is seen as a “key tool” for ensuring product conformity and monitoring of the markets.
It recommends the gradual introduction of the DPP for all relevant products, both new and second-hand, electronic and non-electronic, in a phased approach that would also enable better monitoring of the provenance of products.
Some of the report’s proposals are in line with the recommendations of the report by Salvatore De Meo MEP (EPP, Italian) on products from e-commerce platforms and ways of combating the abuses observed, particularly with regard to the hazardous nature of certain products and their environmental and health impact (see EUROPE 13677/10).
See the text : https://aeur.eu/f/j2o (Original version in French by Isalia Stieffatre)