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En noviembre de 2022, la Comisión presentó una propuesta de revisión de la Directiva relativa a los envases y residuos de envases (Directiva 94/62/CE). El Parlamento, durante el período parcial de sesiones de noviembre II de 2023, está llamado a votar el informe aprobado el 24 de octubre por la Comisión de Medio Ambiente, Salud Pública y Seguridad Alimentaria (ENVI). El informe resultante de la votación constituirá la posición del Parlamento en las negociaciones con el Consejo, que tiene aún que ...

Directive 94/62/EC aims to harmonise national measures concerning the management of packaging and packaging waste. The objective is to protect the environment and ensure the proper functioning of the internal market. In 2018, the directive was revised, and more ambitious targets for recycling of packaging waste were set for EU Member States to achieve by 2025 and 2030 (for instance, by the end of 2030, at least 70 % by weight of all packaging waste will have to be recycled). Article 9(5) of the directive ...

Está previsto que durante su sesión plenaria de marzo II el Parlamento Europeo vote tres reglamentos del Consejo que completan la arquitectura del sistema de ingresos del presupuesto de la Unión. El procedimiento de aprobación se aplica a las medidas de ejecución, mientras que los dictámenes legislativos (procedimiento de consulta) deben adoptarse sobre las disposiciones operativas. Antes de las votaciones, el Parlamento celebrará un debate conjunto sobre la reforma más amplia de los recursos propios ...

En mayo de 2018, la Comisión Europea presentó una propuesta legislativa para combatir la basura marina concentrándose en los diez principales artículos de plástico de un solo uso que se encuentran en las playas europeas y en los artes de pesca, que, en conjunto, equivalen a cerca del 70 % de los residuos marinos de las playas europeas. Las negociaciones interinstitucionales con el Consejo desembocaron en un acuerdo en diciembre de 2018, que el Parlamento deberá votar en su periodo parcial de sesiones ...

Although waste management in the EU has improved considerably in recent decades, over a quarter of municipal waste is still landfilled and less than half is recycled or composted, with wide variations between Member States. Improving waste manage¬ment could deliver positive effects for the environment, climate, human health and the economy. As part of a shift towards a circular economy, the European Commission made four legislative proposals introducing new waste-management targets regarding reuse ...

En el marco de la transición hacia una economía circular, la Comisión Europea presentó en 2015 cuatro propuestas legislativas destinadas a mejorar la gestión de los residuos en la Unión. En las negociaciones en primera lectura con el Consejo se consiguió un acuerdo que el Parlamento debe votar durante la sesión plenaria de abril.

Although waste management in the EU has improved considerably in recent decades, over a quarter of municipal waste is still landfilled and less than half is recycled or composted, with wide variations between Member States. Improving waste manage¬ment could deliver positive effects for the environment, climate, human health and the economy. As part of a shift towards a circular economy, the European Commission made four legislative proposals introducing new waste-management targets regarding reuse ...

A new European Commission regulation updating the rules concerning the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials was published on 14 February 2018 and will apply as of 6 September 2018. The rules aim at better protecting children under three years of age, by extending the ban on the use of BPA to include, in addition to infant feeding bottles, drinking cups or bottles intended for infants and young children. This is an updated edition of an 'At a glance' note originally published in January ...

A new European Commission regulation updating the rules concerning the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact materials is expected to enter into force in the coming weeks. The rules aim at better protecting young children by extending the ban on the use of BPA to include, in addition to infant feeding bottles, drinking cups or bottles intended for infants and young children.

Plastics pervade modern life; plastics production has been growing exponentially since the 1960s and is expected to double by 2036. Although there are over 1 000 types of plastic, 90 % of plastics are derived from virgin fossil fuels. In Europe, post-consumer plastic waste is either incinerated with energy recovery (39 %), landfilled (31 %) or recycled (30%). It is estimated that half of the plastic waste recycled is treated in the EU, while the other half is exported for recycling. The production ...