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"Mr President, I would like to thank the rapporteur. I welcomed the Commission proposal when it was first launched, as I believe absolutely that we need to tackle the issue of plastic waste, particularly plastic bags, in the environment.
The Commission proposal, when it came, was relatively flexible and it set out a variety of options for Member States to pursue, but as a result of amendments here, the final agreement lacks flexibility and contains a number of overly prescriptive and, in my view, potentially unworkable requirements.
I cannot support the requirement for the adoption of a label for biodegradable and home-compostable bags without an impact assessment, given the possible additional administrative burden for the Member States and economic operators. There are certain provisions which I believe would have been better addressed in the context of the follow-up to the Commission Green Paper on plastic waste, such as the report on the use of oxo-biodegradable bags. I have concerns that the possibility to vary the measures taken towards plastic bags, based on their environmental impact or other properties, could be problematic as regards the principle of non-discrimination and proportionality, as well as the possible impact on the smooth functioning of the single market.
Should Member States opt to achieve the reduction target in the ‘either/or’ scenario, they would need to meet the levels predetermined by the directive. I cannot support this approach, as these levels were set in the absence of statistical consumption data for all Member States.
Lastly, Mrs Auken has said that we need to do something because countries are not doing it themselves. This is patently not the case because, whilst all of this was going on, my own Member State was objecting to the lack of flexibility but, at the same time, putting forward its own measures for reducing plastic bags, which are in fact now statute. So it simply is not the case that if Europe does not do it, Member States will not: they do, and they do it at their own pace, and that is the best way to do legislation."@en1
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