Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies

Wording as published by the EP, in English.

1. Amendment 1Rejected

   Recital 2

   Tabled by AnneSophie Frigout, Filip Turek, Silvia Sardone +6 · PfE

   (2) At a time when the geopolitical landscape continues to shift, Removed: various challenges need to be overcome, including in sourcing of raw materials. Battery Added: and the European Union, due to its dogmatic Green Deal and energy policies, is proving increasingly dependent on third countries for the supply of rare metals as well as for batteries and high value-added products, battery manufacturers need time to analyse and, where necessary, adjust their supply chains …

2. Amendment 2Rejected

   Recital 2 a (new)

   Tabled by Filip Turek, AnneSophie Frigout, Silvia Sardone +6 · PfE

   Added: (2a) The combustion-engine vehicle industry is heavily penalised by the method for calculating CO₂ emissions set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/631, which is limited to emissions during use (mileage). That calculation excludes the carbon footprint generated upstream, in particular the extraction and refining of raw materials for battery manufacturing. That bias prevents a comprehensive assessment of the real carbon footprint of electric vehicles over their entire life cycle, highlighting the need to promptly review Regulation (EU) 2019/631.

3. Amendment 3Rejected

   Recital 2 b (new)

   Tabled by AnneSophie Frigout, Filip Turek, Silvia Sardone +5 · PfE

   Added: (2b) The battery industry is currently facing challenges to meet social and environmental vigilance requirements. It is therefore necessary to provide simplification to enhance the competitiveness of the Union battery industry and to urgently reconsider the ban on the sale of combustion engine vehicles planned for 2035, adopting an approach based on technological neutrality.

4. Amendment 4Rejected

   Recital 2 c (new)

   Tabled by AnneSophie Frigout, Filip Turek, Mathilde Androuët +3 · PfE

   Added: (2c) While the introduction of battery certification is a prerequisite for ensuring that electric mobility offers real environmental benefits, this tool must also become a lever for competitiveness for the European industry, in that it should shift competition beyond the sole criterion of price by promoting high standards.