What changed

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Introduction

on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on detergents and surfactants, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 648/2004

Detergents are a part of everyday life for all Union citizens. Given the weaknesses identified in the 2019 evaluation of the Detergents Regulation, and the fact that a coherent and stable regulatory framework is essential to accelerate the green and digital transitions, the Rapporteur welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on detergents and surfactants, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 648/2004.

(12331/1/2025 – C100344/2025 – 2023/0124(COD))

The rapporteur, considering the shared and exclusive competences of the IMCO Committee, tabled amendments focusing primarily in three different areas: CE Marking, Digital Product Passport and Digital Labelling.

(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)

The rapporteur has drafted this Opinion having regard to five major guiding principles: consumer protection, reduction of administrative burden/bureaucracy, simplification of requirements, transparency and fostering innovation.

The European Parliament,

1) CE Marking

– having regard to the Council position at first reading (12331/1/2025 – C100344/2025),

The CE marking is a tool designed to demonstrate conformity with applicable rules. According to those rules, conformity assessments and declarations of compliance with EU legislation are responsibilities of the manufacturers, without prior examination by the competent authorities. Furthermore, the digital product passport will be the tool by which manufacturers demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this Regulation. Considering these facts, the rapporteur believes that the CE marking would not add value to the product and it would not protect consumers, leading instead to more bureaucracy, increasing the administrative burden and duplicating compliance procedures. Consequently, the rapporteur has proposed to delete it.

– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 12 July 2023,

2) Digital Product Passport

– having regard to its position at first reading on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2023)0217),

The Commission’s intention is to create a Digital Product Passport (DPP) for each batch. However, in order to ensure more efficiency and reduce the administrative burden, the rapporteur proposes instead that the DPP should be specific to each product model. Nevertheless, the rapporteur also proposes the possibility of a new product passport for a particular batch, namely if the product formulation or composition has changed.

– having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

The rapporteur further proposes that the DPP should coexist harmoniously, through synergies, with other product passports provided for in other legislation, by having a single digital product passport that combines the different elements required by the different pieces of Union legislation.

– having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 75(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

3) Digital Labelling

– having regard to Rule 68 of its Rules of Procedure,

In order to protect consumers, the rapporteur proposes a hybrid labelling system, which includes a physical label and a digital label in order to increase readability and ensure simplification of the label. The physical label shall include information on dosage, health and safety information and information about the manufacturer, in a simpler and legible way, while the digital label shall include all the other relevant information. Instead of having overcrowded labels that are difficult to read, the rapporteur aims for an increased understanding, readability, accessibility, and improved effectiveness of the communication of safety and use information regarding end-users.

– having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (A10-0004/2026),

The rapporteur understands that both the digital label and the digital product passport shall be accessed through the same data carrier.

1. Approves the Council position at first reading;

AMENDMENTS

2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;

The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection calls on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, as the committee responsible, to take the following into account:

3. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

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4. Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

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5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

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SHORT JUSTIFICATION

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The Council position at first reading reflects the agreement reached between Parliament and the Council in interinstitutional negotiations at early second-reading stage.

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ANNEX: DECLARATION OF INPUT

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The rapporteur declares under her exclusive responsibility that she did not include in her report input from interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies, to be listed in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.

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PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

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FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL BY THE COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

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Recital 62 a (new)

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Amendment 16

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15

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Amendment 19

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 29

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34 a (new)

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Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

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Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part

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Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c

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Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

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Article 7 – paragraph 7

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Article 7 – paragraph 8

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Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)

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Article 8 – paragraph 2

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Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part

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Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c

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Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point d

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Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point e a (new)

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Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b

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Article 9 – paragraph 3

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Article 9 – paragraph 4

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Article 9 – paragraph 10

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Article 9 – paragraph 10 a (new)

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Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b

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Article 10 – paragraph 6

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Article 14

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Article 15 – paragraph 2

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Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b

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Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e

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Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

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Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a

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Justification

"The simplification of labels and the additional digital labelling would lead to increased understanding of chemical labels and improved effectiveness of the communication of safety and use information with regard to end-users. (...) reduce adverse effects on consumer health, in particular in case of an accident. (...) the information that remains on the physical label was found to be the most essential, and by removing duplications and reducing the amount of other label information provided on the physical label, such information could become clearer." (in Impact Assessment).

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Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b

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Amendment 59

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Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

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Article 16 – paragraph 2

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Article 17 – paragraph 3

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Article 17 – paragraph 4

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Article 17 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

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Article 17 – paragraph 5 a (new)

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Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a

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Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

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Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

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Article 18 – paragraph 6

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Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a

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Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

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Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d

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Article 20 – paragraph 1

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Article 24 – paragraph 1

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Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a

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Amendment 90

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Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

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Amendment 91

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Annex V – Part B – point 1 – point a

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Annex V – Part B – point 3

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Annex VI – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

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