(5) It is not appropriate to extend the ban on phosphates in household laundry detergents to household automatic dishwasher detergents or to industrial and institutional detergents or to restrict the use of phosphates in those detergents because suitable technically and economically feasible alternatives to the use of phosphates in those detergents are not yet available and because an impact assessment is not yet available evaluating the impacts of extending limitations to household automatic dishwasher detergents, in particular evaluating reformulation costs and the impact of chemicals used in phosphate-free formulations, household water and energy consumption in the consumer use phase (wash cycle) ...[+++], and the economic costs to consumers.

The Commission shall include light commercial vehicles in the impact assessment and review of the procedures for measuring CO2 emissions in accordance with Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 443/2009, with a view if feasible, to applying the WLTP as the revised measuring procedure by 1 January 2017.The Commission shall, in particular, make appropriate proposals to adapt those procedures to reflect adequately the real CO2 emissions behaviour of light commercial vehicles and to include the approved innovative technologies and innovative technology packages as defined in Article 12 that could be reflected in the test ...[+++]cycle.

Given the higher costs of reducing CO2 in LCVs compared to cars and the longer development and production cycles needed, my personal belief is that this provides a good balance between ensuring improved environmental standards, on the one hand, and giving a realistic and achievable target for the LCV manufacturing sector, on the other.

The recommended quantities and/or dosage instructions expressed in millilitres or grams appropriate to a standard washing machine load, for soft, medium and hard water hardness classes and making provision for one or two cycle washing processes;

The recommended quantities and/or dosage instructions expressed in millilitres or grams appropriate to a standard washing machine load, for specified water hardness classes and making provision for one or two cycle washing processes.

The recommendation sets the following targets: by the year 2002 compared with 1996 the total amount of energy used per wash cycle should be reduced by 5%; the consumption per capita of household laundry detergents and packaging of these products should be reduced by 10%; the content of poorly biodegradable organic ingredients for this product group should be decreased by 10% as well.