He recognised that, in order to reach an agreement with the Council, he would have to weaken his proposals expressed by Parliament in first reading in particular to make life easier for users of industrial batteries and accumulators.
Vides komiteja bija ieteikusi ieviest stingrākas normas, nekā prasīja ES Padome, piemēram, prasot mazākus pieļaujamos smago metālu daudzumus.