10 Amendments of Iuliu WINKLER related to 2016/2222(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that palm oil accounts for about 40 % of global trade in all vegetable oils and that the EU, with around 7 million tonnes per year, is the second largest global importer; calls on the Commission, in this connection, to reduce the amount of imported palm oil from third countries by applying different customs duty schemes for certencourage the production and imports of sustainable palm oil, while assisting palm-oil producing countries in the elaboration and implementation of relevant incentive policies and regulatory frameworks with commodity specifiedc sustainable palm-oil products; ility standards and codes of practice aiming at minimizing the impact of the industry on deforestation, loss of biodiversity and climate change;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that Malaysia and Indonesia are the main producers of palm oil, with an estimated 85-90 % of global production, and that the growing demand for this commodity puts pressure on land use and has significant effects on local communities, health and climate change; stresses, in this context, that the EU- Indonesiavital provisions of the Trade and Sustainable Development Chapters of current and future Free Trade Agreements should not cover palm oil and its derivatives within the current negotiatioprovide for a comprehensive framework in addressing sustainability concerns;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Additionally underlines the importance and compelling need for further complementary multi-stakeholder actions and multilateral, EU level or national initiatives aiming for the gradual phasing out of trade in unsustainable palm oil, in accordance with WTO norms and regulations; reiterates that, in order to ensure the highest degree of effectiveness, these initiatives should take into account the different production systems and country specific factors in assessing the degree of socio-economic and environmental concerns;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Accordingly, urges the financial sector to include sustainability considerations in their investment and lending operations;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of improving the situation through appropriate certification, easily accessible forand without discriminating against SMEs, confirming that the palm oil in question has been produced without undue harm to the environment and society and that the product is effectively and transparently traceable throughout the entire supply chain;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights that in order to avoid a disruptive impact on international trade, these certification schemes should be developed through an inclusive participatory process comprising of all the relevant actors along the supply chain, from all countries involved;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. In this regard, strongly welcomes, among other initiatives, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), yet stresses the need for its continuous enhancement through, but not limited to, the broadening of its stakeholder representation by better inclusion of SMEs, and a strengthened audit and enforcement capacity;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ban EU imports of biodiesel derived from palm oil and to introduce a mandatory labelling schemecomprehensively scrutinize the application of sustainability criteria for biodiesel ingredients and their origins, and for other palm oil products;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that sustainability of palm oil is legally defined in the Renewable Energy Directive for bioliquids and in the Fuel Quality Directive for biofuels while no criteria exist for palm oil used in food industry; calls on the Commission to extend the sustainability criteria for other uses of the same crop in line with WTO regulation and OECD guidelines;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that, under the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Regulation and Voluntary Partnership Agreements between the EU and timber producing countries, the first fully operational licensing scheme is with Indonesia as of 15 November 2016; considers such initiatives to be highly beneficial and calls for their further promotion and expansion to other commodities as well.