6 Amendments of Yannick JADOT related to 2016/2076(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking which will play a crucial role in combating the alarming rise in the illegal trade in wildlife; underlines, in particular, Priorityies 1 and 2 concerning the prevention of wildlife trafficking and implementation and enforcement of the relevant existing rules and legal frameworks;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to revise the Council Regulation (EU) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein with a view to preventing the import, trade and re-export of species that are not yet included in the CITES Convention's Appendices or in the Regulation's Annexes, but that are already protected in the countries of origin and covered by relevant internationally-recognised lists of endangered species and other international conventions; additionally, is of the view that transit should also be regulated by means of prohibitions or authorisations;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to consider a wider use of import bans in the framework of Regulation (EU) No 338/97, notably in the case of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the inclusion of provisions ensuring the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity in the trade and sustainable development chapter of the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement (FTA) and insists on including wildlife protection provisions in all future EU FTAs, including, but not limited to, those with the US and Japan; stresses the importance of making the commitments of trade and sustainable development chapters enforceable by submitting them to the main dispute settlement mechanism of FTAs; calls on the Commission to include the analysis of these provisions in its implementation reports;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the importance of ensuring the private sector’s involvement in the fight against wildlife trafficking, considering the role played by e-commerce platforms, distribution networks, transport and courier companies; considers that Regulation (EU) No 338/97 should be updated in order to better address risks related to e-commerce and online and off- line commercial advertising;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EU to explore, within the scope of the WTO framework, how global trade and environmental regimes can better support each other, especially in the context of ongoing work on strengthening coherence between the WTO and Multilateral Environmental Agreements, as well as in the light of the Trade Facilitation Agreement, which opens new avenues for cooperation between customs, wildlife and trade officials, especially in developing countries.