11 Amendments of Norbert LINS related to 2016/2076(INI)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the EU is a minor source of wildlife flora and fauna but a major transit and destination market for illegal wildlife trade;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the EU, as a matter of urgency, to address corruption and the shortcomings of international governance measures across the wildlife trafficking chain; calls for the EU and its Member States to engage with partner countries through the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and other fora to tackle the problem in source, transit and destination markets; calls on all Member States to fully comply with the provisions of UNCAC; welcomes the international commitment under UNGA Resolution 69/314 (July 2015), i.e. on counter-corruption (Art.10);
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to put in place national enforcement action plans detailing enforcement policies and penalties, and to publish and to exchange the information on seizures and arrests relating to wildlife crimes, in order to ensure consistency and harmonised approaches between Member States;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Member States to ensure that enforcement agencies, prosecution services and national judiciaries have the necessary financial and human resources to combat wildlife crime; underlines in this regard the necessity for training to enforcement services, like veterinarians and environmental inspectors;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Welcomes that the EU participates in COP17 for the first time as a party to CITES; and welcomes that the EU and the Member States demonstrate strong dedication and provide substantial financial support for CITES;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to develop guidelines on how to address the problem of online wildlife crime at EU level as adopted in the Council conclusions in June 2016;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to engage with social media platforms, search engines and e- commerce platforms on illegal internet trade in CITES listed species; calls in the Commission and Member States to develop policies to address potential illegal activity on internet;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to include mandatory sustainable development chapters in all EU trade agreements and negotiations, with specific reference to halting illegal trade in wildlife in all economic sectors;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Underlines the key role of international cooperation of all actors of the enforcement chain (Interpol, Europol, Eurojust, World Customs Organisation etc.) in order to strengthen law enforcement capacity on local, regional, national and international levels; welcomes their contribution and calls for even more engagement;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the EU to supportHighlights the importance of joint international enforcement operations, i.e. under the International Consortium on combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC), and calls for continuous EU support;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that CITES, the EU Timber Regulation and the EU IUU regulatory framework are important tools for regulating international wildlife trade; is concerned, however, about regulatory gaps with regard to species and actors; calls, therefore,by the lack of proper enforcement and implementation; calls on the Member States to increase efforts to ensure effective implementation and enforcement of this legislation and for the EU to review and amend the existing legislative framework with a view to possibly prohibiting the making available and placing on the market, transport, acquisition and possession of wildlife that has been illegally harvested or traded in third countries; considers that such legislation wcould under certain conditions harmonise and simplify the existing EU framework and that the transnational impact of such legislation canould play a key role in reducing global wildlife trafficking;