18 Amendments of Nicola DANTI related to 2020/2129(INL)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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1. highlights that it is the duty of states and governments to respect, protect and safeguard human rights, and therefore recalls the importance of strong Trade and Sustainable Development chapters in free trade agreements; regrets the current low levels of supply chain due diligence;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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1. underlines that in a globalised and digitised world, responsibility for observing universal human rights must be borne by the entire international community and regrets the current low levels of supply chain due diligence;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
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1. regrets the current low levels of supply chain due diligence, especially as due diligence can be an asset for competitiveness;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
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2. is convinced that mandatory due diligence is necessary to create a level playing field and avoid unfair competitive advantages arising in international trade; calls on the Commission to make a careful impact assessment of the extensiveness of the supply chain the regulation should apply to in order to have an actual impact on safeguarding human rights while balancing the increased bureaucratic consequences on company level;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
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2. is convinced that mandatory due diligence is necessary for EU and foreign companies operating within the Single Market to create a level playing field and avoid unfair competitive advantages arising in international trade;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
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3. is convinced that due diligence obligations should aim to prevent human, labour and environmental rights violations, makecontribute to the EU strategic autonomy by making supply chains more robust and avoid disruption of international trade;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
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4. welcomes the fact that the EU conflict minerals regulation has become a benchmark for binding due diligence legislation in supply chains; recalls that the Commission has proposed to develop a comprehensive strategy for the garment sector as part of the new circular economy action plan, that by including a uniform set of standards regarding due diligence and social responsibility could be another example of integrating a more detailed approach for a specific sector;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
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4. welcomes the fact that the EU conflict minerals regulation has become a benchmark for binding due diligence legislation in supply chains; believes that this existing regulation can guide a sector-specific more detailed approach in the new regulation;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
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4. welcomes the fact that the EU conflict minerals regulation has become a benchmark for targeted binding due diligence legislation in supply chains;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
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5. is convinced that the future regulation should be based on UN Guiding Principles and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; especially with regard to a size- and risk based as well as sector-specific approach;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
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5. is convinced that the future regulation should be based on UN Guiding Principles and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; underlines that new digital means can be used to better monitor supply chains;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
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6. stresses that the capacity constraints of SMEs need to be duly taken into account in the future due diligence legislation; notes that certified industry schemes are not a replacement for legislation; calls on the Commission to evaluate the possibility to include due diligence in already existing reporting duties and underlines the importance of having common report criteria for all companies operating on the Single Market;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
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6. stresses that the capacity constraints of SMEs need to be duly taken into account in the future due diligence legislation,following the principle of proportionality, in order to avoid creating unnecessary bureaucracy or over- burdening; notes that certified industry schemes are not a replacement for legislation;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
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6. stresses that the capacity constraints of SMEs need to be duly taken into account in the future due diligence legislation; notes that while certified industry schemes are not a replacement for legislation, these can be used as an existing basis to build upon;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
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8. emphasises the importance of addressing and enforcing due diligence obligations within FTA Trade and Sustainable Development chapters and bodies established by FTAs; calls on the Commission to present proposals on how to strengthen the enforcement of the TSD chapters and to use all the existing instruments, such as the Enforcement regulation, in order to ensure that the due diligence obligations are enforced;
Amendment 114 #
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8. emphasises the importance of addressing and enforcing due diligence obligations within FTA Trade and Sustainable Development chapters and bodies established by FTAs; notes that a legislative proposal from the Commission on due diligence will cover trade with all trading partners, not just those with whom the EU has concluded an FTA
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
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8. emphasises the importance of addressing and enforcing due diligence obligations within FTA Trade and Sustainable Development chapters and bodies established by FTAs; underlines the crucial role of the newly appointed Chief Trade Enforcement Officer in the monitoring of the implementation of due diligence obligations;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion
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8. emphasises the importance of addressing and enforcing due diligence obligations within FTA Trade and Sustainable Development chapters and bodies established by FTAs; stresses the importance of including the objective of combating forced labour and child labour in TSD chapters of EU trade agreements;