11 Amendments of Maria ARENA related to 2018/2003(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reiterates its call on the EU to develop an action plan on deforestation and forest degradation which would include concrete regulatory measures to ensure that no supply chains and financial transactions linked to the EU result in deforestation and forest degradation
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes with concern that deforestation is considered as one of the contributing factors to global climate change and recalls that seventy percent of the world’s plants and animals live in forests and are losing their habitats due to deforestation;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the EU has regulated the supply chains of timber, fish and conflict minerals, but not yet ofn forest- risk agricultural commodities; urges the Commission to develop a legal framework to enforce due diligence obligations in the supply chain of these commodities, and to develop mandatory certification and traceability mechanisms for these commodities throughout the entire supply chain; stresses, in this regard, that certification should be easily accessible for small holders and SMEs and understandable for consumers; recalls that custom controls have to be reinforced, that the full independence and accountability of licensing authorities and auditors must be ensured and that legal action has to be taken against any practices identified in the process of certification;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the European Court of Justice has stated, in its 2/15 Opinion on EU-Singapore FTA, that the EU has a legal obligation to integrate the objective of preserving and improving the quality of the environment and the sustainable management of global natural resources into the EU’s common commercial policy, that trade and sustainable development chapters have a direct and immediate effect on trade and that a breach on sustainable development provisions authorises the other Party to terminate or suspend the liberalisation provided for on other provisions of the FTA
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that, although women are primary users of forests, they have particularly restricted access to land property and to formal work than men in forest areas, which reverts in a low degree of participation in decision making processes and programmes on forest management; calls on the Commission to actively engage with partner countries to ensure the inclusion of women in decision making bodies, consultations and programmes for efficient and fair forest management systems;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the EU to always include in its TSD chapters enforceable provisions in its TSD chapters to halt illegal logging and, forest degradation and land grabbing, including through the possible use of sanctions; calls on the Commission to add and provisions to guarantee the right to property, prior consultation and informed consent. Calls on the EC to include such provisions toin already concluded FTAs through the revision clause and, particularly, the commitment to effectively implement the Paris Agreement on Climate change;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the EU to always include in its TSD chapters enforceable provisions in its TSD chapters to halt illegal logging and, forest degradation and land grabbing, including through the possible use of sanctions; calls on the Commission to add and provisions to guarantee the right to property, prior consultation and informed consent. Calls on the EC to include such provisions toin already concluded FTA’s through the revision clause;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. 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 leads to deforestation, puts pressure on land use and has significant effects on local communities, health and climate change; stresses in this context to use negotiations for a trade agreement with Indonesia and Malaysia to improve the situation on the ground;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights must be respected; supports the ongoing negotiations to create a binding UN instrument on transnational corporations and other business with respect to human rights and stresses the importance of the EU being actively involved in this process;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Commission to include illegal forest practices, as under-pricing of wood in concessions, harvesting of protected trees by commercial corporations, smuggling of forest products across borders, illegal logging and processing forest raw materials without a license into the scope of the anti-corruption chapters in FTA’s;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that responsible governance of tenure of land and forests is essential to ensure social stability, sustainable use of the environment and responsible investment for sustainable development;