1 Amendments of Bernd LANGE related to 2018/2107(INI)
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission in the forthcoming revision of the GSP Regulation to introduce tariff preferences for products which have demonstrably been produced sustainably; considers that the goods should be submitted on a voluntary basis for certification of their sustainable mode of production and that proof thereof should be produced upon import into the EU; believes that in this way, the EU could support the efforts of private industry to make value chain sustainable; considers that this recognition should be granted in accordance with established sustainability criteria and minimum requirements regarding evidence or certification systems; considers that the sustainability requirements should be based, inter alia, on international conventions, for example, the ILO’s core labour standards or the Convention on Biodiversity; believes moreover, that in this way the production of fair and ethical trade products would be strengthened and promoted;