Activities of Jörgen WARBORN related to 2022/0142M(NLE)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Co-operative Republic of Guyana on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union
Amendments (9)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the conclusion of negotiations on the VPA between the EU and Guyana,; acknowledges that the VPA has a high significance for the country as well as potential for boosting EU-Guyana trade relations and believes that the successful negotiations of this VPA demonstrate the importance of the Union’s Delegations to third countries; which will ensure that only legally logged timber will be imported into the EU from Guyana, promote sustainable forest management practices and sustainable trade in legally produced timber, and improve forest governance, law enforcement (including labour and occupational, health and safety obligations), human rights, transparency, accountability and institutional resilience in Guyana;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the high stakeholder participation throughout the negotiation process; Stresses that the implementation stage requires consultations and multi- stakeholder involvement, including the participation of civil society, business representatives and local and indigenous communities in decision- making; recalls the need to enhance transparency and ensure the effective public disclosure of information and the timely sharing of documents with local and indigenous peoples;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls to strengthen the role and participation of the private sector in the VPA implementation and to assist operators, in particular SMEs, in building capacity to ensure better clarity, understanding and compliance with the requirements of the agreement;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the recent adoption of the joint implementation framework and calls on the Government of Guyana to follow a concrete, time-bound and measurable approach; calls on the Commission to report to Parliament regularly on the implementation of the agreement, including on the work of the Joint Implementation Committee;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes Guyana’s efforts so far in making advances towards greater transparency and look forward to further positive cooperation in the fight against illegal logging; Stresses that the success of the FLEGT VPA also depends on tackling fraud and corruption throughout the timber supply chain; urges the Government of Guyana to continue to work to stop widespread corruption and address other factors fuelling illegal logging and forest degradation, with particular regard to customs and other authorities that will play a pivotal role in the implementation and enforcement of the VPA; stresses the need to end impunity in the forest sector;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RecognisWelcomes that the process of negotiating the VPA has allowed sectors to identify shared goals and priorities to work towards sustainable forest management and trade cooperation, as well as offer an important opportunity for societies to allow for participative management of their forests at local, community and regional levels and even up to national or federal level;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the EU plays an important role in improving both the supply and the demand side of timber in order to reject illegally produced timber and assist exporting countries in their efforts to combat illegal logging and corruption, which results in the destruction of their forests, climate change and human rights violations; recognises that VPAs will continue to be an important legal framework for both the EU and its partner countries under the new proposal for a Deforestation Regulation; underlines that this has beenVPAs provide an important legal framework for both the EU and its partner countries, made possible bywith the good cooperation and engagement ofby the partner countries concerned; supports the Commission in finding additional potential partners for future FLEGT VPAs;tresses therefore that new VPAs with additional partners shall be promoted; recognises that the VPA with Guyana as well as those with other countries prove that trade agreements can work without threatening the imposition of sanctions, by including different means of control and cooperation; the Commission and the authorities of Guyana should conduct an exhaustive assessment on the impact of the VPA and the proposal of the Deforestation Regulation on the workers and small producers of the forest sector and other related sectors, which will be affected by the increased logging controls and checks.
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Acknowledges the role of Guyana’s forests in the economy and job creation, contributing by 2% to the GDP and by 6% to job creation for economic growth; highlights that the VPA creates a great opportunity to boost job creation in the forestry sector.