18 Amendments of Hermann TERTSCH related to 2020/2006(INL)
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture; stresses in this context that the Commission Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests of July 2019 recognises that Union demand for products such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, maize, timber, rubber, including in the form of processed products or services, is a large driver of deforestation, ecosystem destruction and human rights violations across the globe;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes business’ growing awareness of the problem of global deforestation, the need for corporate action and corresponding commitments; emphasises, however, that companies’ voluntary anti- deforestation commitments often only cover parts of their supply chains and were, as of yet, not sufficient to are not sufficient to halt global deforestation but have contributed significantly to reducing thalt global deforestationphenomenon and to the development of more sustainable practices;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that third-party certification schemes have played an important role in bringing together business and civil society to develop a common understanding of the problem of deforestation; observes, however, that voluntary third-party certification schemes alone, to date, are not effective in, despite having contributed to the development of good practice, cannot alone halting and reversinge global deforestation; notes that voluntary third-party certification can beschemes have significant potential as an auxiliary tool to assess and mitigate deforestation risks when designed and implemented well with regard to the sustainability criteria it is based on, the robustnes. Certification schemes should meet strict parameters in terms of the certification and accreditation process. In this regard, independent monitoring, possibilities to monitoring of the supply chain, requirements to protection of primary forests and promoteion of sustainable forest management are particularly important;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CriticisesPoints out that third-party certification and labels alone unduly shift the responsibility to decide whether to purchase deforestation-free products to the consumers; therefore emphasises that third-party certification can only be complementary to, but cannot replace,cannot provide all of the solutions to the complex problem of global deforestation; third-party certification must therefore be accompanied by thorough due diligence processes of companies;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that a new EU legal framework cannot contribute to stigmatising a product, region or country of origin. The EU should therefore favour cooperation with those third countries that are prepared to activate new and ambitious measures to halt deforestation in their territories;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Urges the EU to incorporate specific, binding sustainability provisions into business agreements in order to guarantee that imported products do not originate from areas affected by deforestation;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that forest and ecosystem-risk commodities covered by this EU legal framework should be determined case by case on the basis of objective and science-based considerations that such commodities pose high risks for the destruction and degradation of forests and high-carbon stock and biodiversity- rich ecosystems, as well as for the rights of indigenous people and human rights in general;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Encourages the EU to develop information and awareness-raising campaigns about the importing of commodities essential for certain sectors of the economy when it can be proven that they are sustainable and are not sourced from deforested areas or biodiversity-rich ecosystems;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that local communities, indigenous peoples, land and environmental defenders often are on the frontline of the fights to preserve ecosystems; is concerned that the degradation and destruction of forests and other valuable ecosystems frequently goes along with human rights violations or follows from it; urges, therefore, to include the protection of human rights, in particular land tenure, land and labour rights, with a special view to the rights of indigenous peoples, within the future EU legal framework;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that such an EU legal framework should also be extended to high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich ecosystems other than forests, in line with the international definition of such ecosystems, so as to avoid pressure being shifted to these landscapes;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that these obligations should apply to all companies placing forest and ecosystem-risk commodities (FERC) on the Union market, irrespective of their size or place of registration; believes that in a fragmented end-market, the inclusion of smaller and larger companies is key to ensure both large-scale impact and consumer trust; emphasises that the regulatory framework must not give rise to undue burdens on small and medium-sized producers or prevent their access to markets and international trade; recognises, therefore, that due diligence, reporting and disclosure requirements must be non-discriminatory, proportionate to the level of risks associated with the given commodities and able to provide legal certainty for operators;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that such a legal framework needs to, and can be, designed in a way so as to be in line with World Trade Organization requirements, so as not to lead to arbitrary distortions of competition in international commodities trade;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that the impact of the Union’s consumption of forest ancommodities that could encosystem-risk commoditurage deforestation in third countries needs to be adequately addressed in any follow-up, regulatory or non-regulatory, actions and measures to the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and Farm to Fork Strategy;
Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 2
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 2
Amendment 515 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point f – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point f – paragraph 1
Third-party certification schemes can complement and informreplace the risk assessment and mitigation components of due diligence systems, provided that these schemes are adequate in terms of scope and strength of sustainability criteria and meet adequate levels of transparency, impartiality and reliability. Third-party certification schemes should also meet specific governance criteria consisting of independence from the industry, inclusion of social and environmental interests in standard-setting, independent third-party auditing, public disclosure of auditing reports, transparency at all stages, and openness. It is only after the economic operator has performed such an assessment of the scope and strength of sustainability and of the governance criteria that it may decide to take into account third-party schemes where necessary and relevant. However, third- party certification should not impair the principle of the economic operator’s liability.
Amendment 573 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 585 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point a – paragraph 1 – point i
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point a – paragraph 1 – point i
i) jointly and severally liable for direct harm arising out of human rights or environmental abuses, as set out in the proposal, caused, aggravated, contributed by or linked to controlled or economically dependent entities;
Amendment 587 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point a – paragraph 1 – point ii
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point a – paragraph 1 – point ii
ii) liable for direct harm arising out of human rights or environmental abuses directly linked to their products, services or operations through a business relationship, unless they can prove they acted with due care and took all reasonable measures given the circumstances that could have prevented the harm. Economic operators may therefore discharge their liability if they can prove that they took all due care to identify and avoid the damage.