45 Amendments of Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES related to 2021/0366(COD)
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Deforestation and forest degradation, such as overharvesting of timber, contribute to the global climate crisis in multiple ways. Most importantly, they increase greenhouse gas emissions through associated forest fires, permanently removing carbon sink capacities, decreasing climate change resilience of the affected area and substantially reducing its biodiversity. Deforestation alone accounts for 11 % of greenhouse gas emissions20 . _________________ 20 IPCC, Climate Change and Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems, https://www.ipcc.ch/srccl/.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) Savannahs, wetlands and high biodiversity grasslands are also threatened by intensive harvesting, such as soy, and cattle production. In the case of palm oil, peatlands are in particular danger. Upon the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission should assess whether there is a risk of increasing destruction of these ecosystems.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Deforestation and forest degradation, such as overharvesting of timber, contribute to the global climate crisis in multiple ways. Most importantly, they increase greenhouse gas emissions through associated forest fires, permanently removing carbon sink capacities, decreasing climate change resilience of the affected area and substantially reducing its biodiversity. Deforestation alone accounts for 11 % of greenhouse gas emissions20 . _________________ 20 IPCC, Climate Change and Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems, https://www.ipcc.ch/srccl/.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Savannahs, wetlands and high biodiversity grasslands are also threatened by intensive harvesting, such as soy, and cattle production. In the case of palm oil, peatlands are in particular danger. Upon the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission should assess whether there is a risk of increasing destruction of these ecosystems.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Union imported and consumed one third of the globally traded agricultural products associated with deforestation between 1990 and 2008. Over that period, Union consumption was responsible for 10% of worldwide deforestation associated with the production of goods or services. Even if the relative share of EU consumption is decreasing, EU consumption is a disproportionally large driver of deforestation. The Union should therefore take action to minimise global deforestation and forest degradation driven by its consumption of certain commodities and products and thereby seek to reduce its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and global biodiversity loss as well as promote sustainable production and consumption patterns in the Union and globally. To have the greatest impact, Union policy should aim at influencing the global market, not only supply chains to the Union. PMultilateral and bilateral partnerships and efficient international cooperation with producer and consumer countries are fundamental in that respect and should take into account the inputs from all stakeholders, including small holders, civil society, SMEs, women, indigenous peoples and local communities. To be effective, such partnerships should ensure trade incentives and support for local livelihoods, as well as roadmaps for reforms to be carried out in partner countries.
Amendment 49 #
(17) This Regulation should also respond to the 2021 Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use37 that recognises that “to meet our land use, climate, biodiversity and Sustainable Development Goals, both globally and nationally, will require transformative further action in the interconnected areas of sustainable production and consumption; infrastructure development; trade, finance and investment; and support for smallholders, Indigenous Peoples, and local communities”. The signatories also stressed in that Declarationcommitted to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030 and also stressed that they will strengthen their shared efforts to facilitate trade and development policies, internationally and domestically, that promotes sustainable development and sustainable commodity production and consumption, that work to countries’ mutual benefit, and that do not drive deforestation and land degradation. _________________ 37 https://ukcop26.org/glasgow-leaders- declaration-on-forests-and-land-use/.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Commission should continue to work in partnership with producer countries, and more generally in cooperation with international organisations and bodies, stakeholders on the ground and local communities, and should be reinforcing its support and incentives with regard to protecting forests and transition to deforestation-free production, acknowledging the role of indigenous people, improving governance and land tenure, increasing law enforcement and promoting sustainable forest management, climate-resilient agriculture, sustainable intensification and diversification, agro- ecology and agroforestry that respect human rights. In doing so it should acknowledge the role of indigenous people in protecting forestsand local communities in protecting forests and natural ecosystems and maintaining of, socially and environmentally sustainable agricultural practices which do not make them exclusively dependent on commodity production for export but support a transition focused on agro-ecology. Building upon the experience and lessons learned in the context of the already existing initiatives, the Union and the Member States should work in partnership with producer countries, upon their request, to exploit the multi-functionalities of forest, support them in the transition to sustainable forest management, and address global challenges while meeting local needs and paying attention to the challenges faced by smallholders in line with the Communication to Stepping up Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests. The partnership approach should help producer countries in protecting, restoring and sustainably using forest, hence contributing to the objective of this Regulation to reduce deforestation and forest degradation and support forest regeneration, in line with the Communication on Stepping up Action to Protect and Restore the World's Forests.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Another important action announced in the Communication is the establishment of the EU Observatory on deforestation, forest degradation, changes in the world’s forest cover and associated drivers (“EU Observatory”) launched by the Commission in order to better monitor changes in the world’s forest cover and related drivers. Moreover, building on already existing monitoring tools, including Copernicus products, the EU Observatory will facilitate access to information on supply chains for public entities, consumers and business, providing easy-to-understand data and information linking deforestation, forest degradation, and changes in the world’s forest cover to EU demand/trade for commodities and products. The EU Observatory will thus directly support the implementation of this Regulation by providing scientific evidence in regard to global deforestation and forest degradation and related trade. The EU Observatory will cooperate closely with relevant international organisations, research institutes, and third countrieCommission should also examine how land rights can be integrated into monitoring under the EU Observatory. The EU Observatory will cooperate closely with relevant international organisations, research institutes non-governmental organisations, operators, indigenous communities and third countries at national, regional and local levels.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Operators placing a commodity or product concerned for the first time on the Union market or exporting a product to a third country should formally assume responsibility for the compliance of the relevant commodities or products that they intend to place on the Union market or to export by making available due diligence statements. A template for such statements should be provided by this Regulation. This is expected to facilitate enforcement of this Regulation through competent authorities and courts as well as increase compliance by operators. The template should be understandable, provided in all languages of the Member States, included in the web portal managed by the Commission. The portal should be open to complaints and observations from all stakeholders.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Other EU legislative instruments that set out due diligence requirements in the value chain with regard to adverse human rights or environmental impacts, such as Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the forthcoming Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence should apply in so far as there are no specific provisions with the same objective, nature and effect in this Regulation which may be adapted in the light of future legislative amendments. The existence of this commodity-specific Regulation should not exclude the application of other EU legislative instruments that lay down requirements regarding value chain due diligence. Where such other EU legislative instruments provide for more specific provisions or add requirements to the provisions laid down in this Regulation, such provisions should be applied in conjunction with those of this Regulation. Furthermore, where this Regulation contains more specific provisions, they should not be interpreted in a way that undermines the effective application of other EU legislative instruments on due diligence or the achievement of their general aim. the Commission will ensure that the Union's due diligence legal framework will be harmonised and coherent.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) The risk of non-compliant commodities and products being placed on the Union market varies depending on the commodity and product as well as on its country of origin and production. Operators sourcing commodities and products from countries or parts thereof that present a low high-risk of growing, harvesting or producing relevant commodities in violation of this Regulation should be subject to fewer obligations, thereby reducing compliance costs and administrative burden. Commodities and products from high-risk countries or parts thereof should be subject to enhanced scrutiny by the competent authorities.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) For this reason, the Commission should assess the deforestation and forest degradation risk at a level of a country or parts thereof based on a range of criteria that reflect both quantitative, objective and internationally recognised data, and indications that the countries are actively engaged in fighting deforestation and forest degradation and information provided by third parties, including local communities, Indigenous Peoples and Civil society organisations. This benchmarking information should make it easier for operators in the Union to exercise due diligence and for competent authorities to monitor and enforce compliance, while also providing an incentive for producer countries to increase the sustainability of their agricultural production systems and reduce their deforestation impact. This should help making supply chains more transparent and sustainable. This benchmarking system should be based on a threewo-tier classification of countries to be regarded as low, standard or high risk. In order to ensure appropriate transparency and clarity, the Commission should in particular make publicly available the data being used for benchmarking, the reasons for the proposed change of classification and the reply of the country concerned. For relevant commodities and products from low risk countries or parts of countries identified as low-risk, operators should be allowed to apply a simplified due diligence, whilstThe competent authorities should be required to apply enhanced scrutiny on relevant commodities and products from high risk countries or parts of countries identified as high-risk. The Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing measures to establish the countries or parts thereof that present a low or high risk of producing relevant commodities and products that are not compliant with this Regulation.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) The plan for checks should be regularly updated on the basis of the results of its implementation. Those operators showing a consistent track record of compliance should be subject to a reduced frequency of checks. For that to happen accordingly, the Commission should ask the Member State to duly enforce the control in line with this Regulation.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57 a (new)
Recital 57 a (new)
(57a) The Commission should assist least developed countries (LDCs) and SMEs in their understanding, implementation and compliance with the standards set out in this Regulation, keeping an open cooperation towards capacity-building with national, regional and local governments, civil society organisations and producers, especially small producers.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘forest degradation’ means harvesting operations that are not sustainable and cause a reduction or loss of the biological or economic productivity and complexity of forest ecosystems, resulting in the long-term reduction of the overall supply of benefits from forest, which includes wood,the changes within a natural ecosystem that significantly and negatively affect its species composition, structure, and/or function and reduce the ecosystem’s capacity to supply products, support biodiversity, and other products or/or deliver ecosystem services;
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Deforestation and forest degradation, such as overharvesting of timber, contribute to the global climate crisis in multiple ways. Most importantly, they increase greenhouse gas emissions through associated forest fires, permanently removing carbon sink capacities, decreasing climate change resilience of the affected area and substantially reducing its biodiversity. Deforestation alone accounts for 11 % of greenhouse gas emissions20 . __________________ 20 IPCC, Climate Change and Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems, https://www.ipcc.ch/srccl/.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Savannahs, wetlands and high biodiversity grasslands are also threatened by intensive harvesting, such as soy and cattle production. In the case of palm oil, peatlands are in particular danger. Upon the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission should assess whether there is a risk of increasing destruction of these ecosystems.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28
(28) ‘relevant legislation of the country of production’ means the rules applicable in the country of production concerning the legal status of the area of production in terms of land use rights, environmental protection, third parties’ rights and relevant trade and customs regulations under legislation framework applicable in the country of production; and in compliance with international human rights law instruments ratified by the country of production, including specifically the respect for customary tenure rights and the principle of free, prior and informed consent of indigenous peoples;
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Union imported and consumed one third of the globally traded agricultural products associated with deforestation between 1990 and 2008. Over that period, Union consumption was responsible for 10% of worldwide deforestation associated with the production of goods or services. Even if the relative share of EU consumption is decreasing, EU consumption is a disproportionally large driver of deforestation. The Union should therefore take action to minimise global deforestation and forest degradation driven by its consumption of certain commodities and products and thereby seek to reduce its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and global biodiversity loss as well as promote sustainable production and consumption patterns in the Union and globally. To have the greatest impact, Union policy should aim at influencing the global market, not only supply chains to the Union. Partnerships and efficient international cooperation with producer and consumer countries are fundamental in that respect. taking into account the inputs from all stakeholders, including small holders, civil society, SMEs, women, indigenous peoples and local communities. To be effective, such partnerships should ensure trade incentives and support for local livelihoods, as well as roadmaps of reforms in the partner country.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Union imported and consumed one third of the globally traded agricultural products associated with deforestation between 1990 and 2008. Over that period, Union consumption was responsible for 10% of worldwide deforestation associated with the production of goods or services. Even if the relative share of EU consumption is decreasing, EU consumption is a disproportionally large driver of deforestation. The Union should therefore take action to minimise global deforestation and forest degradation driven by its consumption of certain commodities and products and thereby seek to reduce its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and global biodiversity loss as well as promote sustainable production and consumption patterns in the Union and globally. To have the greatest impact, Union policy should aim at influencing the global market, not only supply chains to the Union. PartnershipsMultilateral and bilateral partnerships, including Free Trade Agreements, and efficient international cooperation with producer and consumer countries are fundamental in that respect.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) This Regulation should also respond to the 2021 Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use37 that recognises that “to meet our land use, climate, biodiversity and Sustainable Development Goals, both globally and nationally, will require transformative further action in the interconnected areas of sustainable production and consumption; infrastructure development; trade, finance and investment; and support for smallholders, Indigenous Peoples, and local communities”. The signatories committed to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030 and also stressed in that Declaration that they will strengthen their shared efforts to facilitate trade and development policies, internationally and domestically, that promotes sustainable development and sustainable commodity production and consumption, that work to countries’ mutual benefit, and that do not drive deforestation and land degradation. __________________ 37 https://ukcop26.org/glasgow-leaders- declaration-on-forests-and-land-use/.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Commission should continue to work in partnership with producer countries, and more generally in cooperation with international organisations and bodies, stakeholders on the ground or local communities, and should be reinforcing its support and incentives with regard to protecting forests and transition to deforestation-free production, acknowledging the role of indigenous people, improving governance and land tenure, increasing law enforcement and promoting sustainable forest management, climate-resilient agriculture, sustainable intensification and diversification, agro- ecology and agroforestry. In doing so it should acknowledge the role of indigenous people in protecting forests. Building upon the experience and lessons learned in the context of the already existing initiatives, the Union and the Member States should work in partnership with producer countries, upon their request, to exploit the multi-functionalities of forest, support them in the transition to sustainable forest management, and address global challenges while meeting local needs and paying attention to the challenges faced by smallholders in line with the Communication to Stepping up Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests. The partnership approach should help producer countries in protecting, restoring and sustainably using forest, hence contributing to the objective of this Regulation to reduce deforestation and forest degradation and support forest regeneration, in line with the Communication of the Commission of 23 July 2019 on Stepping up Action to Protect and Restore the World's Forests.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Another important action announced in the Communication is the establishment of the EU Observatory on deforestation, forest degradation, changes in the world’s forest cover and associated drivers (“EU Observatory”) launched by the Commission in order to better monitor changes in the world’s forest cover and related drivers. Moreover, building on already existing monitoring tools, including Copernicus products, the EU Observatory will facilitate access to information on supply chains for public entities, consumers and business, providing easy-to-understand data and information linking deforestation, forest degradation, and changes in the world’s forest cover to EU demand/trade for commodities and products. The EU Observatory will thus directly support the implementation of this Regulation by providing scientific evidence in regard to global deforestation and forest degradation and related trade. The EU Observatory will cooperate closely with relevant international organisations, research institutes, and third countrieCommission should also examine how land rights can be integrated into monitoring under the EU Observatory. The EU Observatory will cooperate closely with relevant international organisations, research institutes, non-governmental organisations, operators, indigenous communities and third countries at national, regional and local levels.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12
Article 12
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Operators placing a commodity or product concerned for the first time on the Union market or exporting a product to a third country should formally assume responsibility for the compliance of the relevant commodities or products that they intend to place on the Union market or to export by making available due diligence statements. A template for such statements should be provided by this Regulation. This is expected to facilitate enforcement of this Regulation through competent authorities and courts as well as increase compliance by operators. The template should be understandable, provided in all languages of the Member States, included in the web portal built and managed by the Commission. The portal should be open to complaints and observations from all parties involved.
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Other EU legislative instruments that set out due diligence requirements in the value chain with regard to adverse human rights or environmental impacts, such as Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a and the forthcoming Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence, should apply in so far as there are no specific provisions with the same objective, nature and effect in this Regulation which may be adapted in the light of future legislative amendments. The existence of this Regulation should not exclude the application of other EU legislative instruments that lay down requirements regarding value chain due diligence. Where such other EU legislative instruments provide for more specific provisions or add requirements to the provisions laid down in this Regulation, such provisions should be applied in conjunction with those of this Regulation. Furthermore, where this Regulation contains more specific provisions, they should not be interpreted in a way that undermines the effective application of other EU legislative instruments on due diligence or the achievement of their general aim. The Commission will ensure that the Union's due diligence legal framework will be harmonised and coherent. _____________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13).
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes a threewo- tier system for the assessment of countries or parts thereof. Unless identified in accordance with this Article as presenting a low or highstandard risk, countries shall be considered as presenting a standardhigh risk. The Commission may identify countries or parts thereof that present a low or highstandard risk of producing relevant commodities or products that are not compliant with Article 3, point (a). The list of the countries or parts thereof that present a low or highstandard risk shall be published by means of implementing act(s) to be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 34(2). That list shall be updated as necessary in light of new evidence.
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The identification of low and highstandard risk countries or parts thereof pursuant to paragraph 1 shall take into account information provided by the country concerned and be based on the following assessment criteria:
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51 a (new)
Recital 51 a (new)
(51a) The plan for checks should be regularly updated on the basis of the results of its implementation. Those operators showing a consistent track record of compliance should be subject to a reduced frequency of checks. For that to happen, the Commission should accordingly ensure that the Member States duly enforce the controls in line with this Regulation.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57 a (new)
Recital 57 a (new)
(57a) The Commission should assist least developed countries (LDCs) and SMEs in their understanding, implementation and compliance with the standards set out in this Regulation, keeping an open cooperation towards capacity-building with national, regional and local governments, civil society organisations and producers, especially small producers.
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the consequences of its identification as a high or lowstandard or high risk country.
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall engage with producer countries concerned by this Regulation to develop partnerships and cooperation to jointly address deforestation and forest degradation. Such partnerships and cooperation mechanisms will focus on the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of forests, deforestation, forest degradation, adoption of agro- ecological practices and production systems, that are free from forest and ecosystem destruction and which respect human rights, and the transition to sustainable commodity production, consumption processing and trade methods. Partnerships and cooperation mechanisms may include structured dialogues, support programmes and actions, administrative arrangements and provisions in existing agreements or agreements that enable producer countries to make the transition to an agricultural production that facilitates the compliance of relevant commodities and products with the requirements of this regulation. Such agreements and their effective implementation will be taken into account as part of the benchmarking under Article 27 of this Regulation.
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Partnerships and cooperation should allow the full participation of all stakeholders, including local environmental defenders and civil society, indigenous people, local communities and the private sector including, SMEs and smallholders.
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall assist least developed countries (LDCs) and SMEs in their understanding, implementation and compliance with the standards laid down in this Regulation, keeping an open cooperation towards capacity building with national, regional and local governments, civil society organisations and producers, especially small producers.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Partnerships and cooperation shall include a process to demarcate and recognise community tenure rights in line with the Voluntary Guidelines for the Governance of Tenure and promote the development of integrated land use planning processes, relevant legislations, fiscal incentives and other pertinent tools to improve forest and biodiversity conservation, sustainable management and restoration of forests, tackle the conversion of forests and vulnerable ecosystems to other land uses, optimise gains for the landscape, tenure security, agriculture productivity and competitiveness, transparent supply chains, strengthen the rights of forest dependent communities including smallholders, indigenous peoples and local communities and other groups with customary land rights, and ensure public access to forest management documents and other relevant information.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Partnerships with third countries shall include a process to demarcate and recognise community tenure rights, in line with the internationally accepted Voluntary Guidelines for the Governance of Tenure, in order to clarify the domestic legal situation and set clear obligations for undertakings.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall prepare a delegated regulation to set up a remedy mechanism for communities whose rights have been violated by infringements of this Regulation and penalties relating to environmental damage.
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Upon the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall assess whether there is a risk of increasing destruction of savannahs, wetlands, peatlands and high biodiversity grasslands, amongst other ecosystems, due to intensive harvesting and cattle production related to commodities production, and foresee the need to expand this Regulation.
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. No later than fivthree years after the entry into force and at least every five years there after, the Commission shall carry out a general review of this Regulation, and shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal. The first of the reports shall include in particular, based on specific studies, an evaluation of:
Amendment 725 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The identification of low and high risk countries or partregions thereof pursuant to paragraph 1 shall take into account information provided by the country concerned, regional authorities concerned, operators as well as NGOs, indigenous communities and other local stakeholders, and be based on the following assessment criteria:
Amendment 749 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) laws from partner countries;
Amendment 774 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall assist least developed countries (LDCs) and SMEs in their understanding, implementation and compliance with the standards set out in this Regulation, keeping an open cooperation towards capacity-building with national, regional and local governments, civil society organisations and producers, especially small producers.
Amendment 783 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Partnerships with third countries shall include a process to demarcate and recognise community tenure rights, in line with the internationally accepted Voluntary Guidelines for the Governance of Tenure (VGGT), in order to clarify the domestic legal situation and that the obligations of undertakings are clear.
Amendment 808 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall prepare a delegated regulation to set up a mechanism for communities whose rights have been violated by infringements of this Regulation, with the aim to obtain compensation and penalties relating to environmental damage. The delegated regulation shall include information on who shall receive penalties paid by undertakings that infringe this Regulation.
Amendment 836 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Upon the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall assess whether there is a risk of increasing destruction of savannahs, wetlands, peatlands and high biodiversity grasslands, amongst other ecosystems, due to intensive harvesting and cattle production related to commodities production, and foresee the need to expand this Regulation.