6 Amendments of Dominik TARCZYŃSKI related to 2023/0222M(NLE)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 c (new)
Citation 9 c (new)
– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 995/2010,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas from 1 January 2025, the supply of, among other things, cocoa and timber from Côte d’Ivoire to Union markets will be subject to compliance with the conditions laid down in Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2011 on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Draws attention to the particular challenges arising from the requirements of the Deforestation Regulation for Côte d’Ivoire’s authorities, administration and commercial operators, in particular those set out in Articles 8 to 11 of the Regulation, i.e. the provision of so-called due diligence declarations; encourages the Commission and the Union’s customs and administrative authorities to provide additional legal and administrative support, in particular with regard to requirements such as the compulsory geolocation of land from which goods and products covered by the Regulation are sourced; stresses, at the same time, that the obligations under the Regulation must be fully met in order for the relevant products and goods originating in Côte d’Ivoire to be placed on the EU market;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the recent actions taken by Côte d’Ivoire to reverse the trend of deforestation including: the adoption of the national reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD+) strategy, including the ‘zero deforestation agriculture’ strategic option, in 2017; the signing of the Joint Action Framework of the Cocoa and Forests Initiative; the adoption of the policy for the preservation, rehabilitation and expansion of forests; and the promulgation of the new Forest Code on 23 July 2019; appreciates in particular the plans to convert heavily degraded forests to agroforestry areas and to accelerate reforestation in order to achieve the goal of doubling forest cover from the current 10% to 20%;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of protecting human rights, in particular the rights of workers, when sourcing goods and products for the EU market; calls, in this context, on local authorities to extend special protection to children;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the commitment from the Ministry of Water and Forests to take measures to effectively integrate women into the management of the country’s forest resources; further stresses the importance of the inclusion of women in forest management in future VPA negotiations; cCalls for gender analysis to be mainstreamed into allthe role of women to be taken more fully into account in activities and projects linked to the implementation of the FLEGT VPA;