Activities of Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN related to 2022/0269(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market
Amendments (10)
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) any other due diligence in relation to forced labour applicable to the economic operator's sector of activity.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
7. Competent authorities shall not initiate an investigation pursuant to Article 5, and shall inform the economic operators under assessment accordingly, where, on the basis of the assessment referred to in paragraph 1 and the information submitted by economic operators pursuant to paragraph 4, the competent authorities consider that there is no substantiated concern of a violation of Article 3, for instance due to, but not limited to, the applicable legislation, guidelines, recommendations or any other due diligence in relation to forced labour referred to in paragraph 3 being applied in a way that mitigates, prevents and brings to an end the risk of forced labour in a reasonable period of time.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, competent authorities may establish that Article 3 has been violated on the basis of any other facts available where it was not possible, for reasons attributable to the economic operator, to gather information and evidence pursuant to Article 5(3) or (6).
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) an order for the economic operators that have been subject to the investigation to withdraw from the Union market, as of the date the order is in force, the relevant products that have already been placed or made available on the market;
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) an order for the economic operators that have been subject to the investigation to dispose of the respective products still in their possession, in accordance with national law consistent with Union law.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Where an economic operator has failed to comply with the decision referred to in paragraph 4In any case, the competent authorities shall ensure all of the following:
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) that any concerned product remaining with the economic operator concerned is disposed of in accordance with national law consistent with Union law at the expense of the economic operator.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) where available and applicable, information required under customs legislation as defined in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall call upon external expertise to provide an indicative, non-exhaustive, verifiable and regularly updated database of forced labour risks in specific geographic areas or with respect to specific products including with regard to forced labour imposed by state authorities. The database shall be based on the guidelines referred to in Article 23, points (a), (b) and (c), and relevant external sources of information from, amongst others, international organisations and third country authorities.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall ensure thatmake the database is made publicly available by the external expertise at the latest 24 months after the entry into force of this Regulation.