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2 Amendments of Paavo VÄYRYNEN related to 2016/2222(INI)

Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for improved coordination of forest, agriculture, land use and rural development policies with a view to achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the climate change commitments; reiterates EU's commitment to its renewable energy targets;
2017/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops which are needed for human nutrition and for a phase- out of such fuels; stresses the inadequacy of voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), in addressing land grabs and human rights violations; calls for binding regulations on agricultural commodity importers’ supply chains;
2017/02/03
Committee: DEVE