4 Amendments of Linda McAVAN related to 2016/2222(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
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 and for a phase- out of such fuels; stresses the inadequacy ofat voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), can be further strengthened to aid in addressing land grabs and human rights violations; calls for binding regulations on agricultural commodity importers’ supply chains;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
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 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; Expresses its deep concerns that multiple investigations reveal widepsread abuse of basic human rights at a time of establishment and running of palm oil plantations in many countries, including forced evictions, armed violence, child labour, debt bondage or discrimination of indigenous communities;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that palm oil can be cultivated responsibly and can make a real contribution to the economic development of a country, offering viable economic opportunities to farmers, provided that no deforestation occurs, that no plantations are established on peat lands, that plantations are managed using modern agroecological techniques to minimise adverse environmental and social outcomes and that land rights, the rights of indigenous communities as well as human rights and workers' rights are respected;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to support the development of new binding regulations for deforestation-free and conflict-free palm oil, backed by appropriate and mandatory due diligence framework and traceability mechanisms throughout the supply chain. These would be imposed on supply chain operators for forest-risk and conflict-risk palm oil commodities and should be aligned with globally adopted best standards and practices.