5 Amendments of Jan ZAHRADIL related to 2018/0272M(NLE)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the signature of the VPA with Vietnam, an agreement designed to bring a complete policy reform in the country aimed at the progressive cleaning illegally produced timber from the supply chains of Vietnamese operators; is aware that the full implementation of the VPA will be a long- term process entailing not only the adoption of a whole set of legislation (TLAS) but also ensuring that adequate administrative capacity and expertise for implementation and enforcement of the VPA is in place at national as well as provincial levels; recalls that FLEGT licencing can start only once Vietnam has demonstrated the readiness of its TLAS system;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines positive developments related to FLEGT and the VPA process during the period of negotiations since 2010 such as consolidation of legislation and regulations, strengthening management and control exploitation of domestic natural forest or clarification of forest land use rights; stresses that Vietnam has recently adopted Forestry Law -which came into effect on 1st January 2019- the law prohibits import to Vietnam of illegally produced timber;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Acknowledges commitments made by Vietnam’s wood industry, to eliminate illegal timber from supply chains and raise awareness of these matters; stresses however that a shift in a mindset within the industry as well as robust enforcement is key;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Strongly condemns the illegal timber trade taking place across the Cambodian border and calls on the authorities of both countries to put an immediate and complete stop to the illegal flows; urges the Vietnamese authorities to investigate, remove from function and bring to justice those responsible for having authorised and managed the illegal trade from Cambodia and elsewhere; encourages the Vietnamese authorities to categorise timber from Cambodia as ‘high risk’ and to carefully consider the option of applying an import ban for Cambodia; calls on the two countries to foster and improve dialogue; calls on the Vietnamese authorities to apply the same measures to imports from other supplier countries where similar concerns exist or may arise, notably those in Africa; calls on the two countries to foster and improve dialogue and work together on effective and long term measures to combat rampant illegal logging and the cross border smuggling of timber to Vietnam;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Vietnamese authorities to apply the same measures to imports from other supplier countries where similar concerns exist or may arise, notably those in Africa; stresses that imports of timber from Africa to Vietnam increased by over 40% in a year, while this timber is often from countries characterised by weak governance, high levels of corruption and even conflict, with widespread risks of illegality in their timber harvesting;