Activities of Holger KRAHMER related to 2008/0198(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market (debate)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 77 #
Council position
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Timber produced in a sustainable way binds greenhouse gases and is one of the most environmentally friendly materials that exists. In view of the growing demand worldwide, sustainable production of timber should be encouraged, both within and outside the Union. Imposing excessively far-reaching requirements on timber products may lead to a loss of competitiveness compared with other, non-renewable materials (such as plastic, aluminium and concrete), which are not subject to legality requirements; such product migration would in turn hurt the ability to reach the EU's climate targets.
Amendment 89 #
Council position
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Taking into account the complexity of illegal logging as regards the underlying factors and the impacts, the incentives for illegal behaviour should be reduced by targeting the behaviour of operators. Strengthening requirements and obligations and enhancing the legal means to prosecute operators for placing illegally harvested timber and timber products on the internal market are among the most effective solutions to deter operators from trading with suppliers of illegally harvested timber.
Amendment 92 #
Council position
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Many timber products undergo numerous processes before and after they are placed on the market for the first time. In order to avoid imposing any unnecessary administrative burden, only those operators that place timber and timber products on the internal market for the first time, rather than all operators involved in the distribution chain, should be subject to the full due diligence requirements laid down in this Regulation. Operators placing timber or timber products on the internal market for the first time should be bound by the prohibition against placing illegally harvested timber or timber products on the market, and should exercise due care to this effect.
Amendment 102 #
Council position
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation lays down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the internal market for the first time, to minimise the risk ofavoid the placing of illegally harvested timber or timber products derived from such timber on the market.
Amendment 110 #
Council position
Article 3 – title
Article 3 – title
Status of timber and timber products covered by FLEGT and, CITES and existing, globally recognised forest certification schemes
Amendment 112 #
Council position
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Timber and timber products which have been certified by a credible third-party certification scheme shall be considered to have been legally harvested for the purposes of this Regulation.
Amendment 122 #
Council position
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. In order to takeTaking into account market developments and the experience gained in the implementation of this Regulation, in particular as identified through the reporting referred to in Article 18(3), the Commission may adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the TFEU as regards further relevant risk assessment criteria that may be necessary to supplementto supplement paragraph 1 of this Article with a view to increasing those referred to in the second paragraph of point (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article. When adopting such delegated acts, the Commission shall act in accordance with the relevant provisionsfectiveness of the due diligence systems in preventing illegally harvested timber or timber products being placed ofn this Regulatione internal market.
Amendment 125 #
Council position
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Labelling Member States shall ensure that by …* all timber and timber products placed on the market are labelled, as appropriate, with the information specified in Article 4(2a)(i) and (ii). The Commission may adopt, by means of delegated acts, detailed rules in order to guarantee the effective functioning of the labelling system. For the delegated acts referred to in this paragraph the procedures set out in Articles 13, 14 and 15 shall apply. * OJ: two years after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 157 #
Council position
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. By ...* and every six years thereafter, the Commission shall, on the basis of reporting on and experience with the application of this Regulation, review the functioning and effectiveness of this Regulation, in particular with respect toreventing illegally harvested timber or timber products being placed on the internal market. It shall in particular consider the administrative consequences for small and medium-sized enterprises and product coverage. The reports may be accompanied, if necessary, by appropriate legislative proposals. _______________ * OJ: please insert date: 36+3012 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation