5 Amendments of Marc TARABELLA related to 2016/2222(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the findings of the study carried out by EFSA, which showed that processed palm oil contains genotoxic and carcinogenic contaminants that are formed during the refining process and which pose a health risk to consumers;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the alarming scale of deforestation driven by palm oil, and the very negative effects this has for a large proportion of the population, particularly small-scale farmers who very often are either stripped of their land or moved to the least fertile areas to make way for monocultural palm-oil plantations and biofuel production; notes that palm oil is an important driver of deforestation for commercial agriculture, where extremely biodiverse tropical forest is being converted to monocultural palm oil plantations;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to work towards the establishment of a strong and binding framework that will make it possible to guarantee the sustainability of palm oil;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to step up dialogue with governments of palm-oil- producing countries in order to increase environmental, land tenure and standards, biodiversity conservation, the protection of local populations, human rights standards, as well as social rights (including labour laws), and transparency on land tenure and corporate ownership, including the obligation to inform and consult local communities before new plantations are established on their land;
Amendment 163 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to honour the EU’s international commitments and to press ahead with developing an EU action plan to protect forests and forest people’s rights, as well as to combat deforestation.