1 Amendments of Iuliu WINKLER related to 2014/0059(COD)
Amendment 446 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a Industry schemes 1. During the transitional period, relevant industry associations may submit an application to the Commission to have an industry scheme accredited under the requirements of this Regulation. Such application shall be supported by evidence and information. 2. Applications referred to in paragraph 1 may only be made in respect of industry schemes existing at the time of entry into force of this Regulation. 3. Where, on the basis of the evidence and information provided pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article, the Commission determines that the industry scheme, when effectively implemented by a responsible importer, enables that responsible importer to comply with its obligations under Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7, it shall grant the accreditation. 4. Interested parties shall inform the Commission of any changes or updates made to industry schemes for which the accreditation has been granted in accordance with paragraph 3. 5. The Commission shall withdraw the accreditation where it has determined that changes to an industry scheme compromise a responsible importer's ability to comply with its obligations under Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7, or where repeated or significant cases of non- compliance by responsible importers relate to deficiencies in the scheme. 6. The Commission shall establish and keep up-to-date an internet-based register of industry schemes to which the accreditation has been granted. 7. Responsible importers of minerals and metals that can be proven to have been sourced exclusively from parties that have been certified by an industry scheme for which the accreditation has been granted or that have themselves been certified by an industry scheme for which the accreditation has been granted shall be exempted from the independent third party audit. Such certification shall then be sent to the competent authorities.