6 Amendments of Jo LEINEN related to 2008/0198(COD)
Amendment 79 #
Council position
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Illegal logging is a pervasive problem of major international concern. It poses a significant threat to forests as it contributes to the process of deforestation, which is responsible for about 20% of global CO2 emissions, threatens biodiversity, and undermines sustainable forest management and development including the commercial viability of operators acting. Effective tackling of the problem of illegal logging in the context of this Regulation is expected to contribute significantly to the EU's climate change mitigation strategies in ac cordance with applicable legislation. In addition, it also has social, political and economic impst-effective manner and should be seen as complementary to EU action and commitment in the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Clicmationse Change.
Amendment 82 #
Council position
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Illegal logging undermines sustainable forest management and development including the commercial viability of operators acting in accordance with applicable legislation. In addition, it has far-reaching social, political and economic implications, including links with armed conflicts around the world. Therefore it is necessary to raise the awareness of the EU Member States and their relevant national authorities as well as of the general public in relation to this important matter.
Amendment 85 #
Council position
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Given the major scale and urgency of the problem, it is necessary to actively support the fight against illegal logging and related trade, to complement and strengthen the VPA initiative, to create a level playing field for all operators and to improve synergies between policies aimed at the conservation of forests and the achievement of a high level of environmental protection, including combating climate change and biodiversity loss.
Amendment 114 #
Council position
Article 4 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. The placing or the making available on the market of illegally harvested timber or timber products shall be prohibited. Operators shall exercise due diligence in ensuring that they do not place or make available illegally harvested timber or timber products on the market.
Amendment 115 #
Council position
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Operators shall exercise due diligence to minimise the risk of placing illegally harvestedwho place timber orand timber products derived from such timber on the market. To that end, they shall useon the market shall ensure compliance with the obligation set out in paragraph -1 by using a framework of procedures and measures, hereinafter referred to as a "due diligence system", as set out in Article 5. This due diligence system shall be established either by the operator or by a monitoring organisation as referred to in Article 7.
Amendment 150 #
Council position
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)