6 Amendments of Nirj DEVA related to 2013/2126(INI)
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Points out that most initiatives launched internationally against conflict minerals aim to encourage responsible conduct by industries that buy the minerals, through certification systems for smelters; calls for the inclusion of social and environmentalrelevant human rights aspects in all certification programmes, including by taking into account labour, safety and the health of miners and communities directly affected by mining activitie line with international standards such as those established within the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – introductory part
Paragraph 35 – introductory part
35. Stresses that an EU regulation requiring companies using and trading minerals and other natural resources sourced from conflict-affected and high-risk areas to carry out due diligence in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas is needed to complement the revisions of the EU transparency and Accounting Directives on disclosure of financial and non-financial information of large companies as well as the Dodd Frank Act’s conflict mineral provisions; in particular, believes that such legislation should:
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – point a
Paragraph 35 – point a
a. create a legally binding obligations for all upstream companies operating in the EU that use and trade natural resources sourced from conflict- affected and high- risk areas and all downstream companies that act as the first placer on the European market to undertake supply chain due diligence to identify and mitigate the risk of conflict financing and human rights abuse;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – point b
Paragraph 35 – point b
b. be based on the relevant international instruments, includingsuch as the International Bill of Human Rights, further elaborated by international human rights treaties and standards (such as UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights and the Protect, Respect, and Remedy Framework), International Labour Organisation (ILO) core treaties, International Humanitarian and Criminal Law, and the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict- Affected and High-Risk Areas;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – point c
Paragraph 35 – point c
c. apply to allthe upstream segments of the supply chain and to all natural resources, without exceptionconflict minerals, produced in any conflict- affected or high- risk area;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 – point h
Paragraph 35 – point h