4 Amendments of Dominique VLASTO related to 2011/2056(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission, therefore, to produce a study on Europe’s imports of raw materials which, though not listed as critical (for example lithium, hafnium and nickel) are nevertheless of strategic importance in terms of meeting Europe’s industrial needs and producing consumer goods with high added value; the study should also assess our industries’ dependence on these raw materials and measures to secure their supply, as well as the environmental cost of extracting them and the alternatives which might be envisaged;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the will of the G8, G20 members to fight against the raw materials price volatility and calls for a development of concrete measures in order to secure raw materials supply and to curb speculation on those commodities;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to draw up rules on the social responsibility of European undertakings involved in the mining of raw materials in source countries; calls for these rules to include the principle of supply chain due diligence set out in the 2010 OECD Due Diligence Guidance;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. CIs concerned about the continuing trade in, and use of, minerals from conflict zones, whose production gives rise to unacceptable violence and illegal activities; calls on the Commission, the EEAS, the Council and the Member States to take this situation into account in the context of their relations with third countries; calls on the Commission to further develop raw materials traceability systems and to introduce a binding certification scheme for raw materials and trading chains (Certified Trading Chains), so that trade can be guaranteed to be fair; calls on the Commission to cooperate with the relevant international institutions (UN, OECD, ILO) with a view to identifying, and endeavouring to harmonise, the best certification practices;