4 Amendments of Maurice PONGA related to 2016/2222(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops and for a phase-out of such fuels; stresses the inadequacy of voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), in addressing land grabs and human rights violations; calls for binding regulStresses that even if voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), have some flaws, they nonetheless help to promote respect for human rights and workers' rights in the palm oil sector; recalls, in this context, the commitment made by several Member States under the Amsterdam Declarations on agricultural commodity importers’ supply chainsf 7 December 2015 to support the private sector's pledge to obtain 100% of its palm oil for Europe from sustainable sources by 2020;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is alarmed by the negative impacts of irresponsible palm oil production on the human rights of indigenous peoples and small farmers; calls on governments of palm-oil-producing countries to commit to and implement the ILO core labour standards and Decent Work agenda;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that manysome land deals breach the principle of local communities’ free, prior and informed consent; calls for the EU and its Member States to ensure that EU-based investors adhere fully to international standards on responsible investment in agriculture, and to take steps to ensure access to remedy for victims of corporate abuses.