14 Amendments of Gabriel MATO related to 2020/2129(INL)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. stresses that it is the sole responsibility of states and governments to safeguard human rights in their countries and that this responsibility shall not be transferred to private actors.
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1 a. recalls that the EU economy is facing the biggest global economic crisis since the Great Depression with companies all over Europe hit especially hard; stresses that especially at this time no legislative initiatives of economically inhibiting or damaging nature, such as those imposing higher administrative burdens or causing legal uncertainty, shall be taken.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1 b. recalls that in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, corporate due diligence shall only address internationally recognised human rights; notes that any extension of these Principles to other areas, such as water, soil or air pollution shall be avoided.
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1 c. requires that, before any initiative is proposed, a robust impact assessment is carried out focusing on: a) the administrative burden on business; b) value added by EU companies; c) employment by EU companies; d) engagement of EU companies in international markets.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. regretsacknowledges the work done so far to reach the current low levels of supply chain due diligence;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. is convinced that mandatory due diligence is necessary to create a level playing field and avoid unfair competitive advantages arisingin order to strengthen Europe's international competitiveness creating an international level playing field is of utmost importance; notes that due diligence processes can contribute to mitigating unfair competitive advantages of third countries resulting from lower protection standards in international trade;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is gravely concerned by the persistent exploitation and degradation of human beings through forced labour systems affecting 25 millions of people and from which the private economy extracted profits of 150 billion dollarscertain undertakings, entities and/or persons, be they public or private, have benefited globally in 2019; Notes with concern that there are currently an estimated 152 million children in child labour, 72 million of whom work in hazardous conditions;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. is convinced that due diligence obligations should aim to prevent human, labour and environmental rights violations, make supply chains more robust andstresses that the role and responsibility of the state to protect human rights must not be transferred to private actors; is, however, convinced that due diligence measures can add to existing self-regulatory and voluntary initiatives, such as certification schemes, capacity building mechanisms and awareness campaigns, aiming to prevent human rights violations and that streamlining parallel initiatives can mitigate the potential risks of supply chains and help to avoid disruption of international trade;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that corruption in the context of judicial proceedings can have a devastating effect on the lawful administration of justice and judicial integrity, and intrinsically violate the fundamental right to a fair trial, the right to due process and the victim’s right to effective redress; stresses that corruption generally leads to systematic abuse of human rights in the business context, for example, by preventing individuals from accessing goods and services that states are obliged to provide to meet their human rights obligations and/or increasing the price of such goods and services, by encouraging wrongful acquisition or appropriation by businesses of land, or by granting licences or concessions to businesses in the extractive sector;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the importance of requiring third country companies operating in the European Union to comply with the standards that the European Union requires in terms of due diligence;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to propose Union mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence legislation imposing legal obligations on Union companies and companies domiciled or operating in the Union internal market, including third country companies, and establishing effective monitoring, enforcement and remedy mechanisms;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. welcomes the fact that the EU conflict minerals regulation has become a benchmark for bindingtargeted due diligence legislation in supply chains;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. welcomes the excellent work done so far on international level and is convinced that theany future regulation, if necessary, should be based on established non-binding approaches such as the UN Guiding Principles and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises;