Activities of Julie GIRLING related to 2008/0198(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market (debate)
Amendments (1)
Amendment 124 #
Council position
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Individual Member States shall not be prevented, with regard to access to the market for timber and timber products, from setting more stringent requirements for the harvesting and origin of timber than laid down in this Regulation, including requirements providing for the sustainable management of forests, protection of the environment, conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems, protection of local communities and their habitats, protection of forest-dependent communities, and respect for the rights of indigenous peoples and human rights.