2020/2006(INL) An EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation
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Lead | ENVI | BURKHARDT Delara ( S&D) | BENTELE Hildegard ( EPP), ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ Nicolae ( Renew), TOUSSAINT Marie ( Verts/ALE), ZALEWSKA Anna ( ECR), KONEČNÁ Kateřina ( GUE/NGL) |
Committee Opinion | DEVE | RIVASI Michèle ( Verts/ALE) | Dominique BILDE ( ID), Ádám KÓSA ( PPE), María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS ( RE), Patrizia TOIA ( S&D), Manon AUBRY ( GUE/NGL), Beata KEMPA ( ECR) |
Committee Opinion | INTA | KARLSBRO Karin ( Renew) | Heidi HAUTALA ( Verts/ALE), Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI ( S&D), Emmanuel MAUREL ( GUE/NGL), Jörgen WARBORN ( PPE) |
Committee Opinion | ITRE | PEKKARINEN Mauri ( Renew) | François ALFONSI ( Verts/ALE), Manuel BOMPARD ( GUE/NGL), Markus BUCHHEIT ( ID), Sara SKYTTEDAL ( PPE), Łukasz KOHUT ( S&D), Rob ROOKEN ( ECR) |
Committee Opinion | AGRI | HÄUSLING Martin ( Verts/ALE) | Anja HAZEKAMP ( GUE/NGL), Gilles LEBRETON ( ID), Irène TOLLERET ( RE), Christine SCHNEIDER ( PPE), Mazaly AGUILAR ( ECR), Attila ARA-KOVÁCS ( S&D) |
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Events
2020/02/06
EP - RIVASI Michèle (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in DEVE
2020/01/16
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
2020/01/16
EP - Referral to associated committees announced in Parliament
2020/01/15
EP - HÄUSLING Martin (Verts/ALE) appointed as rapporteur in AGRI
2020/01/13
EP - BURKHARDT Delara (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
2019/12/19
EP - PEKKARINEN Mauri (Renew) appointed as rapporteur in ITRE
2019/12/02
EP - KARLSBRO Karin (Renew) appointed as rapporteur in INTA
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Amendments | Dossier |
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2020/2006(INL)
2020/03/31
ITRE
64 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas forests should not be viewed from a predominantly economic perspective, which limits their value to only the wood that they produce and thus overlooks the environmental and social benefits that they provide;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas climate benefits and other ecosystem services provided by forests and the forest-based sector will be crucial to achieving the Union's international commitments such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), and those under the Kyoto Protocol, the Paris Agreement and other international instruments;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas not only forests but also other ecosystems such as grasslands and peatlands are threatened by Union's consumption of commodities such as soy and palm oil;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas, in the light of the Covid- 19 pandemic, a sustainable forestry policy is more urgent than ever; whereas rampant deforestation, urbanisation and industrialisation are now only leaving small areas of habitat for wild animal species, resulting in an increased probability of close and repeated contact with humans, and ultimately 'passage across the species barrier';
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas criteria for determining social and environmental value and the right to access land should come before considerations relating simply to financial profit in the assessment of different forestry development strategies;
Amendment 15 #
Ab. whereas deforestation and ecosystem conversion can be linked to human rights violations, including concerning the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas according to Union legislation woody raw material should emanate only from forests that are harvested in accordance with the principles of sustainable forest management that are developed under international forest processes such as Forest Europe; whereas that sustainable forest management can have a significant impact on prevention of deforestation and has a positive impact on the health and diversity of forests; whereas healthy and multifunctional forests are essential to contribute to policy objectives of the Union;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas according to Union legislation woody raw material should emanate only from forests that are harvested in accordance with the principles of sustainable forest management that are developed under international forest processes such as Forest Europe; whereas there is a need to foster the implementation of the EU Timber Regulation 1a in order to prevent the entry of illegally sourced wood to the internal market; _________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market (OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 23).
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas according to Union legislation woody raw material and products should emanate only from forests that are
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas nearly 80% of deforestation is due to the increase in production of basic products such as soya, beef, palm oil, coffee and meat;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas financial institutions based in the EU are the main source of financing - providing EUR 7 billion between 2013 and 2019 - for the six agrifood businesses most involved in the destruction of forests critical to the climate, for example in Brazil, the Congo basin or Papua New Guinea1 a; _________________ 1a Source: Globalwitness
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Recital B d (new) Bd. whereas a European label for the deforestation footprint of products is not sufficient in view of the climate and environmental emergency; whereas all products derived from deforestation should be banned from entering the internal market;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the Union addresses
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the Union addresses the risk of deforestation by means of EU Timber Regulation1 (EUTR), communication of the Commission ‘Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade- Proposal for an EU Action Plan’ (FLEGT) and Renewable Energy Directive2 (RED II), which include numerous rules
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes with deep concern that Union consumption represents around 10% of the global share of deforestation, due to its high import dependency on agricultural commodities such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, coffee, maize, timber, rubber; stresses that combatting illegal deforestation is not sufficient for halting and reversing Union-driven global deforestation; asks for supply chains linked to the Union to be sustainable, free from deforestation, forest degradation and conversion or degradation of natural ecosystems and compliant with international standards and obligations concerning human rights, including the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities, as set out in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and in International Labour Organization Convention No 169 on indigenous and tribal peoples;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes with concern that the over- cutting of forests and the destruction of habitats and biodiversity are considerably exacerbating the risk to the public from zoonoses such as Covid-19; stresses the need to radically intensify efforts to halt global warming and the loss of biodiversity and habitats;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that sustainable forest management enables the value in forestry to be exploited over time, therefore, the economic incentive in sustainable forest management enables the forest assets to double as harvesting takes place at a lower rate than growth, therefore forest volume continues to increase;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas global deforestation can be in part tackled by addressing the impact of our patterns of consumption and our financial sector, securing the economic value of forests and by
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Underlines the multifunctional role of forests in society and the wide variety of ecosystem services they provide, including those related to the provision of raw materials, oxygen supply, CO2 sequestration, air quality, water storage and filtration, and erosion control;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Strongly recommends, in the wake of the Commission's public consultation on 'Deforestation and forest degradation - reducing the impact of products placed on the EU market', radically reducing the level of the EU's global demand for land, particularly by formulating political proposals to promote a reduction in consumption of meat and dairy products in the EU, and by eliminating incentives such as those for biofuels provided in the Directive on renewable energy, as biofuels increase pressure on land and forests1 a; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better- regulation/have-your- say/initiatives/12137-Minimising-the-risk- of-deforestation-and-forest-degradation- associated-with-products-placed-on-the- EU-market/F506554
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Emphasises that initiatives should be developed to tackle issues outside the Union, with a focus on the tropics and the drivers outside the forest sector which have an impact on unsustainable practices in the forests, leading to deforestation and forest degradation; notes that Union forest industries only use legally sourced wood from sustainably managed forests;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Supports the Commission in its efforts to strengthen standards and certification schemes that help to identify and promote deforestation-free commodities; stresses, however, that a ‘deforestation-free’ label, whether mandatory or not, is not sufficient; notes furthermore that the EU's current labelling requirements for meat other than from bovine animals do not include their place of origin, which permits products that are imported and then packaged in Europe to be labelled as European1 a; observes more generally that initiatives involving self-regulation by industry have not had the desired results and that it is high time to adopt a binding legislative framework in order to effectively combat deforestation and illegal exploitation of forests; _________________ 1a According to the Commission's analysis: https://ec.europa.eu/environment/forests/p df/2.%20Report%20policies%20identificat ion.pdf
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Supports the Commission in its efforts to strengthen standards and certification schemes that help to identify and promote deforestation-free commodities only when certificates, such as FSC certificates, strictly adhere to the retention of the forest area; demands furthermore that FSC certificates be withdrawn when conversion to vegetation other than forest is permitted;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Supports the Commission in its efforts to strengthen standards and certification schemes that help to identify and promote deforestation-free commodities; highlights the importance of the development of a sustainable bio economy which gives a high economic value to sustainably produced products;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas deforestation can be in part tackled by
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Highlights the positive role of Union forest industries in advancing global standards for sustainable forest management; believes that Union industries, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-enterprises in the forest sector should play a key role in the dialogue with partner countries on how to further promote sustainability in the entire value chain; notes, however, that approximately 80 % of global deforestation is caused by agriculture and believes therefore that standards and certification schemes should accurately target this sector;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the need to strengthen standards and certification schemes that already exist instead of incorporating new standards and certification schemes; notes furthermore, that those standards and certification schemes must not restrict trade but must comply with World Trade Organisation rules;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Notes that under certain circumstances, the ILUC impacts of fuels generally considered to be high ILUC-risk can be avoided; welcomes that the Commission, as empowered by the co- legislators under the Renewable Energy Directive1a, has set out criteria to allow for the identification and certification of low ILUC-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels; notes that such certified biofuels are excluded from the limits and gradual reduction target set for high ILUC-risk biofuels; _________________ 1a Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Underlines that deforestation is primarily an agricultural problem, therefore standards and certification schemes must concern agricultural products, not wood based materials, pulp and paper production, biomass-derived fibres and biofuel feedstock;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Stresses the importance of evidence-based decision-making when it comes to policies related to forests, the forest-based sector and its value-chains; acknowledges that sustainable and active forest management is the most effective way to prevent forest damage, deforestation and to preserve biodiversity;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Notes the importance of ensuring that deforestation is included in country- level political dialogues and of helping partner countries to develop and implement national frameworks for forestry and sustainable forestry; emphasises that those national frameworks have to reflect domestic needs as well as global commitments; stresses the need for the implementation of incentive mechanisms for small holder farmers to maintain and improve the ecosystem and products provided by sustainable forestry and agriculture;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. Stresses the need in particular
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. Stresses the need in particular of market monitoring of commodities associated with deforestation; calls on the Commission to enhance its efforts on these issues
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. Stresses the need in particular of market monitoring of commodities associated with deforestation and land grabbing; calls on the Commission to enhance its efforts on these issues through Horizon Europe;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas deforestation can
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the importance of education and of a skilled and well- trained workforce for the successful implementation of sustainable forest management in practice; calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to implement measures and use existing partnerships to facilitate the exchange of best practices;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Asks the Commission to explore the strengthened use of the Copernicus satellite system for forest monitoring and for forest fire and forest damage prevention, including monitoring and identifying the causes of fires and forest damage, deforestation and ecosystem conversion;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Asks the Commission to explore strengthened use of the Copernicus satellite system for forest monitoring and for forest fire and forest damage prevention, facilitating access for the relevant authorities in each Member State;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Reiterates its request to the Commission to present without delay a proposal for a European legal framework based on due diligence in order to guarantee for all products placed on the EU market sustainable and deforestation- free supply chains that respect the natural ecosystem in line with international standards and obligations, such as the rights of indigenous populations and local communities, with particular emphasis on combating the main drivers of imported deforestation1 a; underlines the possibilities that this new legal framework will create for SMEs and small owners, for example by opening up a market segment currently occupied by polluters and by providing scope for innovation and creative services; _________________ 1a Paragraph 71 of the resolution of the European Parliament of 15 January 2020 on the Green Deal for Europe (2019/2956(RSP))
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Emphasises the need to take into consideration the links between the forest- based sector and other sectors and the importance of digitalisation and investing in research and innovation in order to monitor deforestation;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Recommends that financial institutions also be subject to due diligence and that a robust enforcement regime be established with effective, proportionate and deterrent penalties for non-compliance, as well as complaints procedures for third parties and those concerned, in order to allow forest communities to uphold and defend their rights;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Invites the Commission to consider the feasibility of an early alert mechanism to notify consumers, public authorities and companies about sourcing commodities from areas at risk of deforestation, thereby providing an instrument that affords support and vigilance for a binding legal framework on due diligence.
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Invites the Commission to consider the
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a European legal framework based on mandatory due diligence to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains for products placed on the Union market, with a particular focus on tackling deforestation, forest degradation, ecosystem conversion and human rights violations, including concerning the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, in particular women as well as their drivers;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to propose a definition of 'deforestation free zone' in order to increase the transparency of supply chains, minimise the risk of deforestation for industry and consumers, and make it possible for industry and consumers to play their part in creating deforestation-free supply chains;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas deforestation can be in part tackled by securing the economic value of forests and by c
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Stresses the essential need to improve mechanisms, which would help to identify the source or origin of wood material that has been obtained, in order to make sure that it does not originate from deforestation-free zones;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Calls on the Commission to regularly update evidence on zones threatened with deforestation both in the Union as well as in third countries, in order to provide timely information to consumers and industry; encourages to that end, the Commission to establish a proper labelling system to be used by both Union and third country wood suppliers;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 d (new) 5d. Encourages the Commission to strengthen the EU FLEGT Action Plan, with a focus on Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) as crucial bilateral trade agreements with third countries, and incorporate it into the new European Forest Strategy to encourage third countries to abandon deforestation policies;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 e (new) 5e. Underlines the contribution of non-governmental organisations, environmental activists, industry associations, as well as whistleblowers, to the fight against illegal timber harvesting that results in deforestation, loss of biodiversity and increased emissions of greenhouse gases;.
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 f (new) 5f. Requests the Commission to increase cooperation with all stakeholders, both in the public and private sector, with a view to ensuring that they are committed to the principle of responsible management of forests, responsible sourcing practices and sustainable production.
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas Indirect Land-use Change (ILUC) can occur when land previously devoted to food or feed production is converted to produce biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels. In that case, food and feed demand still needs to be satisfied, which can lead to the extension of agricultural land into areas with high carbon stock, thereby contributing to global deforestation;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas Parliament's resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal calls on the Commission to present, without delay, a proposal for a European legal framework based on due diligence to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains for products placed on the EU market;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas land grabbing and deforestation, caused also by the expansion of plantations with the aim of producing commodities such as palm oil, coffee, cocoa, timber, rubber etc., have a major impact on human and environmental rights, and in particular those of local and indigenous populations;
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2020/06/08
AGRI
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that sustainable forest management is essential not only from environmental but also from the social and economic points of view, as the sector employs at least 500 000 people directly1a and 2,6 million indirectly1b in the Union, and respectively 13 million and 41 million people worldwide1c; _________________ 1aEurostat database on forestry https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/forestry/ data/database 1bEuropean Parliament fact sheet of May 2019 on the European Union and forests 1chttp://www.fao.org/rural- employment/agricultural-sub- sectors/forestry/en
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Recalls in that context that the European Environment Agency's report on 'The European Environment - state and outlook 2020' also warned that the Union is set to miss most of its own environmental targets and objectives for 2020, highlighting in particular that Europe's forests are still subject to many human-induced pressures, such as over- intensive forest management based on high extraction rates, pollution, climate change and invasive alien species;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Stresses that the Union has the competences, responsibility and funds available to protect European forests as part of the world’s forests; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that ambitious measures aimed at protecting and restoring forests and other natural ecosystems are applied equally to European and the world's forests, and reflect this ambition consistently within the new Union's forest and biodiversity strategies;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 d (new) 7d. Calls for sustainable consumption of wood including a cascade model, and challenges the notion that burning wood for fuel can make sense in terms of climate protection and carbon sinking and resource use in a circular economy;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Notes the
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Notes th
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Notes the unsustainable level of consumption of fossil raw materials in the
Amendment 11 #
1a. Notes that climate change, insect damage and forest fires are natural events that are currently putting great pressure on the development of forests globally; points out that forests not only provide a unique space for recovery, but also bind carbon dioxide (CO2), protect the soil, filter our drinking water and are a sustainable source of wood, a valuable raw material both for further processing and for energy generation; stresses that forests provide the basis for jobs and incomes, especially in rural areas, and that they are a vital habitat for many animal and plant species worldwide, thus contributing significantly to the protection of biodiversity;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Notes the unsustainable level of consumption in the
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Notes the unsustainable level of consumption in the
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the Member States to implement the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED II), including sustainability criteria for bioenergy;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses that increasing use of wood for biofuels and bioenergy is creating pressure on the European and world's forests given the rising demand for energy coming from renewable sources;
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls on the Commission to critically assess measures for the sustainable production and use of wood fuels in view, inter alia, of the high level of imports of wood pellets into the Union perversely incentivised by the flawed accounting rules under the Renewable Energy Directive and the EU Emission Trading System, and address the risks that these imports pose to forests in third countries;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take full account of the impact that increased use of land-based biofuels has on land-use change and deforestation; therefore calls on the Commission to fundamentally reform Union bioenergy policies, i.e. by revising the Renewable Energy Directive;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Stresses the importance of linking the European Green Deal policies with the incentives for deforestation, through addressing the environmental, social and human rights impacts of deforestation in order to achieve the long-term vision of a climate neutral economy;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses the importance of an observatory system for deforestation, forest degradation and changes in the world’s forest cover; encourages the increased use of the Copernicus satellite system to monitor forests;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls for a stronger role of the Union in helping local authority enforcement of forest protection regulations in force;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that the free-trade business model pursued by the Commission, which results in the import into the Union of large quantities of agricultural products derived from deforestation, such as protein plants and meat, is directly responsible for a certain amount of deforestation at global level; calls for this model to be abandoned;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Asks the Commission to
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Asks the Commission to monitor
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Asks the Commission to monitor and take action on the causes of wildfires, forest damage, landslides and ecosystem conversion and related human rights and tenure violations, by creating early alert mechanisms.
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Commission to initiate the establishment of a common and free forest monitoring system based on satellite data, allowing Member States and other stakeholders and citizens to record illegal or non-permitted logging, particularly in protected areas, in real time, and to monitor the status of forest cover.
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Commission to initiate the establishment of a common and free forest monitoring system based on satellite data, allowing Member States and other stakeholders and citizens to record illegal or non-permitted logging, particularly in protected areas, in real time, and to monitor the status of forest cover.
Amendment 125 #
9a. Emphasises the importance of sustainable forest management, including training within the Union and in third countries, with continuous afforestation and reforestation programmes as an essential factor in ensuring biodiversity and the income of forest owners and farmers practicing agroforestry;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Highlights the role of agroforestry systems, defined as land use systems in which trees are grown in combination with agriculture on the same land unit, and which boost overall productivity, generate more biomass, maintain and restore soils, limit the spread of forest fires and provide valuable ecosystem services;
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Points out that forests play an important role in global food security and are an important source of income for many small farms; emphasises that forest conservation and reafforestation measures improve living conditions in rural areas;
Amendment 129 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Points out that a sustainable intensification of agricultural use, as well as planned land use and land management, are essential for many small-scale farms;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Considers that the Union should encourage the use of locally-sourced timber, harvested wood products or forest biomass in order to minimise the carbon footprint created by transport of imports from third countries and to stimulate sustainable local production and jobs;
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls for robust financial support and incentive programmes for measures to afforest deteriorated land and land unsuitable for farming;
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Calls on the Commission to evaluate and disclose the deforestation footprint of wood industry sectors and organisations, with a view to creating greater transparency and understanding of international supply chains, and stimulating the implementation of sustainable wood use solutions;
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) Amendment 133 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Calls on the Union to establish a common timber auction system in order to ensure the sustainable use of wood, as well as to prevent the proliferation of bilateral agreements based on dumping timber prices and to avoid promoting additional logging; notes that this would also allow to track where material comes from and to factor in climate and biodiversity concerns into the price;
Amendment 134 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Calls on the Union to establish a common timber auction system in order to ensure the sustainable use of wood, as well as to prevent the proliferation of bilateral agreements based on dumping timber prices and to avoid promoting additional logging; notes that this would also allow to track where material comes from and to factor in climate and biodiversity concerns into the price;
Amendment 135 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 d (new) 9d. Takes the view that a single definition of the concept of 'zero deforestation and ecosystem degradation' supply chain is central to addressing the problem of commodities contributing to deforestation, forest degradation and to the conversion and degradation of other natural ecosystems; calls on the Commission to propose such a legally- binding definition; considers that the Commission should primarily focus on the main drivers of deforestation, including palm oil, soy, beef, maize, rubber, cocoa, paper and fuel wood for energy; emphasises that, in doing so, the Commission should pay particular attention to related human rights violations as well as the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls for the Union to take a leading international role in promoting sustainable forest use and bio-based production; acknowledges that enhanced wood availability is necessary for attracting forest-based investments in the Union and green economic recovery as well as for achieving the targets of the European Green Deal and EU Bioeconomy Strategy, which also ensures halting deforestation;
Amendment 15 #
1a. Notes that economic recovery, global sustainable development and a more competitive Union forest sector require the Union to take a strong international role in promoting sustainable forest use and bio-based production;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls for closer cooperation between governments, undertakings, producers and civil society to adopt policies and establish framework conditions to support private sector projects;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Stresses the need for long-term measures to adapt forests to changing climatic conditions; welcomes the fact that in many countries an increase in the number of resilient native tree species in healthy mixed forests is already recommended and practiced;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Calls for mutual support in the event of adverse events through research and exchanges in order to find measures adapted to the geographical conditions that can protect against large-scale fires or prevent pest infestations;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls for
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Reminds that forests and woodlands cover over 40 % of the Union´s territory and that, despite the global situation, the area covered by forests in Europe is growing;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Underlines that forest policy is a national competence and that, on the Union level, the Standing Forestry Committee steers the preparation of forest-related views regarding policy initiatives;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that voluntary measures alone will not stop deforestation; draws attention to the fact that national policies on forests and forest management currently reflect a framework that is fragmented, disjointed and at present insufficiently coordinated as regards encouraging sustainability; stresses the need for stricter application of Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a; _________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market (OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 23).
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that voluntary measures alone will not stop deforestation; Calls on the EU to act against deforestation and damage to forests and the overexploitation of forest resources and to implement the provisions aimed at promoting forest protection and sustainable forestry in the framework of the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that although voluntary measures alone will not stop deforestation, binding legislation should be combined with non-legislative initiatives, such as cooperation with third countries, in order to fight against global deforestation;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that voluntary measures alone will not stop deforestation; nevertheless considers that measures of a voluntary nature can go a long way towards galvanising public opinion against the consumption of goods and services that are a cause of deforestation;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that voluntary measures a
Amendment 29 #
2. Notes that voluntary measures alone will not stop
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls for
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that voluntary measures alone will not stop deforestation outside Europe;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls therefore for the development of international alliances and the securing of international forest financing in the framework of global forest protection agreements, in close cooperation with European governments and international actors;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Supports the setting up of “green alliances” with third countries in order to help them put in place sustainable forest value chains and bio-economy activities prioritising the support to small producers, as well as sound policies aiming at avoiding deforestation, such as integrated land planning, land tenure transparency, and prevention of illegal conversion of forest areas into agricultural land;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Supports regular information exchanges with third countries to promote the consumption and trade of wood and wood derived products coming from forest managed in a sustainable way;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Notes that the global forest area has been reduced by 129 million hectares in the period 1990-2015 mainly due to the agricultural production, a third of which is exported, and highlights that soy, palm oil and cocoa represent 80 % of the Union imports coming from deforested areas;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Regrets that the Union embodied deforestation reaches 10 % of the global deforestation consumption as a result of its dependency on imports of products such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, maize, timber and rubber;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Underlines that palm oil is an important driver of deforestation on an alarming scale for commercial agriculture in countries of Southeast Asia, while soya cultivation for animal nutrition contributes to deforestation in South America;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 e (new) 2e. Calls for the establishment of an objective of Union zero deforestation consumption in the framework of the Green Deal by 2030, at the latest;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Demands that all products that drive deforestation globally should be prohibited from entering the Union internal market;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that afforestation projects constitute effective measures against climate change and help mitigate the consequences of forest dieback and climate-damaging developments;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls for binding Union law to be adopted that ensures that
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 f (new) 2f. Welcomes the proposal of the Commission in its communication of 20 May 2020 entitled "A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system" to put in place a deforestation observatory, but considers it necessary that this initiative be accompanied by submitting, every 5 years, a report to the European Parliament and the Council on global deforestation in order to take appropriate measures in terms of reinforcing cooperation with third countries and safeguarding trade restrictions at the Union level;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 g (new) 2g. Considers it essential to put in place a deforestation-free certification system that would increase the supply chain transparency in the Union and allow the promotion of products not issued from deforestation;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 h (new) 2h. Asks the Commission to put in place an information campaign on responsible agri-food consumption in the Union by highlighting the environmental consequences of the embodied deforestation;.
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 44 #
3. Calls therefore for
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls therefore for a due diligence obligation with legally binding sustainability criteria to be placed on operators, including financiers, that place forest and ecosystem-risk commodities or derivatives on the Union market, so as to guarantee sustainable and deforestation- free supply chains that respect natural ecosystems in line with international standards and obligations;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls therefore for a due diligence obligation
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls therefore for a due diligence obligation to be placed on operators, including financiers, that place forest and ecosystem-risk commodities or derivatives on the Union market; considers in this context that an early warning system for businesses should be established to warn businesses whenever they import from regions where deforestation might be taking place;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that such a Union legal framework should be based on a robust enforcement regime and include effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for non-compliance;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls for binding Union law to be adopted that ensures that all supply chains of products imported into the Union and also of those products
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls for our knowledge of sustainable forest management in multifunctional forests to be improved and for our experiences to be shared and, to this end, for cooperation to be strengthened worldwide;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that improving traceability and transparency can help to ensure that only sustainably sourced goods are consumed; calls
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that improving traceability and transparency can help to ensure that only sustainably sourced goods are consumed; however, underlines that the introduction of labelling and certification systems for deforestation-free products is not sufficient in the context of the climate and environmental emergency; calls for due diligence obligations to be part of public procurement rules;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that improving traceability and transparency can help to ensure that only sustainably sourced goods are consumed
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that improving traceability and transparency can help to ensure that only sustainably sourced goods are consumed; calls for due diligence obligations to be part of public procurement rules; further takes the view that such a verification system would improve compliance by limiting and combating financial fraud while hampering cartel practices and dismantling illegal logging logistical operations and movement;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that improving traceability and transparency can help to ensure that only sustainably sourced goods are consumed; calls for due diligence obligations to be part of public procurement rules; calls for the introduction of traceability certificates for agricultural and forestry products imported into the Union reflecting the impact on the environment arising from their cultivation, processing and transport;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that improving traceability and transparency can help to
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that improving traceability
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls for binding Union law to be adopted that ensures that all supply chains of products imported into the Union and also of those products and services supplied within the Union do not involve deforestation and ecosystem degradation or conversion, or human rights violations, and that protects indigenous peoples and local communities who depend on forests for their livelihoods, including women and environmental and human rights defenders;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Takes the view that mandatory labelling of sustainable wood extraction is important for consumer guidance, since consumer choices can influence wood extraction;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Encourages forest planting and re- planting activities and projects, especially planting of native and wildlife friendly species, as efficient afforestation and protection and restoration of forests help to increase carbon sequestration, reduce the risk and extent of forest fires, complement organic farming and agroforestry and promote biodiversity; stresses the important role of riverside forests in stabilising riverbanks, thereby reducing flood risk, maintaining water temperatures which protect biodiversity, and improving water quality by filtering run-offs from adjacent agricultural land; notes that newly planted forests cannot replace primary forests which are essential in biodiversity and environmental terms;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls for the development of concepts for a sustainable future for forests worldwide that reconcile both economic and environmental interests, given that forests are an important resource for many countries and that the latter are not willing to forego this resource voluntarily;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses the importance of promoting sustainable diets, by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Recognises that reduction in the Union production and consumption of meat and dairy would greatly contribute to meet the sustainable development goals, by combating climate change and halting deforestation and biodiversity loss;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for binding and enforceable environmental and social provisions to be included in free trade agreements (FTAs) so as to protect forests, natural ecosystems and human rights, particularly community tenure rights;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for binding and enforceable environmental and social provisions to be included in free trade agreements (FTAs) so as to protect forests, natural ecosystems and human rights, particularly community tenure rights;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for binding and enforceable environmental and social provisions to be included in free trade agreements (FTAs), such as Mercosur, so as to protect forests, natural ecosystems and human rights, particularly community tenure rights; c
Amendment 68 #
5. Calls for binding and enforceable environmental and social provisions to be included in free trade agreements (FTAs) so as to protect forests, natural ecosystems and human rights, particularly community tenure rights; calls for the reopening of FTAs which do not contain such provisions, for example the EU-Mercosur, Vietnam, Mexico and Canada FTAs;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for binding and enforceable environmental and social provisions to be included in
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls for binding Union law to be adopted that ensures that all supply chains of products imported into the Union and also of those products and services supplied within the Union do not involve deforestation and ecosystem degradation or conversion, including loss of biodiversity due to destruction and fragmentation of natural habitats, or human rights violations, and that protects indigenous peoples and local communities;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for binding and enforceable environmental and social provisions to be included in free trade agreements
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for binding and enforceable environmental and social provisions to be included in free trade agreements (FTAs) so as to protect forests, natural ecosystems and human rights, particularly community tenure rights; calls for the reopening of FTAs
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for binding and enforceable environmental and social provisions to be included in free trade agreements (FTAs) so as to protect forests, natural ecosystems and human rights, particularly community tenure rights; calls for the reopening of FTAs which do not contain such provisions, for example EU-Mercosur FTA; stresses that the Commission should systematically take the impact of trade agreements on forests into account in its impact studies;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that the Mercosur-EU FTA is set to perpetuate the dependency of the Mercosur economies on the very activities that lead to deforestation; calls for the suspension of the EU-Mercosur agreement process until binding, enforceable and sanctionable provisions to address climate change, deforestation and ecosystem conversion, biodiversity loss and the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities have been comprehensively included;
Amendment 74 #
5a. Recalls that the trade deal with Mercosur countries is in conflict with the Union commitments for zero deforestation and human rights with regards to meat and soya imports; urges the Commission to meet its climate and zero deforestation targets and consequently decrease soya imports;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Notes the governmental responsibilities in combating deforestation and ecosystem conversion, which cannot be adequately addressed by external stakeholders alone; therefore, stresses the importance of inclusive partnership with third countries to strengthen sustainable land management, sustainable agriculture, and good governance, particularly regarding land and forest tenure rights;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Welcomes the "do no harm" principle as highlighted in the Commission's Communication on the European Green Deal; in that context, calls on the Commission to analyse the extent to which existing trade agreements directly or indirectly contribute to deforestation, forest degradation, and the conversion and degradation of other natural ecosystems, and to propose measures to address such detrimental impacts where identified, in particular by including binding, enforceable and sanctionable provisions for the protection of forests, natural ecosystems and human rights in existing trade agreements which do not yet contain such provisions;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Asks the Commission to integrate deforestation in the assessment of the environmental impact of trade agreements, and to take into consideration the results of ex ante evaluations in trade negotiations;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes the continuing import into the Union of palm oil and its use in a range of industries, including the food industry; expresses its concern that palm oil is being used in some products as a milk substitute, which is liable to mislead consumers; notes with concern that the demand for products such as palm oil puts pressure on forest areas in sensitive regions and on the communities that live there;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to pinpoint incentive mechanisms for farmers to enhance the supply of sustainable agricultural and forestry products, and simultaneously to maintain and bolster ecosystems;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls for binding Union law to be adopted that ensures that all supply chains of products imported into the Union and also of those products and services supplied within the Union do not involve deforestation and ecosystem degradation or conversion, or human rights violations, or endanger human and animal health, and that protects indigenous peoples and local communities;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the Union to cut dependency on imports of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities by
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the Union to
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the Union to cut dependency on imports of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities by implementing the Union protein plan
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the Union to cut dependency on imports of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities by implementing the Union protein plan
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the Union to cut dependency on imports of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities by implementing the Union protein plan
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the Union to cut dependency on imports of forest and
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the Union to cut dependency on imports of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities by implementing the Union protein plan, and for Union livestock production to match available Union land resources; recommends that Member States assess their domestic production potentials and plan measures aimed at comprehensively satisfying the EU's consumption requirements and helping to reduce dependence on imports;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Notes further that livestock farm income and profitability can increase by reducing density and intensity of production to levels that can be sustained by pasture-based grazing or home-grown fodder crops, reducing production costs by minimising external inputs and optimising productivity of grass or forage based grazing systems through e.g. mob or rotational grazing, even if production volumes may be lower;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Emphasises that the EU's intensive farming model is dependent on the import of large volumes of protein feed; stresses that the cultivation of protein feed overseas is one of the main drivers of deforestation and the destruction of tropical forests; calls for sustainability criteria to be introduced for feed imports, in an effort to ensure that in third countries protein plants are cultivated in a sustainable manner which is not damaging to the environment or social structures;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Stresses that the livestock farming in the Union which is based on imported feed is among the key drivers of land-use change and thus directly responsible for deforestation and forest degradation in third countries;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new) (1) Stresses that the role of sustainable forest management in decreasing deforestation and forest degradation is key, and that promoting the benefits of sustainable forest management in third countries can contribute to that goal;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Strongly supports the promotion of nitrogen fixing crops under the new CAP strategic plans through eco-schemes, rural development agro-environmental measures, new sectorial interventions and coupled support, in order to increase the protein self-sufficiency of the Union, and, at the same time, contribute to reach the objectives of the biodiversity and the farm to fork strategies;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Encourages the Member States to boost the production of nitrogen fixing crops in the context of the COVID-19 recovery plan which will be put in place in the next multiannual financial framework;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Supports the elimination by 2030 of the use of raw materials contributing to the deforestation in the production of biofuels;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls for maintaining a coherent legislative framework
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls for a coherent legislative framework, including the recently published Farm to Fork and biodiversity strategies of the European Green Deal, that brings together and develops existing systems, such as the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls for a coherent legislative framework that brings together and develops existing systems, such as the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan and the Union timber regulation, guaranteeing participation of affected rights holders; calls for the improvement of legislation concerning forests and export regulations for wood and wood products;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls for a more holistic approach in which the Union provides direct support to local authorities for greening, afforestation and sustainable forest management practices; believes, in particular, that poverty-induced use of forest wood as heating fuel must be addressed, including by financing clean alternatives;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls for consistency and coherence between the actions of the Union at home and abroad; calls for robust enforcement of the Timber Regulation and the Nature Directives across the Union, including via timely infringement proceedings;
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