2020/2006(INL) | [ParlTrack]

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas deforestation can be in part tackled by securing the economic value of forests and by creating incentives for forest ownership; whereas, at the same time, it is crucial to maintain a balance between primary forests and regeneration of secondary forests;deleted

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 ~~harvest~~managed in accordance with the principles of sustainable forest management that are developed under international forest processes such as the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (particularly SDG 15) and Forest Europe;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas ~~according to Union legislation~~ woody raw material should emanate only from forests that are legally harvested in accordance with the principles of sustainable forest management that ~~are developed under international forest processes such as Forest Europe~~includes, on an equal basis, environmental and social objectives as well as economic ones;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas ~~deforestation can be in part tackled by securing the economic value of forests and by creating incentives for forest ownership; whereas, at the same time,~~ it is crucial to maintain a balance between primary forests and regeneration of secondary forests;

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)

Bb. whereas in 2019 alone, illegal deforestation increased by 67% in Brazil; whereas certain European companies import products from these territories that have been illegally deforested; having regard to the current negotiations on a trade agreement with Mercosur;

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 ~~the risk of deforestation by means of EU Timber Regulation1 (EUTR),~~illegal logging by means of the communication of the Commission ‘of 21 May 2003 'Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade- (FLEGT) - the Proposal for an EU Action Plan~~’ (FLEGT) and Renewable Energy Directive2 (RED II), which include numerous rules the purpose of which is to minimise the risk of deforestation and illegal logging~~', the EU Timber Regulation1 (EUTR) and the Voluntary Partnership agreements promoting multi-stakeholder processes in producer countries; notes that the Renewable Energy Directive2 (RED II) extends the obligation to fulfil the Union sustainability criteria from biofuels to all bioenergy end-uses, including heating/cooling and electricity, however, as it only covers raw material used for bioenergy production, it cannot currently ensure that the use of commodities linked to deforestation or ecosystem conversion as biofuel is not permitted; _________________ 1Regulation (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). 2Directive (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 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Recall~~Notes that the Union ~~addresses the risk of deforestation by means of~~has tools in the form of the EU Timber Regulation1 (EUTR)1, the communication ofrom the Commission ‘Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade - Proposal for an EU Action Plan’ (FLEGT) and the Renewable Energy Directive2 (RED II)2, which include numerous rules the purpose of which is to ~~minimise the risk~~prevent illegal exploitation of deforest~~ation and illegal logging;~~ s, which have proved inadequate in the context of the climate and environmental emergency and growing deforestation1 a; _________________ 1Regulation (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). 1a The aim of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) and FLEGT is to address not deforestation but illegal exploitation of wood - fresh legislation is therefore needed; although EUTR could deal with wood derived from conversion, the main priority is illegality. 2Directive (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 26 #

Rob ROOKEN

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 ~~the purpose of which~~ and could serve as a valuable basis to minimise the risk of deforestation and illegal logging; _________________ 1Regulation (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). 2Directive (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 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 ~~creating incentives for forest ownership~~securing land tenure rights; whereas, at the same time, it is crucial to maintain ~~a balance between primary forests and regeneration of secondary forests~~primary forests globally and to promote forest restoration;

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)

1b. Advises the Commission, as part of its Fitness Check on EUTR, to recommend proportionate, deterrent and effective penalties in national implementing laws in the event of any infringement of the Regulation1 a; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better- regulation/have-your- say/initiatives/11630-Illegal-logging- evaluation-of-EU-rules-fitness-check- /F506555

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. ~~Supports the Commission in its efforts to strengthen standards and certification schemes that help to identify and promote deforestation-free commodities;~~ Points out that voluntary measures and schemes alone will not be able to stop deforestation; calls therefore on the Commission to strengthen standards and legislation that identifies, prevents and mitigates environmental, social and human rights risks and guarantees that commodities and products placed on the Union market are sustainable, free from deforestation, forest degradation and conversion or degradation of natural ecosystems as well as compliant with international standards and obligations concerning human rights, including the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, with specific attention to be given to gender balance; insists that such legislation be accompanied by a robust enforcement mechanism and includes effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for non-compliance;

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 #

Fredrick FEDERLEY, Nils TORVALDS, Mauri PEKKARINEN, Martin HOJSÍK, Claudia GAMON

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Support~~Urges the Commission ~~in its~~to make greater efforts to strengthen standards and certification schemes that help to identify and promote deforestation-free commodities; considers robust legislation in this regard to be necessary, providing for European products to have supply chains which do not entail the use of commodities originating from deforestation and other activities that infringe the environmental and human rights of indigenous and local populations;

Amendment 37 #

Rob ROOKEN

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. ~~Supports~~Calls on the Commission into step up its efforts, jointly with the Member States, to strengthen standards and certification schemes that help to identify and promote deforestation-free commodities;

Amendment 4 #

Rob ROOKEN

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas deforestation can be in part tackled by srecurognising the ~~economic~~ value of forests ~~and~~, by creating incentives for forest ownership and by urging Member States to end subsidies for biomass; whereas, at the same time, it is crucial to ~~maintain a balance between~~protect primary forests and stimulate the regeneration of secondary forests;

Amendment 40 #

Seán KELLY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Recalls that the Renewable Energy Directive1a limits the contribution to the Union Renewable Energy target of food and feed crops considered to have a high indirect land use change (ILUC) risk, and in relation to which a significant expansion of their feedstock production area into land with high carbon stock is observed; notes that the contribution of these high ILUC-risk biofuels will be reduced to 0% by 2030; considers this to be a vitally important provision which limits negative and unintended impacts of Union's Renewable Energy policy on global deforestation; _________________ 1aDirective (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 41 #

Tomas TOBÉ

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 #

Seán KELLY

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 ~~of marke~~for independent monitoring of production and trading of commodities associated with deforestation, forest degradation and human and especially tenure rights violations; calls on the Commission to enhance its efforts on these issues through Horizon Europe and to support independent monitoring in producer countries, as well as the exchange of best practices and lessons-learnt among them, in order to enhance methodologies used and granularity of information;

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 ~~through Horizon Europ~~; underlines the essential role of high-level research and innovation in fostering the contribution of sustainable forest management and the forest-based sector in meeting the deforestation challenges and tackling climate change;

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 ~~be in part~~primarily be tackled by securing the economic value of forests and by creating incentives for forest ownership; whereas, at the same time, it is crucial to maintain a balance between primary forests and regeneration of secondary forests;

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 ~~feasibility~~creation of an early alert mechanism to notify ~~consumers,~~ public authorities and companies about ~~sourcing~~ commodities from areas at risk of deforestation.;

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~~reati~~hang in~~centives for forest ownership~~g our consumption and production habits; whereas, at the same time, it is crucial to ~~maintain a balance between~~preserve primary forests and attempt to regenerat~~ion of~~e secondary forests;

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 #

Seán KELLY

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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Amendment 1 #

Petri SARVAMAA

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;deleted

Amendment 10 #

Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Sylwia SPUREK, Ivo HRISTOV, Miroslav ČÍŽ, Juozas OLEKAS, Marc TARABELLA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Carmen AVRAM, Isabel CARVALHAIS

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 #

Petri SARVAMAA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Herbert DORFMANN

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 #

Balázs HIDVÉGHI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

Amendment 105 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Irène TOLLERET, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elsi KATAINEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Notes the unsustainable level of consumption in the EU, and that, for example, the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) contains insufficient sustainability criteria, which both causes and intensifies land-use changeCalls on the Member States to implement the revised Renewable Energy Directive, including the sustainability criteria for bioenergy;

Amendment 106 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Notes the unsustainable level of consumption in the EU, and that, for example, the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) co~~Stresses that the sustainability of raw material use in the Union could be considerably improved by implementain~~s insufficient sustainability criteria, which both causes and intensifies land-use change~~g measures to boost the circular bio- economy, consequently reducing the dependency on deforestation-risk imports;

Amendment 107 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Notes the unsustainable level of consumption in the EU, and that, for example, the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) contains insufficient sustainability criteria, which both causes and intensifies land-use changeneed to increase sustainable consumption in the EU;

Amendment 108 #

Christine SCHNEIDER, Norbert LINS, Herbert DORFMANN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Notes th~~e unsustainabl~~at the level of consumption in the EU will be sustainable in the long term only if strategic production is localised, and that, for example, the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) contains insufficient sustainability criteria, which both causes and intensifies land-use change;

Amendment 109 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Notes the unsustainable level of consumption of fossil raw materials in the EUnion, and that, for example, the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) contains insufficient sustainability criteria as these criteria do not take fossil raw materials into account, whic~~h bot~~h causes and intensifies land-use change;

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 #

Petri SARVAMAA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Elsi KATAINEN, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Herbert DORFMANN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Notes the unsustainable level of consumption in the EUnion, and that, for example, the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) contains insufficient sustainability criteria, ~~which both causes and intensifies land-use change~~so that the Union's consumption of woody biomass for energy drives and intensifies direct and indirect land-use change (ILUC), including deforestation;

Amendment 111 #

Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Sylwia SPUREK, Ivo HRISTOV, Miroslav ČÍŽ, Juozas OLEKAS, Marc TARABELLA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Carmen AVRAM, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Notes the unsustainable level of consumption in the EUnion, and that, for example, the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) contains insufficient sustainability criteria, which both causes and intensifies land-use change; stresses that the Union funding mechanism should promote sustainable forest management and land-use;

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)

8a. Calls on the Commission to review by 2021 the relevant aspects of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/8071a and to revise it without delay on the basis of scientific knowledge and in accordance with the precautionary principle, so as to ensure the phasing out of all high-ILUC risk biofuels, including soy, and to fulfil the Union's global commitment to stop and reverse global biodiversity loss; _________________ 1aCommission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/807 of 13 March 2019 supplementing Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the determination of high indirect land-use change-risk feedstock for which a significant expansion of the production area into land with high carbon stock is observed and the certification of low indirect land- use change-risk biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels (OJ L 133, 21.5.2019, p. 1).

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 #

Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Sylwia SPUREK, Ivo HRISTOV, Miroslav ČÍŽ, Juozas OLEKAS, Marc TARABELLA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Carmen AVRAM, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Maria NOICHL

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 #

Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Sylwia SPUREK, Ivo HRISTOV, Miroslav ČÍŽ, Juozas OLEKAS, Marc TARABELLA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Carmen AVRAM, Isabel CARVALHAIS

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 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Irène TOLLERET, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Hilde VAUTMANS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Asks the Commission to ~~monitor and take action on the causes of wildfires, forest damage and ecosystem conversion and related human rights and tenure violations, by~~use, for example, the Copernicus satellite system to monitor wildfires, forest damage and ecosystem conversion globally (within and outside the Union), supplemented by other monitoring means to track related human rights and tenure violations, and to take timely and appropriate action, including addressing their causes; calls for the creating of early warning alert mechanisms. to notify public authorities, companies, including third party schemes, and consumers of commodities originating in areas of ecosystem conversion risk and areas where human rights have been violated;

Amendment 121 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Asks the Commission to monitor ~~and take action on~~ the causes of wildfires, forest damage and ecosystem conversion and related human rights and tenure violations, ~~by creating early alert mechanisms.~~and to assist in tackling these issues by intensifying dialogue and data sharing with respective third countries;

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 #

Bronis ROPĖ

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)

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 #

Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Christine SCHNEIDER

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)

9a. Calls on the European Union to promote deforestation-free supply chains and improved added-value taking due account of human, labour, land and usage rights as well as food security and fair incomes;

Amendment 128 #

Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Christine SCHNEIDER

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 #

Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Christine SCHNEIDER

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 #

Bronis ROPĖ

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 #

Bronis ROPĖ

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)

Amendment 135 #

Elsi KATAINEN, Irène TOLLERET, Petri SARVAMAA, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Ulrike MÜLLER, Jérémy DECERLE, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI

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 #

Petri SARVAMAA, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Herbert DORFMANN

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 #

Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Christine SCHNEIDER

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 #

Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Christine SCHNEIDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls for the framework conditions for sustainable forest development to be improved by supporting sound governance and institutions and the development of effective control and sanction mechanisms, including the fight against corruption and illegal logging;

Amendment 18 #

Christine SCHNEIDER, Norbert LINS, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA

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 #

Christine SCHNEIDER, Norbert LINS, Herbert DORFMANN, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER

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 #

Petri SARVAMAA, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Elsi KATAINEN, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Herbert DORFMANN

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 conversno supply chains of products imported into the Union to involve illegal felling or deforestation, or human rights violations, and ~~that protects~~for them to protect the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities;

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 #

Elsi KATAINEN, Petri SARVAMAA, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Martin HLAVÁČEK

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 ~~voluntary measures alone will not stop deforestation;~~ unilateral commitments alone will not stop deforestation and that compliance with Union rules, together with safeguard clauses in the event of non-compliance, is therefore a necessary precondition for all the Union's trade negotiations;

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 #

Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Christine SCHNEIDER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that voluntary measures 2. alone will not stop deforestation, therefore calls on the Commission to regulate Union imports of high-risk agricultural commodities, such as palm oil, soya or beef, and thus promote global climate and biodiversity objectives, and sustainable food production and consumption;

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 #

Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Ulrike MÜLLER, Jérémy DECERLE, Martin HLAVÁČEK

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 #

Petri SARVAMAA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Elsi KATAINEN, Herbert DORFMANN

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~~lone will not stop deforestation~~re a useful instrument in the efforts to stop global deforestation; highlights that afforestation can partly compensate for problems caused by deforestation by supporting biodiversity and the achievement of climate goals;

Amendment 29 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Irène TOLLERET, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elsi KATAINEN

2. Notes that voluntary measures alone will not stop ~~deforestat~~the Union contribution to global deforestation caused by demand for imports of deforestation-risk goods into the Union;

Amendment 3 #

Christine SCHNEIDER, Norbert LINS, Herbert DORFMANN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls for ~~binding~~ Union law to be adopted that, while respecting socio-ecological structures, ensures that all supply chains of products imported illegally 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~~conversion;

Amendment 30 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Petri SARVAMAA, Herbert DORFMANN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Notes that voluntary measures alone will not stop deforestation outside Europe;

Amendment 31 #

Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Christine SCHNEIDER

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 #

Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Jérémy DECERLE

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 #

Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Elsi KATAINEN, Ulrike MÜLLER, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Jérémy DECERLE, Hilde VAUTMANS, Martin HLAVÁČEK

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 #

Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Jérémy DECERLE

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 #

Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Jérémy DECERLE

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 #

Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Jérémy DECERLE, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI

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 #

Christine SCHNEIDER, Norbert LINS, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA

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 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Irène TOLLERET, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elsi KATAINEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls for binding Union law to be adopted that ensures that ~~all~~the supply chains of products imported into the Union ~~and also of those products and services supplied within the Union do not involve~~do not lead to deforestation ~~and~~, ecosystem degradation ~~or conversion, or~~, human rights violations~~, and that protects~~ or the violation of rights of indigenous peoples and local communities;

Amendment 40 #

Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Jérémy DECERLE, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI

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 #

Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Jérémy DECERLE, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Hilde VAUTMANS

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 #

Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Elsi KATAINEN, Jérémy DECERLE, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI

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 #

Elsi KATAINEN, Petri SARVAMAA

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;~~deleted

Amendment 44 #

3. Calls therefore for aUnion legislation placing a mandatory due diligence obligation ~~to be placed on~~on all operators, including financiers, that place forest and ecosystem-risk commodities or derivatives on the Union market, ensuring the protection of indigenous peoples and local communities rights, in particular customary community tenure rights; stresses that such due diligence obligations should also be applied to the financial sector in order to ensure that no investments in forest-risk commodities are linked to deforestation and human rights violations;

Amendment 45 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Irène TOLLERET, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI

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 ~~to be placed on operators, including financie~~for economic actors, that place forest and ecosystem-risk commodities, or their derivatives ~~on the Union market~~, from third countries on the Union market; stresses, that many of the affected European businesses particularly in the food supply chain are SMEs and therefore calls for an SME- friendly implementation that limits administrative burden to an unavoidable minimum;

Amendment 47 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER

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 ~~therefore~~ for a due diligence obligation to be placed on operators, including financiers, that place forest and ecosystem- risk fossil commodities or derivatives on the Union market;

Amendment 49 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Herbert DORFMANN

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 ~~and services~~ supplied within the Union do not involve illegal deforestation and ecosystem ~~degradation or~~ conversion, or human rights violations, and that protects indigenous peoples and local communities;

Amendment 50 #

Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Sylwia SPUREK, Ivo HRISTOV, Miroslav ČÍŽ, Juozas OLEKAS, Marc TARABELLA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Carmen AVRAM, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Believes that establishing a platform for multi-stakeholder and Member State dialogue on deforestation, forest degradation and on sustainably increasing world’s forest cover is an important element which can complement such a legal framework based on due diligence, and could help all stakeholders to drive actions to address these issues; calls for international actors to actively use that platform;

Amendment 51 #

Christine SCHNEIDER, Norbert LINS, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER

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 ~~improving~~ traceability and transparency ~~can help~~is essential to ensure that only sustainably sourced goods are consumed~~; calls for due diligence obligations to be part of~~, or financial services used, so that consumers know these are free from deforestation, ecosystem conversion and degradation and human rights abuses; calls for due diligence obligations on prospective suppliers to be integrated into public procurement rules;

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 ~~for due diligence oblig~~in this context for a ban on the purchase of imported products derived from deforestations to be ~~part of~~included in public procurement rules;

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 #

Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Sylwia SPUREK, Ivo HRISTOV, Miroslav ČÍŽ, Juozas OLEKAS, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Carmen AVRAM, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that improving traceability and transparency can help to ensure that only sustainably sourced goods are consumed; but only in combination with common and widely recognised labelling and certification systems, and calls for due diligence obligations to be part of public procurement rules;

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 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Irène TOLLERET, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Hilde VAUTMANS, Elsi KATAINEN

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 ~~ensure that only~~increase the consumption of sustainably sourced goods ~~are consumed~~; calls for due diligence obligations to be part of public procurement rules;

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that improving traceability ~~and~~, transparency, education and promotion can help to ensure that only sustainably sourced goods are consumed; calls for due diligence obligations to be part of public procurement rules;

Amendment 6 #

Christine SCHNEIDER, Norbert LINS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

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 #

Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Sylwia SPUREK, Ivo HRISTOV, Miroslav ČÍŽ, Juozas OLEKAS, Marc TARABELLA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Carmen AVRAM, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Maria NOICHL

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 #

Christine SCHNEIDER, Norbert LINS, Herbert DORFMANN, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER

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 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Irène TOLLERET, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Hilde VAUTMANS

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

Amendment 66 #

Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Elsi KATAINEN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

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~~alls for~~onsiders that the reospe~~ning of FTAs which do not contain such provisions, for example EU-Mercosur FTA~~ct of the Paris Agreement should be a binding condition in all trade agreements with third countries;

Amendment 68 #

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for binding and enforceable environmental and social provisions to be included in ~~free~~all trade agreements ~~(FTAs)~~ so as to protect forests, natural ecosystems and human rights, particularly community tenure rights; calls for the reopening of ~~FTA~~trade agreements which do not contain such provisions, for example EU-Mercosur ~~FTA~~free trade agreement;

Amendment 7 #

Jérémy DECERLE, Irène TOLLERET

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 #

Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Sylwia SPUREK, Ivo HRISTOV, Juozas OLEKAS, Marc TARABELLA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Carmen AVRAM, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for binding and enforceable environmental and social provisions to be included in free trade agreements ~~(FTAs)~~with respect to the application of food safety, environmental and animal welfare standards so as to protect forests, natural ecosystems and human rights, particularly community tenure rights; calls ~~for~~on the ~~reopening of FTAs which do not contain such provisions, for example EU-Mercosur FTA~~Commission to continue to closely monitor and enforce ongoing free trade agreements against those standards;

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 ~~which do not contain such provisions, for example EU-Mercosur FTA~~negotiations when such provisions are not already contained therein, including the EU-Mercosur FTA; considers that the respect of the Paris Agreement should be a binding condition in all trade agreements with third countries;

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 #

Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Elsi KATAINEN, Jérémy DECERLE, Hilde VAUTMANS

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 #

Ivo HRISTOV, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS

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 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Irène TOLLERET, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Atidzhe ALIEVA-VELI, Asger CHRISTENSEN, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Hilde VAUTMANS

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 #

Balázs HIDVÉGHI

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 resourc~~building upon the Commission's report on the development of plant proteins in the European Union in order to elaborate a Union action plan on proteins based on a wide approach and building coherence between the different Union policies;

Amendment 81 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the Union to ~~cut~~reduce its 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~~;

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~~, and for Union livestock production to match available Union land resources~~;

Amendment 83 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

Amendment 84 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

Amendment 85 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls for the Union to cut dependency on imports of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities by promoting locally-sourced plant protein, pasture- based grazing, legal and sustainably sourced feed, namely by implementing the Union protein plan, and ~~for~~enacting policy that ensures that Union livestock production to matches available Union land resources; notes in this regard, that soya and palm oil products originating in deforested land that are used for animal feed in the Union are significant drivers of largescale ecosystem conversion; stresses also the need to focus on shorter supply chains of protein crops and meat and dairy products, to the advantage of food sovereignty both in the Union and its partner countries;

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 #

Maria NOICHL

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 #

Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Jérémy DECERLE, Ulrike MÜLLER

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 #

Balázs HIDVÉGHI

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 #

Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA

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 #

Irène TOLLERET, Adrián VÁZQUEZ LÁZARA, Martin HLAVÁČEK

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Notes that the European Parliament has adopted, since December 2015, 40 objections to the import of genetically modified food and feed, of which 11 were to genetically modified soy imports; reminds that one of the reasons for objecting to those imports was the deforestation associated with cultivation in countries such as Brazil and Argentina, where the soy is almost exclusively genetically modified for use with pesticides; notes that a recent peer- reviewed scientific study, by pan-EU researchers, found that the Union has the largest carbon footprint in the world due to soy imports from Brazil, 13,8 % larger than China, the largest soy importer, due to a larger share of emissions from embodied deforestation,1a notes further that, according to the Commission, soy has historically been the Union’s number one contributor to global deforestation and related emissions, accounting for nearly half of the deforestation embodied in all Union imports. 1b _________________ 1aRef:Escobar, N., Tizado, E.J., zu Ermgassen, E.K.,Löfgren, P., Börner, J., & Godar, J. (2020).Spatially-explicit footprints of agricultural commodities: Mapping carbon emissions embodied in Brazil's soy exports. Global Environmental Change, 62, 102067 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti cle/pii/S0959378019308623) 1bRef: Technical Report - 2013 - 063 of the Commission, ‘The impact of EU consumption on deforestation: Comprehensive analysis of the impact of EU consumption on deforestation’, study funded by the European Commission, DG ENV, and undertaken by VITO, IIASA, HIVA and IUCN NL, http://ec.europa.eu/environment/forests/p df/1.%20Report%20analysis%20of%20im pact.pdf, pp. 23-24

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 #

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Herbert DORFMANN

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;deleted

Amendment 95 #

Petri SARVAMAA, Christine SCHNEIDER, Elsi KATAINEN, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Herbert DORFMANN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls for maintaining a coherent legislative framework ~~that brings together and develops~~based on 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~~;

Amendment 96 #

Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Christine SCHNEIDER

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 Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan and the Union timber regulation, guaranteeing participation of affected rights holders, inter alia of indigenous peoples and local communities, particularly women and environmental and human rights defenders;

Amendment 97 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

Amendment 98 #

Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Sylwia SPUREK, Ivo HRISTOV, Miroslav ČÍŽ, Juozas OLEKAS, Marc TARABELLA, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Paolo DE CASTRO, Carmen AVRAM, Isabel CARVALHAIS

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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Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Urges the EU to show leadership and to take decisive action as the global rates of deforestation have continued to worsen in recent years despite the multiplication of international initiatives; stresses that voluntary measures and certification schemes have largely failed to achieve significant results at global level; calls on the private sector to fulfil without delay their zero deforestation commitments, while ensuring full transparency on the compliance with their commitments; to this end, stresses the need to strengthen the level of requirements for voluntary certifications on social and environmental criteria, notably by promoting the access of small producers to certification; facilitating the use of independent audit; strengthening appeal procedures, their transparency and the settlement of disputes, adopting high conservation value and high carbon stock criteria; securing the absence of planting on peatlands and ecosystem conversion and respect of customary land tenure;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Calls for the forestry sector to feature strongly in the upcoming Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and for the full potential of the External Investment Plan and regional blending facilities to be exploited in leveraging private funding for sustainable forest management; calls for strengthening standards and certification schemes that already exist instead of new ones and that those standards and certification need to comply with WTO rules;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Stress the importance of promoting a common understanding of sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains. Believes that a single definition of the concept of deforestation-free supply chain is central to addressing the problem of commodities that contribute to deforestation worldwide. Calls the EU and its Member States to promote sustainable and transparent value chains on the basis of a robust methodology which is shared by partner countries;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Underlines that introduction of labelling and certification schemes for deforestation-free products is not sufficient in the context of the climate and environmental emergency; demands that all products that drive deforestation globally should be prohibited from entering the EU internal market, requests the Commission to establish legally binding sustainability criteria to achieve sustainable production and consumption patterns;

Amendment 13 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Emphasises that voluntary initiatives, such as the New York Declaration on Forests of 23 September 2014, can contribute to the fight against deforestation, as can certain types of certification programme, provided that the latter undergo regular audits;

Amendment 14 #

1b. Emphasises that transparency requirements may have to be tailored to the constraints faced by very small producers, in order to ensure that the latter are not excluded from supply chains;

Amendment 15 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the Union to strengthen its standards in terms of mandatory disclosure of information by undertakings related to the production or processing of forest risk commodities in the remit of the revision of Directive 2014/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council~~1 ; _________________ 1~~[1] and calls for the setting-up of an alert mechanism when corporate import from areas presenting a risk of deforestation; [1] Directive 2014/95/EU amending Directive 2013/34/EU as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the Union to strengthen its standards in terms of mandatory disclosure of information by undertakings related to the production or processing of forest risk commodities in the remit of the revision of Directive 2014/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council1 ; _________________ 1Directive 2014/95/EU amending Directive 2013/34/EU as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups, calls for the implementation of the Bioeconomy strategy; recognise the positive economic, societal and environmental contribution of the forest industry and ask for further investment in research, innovation and technological advancement;

Amendment 17 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls for the Union to strengthen its standards in terms of mandatory disclosure of information by undertakings related to the production or processing of forest ~~risk commoditie~~biomass in the remit of the revision of Directive 2014/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council1; _________________ 1Directive 2014/95/EU amending Directive 2013/34/EU as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups

Amendment 18 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to further integrate deforestation provisions within the EU Ecolabel, green public procurements and other initiatives in the context of the circular economy; calls on the Commission to present initiatives on this line;

Amendment 19 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Calls on the Commission and its Member States to design partnerships, in close collaboration with producer and consumer countries to tackle deforestation and forest degradation with a comprehensive approach along the forest value chain;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Union to adopt ~~a 1.~~guidelines or the Member States to adopt appropriate legislati~~ve act~~on requiring companies to conduct mandatory due diligence throughout their entire supply chains to ensure that forest risk commodities placed on the Union market are sustainable, deforestation-free and comply with human rights obligations; stresses that such legislation should follow a cross- commodity approach, apply to all economic actors, including financial actors, and be accompanied by a robust enforcement mechanism, including effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for non-compliance;

Amendment 20 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. In particular, calls on the Commission to take initiatives to forbid the public purchase of imported products resulting in deforestation within the framework of the Plurilateral Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) of the World Trade and the Directive 2014/24 on public procurement;

Amendment 21 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2 c. Notes that greater access to customs data on imports entering the EU would increase global value chain transparency and accountability; calls on the Commission to set up a customs partnership within the EU while extending customs data requirements, notably by including the exporter and the manufacturer as mandatory customs data elements, thereby enhancing the transparency and traceability of global value chains;

Amendment 22 #

3. Recalls that the increasing Union demand of wood for materials, energy and bioeconomy increases the risks of import- embodied deforestation, land grabbing, forced displacement and violation of indigenous people’s rights; stresses the need to ensure effective recognition and respect of customary land tenure rights of forest-dependent communities and of indigenous people as a question of social justice; recognizes to this regard the relevance of international frameworks such as the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (VGGT), which offers legal clarity and internationally accepted standards of good practices for the responsible governance of land tenure; invites the Commission to support the diffusion, use and implementation of the VGGT at global, regional and country level, also through the External Investment Plan;

Amendment 23 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights the positive role of the EU’s forest industry for advancing global standards on sustainable forest management, Recalls that the increasing Union demand of wood for materials, energy and bioeconomy increases the risks of import- embodied deforestation, land grabbing, forced displacement and violation of indigenous people’s rights; urges the stopping of illegal logging and the traceability of timber and timber products throughout the supply chain stresses the need to ensure effective recognition and respect of customary land tenure rights of forest-dependent communities and of indigenous people;

Amendment 24 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Notes that mature forests should begiven the attention they deserve, as they make a contribution to knowledge and health that we cannot deny to future generations; expresses its concern on the biodiversity loss occurring in several parts of the world due to climate change, specially in developing countries, and recalls that the loss of biodiversity should also be a priority for the Union;

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Emphasises that the justified and vitally needed measures taken to combat deforestation must not have the unwanted effect of promoting arable land-grabs and making access to the land more difficult for small farmers in particular;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses that the EU bioenergy policy should respond to strict social and environmental criteria;

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Regrets that policies aiming at protecting biodiversity and mitigating climate change are not automatically mutually supportive; ~~is notably worried~~calls on the EU to undertake a careful and exhaustive evaluation about the environmental impact of increasing imports of biomass, which might lead to unsustainable practices triggering deforestation abroad, if not duly monitored;

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that forestry policy is primarily a national competence, however recognizes that many EU policies have an impact on forests, therefore cross-sectoral coordination and impact assessment focusing on SMEs is necessary. Calls on the Union to adopt a legislative act requiring companies to conduct ~~mandatory~~ due diligence throughout their entire supply chains to ensure that forest risk commodities placed on the Union market are sustainable, deforestation-free and comply with human rights obligations in line with international obligations; stresses that such legislation should follow a cross- commodity approach, apply to all economic actors, including financial actors, and be accompanied by a robust enforcement mechanism, including effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for non-compliance, stresses that any new legal framework should create opportunities for SMEs and not lead to an excessive administrative burden for them;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Regrets that policies aiming at protecting biodiversity and mitigating climate change are not automatically mutually supportive; is notably worried about the environmental impact of increasing imports of biomass triggering deforestation abroad; calls for the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive to make it consistent with the EU’s international commitments on Agenda 2030, the Paris Agreement and the Convention of Biological Diversity, which entails i.e. the adoption of social sustainability criteria, taking into account the risks of land-grabbing, in line with international tenure rights standards (notably ILO Convention No 169 and FAO Voluntary Guidelines on Land Tenures and Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems);

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Regrets that policies aiming at protecting biodiversity and mitigating climate change are not automatically mutually supportive; is notably worried about the environmental impact of increasing imports of biomass triggering deforestation abroad; and stresses that afforestation can help to reach climate neutrality by 2050; calls for a timely implementation of the Renewable energy directive (REDII) which stipulates strong sustainability criteria for renewable energy sources. Recalling that the REDII directive represents a vitally important contribution to limit negative and unintended impact of the EU’s renewable energy policy;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Stresses equally the need to introduce more stringent environmental criteria on forest biomass to avoid deforestation abroad; in particular, asks the Commission to modify RED II so that burning forest wood would not be eligible for meeting EU Member State renewable energy targets, and so that burning forest wood is no longer eligible for subsidies;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that restrictions should be imposed on imports into the Union of products, such as palm oil, whose cultivation contributes to global deforestation and which compete with certain Member State products;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Calls on the EU to support partner countries in developing sustainable forest management practices and strategies based on scientific evidence and to prioritise accordingly proforestation (allow the biodiverse natural forests to grow), which brings more immediate benefits to address the dual global crises of climate change and biodiversity loss than a strategy based on afforestation (planting new forests) or reforestation;

Amendment 36 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Union to ~~comply with the principle of policy coherence for development and to ensure consistency between its development, trade, agriculture, energy and climate policie~~promote sustainable forest management (SFM) which has not only economic benefit but the forest growth also help to implement climate goals, which is key in decreasing deforestation and forest degradation and to comply with the principle of policy coherence for development and to ensure consistency between its development, trade, agriculture, energy and climate policies; calls on the EU to consider providing support to third countries with the potential to switch to non-wood based renewable energy sources, thereby reducing the pressure on deforestation caused by the use of wood as fuel, and encourages actions to increase forest cover and other wooded land where relevant, especially in abandoned lands, close to urban and peri-urban areas as well as in mountainous areas considering regional site and changing climatic conditions;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Union to comply with the principle of policy coherence for development and to ensure consistency between its development, trade, agriculture, energy and climate policies; Stresses that trade liberalisation , including EU EPAs and FTAs with third countries, can increase deforestation; express its concern about the upcoming EU-Mercosur agreement as contrary to the EU commitments on fight against climate change, zero deforestation and human rights defense;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Union to comply with the principle of policy coherence for development as set out in Article 208 TFUE and to ensure consistency between its development, trade, agriculture, energy, research and climate policies; urges in particular the EU to substantially increase its investments in programmes for research and innovation in order to strengthen and enhance climate resilient agriculture, crop diversification and agroecology, in line with the objectives of the European Green Deal;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Union to comply with the principle of policy coherence for development (PCD) as set out in Article 208 TFEU, and to ensure consistency between its development, foreign, trade, agriculture, energy and climate policies;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Union to adopt a legislative act requiring companies to conduct mandatory due diligence throughout their entire supply chains to ensure that forest risk commodities placed on the Union market are sustainable, deforestation-free and comply with human rights obligations while ensuring a level playing field to avoid income loss in developing countries and unfair competition; stresses that such legislation should follow a cross- commodity approach~~, apply to all economic actors, including financial actors, and be accompanied by a robust enforcement mechanism, including effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for non-compliance~~ and be accompanied by a robust enforcement mechanism; points out that EU legislation cannot be retroactive, that implementation must be objectively feasible and that developing countries need time to adapt to new EU legislation and to create alternative income options; calls on the EU to support developing countries in this transition;

Amendment 40 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Union to comply with the principle of policy coherence for development ~~and~~, to ensure consistency between its development, trade, agriculture, energy and climate policies, and to harmonise existing directives;

Amendment 41 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Highlights that EU measures should concentrate also on minimising the effects of law-abiding logging operations allowed for alternative land uses, notably for cattle ranching, mining and drilling activities, which account for the major drivers for deforestation, ecosystem degradation as well as habitat destruction, together with intensive agriculture;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Reiterates that the EU trade policy should be consistent with, and contributes to, its international environmental commitments; in particular, calls on the Commission to ensure that the impact of trade on the state of forests, natural ecosystems and human rights is systematically evaluated in the framework of sustainability impact assessments;

Amendment 44 #

5a. Criticises in particular the conclusion of trade agreements with states or groups of states whose products contribute to global deforestation, one example being Mercosur, given the impact of the beef and veal industry and the cultivation of soya, of which Brazil is one of the world's leading producers;

Amendment 45 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls on the EU to invest more in programmes promoting more climate- resilient, more sustainable and more extensive farming practices, as well as sustainable diversification, agro-ecology and agro-forestry, thereby reversing the trend of forests being cleared to make more land available;

Amendment 46 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Insists that it is of outmost importance that the EU strengthens cooperation on policies and actions to halt deforestation, forest degradation and restore forests in key international fora;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Emphasises that the EU's intensive, export-oriented farming model is dependent on imports 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 rainforests; calls for sustainability criteria to be introduced for feed imports to encourage third countries to cultivate protein plants in a sustainable manner which is not damaging to the environment or society;

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls on the Union not to conclude trade agreements with or grant trade concessions to states which clearly contribute to global deforestation; deplores, in that connection, the conclusion of a free trade agreement with Vietnam;

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Underlines the importance of increasing tree cover, restoring damaged ecosystems and regenerating soils to avoid erosion and loss of nutrients, through reforestation and afforestation programmes, as indicated in SDG 15 targets;

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Union to adopt without delay a legislative act requiring companies to conduct mandatory due diligence throughout their entire supply chains to ensure that forest risk commodities placed on the Union market are sustainable, deforestation-free and comply with human rights obligations, including the rights of indigenous people and local communities; stresses that such legislation should follow a cross- commodity approach, apply to all economic actors, including financial actors, both upstream and downstream the supply chain; and be accompanied by a robust enforcement mechanism, including effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for non-compliance and based on the lessons of existing legislation such as conflict minerals, timber regulation, unregulated and unreported fishing, which all include mandatory due diligence requirements;

Amendment 50 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Deplores the consequences of China's importing of round timber from the European Union, and in particular from France, given that between 2007 and 2019 Chinese imports of French timber increased sevenfold, putting considerable pressure on French timber companies; deplores, further, imports into the Union from China of processed timber products, such as furniture;

Amendment 51 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Calls on the EU to halt imports of soya from third countries where its cultivation leads to mass deforestation;

Amendment 52 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. CStresses that Paris Agreement should be an essential element of the EU trade agreements accordingly calls on the Commission to include ambitious forest- specific provisions ~~in all Union trade and investment agreements~~and sustainability benchmarks for agricultural commodities in all Union trade and investment agreements, including provisions to guarantee Free, Prior and Informed consent of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and the recognition of land tenure rights of forest-dependent communities and of indigenous people; stresses that these provisions should be binding and enforceable through an effective monitoring and sanctions mechanism.

Amendment 53 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include ambitious forest-specific provisions in all Union trade and investment agreements, including robust, coherent and enforceable sustainability chapters; stresses that these provisions should be binding and enforceable through an effective monitoring and sanctions mechanism; invites the Commission to carefully assess the impacts of trade agreements on deforestation in the Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIAs) and other relevant assessments, based on solid data and evaluation methodologies.

Amendment 54 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include ambitious forest-specific provisions in all Union trade and investment agreements; stresses that these provisions should be binding and enforceable through an effective monitoring and sanctions mechanism; recalls that forests have a therapeutic function with direct positive consequences for human health and quality of life, and could therefore also contribute to the socioeconomic development of rural areas.

Amendment 55 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include ambitious forest-specific provisions in all Union trade and investment agreements;, stresses that ~~these provisions should be binding and enforceable through an effective monitoring and sanctions~~priority should be given also to knowledge on forestry and forest protection, including innovation and digitalisation, as well as knowledge transfer; stresses that these provisions should be enforceable through an effective monitoring mechanisms to seek redress, notably by providing a complaint mechanism.

Amendment 56 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include ambitious forest-specific provisions in all Union trade and investment agreements and to refrain from concluding trade agreements with states which do not contribute to the fight against global deforestation; stresses that these provisions should be binding and enforceable through an effective monitoring and sanctions mechanism.

Amendment 57 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include ambitious forest and biodiversity-specific provisions in all Union trade and investment agreements; stresses that these provisions should be binding and enforceable through an effective monitoring ~~and sanctions mechanism~~mechanism and evaluation systems to ensure accountability and transparency.

Amendment 58 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include ambitious forest-specific provisions in all Union trade and investment agreements; stresses that these provisions should be ~~binding and~~ enforceable through an effective monitoring ~~and sanctions~~ mechanism.

Amendment 59 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to include ambitious forest-specific provisions in all Union trade and investment agreements; stresses that these provisions should ~~be binding and enforceable through an effective monitoring and sanctions mechanism~~contain mechanisms to ensure their effective implementation.

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Union to adopt a legislative act requiring companies to conduct mandatory due diligence throughout their entire supply chains to ensure that forest risk commodities placed on the Union market are sustainable, deforestation-free and comply with human rights obligations, also taking into account the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct; stresses that such legislation should follow a cross- commodity approach, apply to all economic actors, including financial actors, and be accompanied by a robust enforcement mechanism, including effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for non-compliance; invites the Commission to promote such a regulatory framework at international level;

Amendment 60 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls on the Commission to encourage the strengthening of standards and certification schemes that help to identify and promote deforestation-free commodities in third countries; Insist on the importance of strengthening cooperation with producer countries through technical assistance, exchange of information and good practices, as well as to identify joint activities to inform policy developments based on an advanced understanding of the impacts of deforestation and forest degradation, transparent supply chains, and effective monitoring mechanisms.

Amendment 61 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls on the Commission to recognise the significant amount of embodied deforestation and forest degradation linked to animal products such as meat, dairy and eggs, to reduce EU consumption of risks commodities, by promoting more plant based diets and extensive livestock farming that does not depend on protein rich feed such as soy; in addition, calls on the Commission to revise its Regulation 2019/807 to refrain from importing palm oil and soybean oil for energy purposes in the EU.

Amendment 62 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Calls for strengthening the EU - ACP cooperation in order to tackle the increasing problem of deforestation and desertification in these countries through the development of action plans aimed at improving the management and conservation of forests taking into account the causes of deforestation from inside and outside the forest sector and acknowledging the importance of tropical timber for the economies of the ACP States with timber producing forests.

Amendment 63 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Points out that approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture, and is aggravated by legal and illegal wood harvesting for fuel and export. Calls the Commission to support cooperation policies aimed at reducing deforestation that is carried out for industrial-scale, export-oriented agricultural production.

Amendment 64 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Regrets that 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 Guinea; Asks the EU Commission to consider introducing a legislative mechanism to prevent financement from EU financial actors and institutions to enterprises and companies involved in deforestation.

Amendment 65 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Urges on the Commission to strengthen cooperation with producer and consumer countries as well as business and civil society through developing guidance, including assessment based on certain criteria, to demonstrate the credibility and solidity of different standards and schemes aimed at identifying and promoting deforestation- free commodities.

Amendment 66 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Underlines the need not only to develop adequate agricultural alternatives to deforestation, including adapting sustainable farming practices and employing new farming technologies, but also to replant trees in cleared areas and allow the forest ecosystems to regenerate over time.

Amendment 67 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6 c. Stresses the importance of setting up monitoring systems and developing reliable forest resource info that would help monitor forest cover, in order to create more adequate national forest policies, in cooperation with developing countries.

Amendment 68 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6 c. Stresses that climate change, deforestation, the destruction of habitats and biodiversity loss are considerably exacerbating the risk of the transmission of zoonotic diseases from animals to humans, as with COVID-19.

Amendment 69 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6 c. Believes that raising consumers awareness about consumption footprint encourages behavioural change towards sustainable and deforestation-free products.

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Union to adopt a legislative act requiring companies to conduct mandatory due diligence throughout their entire supply chains to ensure that forest risk commodities placed on the Union market are sustainable, deforestation-free and comply with human rights obligations as well as do not pose high risks for the destruction and degradation of forests and biodiversity- rich ecosystems; stresses that such legislation should follow a cross- commodity approach, apply to all economic actors, including financial actors, and be accompanied by a robust reporting, disclosure and enforcement mechanism, including effective~~, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for non-~~ measures to guarantee compliance;

Amendment 70 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6 d. Ensure that deforestation is included in political dialogues at country level, and help partner countries to develop and implement national frameworks on forests and on sustainable supply chains, while supporting the effective implementation of partner countries NDCs to the Paris Agreement.

Amendment 71 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6 e. Insist that the proliferation of deforestation-free initiatives by the private sector is creating opportunities for policy synergies and scaling up impacts; highlights, however, that further guidance is needed to inform the design, implementation and monitoring of these supply-chain initiatives to reduce deforestation from private initiatives. Calls on the Commission to cooperate closely with the private sector in the exchange of best practices, as well as for data harmonization.

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Union to adopt a legislative act requiring companies to conduct mandatory due diligence throughout their entire supply chains to ensure that forest ~~risk commoditie~~biomass placed on the Union market ~~are~~is sustainable, deforestation- free and complyies with human rights obligations; stresses that such legislation should follow a cross- commodity approach, apply to all economic actors, including financial actors, and be accompanied by a robust enforcement mechanism, including effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for non-compliance;

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Amendment 1 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. notes that preservation of forests is one of the biggest sustainability challenges of our times, without which the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the Green Deal cannot be achieved; stresses that the sustainable use of forests and ecosystems cannot be ensured with current policies; stresses in this regard that trade and investment policy need to be reviewed in order to address this global challenge in a more effective manner, and by creating globally a level playing field through mandatory corporate due diligence;

Amendment 10 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. welcomes the good results the cooperation with third countries under the EU FLEGT Action Plan and Voluntary Partnership Agreements have shown in addressing the supply-side challenge of illegal logging and stresses that this work should be stepped up, also in terms of offering capacity building; stresses that the VPAs constitute a very effective framework to establish good partnerships with those countries and new VPAs with additional partners should be promoted;

Amendment 11 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. welcomes the good results the cooperation with third countries under the EU FLEGT Action Plan and Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) have shown in addressing the supply-side challenge of illegal logging and stresses that this work should be stepped up, also in terms of offering capacity building; is of the opinion that the VPA model can be extended to cover new FERCs;

Amendment 12 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. welcomes the good results the cooperation with third countries under the EU FLEGT Action Plan and Voluntary Partnership Agreements have shown in addressing the supply-side challenge of illegal logging and stresses that this work should be stepped up, especially in terms of monitoring, checks and controls and also in terms of offering capacity building;

Amendment 13 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jérémy DECERLE, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Barry ANDREWS, Jordi CAÑAS, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. emphasises the need to further improve the implementation and enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation to best preserve sustainable trade in imported and domestically produced timber and timber products;

Amendment 14 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. acknowledges the importance of the EU Timber Regulation in preventing the entry of illegally harvested timber to the EU markets; notes that its implementation and enforcement have not been satisfactory;

Amendment 15 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jérémy DECERLE, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Barry ANDREWS, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. repeats its demand that imports of timber and timber products should be more thoroughly checked at the EU borders in order to ensure that the imported products do indeed comply with the criteria for entry into the EU; stresses that the Commission needs to ensure that customs controls throughout the EU follow the same standards, by means of a direct unified customs control mechanism, incoordination with Member States and in full compliance with the principle of subsidiarity;

Amendment 16 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. welcomes the Commission’s upcoming fitness check of the FLEGT Regulation and the EU Timber Regulation as an opportunity to strengthen their enforcement and to widen their scope to cover e.g. printed products and wooden products; calls on the role of civil society, as a crucial source of information on deforestation, to be strengthened; calls on the EU to increase funding for FLEGT;

Amendment 17 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jérémy DECERLE, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Barry ANDREWS, Jordi CAÑAS, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. notes with concern that research continues to affirm a worrying link between zoonotic diseases, such as COVID-19, and deforestation, climate change and biodiversity loss;

Amendment 18 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jérémy DECERLE, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Barry ANDREWS, Jordi CAÑAS, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)

3 d. welcomes the EU communication of 23 July 2019 on stepping up EU action to protect andrestore the world’s forests; recalls that sustainable and inclusive forest management and governance is essential to the achievement of the objectives set in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal; underlines the importance of measures ensuring that demand is in line with the stated goals, as the EU is a significant importer of commodities associated with deforestation, such as soy, palm oil, eucalyptus, rubber, maize, beef, leather and cocoa, which are often drivers of global deforestation;

Amendment 19 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jérémy DECERLE, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Barry ANDREWS, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)

3 e. highlights the fact that commodities like cocoa offer an early chance to make progress on such an approach, learning lessons from the FLEGT VPA process;

Amendment 2 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. notes that preservation of forests is one of the biggest ~~sustainability~~ challenges of our times in terms of sustainable development, combating climate change and safeguarding biodiversity and the environment, without which the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the Green Deal cannot be achieved; stresses that the sustainable use of forests cannot be ensured with current policies;

Amendment 20 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jérémy DECERLE, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Barry ANDREWS, Jordi CAÑAS, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)

3 f. believes that the EU needs to ensure that it only promotes global supply chains and financial flows which are sustainable and deforestation-free and which do not result in human rights violations;

Amendment 21 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jérémy DECERLE, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Barry ANDREWS, Jordi CAÑAS, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)

3 g. calls on the Commission to base any future proposals regarding forest-risk commodities on lessons learned from the FLEGT Action Plan, the EU Timber Regulation, the Conflict Mineral Regulation, the Non-Financial Reporting Directive, legislation on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and other EU initiatives to regulate supply chains; takes note with interest of the Commission’s announcement of future proposals on due diligence throughout the supply chain for products to be put on the internal market; calls for the role of civil society, as a crucial source of information on deforestation, to be strengthened; urges the Commission, in developing any such proposals, to ensure that such commodities and products do not cause deforestation, forest degradation, the conversion or degradation of natural ecosystems or related human rights violations, and that they apply to the whole supply chain and cover OECD guidelines on social responsibility and human rights intrade, are WTO compatible, and that after careful assessment the proposals are found to be functional and applicable to all actors on the market, including SMEs;

Amendment 22 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jérémy DECERLE, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Barry ANDREWS, Jordi CAÑAS, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 h (new)

3 h. underlines the fact that the drivers of deforestation go beyond the forest sector per se and relate to a wide range of issues, such as land tenure, protection of the rights of indigenous people, agricultural policies, climate change, democracy, human rights and political freedom; recalls that indigenous women and women farmers play a central role in protecting forest ecosystems; calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to address deforestation holistically through a coherent policy framework, while ensuring the conservation of ecosystems; believes that gender equality in forestry education is a key point in the sustainable management of forests which should be reflected in the EU Action Plan;

Amendment 23 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jérémy DECERLE, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Barry ANDREWS, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 i (new)

3 i. recalls the importance of respecting the UN’s Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; supports the ongoing negotiations to create a binding UN instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights and stresses the importance of the EU being proactively involved in this process;

Amendment 24 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jérémy DECERLE, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Barry ANDREWS, Jordi CAÑAS, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 j (new)

3 j. calls on the Commission to deliver on its commitment to extend the due diligence obligations provided by the EU Timber Regulation so as to cover conflict timber in the framework of the upcoming review;

Amendment 25 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. notes that despite the genuine attempts by companies to self-regulate through voluntary due diligence obligations, it is evident that they remain insufficient and can only be complementary to a bolder EU binding regulatory framework, since complex, dynamic and non-transparent global value chains are often linked to deforestation; and consequently recommends that more efficient and broadly covering measures be developed, addressing the Union-wide demand side; therefore, urges the Commission to develop an enforceable framework for due diligence obligations in the entire supply chain of forest and ecosystem risk commodities and derived products in order to identify, prevent, and mitigate environmental, social and human rights risks and impacts; Stresses that in order to be more effective, such legal framework should also include adequate access to justice, legal remedies and effective protection for whistleblowers in natural resources exporting countries;

Amendment 26 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. notes that despite the genuine attempts by companies to self-regulate through voluntary due diligence obligations, it is evident that complex, dynamic and non-transparent global value chains are often linked to deforestation; and consequently recommends that more efficient and broadly covering measures be developed, addressing the Union-wide demand side;, as well as to strengthen global environmental governance and cooperation with third countries through technical assistance, the exchange of information and good practices in preservation, conservation and sustainable use of forests, giving special recognition to sustainability initiatives carried out by the private sector.

Amendment 27 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. notes that despite the genuine attempts by companies to self-regulate through voluntary due diligence obligations, it is evident that complex, dynamic and non-transparent global value chains are often linked to deforestation; and consequently recommends that more efficient and broadly covering measures be developed, addressing the Union-wide demand side; takes note of the Commission’s announcement of future proposals on due diligence throughout the supply chain for products to be put on the internal market;

Amendment 28 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

Amendment 29 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Asks the Commission that the measures to be adopted have a comprehensive and differentiated approach to deforestation, considering its multiple dimensions and its linkages both with the generation of sustainable ventures and the fight against criminal economies. To that end, calls on a dialogue with third countries in order to analyze, on a case by case basis, the main causes of forest cover loss and the relevance of the measures to be implemented.

Amendment 3 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. notes that preservation of forests ~~is on~~and preventing the degradation of forests are some of the biggest sustainability challenges of our times, without which the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the Green Deal cannot be achieved; stresses that the sustainable use of forests cannot be ensured with current policies;

Amendment 30 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. urges the Commission to propose an ambitious, effective and binding legal framework, underpinned by due diligence, to ensure the EU market has sustainable supply chains that are free of deforestation products;

Amendment 31 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. stresses the importance to carry out an impact assessment and take account of its results in order to design rules that do not forego but enhance competitiveness for all companies, in particular SMEs, and to ensure that such measures be WTO compliant i.e. proportionate, non- discriminatory and that they would not constitute arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international trade; recommends that SMEs are provided adequate support and transition time in order to adapt their business operations to the new rules; reminds the Commission of the “One in, one out” principle and demands that the proposal on due diligence will be paired with suggestions on reduced regulation for the industry;

Amendment 32 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. stresses the importance of ensuring that such measures do not cause unnecessary friction in the relations between the EU and its trading partners; stresses the importance of taking into account the effects of the measures on employment and growth of least developed countries (LDCs) that are reliant on the production of FERCs; calls on the EU to support and cooperate with third country governments and civil society in their work against deforestation, particularly via the GSP+ scheme; calls on the Commission to evaluate whether a new specific aid for trade instrument should be developed to facilitate trade in the context of mitigating the risks related to the production of FERCs;

Amendment 33 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. urges the Commission to submit a legislative proposal to introduce a due diligence obligation on operators placing forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and products on the internal market to ensure that such commodities and products do not cause deforestation, forest degradation, and the conversion or degradation of natural ecosystems or related human rights violations; a similar due diligence obligation should apply to the financial sector; the due diligence obligations should apply to the whole supply chain and cover OECD guidelines on social responsibility and human rights in trade; an access to justice and grievance mechanisms for the victims should be an important component of this legislation;

Amendment 34 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. recommends that all ~~new~~ trade and investment agreements include binding and enforceable provisions on the conservation and sustainable management of forests and ecosystems, including the protection of indigenous peoples and local communities rights, as well as illegal logging related anti-corruption provisions, and the obligation to ensure multilateral environmental agreements, such as the Paris Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity, are implemented effectively; stresses that enforceability of such provisions is a necessary condition for EU trade and investment agreements to be more balanced and better aligned with the European Green Deal;

Amendment 35 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. re~~commend~~quires that all new trade agreements include ~~provisions~~binding and enforceable provisions, as well as co- operation mechanisms, on the conservation and sustainable management of forests and the obligation to ensure multilateral environmental agreements, such as the Paris Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity, are implemented effectively; recommends that the EU promotes voluntary sustainable forest management certification as a tool for verifying sustainability;

Amendment 36 #

Mazaly AGUILAR

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. recommends that all new trade agreements include, in their chapters on sustainable development, binding provisions on the conservation and sustainable management of forests and ~~the obligation to ensure~~guarantee that multilateral environmental agreements, such as the Paris Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity, are implemented effectively;

Amendment 37 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~recommend~~welcomes that all new trade agreements include provisions ~~on the conservation and~~that promote sustainable management ofwhich leads to better conditions of the forests and the obligation to ensure multilateral environmental agreements, such as the Paris Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity, are implemented effectively;

Amendment 38 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. recommends that all new trade agreements include binding provisions on the conservation and sustainable management of forests and the obligation to ensure multilateral environmental agreements, such as the Paris Agreement and the Convention on Biological Diversity, are implemented effectively;

Amendment 39 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. notes that the sustainable development rules of EU free trade agreements (FTAs), and their enforcement, can support the new measures; calls on the EU to strengthen the enforcement of the environmental and climate rules of FTAs; welcomes the proposal to this end by the Commission in the European Green Deal to make the Paris agreement an essential element of future FTAs and its proposal to do so in the case of the EU-UK agreement; calls on the Commission to develop tools to monitor the carbon footprint of imports; calls on the EU to include a “hierarchy clause” in the Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapters of future FTAs, whereby the stipulations of the international agreements regarding climate, environment, human and labour rights, to which the parties adhere to, would take precedence over other stipulations of the agreement; calls on the EU to include such provisions in future FTAs that would allow the EU to organise inspections and verifications in cases of suspected non-compliance with provisions laid down in the TSD chapter and, as a last resort, to make it possible to gradually withdraw trade preferences in cases of non-compliance with these provisions;

Amendment 4 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. notes that global preservation of forests is one of the biggest sustainability challenges of our times, without which the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the Green Deal cannot be achieved; stresses that the sustainable use of forests in some parts of the world cannot be ensured with current policies;

Amendment 40 #

Urmas PAET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Highlights the importance of strengthening international cooperation on policies and actions to halt deforestation, forest degradation and to restore forests by increasing efforts in key international fora, including the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD);

Amendment 41 #

Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. considers that trade and international cooperation are important tools for consolidating higher standards of sustainability, especially with regards to sectors that are linked to forests and the value chains derived;

Amendment 42 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses that public procurement provisions in FTAs should always take into account social, environmental and responsible business conduct criteria in awarding contracts;

Amendment 43 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. insists that mandatory requirements at Union level need to be complemented by increased and reinforced global cooperation and consistent action to avoid the inverse effect of diverting unwanted deforestation marked supply chains to other regions in the world.; points out that EU measures in this regard should look to avoid job losses in developing countries, as well as to incentivize illegal activities, many of them linked to transnational organized crime, leading to even more disastrous effects on both society and the environment;

Amendment 44 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. insists that mandatory requirements at Union level need to be complemented by increased and reinforced global cooperation and consistent action to avoid the inverse effect of diverting unwanted deforestation marked supply chains to other regions in the world.; calls for enhanced global cooperation in decision- making on the replanting of species with a view to protecting the future resilience of forests based, among other factors, on the diversity of the replanted variety;

Amendment 45 #

Jordi CAÑAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. considers that special attention must be paid to measures that affect developing countries and particularly to potential detrimental effects such as job or income loss; calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen cooperation with third countries through technical assistance, exchange of information and good practices in the preservation, conservation and sustainable use of forests, with a special focus on the linkage between organised crime and commodities associated with deforestation;

Amendment 46 #

Karin KARLSBRO, Jérémy DECERLE, Samira RAFAELA, Marie-Pierre VEDRENNE, Urmas PAET, Barry ANDREWS, Dita CHARANZOVÁ, Jordi CAÑAS, Svenja HAHN

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. the proposal should ensure that there is legal certainty for all relevant stakeholders on any new EU wide measure and framework relating to the current use of FLEGT VPAs and licencing, in order to secure the interest in investing in deforestation free export to the EU;

Amendment 47 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls on the Commission to promote and facilitate scientific and academic cooperation with third countries, as well as research programs to promote knowledge and innovation on biodiversity, “green business” and the circular economy.

Amendment 48 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Encourages the Commission to establish trade-based partnership agreements with major producer countries of agricultural commodities, in order to tackle supply-side drivers of deforestation.

Amendment 49 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to encourage, through trade and international cooperation, the necessary investment to consolidate higher standards of sustainability in the forestry sectors and their value chains, promoting the circular bioeconomy, green tourism, renewable energy, smart agriculture and other relevant areas, also in third countries.

Amendment 5 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. notes that the EU is an important importer of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities (FERC) and that the EU has a responsibility to do more to reduce the negative impacts of these imports;

Amendment 6 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. recalls, in the wake of the tragic COVID-19 pandemic, that the destruction of forest ecosystems is a proven factor in the potential emergence of new pandemics;

Amendment 7 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. calls for the review of the EU's common trade policy to pay full attention to the correlation between the rise in international trade and its negative impact on global biodiversity, particularly in forest ecosystems; demands that the EU, in its trade relations, introduce binding mechanisms and sanctions in order to meaningfully safeguard biodiversity;

Amendment 8 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. notes that agricultural expansion accounts for an estimated 80 % of global deforestation and has its roots in the demand for FERCs such as palm oil, soy, meat, leather, cocoa, coffee, rubber, and maize;

Amendment 9 #

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. notes that with the exception of the products covered by the EU Timber regulation, there is currently no EU legislation in force that requires economic operators placing FERCs into the EU market to follow due diligence procedures to mitigate the risk of deforestation;

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Amendment 1 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5

- having regard to the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 12 concerning responsible consumption and production and SDG 15, to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss,

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 a (new)

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety on “The EU’s role in protecting and restoring the world’s forests” (2019/2156(INI)),

Amendment 100 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1e. Is convinced that mandatory sustainability rules enacted in a large market, like within the European Union, have the potential of steering global production practices towards more sustainable ones;

Amendment 101 #

Traian BĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes business’ growing awareness of the problem of global deforestation, the need for corporate action and corresponding commitments; emphasises, however, that companies’ voluntary anti-deforestation commitments often only cover parts of their supply chains and were, as of yet, not sufficient to halt global deforestation, making it necessary to impose international obligations as part of partnership and association agreements which reflect the EU’s “zero deforestation” policy and to progressively develop a sustainable supply chain by using and conceptualising forests as a universal common asset and a concern of the entire humankind, not just a simple economic resource, and also by progressively reducing the imports of goods associated to deforestation;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes business’ growing awareness of the problem of global deforestation, the need for corporate action and corresponding commitments; emphasises, however, that companies’ voluntary anti-deforestation commitments often only cover parts of their supply chains and were, as of yet, not sufficient to halt global deforestation; stresses in this connection that, to cover the whole of their supply chain, companies could switch their sources of supply to the EU, which would give fresh impetus to the timber sector and dramatically reduce the EU’s carbon footprint linked to the timber trade;

Amendment 103 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes business’ growing awareness of the problem of global deforestation and ecosystem destruction, the need for corporate action and corresponding commitments; emphasises, however, that companies’ voluntary anti- deforestation commitments often only cover parts of their supply chains and ~~wer~~have, as of yet, not ~~sufficient to halt global deforestation~~halted their corresponding global deforestation; regrets for example that some of the world’s biggest brands are failing in their commitments to banish deforestation from their supply chains through their use of palm oil, despite making public claims to environmental sustainability;

Amendment 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. WBel~~comes business’ growing~~ ieves that business’ awareness of the problem of global deforestation~~, the need for corporate action and corresponding commitment~~ should be significantly improved; believes that much more forceful legal action is needed to ensure that business’ activities do not lead to deforestation, ecosystem destruction and human rights violations, in particular through the adoption of robust and effective legally binding obligations; emphasises~~, however,~~ that companies’ voluntary anti-deforestation commitments often only cover parts of their supply chains and were, as of yet, not sufficient to halt global deforestation;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes business’ growing awareness of the problem of global deforestation, the need for corporate action and corresponding commitments; emphasises, however, that companies’ voluntary anti-deforestation commitments often only cover parts of their supply chains and were, as of yet, not sufficient to halt global deforestation; notes however that not only progressive action is taken and highlights the recent withdrawal of the palm oil giant Wilmar from the HCSA1a; _________________ 1a High Carbon Stock Approach Steering Group (HCSA) is an organisation made of NGOs and industry partners that aims to implement a protocol to rate land based on its biodiversity and levels of carbon stocks in soil and vegetation, with the aim of leaving valuable ecosystems untouched and apply this approach throughout the supply chain

Amendment 106 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Welcomes business’ growing awareness of the problem of global deforestation, the need for corporate action and corresponding commitments; emphasises, however,~~Emphasises that companies’ voluntary anti-deforestation commitments often only cover parts of their supply chains and ~~were, as of yet,~~are not sufficient to halt global deforestation;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes business’ growing awareness of the problem of global deforestation, the need for corporate action and corresponding commitments and takes note of the business' call for achievable, transparent and uniform EU standards; emphasises, however, that companies’ voluntary anti-deforestation commitments often only cover parts of their supply chains and were, as of yet, not sufficient to halt global deforestation;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes business’ growing awareness of the problem of global deforestation, forest degradation and ecosystem destruction, the need for corporate action and corresponding commitments; emphasises, however, that companies’ voluntary anti-deforestation commitments often only cover parts of their supply chains and were, as of yet, not sufficient to halt global deforestation;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 a (new)

- having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation,

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes business’ growing awareness of the problem of global deforestation, the need for corporate action and corresponding commitments; emphasises~~, however,~~ that companies’ voluntary anti- deforestation commitments ~~often only cover parts of their supply chains and were, as of yet, not sufficient to~~ are not sufficient to halt global deforestation but have contributed significantly to reducing thalt ~~global deforestation~~phenomenon and to the development of more sustainable practices;

Amendment 111 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 112 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines that introduction of labelling and certification systems for deforestation-free products is not sufficient; demands that all products that drive deforestation globally should be prohibited from entering the EU internal market, requests the Commission to establish legally binding sustainability criteria to achieve sustainable production and consumption patterns;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Notes that the loss of primary forests cannot be compensated by a new forest-based approach; believes that the proposed EU legal framework should include effective measures and incentives aimed at preserving the unique and irreplaceable natural systems represented by primary forests;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Emphasises that one of the strengths of the FLEGT is the innovative concept of introducing measures on the demand and supply side simultaneously in a mutually reinforcing way;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Calls for the rapid phase-out of all land-based biofuels that drive deforestation and compete against food production for land and significantly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions;

Amendment 116 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Stresses that a trade deal between the EU and Mercosur is in conflict with the EU commitments on combatting climate change, zero deforestation and human rights;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that third-party certification schemes ~~have~~ played an important role in bringing together business and civil society to develop a common understanding of the problem of deforestation~~; observes, however,~~ and in setting minimum standards; observes, however, that the full potential of certification schemes as industry standard has not yet been fully exploited and for some commodities certification schemes are missing and that voluntary third-party certification schemes alone, to date, are not effective in halting and reversing global deforestation; notes that voluntary third-party certification can be an auxiliary tool to assess and mitigate deforestation risks when designed and implemented well with regard to the sustainability criteria it is based on, the robustness of the certification and accreditation process, independent monitoring, possibilities to monitor the supply chain, requirements to protect primary forests and promote sustainable forest management; notes that the adoption of EU recognised certification schemes as industry standard can give security to producers, retailers, business and consumers;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that third-party certification schemes have played an important role in bringing together business and civil society to develop a common understanding of the problem of deforestation; observes, however,Observes that voluntary third-party certification schemes ~~alone~~, to date, are not effective in halting and reversing global deforestation; notes that voluntary third- party certification can be an auxiliary tool to assess and mitigate deforestation risks when designed and implemented well with regard to the sustainability criteria it is based on, the robustness of the certification and accreditation process, independent monitoring, possibilities to monitor the supply chain, requirements to protect primary forests and promote sustainable forest management;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that third-party certification schemes have played an important role in bringing together business and civil society to develop a common understanding of the problem of deforestation; observes, however, that while voluntary third-party certification schemes alone~~, to date, are not effective in~~ have helped with good practices and slowing down of the deforestation they cannot halt~~ing~~ and revers~~ing~~e global deforestation on their own and need to be complemented by mandatory measures.; notes that voluntary third-party certification can be an auxiliary tool to assess and mitigate deforestation risks when designed and implemented well with regard to the sustainability criteria it is based on, the robustness of the certification and accreditation process, independent monitoring, possibilities to monitor the supply chain, and sound requirements to protect primary forests and other natural forests and promote sustainable forest management;

Amendment 12 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 b (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 25 October 2016 on corporate liability for serious human rights abuses in third countries,

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that third-party certification schemes have ~~played an important role in bringing~~brought together business and civil society in order to develop a common understanding of the problem of deforestation, but have not been sufficient to guarantee effective and concrete forms of protection for forests and ecosystems; observes~~, however,~~ that voluntary third-party certification schemes alone, to date, are not effective in halting and reversing global deforestation; notes that voluntary third-party certification can be an auxiliary tool to assess and mitigate deforestation risks when designed and implemented well with regard to the sustainability criteria it is based on, the robustness of the certification and accreditation process, independent monitoring, possibilities to monitor the supply chain, requirements to protect primary forests and promote sustainable forest management;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that third-party certification schemes have played a~~n important~~ role in bringing together business and civil society to develop a common understanding of the problem of deforestation; observes, however, that voluntary third-party certification schemes alone~~, to date,~~ are not effective in halting and reversing global deforestation and ecosystem degradation; notes that voluntary third-party certification can be an auxiliary tool to assess and mitigate deforestation risks when designed and implemented well with regard to the sustainability criteria it is based on, the robustness of the certification and accreditation process, independent monitoring, possibilities to monitor ~~the supply chain,~~, independent compliance mechanisms and sound requirements to protect primary forests and other natural forests and promote sustainable forest management;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that third-party certification schemes have played an important role in bringing together business and civil society to develop a common understanding of the problem of deforestation; observes, however, that voluntary third-party certification schemes alone, to date, are not ~~effective in~~capable of fulfilling their main objective, namely halting and reversing global deforestation; notes that voluntary third-party certification can be an auxiliary tool to assess and mitigate deforestation risks when designed and implemented ~~well~~independently and professionally with regard to the sustainability criteria it is based on, the robustness of the certification and accreditation process, independent monitoring, possibilities to monitor the supply chain, requirements to protect primary forests and promote sustainable forest management;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that third-party certification schemes have played an important role in bringing together business and civil society to develop a common understanding of the problem of deforestation; observes, however, that voluntary third-party certification schemes alone, to date, are not effective in halting and reversing global deforestation; and need to be complemented by mandatory measures; notes that voluntary third-party certification can be an auxiliary tool to assess and mitigate deforestation risks when designed and implemented well with regard to the sustainability criteria it is based on, the robustness of the certification and accreditation process, independent monitoring, possibilities to monitor the supply chain, and sound requirements to protect primary forests and ~~promote sustainable forest management~~other natural forests;

Amendment 124 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that third-party certification schemes have played an important role in bringing together business and civil society to develop a common understanding of the problem of deforestation; observes, however, that voluntary third-party certification schemes alone, to date, are not effective in halting and reversing global deforestation and need to be complemented by mandatory measures; notes that voluntary third-party certification can be an auxiliary tool to assess and mitigate deforestation risks when designed and implemented well with regard to the sustainability criteria it is based on, the robustness of the certification and accreditation process, independent monitoring, possibilities to monitor the supply chain, and sound requirements to protect primary forests and ~~promote sustainable forest management~~other natural forests;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that third-party certification schemes have played an important role in bringing together business and civil society to develop a common understanding of the problem of deforestation; observes, however, that voluntary third-party certification schemes ~~alone, to date, are not effective in~~, despite having contributed to the development of good practice, cannot alone halt~~ing~~ and revers~~ing~~e global deforestation; notes that voluntary third-party certification ~~can be~~schemes have significant potential as an auxiliary tool to assess and mitigate deforestation risks ~~when designed and implemented well with regard to the sustainability criteria it is based on, the robustnes~~. Certification schemes should meet strict parameters in terms of the certification and accreditation process. In this regard, independent monitoring, ~~possibilities to~~ monitoring of the supply chain, ~~requirements to~~ protection of primary forests and promoteion of sustainable forest management are particularly important;

Amendment 126 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points out that third-party certification schemes have played an important role in bringing together business and civil society to develop a common understanding of the problem of deforestation; observes, however, that voluntary third-party certification schemes alone, to date, are not effective in halting and reversing global deforestation; notes that voluntary third-party certification can be an auxiliary tool to assess and mitigate deforestation risks when designed and fully implemented ~~well~~ with regard to the well- defined, measurable and ambitious sustainability criteria it is based on, the robustness of the certification and accreditation process, independent monitoring, possibilities to monitor the supply chain, requirements to protect primary forests and promote sustainable forest management;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses that, in various instances, some of the world’s leading timber certification organizations have failed to detect unsustainable and illegal logging; recognises that their fee structure creates an inherent conflict of interest when most of their financing comes from corporations and foresters;

Amendment 128 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Criticises that third-party certification and labels alone unduly shift the responsibility to decide whether to purchase deforestation-free products to the consumers; therefore emphasises that third- party certification can only be complementary to, but cannot replace, thorough due diligence processes of companies; stresses that consumer-choice environmentalism is incapable of halting deforestation or contributing to sustainable practices, and indeed demonises the working-class; believes that due diligence is a necessary regulatory measure to ensure that only sustainable products enter the market in the first place, and to not make sustainability an expensive and inaccessible consumer- choice;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 c (new)

- having regard to the statement from civil society representatives on the EU’s Role in Protecting Forests and Rights of April 2018,

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Criticises that third-party certification and labels alone unduly shift the responsibility to decide whether to purchase deforestation-free products to the consumers; stresses that the policy of certification usually requires a product to only comply with the minimum certified content threshold which is often lower than 50% 1a; expresses confidence that customers are not even aware of this fact; therefore emphasises that third- party certification can only be complementary to, but cannot replace, thorough due diligence processes of companies; _________________ 1ae.g. from Rainforest Alliance Labelling and Trademarks Policy https://www.rainforest- alliance.org/business/wp- content/uploads/2020/05/Rainforest- Alliance-Labeling-and-Trademarks- Policy-May-2020.pdf

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Critic~~Emphasises that third-party certification a~~nd labels alone unduly shift the responsibility to decide whether to purchase deforestation-free products to the consumers; therefore emphasises that third-party certification can only b~~re effective complementary tools, but cannot replace, thorough operators' due diligence processes ~~of companies~~;

Amendment 132 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Criticises that third-party certification and labels alone unduly shift the responsibility to decide whether to purchase deforestation-free products to the consumers; which will be insufficient in its effectiveness to mainstream more sustainable production; therefore emphasises that third- party certification can only be complementary to, but cannot replace, thorough operators’ due diligence processes of companies and impair the operators’ liability;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Criticis~~Notes that third-party certification and labels ~~alone unduly shift th~~mean that consumers are required to take responsibility tofor decideing whether to purchase deforestation-free products ~~to the consumers~~; therefore ~~emphasis~~notes that third-party certification ~~can only be complementary to, but cannot replace,~~ is an important element in the fight against deforestation, althorough ~~due diligence processes of companies~~it will not solve this problem 100%;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Criticises~~Points out that third-party certification and labels alone unduly shift the responsibility to decide whether to purchase deforestation-free products to the consumers; therefore emphasises that third-party certification can only be complementary to, but cannot replace,cannot provide all of the solutions to the complex problem of global deforestation; third-party certification must therefore be accompanied by thorough due diligence processes of companies;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 137 #

Pascal CANFIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Criticis~~Notes that third-party certification and labels alone ~~unduly shift the responsibility to decide whether to purchase~~have not been sufficiently efficient to prevent deforestation-free products to ~~the consumers~~enter the Union internal market; therefore emphasises that third- party certification can only be complementary to, but cannot replace, thorough due diligence processes of companies;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Underlines that a policy that is only dependent on consumer choice unduly shifts the responsibility to purchase deforestation-free to consumers, which will be insufficient in its effectiveness to mainstream more sustainable production. Notes that consumer information on deforestation- free products is a powerful tool to complement the legal framework on due diligence and urges the Commission to further integrate deforestation considerations within the EU Ecolabel, green public procurement and other initiatives in the context of the circular economy;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 d (new)

- having regard to the Global Programme for Combating Wildlife and Forest Crime of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),

Amendment 140 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Believes that consumer information on deforestation-free products may be a powerful tool to complement a legal framework on due diligence and to address the demand side of this topic; is convinced that this will make credible the Union’s actions against deforestation in the world; calls on the Commission to include risk of deforestation among the criteria of the green claims in the Directive 2005/29/EC on unfair commercial practices and to set up an EU pre-approval scheme to authorize the use of green claims;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recalls that a number of recent investigations have uncovered elaborate schemes of "cattle laundering" put in place by meat companies, for which cows raised on illegally deforested land or on embargoed farms are moved to legal ones immediately before being sent to the company’s slaughterhouses in order to circumvent existing laws and certification requirements;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes that the proliferation of certifications and labels makes the information unreadable for the vast majority of consumers; stresses that an obligation to provide information and the harmonisation of this obligation should therefore be considered;

Amendment 143 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Is concerned that the multitude of existing certification schemes and labels leads to consumers’ confusion and impairs their chances to make an informed choice;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to protect all environmental and forest defenders in the EU and worldwide;

Amendment 145 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Notes that the criteria for what constitutes a “deforestation-free” commodity or products underpinning certification schemes have not always been comprehensive enough, as they sometimes only cover some of a product's relevant ingredients, only parts of a product’s life-cycle, or use an insufficient definition of “deforestation-free”, which can lead to label-shopping by companies and water down ambition of certification in general;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes, in this regard, the calls from a large number of companies to introduce Union rules for mandatory due diligence in forest risk commodities supply chains; points out that while due diligence process in itself does not entail a ban, an effective and dissuasive penalty regime must be applied in order to help prevent deforestation and natural ecosystems degradation;

Amendment 147 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Welcomes, in this regard, the calls from a large number of companies to introduce Union rules for mandatory due diligence in forest risk commodities supply chains~~Notes that certain companies are calling for the Union to introduce the Anglo-Saxon concept of due diligence, which means that the party concerned must take steps itself to guard against any negative aspect of a transaction that could be avoided, and that if this concept is a kind of fundamental duty to take precautions, it has never stopped environmental disasters in the countries in which it is implemented;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Welcomes, in this regard, the c~~alls from a large number of companies to introduce Union rules for mandatory due diligence in forest risk commodities supply chains~~ommitment from many companies for more sustainable supply chains, including a reduced demand for deforestation-free commodities, and encourages respective private sector initiatives on order to enhance competitiveness and transparency;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Welcom~~Notes, in this regard, the calls from ~~a large number of~~certain companies to introduce Union rules for mandatory due diligence in forest risk commodities supply chains;

Amendment 15 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 e (new)

- having regard to Regulation (EU) No XXXX/XXXX of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment,

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Recalls its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal, and its demand to 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 Union market, with a particular focus on tackling the main drivers of imported deforestation and instead encouraging imports that do not create deforestation abroad, taking into account the economic importance of commodity export for developing countries, especially for smallholders, taking into consideration feedback from all stakeholders, especially SMEs, and providing an in-depth impact assessment;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Notes that, in many countries, deforestation is due to the lack of appropriate policies (such as land-use planning), unclear ownership relationships and other land rights, poor governance and law enforcement, illegal activities and insufficient investment in sustainable forest management;

Amendment 153 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Marlene MORTLER, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Highlights that deforestation is a global problem where the EU is both part of the problem and can be part of the solution, since consumer-focused approaches do not deliver the desired outcome;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Underlines the need to plan a coordinated support at EU level for SMEs to ensure their understanding, preparedness and capacity for implementation;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Notes that the conversion of pastures and agricultural land originally used for food and feed production to land for the production of biomass fuels (indirect change in land use) can also have a negative impact on forests;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Recalls that in its Communication on Deforestation of 2008, the European Commission set the objective of halting global forest cover loss by 2030 at the latest and reducing gross tropical deforestation by at least 50% by 2020, though simultaneously, it warns that the second objective will almost certainly not be achieved;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Calls on the EU to provide appropriate support to the protection of existing and the creation of new and appropriately selected protected areas, especially in countries that are major timber producers;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6e. Calls on the EU to make the provision of financial aid to partner countries conditional on the introduction of a functional system of binding conceptual instruments contributing to sustainable forest management (for example, forest management plans); emphasises that these are functional only if they are prepared with sufficient expertise and calls on the EU to set out and enforce clear rules for compliance with them;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 f (new)

6f. Notes that the current definition of the term forest, its categorisation, and a range of other terms and principles associated with deforestation by sustainable forest management adopted by relevant bodies, for example, the Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), are purely technical and do not adequately differentiate between natural forest and forest plantations in which the economic function of the forest strongly outweighs its other functions, and emphasises that this could ultimately result in the distortion of data about the area and state of the world’s forests; calls on relevant stakeholders to unify the use of terminology in accordance with the wording given in the annex to the draft resolution, and emphasises the significance of this clarification for the effective use of related instruments;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 f (new)

- having regard to the FAO report – The State of the World's Forests 2020,

Amendment 160 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to tackle global deforestation but asks for a more consistent and ambitious policy approach; consequently calls on the Commission to present a proposal for ~~an EU legal framework ba~~the purposed on mandatory due diligence, reporting, disclosure and third- party participation requirements, as well as liability and penalties in case of breaches of obligations for all companies placing for the first time on the Union market commodities with the highest forest and ecosystem risks and products derived from these commodities, and access to justice and remedy for victims of breaches of these obligations; traceability obligations should be placed on traders on the Union market, to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free value chains, as laid down in the Annex to this resolution; emphasises that the same legal framework should apply to Union-based financial institutions providing money to companies that harvest, extract, produce or process forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and derived productf reviewing free-trade agreements in the light of European requirements in the area of deforestation, in particular to guarantee ‘zero-deforestation’ supplies to European companies that source products from third countries;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to tackle global deforestation but asks for a more ambitious policy approach; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on robust, legally binding obligations, tied to mandatory due diligence, reporting, disclosure and third- party participation requirements, ~~as well as liability and~~that also includes an approach covering a larger number of commodities, as well as an appropriate implementation system, which includes liability and effective and dissuasive penalties in cases of breaches ~~of obligations~~ for all companies placing ~~for the first time on the Union market commodities with the highest forest and ecosystem risks and products derived from these commodities, and~~commodities on the Union market. This must guarantee that all commodities and products placed on the Union market can be traced to their source, and that these commodities and products do not cause adverse environmental and social impacts such as deforestation, forest degradation, and the conversion or degradation of natural ecosystems or human rights violations; also believes that it is essential for the proposed EU legal framework to guarantee the removal of all barriers that hinder swift and effective access to justice and remedy for victims of breaches ~~of these obligations~~; traceability obligations should be placed on traders on the Union market, to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free value chains, as laid down in the Annex to this resolution; emphasises that the same legal framework should a~~pply to Union-based financial institutions providing money to companies that harvest, extract, produce or process forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and derived product~~im to improve the regulations applicable to Union-based financial institutions and operators so as to prevent any form of support and assistance to companies that harvest, extract, produce or process commodities linked to deforestation, forest degradation, and the conversion or degradation of natural ecosystems and to human rights violations;

Amendment 162 #

Traian BĂSESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to tackle global deforestation but asks for a more ambitious policy approach; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence, reporting, disclosure and third- party participation requirements, as well as liability and penalties in case of breaches of obligations for all companies placing for the first time on the Union market commodities with the highest forest and ecosystem risks and products derived from these commodities, and access to justice and remedy for victims of breaches of these obligations; traceability obligations should be placed on traders on the Union market, to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free value chains, as laid down in the Annex to this resolution; emphasises that the same legal framework should apply to Union-based financial institutions providing money to companies that harvest, extract, produce or process forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and derived products; calls on the Commission to develop this legal framework based on the principle of transparency and to take into account the possibility of creating an electronic register of all the business entities which will be penalised repeatedly for breaching the obligations arising from this legal framework; invites the European Commission to provide a review of the impact of the legal framework, one year from its adoption;

Amendment 163 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to tackle global deforestation but asks for a more ambitious policy approach; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence,Calls on the Commission to present a stringent proposal for an EU legal framework based on due diligence to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free value chains for products placed on the EU market, with particular focus on tackling the main drivers of imported deforestation and instead encouraging imports that do not create deforestation abroad, considering elements such as reporting, disclosure and third- party participation requirements, as well as liability and penalties in case of breaches of obligations for all companies placing for the first time on the Union market commodities with ~~the~~a high~~est forest and ecosystem risks~~ risk to drive deforestation and products derived from these commodities, and access to justice and remedy for victims of breaches of these obligations~~; traceability obligations should be placed on traders on the Union market, to ensure sustainable and~~ as laid down in the Annex to this resolution; emphasises that rules for deforestation-free ~~value~~supply chains~~, as laid down in the Annex to this resolution; emphasises that the same~~ should also be reflected within legal framework ~~should apply~~s applicable to Union-based financial institutions ~~providing money to companies that harvest, extract, produce or process forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and derived product~~, i.e. non-financial reporting and sustainable investment; the question of whether mandatory due diligence is needed should be decided according to the level of risk that each commodity is posing to deforestation, depending on whether voluntary due diligence schemes have already been tested and on the availability and costs of data collection requirements that the new Union diligence regime would establish for all parties involved in the production of forest-risk commodities;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to tackle global deforestation but asks for a more ambitious policy approach; calls on the Commission to present, following an impact analysis, a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence, reporting, disclosure and third- party participation requirements, as well as liability and penalties in case of breaches of obligations for all companies placing for the first time on the Union market commodities with the highest risk to forests and their ecosystem ~~risk~~s and products derived from these commodities, and access to justice and remedy for victims of breaches of these obligations; this obligation should be restricted to sectors with the greatest impact on deforestation; traceability obligations should be placed on traders on the Union market, to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free value chains, as laid down in the Annex to this resolution; emphasises that the same legal framework should apply to Union-based financial institutions providing money to companies that harvest, extract, produce or process commodities that pose a risk to forests and their ecosystem~~-risk commoditie~~s and derived products; points out that these obligations must be adapted to the capabilities of small and medium-sized enterprises;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to tackle global deforestation but asks for a ~~more ambitious~~stringent policy approach; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on ~~mandatory~~ due diligence, reporting, disclosure and third- party participation requirements, as well as liability and penalties in case of breaches of obligations for all companies placing for the first time on the Union market commodities with the highest forest and ecosystem risks and products derived from these commodities, and access to justice and remedy for victims of breaches of these obligations; traceability obligations should be placed on traders on the Union market, to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free value chains, as laid down in the Annex to this resolution; emphasises that the same legal framework should apply to Union-based financial institutions providing money to companies that harvest, extract, produce or process forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and derived products;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to tackle global deforestation but asks for a more ambitious policy approach; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence, reporting, disclosure and third- party participation requirements, as well as liability and penalties in case of breaches of obligations for all companies placing for the first time on the Union market commodities with the highest forest and ecosystem risks and products derived from these commodities, and access to justice and remedy for victims of breaches of these obligations; traceability obligations should be placed on traders on the Union market, in particular regarding the identification of the origin of the products at the moment they are placed on the Union internal market, to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free value chains, as laid down in the Annex to this resolution; emphasises that the same legal framework should apply to ~~Union-based~~ financial institutions operating in the Union providing money to companies that harvest, extract, produce or process forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and derived products;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to tackle global deforestation and forest degradation but asks for a more ambitious policy approach; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence, reporting, disclosure and third- party participation requirements, as well as liability and penalties in case of breaches of obligations for all companies placing for the first time on the Union market commodities ~~with the highest~~entailing forest and ecosystem risks and products derived from these commodities, and access to justice and remedy for victims of breaches of these obligations; traceability obligations should be placed on traders on the Union market, to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free value chains, as laid down in the Annex to this resolution; emphasises that the same legal framework should apply to Union-based all financial institutions authorised to operate in the Union and that are providing money to companies that harvest, extract, produce or process forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and derived products;

Amendment 168 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to tackle global deforestation and forest degradation but asks for a more ambitious policy approach; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence, reporting, disclosure and third- party participation requirements, as well as liability and penalties in case of breaches of obligations for all companies placing for the first time on the Union market commodities ~~with the highest~~entailing forest and ecosystem risks and products derived from these commodities, and access to justice and remedy for victims of breaches of these obligations; traceability obligations should be placed on traders on the Union market, to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free value chains, as laid down in the Annex to this resolution; emphasises that the same legal framework should apply to ~~Union-based~~all financial institutions authorised to operate in the Union and that are providing money to companies that harvest, extract, produce or process forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and derived products;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to tackle global deforestation and forest degradation but asks for a more ambitious policy approach; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence, reporting, disclosure and third- party participation requirements, as well as liability and penalties in case of breaches of obligations for all companies placing for the first time on the Union market commodities ~~with the highest~~entailing forest and ecosystem risks and products derived from these commodities, and access to justice and remedy for victims of breaches of these obligations; traceability obligations should be placed on traders on the Union market, to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free value chains, as laid down in the Annex to this resolution; emphasises that the same legal framework should apply to ~~Union-based~~all financial institutions authorised to operate in the Union and that are providing money to companies that harvest, extract, produce or process forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and derived products;

Amendment 17 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. Whereas biologically diverse forests being natural carbon sinks are indispensable in the fight against climate change in line with the Paris Agreement’s goals to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1, 5°C above pre-industrial levels, and that the best available science indicates that limiting the increase to 1.5 degrees would substantially reduce harm to people and natural ecosystems in relation to the 2 degrees scenario, as well as for climate change adaptation and biodiversity conservation;

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to tackle global deforestation and forest degradation but asks for a more ambitious policy approach; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence, reporting, disclosure and third- party participation requirements, as well as liability and penalties in case of breaches of obligations for all companies placing ~~for the first time~~ on the Union market commodities ~~with the highest~~entailing with forest and ecosystem risks and products derived from these commodities, and access to justice and remedy for victims of breaches of these obligations; traceability obligations should be placed on traders on the Union market, to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free value chains, as laid down in the Annex to this resolution; emphasises that the same legal framework should apply to ~~Union-based~~all financial institutions authorised to operate in the Union and who that providing money to companies that harvest, extract, produce or, process, or trade forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and derived products;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to tackle global deforestation but asks for a more ambitious policy approach; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence, reporting, disclosure and third- party participation requirements, as well as liability and penalties in case of breaches of obligations for all companies placing for the first time on the Union market commodities with the highest forest and ecosystem risks and products derived from these commodities, ~~and~~ access to justice, environmental remediation and remedy for victims of breaches of these obligations; traceability obligations should be placed on traders on the Union market, to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free value chains, as laid down in the Annex to this resolution; emphasises that the same legal framework should apply to Union- based financial institutions providing money to companies that harvest, extract, produce or process forest and ecosystem- risk commodities and derived products;

Amendment 172 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to tackle global deforestation but asks for a more ambitious policy approach; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence, reporting, disclosure and third- party participation requirements, as well as liability and penalties in case of breaches of obligations for all companies placing ~~for the first time~~ on the Union market commodities with ~~the highest~~ forest and ecosystem risks and products derived from these commodities, and access to justice and remedy for victims of breaches of these obligations; traceability obligations should be placed on traders on the Union market, to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free value chains, as laid down in the Annex to this resolution; emphasises that the same legal framework should apply to Union-based financial institutions providing money to companies that harvest, extract, produce or process forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and derived products;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Emphasises that the proposal for an EU legal framework should include a ban on financing of intensive livestock farms and monoculture systems, in order to adequately address deforestation and forest and ecosystem degradation; believes that an immediate and radical change in production methods and food consumption patterns is of the utmost importance; believes that it is therefore necessary to introduce effective measures aimed at increasing support for agro- ecological practices and reducing food waste throughout the supply chain; stresses the need to introduce legally binding targets for reducing the production and consumption of products of animal origin; notes the importance of planning targeted awareness-raising actions for consumers in order to increase their understanding of the impact of consumption patterns on forests, biodiversity and the climate, providing support and encouraging food choices centred around plant-based products;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. emphasises that halting deforestation and forest degradation, combined with sustainable restoration, afforestation and reforestation activities, provides economic development opportunities; stresses to this end that it is necessary to pay special attention to the production and sustainable consumption of agricultural and forestry products and to take action at global, national, regional and local levels, as well as to make significant investments;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Calls on the Commission to apply the “do-no-harm principle” and urges the Commission to rapidly ensure the full consistency of existing and future trade and investment agreements and other global regulations with the international environmental and climate goals, in particular the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and include binding provisions to end land grabbing and deforestation;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses that illegal logging is an ongoing practice not only in third countries, but also in the EU; calls on the Commission and the Member States to act decisively to prevent and fight illegal logging, especially to save Europe’s last old-growth forests, also by enforcing the existing EU legislation and thus applying proportionate, dissuasive and effective sanctions in cases of breaches of EU law;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Notes that a new EU legal framework cannot contribute to stigmatising a product, region or country of origin. The EU should therefore favour cooperation with those third countries that are prepared to activate new and ambitious measures to halt deforestation in their territories;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Welcomes the ongoing review of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive and invites the Commission to step up the quality and scope of non-financial disclosure, in particular on environmental aspects, and to promote the integration of forest-relevant considerations into corporate social responsibility;

Amendment 179 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Emphasises that granting effective access to justice and remedies for victims of corporate human rights and environmental harms must be part of such a legal framework;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. Whereas biologically diverse ~~forests being natural carbon sink~~, sustainably managed and multifunctional forests being natural carbon sinks and storages as well as a source of raw materials for storage of carbon in forest products that substitute emission intensive materials are indispensable in the fight against climate change in line with the Paris Agreement’s goals to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1, 5°C above pre- industrial levels, as well as for climate change adaptation and biodiversity conservation;

Amendment 180 #

Inese VAIDERE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Stresses the need to foresee coordinated support at EU level for SMEs to ensure their understanding, preparedness and capacity for implementation;

Amendment 181 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Urges the EU to incorporate specific, binding sustainability provisions into business agreements in order to guarantee that imported products do not originate from areas affected by deforestation;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that ~~forest and ecosystem-risk commodities~~commodities driving deforestation covered by this EU legal framework should be determined on the basis of objective and science-based considerations ~~that such~~prioritizing commodities which pose the highest risks for the destruction and degradation of forests and ~~high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich ecosystems, as well as for the rights of indigenous people and huma~~source from areas where most urgent action is needed; in addition, calls to develop a roadmap with time targets for all other commodities driving deforestation and to review the established list on a regular basis ); Points out that areas which will not be eligible any more for producing, harvesting and extracting of commodities for the European market must be designated by the Commission pri~~ghts in general~~or to the entering into force of the prohibition to provide legal certainty and time for adaptation for all stakeholders;

Amendment 183 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that, for~~est and ecosystem-risk commodities covered by this EU legal framework should be determined on the basis of objective~~ the purpose of including commodities and their derived products within the scope of this EU legal framework, independent, objective and science-based assessments should be required, as well as public consultations of citizens and sci~~ence-based considerations that such commodities pose high risks for the~~vil society organisations, including human rights organisations. The objective would be to reinforce the preliminary analysis and ultimately adopt legislative provisions designed to eliminate the risks of destruction and degradation of forests and high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich ecosystems, as well as ~~for~~the risks relating to the rights of indigenous people and human rights in general;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that forest and ecosystem-risk commodities covered by this EU legal framework should be determined on the basis of objective and science-based considerations that such commodities pose ~~high~~ risks for the destruction and degradation of forests and high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich ecosystems, as well as for the rights of indigenous people and human rights in general or that production of such commodities has led to water-grabbing and indirect degradation of ecosystems by over-abstraction and pollution of water sources;

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that forest and ecosystem-risk commodities covered by this EU legal framework should be determined through the application of the precautionary principle on the basis of objective and science-based considerations that such commodities pose or could pose high risks for the destruction and degradation of forests and high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich ecosystems, as well as for the rights of indigenous people and human rights in general;

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that forest and ecosystem-risk commodities covered by this EU legal framework should be determined case by case on the basis of objective and science-based considerations that such commodities pose high risks for the destruction and degradation of forests and high-carbon stock and biodiversity- rich ecosystems~~, as well as for the rights of indigenous people and human rights in general~~;

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that ~~forest and ecosystem-risk commoditie~~commodities that pose a risk to forests and their ecosystems covered by this EU legal framework should be determined on the basis of objective and science-based considerations that such commodities pose high risks for the destruction and degradation of forests and ~~high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich~~their ecosystems, as well as for the rights of indigenous people and human rights in general;

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that forest and ecosystem-risk commodities covered by this EU legal framework should be determined on the basis of objective, transparent and science-based considerations that such commodities ~~pose~~are associated with high risks for the destruction and degradation of forests and high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich ecosystems, as well as for the rights of indigenous people and human rights in general;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that forest and ecosystem-risk commodities ~~covered by this EU legal framework~~ should be determined on the basis of objective and science-based considerations that such commodities pose high risks for the destruction and degradation of forests and high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich ecosystems, as well as for the rights of indigenous people and human rights in general;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. Whereas biologically diverse forests being natural carbon sinks are indispensable in the fight against climate change in line with the Paris Agreement’s goals to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1, 5°C above pre-industrial levels, as well as for climate change adaptation and biodiversity conservation; whereas not only deforested areas, but also forests degraded by human intervention can turn into a source of carbon dioxide;

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that forest and ecosystem-risk commodities covered by this EU legal framework should be determined on the basis of objective and science-based considerations that such commodities ~~pose high risks for~~are associated with the destruction and degradation of forests and high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich ecosystems, as well as for the rights of indigenous people and human rights in general;

Amendment 191 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that forest and ecosystem-risk commodities covered by this EU legal framework should be determined on the basis of objective and science-based considerations that such commodities ~~pose high risks for~~are associated with the destruction and degradation of forests and high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich ecosystems, as well as for the rights of indigenous people and human rights in general;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Points out that forest and ecosystem-risk commodities covered by this EU legal framework should be determined on the basis of objective and science-based considerations that such commodities ~~pose high risks for~~are associated with the destruction and degradation of forests and high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich ecosystems, as well as for the rights of indigenous people and human rights in general;

Amendment 193 #

Pascal CANFIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Is of the opinion that a strong action within the Union internal market should go hand in hand with a strong action at the international level; National Indicatives Programmes under EU’s external action should therefore integrate provisions to help third countries’ companies and smallholders working with operators placing FERC commodities on the Union internal market to carry out activities without harming forest and ecosystems;

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Encourages the EU to develop information and awareness-raising campaigns about the importing of commodities essential for certain sectors of the economy when it can be proven that they are sustainable and are not sourced from deforested areas or biodiversity-rich ecosystems;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Emphasises that such an EU legal framework should also be applied to all extractives industries and to dams projects;

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

Amendment 197 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises that such an EU legal framework should not only guarantee the legality of harvesting, production, extraction and processing of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and derived products in the country of origin, but also the sustainability of their harvesting, production, extraction and processing and should not contribute to increase in the area logged, or to deforestation of primary forests even in case the legal framework of a country of origin allows it; Emphasises in this context the relevance of the 2008 cut -off date and that any other, later date would miss out on the impact of adopted policies incentivising the consumption of forest and ecosystem- risk commodities;

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises that such an EU legal framework should not only guarantee the legality of harvesting, production, extraction and processing of forest-risk and ecosystem-risk commodities and derived products in the country of origin, but also the sustainability of their harvesting, production, extraction and processing; recalls that the legality of harvesting and trading forest products is covered by the EU Timber Regulation and therefore stresses that double regulation should be avoided;

Amendment 199 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises that ~~such an EU legal framework should not only~~reciprocity, the EU’s environmental responsibility and bilateral relations with third countries should guarantee the legality of harvesting, production, extraction and processing of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and derived products in the country of origin, but also, in particular, the sustainability of their harvesting, production, extraction and processing;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

- having regard to the Commission's "Feasibility study on options to step up EU actions against deforestation" of January 2018,

Amendment 20 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. Whereas biologically diverse forests being natural carbon sinks as well as sustainably managed sources of renewable raw materials that substitute emission and energy intensive materials are indispensable in the fight against climate change in line with the Paris Agreement’s goals to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1, 5°C above pre-industrial levels, as well as for climate change adaptation and biodiversity conservation;

Amendment 200 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises that such an EU legal framework should not only guarantee the legality of harvesting, production, extraction and processing of ~~forest and ecosystem-risk commodities~~commodities under scope and derived products in the country of origin, but also the sustainability of their harvesting, production, extraction and processing which makes it necessary to define "sustainable" in this context;

Amendment 201 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Emphasises that such an EU legal framework should not only guarantee the legality of harvesting, production, extraction and processing of ~~forest and ecosystem-risk commoditie~~commodities that pose a risk to forests and their ecosystems and derived products in the country of origin, but also ~~the~~encourage the development of sustainability ofin their harvesting, production, extraction and processing;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the Commission to guarantee that the proposed EU legal framework will include a provision requiring that all newly adopted business agreements contain binding requirements for the protection of the environment intended to provide full protection for forests and other ecosystems, among other things; also calls for the inclusion of effective implementation and enforcement mechanisms able to prevent any action that could lead to deforestation and the degradation of forests;

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Draws attention to how the production of GMOs is a key driver of deforestation, particularly in Brazil and Argentina, and believes that the importation of GMOs into the EU should be ended; reminds that meat consumption, even within the EU, contributes to deforestation outside the EU by way of increasing demand for cheap, GMO animal feed, particularly imports of GM soybean;

Amendment 204 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Highlights that changing the regulatory framework in order to legalize use of certain areas and modifying tenure rights does not take away the negative impact on human rights and the environment caused by the implementation of this change; therefore stresses that due diligence criteria must include other elements on top of the legality of action;

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the Commission to seize the opportunity of the forthcoming revision of the EU Non-financial Reporting Directive (2013/34/EU) to strengthens its provisions and broaden its scope in order to significantly improve companies and financial institutions' reporting in relation to environmental protection;

Amendment 206 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

9a. Emphasizes that, according to several studies1a a legal framework to prevent the entry into the Union internal market of products linked with deforestation, will have no impact on volume and price of the commodities sold in the Union and covered in the Annex of this resolution; _________________ 1a https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti cle/pii/S0959378014001046 http://biomas.agrosatelite.com.br/img/Geo spatial_analyses_of_the_annual_crops_dy namic_in_the_brazilian_Cerrado_biome.p df

Amendment 207 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses that weak land tenure and land rights are an important driver of deforestation and degradation of forests and ecosystems;

Amendment 208 #

9b. Believes that the proposed EU legal framework should include a ban on concluding free trade agreements that have adverse effects on forests, other natural ecosystems and human rights, including the rights of indigenous people and local communities;

Amendment 209 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Requests that the Commission include binding obligations in the proposed EU legal framework for the protection of forests, natural ecosystems and human rights to be included in existing business agreements that do not yet contain such provisions. This should involve a detailed analysis of the direct and indirect impact of such agreements on deforestation, environmental degradation, the conversion and degradation of other ecosystems and human rights violations, so that appropriate measures can be adopted and thus enable the timely elimination of all the damaging effects identified;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. Wwhereas biologically diverse and sustainably managed forests being natural carbon sinks as well as a source of materials and energy to replace more carbon-intensive alternatives are indispensable in the fight against climate change in line with the Paris Agreement’s goals to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1, 5°C above pre-industrial levels, as well as for climate change adaptation and biodiversity conservation;

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that local communities, indigenous peoples, land and environmental defenders often are on the frontline of the fights to preserve ecosystems; reminds that the full enjoyment of human rights, environmental protection and sustainable development should be guaranteed to all, and that no one should be penalized, persecuted or harassed in any way for their involvement in activities aimed at protecting the environment; calls on the Union and the Member States to support, at the next UN General Assembly, the global recognition of the right to a healthy environment; is concerned that the degradation and destruction of forests and other valuable ecosystems frequently goes along with human rights violations or follows from it; urges, therefore, to include the protection of human rights, in particular land tenure, land and labour rights, with a special view to the rights of iIndigenous ~~peopl~~Peoples and local communities, within the future EU legal framework; calls on the Commission to set up a rapid response mechanism at Union level to support environmental defenders across the world;

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that local communities, indigenous peoples, land and environmental defenders often are on the frontline of the fights to preserve ecosystems; is concerned that the degradation and destruction of forests and other valuable ecosystems frequently goes along with human rights violations or follows from it; urges, therefore, to include the protection of human rights, in particular land tenure, land and labour rights, with a special view to the rights of indigenous peoples, within the future EU legal framework; stresses that local communities, women and smallholders in many developing countries rely heavily on income of commodities; all changes, therefore, need to take into consideration the effects on economic opportunities of workers and the increasing need of food production due to population growth and the more and more challenging circumstances of food production due to climate change;

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that local communities, indigenous peoples, land and environmental defenders often are on the frontline of the fights to preserve ecosystems; is concerned that the degradation and destruction of forests and other valuable ecosystems frequently goes along with human rights violations or follows from it; urges, therefore, to include the protection of human rights, in particular land tenure, land and labour rights, with a special view to the rights of indigenous peoples, within the future EU legal framework; stresses that the IPCC Special Report on Land as well as the IPBES Global Assessment report state that strengthening indigenous people's rights to land can contribute to climate mitigation, adaptation and ecosystem conservation, and calls for more international support for indigenous people's rights;

Amendment 213 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that local communities, indigenous peoples, land and environmental defenders often are on the frontline of the fights to preserve ecosystems; is concerned that the degradation and destruction of forests and other valuable ecosystems frequently goes along with human rights violations or follows from it; urges, therefore, to include the protection of human rights, in particular land tenure, land and labour rights, with a special view to the rights of iIndigenous pPeoples and local communities, within the future EU legal framework; calls on the Commission to encourage legal reform processes in producer countries are done with the effective and meaningful participation of all stakeholders, including civil society, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities;

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that local communities, indigenous peoples, land and environmental defenders often are on the frontline of the fights to preserve ecosystems; notes that in some regions conflicts over the use of lands and resources are the main cause of violence against indigenous peoples1a; is concerned that the degradation and destruction of forests and other valuable ecosystems frequently goes along with human rights violations or follows from it; urges, therefore, to include the protection of human rights, in particular land tenure, land and labour rights, with a special view to the rights of indigenous peoples, within the future EU legal framework; _________________ 1areport by the Brazilian Attorney General’s office: http://www.mpf.mp.br/pgr/noticias- pgr/conflitos-associados-a-terra-sao- principal-causa-de-violencia-contra- indigenas-e-comunidades-tradicionais- no-brasil-segundo-mpf

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that local communities, indigenous peoples, land and environmental defenders often are ~~on the frontline of the fights to preserve~~involved in sustainable forest management and thus contribute to the protection of their ecosystems; is concerned that the degradation and destruction of forests and otheir valuable ecosystems frequently goes along with human rights violations or follows from it; urges, therefore, to include the protection of human rights, in particular land tenure, land and labour rights, with a special view to the rights of indigenous peoples, within the future EU legal framework;

Amendment 217 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Stresses the importance of promoting agroecology and sustainable agricultural production on a global level, considers, therefore, that all further actions must address issues such as preventing unsustainable land use and management practices, coping with natural disturbances and mitigating climate change;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas water is a precious resource; whereas absence or inadequate implementation of legal framework on protection of water resources makes it impossible to control the use of this resource and allows for over-abstraction, pollution and water-grabbing; whereas this is detrimental to ecosystems downstream and to local communities; whereas there are cases of water-grabbing due to production of forest and ecosystem- risk commodities1a; _________________ 1aas reported for example by the Environmental Justice Atlas https://ejatlas.org/conflict/water- grabbing-and-agribusiness-in-the-south- coast-of-guatemala - for the case of Guatemala (sugarcane, palm oil and banana)

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. emphasises that it is important to encourage the consumption of products from deforestation-free supply chains in the EU, and to improve the assessments of the impact of consumption in the EU and other markets on the world’s forests;

Amendment 221 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Underlines the need to raise public awareness of the social and economic impacts of illegal logging and forest- related crimes in the EU and in third countries;

Amendment 222 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

~~11. Notes that such an EU legal framework should also be extended to high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich ecosystems other than forests so as to avoid pressure being shifted to these landscapes;~~deleted

Amendment 223 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

Amendment 225 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes that such an EU legal framework should also be extended to high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich ecosystems other than forests so as to avoid pressure being shifted to these landscapes;, such as wetlands, peatlands and meadows; points out, in this respect, that wetlands are currently being lost at three times the rate, in percentage terms, of forests and that 85% of global wetlands have disappeared2 a; _________________ 2a IPBES report 2019

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes that such an EU legal framework should also be extended to high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich ecosystems other than forests, such as river basins or delta areas on entering a sea or an ocean, with important vegetation and fauna, so as to avoid pressure being shifted to these landscapes;

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes that such an EU legal framework should also be extended to high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich ecosystems other than forests, in line with the international definition of such ecosystems, so as to avoid pressure being shifted to these landscapes;

Amendment 228 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes that such an EU legal framework should also ~~be extended to high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich ecosystems other than forests~~cover ecosystems other than forests that are rich in biodiversity or have a high carbon- absorption capacity – such as bogs – so as to avoid pressure being shifted to these ~~landscape~~ecosystems;

Amendment 229 #

Catherine CHABAUD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Notes that such an EU legal framework should also be extended to high-carbon stock and biodiversity-rich ecosystems other than forests, in particular marine and coastal ecosystems, so as to avoid pressure being shifted to these landscapes;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. Whereas deforestation and forest disturbance have severe impacts on wildlife habitats and lead to increased contact between wild animals, humans and domesticated animals, which increases the risk of new outbreaks of epidemics and pandemics originated in wildlife; whereas more than two-thirds of emerging infectious diseases originate in animals, of which the overwhelming majority come from wildlife;

Amendment 230 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Notes that the availability and accuracy of the data used to assess at what date the land has been deforested/converted to another use needs to be reliable for effective implementation;

Amendment 231 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that these obligations should apply to all companies placing forest and ecosystem-risk commodities (FERC) on the Union market, irrespective of their size or place of registration; while recognising that requirements following the operator’s risk assessment must be proportionate to the level of risks associated with the given commodities; believes that in a fragmented end-market, the inclusion of smaller and larger companies is key to ensure both large-scale impact and consumer trust; emphasises that the regulatory framework must not give rise to undue burdens on small and medium-sized producers, including smallholders, or prevent their access to markets and international trade~~; recognises,~~ due to a lack of capacity; recommends therefore, that ~~due diligence, re~~they be support~~ing~~ed and ~~disclosure requirements must be proportionate to the level of risks associated with the given commoditie~~be provided with the necessary tools to be able to produce in compliance with environmental and human rights requirements;

Amendment 232 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that these obligations should apply to all companies placing forest and ecosystem-risk commodities (FERC) on the Union market, irrespective of their size or place of registration; believes that in a fragmented end-market, the inclusion of smaller and larger companies is key to ensure both large-scale impact and consumer trust; emphasises that the regulatory framework must not give rise to undue burdens on small and medium-sized producers or prevent their access to markets and international trade; ~~recognises, therefore, that due diligence, reporting and disclosure requirements must be proportionate to the level of risks associated with the given commodities;~~

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that these obligations should apply to all companies placing forest and ecosystem-risk commodities (FERC) on the Union market, irrespective of their size or place of registration; believes that in a fragmented end-market, the inclusion of smaller and larger companies is key to ensure both large-scale impact and consumer trust; emphasises that the regulatory framework must not give rise to undue burdens on small and medium-sized producers including smallholders or prevent their access to markets and international trade; ~~recognises, therefore, that due diligence, reporting and disclosure requirements must be proportionate to the level of risks associated with the given commodities;~~

Amendment 234 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that these obligations should apply to all companies placing forest and ecosystem-risk commodities (FERC) on the Union market, irrespective of their size or place of registration; believes that in a fragmented end-market, the inclusion of smaller and larger companies is key to ensure both large-scale impact and consumer trust; emphasises that the regulatory framework must not give rise to undue burdens on small and medium-sized producers including smallholders or prevent their access to markets and international trade; ~~recognises, therefore, that due diligence, reporting and disclosure requirements must be proportionate to the level of risks associated with the given commodities;~~

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that these obligations should apply to all companies placing ~~forest and ecosystem-risk commodities (FERC)~~commodities driving deforestation on the Union market, irrespective of their size or place of registration; believes that in a fragmented end-market, the inclusion of smaller and larger companies is key to ensure both large-scale impact and consumer trust; emphasises that an in- depth impact assessment is needed to guarantee that the regulatory framework ~~must~~does not give rise to undue burdens on businesses, especially small and medium- sized producers and smallholders or prevent their access to markets and international trade; recognises, therefore, that the due diligence~~, reporting and disclosure requirements~~ system must be proportionate to the level of risks associated with the given commodities;

Amendment 236 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that these obligations should apply to all companies placing forest and ecosystem-risk commodities (FERC) on the Union market, irrespective of their size or place of registration; believes that in a fragmented end-market, the inclusion of smaller and larger companies is key to ensure both large-scale impact and consumer trust; emphasises that the regulatory framework must not give rise to undue burdens on ~~small and medium-sized~~ producers or prevent their access to markets and international trade; recognises, therefore, that due diligence, reporting and disclosure requirements must be non-discriminatory, proportionate to the level of risks associated with the given commodities and able to provide legal certainty for operators;

Amendment 237 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that these obligations should apply to ~~all~~ companies placing commodities that pose a risk to forests and their ecosystem~~-risk commodities (FERC)~~s on the Union market, irrespective of their size or ~~place of~~ registration; believes that in a fragmented end-market, the inclusion of smaller and larger companies, taking into account their financial and organisational capabilities, is key to ensure both large-scale impact and consumer trust; emphasises that the regulatory framework must not give rise to undue burdens on small and medium-sized producers or prevent their access to markets and international trade; recognises, therefore, that due diligence, reporting and disclosure requirements must be proportionate to the level of risks associated with the given commodities;

Amendment 238 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that these obligations should apply to all companies placing forest and ecosystem-risk commodities (FERC) on the Union market, irrespective of their size or place of registration; believes that ~~in a fragmented end-market, the inclusion of smaller and larger companies is key to ensure both large-scale impact and consumer trust; emphasises that th~~while regulatory framework ~~must~~should not give rise to undue burdens on small and medium-sized producers or prevent their access to markets and international trade~~; recognises, therefore,~~ in a fragmented end- market, the inclusion of smaller and larger companies is key to ensure both large-scale impact and consumer trust; and that due diligence, reporting and disclosure requirements must be proportionate to the level of risks associated with the given commodities;

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Believes that these obligations should apply to all companies placing ~~forest and ecosystem-risk~~illegally harvested commodities ~~(FERC)~~ on the Union market, irrespective of their size or place of registration; believes that in a fragmented end-market, the inclusion of smaller and larger companies is key to ensure both large-scale impact and consumer trust; emphasises that the regulatory framework must not give rise to undue burdens on small and medium-sized producers or prevent their access to markets and international trade; recognises, therefore, that due diligence, reporting and disclosure requirements must be proportionate to the level of risks associated with the given commodities;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas forests provide important ecosystem services to society, such as clean air, water flow regulation, carbon reduction, protection against water and wind erosion, habitats for animals and plants, restoration of degraded land, resilience to climate change;

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Notes that some economic operators have embraced the 2014 New York Declaration on Forests and carried out processes to ensure the transparency of their value chain as regards deforestation; notes however that prior to this date very few data are available as regards transparency of economic operators’ supply chains;

Amendment 241 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Stresses that digitalisation and new technology tools hold the potential to provide unprecedented solutions for companies to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for human rights and environmental impacts;

Amendment 242 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Recalls the findings of the study on due diligence requirements through the supply chain, commissioned by the European Commission’s Directorate- General for Justice and Consumers, that finds that a majority of business respondents agree that mandatory due diligence would have a positive impact on human rights and the environment;

Amendment 243 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)

12c. Notes that initial findings of the same study indicate that extra costs occurring to companies to set up and run due diligence systems are only small;

Amendment 244 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)

12d. Believes that EU-wide mandatory due diligence requirements would provide benefits to business through levelling the playing field by holding competitors to the same standards and would provide legal certainty as opposed to a mosaic of different measures at national level;

Amendment 245 #

13. Is convinced that the EU Timber Regulation, especially its due diligence requirements, represents a good model to build upon for a future EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation, but that a lack of implementation, limited scope of products covered and enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation, including applied penalty regimes and discrepancy between them among the Member States, means that it does not live up to its spirit and intent; is of the opinion, therefore, that lessons can be learnt from the EU Timber Regulation for improved implementation and enforcement rules for a future EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation;

Amendment 246 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Is convinced that the EU Timber Regulation, especially its ~~due diligenc~~requirements in the are~~quirements~~a of producer’s and/or manufacturer’s liability, represents a good model to build upon for a future EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation~~, but~~; stresses that athe lack of implementation and enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation means that ~~it does not live up to its spirit and intent~~companies only apply the due diligence measures to a limited extent in practice; is of the opinion, therefore, that lessons can be learnt from the EU Timber Regulation for improved implementation and enforcement rules for a future EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation;

Amendment 247 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Is convinced that the EU Timber Regulation, especially its due diligence requirements, represents a good model to build upon for a future EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation, but that a lack of implementation and enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation, and the non-coverage of certain timber products, means that it does not live up to its spirit and intent; is of the opinion, therefore, that lessons can be learnt from the EU Timber Regulation for improved implementation and enforcement rules for a future EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation;

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Is convinced that the EU Timber Regulation, especially its due diligence requirements, represents a good model to build upon for a future EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation, but that a lack of implementation and enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation means that it does not live up to its spirit and intent; is of the opinion, therefore, that ~~lessons can be learnt from the EU Timber Regulation for improved implementation and enforcement rules for a~~the future EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation must provide concrete improvements;

Amendment 249 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Welcomes the Commission’s statement in the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 that “The use of whole trees and food and feed crops for energy production – whether produced in the EU or imported – should be minimised”; calls on the Commission to amend the Renewable Energy Directive to reflect the fact that biomass is not a carbon neutral source of energy.1a _________________ 1aDirective (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 and Directive (EU) 2015/1513 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy.

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. Whereas deforestation influences the rainfall regime, the natural regulation of water flows in forests has been evaluated to be between 1360 and 5235 USD (value of 2007) 1a per hectare per year, and this "natural service" is heavily impacted by deforestation and will lead to an increase of costs; _________________ 1aCook, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2005

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Understands that consumers and producers should be better informed especially when it comes to the link between the consumption of basic products and deforestation; furthermore, citizens should be encouraged by regulatory incentives to adopt better balanced, healthier and more nutritious diets and to reduce food waste;

Amendment 251 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Points out that a strengthening of the EU legal framework on deforestation may have a significant impact on land prices in third countries and, in order to prevent any speculation, the cut-off date should not be set after the publication by the Commission of the proposal described in Annex of this resolution;

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Reiterates that imports to the EU easily continue even if it is established that EUTR -compliant imports of the respective commodity from a respective country are impossible1a; _________________ 1a e.g. the case of teak from Myanmar- from the webpage of the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food of Germany: ´´Presently, EUTR-compliant teakwood imports from Myanmar are impossible´´ https://www.ble.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitt eilungen/EN/2018/180724_Myanmar.htm l. as reported by Environmental Investigation Agency https://eia- international.org/news/timber-firms-are- getting-illicit-myanmar-teak-in-through- europes-back-door/

Amendment 253 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Calls for the EU to develop a green timber procurement policy to support the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems around the world;

Amendment 254 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses that such a legal framework ~~needs to, and~~ can be, designed in a way so as to be in line with World Trade Organization re~~quirements~~commendations; points out in this connection that free-trade agreements are not a WTO obligation and that environmental and social standards and respect for human rights should prevail against the background of ordo liberalism and the doctrine of free trade;

Amendment 255 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses that such a legal framework needs to, and can be, designed in a way so as to be in line with World Trade Organization requirements, so as not to lead to arbitrary distortions of competition in international commodities trade;

Amendment 256 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses that such a legal framework ~~needs to, and can~~does not need to be, designed in a way so as to be in line with World Trade Organization requirements;

Amendment 257 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Welcomes the creation of a forest observatory to collect data and information on deforestation in Europe as well as globally, and calls for this observatory to establish a mechanism to protect forest defenders;

Amendment 258 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses that, complementary to establishing an EU legal framework on commodities driving deforestation, the EU needs to address the implementation of human rights, environmental responsibility and the rule of law as horizontal issues with the respective countries and with other main importing countries more decisively.

Amendment 259 #

Catherine CHABAUD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Stresses that such a legal framework must be designed in compliance with the EU’s international commitments to African, Caribbean and Pacific states and taken into account in the ambitions of the future Post-Cotonou Agreement;

Amendment 26 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas 300 million people around the world live in forests; whereas forests provide livelihoods globally for approximately 1.6 billion people, and represent a large proportion of the territories traditionally inhabited by indigenous people;

Amendment 260 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines that the impact of the Union’s consumption of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities needs to be adequately addressed in any follow-up, regulatory or non-regulatory, actions and measures to the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and Farm to Fork Strategy;deleted

Amendment 261 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines that the impact of the Union’s consumption of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities, needs to be adequately addressed in any follow-up, regulatory or non-regulatory, actions and measures to the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and Farm to Fork Strategy as well as in the CAP reform and the European Green Deal; in that regard, calls on the EU to adopt a strategy to reduce meat and dairy consumption; calls on the Union to cut dependency on imports of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities by promoting locally-sourced plant protein, pasture- based grazing, legal and sustainably sourced feed, namely by implementing the Union protein plan, and enacting a policy that ensures Union livestock production matches available Union land resources; notes, in this regard, that soya and palm oil products originating in deforested land that are used for feed for EU animals are significant drivers of largescale ecosystem conversion; stresses also the need to focus on shorter supply chains of protein crops, and meat and dairy products, to the advantage of food sovereignty both in the EU and its partners;

Amendment 262 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines that the impact of the Union’s consumption of commodities that pose a risk to forests and their ecosystem~~-risk commoditie~~s needs to be adequately addressed in any follow-up, regulatory or non-regulatory, actions and measures to the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and Farm to Fork Strategy; points out that strict targets imposed on forests within the Union may result in increased pressure on forests outside the Union;

Amendment 263 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Jytte GUTELAND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines that the impact of the Union’s consumption of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities, and in particular the consumption of meat and dairy products, needs to be adequately addressed in any follow-up, regulatory or non-regulatory, actions and measures to the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and Farm to Fork Strategy, as well as in the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy;

Amendment 264 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines that the impact of the Union’s consumption of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities needs to be adequately addressed in any follow-up, regulatory ~~or non-regulatory,~~ actions and measures to the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and Farm to Fork Strategy; calls on the Commission to adequately address the impact of free trade agreements on biodiversity and not merely assess the impacts;

Amendment 265 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 266 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines that the impact of the Union’s co~~nsumption of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities~~mmitment to avoid or minimize the placing of products associated with deforestation needs to be adequately addressed in any follow-up, regulatory or non-regulatory, with actions and measures tounder the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the Farm to Fork Strategy;

Amendment 267 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines that the impact of the Union’s consumption of ~~forest an~~commodities that could enco~~system-risk commodit~~urage deforestation in third countries needs to be adequately addressed in ~~any follow-up, regulatory or non-regulatory, actions and measures to~~ the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and Farm to Fork Strategy;

Amendment 268 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 269 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Calls on the Commission to adopt a climate and environment proof Multiannual Financial Framework; paying particular attention to the impact of external action funds that may contribute to deforestation and ecosystem degradation, as well as certain research and development funds; calls for a Green Deal Check of the MFF and all European budgets;

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas agriculture is developing to the detriment of forests in countries of South America (such as Argentina and Brazil), South-East Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand) and West and Central Africa;

Amendment 270 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point 1 (new)

(1) Calls on the Commission to include binding due diligence measures related to forest and ecosystem-risk commodities (FERC) in EU public procurement legislation for all existing and future trade agreements with third countries; 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 271 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point 2 (new)

(2) Calls on the Commission to propose a further amendment of the Renewable Energy Directive so that burning forest wood would no longer be incentivised nor eligible for meeting Member States' renewable energy targets;

Amendment 272 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point 3 (new)

(3) Calls on the Member States to recognise ecocides as criminal acts and to grant universal jurisdiction for these acts to their national jurisdictions; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support amending the Statute of the International Criminal Court to recognise ecocides as criminal acts into its scope of action;

Amendment 273 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. stresses that an economic model based entirely on free trade is not ecologically sustainable; points out the ecological importance of limiting imports of products that can be produced, or for which substitutes can be produced, within the Union with a small carbon footprint and on the basis of effective standards, the application of which can be monitored; points out that it is desirable to encourage the production of endemic oil seeds and protein crops within the Union, rather than importing them and actually contributing to deforestation; stresses that the EU is capable of ensuring its self- sufficiency in meat and that imports of meat from outside Europe should be strictly limited, which will curb the expansion of mono-cropping for livestock feed and the encroachment of pasture land onto forest zones;

Amendment 274 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Believes that the regulation proposed in the Annex of this resolution should be accompanied by trade-based partnership agreements with major producer countries of agricultural commodities, in order to tackle supply- side drivers of deforestation;

Amendment 275 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Calls for the EU to cut dependency on imports of forest/ecosystem-risk commodities by implementing the EU protein plan and to match available EU land resources for EU livestock production;

Amendment 276 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Deeply regrets that some states used COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to accelerate deforestation;

Amendment 277 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Believes that EU Green Public Procurement criteria should include deforestation and compliance with the due diligence proposal among its provisions; a revision of the directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement should integrate compliance with due diligence in the award criteria;

Amendment 278 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Urges all EU institutions and agencies to lead by example by modifying their behaviour, procurements and framework contracts towards the use of "deforestation-free only" products;

Amendment 279 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)

15c. Points out the Commission shall consider the possibility of proposing primary forests as UNESCO heritage sites in order to help protect them from deforestation and to increase the chance of drawing public attention to their protection; if this is not feasible, other legal options to reach these objectives should be evaluated;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas forests and the biodiversity have an intrinsic value beyond their use value to humans, including as carbon stocks, which cannot be monetised or quantified;

Amendment 280 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)

15d. Calls on the EU to further develop research and monitoring programmes like Copernicus, European Earth Observation and other monitoring programmes to supervise the commodity supply chain in order to be able to identify and give early warnings on products which caused deforestation or environmental degradation during their production phase;

Amendment 281 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)

15e. Calls upon the Commission to set up a European database collecting ongoing and past projects between the EU and third countries as well as bilateral projects between EU Member States and third countries in order to assess their impact on the world's forests; underlines the involvement of local and regional authorities in the implementation of these projects;

Amendment 282 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1

The proposal for a Regulation (‘the proposal’) should provide the basis for the assurance of a high level of protection for exhaustible natural resources, such as natural forests and natural ecosystems, ~~by ensuring~~and strengthen legal framework for multipurpose forest sustainable management, The proposal should ensure that Union market and consumption patterns do not detrimentally affect natural forests and ecosystems, as well as on human rights affected by harvesting, extraction and production of products covered by the proposal, aligning the proposal with, among others, the EU Timber Regulation.

Amendment 283 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1

The proposal for a Rleg~~ulation~~al framework (‘the proposal’) ~~should provide the basis for the assurance of a high level of protection for exhaustible natural resources, such as natural forests and natural~~based on due diligence to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains for products placed on the EU market, with particular focus on tackling the main drivers of imported deforestation and instead enco~~systems, by ensuring that Union market and consumption patterns do not detrimentally affect natural forests and ecosystems, as well as~~ uraging imports that do not create deforestation abroad, should be based on an in-depth impact assessment and take into consideration human rights affected by harvesting, extraction and production of products covered by the proposal.

Amendment 284 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1

The proposal for a Regulation (‘the proposal’) should provide the basis for the assurance of a high level of protection, within existing EU competences for exhaustible natural resources, such as natural forests and their natural ecosystems, by ensuring that Union market and consumption patterns ~~do not detrimentally affect~~have the least possible impact on natural forests and their ecosystems, as well as on human rights, which may be affected by harvesting, extraction and production of products covered by the proposal.

Amendment 285 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1

The proposal for a Regulation (‘the proposal’) should ~~provide the basis for the assurance of~~contribute to the assurance of a sustainable management and a high level of protection where appropriate for exhaustible natural resources, such as ~~natural~~ forests and other natural ecosystems, by ensuring that Union market and consumption patterns do not detrimentally affect ~~natural forests and ecosystems, as well as on human~~them. The protection of human rights and ownership rights affected by harvesting, extraction and production of products should also be covered by the proposal.

Amendment 286 #

Sunčana GLAVAK

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1

The proposal for a Regulation (‘the proposal’) should provide the basis for the assurance of a high and sustainable level of protection for exhaustible natural resources, such as natural forests and natural ecosystems, by ensuring that Union market and consumption patterns do not detrimentally affect natural forests, biodiversity, and ecosystems, as well as on human rights affected by harvesting, extraction and production of products covered by the proposal.

Amendment 287 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1

The proposal for a Regulation (‘the proposal’) should provide the basis for the assurance of a high level of protection for ~~exhaustible~~ natural resources, such as natural forests and natural ecosystems, by ensuring that Union market and consumption patterns do not detrimentally affect natural forests and ecosystems, as well as on human rights affected by harvesting, extraction and production of products covered by the proposal.

Amendment 288 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

It should ~~provide~~allow action, transparency and ~~certain~~greater security with regard to:

Amendment 289 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point -a (new)

-a. scope

Amendment 29 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. Whereas the UN IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5˚C evidences clear benefits to people and natural ecosystems of limiting global warming to 1.5°C compared to 2°C;

Amendment 290 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point a

a. commodities covered by the proposal and their derived products which are marketed on the Union internal market, or transits through Union ports,

Amendment 291 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)

aa. the systematic review of free-trade agreements that do not respect the EU’s conditions and concerns with regard to deforestation,

Amendment 292 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point b

b. the supply practices and financing of all economic operators active on the Union internal market,

Amendment 293 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point b

b. the supply practices and financing of all economic operators active on the Union internal market,

Amendment 294 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point b

b. the supply practices and financing of all economic operators active on the Union internal market,

Amendment 295 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point b

b. the supply practices and financing of all economic operators active on the Union internal market,

Amendment 296 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point b

b. ~~the supply practices of all economic~~due diligence and other requirements for operators active on the Union internal market,

Amendment 297 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point c

c. production practices of economic operators harvesting, extracting, supplying, and processing forest and ecosystem-risk commodities (FERCs) or producing FERC- derived products in the Union internal market, as well as the practices of their financiers;

Amendment 298 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point c

Amendment 299 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point c

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)

- having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (2000/C 364/01);

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas some of the world’s biggest brands have agreed to phase out deforestation through the use of sustainable palm oil by 2020;

Amendment 300 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point c

Amendment 301 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point c

c. production practices, including the water abstraction aspect, of economic operators harvesting, extracting, supplying, and processing forest and ecosystem-risk commodities (FERCs) or producing FERC- derived products in the Union internal market;

Amendment 302 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point c

c. production practices of economic operators harvesting, extracting, supplying, and processing ~~forest and ecosystem-risk commodities (FERCs) or producing FERC-derived product~~illegally harvested commodities in the Union internal market;

Amendment 303 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point c

c. production practices of economic operators harvesting, extracting, supplying, and processing ~~forest and ecosystem-risk commodities (FERCs)~~commodities that pose a risk to forests and their ecosystems or producing ~~FERC-~~their derived products in the Union internal market;

Amendment 304 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point c

c. production practices of ~~economic~~ operators harvesting, extracting, supplying, and processing ~~forest and ecosystem-risk~~ commodities ~~(FERCs)~~under scope or producing ~~FERC-derived product~~products deriving from those commodities in the Union internal market;

Amendment 305 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 3

It should establish an obligation to fulfil international environmental and human rights commitments taken by the Union and its Member States, such as the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals, and human rights obligations, and establish legally binding sustainability criteria.

Amendment 306 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 3

It should establish an obligation to fulfil international environmental and human rights commitments taken by the Union and its Member States, such as the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals, and human rights obligations. The proposal should be risk-based, proportionate and enforceable.

Amendment 307 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 3

Amendment 308 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 3

It should ~~establish an obligation to fulfil~~contribute to the fulfilment of international environmental and human rights commitments ~~taken~~and objectives adopted by the Union and its Member States, such as the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals, and human rights obligations.

Amendment 309 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 3

It should ~~establish an obligation to fulfil~~guarantee the fulfilment of international environmental and human rights commitments taken by the Union and its Member States, such as the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals, and human rights obligations.

Amendment 31 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the amount of EU funding provided to support forests and sustainable forest management in partner countries is insufficient given the scale of the problem; whereas the objective of protecting and restoring natural ecosystems, including forests, must be better integrated in all relevant EU programmes;

Amendment 310 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1

The proposal should apply to all ~~economic operators, irrespective of their legal form, size or complexity of their value chains, i.e. any natural or legal person (excluding non-commercial consumers)~~operators that places commodities that are covered by the proposal and their derived products on the Union internal market for the first time. This should apply to both Union and non- Union-based operators. Operators that are not based in the Union should mandate an authorised representative to perform the tasks (in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 ). _________________ 1Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 311 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1

The proposal should apply to all economic operators, irrespective of their legal form, size or complexity of their value chains, i.e. any natural or legal person (excluding non-commercial consumers) that places commodities that are covered by the proposal and their derived products on the Union internal market for the first time, including shipping companies, and economic operators that provide financing to operators undertaking these activities. This should apply to both Union and non- Union-based operators. Operators that are not based in the Union should mandate an authorised representative to perform the tasks (in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 ). _________________ 1Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 312 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1

The proposal should apply to all economic operators, irrespective of their legal form, size or complexity of their value chains, i.e. any natural or legal person (excluding non-commercial consumers) that places commodities that are covered by the proposal and their derived products on the Union internal market for the first time, or that provides financing to the operators undertaking these activities. This should apply to both Union and non- Union-based operators. Operators that are not based in the Union should mandate an authorised representative to perform the tasks (in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 ). _________________ 1Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 313 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1

The proposal should apply to all economic operators, irrespective of their legal form, size or complexity of their value chains, i.e. any natural or legal person (excluding non-commercial consumers) that places commodities that are covered by the proposal and their derived products on the Union internal market for the first time, or that provides financing to operators undertaking these activities. This should apply to both Union and non- Union-based operators. Operators that are not based in the Union should mandate an authorised representative to perform the tasks (in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 ). _________________ 1Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 314 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1

The proposal should apply to all economic operators, irrespective of their legal form, size or complexity of their value chains, i.e. any natural or legal person (excluding non-commercial consumers) that places commodities that are covered by the proposal and their derived products on the Union internal market, for th~~e first time~~at provides financing to operators undertaking these activities. This should apply to both Union and non- Union-based operators. Operators that are not based in the Union should mandate an authorised representative to perform the tasks (in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 ). _________________ 1Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 315 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1

The proposal should apply to all economic operators starting at first processing level, irrespective of their legal form, size or complexity of their value chains, i.e. any natural or legal person (excluding non- commercial consumers) that places commodities that are covered by the proposal and their derived products on the Union internal market for the first time. This should apply to both Union and non- Union-based operators. Operators that are not based in the Union should mandate an authorised representative to perform the tasks (in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 ). _________________ 1Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 316 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1

The proposal should apply to all economic operators, irrespective of their legal form, size or complexity of their value chains, i.e. any natural or legal person (excluding non-commercial consumers) that places commodities that are covered by the proposal and their derived products on the Union internal market ~~for the first time~~. This should apply to both Union and non- Union-based operators. Operators that are not based in the Union should mandate an authorised representative to perform the tasks (in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/10201 of the European Parliament and of the Council). _________________ 1Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 317 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1

The proposal should apply to all economic operators, irrespective of their legal form, size or complexity of their value chains, i.e. any natural or legal person (excluding non-commercial consumers) that places commodities that are covered by the proposal and their derived products on the Union internal market ~~for the first time~~. This should apply to both Union and non- Union-based operators. Operators that are not based in the Union should mandate an authorised representative to perform the tasks (in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/10201 of the European Parliament and of the Council). _________________ 1Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 1).

Amendment 318 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

All ~~economic~~ operators should be entitled to lawfully place ~~FERCs and FERC-~~commodities under scope and their derived products on the Union market only when they are able to demonstrate that within their own activities and all types of business relationships that they have with business partners and entities along their entire value chain (i.e. suppliers, franchisees, licensees, joint ventures, investors, clients, contractors, customers, consultants, financial, legal and other advisers) that, at the very most, there is a negligible risk level, that the goods placed on the Union market:exercise "due diligence" to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains.

Amendment 319 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

All economic operators should be entitled to lawfully place FERCs and FERC- derived products on the Union market only when, following provisions laid down in Article 5(a), they are able to demonstrate that within their own activities and all types of business relationships that they have with business partners and entities along their entire value chain (i.e. suppliers, traders, franchisees, licensees, joint ventures, investors, clients, contractors, customers, consultants, financial, legal and other advisers) that, at the very most, there is a negligible risk level, that the goods placed on the Union market:

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas forests host 80% of the Earth’s biodiversity and cover 30% of its land area; whereas forests provide vital organic infrastructure for some of the planet's densest, most fragile and most diverse ecosystems;

Amendment 320 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

All economic operators should be entitled to lawfully place ~~FERCs and FERC-~~commodities and derived products on the Union market only when they are able to demonstrate that, within their own activities and all types of business relationships that they have with business partners and entities along their entire value chain (i.e. suppliers, franchisees, licensees, joint ventures, investors, clients, contractors, customers, consultants, financial, legal and other advisers) ~~that, at the very most, there is a negligible risk level,~~, there is no risk that the goods placed on the Union market:

Amendment 321 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

All economic operators should be entitled to lawfully place FERCs and FERC- derived products on the Union market only when they are able to demonstrate, publicly and during checks, that within their own activities and all types of business relationships that they have with business partners and entities along their entire value chain (i.e. suppliers, franchisees, licensees, joint ventures, investors, clients, contractors, customers, consultants, financial, legal and other advisers) that, at the very most, there is a negligible risk level, that the goods placed on the Union market:

Amendment 322 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

All economic operators should be entitled to lawfully place FERCs and FERC- derived products on the Union market only when they are able to demonstrate that within their own activities and all types of business relationships that they have with business partners and entities along their entire value chain (i.e. suppliers, franchisees, licensees, joint ventures, investors, clients, contractors, ~~customers,~~ consultants, financial, legal and other advisers) ~~that~~, at the very most, there is a negligible risk level, that the goods placed on the Union market:

Amendment 323 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

All economic operators should be entitled to lawfully place ~~FERCs and FERC- derived~~ products on the Union market only when they are able to demonstrate that within their own activities and all types of business relationships that they have with business partners and entities along their entire value chain (i.e. suppliers, franchisees, licensees, joint ventures, investors, clients, contractors, customers, consultants, financial, legal and other advisers) that, at the very most, there is a negligible risk level, that the goods placed on the Union market:

Amendment 324 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1

~~- do not originate from land obtained via the conversion of natural forests or other natural ecosystems;~~deleted

Amendment 325 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1

- do not originate from land obtained via the conversion of natural forests ~~or other natural ecosystems~~, insofar as this can be determined;

Amendment 326 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1

- ~~do not~~ originate from land obtained via the conversion of natural forests or other natural ecosystems;

Amendment 327 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1

- do not originate from land obtained via ~~the conversion of natural forests~~deforestation or the conversion orf other natural ecosystems;

Amendment 328 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1

- do not originate from land obtained via the conversion of ~~natural~~ forests or other natural ecosystems;

Amendment 329 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2

~~- do not originate from natural forests and natural ecosystems undergoing degradation, an~~deleted

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. Whereas deforestation is the most serious threat for 85% of threatened or endangered species and whereas between 1970 and 2012, already 58% of vertebrate animals disappeared from the surface of the globe due to deforestation1b; _________________ 1b“living planet 2016”, WWF, Zoological society of London, Stockholm Resilience Centre

Amendment 330 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2

- do not originate from ~~natural~~ forests and natural ecosystems ~~undergoing degrada~~degraded due to their unsustainable management, or under environmental protection, and

Amendment 331 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2

- do not originate from natural forests and natural ecosystems undergoing degradation, ~~and~~including indirectly by water over-abstraction

Amendment 332 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2

- do not originate from ~~natural~~ forests and natural ecosystems undergoing degradation due to unsustainable management, and

Amendment 333 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2

- do not originate from natural forests ~~and natural ecosystems~~ undergoing degradation, insofar as this can be determined; and

Amendment 334 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2

- ~~do not~~ originate from natural forests and natural ecosystems undergoing degradation, and

Amendment 335 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2 a (new)

- do not originate from illegal water abstraction; absence of legal framework to protect and control utilisation of water resources in the country of origin of the product or commodity is considered illegal water abstraction for the purpose of the proposed legislation, and

Amendment 336 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3

~~- are not produced in, or are linked to, violation of human rights.~~deleted

Amendment 337 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3

- are ~~not~~ produced in, or are linked to, violation of human rights associated with forests of natural ecosystems.

Amendment 338 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 3

~~Economic o~~Operators should take ~~appropriate measures to ensure that these~~- according to their function in the market - appropriate measures to ensure that deforestation-free and sustainability standards are respected throughout their entire value chain.

Amendment 339 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 3

Economic operators should take appropriate measures, within their legal, organisational and financial capabilities, to ensure that these standards are respected throughout their entire value chain.

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas one of the major challenges of our time involves finding ways to increase agricultural production, in response to the global demographic challenge, and to improve food security without reducing forest cover;

Amendment 340 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 3

Economic operators should take appropriate measures and contribute to the financing of checks to ensure that these standards are respected throughout their entire value chain.

Amendment 341 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 3

Economic operators should ~~tak~~be obliged to take the appropriate measures to ensure that these standards are respected throughout their entire value chain.

Amendment 342 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 3

Economic operators should take appropriate and transparent measures to ensure that these standards are respected throughout their entire value chain.

Amendment 343 #

Pascal CANFIN

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Financial institutions providing finance, investment, insurance or other services to operators engaged in the supply chain of commodities also have a responsibility to undertake due diligence to ensure that supply chain companies are respecting the obligations laid down in this proposal.

Amendment 344 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4

The proposal should cover all commodities that are most frequently associated with deforestation, natural forest degradation, and natural ecosystem conversion and degradation. These commodities should be listed in an annex to the proposal and comprise at least palm oil, soy, meat, leather, cocoa, coffee, rubber, and maize and all intermediate or final products that are derived from these commodities, and products that contain these commodities. In the event that the derived products contain input from more than one commodity covered by the proposal, due diligence should be performed with respect to each of these commodities. Commodities covered by Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 (‘the EU Timber Regulation’) should be integrated into the scope of the proposal within three years from the date of entry into force of the proposal. To this end, the Commission should first conduct an assessment of the feasibility and the modalities of integrating these commodities, taking into account the upcoming fitness check of the EU Timber Regulation, and ensure that the objectives of the FLEGT Action Plan are not jeopardised and considering the legal and political implications on current Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) and legally-binding trade agreements between the European Union and a timber-producing country outside the EU. The partner timber-producing countries of the EU should be closely associated with the integration of the Timber commodities covered by the Timber Regulation into the new proposal. _________________ 2Regulation (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 Text with EEA relevance (OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 23).

Amendment 345 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4

Amendment 346 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4

Amendment 347 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4

The proposal should cover ~~all~~ commodities that ~~are most frequently associated with~~have the greatest impact on deforestation, and natural forest degradation~~, and natural ecosystem conversion and degradation. These commodities should be listed in an annex to the proposal and comprise at le~~. These commodities, described in the impact assessment, should be listed in an annex to the proposal. The Commission should take particular note of such commodities ast palm oil, soy, meat, leather, cocoa, coffee, rubber, and maize and all intermediate or final products that are derived from these commodities, and products that contain these commodities. In the event that the derived products contain input from more than one commodity covered by the proposal, due diligence should be performed with respect to each of these commodities. Commodities covered by Regulation (EU) No 995/20102 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘the EU Timber Regulation’) should be integrated into the scope of the proposal within three years from the date of entry into force of the proposal. _________________ 2Regulation (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 Text with EEA relevance (OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 23).

Amendment 348 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4

The proposal should cover all commodities that are most frequently associated with deforestation, degradation of natural forest ~~degradation~~, and natural ecosystem conversion and degradation. TA list of these commodities should be ~~list~~prepared on the basis of an independent, expert evaluation taking into account the precautionary principle, and should be provided in an annex to theis proposal and comprise at least palm oil, soy, meat, leather, cocoa, coffee, rubber, and maize and all intermediate or final products that are derived from these commodities, and products that contain these commodities. In the event that the derived products contain input from more than one commodity covered by the proposal, due diligence should be performed with respect to each of these commodities. Commodities covered by Regulation (EU) No 995/20102 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘the EU Timber Regulation’) should be integrated into the scope of the proposal within three years from the date of entry into force of the proposal. _________________ 2Regulation (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 Text with EEA relevance (OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 23).

Amendment 349 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4

The proposal should cover all commodities that are most frequently associated with deforestation~~, natural forest degradation, and natural ecosystem conversion and degradation. These commodities should be listed in an annex to the proposal and comprise~~. These commodities should be listed in an annex to the proposal according to the risk they pose to deforestation and therefore need to be tackled most urgently. A roadmap with time targets and impact assessments should be developed for at least palm oil, soy, meat, leather, cocoa, coffee, rubber, and maize and all intermediate or final products that are derived from these commodities, and products that contain these commodities as an essential ingredient or part. In the event that the derived products contain input from more than one commodity covered by the proposal, due diligence should be performed with respect to each of these commodities. Commodities covered by Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 (‘the EU Timber Regulation’) should be integrated into the scope of the proposal within three years from the date of entry into force of the proposal. _________________ 2Regulation (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 Text with EEA relevance (OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 23).

Amendment 35 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. Whereas emissions from land-use change, mostly due to deforestation, account for approximately 12% of global GHG emissions and are the second biggest cause of climate change after burning coal, oil and gas;

Amendment 350 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4

The proposal should cover all commodities that are most frequently associated with deforestation, natural forest degradation, and natural ecosystem conversion and degradation. These commodities should be listed in an annex to the proposal and comprise at least palm oil, soy, meat, sugarcane1a, leather, cocoa, coffee, rubber, commodities covered by Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council2a and maize and all intermediate or final products that are derived from these commodities, and products that contain these commodities. In the event that the derived products contain input from more than one commodity covered by the proposal, due diligence should be performed with respect to each of these commodities. Commodities covered by Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 (‘the EU Timber Regulation’) should be integrated into the scope of the proposal within three years from the date of entry into force of the proposal. _________________ 2_________________ 1aThe EU was seen as an important prospective sugar market for the Mercosur countries in the Agreement 2aRegulation (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 Text with EEA relevance (OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 23).

Amendment 351 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4

Amendment 352 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4

The proposal should cover all commodities that are most frequently associated with deforestation, ~~natural forest degradation~~forest and natural ecosystem degradation due to unsustainable management, and natural ecosystem conversion ~~and degradation~~. These commodities should be listed in an annex to the proposal and comprise at least palm oil, soy, meat, leather, cocoa, coffee, rubber, and maize and all intermediate or final products that are derived from these commodities, and products that contain these commodities. In the event that the derived products contain input from more than one commodity covered by the proposal, due diligence should be performed with respect to each of these commodities. Commodities covered by Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 (‘the EU Timber Regulation’) should be integrated into the scope of the proposal within three years from the date of entry into force of the proposal. _________________ 2Regulation (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 Text with EEA relevance (OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 23).

Amendment 353 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4

The proposal should cover all commodities that are most frequently associated with deforestation, ~~natural~~ forest degradation due to unsustainable management, and natural ecosystem conversion and degradation. These commodities should be listed in an annex to the proposal and comprise at least palm oil, soy, meat, leather, cocoa, coffee, rubber, and maize and all intermediate or final products that are derived from these commodities, and products that contain these commodities. In the event that the derived products contain input from more than one commodity covered by the proposal, due diligence should be performed with respect to each of these commodities. Commodities covered by Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 (‘the EU Timber Regulation’) should be integrated into the scope of the proposal within three years from the date of entry into force of the proposal. _________________ 2Regulation (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 Text with EEA relevance (OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 23).

Amendment 354 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4

The proposal should cover all commodities that are ~~most frequently~~ associated with deforestation, natural forest degradation, and natural ecosystem conversion and degradation. These commodities should be listed in an annex to the proposal and comprise at least palm oil, soy, meat, leather, cocoa, coffee, rubber, and maize and all intermediate or final products that are derived from these commodities, and products that contain these commodities. In the event that the derived products contain input from more than one commodity covered by the proposal, due diligence should be performed with respect to each of these commodities. Commodities covered by Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 (‘the EU Timber Regulation’) should be integrated into the scope of the proposal ~~within three years~~ from the date of entry into force of the proposal. _________________ 2Regulation (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 Text with EEA relevance (OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 23).

Amendment 355 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4

The proposal should cover all commodities that are ~~most frequently~~ associated with deforestation, natural forest degradation, and natural ecosystem conversion and degradation. These commodities should be listed in an annex to the proposal and comprise at least palm oil, soy, meat, leather, cocoa, coffee, rubber, ~~and~~ maize and all GMOs, and all intermediate or final products that are derived from these commodities, and products that contain these commodities. In the event that the derived products contain input from more than one commodity covered by the proposal, due diligence should be performed with respect to each of these commodities. Commodities covered by Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 (‘the EU Timber Regulation’) should be integrated into the scope of the proposal within three years from the date of entry into force of the proposal. _________________ 2Regulation (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 Text with EEA relevance (OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 23).

Amendment 356 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 5

The Commission should adopt delegated acts to amend the list of commodities and their derived products that are covered by the proposal if evidence emerges concerning the detrimental impact of their harvesting, extraction or production on natural forests, natural ecosystems or human rights. The Commission should have a vigilant, proactive role in identifying emerging risks, and actively consult a diversity of stakeholders with relevant experience to maintain a list of commodities that reflects the state of knowledge about human rights and environment risks in relevant sectors.

Amendment 357 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 5

The Commission should adopt delegated acts to amend the list of commodities and their derived products that are covered by the proposal if evidence or significant indications emerges concerning the detrimental impact of their harvesting, extraction or production on natural forests, natural ecosystems or human rights.

Amendment 358 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 5

The Commission should adopt delegated acts in a timely fashion to amend the list of commodities and their derived products that are covered by the proposal if there is evidence ~~emerges~~ concerning the detrimental impact of their harvesting, extraction or production on natural forests, natural ecosystems or human rights.

Amendment 359 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 5

The Commission should adopt delegated acts to amend the list of commodities and their derived products that are covered by the proposal if ~~evidence emerges concerning the detrimental impact of~~there are justified concerns that their harvesting, extraction or production have a detrimental impact on natural forests, natural ecosystems or associated human rights.

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas primary forests are especially affected by deforestation; whereas primary forests have high carbon stocks, and are characterised by unique ecological features and biodiversity levels and therefore cannot be replaced by newly planted forests;

Amendment 360 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 5

Amendment 361 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 5

The Commission should adopt ~~delegated~~implementing acts to amend the list of commodities and their derived products that are covered by the proposal if evidence emerges concerning the detrimental impact of their harvesting, extraction or production on natural forests, natural ecosystems or human rights.

Amendment 362 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 5

Amendment 363 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 5

Amendment 364 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 6

Amendment 365 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 6

The proposal should equally apply to ~~Union-based~~all financial institutions ~~providing money~~authorised to operate in the Union and who are providing finance, investment, insurance or other services to economic operators that harvest, extract, produce, process or sell forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and their derived products to ensure that these financial institutions themselves and their supply chain companies are respecting the responsibilities on the environment and human rights as set out in the proposal.

Amendment 366 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 6

The proposal should equally apply to ~~Union-based~~all financial institutions authorised to operate in the Union and who are providing money, insurance or other services to economic operators that harvest, extract, produce, process or, sell, or trade forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and their derived products.

Amendment 367 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 6

The proposal should equally apply to ~~Union-based~~all financial institutions authorised to operate in the Union and who are providing money, insurance or other services to economic operators that harvest, extract, produce, process or sell forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and their derived products.

Amendment 368 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 6

The proposal should equally apply to ~~Union-based~~all financial institutions authorised to operate in the Union and who are providing money, insurance or other services to economic operators that harvest, extract, produce, process or sell forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and their derived products.

Amendment 369 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 6

The proposal should equally apply to Union-based financial institutions providing money, insurance or other services to economic operators that harvest, extract, produce, process or sell forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and their derived produCommission should ensure that legislation on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment and on non-financial reporting also covers forest-related aspects.

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. Whereas the destruction of wildlife habitats such as forests facilitates the spread of viruses, whereas FAO confirms that the increase in emerging infectious diseases coincides with the accelerated growth of tropical deforestation, linked in particular to the planting of oil palm or soybean1c; _________________ 1cBruce A. Wilcox and Brett Ellis, Center for Infectious Disease Ecology, Asia- Pacific Institute for Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Hawaii, Manoa, USA; 2006

Amendment 370 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 6

Amendment 371 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 7 – introductory part

AThe proposal should apply to a trader, i.e. any natural or legal person that ~~in the course of a commercial activity, sells or buy~~sells to or buys from economic operators on the Union internal market any commodity covered by the proposal or a derived product that has been already placed on the Union internal market ~~should, throughout the supply chain, identify~~. Economic operators on the Union internal market should not be able to engage with traders, unless traders are able to:

Amendment 372 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 7 – introductory part

A trader, i.e. any natural or legal person, except farmers, foresters, landowners and small wood retailers, that in the course of a commercial activity, sells or buys on the Union internal market any commodity covered by the proposal or a derived product that has been already placed on the Union internal market should, throughout the supply chain, identify:

Amendment 373 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 7 – indent 1

- identify the economic operators or traders that supplied the commodities covered by the Regulation and their derived products; and

Amendment 374 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 7 – indent 1

- the ~~economic~~ operators or traders that supplied the commodities covered by the ~~Regulation~~proposal and their derived products; and

Amendment 375 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 7 – indent 1 a (new)

- ensure the traceability of their products, in order to be able to identify their origin, when they are placed on the Union Internal Market, and;

Amendment 376 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 7 – indent 2

- where applicable, identify the traders to which they supplied the commodities covered by the proposal and their derived products.

Amendment 377 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 7 a (new)

Amendment 378 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1

3.1. Deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystems Commodities covered by the proposal and their derived products that are placed on the Union market should not result in, or derive from, deforestation or the conversion of natural ecosystems. For that purpose, FERCs placed on the Union market, in raw form or as products derived from or containing such commodities, should not be harvested, extracted or produced from land that had on 1 January 2008 the status of natural forest or natural ecosystem, in accordance with the definition laid down in Section 3.3 “Definitions”, but had since lost that status as a result of deforestation or conversion.deleted

Amendment 379 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – introductory part

3.1. Deforestation and ~~conversion of natural ecosystems~~degradation

Amendment 38 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. Whereas forests provide subsistence and income for 25% of the world’s population;

Amendment 380 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1

Commodities covered by the proposal and their derived products that are placed on the Union market should not result in, or derive from, deforestation or ~~the conversion of natural ecosystems~~degradation.

Amendment 381 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2

Amendment 382 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2

For that purpose, ~~FERCs~~a cut-off date that is science-based, justifiable, implementable in practice, and in line with global commitments should be established to define as of when commodities under scope placed on the Union market, in raw form or as products derived from or containing such commodities, should not be harvested, extracted or produced from land that had ~~on 1 January 2008~~until the cut-off date the status of natural forest ~~or natural ecosystem,~~ in accordance with the definition laid down in Section 3.3 “Definitions”, but had since lost that status as a result of deforestation or ~~convers~~degradation.

Amendment 383 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2

Amendment 384 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2

Amendment 385 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2

3.2. Degradation of natural forests and natural ecosystems Commodities covered by the proposal and their derived products placed on the Union market should not result in, or derive from, the degradation of natural forests or natural ecosystems. For that purpose, FERCs placed on the Union market, in raw form or as products derived from or containing such commodities, should not be harvested, extracted or produced from land that had the status on 1 January 2008 of natural forest or natural ecosystem, in accordance with the definition laid down in Section 3.3 “Definitions”, and still has that status, but where the land has been subject to changes amounting to degradation. It should only be legally possible to place on the Union market a commodity that has been harvested, extracted or produced in compliance with conservation objectives and it did not lead to the loss or degradation of ecosystem functions on or adjacent to the land from which it was harvested, extracted or produced.deleted

Amendment 386 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – introductory part

3.2. Degradation of natural forests and their natural ecosystems

Amendment 387 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – introductory part

3.2. Degradation of ~~natural~~ forests and natural ecosystems

Amendment 388 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – introductory part

3.2. Degradation of ~~natural~~ forests and natural ecosystems

Amendment 389 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 1

Commodities covered by the proposal and their derived products placed on the Union market should not result in, or derive from, the degradation of ~~natural~~ forests or natural ecosystems due to unsustainable management.

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

Ad. Whereas in order to help tackle the biodiversity loss and climate crises, it is essential that forests are protected and restored in such a way as to maximise their capacity for carbon storage and biodiversity protection; whereas this is a win-win solution since favouring the growth of existing forests to their maximum carbon storage potential whilst restoring previously degraded ecosystems and allowing organic material to decompose also protects biodiversity, as well as soil, air, land, and water;

Amendment 390 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 1

Commodities covered by the proposal and their derived products placed on the Union market should not result in, or derive from, the degradation of natural forests or their natural ecosystems.

Amendment 391 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 1

Commodities covered by the proposal and their derived products placed on the Union market should not result in, or derive from, the degradation of ~~natural~~ forests or natural ecosystems.

Amendment 392 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 2

For that purpose, FERCs placed on the Union market, in raw form or as products derived from or containing such commodities, should not be harvested, extracted or produced from land that had the status on 1 January 2008 of natural forest or natural ecosystem, in accordance with the definition laid down in Section 3.3 “Definitions”, and still has that status, but where the land has been subject to changes amounting to degradation. It should only be legally possible to place on the Union market a commodity that has been harvested, extracted or produced in compliance with conservation objectives and it did not lead to the loss or degradation of ecosystem functions on or adjacent to the land from which it was harvested, extracted or produced.deleted

Amendment 393 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 2

Amendment 394 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 2

Amendment 395 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 2

For that purpose, FERCs placed on the Union market, in raw form or as products derived from or containing such commodities, should not be harvested, extracted or produced from land that had the status on 1 January 2008 of ~~natural~~ forest or natural ecosystem, in accordance with the definition laid down in Section 3.3 “Definitions”, and still has that status, but where the land has been subject to changes amounting to degradation due to unsustainable management. It should only be legally possible to place on the Union market a commodity that has been harvested, extracted or produced in compliance with conservation objectives and the principles of sustainable forest management and it did not lead to the loss or degradation of ecosystem functions on or adjacent to the land from which it was harvested, extracted or produced.

Amendment 396 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 2

For that purpose, FERCs placed on the Union market, in raw form or as products derived from or containing such commodities, should not be harvested, extracted or produced from land that had the status on 1 January 2008 of ~~natural~~ forest or natural ecosystem, in accordance with the definition laid down in Section 3.3 “Definitions”, and still has that status, but where the land has been subject to changes amounting to degradation due to unsustainable management. It should only be legally possible to place on the Union market a commodity that has been harvested, extracted or produced in compliance with conservation and other sustainable forest management objectives, and it did not lead to the loss or degradation of ecosystem functions on or adjacent to the land from which it was harvested, extracted or produced.

Amendment 397 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 2

For that purpose, FERCs placed on the Union market, in raw form or as products derived from or containing such commodities, should not be harvested, extracted or produced from land that had the status on 1 January 2008 of natural forest or natural ecosystem, in accordance with the definition laid down in Section 3.3 “Definitions”, and still has that status, but where the land has been subject to changes amounting to degradation. It should only be legally possible to place on the Union market a commodity that has been harvested, extracted or produced in compliance with conservation objectives and it did not lead to the loss or degradation of ecosystem functions on orthe land, adjacent to the land or belonging to the same river basin as the land from which it was harvested, extracted or produced.

Amendment 398 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 2

For that purpose, ~~FERC~~commodities that pose a risk to forests or their ecosystems placed on the Union market, in raw form or as products derived from or containing such commodities, should not be harvested, extracted or produced from land that had the status on 1 January 2008 of natural forest or natural ecosystem, in accordance with the definition laid down in Section 3.3 “Definitions”, and still has that status, but where the land has been subject to changes amounting to degradation. It should only be legally possible to place on the Union market a commodity that has been harvested, extracted or produced in compliance with conservation objectives and it did not lead to the loss or degradation of ecosystem functions on or adjacent to the land from which it was harvested, extracted or produced.

Amendment 399 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 2

For that purpose, FERCs placed on the Union market, in raw form or as products derived from or containing such commodities, should not be harvested, extracted or produced from land that had the status on 1 January 200815 of natural forest or natural ecosystem, in accordance with the definition laid down in Section 3.3 “Definitions”, and still has that status, but where the land has been subject to changes amounting to degradation. It should only be legally possible to place on the Union market a commodity that has been harvested, extracted or produced in compliance with conservation objectives and it did not lead to the loss or degradation of ecosystem functions on or adjacent to the land from which it was harvested, extracted or produced.

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 b (new)

- having regard to the Convention of Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, adopted on 25 June 1998 in Aarhus by the United Nation Economic Commission for Europe,

Amendment 40 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

Ad. Whereas forests have cultural, social and spiritual value for many people and peoples;

Amendment 400 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 2 a (new)

For that purpose FERC placed on the Union market in raw form or as products derived from or containing such commodities, should not be harvested, extracted or produced by illegal extraction of water, including in the form of so called water-grabbing, or emanating from a situation of absence of a legal framework protecting water resources, covering chemical, hydromorphological and quantitative status of water bodies.

Amendment 401 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

~~In accordance with the Terms and Definitions document of the Accountability Framework3 , the following definitions sh~~The proposal will need to provide legal certainty with regard to a range of definitions, i.e. forests, deforestation and degradation and sustainability in the context of the production of commodities under scope, also against the backgroulnd ~~apply for the purpose~~of third countries affected. The FAO, the UNFCCC and previous forest related work of the pEurop~~osal: _________________ 3 See https://accountability- framework.org/wp- content/uploads/2020/03/Definitions- Mar2020.pdf.~~ean Commission could provide guidance with regards to the definitions needed for the proposal, e.g. on the following definitions:

Amendment 402 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

~~In accordance with the Terms and Definitions document of the Accountability Framework3, the following defini~~The definitions of forests and related terms (i.e. sustainable forest management, deforestation or forest degradations) should ~~apply for the purpose of the proposal: _________________ 3 See https://accountability- framework.org/wp- content/uploads/2020/03/Definitions- Mar2020.pdf~~be developed within Forest Europe, taking into account national experiences and the New EU Forestry Strategy for forests and the forest and wood sector.

Amendment 403 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

In accordance with ~~the Terms an~~internationally agreed Ddefinitions ~~document of the Accountability Framework3~~ where available, the following definitions should apply for the purpose of the proposal: ~~_________________ 3 See https://accountability- framework.org/wp- content/uploads/2020/03/Definitions- Mar2020.pdf.~~

Amendment 404 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Amendment 405 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Forest means land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 metres and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ. It does not include land that is predominantly under agricultural or other land use~~. Forest includes natural forests and forests plantations.~~ ; it includes areas with young trees that have not yet reached but which are expected to reach a canopy cover of 10 percent and tree height of 5 metres; it includes areas that are temporarily unstocked due to clear- cutting as part of a forest management practice or natural disasters, and which are expected to be regenerated within 5 years; it includes forest roads, firebreaks and other small open areas, forest in national parks, nature reserves and other protected areas such as those of specific environmental, scientific, historical, cultural or spiritual interest; it includes windbreaks, shelterbelts and corridors of trees with an area of more than 0.5 hectares and width of more than 20 meters; it includes abandoned shifting cultivation land with a regeneration of trees that have, or are expected to reach, a canopy cover of 10 percent and tree height of 5 meters; it includes areas with mangroves in tidal zones, regardless whether this area is classified as land area or not; it includes rubber-wood, cork oak and Christmas tree plantations; it includes areas with bamboo and palms provided that land use, height and canopy cover criteria are met; it includes areas outside the legally designated forest land which meet the definition of "forest"1a. _________________ 1a http://www.fao.org/3/I8661EN/i8661en.pd f

Amendment 406 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Amendment 407 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Amendment 408 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

A natural forest means a forest that is a natural ecosystem. Natural forests possess many or most of the characteristics of a forest native to the given site, including species composition, structure, and ecological function. Natural forests include: a) Primary forests that have not been subject to major human impacts in recent history; b) Regenerated (second-growth) forests that were subject to major impacts in the past (for instance by agriculture, livestock raising, tree plantations or intensive logging), but where the main causes of impact have ceased or greatly diminished and the ecosystem has attained much of its original species composition, structure and ecological function, or has a status comparable to other contemporary natural ecosystems; c) Managed natural forests where much of the ecosystem’s composition, structure, and ecological function exist in the presence of activities such as: (i) Harvesting of timber or other forest products, including management to promote high-value species; (ii) Low intensity, small-scale cultivation within the forest, such as less-intensive forms of swidden agriculture (shifting cultivation) in a forest mosaic; d) Forests that have been partially degraded by anthropogenic or natural causes (e.g., harvesting, fire, climate change, invasive species, or others) but where the land has not been converted to another use and where degradation does not result in the sustained reduction of tree cover below the thresholds that define a forest or sustained loss of other main elements of ecosystem composition, structure, and function.deleted

Amendment 409 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

A natural forest means a forest that is a natural ecosystem. Natural forests possess many or most of the characteristics of a forest native to the given site, including species composition, structure, and ecological function. Natural forests include: a. Primary forests that have not been subject to major human impacts in recent history; b. Regenerated (second-growth) forests that were subject to major impacts in the past (for instance by agriculture, livestock raising, tree plantations or intensive logging), but where the main causes of impact have ceased or greatly diminished and the ecosystem has attained much of its original species composition, structure and ecological function, or has a status comparable to other contemporary natural ecosystems; c. much of the ecosystem’s composition, structure, and ecological function exist in the presence of activities such as: i) Harvesting of timber or other forest products, including management to promote high-value species; ii) Low intensity, small-scale cultivation within the forest, such as less-intensive forms of swidden agriculture (shifting cultivation) in a forest mosaic; d. degraded by anthropogenic or natural causes (e.g., harvesting, fire, climate change, invasive species, or others) but where the land has not been converted to another use and where degradation does not result in the sustained reduction of tree cover below the thresholds that define a forest or sustained loss of other main elements of ecosystem composition, structure, and function.deleted Managed natural forests where Forests that have been partially

Amendment 41 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)

Ae. Whereas global tree cover loss has been rising steadily over the past 18 years and in 2019 alone 3.8 million hectares of primary rainforests were destroyed;

Amendment 410 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

A natural forest means a forest that is a natural ecosystem. Natural forests possess many or most of the characteristics of a forest native to the given site, including species composition, structure, and ecological function. Natural forests include: a. Primary forests that have not been subject to major human impacts in recent history; b. forests that were subject to major impacts in the past (for instance by agriculture, livestock raising, tree plantations or intensive logging), but where the main causes of impact have ceased or greatly diminished and the ecosystem has attained much of its original species composition, structure and ecological function, or has a status comparable to other contemporary natural ecosystems; c. much of the ecosystem’s composition, structure, and ecological function exist in the presence of activities such as: i) Harvesting of timber or other forest products, including management to promote high-value species; ii) Low intensity, small-scale cultivation within the forest, such as less-intensive forms of swidden agriculture (shifting cultivation) in a forest mosaic; d. degraded by anthropogenic or natural causes (e.g., harvesting, fire, climate change, invasive species, or others) but where the land has not been converted to another use and where degradation does not result in the sustained reduction of tree cover below the thresholds that define a forest or sustained loss of other main elements of ecosystem composition, structure, and function.deleted Regenerated (second-growth) Managed natural forests where Forests that have been partially

Amendment 411 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a

~~a. Primary forests that have not been subject to major human impacts in recent history;~~deleted

Amendment 412 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b

b. Regenerated (second-growth) forests that were subject to major impacts in the past (for instance by agriculture, livestock raising, tree plantations or intensive logging), but where the main causes of impact have ceased or greatly diminished and the ecosystem has attained much of its original species composition, structure and ecological function, or has a status comparable to other contemporary natural ecosystems;deleted

Amendment 413 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c

c. Managed natural forests where much of the ecosystem’s composition, structure, and ecological function exist in the presence of activities such as: i) Harvesting of timber or other forest products, including management to promote high-value species; ii) Low intensity, small-scale cultivation within the forest, such as less-intensive forms of swidden agriculture (shifting cultivation) in a forest mosaic;deleted

Amendment 414 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Marlene MORTLER

d. Forests that have been partially degraded by anthropogenic or natural causes (e.g., harvesting, fire, climate change, invasive species, or others) but where the land has not been converted to another use and where degradation does not result in the sustained reduction of tree cover below the thresholds that define a forest or sustained loss of other main elements of ecosystem composition, structure, and function.eleted

Amendment 415 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

~~Deforestation means the loss of natural forest as a result of (i) conversion to agriculture or other non-forest land use; (ii) conversion to plantation forest; (iii) severe and sustained degradation.~~deleted

Amendment 416 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Deforestation means the ~~loss of natural forest as a result of (i) conversion to agriculture or other non-forest land use; (ii) conversion to plantation forest; (iii) severe and sustained degradation.~~ conversion of forest to other land use independently whether human-induced or not; it includes the permanent reduction of the tree canopy cover below the minimum 10 percent threshold; it includes areas of forest converted to agriculture, pasture, water reservoirs, mining and urban areas; it includes areas where, for example, the impact of disturbance, over-utilization or changing environmental conditions affects the forest to an extend that it cannot sustain a canopy cover above the 10 percent threshold; it excludes areas where trees have been removed as a result of harvesting or logging, and where the forest is expected to regenerate naturally or with the aid of silvicultural measures1a; _________________ 1a http://www.fao.org/3/I8661EN/i8661en.pd f

Amendment 417 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Deforestation means the loss of natural forest as a result of (i) conversion to agriculture or other non-forest land use; (ii) conversion to plantation forest; (iii) severe and sustained degradation, (iv) mining, or any other human activity.

Amendment 418 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Deforestation means the loss of natural forest as a result of (i) conversion to agriculture or other non-forest land use; ii) conversion to plantation forest; iii) severe and sustained degradation caused by human activity.

Amendment 419 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Deforestation means the partial or total loss of natural forest as a result of (i) conversion to agriculture or other non- forest land use; ii) conversion to plantation forest; iii) severe and sustained degradation.

Amendment 42 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM

Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)

Af. Whereas approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture;

Amendment 420 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Deforestation means ~~the loss of natural forest as a result of (i) conversion to agriculture or other non-forest land use; (ii) conversion to plantation forest; (iii) severe and sustained degradation~~according to the FAO (used in the EU Feasibility study) the conversion of forest to another land use or the long-term reduction of the tree canopy cover below the 10 percent threshold.

Amendment 421 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4

Natural ecosystem means as an ecosystem that substantially resembles - in terms of species composition, structure, and ecological function - one that is or would be found in a given area in the absence of major human impacts. This includes human-managed ecosystems where much of the natural species composition, structure, and ecological function are present.deleted

Amendment 422 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4

Natural ecosystem means as an ecosystem that substantially resembles - in terms of species composition, structure, and ecological function - one that is or would be found in a given area in the absence of major human impacts. This includes human-managed ecosystems where much of the natural species composition, structure, and ecological function are present.deleted

Amendment 423 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4

Natural ecosystem means as an ecosystem that substantially resembles - in terms of species composition, structure, and ecological function - one that is or would be found in a given area in the absence of major human impacts. This includes human-mwhere human impact has been of no greater influence than that of any other native species, and has not affected the ecosystem's structure since the industrial revolution; human impact excludes chanage~~d ecosystems where much of the natural species composi~~s of global proportions, s~~tructure, and ecological function are present.~~ uch as climate change due to global warming1a. _________________ 1a https://www.eea.europa.eu/help/glossary/e ea-glossary/natural-ecosystem

Amendment 424 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5

Natural ecosystems include: a. ecosystems that have not been subject to major human impacts in recent history; b. that were subject to major impacts in the past (for instance by agriculture, livestock raising, tree plantations, or intensive logging) but where the main causes of impact have ceased or greatly diminished and the ecosystem has attained species composition, structure, and ecological function similar to other contemporary natural ecosystems; c. (including many ecosystems that could be referred to as “semi-natural”) where much of thedeleted Largely “pristine” natural Regenerated natural ecosystems Managed natural ecosystem’s composition, structure, and ecological function are present; this includes managed natural forests as well as native grasslands or rangelands that are, or have historically been, grazed by livestock; d. partially degraded by anthropogenic or natural causes (e.g., harvesting, fire, climate change or invasive species ) but where the land has not been converted to another use and where much of the ecosystem’s composition, structure, and ecological function remain present or are expected to regenerate naturally or by management for ecological restoration.Natural ecosystems that have been

Amendment 425 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5

Natural ecosystems include: a. Largely “pristine” natural ecosystems that have not been subject to major human impacts in recent history; b. that were subject to major impacts in the past (for instance by agriculture, livestock raising, tree plantations, or intensive logging) but where the main causes of impact have ceased or greatly diminished and the ecosystem has attained species composition, structure, and ecological function similar to other contemporary natural ecosystems; c. (including many ecosystems that could be referred to as “semi-natural”) where much of thedeleted Regenerated natural ecosystems Managed natural ecosystem’s composition, structure, and ecological function are present; this includes managed natural forests as well as native grasslands or rangelands that are, or have historically been, grazed by livestock; d. partially degraded by anthropogenic or natural causes (e.g., harvesting, fire, climate change or invasive species ) but where the land has not been converted to another use and where much of the ecosystem’s composition, structure, and ecological function remain present or are expected to regenerate naturally or by management for ecological restoration.Natural ecosystems that have been

Amendment 426 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5

Amendment 427 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 – point a

~~a. Largely “pristine” natural ecosystems that have not been subject to major human impacts in recent history;~~deleted

Amendment 428 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 – point b

b. Regenerated natural ecosystems that were subject to major impacts in the past (for instance by agriculture, livestock raising, tree plantations, or intensive logging) but where the main causes of impact have ceased or greatly diminished and the ecosystem has attained species composition, structure, and ecological function similar to other contemporary natural ecosystems;deleted

Amendment 429 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 – point c

c. Managed natural ecosystems (including many ecosystems that could be referred to as “semi-natural”) where much of the ecosystem’s composition, structure, and ecological function are present; this includes managed natural forests as well as native grasslands or rangelands that are, or have historically been, grazed by livestock;deleted

Amendment 43 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)

Ag. Whereas the livelihoods and food security of many of the world’s rural poor depend on vibrant forests and trees and evidence shows that around 40% of the extreme rural poor – around 250 million people – live in forest and savannah areas;

Amendment 430 #

Sunčana GLAVAK

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 – point c

c. Managed natural ecosystems (including many ecosystems that could be referred to as “semi-natural”) where much of the ecosystem’s composition, structure, and ecological function are present; this includes sustainably managed natural forests as well as native grasslands or rangelands that are, or have historically been, grazed by livestock;

Amendment 431 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 – point d

d. Natural ecosystems that have been partially degraded by anthropogenic or natural causes (e.g., harvesting, fire, climate change or invasive species ) but where the land has not been converted to another use and where much of the ecosystem’s composition, structure, and ecological function remain present or are expected to regenerate naturally or by management for ecological restoration.eleted

Amendment 432 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 – point d

d. Natural ecosystems that have been partially degraded by anthropogenic or natural causes (e.g., harvesting, fire, climate change or, invasive species, pollution, water over-abstraction ) but where the land has not been converted to another use and where much of the ecosystem’s composition, structure, and ecological function remain present or are expected to regenerate naturally or by management for ecological restoration.

Amendment 433 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6

Of these natural ecosystems, land with high biodiversity value ecosystems and land with high-carbon stock as referred to in points (c) and (d) of Article 29(3) and point (a) of Article 29(4) of Directive 2018/20014 of the European Parliament and of the Council should fall under the scope of the proposal. _________________ 4 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).deleted

Amendment 434 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6

Of these natural ecosystems, land with high biodiversity value ecosystems and land with high-carbon stock as referred to in points (c) and (d) of Article 29(3) and point (a) of Article 29(4) of Directive 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council4 should fall under the scope of the proposal. _________________ 4 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).deleted

Amendment 435 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6

Of these natural ecosystems, land with high biodiversity value ecosystems and land with high-carbon stock as referred to in points (c) and (d) of Article 29(3) and point (a) of Article 29(4) of Directive 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council4 should fall under the scope of the proposal. _________________ 4 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).deleted

Amendment 436 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6

Of these natural ecosystems, next to land with high biodiversity value ecosystems and land with high-carbon stock as referred to in points (c) and (d) of Article 29(3) and point (a) of Article 29(4) of Directive 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council4 mangroves should fall under the scope of the proposal. _________________ 4Directive (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 437 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6

Of these natural ecosystems, only land with high biodiversity value ecosystems and land with high-carbon stock as referred to in points (c) and (d) of Article 29(3) and point (a) of Article 29(4) of Directive 2018/20014 of the European Parliament and of the Council should fall under the scope of the proposal. _________________ 4Directive (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 438 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7

Forest and ecosystem degradation is defined as an ensemble of changes within a forest or a natural ecosystem that significantly and negatively affect its species composition, structure, or function and reduce the ecosystem’s capacity to supply products, support biodiversity, or deliver ecosystem services.deleted

Amendment 439 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7

Forest and ecosystem degradation is defined as an ensemble of changes within a forest or a natural ecosystem caused by human activity that significantly and negatively affect its species composition, structure, or function and reduce the ecosystem’s capacity to supply products, support biodiversity, or deliver ecosystem services.

Amendment 44 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, César LUENA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A h (new)

Ah. Whereas more than three land and environmental defenders were murdered each week in 2018;

Amendment 440 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7

Forest ~~and ecosystem~~ degradation is defined as an ensemble of changes within a forest or a natural ecosystem that significantly and negatively affect its species composition, structure, or function and reduce the ecosystem’s capacity to supply products, support biodiversity, or deliver ecosystem servicesccording to the FAO (used in the EU Feasibility study) as the reduction of the capacity of a forest to provide goods and services, meaning those services that the forest area provides, for example water filtration, soil protection, biodiversity and climate change mitigation, are reduced or lost.

Amendment 441 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 8

~~Ecosystem conversion is defined as a change of a natural ecosystem to another land cover or profound change in the natural ecosystem’s species composition, structure or function.~~deleted

Amendment 442 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 8

~~Ecosystem conversion is defined as a change of a natural ecosystem to another land cover or profound change in the natural ecosystem’s species composition, structure or function.~~deleted

Amendment 443 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 8

Ecosystem conversion is defined as a change of a natural ecosystem to another land cover or profound change in the natural ecosystem’s species composition, structure or function caused by human activity.

Amendment 444 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 9

~~The Commission should adopt~~ delegated ~~acts to establish and regularly update a non-exhaustive list of areas that are covered by the proposal.~~

Amendment 445 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 1

FERCs placed on the Union market, in raw form or as products derived from or containing such commodities, should not be harvested, extracted or produced from land obtained or used in violation of human rights embedded into national laws, nor those rights expressed, as a minimum, in international agreements, such as the~~nure rights,~~ rights of indigenous people,s and local communities, including tenure rights and the procedural right to give or withhold their free prior and informed consent as set out for example by the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues~~, the right to water~~ and UN and regional treaty bodies, the right to water, the right to defend human rights, labour rights as enshrined in ILO fundamental conventions and other internationally recognised human rights related to land use, access or ownership, and the human right to a healthy environment, as defined in the Framework Principles on Human Rights and the Environment and the standards and good practices identified by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment.

Amendment 446 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 1

FERCs placed on the Union market, in raw form or as products derived from or containing such commodities, should not be harvested, extracted or produced from land obtained or used in violation of human rights embedded into national laws, nor those rights expressed, as a minimum, in the EU charter of fundamental rights and in international agreements, such as t~~enur~~he ~~rights,~~ rights of indigenous people,s and local communities, including tenure rights and the procedural right to give or withhold their free prior and informed consent as set out for example by the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues~~, the right to water, labour rights as~~ and UN and regional treaty bodies, the right to water, the right to environmental protection and sustainable development, labour rights ; and that they should not be penalised, persecuted or harassed in any way for their involvement in activities to protect the environment, labour rights as enshrined in ILO fundamental conventions and other internationally recognised human rights related to land use, access or ownership.

Amendment 447 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 1

FERCs placed on the Union market, in raw form or as products derived from or containing such commodities, should not be harvested, extracted or produced from land obtained or used in violation of human rights embedded into national laws, nor those rights expressed, as a minimum, in international agreements, such as t~~enur~~he rights~~, rights of indigenous people,~~ of indigenous peoples and local communities, including tenure rights and the procedural right to give or withhold their free prior and informed consent as set out for example by the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues~~, the right to water~~ and UN and regional treaty bodies, the right to water, the right to defend human rights, labour rights as enshrined in ILO fundamental conventions and other internationally recognised human rights related to land use, access or ownership.

Amendment 448 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 1

~~FERCs~~Commodities under scope placed on the Union market, in raw form or as products derived from or containing such commodities, should not be harvested, extracted or produced from land obtained or used in violation of human rights embedded into national laws, nor those rights expressed, as a minimum, in international agreements, such as tenure rights, rights of indigenous people, free prior and informed consent as set out by the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the right to water, labour rights as enshrined in ILO fundamental conventions and other internationally recognised human rights related to land use, access or ownership. Special attention should be paid to child labour with the aim to eliminate it.

Amendment 449 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 1

~~FERC~~Commodities that pose a risk to forests and their ecosystems placed on the Union market, in raw form or as products derived from or containing such commodities, should not be harvested, extracted or produced from land obtained or used in violation of human rights embedded into national laws, nor those rights expressed, as a minimum, in international agreements, such as tenure rights, rights of indigenous people, free prior and informed consent as set out by the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, the right to water, labour rights as enshrined in ILO fundamental conventions and other internationally recognised human rights related to land use, access or ownership.

Amendment 45 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A i (new)

Ai. Whereas more than 300 people were killed in resource and land-use conflicts in the Amazon region in the last decade;

Amendment 450 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 2

At all stages, harvesting, extracting or producing covered commodities should respect local communities’ and indigenous peoples’ community and land tenure rights in all forms, whether they are public, private, communal, collective, indigenous, women’s or customary rights. Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ formal and customary rights to lands, territories and resources should be identified and respected, as should their ability to defend their rights without reprisals. Those rights include the rights to own, occupy, use and administer these lands, territories and resources.

Amendment 451 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 2

Amendment 452 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 2

Amendment 453 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 2

Amendment 454 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 3

Commodities covered by the proposal should not be obtained from land whose acquisition and use affects community and land tenure rights. In particular, commodities placed on the Union market should not be harvested, extracted or produced from areas under local communities’ and indigenous peoples’ land and tenure rights in all forms and that have lost that status, unless this occurred in the presence of free, prior and informed consent of the local communities and indigenous peoples concernedlands of indigenous peoples and local communities - regardless of the legal status of ownership - without their free, prior and informed consent.

Amendment 455 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 3

Commodities covered by the proposal should not be obtained from land whose acquisition and use affects community and land tenure rights. In particular, commodities placed on the Union market should not be harvested, extracted or produced from ~~areas under local communities’ and~~the lands of indigenous peoples~~’ l~~ and ~~and tenure rights in all forms and that have lost that status, unless this occurred in the presence of free, prior and informed consent of the local communities and indigenous peoples concerned~~local communities, both those lands formally titled and those under customary ownership, without their free, prior and informed consent.

Amendment 456 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 3

Commodities covered by the proposal should not be obtained from land whose acquisition and use affects community and land tenure rights. In particular, commodities placed on the Union market should not be harvested, extracted or produced from ~~areas under local communities’ and~~the lands of indigenous peoples~~’ l~~ and ~~and tenure rights in all forms and that have lost that status, unless this occurred in the presence of free, prior and informed consent of the local communities and indigenous peoples concerned~~local communities - both those lands formally titled and those under customary ownership - without their free, prior and informed consent.

Amendment 457 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Amendment 458 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Amendment 459 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – introductory part

4.1. Duty of ~~due diligence~~environmental responsibility

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. Whereas Union consumption contributes to 10 % of global deforestation; whereas goods and services consumed within the Union that are associated with deforestation (between 1990 and 2008) largely originated from South America and South-East Asia; whereas palm oil is the main source of deforestation linked to the Union’s imports in the case of South- East Asia, while beef and soy are the main sources in the case of South America;

Amendment 460 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 1

~~Economic operators should take all necessary measures to respect and ensure respect for the environment and human rights throughout their entire value chain. This s~~Operators will need to determine whether the commodities and products in their supply chains comply with the sustainability criteria of the regulation, by accessing and evaluating information on the precise land area(s) from where these goods originate. In addition to the environmental criteria, access to information must allow the operator to conclude that those using the land to produce FERCs are entitled to do so and that they are not violating, or have violated, any human rights referred to in the regulation, and have obtained Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) from those hould ~~include all types of business relationships of the undertaking with business partners and entities along its entire valu~~ing rights on those land areas. In particular, operators should be required to have, and make available, information on: I. The precise area (or areas) of harvest, extraction or production of the commodities. Concerning cattle, beef and leather, operators must be able to obtain information about the various areas of pasture where cattle cha~~in (suppliers, franchisees, licens~~s been fed or, where cattle is raised using feesd, ~~joint ventures, investors, clients, contractors, customers, consultants, financial, and legal and other adviser~~about the origin of feed used. II. The present ecological status of the area of harvest, extraction or production. III. The ecological status of the area at the indicated cut-off date. IV. Legal status of land (ownership/title including both formal and customary rights of IPLCs to lands, territories and resources), and ~~any other non-State or state entity directly linked to its business operations, products or services.~~ evidence of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). V. The elements of the supply chain of the commodity in question, with the aim of having information about the likelihood of contamination risks 1) with products of unknown origin or 2) originating from deforested areas, or 3) from areas in which natural forest, forest and ecosystem conversion and degradation occurred, 4) where and under which conditions the commodities are transformed or processed.

Amendment 461 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 1

~~Economic operators should take all necessary measures to respect and ensure respect for the environment and human rights throughout their entire value chain. This s~~Operators will need to determine whether the commodities and products in their supply chains comply with the sustainability criteria of the regulation, by accessing and evaluating information on the precise land area(s) from where these goods originate. In addition to the environmental criteria, access to information must allow the operator to conclude that those using the land to produce FERCs are entitled to do so and that they are not violating, or have violated, any human rights referred to in the regulation, and have obtained Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) from those hould ~~include all types of business relationships of the undertaking with business partners and entities along its entire value chain (suppliers, franchisees, licens~~ing rights on those land areas. In particular, operators should be required to have, and make available, information on: I. The precise area (or areas) of harvest, extraction or production of the commodities. Concerning cattle, beef and leather, operators must be able to obtain information about the various areas of pasture where cattle has been fed or, where cattle is raised using feesd, ~~joint ventures, investors, clients, contractors, customers, consultants, financial, and legal and other adviser~~about the origin of feed used. II. The present ecological status of the area of harvest, extraction or production. III. The ecological status of the area at the indicated cut-off date. IV. Legal status of land (ownership/title including both formal and customary rights of IPLCs to lands, territories and resources), and ~~any other non-State or state entity directly linked to its business operations, products or services.~~ evidence of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). V. The elements of the supply chain of the commodity in question, with the aim of having information about the likelihood of contamination risks 1) with products of unknown origin or 2) originating from deforested areas, or 3) from areas in which natural forest, forest and ecosystem conversion and degradation occurred 4) where and under which conditions the commodities are transformed or processed.

Amendment 462 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 1

~~Economic o~~Operators should take all necessary measures to ~~respect and ensure respect for the environment~~protect the world's forests and human rights throughout their entire value chain. This should include all types of business relationships of the undertaking with business partners and entities along its entire value chain (suppliers, franchisees, licensees, joint ventures, investors, clients, contractors, customers, consultants, financial, and legal and other advisers), and any other non-State or state entity directly linked to its business operations, products or services.

Amendment 463 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 1

Economic operators should take all necessary measures and undergo checks (carried out by the competent authorities of EU Member States) to respect and ensure respect for the environment and human rights throughout their entire value chain. This should include all types of business relationships of the undertaking with business partners and entities along its entire value chain (suppliers, franchisees, licensees, joint ventures, investors, clients, contractors, customers, consultants, financial, and legal and other advisers), and any other non-State or state entity directly linked to its business operations, products or services.

Amendment 464 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 1

Economic operators should take all necessary measures to respect ~~and ensure respect for the environment an~~forests and natural ecosystems and to respect associated human rights throughout their entire value chain. This should include all types of business relationships of the undertaking with business partners and entities along its entire value chain (suppliers, franchisees, licensees, joint ventures, investors, clients, contractors, customers, consultants, financial, and legal and other advisers), and any other non- State or state entity directly linked to its business operations, products or services.

Amendment 465 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 1

Economic operators should take all necessary measures to respect and ensure respect for the environment and human rights throughout their entire value chain. This should include all types of business relationships of the undertaking with business partners and entities along its entire value chain (suppliers, traders, franchisees, licensees, joint ventures, investors, clients, contractors, customers, consultants, financial, and legal and other advisers), and any other non-State or state entity directly linked to its business operations, products or services.

Amendment 466 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 1

Economic operators should take all necessary measures to respect and ensure respect for the environment and human rights throughout their entire value chain. This should include all types of business relationships of the undertaking with business partners and entities along its entire value chain (suppliers, franchisees, licensees, joint ventures, investors, clients, contractors, ~~customers,~~ consultants, financial, and legal and other advisers), and any other non-State or state entity directly linked to its business operations, products or services.

Amendment 467 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

In doing so, economic operators should take a ~~risk-based approach to due diligence~~n approach to environmental responsibility that is based on – publicly accessible – evidence, a best-efforts obligation, transparency and cooperation with checks, where the nature and extent of ~~due dilig~~the evidence corresponds to the type and level of risk ofidentified by the economic operators with potential adverse impacts on forests. Higher risk areas should be subject to ~~enhanced due diligence~~more rigorous assessment and checks.

Amendment 468 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 2

In doing so, ~~economic~~ operators should take a risk- based approach to due diligence, where the nature and extent of due diligence corresponds to the type and level of risk of adverse impacts. Higher risk areas should be subject to enhanced due diligence.

Amendment 469 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

The following measures sh~~ould be adequately and effectively included~~all be considered when designing effective due diligence:

Amendment 47 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. Whereas Union consumption ~~contributes to 10% of global deforestation;~~represents 10% of global deforestation; in real figures this means e.g. 4,45 Mha embodied deforestation for soy, 1,3 Mha for livestock and about 198,000 ha for timber1a; _________________ 1aFeasibility study on options to step up EU action against deforestation commissioned by the European Commission, 2018; available at: https://ec.europa.eu/environment/forests/p df/feasibility_study_deforestation_kh0418 199enn_main_report.pdf p. 26-29

Amendment 470 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – introductory part

a. ~~Mapping the entire value chain~~Obligation of traceability

Amendment 471 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1

Economic operators should have a complete overview of all actors at all levels of their value chains, be it suppliers, traders, franchisees, licensees, joint ventures, investors, clients, contractors, customers, consultants, financial, and legal and other advisers. In particular, operators should be required to have, and make available information on: - the precise area of harvest, extraction or production of the commodities; - the present ecological status of the area of harvest, extraction or production; - the ecological status of the area at the indicated cut-off date; - the elements of the supply chain of the commodity in question, with the aim of having information about the likelihood of contamination risks with products of unknown origin or originating from deforested areas or from areas which natural forest, forest and ecosystem conversion and degradation occurred

Amendment 472 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1

Economic operators sh~~ould have a complete overview of all actors at all levels of their value chains, be it suppliers, franchisees, licensees, joint ventu~~all determine whether the commodities and products in their entire value chains comply with the sustainability and human rights criteria of the proposal, by accessing and evaluating information on the precise land area(s) from where these goods originate. In addition to the environmental criteria, access to information must allow the operator to conclude that those using the land to produce FERCs are entitled to do so and have obtained Frese, ~~investors, clients, contractors, customers, consultants, financial, and legal and other advisers.~~Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) from those holding rights on those land areas and that they are not violating, or have violated, any human rights referred to in this proposal. In particular, operators are required to have, and make available, information on:

Amendment 473 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1

~~Economic o~~Operators should ~~have a complete overview of all actors at all levels of their value chains, be it suppliers, franchisees, licensees, joint ventures, investors, clients, cont~~establish measures and procedures providing access to the relevant information concerning the operactor~~s, customers, consultants, financial, and legal and other advisers~~'s supply of commodities under scope.

Amendment 474 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1

Economic operators should have a complete overview of all actors at all levels of their value chains~~, be it suppliers,~~ starting from the first processing level, be it franchisees, licensees, joint ventures, investors, clients, contractors, customers, consultants, financial, and legal and other advisers.

Amendment 475 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1

Economic operators should have a complete overview of all actors at all levels of their value chains, be it suppliers, franchisees, licensees, joint ventures, investors, clients~~, contractors, customers, consultants, financial, and legal and other advise~~ and contractors.

Amendment 476 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point i (new)

(i) The precise area or areas of harvest or extraction or production of the commodities. Concerning cattle, beef and leather, economic operators must be able to obtain information about the various areas of pasture where cattle has been fed or, where cattle is raised using feed, about the origin of feed used;

Amendment 477 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point ii (new)

(ii) The present ecological status of the area of harvest, extraction or production;

Amendment 478 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point iii (new)

(iii) The ecological status of the area at the indicated cut-off date of this proposal.

Amendment 479 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point iv (new)

(iv) Legal status of land (ownership/title including both formal and customary rights of indigenous peoples and local communities to lands, territories and resources) and evidence of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC).

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. Whereas ~~Union consumption contributes to 10% of global deforestation~~, despite all efforts so far, the world's forests continue to shrink and conservation and sustainable use of the world's forests cannot be adequately ensured by current policies;

Amendment 480 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point v (new)

(v) The elements of the supply chain of the commodity in question, with the aim of having information about the likelihood of contamination risks 1) with products of unknown origin or 2) originating from deforested areas, or 3) from areas in which natural forest, forest and ecosystem conversion and degradation occurred.

Amendment 481 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 – point vi (new)

(vi) Where, by whom and under which conditions the commodities are harvested, transformed or processed with a view to determine compliance with the human rights obligations of this proposal.

Amendment 482 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point a – paragraph 1 a (new)

Economic operators should be required to have access to all the information related to the origin of the products entering the Union internal market through the systematic declaration of GPS coordinates for these commodities, after the entry into force of the proposal as laid down in Article 5(a).

Amendment 483 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point b – introductory part

b. Identify and assess real and potential deforest ~~and ecosystem~~ation risks in the value chains~~, on the basis of the criteria laid down in the proposal~~

Amendment 484 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point b – introductory part

b. Identify and assess real and potential risks to forests and their ecosystem ~~risk~~s in the value chains, on the basis of the criteria laid down in the proposal

Amendment 485 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point b – paragraph 1

Where an economic operator sets up new operations or engages new business partners, it should identify the actors involved in the new supply chain, and assess their policies and practices, as well as their harvesting, production, extraction and processing sites. For existing operations, ongoing adverse impacts and harms as well as potential risks should be identified and assessed. Risks analysis should be done with regard to the risks occurring from the economic operator’s activities to, or impact on, the environment, individuals or communities affected, rather than material risk to corporate shareholdersOperators should establish risk assessment procedures enabling the operator to analyse and evaluate the deforestation risk.

Amendment 486 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point b – paragraph 1

Where an economic operator sets up new operations or engages new business partners, it should identify the actors involved in the new supply chain, and assess their policies and practices, as well as their harvesting, production, extraction and processing sites. Certification schemes should require traceability as to the origin of products, paying particular attention to the use and promotion of GPS technologies that allow precise mapping of the farms and lands concerned. For existing operations, ongoing adverse impacts and harms as well as potential risks should be identified and assessed. Risks analysis should be done with regard to the risks occurring from the economic operator’s activities to, or impact on, the environment, individuals or communities affected, rather than material risk to corporate shareholders.

Amendment 487 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point b – paragraph 1

Where an economic operator sets up new operations or engages new business partners, it should identify the actors involved in the new supply chain and investments, and assess their policies and practices, as well as their harvesting, production, extraction and processing sites. For existing operations, ongoing adverse impacts and harms as well as potential risks should be identified and assessed. Risks analysis should be done with regard to the risks occurring from the economic operator’s activities to, or impact on, the environment, indi~~viduals or communitie~~genous peoples, local communities and individuals affected, rather than material risk to corporate shareholders.

Amendment 488 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point b – paragraph 1

Where an economic operator sets up new operations or engages new business partners, it should identify the actors involved in the new supply chain and investments, and assess their policies and practices, as well as their harvesting, production, extraction and processing sites. For existing operations, ongoing adverse impacts and harms as well as potential risks should be identified and assessed. Risks analysis should be done with regard to the risks occurring from the economic operator’s activities to, or impact on, the environment, iIndi~~viduals or~~genous Peoples and local communities affected, rather than material risk to corporate shareholders.

Amendment 489 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point b – paragraph 1

Where an economic operator sets up new operations or engages new business partners, it should identify the actors involved in the new supply chain, and assess their policies and practices, as well as their harvesting, production, extraction and processing sites. For existing operations, ongoing adverse impacts and harms as well as potential risks should be identified and assessed. Risks analysis should be done with regard to the risks occurring from the economic operator’s activities to, or impact on, the environment, individuals or Indigenous Peoples and local communities affected, rather than material risk to corporate shareholders.

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. Whereas Union consumption is estimated to contributes to at least 10% of global deforestation;

Amendment 490 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point b – paragraph 1

Where an economic operator sets up new operations or engages new business partners, it should identify the actors involved in the new supply chain, and assess their policies and practices, as well as their harvesting, production, extraction and processing sites. For existing operations, ongoing adverse impacts and harms as well as potential risks should be identified and assessed. Risks analysis should be done with regard to the risks occurring from the economic operator’s activities to, or impact on, ~~the environment,~~forests and natural ecosystems and individuals or communities affected, rather than material risk to corporate shareholders.

Amendment 491 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point b – paragraph 2

When economic operators have large numbers of suppliers, they should identify general areas where the risk of adverse impacts is most significant and, based on this risk assessment, prioritise suppliers for due diligence.deleted

Amendment 492 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point b – paragraph 2

Amendment 493 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point c – paragraph 1

Amendment 494 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Mohammed CHAHIM

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point c – paragraph 1

Mitigation and preventive measures may require an economic operator to undertake a series of actions such as changing its purchasing practices to change the types of forest products purchased, amending contracts with suppliers, providing support to suppliers to change their practices, etc. Mitigation actions should first seek to improve practices throughout the supply chain. Where improvements do not sufficiently reduce the risks, the change of purchasing and investment decisions should be consideredExcept where the risk identified in the course of the risk identification and assessment procedures referred to in point (b) is negligible, and therefore the operator has no residual reason to be concerned that the commodities and products may not meet the criteria set out in this framework, the operators should adopt risk mitigation procedures. These procedures should consist of a set of measures that effectively and demonstrably reduce to a negligible level all identified risks e.g. amending contracts with suppliers, providing support to suppliers to change their practices, changing its purchasing and investment practices, for the purpose and in view of the lawful placing of the covered commodities and products on the internal market.

Amendment 495 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point c – paragraph 1

Amendment 496 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point c – paragraph 1

Mitigation and preventive measures may require an economic operator to undertake a series of actions such as changing its purchasing practices to change the types of forest products purchased, amending contracts with suppliers, providing support to suppliers to change their practices, etc. Mitigation actions should first seek to improve practices throughout the supply chain. Where improvements do not sufficiently reduce the risks, the change of purchasing and investment decisions should be consideredExcept where the risk identified in the course of the risk identification and assessment procedures referred to in point (b) is negligible, and therefore the operator has no residual reason to be concerned that the commodities and products may not meet the criteria set out in this framework, the operators should adopt risk mitigation procedures. These procedures should consist of a set of measures that effectively and demonstrably reduce to a negligible level all identified risks e.g. amending contracts with suppliers, providing support to suppliers to change their practices, changing its purchasing practices, for the purpose and in view of the lawful placing of the cover.

Amendment 497 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point c – paragraph 1 a (new)

Except where the risk identified in the course of the risk identification and assessment procedures referred to in point (b) is negligible, and therefore the operator has no residual reason to be concerned that the commodities and products may not meet the criteria set out in this framework, the operators should adopt risk mitigation procedures. These procedures should consist of a set of measures that effectively and demonstrably reduce to a negligible level all identified risks e.g. amending contracts with suppliers, providing support to suppliers to change their practices, changing its purchasing practices, for the purpose and in view of the lawful placing of the covered commodities and products on the internal market.

Amendment 498 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point d – introductory part

d. Ceasing ~~environmental an~~damage to forests and natural ecosystems or associated human rights abuses

Amendment 499 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point d – introductory part

d. ~~Ceasing environmental and human rights abuses~~Independent third-party audit of supply chain due diligence

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 20

~~- having regard to the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention of 1989,~~deleted

Amendment 50 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. Whereas Union consumption is estimated to contributes to at least 10% of global deforestation;

Amendment 500 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point d – paragraph 1

~~Economic operators should cease all operations that cause, contribute to or potentially cause or contribute to adverse impacts that cannot be prevented.~~deleted

Amendment 501 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Mohammed CHAHIM

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point d – paragraph 1

~~Economic operators should cease all operations that cause~~Where, after thoroughly following the requirements referred to in points (a), (b) and (c), economic operators come to the conclusion that operations, or parts of operations, contribute to or potentially cause or contribute to adverse impacts that cannot be prevented or mitigated, they should cease all of these operations, or parts of operations.

Amendment 502 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point d – paragraph 1

Economic operators should cease all operations that cause, contribute to or potentially cause or contribute to adverse impacts on forests, natural ecosystems or associated human rights that cannot be prevented.

Amendment 503 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point e – introductory part

e. ~~Monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of the adopted measures and continuously improve the effectiveness of their~~Annual corporate reporting on supply chain due diligence

Amendment 504 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point e – introductory part

e. Monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of the adopted measures and continuously improve the effectiveness of their ~~due diligence~~commitments in the area of environmental responsibility

Amendment 505 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point e – introductory part

e. Monitoring ~~the implementation and effectiveness of the adopted measures~~ and continuously improve the effectiveness of their due diligence system

Amendment 506 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point e – introductory part

e. Monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of the adopted measures and continuously improve the effectiveness of their due diligence system

Amendment 507 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point e – introductory part

e. Monitoring ~~the implementation and effectiveness of the adopted measures~~ and continuously improveing the effectiveness of their due diligence system and its implementation

Amendment 508 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point e – paragraph 1

Economic operators should periodically check to see if their actions are actually reducing harm and if not, adjust them or develop other actions. This system should be based on qualitative and quantitative indicators and internal and external feedback.deleted

Amendment 509 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point e – paragraph 1

Economic operators should periodically check to see if their ~~actions are actually reducing harm~~due diligence system is fit for preventing harm and ensure the compliance of commodities and products with the framework and if not, adjust it~~hem~~ or develop other actions. Thise evaluation of the due diligence system should be based on qualitative and quantitative indicators and internal and external feedback and clear accountability processes.

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. Whereas Union consumption is estimated to contributes to at least 10% of global deforestation;

Amendment 510 #

Economic operators should periodically check to see if their ~~actions are actually reducing harm~~due diligence system is fit for preventing harm and ensure the compliance of commodities and products with the framework and if not, adjust it~~hem~~ or develop other actions. Thise evaluation of the due diligence system should be based on qualitative and quantitative indicators ~~and~~, internal and external feedback and clear accountability processes.

Amendment 511 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point e – paragraph 1

Economic operators should periodically check to see if their ~~actions are actually reducing harm~~due diligence system is fit for preventing harm and ensure the compliance of commodities and products with the framework and if not, adjust it~~hem~~ or develop other actions. Thise evaluation of the due diligence system should be based on qualitative and quantitative indicators ~~and~~, internal and external feedback and clear accountability processes.

Amendment 512 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point e – paragraph 1

Economic operators should periodically check to see if their ~~actions are actually reducing harm~~due diligence system is fit for preventing harm and ensure the compliance of commodities and products with the framework and if not, adjust it~~hem~~ or develop other actions. Thise evaluation of the due diligence system should be based on qualitative and quantitative indicators ~~and~~, internal and external feedback and clear accountability processes.

Amendment 513 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point e – paragraph 1

Economic operators should be subject to checks and should periodically check to see if their actions are actually reducing harm and if not, adjust them or develop other actions. This system should be based on checks by the competent authorities within the EU, qualitative and quantitative indicators and internal and external feedback.

Amendment 514 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point f – introductory part

f. Integrating ~~third-party~~ certification schemes

Amendment 515 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point f – paragraph 1

Third-party certification schemes can ~~complement and inform~~replace the risk assessment and mitigation components of due diligence systems, provided that these schemes are adequate in terms of scope and strength of sustainability criteria and meet adequate levels of transparency, impartiality and reliability. Third-party certification schemes should also meet specific governance criteria consisting of ~~independence from the industry,~~ inclusion of social and environmental interests in standard-setting, independent third-party auditing, public disclosure of auditing reports, transparency at all stages, and openness. It is only after the economic operator has performed such an assessment of the scope and strength of sustainability and of the governance criteria that it may decide to take into account third-party schemes where necessary and relevant. However, third- party certification should not impair the principle of the economic operator’s liability.

Amendment 516 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point f – paragraph 1

~~Third-party c~~Certification schemes can complement and inform the risk assessment and mitigation components of due diligence systems, provided that these schemes are adequate in terms of scope and strength of sustainability criteria and meet adequate levels of transparency, impartiality and reliability. ~~Third-party c~~Certification schemes should ~~also meet specific governance criteria consisting of~~be implemented by the national authorities – at the competent levels – who will guarantee, in the public interest, their independence from the industry, inclusion of social and environmental interests in standard-setting, independent third-party auditing, public disclosure of auditing reports, transparency at all stages, and openness. It is only after the economic operator has performed such an assessment of the scope and strength of sustainability and of the governance criteria that it may decide to take into account third-party schemes where necessary and relevant. However, third- party certification should not impair the principle of the economic operator’s liability.

Amendment 517 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point f – paragraph 1

Third-party certification schemes can complement and inform the risk assessment and mitigation components of due diligence systems, provided that these schemes are adequate in terms of scope and strength of sustainability criteria and meet adequate levels of transparency, impartiality and reliability. Third-party certification schemes should also meet specific governance criteria consisting of independence from the industry, inclusion of social and environmental interests in standard-setting, independent third-party auditing, public disclosure of auditing reports, transparency at all stages, and openness. Third-party certification schemes should complement the due diligence systems by ensuring the identification of the origin of products. It is only after the economic operator has performed such an assessment of the scope and strength of sustainability and of the governance criteria that it may decide to take into account third-party schemes where necessary and relevant. However, third-party certification should not impair the principle of the economic operator’s liability.

Amendment 518 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point f – paragraph 1

Third-party certification schemes can complement and inform the risk assessment and mitigation components of due diligence systems, provided that these schemes are adequate in terms of scope and strength of sustainability criteria and meet adequate levels of transparency, impartiality and reliability. Third-party certification schemes should also meet specific governance criteria consisting of independence from the industry, inclusion of social and environmental interests in standard-setting, independent third-party auditing, public disclosure of auditing reports, transparency at all stages, and openness. It is only after the economic operator has performed such an assessment of the scope and strength of sustainability and of the governance criteria that it may decide to take into account third-party schemes where necessary and relevant. However, third-party certification should not impair the principle of the economic operator’s liability. Whenever possible, existing certification schemes and monitoring should be used.

Amendment 519 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point f – paragraph 1

Third-party certification schemes can complement and inform the risk assessment and mitigation components of due diligence systems, provided that these schemes are adequate in terms of scope and strength of sustainability criteria and meet adequate levels of transparency, impartiality and reliability. Such schemes should only award certification to products with 100% certified content. Third-party certification schemes should also meet specific governance criteria consisting of independence from the industry, inclusion of social and environmental interests in standard-setting, independent third-party auditing, public disclosure of auditing reports, transparency at all stages, and openness. It is only after the economic operator has performed such an assessment of the scope and strength of sustainability and of the governance criteria that it may decide to take into account third-party schemes where necessary and relevant. However, third- party certification should not impair the principle of the economic operator’s liability.

Amendment 52 #

Clare DALY, Mick WALLACE, Anja HAZEKAMP

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. Whereas Union consumption directly contributes to 10% of global deforestation;

Amendment 520 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point f – paragraph 1

Third-party certification schemes can complement and inform the risk assessment and mitigation components of due diligence systems, provided that these schemes are adequate in terms of scope and strength of sustainability criteria and meet adequate levels of transparency, impartiality and reliability. Third-party certification schemes should also meet specific governance criteria consisting of independence from the industry, inclusion of social and environmental interests in standard-setting, independent third-party auditing, public disclosure of auditing reports, transparency at all stages, and openness. ~~It is only after the economic operator has performed such an assessment of the scope and strength of sustainability and of the governance criteria that it may decide to~~The implementation of and compliance with those third-party schemes should be taken into account ~~third-party schemes where necessary and relevant. However, third- party certification should not impair the principle of the economic operator’s liability~~when designing liability schemes. The Commission should establish minimum criteria for certification schemes and certify certification schemes; operators should be allowed to use EU certified certification schemes as an industry standard.

Amendment 521 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point f – paragraph 1 a (new)

Standards and certification schemes that help to identify and promote deforestation-free commodities should be strengthened through, among other things, studies on their benefits and shortcomings and by developing guidance, including an assessment based on certain criteria to demonstrate the credibility and solidity of different standards and schemes. Such criteria should address aspects such as the robustness of the certification and accreditation processes, independent monitoring, possibilities to monitor the supply chain, requirements to protect primary forests and ecosystems of high biodiversity value.

Amendment 522 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)

fa. Meaningful consultations with local communities, including through grievance redress mechanisms; Economic operators should ensure that local and indigenous communities have avenues for communicating risks and concerns and also sharing indigenous and local knowledge (ILK). There should also be established avenues for local communities to make grievances, and have this incorporated in the due diligence process;

Amendment 523 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point g – paragraph 1

The Union may negotiate Voluntary Partnership Agreements with FERC- producing countries (partner countries), which create a legally binding obligation for the parties to implement a licensing scheme and to regulate trade in FERCs in accordance with the national law of the FERC-producing country and the environmental and human rights criteria laid out in the proposal. FERCs which originate in partner countries with Voluntary Partnership Agreements should be considered to be of negligible risk ~~for the purpose of the proposal~~as far as the partnership agreement is implemented for the purpose of the proposal. Voluntary Partnership Agreements could be negotiated between the Union and FERC-producing countries, to tackle supply-side drivers of deforestation such as weak forest and land governance, and lack of protection for community tenure rights. Such agreements should be based around national multi-stakeholder dialogues that give forest communities, small farmers and civil society a seat at the table to discuss and resolve matters of national law & policy.

Amendment 524 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point g – paragraph 1

The Union ~~may~~should negotiate (Voluntary) Partnership Agreements with ~~FERC-~~countries producing co~~untries~~mmodities that drive deforestation (partner countries), which create a legally binding obligation for the parties to implement a licensing scheme and to regulate trade in ~~FERC~~those commodies in accordance with the national law of the ~~FERC-~~producing country and the environmental and human rights criteria laid out in the proposal. ~~FERCs~~Commodities under scope which originate in partner countries with (Voluntary) Partnership Agreements should be considered to be of negligible risk for the purpose of the proposal.

Amendment 525 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point g – paragraph 1

Amendment 526 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point g – paragraph 1

Amendment 527 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point g – paragraph 1

Amendment 528 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Mohammed CHAHIM, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point g – paragraph 1

The Union may negotiate Voluntary FERC Partnership Agreements with FERC- producing countries (partner countries), which create a legally binding obligation for the parties to implement a licensing scheme and to regulate trade in FERCs in accordance with the national law of the FERC-producing country and the environmental and human rights criteria laid out in the proposal. FERCs which originate in partner countries with Voluntary FERC Partnership Agreements should be considered to be of negligible risk for the purpose of the proposal.

Amendment 529 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

~~Economic operators should:~~ Operators should set up effective consultation mechanisms to enable the involvement of affected third-parties and ensure respective publicly communication.

Amendment 53 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas recent investigations have revealed that some EU-based financial institutions have been the main source of financing behind the six key agribusiness companies involved in deforesting climate-critical forests in Brazil, Congo Basin and New Guinea; whereas secretive international financial flows and a failure by banks and investors to comply with due diligence requirements have been recognised as among the main factors that have hindered the development of deforestation-free supply chains and respect for human rights in that context;

Amendment 530 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1 – point a

~~a) adequately, timely and directly consult impacted and potentially impacted stakeholders;~~deleted

Amendment 531 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1 – point b

~~b) properly take into account stakeholders’ perspectives in the definition and implementation of the due diligence measures;~~deleted

Amendment 532 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1 – point c

~~c) ensure that representative trade unions and workers’ representatives are involved in the definition and implementation of the due diligence measures;~~deleted

Amendment 533 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1 – point d

d) establish an early-warning mechanism that give an opportunity to workers and interested parties with substantiated concerns to inform the economic operator about any risk of harm throughout the entire value chain. The economic operator should take this information into account in its due diligence processes.eleted

Amendment 534 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1 – point d

d) establish an early-warning mechanism that give an opportunity to workers and interested parties with substantiated concerns to inform the economic operator about any risk of harm to forests and natural ecosystems throughout the entire value chain. The economic operator should take this information into account in its due diligence processes.

Amendment 535 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

da) establish grievance redress mechanisms to ensure that local communities and indigenous people always have avenues to communicate grievances and alert risks.

Amendment 536 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

da) properly take into account local communities, indigenous peoples, land and environmental defenders.

Amendment 537 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3 – paragraph 1

~~Economic o~~Operators should ~~routine~~annually report on their supply chain due diligence and consultation processes, the risks identified, their procedures for risk analysis, risk mitigation and remediation, and their implementation and outcomes to the competent authority and in a public, accessible and appropriate manner.

Amendment 538 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3 – paragraph 1

Economic operators should r~~outinely report~~ eport every year on the system they use and how they apply it to the commodities in question, their due diligence and consultation processes, the risks identified, their procedures for risk analysis, risk mitigation and remediation, and their implementation and outcomes to the competent authority and in a public, accessible and appropriate manner.

Amendment 539 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3 – paragraph 1

Economic operators should routinely report on their due diligence and consultation processes, the risks identified, their procedures for risk analysis, risk mitigation and remediation, and their implementation and outcomes to the competent authority and in a public, accessible and appropriate manner, which will not disproportionately burden small and medium-sized enterprises in particular.

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. Whereas overconsumption of meat and dairy in the EU is one of the drivers of global deforestation, ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss; whereas EU citizens ate 69,3 kg of meat per capita in 20181a, even though a sustainable and healthy diet recommends a maximum of 10 to 16 kg of meat per capita; whereas a significant reduction in the consumption and production of meat and dairy is essential to halt deforestation and biodiversity loss and stop climate change; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/fo od-farming- fisheries/farming/documents/medium- term-outlook-2018-report_en.pdf

Amendment 540 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3 – paragraph 1

Economic operators should routinely report on the~~ir due diligence~~ measures they have put in place in relation to environmental responsibility and consultation ~~processes~~, the risks identified, their procedures for risk analysis, risk mitigation and remediation, and their implementation and outcomes to the competent authority and in a public, accessible and appropriate manner.

Amendment 541 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3 – paragraph 3

The Commission should adopt delegated acts to set out the format, the frequency and the elements of the reports. In particular, economic operators should, inter alia, report on the system they use and how they apply it to the commodities in question, identified risks and impacts; the actions taken to cease and remedy existing abuses and to prevent and mitigate risks of abuse, as well as their outcomes; the measures and results of monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of such actions, warnings received through the early-warning mechanism and how the economic operator took them into account in their due diligence processes, and a list of all subsidiaries, subcontractors and suppliers, products and their quantity and origin. A failure to publish complete and timely reports should be penalised.

Amendment 542 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3 – paragraph 3

Amendment 543 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3 – paragraph 3

Amendment 544 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3 – paragraph 3

The Commission should adopt delegated acts to set out the format~~, the frequency~~ and the elements of the reports. In particular, economic operators should, inter alia, report on the identified risks and impacts; the actions taken to cease and remedy existing abuses and to prevent and mitigate risks of abuse, as well as their outcomes; the measures and results of monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of such actions, warnings received through the early-warning mechanism and how the economic operator took them into account in their due diligence processes, and a list of all subsidiaries, subcontractors and suppliers, products and their quantity and origin. A failure to publish complete and timely reports should ~~be penalised~~lead to the suspension of the authorisation to place products on the Union internal market.

Amendment 545 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3 – paragraph 3

The Commission should adopt delegated acts to set out the format, the frequency and the elements of the reports. In particular, economic operators should, inter alia, report on the identified risks and impacts; the actions taken to cease and remedy existing abuses and to prevent and mitigate risks of abuse, as well as their outcomes; the measures and results of monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of such actions, warnings received through the early-warning mechanism and how the economic operator took them into account in their ~~due diligence processe~~environmental responsibility commitments and obligations, and a list of all subsidiaries, subcontractors and suppliers, products and their quantity and origin. A failure to publish complete and timely reports should be penalised.

Amendment 546 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3 – paragraph 3

The Commission should adopt ~~delegated~~implementing acts to set out the format, the frequency and the elements of the reports. In particular, economic operators should, inter alia, report on the identified risks and impacts; the actions taken to cease and remedy existing abuses and to prevent and mitigate risks of abuse, as well as their outcomes; the measures and results of monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of such actions, warnings received through the early-warning mechanism and how the economic operator took them into account in their due diligence processes, and a list of all subsidiaries, subcontractors and suppliers, products and their quantity and origin. A failure to publish complete and timely reports should be ~~penalised~~subject to sanctions.

Amendment 547 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3 – paragraph 3

The Commission should adopt delegated acts to set out the format, the frequency and the elements of the reports. In particular, ~~economic~~ operators should, inter alia, report on board-level on the identified risks and impacts; the actions taken to cease and remedy existing abuses and to prevent and mitigate risks of abuse, as well as their outcomes; the measures and results of monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of such actions, warnings received through the early-warning mechanism and how the economic operator took them into account in their due diligence processes, and a list of all subsidiaries, subcontractors and suppliers, products and their quantity and origin. A failure to publish complete and timely reports should be penalised.

Amendment 548 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.4 – paragraph 1

Economic operators should maintain a written record of all ~~due diligence action~~actions taken within the context of their environmental responsibility commitments and their results, and make them available to the competent authorities upon request.

Amendment 549 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.4 – paragraph 1

~~Economic o~~Operators should maintain a written record of all due diligence actions and their results, and make them available to the competent authorities upon request.

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. Whereas livelihoods of more than 1.6 billion people are estimated to be dependent on forest resources; whereas forests are not only an essential source of timber, food and fibres, but they are also home to 80% of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity, are a major provider of various ecosystem services, and play a significant role in the global carbon cycle; whereas deforestation accounts annually for more greenhouse gas emissions than the total EU economy;

Amendment 550 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.5 – paragraph 1

The Commission should develop voluntary guidance to supplement legal obligations contained in the proposal, in particular to clarify the due diligence expectations for specific contexts, sectors, or in relation to certain types of economic operators, and guidance how to integrate existing environmental management systems, such as the international environmental management standard ISO 14001 or the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), into an economicguidelines and guidance to facilitate compliance with the legal obligations contained in the proposal, for specific contexts, sectors, or in relation to certain types of economic operators, and guidance how to integrate specific concerns into an operator’s due diligence processes.

Amendment 551 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.5 – paragraph 1

Amendment 552 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.5 – paragraph 1

The Commission in a cooperation with Member States and relevant stakeholders, should develop voluntary guidance to supplement legal obligations contained in the proposal, in particular to clarify the due diligence expectations and the term “economic operator” for specific contexts, sectors, or in relation to certain types of economic operators, and guidance how to integrate existing environmental management systems, such as the international environmental management standard ISO 14001 or the Eco- Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), into an economic operator’s due diligence processes.

Amendment 553 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.5 – paragraph 1

The Commission should develop ~~voluntary guidance to supplement~~guidelines and guidance to facilitate compliance with the legal obligations contained in the proposal, in particular to clarify the due diligence expectations for specific contexts, sectors, or in relation to certain types of economic operators, and guidance how to integrate existing environmental management systems, such as the international environmental management standard ISO 14001 or the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), into an economic operator’s due diligence processes.

Amendment 554 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.5 – paragraph 1

The Commission should develop voluntary guidance to supplement legal obligations contained in the proposal, in particular to clarify the ~~due diligence~~environmental responsibility expectations for specific contexts, sectors, or in relation to certain types of economic operators, and guidance how to integrate existing environmental management systems, such as the international environmental management standard ISO 14001 or the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), into an economic operator’s due diligence processes.

Amendment 555 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.5 – paragraph 2

To support economic operators in ~~conduct~~fulfilling their ~~due diligence obligation~~environmental responsibility commitments, the Commission should publish regional hotspot analyses with regard to FERCs.

Amendment 556 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.5 – paragraph 2

To support economic operators in conducting their due diligence obligations, the Commission should publish regional hotspot analyses with regard to ~~FERC~~forest and natural ecosystem-risk commodities.

Amendment 557 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Member States should ensure, in accordance with their national law and practice, the enforcement of the ~~above duties by:~~respective parts of the proposal.

Amendment 558 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part

a. Providing for proportionate, effective and dissuasive penalties and sanctions for non-compliance with any of the above-mentioned obligations an. Heavier penalties should be applied where non- compliance with any of the above- mentioned obligations causes, contributes to, is linked to, or aggravates, abuses or the risk of environmental damage or human rights abuses. These cshould include:

Amendment 559 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part

a. Providing for proportionate, effective and dissuasive penalties and sanctions for non-compliance with any of the above-mentioned obligations an. Heavier penalties should be applied where non- compliance with any of the above- mentioned obligations causes, contributes to, is linked to, or aggravates, ~~abuses or~~ the risk of environmental damage or human rights abuses. These cshould include:

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas deforestation and forest degradation are responsible for approximately 20% of the global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and also represent a major threat in the context of climate change; whereas deforestation occurs at an alarming rate of 13 million hectares per year, most of it in tropical regions in developing countries;

Amendment 560 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part

a. Providing for proportionate, effective and dissuasive penalties and sanctions for non-compliance with any of the above-mentioned obligations and where non-compliance with any of the above-mentioned obligations causes, contributes to, is linked to, or aggravates, abuses or the risk of ~~environmental damage or~~damage to forests or natural ecosystems or associated human rights abuse; This could include:

Amendment 561 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part

a. Providing for proportionate, effective and dissuasive penalties and sanctions for non-compliance with any of the above-mentioned obligations and where non-compliance with any of the above-mentioned obligations causes, contributes to, is linked to, or aggravates, ~~abuses or the risk of~~ environmental damage or human rights abuses or the risks thereof. These cshould include:

Amendment 562 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

i. ~~monetary~~effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties proportionate to the environmental or human rights damage, the value of the commodities and derived products at hand, and the tax losses and economic detriment resulting from the infringement;

Amendment 563 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

i. monetary penalties proportionate to the ~~environmental or~~damage to forests, natural ecosystems or associated human rights ~~damage~~, the value of the commodities and derived products at hand, and the tax losses and economic detriment resulting from the infringement;

Amendment 564 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

i. monetary penalties proportionate to the environmental or human rights damage, ~~the value of the commodities and derived products at hand,~~ and the tax losses and economic ~~detriment~~prejudice resulting from the infringement;

Amendment 565 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

i. monetary penalties proportionate to the environmental or human rights damage, ~~the value of the commodities and derived products at hand, and the tax losses and economic detriment~~cost of environmental and human rights restoration and the economic prejudice resulting from the infringement to the affected communities;

Amendment 566 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i

i. monetary penalties proportionate to the environmental or human rights damage, the ~~value of the commodities and derived products at hand, and the tax losses~~cost of environmental and human rights restoration and economic ~~detriment~~prejudice resulting from the infringement; to the affected communities

Amendment 567 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii

iii. immediate suspension of authorisation to ~~trade;~~ place products on the Union internal market;

Amendment 568 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point b

b. Designating competent national investigating and enforcement authorities (‘competent authorities’). The competent authorities should monitor that economic operators effectively fulfil the obligations laid down in the proposal. For that purpose, the competent authorities should carry out official checks, in accordance with a plan as appropriate, which may include checks on the premises of economic operators and field audits, and should be able to adopt provisional orders and, in addition and without prejudice to the application of sanctions, they should have the power to require economic operators to take remedial actions ~~where necessary~~. The competent authorities should ~~endeav~~carry ourt t~~o carry out~~imely and thorough checks when in possession of relevant information, including substantiated concerns from third parties. They should treat information related to their activity in accordance with Directive 2003/4 on public access to environmental information.

Amendment 569 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas Public Timber Procurement Policies have sent strong market signals and have contributed to the exclusion of illegal timber from EU markets and the promotion of sustainable forest management;

Amendment 570 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point b

b. Designating competent national b. investigating and enforcement authorities (‘competent authorities’). The competent authorities should monitor that economic operators effectively fulfil the obligations laid down in the proposal. For that purpose, the competent authorities should carry out official checks, in accordance with a plan as appropriate, which may include checks on the premises of economic operators and field audits, and should be able to adopt provisional orders and, in addition and without prejudice to the application of sanctions, they should have the power to require economic operators to take remedial actions ~~where necessary~~. The competent authorities should ~~endeav~~carry ourt t~~o carry out~~imely and thorough checks when in possession of relevant information, including substantiated concerns from third parties. They should treat information related to their activity in accordance with Directive 2003/4 on public access to environmental information.

Amendment 571 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point b

b. Designating competent national investigating and enforcement authorities (‘competent authorities’). The competent authorities should monitor that economic operators effectively fulfil the obligations laid down in the proposal. For that purpose, the competent authorities should carry out official checks, in accordance with a plan as appropriate, which may include checks on the premises of economic operators and field audits, and should be able to require economic operators to take remedial actions where necessary. The competent authorities should ~~endeavour to carry out checks when in possession of~~be vested with the necessary power to obtain all relevant information, including substantiated concerns from third parties. , so that regular, exhaustive checks can be carried out;

Amendment 572 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point b

b. Designating competent national investigating and enforcement authorities (‘competent authorities’). The competent authorities should monitor that ~~economic~~ operators effectively fulfil the obligations laid down in the proposal. For that purpose, the competent authorities should carry out official checks, in accordance with a plan as appropriate, which may include checks on the premises of ~~economic~~ operators and field audits, and should be able to require economic operators to take remedial actions where necessary. The competent authorities should endeavour to carry out checks when in possession of relevant information, including substantiated concerns from third parties.

Amendment 573 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point c

c. Ensuring that members of the public have the right to challenge non- compliance before the judicial or administrative authorities. This should include any individuals or groups whose rights and obligations or interests are affected, directly or indirectly, by the undertaking’s total or partial failure to perform its duties, including employees, customers, consumers and end-users, trade unions, transnational trade union federations, local communities, national or local governments or institutions, journalists, NGOs and local civil society organisations.deleted

Amendment 574 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point c

c. ~~Ensuring that members of the public have~~Considering the right to challenge non- compliance before the judicial or administrative authorities. This should include any individuals or groups whose rights and obligations or interests are affected, directly or indirectly, by the undertaking’s total or partial failure to perform its duties, including employees, customers, consumers and end-users, trade unions, transnational trade union federations, local communities, national or local governments or institutions, journalists, NGOs and local civil society organisations by members of the public while assessing if such right is compatible with the principle of proportionality and feasibility.

Amendment 575 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

The Commission should adopt delegated acts to lay down legally binding standards and guidelines applicable to national competent authorities to ensure effective and uniform implementation and enforcement of the proposal across the Union, ~~in particular with regard to~~considering the following elements:

Amendment 576 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

The Commission should ~~adopt delegated acts to lay down legally binding~~provide standards and guidelines ~~applicabl~~for voluntary use to national competent authorities to ensure effective and uniform implementation and enforcement of the proposal across the Union, in particular with regard to:

Amendment 577 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 1

- listing and making public economic operators falling under the remit of the proposal in a public register;

Amendment 578 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 4

- guidance on third-party concerns to establish Union-wide criteria to assess whether a concern is substantial and reliable enough to be ~~accept~~processed, and develop clear ~~timelines for~~procedural standards for the timely, impartial, effective and transparent responses by the national competent authorities to~~wards~~ third-party concerns;

Amendment 579 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 4

Amendment 58 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. Whereas 87% of Europeans agree that new laws are needed to ensure the products sold in the Member States do not contribute to global deforestation according to a YouGov poll;

Amendment 580 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – introductory part

5.2. ~~Civil l~~Liability ~~and access to remedies~~

Amendment 581 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point a – paragraph 1

Economic operators should be: i) harm arising out of human rights or environmental abuses, as set out in the proposal, caused, aggravated, contributed by or linked to controlled or economically dependent entities; ii) human rights or environmental abuses directly linked to their products, services or operations through a business relationship, unless they can prove they acted with due care and took all reasonable measures given the circumstances that could have prevented the harm. Economic operators may therefore discharge their liability if they can prove that they took all due care to identify and avoid the damage.deleted jointly and severally liable for liable for harm arising out of

Amendment 582 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point a – paragraph 1 – introductory part

~~Economic operators should be:~~The concept of procedural liability should be preferred.

Amendment 583 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point a – paragraph 1 – point i

i) jointly and severally liable for harm arising out of human rights or environmental abuses, as set out in the proposal, caused, aggravated, contributed by or linked to controlled or economically dependent entities;deleted

Amendment 584 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point a – paragraph 1 – point i

i) jointly and severally liable for harm arising out of human rights ~~or environmental abuse~~abuses or damage to forests and natural ecosystems, as set out in the proposal, caused, aggravated, contributed by or linked to controlled or economically dependent entities;

Amendment 585 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point a – paragraph 1 – point i

i) jointly and severally liable for direct harm arising out of human rights or environmental abuses, as set out in the proposal, caused, aggravated, contributed by or linked to controlled or economically dependent entities;

Amendment 586 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point a – paragraph 1 – point ii

ii) liable for harm arising out of human rights or environmental abuses directly linked to their products, services or operations through a business relationship, unless they can prove they acted with due care and took all reasonable measures given the circumstances that could have prevented the harm. Economic operators may therefore discharge their liability if they can prove that they took all due care to identify and avoid the damage.deleted

Amendment 587 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point a – paragraph 1 – point ii

ii) liable for direct harm arising out of human rights or environmental abuses directly linked to their products, services or operations through a business relationship, unless they can prove they acted with due care and took all reasonable measures given the circumstances that could have prevented the harm. ~~Economic operators may therefore discharge their liability if they can prove that they took all due care to identify and avoid the damage.~~

Amendment 588 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point a – paragraph 1 – point ii

ii) liable for harm arising out of ~~human rights or environmental~~damage to forests and natural ecosystems or associated human rights abuses directly linked to their products, services or operations through a business relationship, unless they can prove they acted with due care and took all reasonable measures given the circumstances that could have prevented the harm. Economic operators may therefore discharge their liability if they can prove that they took all due care to identify and avoid the damage.

Amendment 589 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point b – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Where a plaintiff has presented ~~reasonably~~strong available facts and evidence sufficient to support their action, the defendant should bear the burden of proving:

Amendment 59 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas consumption flows linked to deforestation could increase against the background of the trade agreements proposed between the EU and Mercosur, and the EU and Peru;

Amendment 590 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point c

c. Access to remedies Where an economic operator causes, aggravates, or is linked to or contributes to an adverse impact on individuals or organisations, that it has not envisaged or been able to prevent, it should provide for a remedy, through non-judicial or judicial remediation mechanisms.deleted

Amendment 591 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point c – paragraph 1

WThe~~re an~~ law should provide for accessible and effective judicial remedies to allow damaged parties to seek redress against economic operators that causes, aggravates, or isare linked to or contributes to an adverse impact on ~~individuals or organisations, that it has not envisaged or been able to prevent, it should provide for a remedy, through non-judicial or judicial remediation mechanisms~~their rights. Non-State grievance mechanisms should be considered as complementary to improve accountability and access to remedy.

Amendment 592 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point c – paragraph 1

WThe~~re an~~ law should provide for accessible and effective judicial remedies to allow damaged parties to seek redress against economic operators that causes, aggravates, or isare linked to or contributes to an adverse impact on ~~individuals or organisations, that it has not envisaged or been able to prevent, it should provide for a remedy, through non-judicial or judicial remediation mechanisms~~their rights. Non-State grievance mechanisms, should be considered as complementing to improve accountability and access to remedy.

Amendment 593 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point c – paragraph 1

~~Where an~~Damaged parties should have the right to accessible and effective judicial remedies to seek redress against economic operators that causes, aggravates, or isare linked to or contributes to an adverse impact on ~~individuals or organisations, that it has not envisaged or been able to prevent, it should provide for a remedy, through non-judicial or judicial remediation mechanisms.~~ their rights. Non-State grievance mechanisms should complement judicial remediation mechanisms to improve accountability and access to remedy.

Amendment 594 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 a (new)

5a. Entry into force of the proposal on due diligence 1. Economic operators placing commodities or derived products covered by this proposal should ensure the transparency and traceability of their entire value chain within two years after the entry into force of the proposal. 2 Two years after the entry into force of the proposal, operators should only place on the Union internal market commodities or derived products of these commodities that can be sourced with a negligible risk of deforestation, according to the provisions of the proposal.

Amendment 595 #

Ulrike MÜLLER, Nils TORVALDS, Fredrick FEDERLEY, Andreas GLÜCK

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 b (new)

5b. EU’s external actions and deforestation When negotiating National Indicative Programmes (NIP) with third countries, the Commission should prioritise provisions to help third countries’ companies and smallholders working with operators placing FERC commodities on the Union internal market to carry out activities that do not harm forest and ecosystems;

Amendment 596 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 6 – point 6.1 – paragraph 1

The implementation of the proposal should in no way constitute grounds for justifying a reduction in the general level of protection of human rights, ownership rights or the environment. In particular, it should not affect other existing subcontracting or supply chain liability frameworks.

Amendment 597 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS, Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 6 – point 6.2

6.2. More favourable provisions Member States may introduce or maintain provisions that go beyond the provisions set out in the proposal as regards the protection of human rights and the environmental standards along the FERCs supply chain.deleted

Amendment 598 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 6 – point 6.2 – paragraph 1

Member States may introduce or maintain provisions that go beyond the provisions set out in the proposal as regards the protection of human rights and the environmental standards along the ~~FERCs~~ supply chain of commodities driving deforestation.

Amendment 599 #

Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 6 – point 6.2 – paragraph 1

Member States may introduce or maintain provisions that go beyond the provisions set out in the proposal as regards the protection of human rights and the environmental standards along the ~~FERCs~~forest and natural ecosystem-risk commodity supply chain.

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)

- having regard to the FAO’s Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015 – FRA 2015 Desk Reference,

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas forests cover 30% of dry land and 80% of biological diversity can be found in them;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas the recent COVID-19 pandemic also shows that the risk of infectious diseases emerging and spreading increases with the destruction of nature; whereas protecting and restoring biodiversity and well- functioning ecosystems is therefore key to boost our resilience and prevent the emergence and spread of future diseases;

Amendment 62 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas by contributing to the deforestation, degradation and conversion of world forests, the EU takes part in exacerbating the threat posed to indigenous peoples and local communities, who are met with human rights violations, attacks and killings in response to their efforts to protect their forests, land and environment;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. Whereas the amount of harvested forest in the EU has doubled since 2015, posing serious challenges to biodiversity conservation, soil erosion and water regulation, including flood prevention, and a severe a threat to the ability of the EU to use these ecosystems as carbon sinks1b; _________________ 1b https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586- 020-2438-y

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas forests have a cultural, social and spiritual value;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas afforestation and restoration of degraded forest land can contribute to reducing the pressure on ancient forests and can be an additional method of efficient defence in the fight against climate change;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas forests are a source of livelihood and income for about 25% of the world’s population and their destruction has serious consequences for the livelihoods of the most vulnerable people, including indigenous peoples heavily dependent on forest ecosystems;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas climate change, the worldwide loss of biodiversity, as well as the destruction and modification of natural habitats, including forests, greatly increase the risk of new zoonic diseases;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas deforestation can have a devastating impact on the livelihoods of the most vulnerable populations, including indigenous populations, which depend to a great extent on forest ecosystems;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas, while in the EU forest cover has increased over recent decades (though its quality has declined), the rate of deforestation in other regions, namely in tropical areas, continues at alarming levels;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 b (new)

- having regard to the FAO’s publication The State of the World’s Forests 2018 – Forest Pathways to Sustainable Development, FAO (2018),

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)

Be. whereas between 1990 and 2016 alone, the world lost 1.3 million square kilometres of forest as a result of human activity, which amounts to 800 football fields disappearing every hour;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)

Bf. whereas public pressure for the fulfilment of non-productive forest functions is increasing worldwide, which is often in stark disagreement with the deteriorating condition of forests;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture; stresses that according to the World Bank2a, mining industries such as gold and diamonds extraction are responsible for nearly 7% of global deforestation in addition to extractive industries such as oil and gas exploitation which contribute to forest degradation ; reminds that dams 2b are also a major driver of deforestation resulting in biodiversity loss, stresses in this context that the Commission Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests of July 2019 recognises that Union demand for products such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, maize, timber, rubber, including in the form of processed products or services, is a large driver of deforestation, forest degradation, ecosystem destruction and human rights violations across the globe; _________________ 2aSee https://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/low- carbon-future-must-protect-worlds- forests. 2b 40 to 80 million people have already lost their homes because of dams and 500 to 750 million others are threatened because living close to downstream rivers. In the Amazon only, 10% of fishes are endangered by dams. Some reservoirs are estimated to contribute to climate change 40% more than a coalmine of equal size. In total, dams are responsible for 4% of CO2 emissions globally. (World Wildlife Fund: Living Amazon Report 2016. A regional approach to conservation in the Amazon.) See http://d2ouvy59p0dg6k.cloudfront.net/do wnloads/wwf_living_amazon__report_201 6_mid_res_spreads_1.pdf.

Amendment 73 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that approximately 80 % of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture, which is a direct result of the rising demand for agricultural products linked to the global population explosion; stresses in this context that the Commission Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests of July 2019 recognises that Union demand for products such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, maize, timber, rubber, including in the form of processed products or services, is a large driver of deforestation, ecosystem destruction and human rights violations across the globe, but that in its communication the Commission fails to mention the fundamental challenge posed by the increasing global population and its environmental consequences;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that approximately 80 % of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture; stresses in this context that the Commission Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests of July 2019 recognises that Union demand for products such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, maize, timber, rubber, including in the form of processed products or services, ~~is a large driver of~~contributes to a significant increase in deforestation, ecosystem destruction and human rights violations across the globe; emphasises in this regard that EU consumption represents 10% of the global share of deforestation embodied in the total final consumption of commodities driving deforestation;

Amendment 75 #

Catherine CHABAUD

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that approximately 80 % of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture; stresses in this context that the Commission Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests of July 2019 recognises that Union demand for products such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, maize, timber, rubber, as well as cotton, coffee, sugar cane, rapeseed and mangrove-farmed shrimps, including in the form of processed products or services, is a large driver of deforestation, ecosystem destruction and human rights violations across the globe;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Underlines that~~Recognizes that drivers for deforestation are multiple and complex; takes note that according to FAO research approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture; stresses in this context that the Commission Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests of July 2019 recognises that Union demand for products such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, maize, timber, rubber, including in the form of processed products or services, ~~is a large driver~~represents around 10% of the global share of deforestation, e~~cosystem destruction and human rights violations across the globe~~mbodied in total final consumption;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture; stresses in this context that the Commission Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests of July 2019 recognises that Union demand for products such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, maize, timber, rubber, including in the form of processed products or services, is a large driver of deforestation~~, ecosystem destruction and human rights violations across the globe~~;

Amendment 78 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture; stresses in this context that the Commission Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests of July 2019 recognises that Union demand for products such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, maize, timber, rubber, including in the form of processed products or services, is a large driver of deforestation, forest degradation, ecosystem destruction and human rights violations across the globe;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture; stresses in this context that the Commission Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests of July 2019 recognises that Union demand for products such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, maize, timber, rubber, including in the form of processed products or services, is a large driver of deforestation, forest degradation, ecosystem destruction and human rights violations across the globe;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 39 a (new)

- having regard to the Council conclusions of 28 June 2018 on forest law enforcement, governance and trade,

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture; stresses in this context that the Commission Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests of July 2019 recognises that Union demand for products such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, maize, timber, rubber, including in the form of processed products or services, is a large driver of deforestation, forest degradation, ecosystem destruction and human rights violations across the globe;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture; stresses in this context that the Commission Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests of July 2019 recognises that Union demand for products such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, maize, timber, rubber, including in the form of processed products or services, is a large driver of deforestation, ecosystem destruction and associated human rights violations across the globe;

Amendment 82 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Underlines that approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture; stresses in this context that the Commission Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests of July 2019 recognises that Union demand for products such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, maize, ~~timber,~~ rubber, including in the form of processed products or services, ~~is a large~~can be a driver of deforestation, ecosystem destruction and human rights violations across the globe;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that new measures taken by the EU need to tackle the core problem, i.e. the reasons for expansion of land used for agriculture and that new measures should take a holistic approach addressing the problems on the supply side like low productivity and profitability, low resource efficiency, insecure land tenure, weak governance and law enforcement as well as problems on the demand side including the lack of public policies promoting sustainably and legally produced commodities, the lack of incentives for private sector sourcing legal and sustainable commodities, the lack of consumer awareness, consumption levels of commodities, high dependence on feed imports, inefficiencies in supply chains as well as inadequacies in the investment and finance sector like insufficient investments in sustainable agriculture and inadequate controls of finance and investments in the EU;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Highlights the fact that global deforestation and forest degradation are serious problems; points out that policy initiatives should be developed to tackle issues outside the EU, with a focus on the tropics and the drivers of unsustainable practices in forests from outside the sector; stresses the need to review the EU Timber Regulation and the FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) action plan in order to allow a better prevention of the entry of illegally sourced wood into the EU market; calls on the Commission to present a new horizontal legislative proposal on mandatory due diligence requirements to ensure that global supply chains and financial flows only support legal, sustainable and deforestation-free production and do not result in human rights violations;

Amendment 85 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Jytte GUTELAND, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes with the highest concern that in the period from 2014 to 2018, the rate of tree cover loss has increased by 43% to an average loss of 26,1 million hectares per year, as compared to 18,3 million hectares per year in the period from 2002 to 2013; is particularly worried about the loss of primary forests as the three most recent years with available data (2016, 2017 and 2018) have registered the highest loss rates this century with deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon alone having increased 88% in June 2019 compared to June 2018;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Notes that the production of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities does not negatively impact on local communities only through direct deforestation, ecosystem degradation and land grabbing, but also through water-grabbing that can affect forest and other ecosystems; therefore points out that a legal framework to halt deforestation and degradation of natural ecosystems should cover the issue of the legality of water supply for the production of forest- and ecosystem-risk commodities;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Regrets that the global forest area is currently only 68% of estimated pre- industrial levels, that forest cover was reduced by 290 million hectares because of land clearance and timber production between 1990 and 2015, and undisturbed forests (land areas of more than 500 km2 in which satellites do not detect any human pressure) were reduced by 7% between 2000 and 20131 a; _________________ 1a IPBES report 2019

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Recalls the statements of the European Commission’s former Vice- President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, Jyrki Katainen, who stressed that the increase in trade with the Union should be achieved on a more sustainable basis and that the Union was not prepared to make any compromises in the area of deforestation1 a; recalls, however, that he also defended the trade agreement with Mercosur, in spite of the Union’s environmental responsibility towards third countries; _________________ 1a Speech by Vice-President Katainen on behalf of President Juncker at the Plenary Session of the European Parliament on the Finnish Presidency of the Council of Ministers – 17 July 2019 – Strasbourg.

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Points out that protecting existing forests and sustainably increasing forest cover can provide livelihoods, increase income for local communities and allow for sustainable bioeconomies to be developed;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 42 a (new)

- having regard to the "Forest pledge" 1a of 21 March 2019 by which many serving Members of the European Parliament pledged to promote policies to protect and restore forests worldwide and recognise and secure forest peoples’ territories and their rights, _________________ 1ahttps://www.fern.org/news- resources/forest-pledge-903/

Amendment 90 #

Eleonora EVI, Piernicola PEDICINI, Daniela RONDINELLI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that unlike other commodities, the production of meat particularly contributes to deforestation, given the related necessity for additional land use for the production of feed;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Highlights the importance of ensuring adequate protection for whistle- blowers and environmental defenders;

Amendment 92 #

Hildegard BENTELE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Pernille WEISS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Calls on the Commission to make use of its substantial standard-setting power, for example, by concluding partnership agreements with all countries involved in the production of commodities driving deforestation, by introducing binding forest-specific requirements in trade agreements, by establishing a list of areas in third countries that are eligible for commodities driving deforestation to be placed on the Union market, by engaging internationally on governance of those commodities placed on the global market, by defining minimum standards for certification schemes, and by effectively ensuring the uniform implementation of standards for commodities driving deforestation in the Union's Member States;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses that the existence of large areas of forests help prevent desertification of continental regions; proposes that the protection of forests also as a moisture source receive strong consideration in development and trade policies; highlights for example that as much as 40% of the total rainfall in the Ethiopian highlands - the main source of the Nile - is provided by moisture recycled from the forests of the Congo Basin and that halting deforestation in the region is relevant also for the issue of the climate- refugee crisis;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Points out that reforestation, restoration of existing degraded forests and increasing tree cover on agricultural landscapes via agroforestry represent the only available sources of negative emissions with significant potential to contribute to the achievement of the Paris Agreement goals;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses the need to reduce the EU's consumption in general, and also of wood and wood-based products by promoting a more circular economy and prioritising the most efficient use of wood which allows for the locking-in of carbon over the long-term and minimises the generation of waste;

Amendment 96 #

Delara BURKHARDT, Milan BRGLEZ, Sylwia SPUREK, Sándor RÓNAI, Maria ARENA, Tudor CIUHODARU, Sara CERDAS, Javi LÓPEZ, Mohammed CHAHIM, César LUENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Highlights that destruction and degradation of natural forests is not only happening in tropical areas, but all over the world, including inside the Union and in its direct neighbourhood;

Amendment 97 #