5 Amendments of Jozo RADOŠ related to 2016/2054(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the uncontrolled and excessive use of wild animal and plant species represents the second most serious threat to their survival in the wild, immediately following the destruction of habitats;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas according to estimates, the illegal trade in wild flora and fauna is the fourth most profitable area of criminal activity, with an estimated turnover of as much as EUR 20 billion;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Expresses concern at the fact that it is the EU which, alongside the USA, makes up the greatest marketplace for illegal products of the trade in protected flora and fauna;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the positive role played by non-governmental organisations in the fight against the illegal trade in wild flora and fauna, both in the EU and on the territory of the third countries in which those wild flora and fauna originate;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recommends that the Member States ban, with no exceptions, the trade in objects made from illegal wild flora and fauna; notes that in France, trading in ivory objects made earlier than 1975 is authorised, which leaves lots of room for manoeuvre for the falsification of documents for newly produced objects;