Activities of Stanislav POLČÁK related to 2021/0366(COD)
Plenary speeches (3)
Deforestation Regulation (debate)
Deforestation Regulation (A9-0219/2022 - Christophe Hansen)
Deforestation Regulation (debate)
Amendments (62)
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Forests provide a broad variety of environmental, economic and social benefits, including timber and non-wood forest products and environmental services essential for humankind, as they harbour most of the Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity. They maintain ecosystem functions, help protect the climate system, provide clean air and play a vital role for the purification of waters and soils as well as for water retention, while more than a quarter of modern medicines are derived from tropical forest plants. In addition, forests provide subsistence and income to about one third of the world’s population and their destruction has serious consequences for the livelihoods of the most vulnerable people, including indigenous peoples and local communities who heavily depend on forest ecosystems18. Furthermore, deforestation and forest degradation reduce essential carbon sinks and increase the likelihood of new diseases spreading from animals to humans. __________________ 18 Commission Communication of 27 July 2019 ’Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests’, COM(2019) 352 final.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Deforestation and forest degradation contribute to the global climate crisis in multiple ways. Most importantly, they increase greenhouse gas emissions through associated forest fires, permanently removing carbon sink capacities, decreasing climate change resilience of the affected area and substantially reducing its biodiversity and generally increase the susceptibility of the remaining stands to the action of harmful agents (e.g. pests). Deforestation alone accounts for 11 % of greenhouse gas emissions20. __________________ 20 IPCC, Climate Change and Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems, https://www.ipcc.ch/srccl/.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Climate breakdown induces the loss of biodiversity globally and biodiversity loss aggravates climate change, they are inextricably linked, as recent studies have confirmed. Biodiversity helps mitigate climate change. Insects, birds and mammals act as pollinators, seed dispersers and can help store carbon more efficiently, directly or indirectly. Forests also ensure a continuous replenishment of water resources and prevention of droughts and their deleterious effects to local communities, including indigenous peoples. Drastically reducing deforestation and forest degradation and, systemically restoring forests and other ecosystems isand changing their management model represent the single largest nature-based opportunity for climate mitigation.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) As regards the situation of forests within the EU, the State of Europe’s Forests 2020 report21 states that, between 1990 and 2020, the area of forests in Europe has increased by 9%, carbon stored in the biomass has grown by 50% and wood supply has risen by 40%. However, less than 5% of European forest areas are considered undisturbed, or natural, according to the European Environment Agency’s State of the Environment 2020 report22, while native forests are the richest in terms of biodiversity and are capable of absorbing carbon at an increased rate, thus contributing significantly to slowing climate change. __________________ 21Forest Europe - Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe, State of Europe’s Forests 2020, https://foresteurope.org/state-europes- forests-2020/. 22 European Environment Agency, State of the Environment 2020, https://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/publication s/soer-2020.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The European Parliament highlighted that ongoing destruction of the world’s forests is linked, to a large extent, to the expansion of agricultural production — in particular by converting forests to agricultural land dedicated to producing a number of high-demand products and commodities. The Parliament adopted on 22 October 2020 a resolution in accordance with Article 225 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) requesting the Commission to submit, on the basis of Article 192(1) TFEU, a proposal for an “EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestat(Does not affect English version”.) __________________ 32 European Parliament resolution of 22 October 2020 with recommendations to the Commission on an EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation (2020/2006(INL) Available at https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2020-0285_EN.html.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Halting deforestation and forest degradation is an essential part of the SDGs. This Regulation should contribute in particular to meeting the goals regarding life on land (SDG 15), climate action (SDG 13), responsible consumption and production (SDG 12), zero hunger (SDG 2) and good health and well-being (SDG 3). The relevant target 15.2 to halt deforestation by 2020 has not been met, underlining the urgency of ambitious and effective act(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) This Regulation should also respond to the New York Declaration on Forests35 , a non-legally binding political declaration that endorses a global timeline to cut natural forest loss in half by 2020, and strive to end it by 2030. The Declaration was endorsed by dozens of governments, many of the world’s biggest companies, and influential civil society and indigenous organisations. It also called on the private sector to meet the goal of eliminating deforestation from the production of agricultural commodities such as palm oil, soy, paper and beef products by no later than 2020, a goal that was not achieved. The Regulation should in addition contribute to the United Nations Strategic Plan for Forests, 2017-203036, whose Global Forest Goal 1 is to reverse the loss of forest cover worldwide through sustainable forest management, including protection, restoration, afforestation and reforestation, and increase efforts to prevent forest degradation and enhance the contribution of forests to climate change.(Does not affect English version.) __________________ 35 https://unfccc.int/news/new-york- declaration-on-forests 36 https://www.un.org/esa/forests/wp- content/uploads/2016/12/UNSPF_AdvUne dited.pdf
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) This Regulation should also respond to the 2021 Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use that recognises that “to meet our land use, climate, biodiversity and Sustainable Development Goals, both globally and nationally, will require transformative further action in the interconnected areas of sustainable production and consumption; infrastructure development; trade, finance and investment; and support for smallholders, Indigenous Peoples, and local communities”. The signatories also stressed in that Declaration that they will strengthen their shared efforts to facilitate trade and development policies, internationally and domestically, that promotes sustainable development and sustainable commodity production and consumption, that work to countries’ mutual benefit, and that do not drive deforestation and land degradat(Does not affect English version.) __________________ 37 https://ukcop26.org/glasgow-leaders- declaration-on-forests-and-land-use/
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Commission should continue to work in partnership with producer countries, and more generally in cooperation with international organisations and bodies, and should be reinforcing its support and incentives with regard to protecting forests and transition to deforestation-free production, acknowledging the role and rights of indigenous people, improving governance and land tenure, increasing law enforcement and promoting sustainable forest management, climate-resilient agriculture, sustainable intensification and diversification, agro- ecology and agroforestry. In doing so it should acknowledge the role of indigenous people in protecting forests. Building upon the experience and lessons learned in the context of the already existing initiatives, the Union and the Member States should work in partnership with producer countries, upon their request, to exploit the multi-functionalities of forest, support them in the transition to sustainable forest management, and address global challenges while meeting local needs and paying attention to the challenges faced by smallholders in line with the Communication to Stepping up Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests. The partnership approach should help producer countries in protecting, restoring and sustainably using forest, hence contributing to the objective of this Regulation to reduce deforestation and forest degradation.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Available reports confirm that a sizable part of ongoing deforestation is legal according to the laws of the country of production. A recent report43 estimates that between 2013 and 2019, around 30% of deforestation destined to commercial agriculture in tropical countries was legal. Available data tend to focus on countries with weak governance — the global share of deforestation that is illegal might be lower, but already provide clear data signalling that leaving out deforestation that is legal in the country of production undermines the effectiveness of policy measures in this area. __________________ 43 https://www.forest-trends.org/wp- content/uploads/2021/05/Illicit-Harvest- Complicit-Goods_rev.pdf
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The impact assessment of possible policy measures to address Union-driven deforestation and forest degradation, Council conclusions and the 2020 resolution of the European Parliament clearly identify the need to establish deforestation and forest degradation as the guiding criteria for future Union measures. Therefore, the new Union legal framework should address both legality and whether the production of relevant commodities and products is deforestation-free.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The Regulation should cover those commodities whose Union consumption is the most relevant in terms of driving global deforestation and forest degradation and for which a Union policy intervention could bring highest benefits per unit value of trade. An extensive review of scientific literature, namely of primary sources estimating the impact of EU consumption on global deforestation and linking that footprint to specific commodities, was carried out as a part of the study supporting the Impact Assessment and cross-checked via extensive consultation with stakeholders. That process delivered a first list of eight commodities. Wood was directly included in the scope as it was already covered by the EUTR. The list of the commodities was then further reduced via an efficiency analysis in the Impact Assessment. This efficiency analysis compared the hectares of deforestation linked to EU consumption, as estimated in a recent research paper44, for each of those commodities with their average value of EU imports. According to the research paper usedcurrently available for the efficiency analysis, six (Pendrill et al., 2022), seven commodities represent the largest share of EU-driven deforestation among the total of eight commodities analysed in that research paper: palm oil (33,.95 %), soy (32,.83 %), wood (8,.62 %), cocoa (7,.54 %), coffee (7,.01 %) and beef (5,.01 %) and rubber. __________________ 44 Pendrill F., Persson U. M., Kastner, T. 2020.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Obligations concerning relevant commodities and products should be laid down by this Regulation in order to effectively combat deforestation, forest degradation, and to promote deforestation- free supply chains, both in the Union and in third countries.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) A cut-off date should be set to provide a basis for the evaluation of whether concerned land has been subject to deforestation or forest degradation, meaning that no commodities and products in the scope of this Regulation would be allowed to enter the Union market or be exported if they were produced on land subject to deforestation or forest degradation after that date. It should allow for the appropriate verification and monitoring, correspond to existing international commitments, such as the SDGs and the New York Declaration on Forests, thus minimising sudden disruption to supply chains while removing any incentive to accelerate activities leading to deforestation and forest degradation in view of the entry into force of this Regulat(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In order to foster transparency and facilitate enforcement, operators which are not SMEs should, on an annual basis, publicly report on their due diligence system, including on the steps taken to implement their obligat(Does not affect English versions.)
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) The risk of non-compliant commodities and products being placed on the Union market varies depending on the commodity and product as well as on its country of origin and production. Operators sourcing commodities and products from countries or parts thereof that present a low risk of growing, harvesting or producing relevant commodities in violation of this Regulation should be subject to fewer obligations, thereby reducing compliance costs and administrative burden. Commodities and products from high-risk countries or parts thereof should be subject to enhanced scrutiny by the competent authorities.(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) While this Regulation addresses deforestation and forest degradation, as envisaged in the 2019 Communication ’Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests, protecting forests should not lead to the conversion or degradation of other natural ecosystems. Ecosystems such as wetlands, savannahs and peatlands are highly significant to global efforts to combat climate change, as well as other sustainable development goals and their conversion or degradation require particular urgent attention. To address this, the Commission should assess the need and feasibility of extending the scope to other ecosystems and to further commodities up to two years after the entry into force. At the same time, the Commission should also undertake a review of the relevant products as listed in Annex I of this Regulation by way of a delegated act.
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
This Regulation lays down rules regarding the placing and making available on the Union market, as well as the export from the Union market, of cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, soya and, wood and rubber (“relevant commodities”) and products, as listed in Annex I, that contain, have been fed with or have been made using relevant commodities (“relevant products”), with a view to
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) minimising the Union’s contribution to deforestation and forest degradation worldwide , thereby contributing to global climate, biodiversity and human rights protection
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘deforestation’ means the conversion of forest to agricultural usenother use or the long-term reduction of tree crown cover below 10%, whether human-induced or not;
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘forest degradation’ means harvesting operations that are not sustainable and cause a reduction or loss of the biological or economic productivity and complexity of forest ecosystems, resulting in the long-term reduction of the overall supply of benefits from forest, which includes wood, biodiversity and other products or services, including non- productive ones;
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
(b) that the wood has been harvested from the forest without inducing forest degradation after December 31, 2020;(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 347 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘trader’ means any natural or legal person in the supply chain other than the operator who, in the course of a commercial activity, makes available on the Union market relevant commodities and products;(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
(17) ‘authorised representative’ means any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from an operator or trader to act on its behalf in relation to specified tasks with regard to the operator's or trader’s obligations under this Regulation;
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) ‘non-compliant products’ means relevant commodities and products that were not produced in a ‘deforestation-free’ manner, or were not produced in accordance with the relevant legislation of the country of production, or both;(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. Operators that have received new information, including that raises substantiated concerns, that the relevant commodity or product that they have already placed on the market is not in conformity with the requirements of this Regulation shall immediately inform the competent authorities of the Member States in which they placed the relevant commodity or product on the market. In the case of exports from the Union market, the operators shall inform the competent authority of Member State which is the country of production.
Amendment 412 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Traders which are SMEs may only make available on the market relevant commodities and products if they are in possession of the information required under paragraph 2.(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Traders which are SMEs shall collect and keep the following information relating to the relevant commodities and products they intend to make available on the market:(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Traders which are SMEs shall keep the information referred to in this Article for at least 5 years and shall provide that information to the competent authorities upon request.(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Traders which are SMEs that have received new information, including that raises substantiated concerns, that the relevant commodity or product that they have already made available on the market is not in conformity with the requirements of this Regulation shall immediately inform the competent authorities of the Member States in which they made available the relevant commodity or product on the market.
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Traders which are not SMEs shall be considered operators and be subject to obligations and provisions in Articles 3, 4, 5, 8 to 12, 14(9), 15 and 20 of this Regulation with regard to the relevant commodities and products that they make available in the Union market.(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Operators shall collect information, documents and data demonstrating that the relevant commodities and products are compliant with Article 3. For this purpose, the operator shall collect, organise and keep for 5 years the following information relating to the relevant commodities or products placed on the Union market or exported from the Union, supported by evidence:
Amendment 478 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the presence and overall state of forests in the country and area of production of the relevant commodity or product;
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Operators shall have in place adequate and proportionate policies, controls and procedures to mitigate and manage effectively the risks of non- compliance of relevant commodities and products identified. These shall include:(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 508 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) model risk management practices, reporting, record-keeping, internal control and compliance management, including for operators that are not SMEs, the appointment of a compliance officer at management level;(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 509 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) an independent audit function to check the internal policies, controls and procedures referred to in point (a) for all operators that are not SMEs.(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 524 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Unless otherwise provided by other EU legislative instruments that lay down requirements regarding sustainability value chain due diligence, operators which are not SMEs shall, on an annual basis, publicly report as widely as possible, including on the internet, on their due diligence system including on the steps taken by them to implement their obligations as set out in Article 8. Operators falling also within the scope of other EU legislative instruments that lay down requirements regarding value chain due diligence may fulfil their reporting obligations under this paragraph by including the required information when reporting in the context of other EU legislative instruments.(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 546 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. However, if the operator obtains or is made aware of any information that would point to a risk that the relevant commodities and products may not fulfil the requirements of this Regulation, all obligations of Article 9 and 10 have to be fulfilled.(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 557 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall make the list of the competent authorities publicly available on its website. The Commission shall regularly, and without undue delay, update the list, based on relevant updates received from Member States.
Amendment 560 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. Without prejudice to the operators’ obligation to exercise due diligence as set out in Article 8, Member States may provide technical and other assistance and guidance to operators, taking into account the situation of SMEs, in order to facilitate compliance with the requirements of this Regulat(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 562 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6
Article 13 – paragraph 6
6. Member States, may shall endeavour to facilitate the exchange and dissemination of relevant information, in particular with a view to assisting operators in assessing risk as set out in Article 9, and on best practices regarding the implementation of this Regulation.
Amendment 577 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 7
Article 14 – paragraph 7
7. The suspensions referred to in paragraph 6 shall end within 35 working days unless the competent authorities, based on the result of the checks conducted within that period, conclude that they require additional time to establish whether the relevant commodities and products comply with the requirements of this Regulation. In such case, the competent authorities shall extend the period of suspension by means of additional interim measures taken under Article 21 or, in the case of relevant commodities or products entering or leaving the Union market, by notifying the customs authorities of the need to maintain the suspension under Article 24(6).
Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may authorise their competent authorities to reclaim from the operators or traders the totality of the costs of their activities with respect to instances of identified non-compliance.
Amendment 615 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The costs referred to in paragraph 1 may include, inter alia, the costs of carrying out testing, the costs of storage and the costs of activities relating to products that are found to be non- compliant and are subject to corrective action prior to their release for free circulation, their placing on or exporting from the Union market.
Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 23, where competent authorities establish that an operator or trader has not complied with its obligations under this Regulation or that a relevant commodity or product is not compliant with the requirements set out in this Regulation, they shall without delay require the relevant operator or trader to take appropriate and proportionate corrective action to bring the non- compliance to an end.
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) destroying the relevant commodity or product or donating it to charitable or public interest purposes, unless it is confiscated within the meaning of Article 23(2)(b).
Amendment 661 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. If the operator or trader fails to take corrective action referred to in paragraph 2 or where the non-compliance referred to in paragraph 1 persists, competent authorities shall ensure that the product is withdrawn or recalled, or that its being mademaking available on or exported from the Union market is prohibited or restrictof the relevant commodities or product is prohibited or restricted, or that they are withdrawn or immediately recalled.
Amendment 664 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation by operators and traders and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. Member States shall notify the Commission of those provisions and without delay of any subsequent amendments affecting them.(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 673 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) fines proportionate to the environmental damage and the value of the relevant commodities or products concerned, calculating the level of such fines in such way as to make sure that they effectively deprive those responsible of the economic benefits derived from their infringements, and gradually increasing the level of such fines for repeated infringements; the maximum amount of such fines shall be at least 4 % of the operators or trader’s annual turnover in the Member State or Member States concerned for each individual case;
Amendment 674 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) confiscation of the relevant commodities and products concerned from the operator and/or trader;(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 676 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 23 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) confiscation of revenues gained by the operator and/or trader from a transaction with the relevant commodities and products concerned;(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 700 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) Where the release for free circulation or export has been suspended in accordance with paragraph 6, the competent authorities have not requested, within the 35 working days indicated in Article 14(7), the need to maintain the suspension of the release for free circulation or export of that relevant commodity or product;
Amendment 754 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall notify the countries concerned of its intent to assign a change to the existing risk category and invite them to provide any information deemed usefulrelevant in this regard. The Commission shall allow the countries adequate time to provide a response, which may include information on measures taken by the country to remedy the situation in case its status or the status of parts thereof might be changed to a higher risk category.
Amendment 773 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Partnerships and cooperation should allow the full participation of all stakeholders, including civil society, indigenous people, local communities and the private sector including, SMEs and smallholders.(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 778 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Partnerships and cooperation shall promote the development of integrated land use planning processes, relevant legislations, fiscal incentives and other pertinent tools to improve forest and biodiversity conservation, sustainable management and restoration of forests, tackle the conversion of forests and vulnerable ecosystems to other land uses, optimise gains for the landscape, tenure security, agriculture productivity and competitiveness, transparent supply chains, strengthen the rights of forest dependent communities including smallholders, indigenous peoples and local communities, and ensure public access to forest management documents and other relevant informat(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 782 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4
Article 28 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall engage in international bilateral and multilateral discussion on policies and actions to halt deforestation and forest degradation, including in multilateral fora such as Convention on Biological Diversity, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, United Nations Environment Assembly, United Nations Forum on Forests, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, World Trade Organisation, G7 and G20. Such engagement shall include the promotion of the transition to sustainable agricultural production and sustainable forest management as well as the development of transparent and sustainable supply chains as well as continue efforts towards identifying and agreeing robust standards and definitions that ensure a high level of protection of forest ecosystems.(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 787 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Natural or legal persons shall be entitled to submit substantiated concerns to competent authorities and request the adoption of appropriate measures when they deem, based on objective circumstances, that one or more operators or traders are failing to comply with the provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 801 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Any natural or legal person having sufficient interest, including those having submitted substantiated concern in accordance with Article 29, shall have access to a court or other independent and impartial public body competent to review the procedural and substantive legality of the decisions, acts or failure to act of the competent authority under this Regulation. For the purposes of this provision, NGOs promoting environmental protection and meeting the requirements of national legislation shall be deemed to have sufficient interest.
Amendment 816 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) registration of operators and traders and their authorised representatives in the EU; for operators placing relevant commodities and products under the customs procedure ‘release for free circulation’ or ‘export’, the Economic Operators Registration and Identification (EORI) number established pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, shall be included in their registration profile;(Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 851 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the impact of the Regulation on farmers, in particular smallholders, indigenous peoples and local communities and the possible need for additional support for the transition to sustainable supply chains.(Does not affect English version.)