4 Amendments of Dita CHARANZOVÁ related to 2016/2222(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that palm oil accounts for about 40 % of global trade in all vegetable oils and that the EU, with around 7 million tonnes per year, is the second largest global importer; calls on the Commission, in this connection, to reducebetter control the amount of imported palm oil from third countries by applying different customs duty schemes for certified sustainable palm-oil products;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that Malaysia and Indonesia are the main producers of palm oil, with an estimated 85-90 % of global production, and that the growing demand for this commodity puts pressure on land use and has significant effects on local communities, health and climate change; stresses, in this context, that the EU- Indonesia Free Trade Agreement should not cover palm oil and its derivatives within the current negotiations; recalls that Indonesia has recently became the third highest polluter of CO2 in the world and suffers from decreasing bio diversity with several wildlife endangered species on the verge of extinction;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of improving the situation through appropriate certification, easily accessible for SMEs, confirming that the palm oil in question has been produced without undue harm to the environment and society and that the product is effectively and transparently traceable throughout the entire supply chain; calls for a broader use of tools such as Round Table of Sustainable Palm oil certificates, which aims at promoting more sustainable production of palm oil;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ban EU imports of biodiesel derived from palm oil and to introduce a mandatory labelling scheme for biodiesel ingredients and their origins, and for other palm oil products, such as products of chemical or cosmetics industry;