5 Amendments of György HÖLVÉNYI related to 2016/2222(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
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2. RecallBelieves that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops and for a phase-out of such fuels; stresses the inadequacy of voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table onvoluntary and mandatory standards that apply to palm oil: certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), voluntary initiatives, such as the Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) and the Sustainable Palm Oil Manifesto (RSPOM), in addressing land grabas well as mand human rights violations; calls for binding regulaatory national standards, have a potential of evolving to push for improved practices and make sustainable productions onf agricultural commodity importers’ supply chains;ies the norm.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
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3. Calls on the Commission to putassess the necessity of putting in place mechanisms to address the conversion of forests for commercial agriculture within the FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) framework; calls for increased EU financial and technical assistance to producer countries and their local authorities with a view to combating corruption and improving governance;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
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4. Calls for the assessment if a revision of the Non- Financial Reporting Directive to includis necessary in order to determine land grabbing and deforestation risks in the non-financial key performance indicators; calls for inclusion of agribusiness in the scope of companies required by the Accounting Directive to report on payments to governments if assessed as duly justified;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
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5. IStresses that the palm oil industry has had both positive and negative impacts on workers, indigenous peoples and residents of palm oil-producing communities: is alarmed by the negative impacts of palm oil production on the human rights of indigenous peoples and small farmers, as well as on the environment; calls on governments of palm-oil-producing countries to commit to and implement the ILO core labour standards and Decent Work agenda;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
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6. Is concerned that manysome land deals breachdo not follow the principle of local communities’ free, prior and informed consent; calls for the EU and its Member States to ensure that EU-based investors adhere fully to international standards on responsible investment in agriculture, and to take steps to ensure access to remedy for victims of corporate abuses.