3 Amendments of Tiziana BEGHIN related to 2016/2076(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking which will play a crucial role in combating the alarming rise in the illegal trade in wildlife which destabilizes economies and communities that depend on wildlife for their livelihoods, threatens peace and security of fragile regions of EU trade partners by strengthening illicit routes; underlines, in particular, Priority 2 concerning the implementation and enforcement of the relevant existing rules and legal frameworks;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the better use of existing resources, the use of up-to-date technology and, adequate training for customs authorities in source, transit and destination countries, especially developing countries, in order to successfully combat the illegal trade in wildlifea stronger international cooperation and public- private partnerships in order to successfully combat the illegal trade in wildlife, in particular expanding ivory trade controls, closing existing loopholes and finding common sanctions with EU trade partners;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the inclusion of provisions ensuring the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity in the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement (FTA) and insists on including wildlife protection provisions in all future EU EPAs and FTAs, including, but not limited to, those with the US and Japan; calls on the Commission to include the analysis of these provisions in its implementation reports;