5 Amendments of Bernd LANGE related to 2011/2056(INI)
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for financial support to also be provided for the extraction of raw materials within the context of fair trade agreements and strategic trade partnerships, through direct subsidies or loans granted within the framework of the European budget or through EIB funding; stresses that this money may only be granted under clear, transparent, verifiable conditions, which must clearly lead to the development and improvement of local living conditions; emphasises that compliance with basic employment and environmental standards is a vital precondition for granting European funding;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to draw up rules on the social responsibility of European undertakings involved in the mining of raw materials in source countries; calls, for the moment, for a commitment to comply with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and ISO 26000 to be pushed through as quickly as possible;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to ensure there is transparency on commodity markets and to act against commodities speculation; notes that this includes appropriate initiatives within the context of the G8 and G20 negotiations;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. believes that countries’ resource sovereignty must be respected and asks the commission in this context to balance its opposition to export taxes in developing countries by employing a differentiated approach taking account of the various national contexts so that development goals and industrialisation of development countries not are put at risk; underlines that free and fair trade is of central importance to the development of the global RM sector and wealth creation in all societies;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. calls on the Commission to follow the spirit of the US Dodd-Frank bill concerning trade in conflict minerals and urges the commission to present a legislative proposal;