70 Amendments of Marlene MORTLER related to 2020/2006(INL)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for closer cooperation between governments, undertakings, producers and civil society to adopt policies and establish framework conditions to support private sector projects;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that voluntary measures alone will not stop deforestation; Calls on the EU to act against deforestation and damage to forests and the overexploitation of forest resources and to implement the provisions aimed at promoting forest protection and sustainable forestry in the framework of the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls therefore for the development of international alliances and the securing of international forest financing in the framework of global forest protection agreements, in close cooperation with European governments and international actors;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that approximately 80% of global deforestation is caused by the expansion of land used for agriculture; stresses in this context that the Commission Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests of July 2019 recognises that Union demand for products such as palm oil, meat, soy, cocoa, maize, timber, rubber, including in the form of processed products or services, is a largecan be a driver of deforestation, ecosystem destruction and human rights violations across the globe;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a coherent legislative framework that brings together and develops existing systems, such as the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan and the Union timber regulation, guaranteeing participation of affected rights holders; calls for the improvement of legislation concerning forests and export regulations for wood and wood products;
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Points out that forests play an important role in global food security and are an important source of income for many small farms; emphasises that forest conservation and reafforestation measures improve living conditions in rural areas;
Amendment 129 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Points out that a sustainable intensification of agricultural use, as well as planned land use and land management, are essential for many small-scale farms;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal, and its demand to the Commission to present, without delay, a proposal for a European legal framework based on due diligence to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains for products placed on the Union market, with a particular focus on tackling the main drivers of imported deforestation and instead encouraging imports that do not create deforestation abroad, taking into account the economic importance of commodity export for developing countries, especially for smallholders, taking into consideration feedback from all stakeholders, especially SMEs, and providing an in-depth impact assessment;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the need to plan a coordinated support at EU level for SMEs to ensure their understanding, preparedness and capacity for implementation;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to tackle global deforestation but asks for a more ambitiousstringent policy approach; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for an EU legal framework based on mandatory due diligence, reporting, disclosure and third- party participation requirements, as well as liability and penalties in case of breaches of obligations for all companies placing for the first time on the Union market commodities with the highest forest and ecosystem risks and products derived from these commodities, and access to justice and remedy for victims of breaches of these obligations; traceability obligations should be placed on traders on the Union market, to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free value chains, as laid down in the Annex to this resolution; emphasises that the same legal framework should apply to Union-based financial institutions providing money to companies that harvest, extract, produce or process forest and ecosystem-risk commodities and derived products;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that such an EU legal framework should not only guarantee the legality of harvesting, production, extraction and processing of forest and ecosystem-risk commoditiescommodities under scope and derived products in the country of origin, but also the sustainability of their harvesting, production, extraction and processing which makes it necessary to define "sustainable" in this context;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that these obligations should apply to all companies placing forest and ecosystem-risk commodities (FERC)commodities driving deforestation on the Union market, irrespective of their size or place of registration; believes that in a fragmented end-market, the inclusion of smaller and larger companies is key to ensure both large-scale impact and consumer trust; emphasises that an in- depth impact assessment is needed to guarantee that the regulatory framework mustdoes not give rise to undue burdens on businesses, especially small and medium- sized producers and smallholders or prevent their access to markets and international trade; recognises, therefore, that the due diligence, reporting and disclosure requirements system must be proportionate to the level of risks associated with the given commodities;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that these obligations should apply to all companies placing forest and ecosystem-riskillegally harvested commodities (FERC) on the Union market, irrespective of their size or place of registration; believes that in a fragmented end-market, the inclusion of smaller and larger companies is key to ensure both large-scale impact and consumer trust; emphasises that the regulatory framework must not give rise to undue burdens on small and medium-sized producers or prevent their access to markets and international trade; recognises, therefore, that due diligence, reporting and disclosure requirements must be proportionate to the level of risks associated with the given commodities;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is convinced that the EU Timber Regulation, especially its due diligence requirements, represents a good model to build upon for a future EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation, but that a lack of implementation and enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation means that it does not live up to its spirit and intent; is of the opinion, therefore, that lessons can be learnt from the EU Timber Regulation for improved implementation and enforcement rules for athe future EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation must provide concrete improvements;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that, complementary to establishing an EU legal framework on commodities driving deforestation, the EU needs to address the implementation of human rights, environmental responsibility and the rule of law as horizontal issues with the respective countries and with other main importing countries more decisively.
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that the impact of the Union’s consumption of forest and ecosystem-risk commoditiesmmitment to avoid or minimize the placing of products associated with deforestation needs to be adequately addressed in any follow-up, regulatory or non-regulatory, with actions and measures tounder the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the Farm to Fork Strategy;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
c. production practices of economic operators harvesting, extracting, supplying, and processing forest and ecosystem-risk commodities (FERCs) or producing FERC-derived productillegally harvested commodities in the Union internal market;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 3
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 3
It should establish an obligation to fulfil international environmental and human rights commitments taken by the Union and its Member States, such as the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals, and human rights obligations. The proposal should be risk-based, proportionate and enforceable.
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1
The proposal should apply to all economic operators, irrespective of their legal form, size or complexity of their value chains, i.e. any natural or legal person (excluding non-commercial consumers)operators that places commodities that are covered by the proposal and their derived products on the Union internal market for the first time. This should apply to both Union and non- Union-based operators. Operators that are not based in the Union should mandate an authorised representative to perform the tasks (in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 ). _________________ 1Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and compliance of products and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 1).
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
All economic operators should be entitled to lawfully place FERCs and FERC-commodities under scope and their derived products on the Union market only when they are able to demonstrate that within their own activities and all types of business relationships that they have with business partners and entities along their entire value chain (i.e. suppliers, franchisees, licensees, joint ventures, investors, clients, contractors, customers, consultants, financial, legal and other advisers) that, at the very most, there is a negligible risk level, that the goods placed on the Union market:exercise "due diligence" to ensure sustainable and deforestation-free supply chains.
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
All economic operators should be entitled to lawfully place FERCs and FERC- derived products on the Union market only when they are able to demonstrate that within their own activities and all types of business relationships that they have with business partners and entities along their entire value chain (i.e. suppliers, franchisees, licensees, joint ventures, investors, clients, contractors, customers, consultants, financial, legal and other advisers) that, at the very most, there is a negligible risk level, that the goods placed on the Union market:
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 3
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 3
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 6
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 6
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
A trader, i.e. any natural or legal person, except farmers, foresters, landowners and small wood retailers, that in the course of a commercial activity, sells or buys on the Union internal market any commodity covered by the proposal or a derived product that has been already placed on the Union internal market should, throughout the supply chain, identify:
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – introductory part
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – introductory part
3.1. Deforestation and conversion of natural ecosystemsdegradation
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 1
Commodities covered by the proposal and their derived products that are placed on the Union market should not result in, or derive from, deforestation or the conversion of natural ecosystemsdegradation.
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Amendment 414 #
d. Forests that have been partially degraded by anthropogenic or natural causes (e.g., harvesting, fire, climate change, invasive species, or others) but where the land has not been converted to another use and where degradation does not result in the sustained reduction of tree cover below the thresholds that define a forest or sustained loss of other main elements of ecosystem composition, structure, and function.eleted
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Deforestation means the loss of natural forest as a result of (i) conversion to agriculture or other non-forest land use; (ii) conversion to plantation forest; (iii) severe and sustained degradationaccording to the FAO (used in the EU Feasibility study) the conversion of forest to another land use or the long-term reduction of the tree canopy cover below the 10 percent threshold.
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 – point a
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 – point a
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 – point b
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 – point b
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 – point c
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 – point c
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 – point d
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 – point d
d. Natural ecosystems that have been partially degraded by anthropogenic or natural causes (e.g., harvesting, fire, climate change or invasive species ) but where the land has not been converted to another use and where much of the ecosystem’s composition, structure, and ecological function remain present or are expected to regenerate naturally or by management for ecological restoration.eleted
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7
Forest and ecosystem degradation is defined as an ensemble of changes within a forest or a natural ecosystem that significantly and negatively affect its species composition, structure, or function and reduce the ecosystem’s capacity to supply products, support biodiversity, or deliver ecosystem servicesccording to the FAO (used in the EU Feasibility study) as the reduction of the capacity of a forest to provide goods and services, meaning those services that the forest area provides, for example water filtration, soil protection, biodiversity and climate change mitigation, are reduced or lost.
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 8
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 8
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – paragraph 1
Amendment 462 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 1
Amendment 483 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point b – introductory part
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point b – introductory part
b. Identify and assess real and potential deforest and ecosystemation risks in the value chains, on the basis of the criteria laid down in the proposal
Amendment 485 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point b – paragraph 1
Amendment 492 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point b – paragraph 2
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point b – paragraph 2
Amendment 508 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point e – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point e – paragraph 1
Amendment 518 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point f – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point f – paragraph 1
Third-party certification schemes can complement and inform the risk assessment and mitigation components of due diligence systems, provided that these schemes are adequate in terms of scope and strength of sustainability criteria and meet adequate levels of transparency, impartiality and reliability. Third-party certification schemes should also meet specific governance criteria consisting of independence from the industry, inclusion of social and environmental interests in standard-setting, independent third-party auditing, public disclosure of auditing reports, transparency at all stages, and openness. It is only after the economic operator has performed such an assessment of the scope and strength of sustainability and of the governance criteria that it may decide to take into account third-party schemes where necessary and relevant. However, third-party certification should not impair the principle of the economic operator’s liability. Whenever possible, existing certification schemes and monitoring should be used.
Amendment 524 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point g – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 3 – point g – paragraph 1
The Union mayshould negotiate (Voluntary) Partnership Agreements with FERC-countries producing countriesmmodities that drive deforestation (partner countries), which create a legally binding obligation for the parties to implement a licensing scheme and to regulate trade in FERCthose commodies in accordance with the national law of the FERC-producing country and the environmental and human rights criteria laid out in the proposal. FERCsCommodities under scope which originate in partner countries with (Voluntary) Partnership Agreements should be considered to be of negligible risk for the purpose of the proposal.
Amendment 530 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 531 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 532 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 533 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.2 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) establish an early-warning mechanism that give an opportunity to workers and interested parties with substantiated concerns to inform the economic operator about any risk of harm throughout the entire value chain. The economic operator should take this information into account in its due diligence processes.eleted
Amendment 562 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
i. monetaryeffective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties proportionate to the environmental or human rights damage, the value of the commodities and derived products at hand, and the tax losses and economic detriment resulting from the infringement;
Amendment 581 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point a – paragraph 1
Amendment 583 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point a – paragraph 1 – point i
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point a – paragraph 1 – point i
Amendment 586 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point a – paragraph 1 – point ii
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point a – paragraph 1 – point ii
Amendment 590 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point c
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – point c
Amendment 597 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 6 – point 6.2
Annex I – point 6 – point 6.2
Amendment 598 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – point 6 – point 6.2 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 6 – point 6.2 – paragraph 1
Member States may introduce or maintain provisions that go beyond the provisions set out in the proposal as regards the protection of human rights and the environmental standards along the FERCs supply chain of commodities driving deforestation.