Activities of Emmanuel MAUREL related to 2021/0366(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the making available on the Union market as well as export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation and repealing Regulation (EU) No 995/2010
Amendments (26)
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) Any cooperation with a trade partner should always allow for the ongoing participation of all stakeholders, including civil society, indigenous people, local communities and SMEs.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) As a member of World Trade Organisation (WTO), the Union is committed to promoting a universal, rule- based, open, transparent, predictable, inclusive, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the WTO, as well as an open, sustainable, and assertive trade policy. The scope of this Regulation will therefore include both commodities and products produced within the Union and commodities and products imported to the Union; the scope will also include goods and products that pose a significant risk of causing deforestation or forest degradation.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Commission should continue to work in partnership with producer countries, and more generally in cooperation with international organisations and bodies, and should be reinforcing its support and incentives with regard to protecting forests, the restoration of forests and transition to deforestation- free production, acknowledging the role of indigenous people, improving governance and land tenure, increasing law enforcement and promoting sustainable forest management, climate-resilient agriculture, sustainable intensification and diversification, agro- ecology and agroforestry. In doing so it should acknowledge, as prominent stakeholders, the role of indigenous people in protecting forests. Building upon the experience and lessons learned in the context of the already existing initiatives, the Union and the Member States should work in partnership with producer countries, upon their request, to exploit the multi- functionalities of forest, support them in the transition to sustainable forest management, and address global challenges while meeting local needs and paying attention to the challenges faced by smallholders in line with the Communication to Stepping up Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests. The partnership approach should help producer countries in protecting, restoring and sustainably using forest, hence contributing to the objective of this Regulation to reduce deforestation and forest degradation.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 a (new)
Recital 39 a (new)
(39a) The Commission should present detailed and comprehensible guidelines for operators so that they can ensure their compliance with the due diligence obligations that apply in connection with this Regulation.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) The effective and efficient implementation and enforcement of this Regulation are essential to achieving its goals. To this end, the Commission should set up and manage an information system to support the operators and the competent authorities in presenting and accessing the necessary information on relevant commodities and products placed on the market. The operators should submit the due diligence statements to the information system. The information system should be accessible to competent authorities and customs authorities, and these authorities should be able to exchange data between Member States, to facilitate fulfilling their obligations under this Regulation. The information system should also be accessible for a wider public, with the anonymised data provided in an open and machine-readable format in line with the Union’s Open Data Policy.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article premier – paragraph 1 – introductory part
This Regulation lays down rules regarding the placing and making available on the Union market, as well as the export from the Union market, of cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, soya and wood, wood, rubber, maize, colza, cotton, tobacco, shrimps, sugar cane and mining products (“relevant commodities”) and products, as listed in Annex I, that contain, have been fed with or have been made using relevant commodities (“relevant products”), with a view to
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point a
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) minimising the Union’s contribution to deforestation and forest degradation of forests, grasslands, mangroves, savannahs and peatlands worldwide
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘deforestation’ means the conversion of forest, mangroves, grasslands (flooded or not) or peatlands to agricultural use, whether human-induced or not;
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2a) ‘grasslands’ means a land cover class that includes any geographic area dominated by natural herbaceous plants (grasslands, grazing land, steppes and savannahs) with a cover of 10% or more, irrespective of different human and/or animal activities e.g. grazing, selective fire management.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
(2b) ‘mangrove’ means coastal forests found in sheltered estuaries and along river banks and lagoons in the tropics and subtropics. The term ‘mangrove’ describes both the ecosystem and the plant families that have developed specialised adaptations to live in this tidal environment.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new)
(2c) ‘peatlands’ means a wetland, colonised by vegetation, whose specific ecological conditions have allowed the formation of soil consisting of a peat deposit.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
(a) that the relevant commodities and products, including those used for or contained in relevant products, were produced on land that has not been subject to deforestation after December 31, 2020, and08.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b a (new)
(ba) that the relevant commodities and products, including those used for or contained in relevant products, were produced on land that has not been subject to activities involving the degradation of grasslands, mangroves, peatlands or savannahs after December 31, 2008.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘produced’ means grown, harvested, raised, fed from, from birth until slaughter or import into the EU or export from the EU, or obtained on relevant plot of land;
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Whistleblowers, the representatives of indigenous peoples or trade union representatives who face threats or reprisals as a result of having publicly shared information in relation to the objectives or implementation of this Regulation must be eligible for support, legal aid or physical protection;
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. No later than five years after the entry into force and at least every fivthree years thereafter, the Commission shall carry out a general review of this Regulation, and shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal. The first of the reports shall include ian particular,evaluation based on specific studies, an evaluation of:
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – indent 1 (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – indent 1 (new)
- Annex I Wood: 49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – indent 2 (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – indent 2 (new)
- Annex I 2601 Iron ores
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 b (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 b (new)
Annex 1: 0709 90 60 Sweetcorn 1005 Maize (corn)
Amendment 385 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 c (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 c (new)
Annex 1: 0210 20 Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal, of bovine animals
Amendment 386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 d (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 d (new)
Annex 1: 2401 Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse 2402 Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes 2403 Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; ‘homogenised’ or ‘reconstituted’ tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 e (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 e (new)
Annex 1 5201 00 Cotton, not carded or combed
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 f (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 f (new)
Annex 1: 4402 Wood charcoal (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 g (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 g (new)
Annex 1: 1205 Rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken 1514 Rape, colza or mustard oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified 2306 40 Oil cake of rape or colza seeds 1516 20 Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions