3 Amendments of Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF related to 2014/0059(COD)
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) European businesses which voluntarily establish a responsible sourcing system for minerals will be certified by the Commission by means of a label.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
Amendment 510 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Establishment of a ‘European responsible supply chain label for imports of minerals’, for use by undertakings operating downstream of the mineral supply chain 1. Undertakings operating downstream of the mineral supply chain which decide to establish due diligence arrangements based on the OECD Guidance or on equivalent sectoral due diligence initiatives shall be awarded a ‘European responsible supply chain label for imports of minerals’ by the Commission. 2. European undertakings which wish to receive certification shall submit a file to the Commission detailing the due diligence measures which they are establishing. 3. On the basis of predetermined criteria, the Commission shall certify European undertakings operating downstream of the mineral supply chain. The Commission, taking as a basis the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, shall define the criteria for awarding the label, for which purpose it may consult the secretariat of the OECD. The conditions for awarding the ‘European responsible supply chain label for imports of minerals’ must be as strict as those required by the OECD certification system. 4. The Commission may recognise equivalence between the European due diligence system and the sectoral due diligence arrangements already established by sectors of industry which serve the same purposes of securing the mineral supply chain as the European system. 5. Undertakings which have been awarded the ‘European responsible supply chain label for imports of minerals’ shall be encouraged to display this label on their websites and to inform European consumers of the fact.