9 Amendments of Eija-Riitta KORHOLA related to 2008/0198(COD)
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The timber sector is of major importance for the economy of the Community. Organisations of operators are important elements of the sector as they represent the interests of the latter aton a large scale and interact with a diverse range of stakeholders. Organisations also have the expertise and capacity to analyse relevant legislation and facilitate the compliance of members, provided they do not use this competence with a viewin order to dominate on the market. In order to facilitate the implementation of this Regulation and to contribute to the development of good practices it is appropriate to recognise organisations which have developed requirements for the realisation of the due diligence systems. Such organisations may be organisations of economic operators, since they have the expertise and capacity to analyse relevant legislation and facilitate compliance by their members. A list of such recognised organisations will be made public and will enable theallow recognition of the monitoring organisations included therein by all Member States' competent authorities.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point b
Article 2 – point b
(b) 'placing on the market' means any supply of timber and timber products for the first time on the Community market for distribution or use in the course of a commercial activity whether in return for payment or free of charge; subsequent processing and distribution of timber does not constitute 'placing on the market';
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point f
Article 2 – point f
(f) 'applicable legislation' means the legislation of the country of harvest regulating forest conservaprotection and management and the harvesting of timber as well as legislation on trade in timber or timber products relateding to forest conservaprotection and management and to the harvesting of timber;
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point h
Article 2 – point h
(h) 'monitoring organisation' means a legal entity or a membership-based association or a federation that has the legal capacity and expertise to monitor and ensure the application of due diligence systems by the operators certified as making use of such systems.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt measures for the implementation of this Article. The Commission shall, in particular, establish criteria for assessing whether there is a risk of illegally harvestedcriteria used by the operator to assess the risk of timber andor a timber products being placed on the market. Those measures designed to amend non- essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 11(2) sourced from illegal logging being placed on the market are laid down in Annex XX.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The following established systems shall be deemed to fulfil the due diligence conditions in paragraph 1 and shall therefore not require any additional due diligence: (a) certificates issued by recognised forest certification systems; (b)FLEGT licences issued under the voluntary Partnership Agreements referred to in Council Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 of 20 December 2005 on the establishment of a FLEGT licensing scheme for imports of timber into the European Community1; (c) felling licences or equivalent systems issued by the competent national or regional authorities; (d) forest management plans validated by the competent national or regional authorities; (e) certificates issued in accordance with environmental management standards (ISO, EMAS and equivalents); (f) CITES licences; (g) verified or certified traceability systems. In the case of timber or timber products from high-risk areas as defined in paragraph 2, the systems identified in this paragraph are insufficient and full due diligence as defined in paragraph 1 must be carried out. 1 OJ L 347, 30.12.2005, p. 1.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Following the checks referred to in paragraph 1 the competent authorities may request the operator to take proportionate corrective measures.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2
Annex I – point 2
2. Pulp and paper of Chapters 47, 48 and 489 of the Combined Nomenclature, with the exception of bamboo-based and recovered (waste and scrap) products;
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 12 a (new)
Annex I – point 12 a (new)
12a. Other timber products included in CN categories 94 and 95, including wooden toys, sports accessories, etc.