11 Amendments of Paolo DE CASTRO related to 2021/0366(COD)
Amendment 92 #
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 and transition to deforestation-free production, acknowledging the role of indigenous peoples and local communities, 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 the role of indigenous peoples and local communities 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 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) To strengthen the Union’s contribution to halting deforestation and forest degradation, and to ensure that commodities and products from supply chains related to deforestation and forest degradation are not placed on the Union market, relevant commodities and products should not be placed or made available on the Union market, nor exported from the Union market unless they are deforestation-free and have been produced in accordance with the relevant legislation of the country of production and international human rights, particularly the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities. To confirm that this is the case, they should always be accompanied by a due diligence statement.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) Competent authorities should carry out checks at regular intervals on operators and traders to verify that they effectively fulfil the obligations laid down in this Regulation. Moreover, competent authorities should carry out checks when in possession of and based on relevant information, including substantiated concerns submitted by third parties. For a comprehensive coverage of the relevant commodities and products, the respective operators and traders and the volumes of their share of commodities and products, a twofold approach should apply. Competent authorities should thus be required to check on a certain percentage of operators and traders, whilst also covering a specific percentage ofaccording to a plan based on a risk-based approach covering operators and traders as well as relevant commodities and products. Such percentagechecks should be higher for relevant commodities and products from high-risk countries or parts thereof.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Regulation (EC) No 2173/2005 lays down Union procedures for the implementation of a FLEGT licensing scheme through bilateral Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) with timber-producing countries. To respect bilateral commitments that the European Union has entered into and to preserve the progress achieved with partner countries that have an operating system in place (FLEGT licensing stage), this Regulation should include a provision declaring wood and wood-based products covered by a valid FLEGT license as fulfilling the legality requirement under this Regulation.of this Regulation concerning the condition that relevant commodities and products may not be placed or made available on the Union market, or exported from the Union market if they are not produced in accordance with the relevant legislation of the country of production
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) they have been produced in accordance with the relevant legislation of the country of production and international human rights, particularly rights of indigenous peoples and local communities; and
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) the complexity of the relevant supply chain, in particular difficulties in connecting the supply chain of commodities and/or products to the plot of land where they were produced;
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 9
Article 14 – paragraph 9
9. Each Member State shall ensure that the annual checks carried out by their competent authorities cover at least 5% of the, based on the risk analysis under paragraph 4, cover operators placing, making available on or exporting from the Union market each of the relevant commodities on their market as well as 5% of the quantity of each of the relevant commodities placed or made available on or exported from their market.
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) destroyonating the relevant commodity or product or donating it to charitable or public interest purposes or if not possible, destroying it.
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 10
Article 24 – paragraph 10
10. Customs authorities may donate for charitable or public interest purposes or if not possible, destroy a non-compliant relevant commodity or product upon the request of the competent authorities or where they deem it necessary and proportionate. The cost of such measure shall be borne by the natural or legal person holding the relevant commodity or product. Articles 197 and 198 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 shall apply accordingly. Upon request of competent authorities, non-compliant relevant commodities and products may alternatively be confiscated and placed by customs at the disposal of the competent authorities.
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Partnerships and cooperation should allow the full participation of all stakeholders, including civil society, indigenous peoples, local communities and the private sector including, SMEs and smallholders.
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall supply specific administrative and capacity building support to governments, local governments, civil society organisations and producers, particularly small producers and trade unions in third countries aimed at facilitating for these actors to live up to the administrative requirements of this Regulation.