Activities of Ricardo CORTÉS LASTRA related to 2011/2056(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on an effective raw materials strategy for Europe
Amendments (4)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the obligations regarding policy coherence for development enshrined in Article 208 of the TFEU; asks the Commission to set up an inter- departmental working group to devise a more detailed strategy on raw materials that respects those obligations and that proposes a policy mix tailored to each of the most critical raw materials; recalls that illicit trafficking of raw materials is still among the root causes of permanent or long-standing conflicts in developing countries;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned over the negative effects the expiry of the GSP regulations could have on developing countries classified as vulnerable by the Commission, as the revamped Raw Materials Initiative does not refer to GSP or GSP+ and does not propose alternative trade incentives for promotion of human rights, environmental standards, and domestic reformvoidance of child labour, and support for domestic reforms; also asks the Commission to support and encourage diversification initiatives in developing countries economies, which are highly dependent on certain raw materials;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Asks the Commission to quickly present a legislative proposal on transparency and accountability in the extractive industries, with binding targets founded on the standards of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and EITI+ + and on the Dodd-Frank Act dealing with conflict minerals; recalls that this was proposed by the Committee on Development as a parliamentary priority within the framework of the structured dialogue on the Commission Work Plan for 2012; stresses that transparency, corporate social responsibility and a functioning administration benefit both extracting companies and the societies of resource- rich developing countries;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the country-by-country reporting for extractive industries envisaged by the Commission; and also asks for greater transparency for European industries extracting raw materials in developing countries, by paying the relevant taxes and openly declaring their activities;