9 Amendments of Kriton ARSENIS related to 2011/2056(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to introduce a) the reduction of the EU's consumption of raw materials, b) the reduction of the EU's dependency on imported raw materials and c) the creation of a sustainable and equitable system to manage the world's natural resources, as further key objectives of the Raw Materials Initiative;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that lower consumption levels, prevention of waste generation and re-use are key components for the transition to a resource efficient economy;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to fully consider the development benefits that export restrictions and taxes on raw material entail for developing countries, given that export taxes are an important source of income, especially for Least Developed Countries, reducing the domestic price of industrial inputs and thus providing economic incentives to establish domestic processing industries and also enhance environmental protection by preventing the unlimited exploitation of natural resources;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for a legislative proposal to deprive EU companies that do not apply EU standards when operating in developing countries from any form of European funding and expresses its strong concern regarding the numerous well-documented cases of EU companies violating environmental and labour standards and human rights;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the promotion of more disclosure of financial information and the country-by-country reporting for extractive industries envisaged by the Commission;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of the development, promotion and implementation of a life cycle approach for RM, thus internalising the external environmental costs associated with the extraction and the use of raw materials, extending the highest quality and life of such materials, and the need for indicators to measure efficient and effective resource use, and points to the importance of the full implementation of the Ecodesign Directive in this regard;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. AsksCalls on the EIB and the Commission to consider more rigorouslymake the support of the extractive industries sector in developing countries conditional upon whether such projeducts contribute to poverty eradication, sustainable development and inclusive growth when deciding on supporting the extractiv, respect the rights of indigenous people iandustries sector in ensure food security for developing countries;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Underlines that a new indicator which goes beyond GDP and which measures resource consumption and resource productivity is essential for the decoupling of economic growth from material use;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the EC to examine the effects of a tax on mineral resources, unused extracted raw materials, non-energy RM, water and land use, and in particular on any side effects, such as non sustainable substitution, tax evasion or a shift of economic activities to third countries; points out that a tax on resources would render resources more valuable, resulting in better use, re-use and recycling of RM and lower export of resources.;