Amend­menten Hazekamp op Ontwerp­verslag Een EU-rechts­kader voor de beëin­diging en ommekeer van door de EU bevor­derde ontbossing op wereld­niveau

Motion for a resolution

B. Whereas Union consumption contributes to 10% of global deforestation;

Amendment

B. Whereas Union consumption directly contributes to 10% of global deforestation;

Amendment

1 a. Stresses that unlike other commodities, the production of meat particularly contributes to deforestation, given the related necessity for additional land use for the production of feed;

Motion for a resolution

2. Welcomes business’ growing awareness of the problem of global deforestation, the need for corporate action and corresponding commitments; emphasises, however, that companies’ voluntary anti-deforestation commitments often only cover parts of their supply chains and were, as of yet, not sufficient to halt global deforestation;

Amendment

2. Emphasises that companies’ voluntary anti-deforestation commitments often only cover parts of their supply chains and are not sufficient to halt global deforestation;

Motion for a resolution

3. Points out that third-party certification schemes have played an important role in bringing together business and civil society to develop a common understanding of the problem of deforestation; observes, however, that voluntary third-party certification schemes alone, to date, are not effective in halting and reversing global deforestation; notes that voluntary third-party certification can be an auxiliary tool to assess and mitigate deforestation risks when designed and implemented well with regard to the sustainability criteria it is based on, the robustness of the certification and accreditation process, independent monitoring, possibilities to monitor the supply chain, requirements to protect primary forests and promote sustainable forest management;

Amendment

3. Observes that voluntary third-party certification schemes, to date, are not effective in halting and reversing global deforestation; notes that voluntary third-party certification can be an auxiliary tool to assess and mitigate deforestation risks when designed and implemented well with regard to the sustainability criteria it is based on, the robustness of the certification and accreditation process, independent monitoring, possibilities to monitor the supply chain, requirements to protect primary forests and promote sustainable forest management;

Motion for a resolution

4. Criticises that third-party certification and labels alone unduly shift the responsibility to decide whether to purchase deforestation-free products to the consumers; therefore emphasises that third-party certification can only be complementary to, but cannot replace, thorough due diligence processes of companies;

Amendment

4. Criticises that third-party certification and labels alone unduly shift the responsibility to decide whether to purchase deforestation-free products to the consumers; therefore emphasises that third-party certification can only be complementary to, but cannot replace, thorough due diligence processes of companies; stresses that consumer-choice environmentalism is incapable of halting deforestation or contributing to sustainable practices, and indeed demonises the working-class; believes that due diligence is a necessary regulatory measure to ensure that only sustainable products enter the market in the first place, and to not make sustainability an expensive and inaccessible consumer-choice;

Amendment

9 a. Draws attention to how the production of GMOs is a key driver of deforestation, particularly in Brazil and Argentina, and believes that the importation of GMOs into the EU should be ended; reminds that meat consumption, even within the EU, contributes to deforestation outside the EU by way of increasing demand for cheap, GMO animal feed, particularly imports of GM soybean;

Amendment

13 a. Welcomes the Commission’s statement in the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 that “The use of whole trees and food and feed crops for energy production – whether produced in the EU or imported – should be minimised”; calls on the Commission to amend the Renewable Energy Directive to reflect the fact that biomass is not a carbon neutral source of energy.1a

Motion for a resolution

15. Underlines that the impact of the Union’s consumption of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities needs to be adequately addressed in any follow-up, regulatory or non-regulatory, actions and measures to the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and Farm to Fork Strategy;

Amendment

15. Underlines that the impact of the Union’s consumption of forest and ecosystem-risk commodities needs to be adequately addressed in any follow-up, regulatory actions and measures to the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and Farm to Fork Strategy; calls on the Commission to adequately address the impact of free trade agreements on biodiversity and not merely assess the impacts;

Motion for a resolution

a. commodities covered by the proposal and their derived products which are marketed on the Union internal market,

Amendment

a. commodities covered by the proposal and their derived products which are marketed on the Union internal market, or transits through Union ports,

Motion for a resolution

It should establish an obligation to fulfil international environmental and human rights commitments taken by the Union and its Member States, such as the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals, and human rights obligations.

Amendment

It should establish an obligation to fulfil international environmental and human rights commitments taken by the Union and its Member States, such as the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals, and human rights obligations, and establish legally binding sustainability criteria.

Motion for a resolution

Economic operators should take appropriate measures to ensure that these standards are respected throughout their entire value chain.

Amendment

Economic operators should be obliged to take the appropriate measures to ensure that these standards are respected throughout their entire value chain.

Motion for a resolution

Economic operators should take appropriate measures to ensure that these standards are respected throughout their entire value chain.

Amendment

Economic operators should take appropriate and transparent measures to ensure that these standards are respected throughout their entire value chain.

Motion for a resolution

The proposal should cover all commodities that are most frequently associated with deforestation, natural forest degradation, and natural ecosystem conversion and degradation. These commodities should be listed in an annex to the proposal and comprise at least palm oil, soy, meat, leather, cocoa, coffee, rubber, and maize and all intermediate or final products that are derived from these commodities, and products that contain these commodities. In the event that the derived products contain input from more than one commodity covered by the proposal, due diligence should be performed with respect to each of these commodities. Commodities covered by Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 (‘the EU Timber Regulation’) should be integrated into the scope of the proposal within three years from the date of entry into force of the proposal.

Amendment

The proposal should cover all commodities that are associated with deforestation, natural forest degradation, and natural ecosystem conversion and degradation. These commodities should be listed in an annex to the proposal and comprise at least palm oil, soy, meat, leather, cocoa, coffee, rubber, maize and all GMOs, and all intermediate or final products that are derived from these commodities, and products that contain these commodities. In the event that the derived products contain input from more than one commodity covered by the proposal, due diligence should be performed with respect to each of these commodities. Commodities covered by Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council2 (‘the EU Timber Regulation’) should be integrated into the scope of the proposal within three years from the date of entry into force of the proposal.

Motion for a resolution

The Commission should adopt delegated acts to amend the list of commodities and their derived products that are covered by the proposal if evidence emerges concerning the detrimental impact of their harvesting, extraction or production on natural forests, natural ecosystems or human rights.

Amendment

The Commission should adopt delegated acts to amend the list of commodities and their derived products that are covered by the proposal if evidence or significant indications emerge concerning the detrimental impact of their harvesting, extraction or production on natural forests, natural ecosystems or human rights.

Motion for a resolution

The Commission should adopt delegated acts to amend the list of commodities and their derived products that are covered by the proposal if evidence emerges concerning the detrimental impact of their harvesting, extraction or production on natural forests, natural ecosystems or human rights.

Amendment

The Commission should adopt delegated acts in a timely fashion to amend the list of commodities and their derived products that are covered by the proposal if there is evidence concerning the detrimental impact of their harvesting, extraction or production on natural forests, natural ecosystems or human rights.

Motion for a resolution

Deforestation means the loss of natural forest as a result of (i) conversion to agriculture or other non-forest land use; (ii) conversion to plantation forest; (iii) severe and sustained degradation.

Amendment

Deforestation means the loss of natural forest as a result of (i) conversion to agriculture or other non-forest land use; (ii) conversion to plantation forest; (iii) severe and sustained degradation, (iv) mining, or any other human activity.

Amendment

f a. Meaningful consultations with local communities, including through grievance redress mechanisms;

Economic operators should ensure that local and indigenous communities have avenues for communicating risks and concerns and also sharing indigenous and local knowledge (ILK). There should also be established avenues for local communities to make grievances, and have this incorporated in the due diligence process;

Amendment

d a) establish grievance redress mechanisms to ensure that local communities and indigenous people always have avenues to communicate grievances and alert risks;