En En Amendments 1

European Parliament 2019-2024

Committee on International Trade

2020/0157M(NLE)

11.2.2021

AMENDMENTS 1 - 77

Draft report Karin Karlsbro (PE660.067v01-00)

Decision on the conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Honduras on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union (2020/0157M(NLE))

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PE681.010v01-00 2/38 AM\1224614EN.docx EN Amendment 1 Heidi Hautala

Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the Paris Climate Agreement;

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Amendment 2 Heidi Hautala

Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the UN Sustainable Development Goals;

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Amendment 3 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri

Motion for a resolution Citation 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the extension of the mandate of the Mission to Support the Fight Against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH) of 6 December 2019;

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AM\1224614EN.docx 3/38 PE681.010v01-00 EN Amendment 4 Karin Karlsbro, Samira Rafaela, Urmas Paet, Nicola Danti, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Barry Andrews, Svenja Hahn, Liesje Schreinemacher, Dita Charanzová

Motion for a resolution Recital A

Motion for a resolution Amendment

A. whereas almost half of the land area A. whereas almost half of the land area in Honduras is covered by forests, half of in Honduras is covered by forests, half of which is tropical rainforest; whereas which is tropical rainforest; whereas there Honduras has lost about 12.5 % of its is still a huge resource of unclassified forest area since 2015 due mainly to trees and species; whereas Honduras has climate change, forest fires, deforestation lost about 12.5 % of its forest area since and illegal logging, and suffered a pest 2015 due mainly to climate change, forest infestation in 2016; fires, deforestation and illegal logging, and suffered a pest infestation in 2016;

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Amendment 5 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Miroslav Číž

Motion for a resolution Recital A

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A. whereas almost half of the land area A. whereas almost half of the land area in Honduras is covered by forests, half of in Honduras is covered by forests, half of which is tropical rainforest; whereas which is tropical rainforest; whereas Honduras has lost about 12.5 % of its Honduras has lost about 12.5 % of its forest area since 2015 due mainly to forest area since 2015 due mainly to a pest climate change, forest fires, deforestation infestation, most likely caused by climate and illegal logging, and suffered a pest change, while some forest area has been infestation in 2016; lost due to forest fires, deforestation and illegal logging;

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Amendment 6 Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó

Motion for a resolution

PE681.010v01-00 4/38 AM\1224614EN.docx EN Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

A a. whereas the current VPA builds upon the Association Agreement signed by the Union with Central America’s countries in 2012, entering into force in 2013, and whose legal dispositions already foresee comprehensive sustainable development criteria but only a mention on human rights in its preamble;

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Amendment 7 Karin Karlsbro, Samira Rafaela, Urmas Paet, Nicola Danti, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Barry Andrews, Svenja Hahn, Liesje Schreinemacher, Dita Charanzová

Motion for a resolution Recital B

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B. whereas Honduras passed its B. whereas Honduras passed its Climate Change Law in 2014 and was the Climate Change Law in 2014 and was the first state to publish its first nationally first state to publish its first nationally determined contribution (NDC) in the determined contribution (NDC) in the framework of the Paris Agreement, of framework of the Paris Agreement the which one commitment is to restore one following year, of which one commitment million hectares of forests; is to restore one million hectares of forests;

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Amendment 8 Karin Karlsbro, Samira Rafaela, Urmas Paet, Nicola Danti, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Barry Andrews, Svenja Hahn, Liesje Schreinemacher, Dita Charanzová

Motion for a resolution Recital C

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AM\1224614EN.docx 5/38 PE681.010v01-00 EN C. whereas the share of the forest C. whereas the share of the forest sector in Honduras’ economy has sector in Honduras’ economy has decreased over the years owing to stricter decreased over the years representing requirements on the legality of timber in around 3,6% of the GNP in the last 16 Honduras’ export markets and to forest years owing to stricter requirements on the destruction; whereas the Voluntary legality of timber in Honduras’ export Partnership Agreement (VPA) process, markets and to forest destruction; whereas which emphasises legality and good the Voluntary Partnership Agreement governance, is helping the forest sector to (VPA) process, which emphasises legality increase its share, provide rural jobs and and good governance, is helping the forest generate income for Hondurans; sector to increase its share, provide rural jobs and generate income for Hondurans;

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Amendment 9 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Miroslav Číž

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

C. whereas the share of the forest C. whereas the share of the forest sector in Honduras’ economy has sector in Honduras’ economy has decreased over the years owing to stricter decreased over the years owing to stricter requirements on the legality of timber in requirements on the legality of timber in Honduras’ export markets and to forest Honduras’ export markets and to forest destruction; whereas the Voluntary destruction; whereas the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) process, Partnership Agreement (VPA) process, which emphasises legality and good which emphasises legality and good governance, is helping the forest sector to governance, is helping the forest sector to increase its share, provide rural jobs and increase its share, provide quality rural generate income for Hondurans; jobs and generate income for Hondurans;

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Amendment 10 Dominik Tarczyński

Motion for a resolution Recital D

Motion for a resolution Amendment

D. whereas the volume of timber D. whereas the volume of timber

PE681.010v01-00 6/38 AM\1224614EN.docx EN traded between Honduras and the EU is traded between Honduras and the EU is currently modest, with the US being the currently modest and accounts for less biggest trading partner and with increasing than 2% of Honduras’ timber exports, exports to neighbouring countries El with the US being the biggest trading Salvador and Nicaragua; whereas the VPA partner and with increasing exports to could open up more opportunities for neighbouring countries El Salvador and Honduras to export to the EU and new Nicaragua; whereas the VPA could open markets; up more opportunities for Honduras to export to the EU and new markets;

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Amendment 11 Karin Karlsbro, Samira Rafaela, Urmas Paet, Nicola Danti, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Barry Andrews, Svenja Hahn, Liesje Schreinemacher, Dita Charanzová

Motion for a resolution Recital E

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E. whereas Honduras is a lower E. whereas Honduras is a lower- middle-income country where poverty, middle income country according to the inequality, corruption, violence and World Bank classification; whereas it is impunity remain persistent concerns; the second poorest in Latin America, and third poorest in the Western Hemisphere; whereas the poverty, corruption, violence and impunity in Honduras remain persistent concerns, as well as the situation for women's rights, in particular the recent backlash concerning sexual and reproductive health rights;

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Amendment 12 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri

Motion for a resolution Recital E

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E. whereas Honduras is a lower E. whereas Honduras is a lower middle-income country where poverty, middle-income country where poverty,

AM\1224614EN.docx 7/38 PE681.010v01-00 EN inequality, corruption, violence and inequality, corruption, violence and impunity remain persistent concerns; impunity remain persistent concerns; whereas the EU and its Member States had called the Honduran government to renew the mandate of the Mission to Support the Fight Against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH) for the strengthening of the rule of law in the country;

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Amendment 13 Jörgen Warborn

Motion for a resolution Recital E

Motion for a resolution Amendment

E. whereas Honduras is a lower E. whereas Honduras is a lower middle-income country where poverty, middle-income country that needs to inequality, corruption, violence and overcome many challenges in order to impunity remain persistent concerns; fight inequality, poverty, corruption and impunity and improve the well-being of its citizens;

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Amendment 14 Heidi Hautala

Motion for a resolution Recital E

Motion for a resolution Amendment

E. whereas Honduras is a lower E. whereas Honduras is a lower middle-income country where poverty, middle-income country where poverty, inequality, corruption, violence and inequality, corruption, violence and impunity remain persistent concerns; impunity remain persistent concerns; whereas according to Global Witness, Honduras remains amongst the deadliest countries for land and environmental defenders in the world;

PE681.010v01-00 8/38 AM\1224614EN.docx EN Or. en

Amendment 15 Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution Recital E

Motion for a resolution Amendment

E. whereas Honduras is a lower E. whereas Honduras is a lower middle-income country where poverty, middle-income country where poverty, inequality, corruption, violence and inequality, corruption, violence, in impunity remain persistent concerns; particular against human rights and environmental defenders, and impunity remain persistent concerns;

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Amendment 16 Karin Karlsbro, Samira Rafaela, Urmas Paet, Nicola Danti, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Barry Andrews, Svenja Hahn, Liesje Schreinemacher, Dita Charanzová

Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new)

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E a. whereas despite the fact that the Honduran Government has made positive commitments and initiated legislation to protect human rights defenders, it remains one of the most dangerous countries in the region for human and indigenous rights defenders and environmental activists who continue to be subject to abuses, violence, arbitrary detentions, threats and killings;

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Amendment 17 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Miroslav Číž

AM\1224614EN.docx 9/38 PE681.010v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Recital F

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F. whereas in 2013, Honduras became F. whereas in 2013, Honduras became the first Latin American country to start the first Latin American country to start negotiations with the EU on a FLEGT negotiations with the EU on a FLEGT VPA, resulting in the initialling of a draft VPA, resulting in the initialling of a draft agreement in 2018; agreement in 2018; whereas Honduras shall ensure that the implementation and monitoring of this agreement involves the relevant stakeholders, irrespective of their gender, age, location, religion or beliefs, ethnic origin, race, language, disability or any other condition, so fostering the participation of the private sector, civil society, local communities, Indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples of Honduras and others dependent on forests1a. ______1a Article 16 of the EU-Honduras FLEGT VPA.

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Amendment 18 Karin Karlsbro, Samira Rafaela, Urmas Paet, Nicola Danti, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Barry Andrews, Svenja Hahn, Liesje Schreinemacher, Dita Charanzová

Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new)

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F a. whereas the mandate of the Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH) ended in January 2020 and was not renewed;

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PE681.010v01-00 10/38 AM\1224614EN.docx EN Amendment 19 Karin Karlsbro, Samira Rafaela, Urmas Paet, Nicola Danti, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Barry Andrews, Svenja Hahn, Liesje Schreinemacher, Dita Charanzová

Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new)

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G a. whereas the EU-Central America Association Agreement was concluded in 2012, and the trade part provisionally applied since 1st of August 2013;

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Amendment 20 Karin Karlsbro, Samira Rafaela, Urmas Paet, Nicola Danti, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Barry Andrews, Svenja Hahn, Liesje Schreinemacher, Dita Charanzová

Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

G b. whereas VPAs provides for a Joint Implementation Committee, responsible for its implementation and monitoring;

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Amendment 21 Dominik Tarczyński

Motion for a resolution Recital J

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AM\1224614EN.docx 11/38 PE681.010v01-00 EN enforcement, transparency and the enforcement, transparency in the inclusion inclusion of various stakeholders in the of various stakeholders in the political political decision-making process; decision-making process, support for economic integration and respect for international sustainable development goals;

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Amendment 22 Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó

Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

J. whereas the purpose and expected J. whereas the purpose and expected benefits of FLEGT VPAs go beyond the benefits of FLEGT VPAs go beyond the facilitation of trade in legal timber, as they facilitation of trade in legal timber, as they are also designed to bring about systemic are also designed to bring about systemic changes in forest governance, law changes in forest governance, law enforcement, transparency and the enforcement, human rights, transparency, inclusion of various stakeholders in the accountability and institutional resilience political decision-making process; and the inclusion of various stakeholders in the political decision-making process;

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Amendment 23 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri

Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

J. whereas the purpose and expected J. whereas the purpose and expected benefits of FLEGT VPAs go beyond the benefits of FLEGT VPAs go beyond the facilitation of trade in legal timber, as they facilitation of trade in legal timber, as they are also designed to bring about systemic are also designed to bring about systemic changes in forest governance, law changes in forest governance, law enforcement, transparency and the enforcement, transparency, enforcement of inclusion of various stakeholders in the labour law, rights of indigenous political decision-making process; peoples and the inclusion of various stakeholders in the political decision-

PE681.010v01-00 12/38 AM\1224614EN.docx EN making process;

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Amendment 24 Heidi Hautala

Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

J. whereas the purpose and expected J. whereas the purpose and expected benefits of FLEGT VPAs go beyond the benefits of FLEGT VPAs go beyond the facilitation of trade in legal timber, as they facilitation of trade in legal timber, as they are also designed to bring about systemic are also designed to bring about systemic changes in forest governance, law changes in forest governance, law enforcement, transparency and the enforcement, transparency and the inclusion of various stakeholders in the inclusion of various stakeholders in the political decision-making process; political decision-making process; in particular CSOs and indigenous communities;

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Amendment 25 Karin Karlsbro, Samira Rafaela, Urmas Paet, Nicola Danti, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Barry Andrews, Svenja Hahn, Liesje Schreinemacher, Dita Charanzová

Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new)

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J a. whereas the negotiations leading to the conclusion of this VPA have created a cooperative space among different stakeholders to discuss environmental, human rights, social and economic issues;

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AM\1224614EN.docx 13/38 PE681.010v01-00 EN Amendment 26 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri

Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

K a. whereas Honduras is not signatory to the Escazú Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean; whereas it is the only binding agreement stemming from the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), the first regional environmental agreement of Latin America and the Caribbean and the first in the world containing specific provisions on environmental human rights defenders: whereas the Agreement will enter into force on 22 April 2021; whereas Honduras holds the highest per capita rate of murder for environmental defenders;

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Amendment 27 Karin Karlsbro, Samira Rafaela, Urmas Paet, Nicola Danti, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Barry Andrews, Svenja Hahn, Liesje Schreinemacher, Dita Charanzová

Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new)

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K a. whereas a good forest management requires sustainable land tenure, respect of the environmental needs and human rights, transparency, legal security, trust and long-term investments;

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PE681.010v01-00 14/38 AM\1224614EN.docx EN Amendment 28 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri

Motion for a resolution Recital K b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

K b. whereas one in four Honduran women has been pregnant at least once before the age of 19; whereas gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls is not only one of the SDGs but is also critical to achieving all 17 of the goals; whereas reproductive rights are human rights, and gender equality, which depends on women’s ability to fully exercise them, is key to sustainable development;

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Amendment 29 Karin Karlsbro, Samira Rafaela, Urmas Paet, Nicola Danti, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Barry Andrews, Svenja Hahn, Liesje Schreinemacher, Dita Charanzová

Motion for a resolution Recital K b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

K b. whereas general elections will take place in Honduras before the end of 2021;

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Amendment 30 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri

Motion for a resolution Recital K c (new)

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AM\1224614EN.docx 15/38 PE681.010v01-00 EN K c. whereas Honduras has ratified the ILO convention 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, but has not fully implemented it and has not introduced in its legislation the key principle of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) that derives from the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;

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Amendment 31 Karin Karlsbro, Samira Rafaela, Urmas Paet, Nicola Danti, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Barry Andrews, Svenja Hahn, Liesje Schreinemacher, Dita Charanzová

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1. Welcomes the conclusion of 1. Welcomes the conclusion of negotiations on the VPA between the EU negotiations on the VPA between the EU and Honduras and calls for its swift and Honduras and calls for its swift ratification by both sides so it can enter ratification by both sides so it can enter into force in 2021; into force in 2021, thus allowing for the important next steps in terms of implementation, including setting up the licencing;

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Amendment 32 Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

1 a. Considers it necessary to allocate funding to accompany the VPA's implementation as part of the next programming period of the EU bilateral programmes (2021-2027), especially with

PE681.010v01-00 16/38 AM\1224614EN.docx EN regard to the assistance for establishing a truly independent FLEGT-issuing authority entrusted by the EU;

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Amendment 33 Dominik Tarczyński

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new)

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1a. Points out that sustainable, inclusive forest management and governance are crucial for the achievement of the sustainable development goals set out in the 2030 Agenda;

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Amendment 34 Heidi Hautala

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Expresses its solidarity with 2. Expresses its solidarity with Honduras, which recently suffered two Honduras, which recently suffered two hurricanes that brought severe hurricanes that brought severe consequences in addition to the COVID-19 consequences in addition to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has also hit the country pandemic, which has also hit the country very hard; very hard; stresses the need to tackle urgently and globally the root causes of such extreme weather phenomena and zoonosis, which are linked to climate change, deforestation and biodiversity loss

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AM\1224614EN.docx 17/38 PE681.010v01-00 EN Amendment 35 Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new)

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2 a. Underlines that the VPA should not be considered as a mere trade agreement but as a tool to improve rule of law and human rights enforcement in Honduras; calls on the Commission to ensure that Honduras’s National Commission on Human Rights(CONADEH) duly monitors and assesses human rights violations; considers that independent civil society organisations should be involved from the very beginning in the monitoring of human rights and institutional resilience;

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Amendment 36 Karin Karlsbro, Samira Rafaela, Urmas Paet, Nicola Danti, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Barry Andrews, Svenja Hahn, Dita Charanzová

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new)

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2 a. Believes that the EU has a very important role and an obligation in improving both the supply and the demand side of timber, in order to responsibly reject illegally produced timber and to reinforce exporting countries in their efforts to combat illegal logging and corruption that results in destruction of their forests, climate change, and violation of human rights;

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PE681.010v01-00 18/38 AM\1224614EN.docx EN Amendment 37 Dominik Tarczyński

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

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3. Recognises that the full 3. Recognises that the full implementation of the VPA will be a long- implementation of the VPA at national term process which will require the and regional level will be a long-term adoption of a whole set of legislation and process which will require the adoption of adequate administrative capacity and a whole set of legislation and adequate expertise for its implementation and administrative capacity and expertise for its enforcement; recalls that FLEGT licencing implementation and enforcement; recalls can only begin once Honduras has that FLEGT licensing can only begin once demonstrated the readiness of its TLAS; Honduras has demonstrated the readiness of its TLAS;

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Amendment 38 Dominik Tarczyński

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3a. Emphasises that Honduras has made substantial efforts to solve the problem of illegal logging, adopted a new forestry law that entered into force in 2007, and in 2010 also adopted a national strategy to monitor the illegal felling and transport of forest products; recognises the commitments the Honduran timber industry has made to eliminate illegal timber from supply chains and raise awareness of the issue; emphasises, however, that it is vital that attitudes in the industry change, and that there is strong enforcement;

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AM\1224614EN.docx 19/38 PE681.010v01-00 EN Amendment 39 Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

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4. Stresses that the implementation 4. Stresses that the implementation stage requires continued consultations and stage requires continued consultations and stakeholder involvement; calls on the stakeholder involvement; calls on the Commission and the EU Delegation in Commission and the EU Delegation in Honduras to provide sufficient capacity- Honduras to provide sufficient capacity- building and logistical and technical building and logistical and technical support in the framework of present and support in the framework of present and future development cooperation future development cooperation instruments in order to enable Honduras to instruments in order to enable Honduras to fulfil the commitments for the fulfil the commitments for the implementation of its TLAS and related implementation of its TLAS and related measures; measures; stresses that EU delegations should play a key role in overseeing that Honduran authorities effectively include all the relevant stakeholders in the process towards the establishment of a fully operational TLAS; believes that parliamentary oversight of the implementation process of the VPA is critical;

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Amendment 40 Heidi Hautala

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4. Stresses that the implementation 4. Stresses that the implementation stage requires continued consultations and stage requires continued stakeholder involvement; calls on the genuine consultations and Commission and the EU Delegation in strong multistakeholder involvement, and Honduras to provide sufficient capacity- a meaningful participation of CSOs, local building and logistical and technical and Indigenous communities in decision support in the framework of present and making, guaranteeing the Free, Prior and future development cooperation Informed Consent; recalls the need to instruments in order to enable Honduras to enhance transparency, effective public

PE681.010v01-00 20/38 AM\1224614EN.docx EN fulfil the commitments for the disclosure of information and the timely implementation of its TLAS and related sharing of documents with local and measures; indigenous people; calls on the Commission and the EU Delegation in Honduras to ensure and provide substantial capacity-building and logistical and technical support in the framework of present and future development cooperation instruments in order to enable Honduras to fulfil the commitments for the implementation of its TLAS and related measures;

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Amendment 41 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4. Stresses that the implementation 4. Stresses that the implementation stage requires continued consultations and stage requires continued consultations and stakeholder involvement; calls on the stakeholder involvement; calls on the Commission and the EU Delegation in Commission, the EU Delegation in Honduras to provide sufficient capacity- Honduras and Member States to provide building and logistical and technical sufficient capacity-building and logistical support in the framework of present and and technical support in the framework of future development cooperation present and future development instruments in order to enable Honduras to cooperation instruments in order to enable fulfil the commitments for the Honduras to fulfil the commitments for the implementation of its TLAS and related implementation of its TLAS and related measures; measures;

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Amendment 42 Heidi Hautala

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new)

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AM\1224614EN.docx 21/38 PE681.010v01-00 EN 5 a. Believes that the success of the Agreement will depend to a large extent on the creation of a safe and enabling environment for the protection of environmental human right defenders and whistle-blowers, ensuring effective remedies for human rights violations and combating impunity; in this respect, stresses that the ratification of the Escazú Agreement would be significant step in the right direction; urges the government of Honduras to take steps on this line;

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Amendment 43 Dominik Tarczyński

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new)

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5a. Calls for the EU to ensure that the VPA is consistent with all its policies, including in the fields of trade, development, agriculture and the environment;

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Amendment 44 Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

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PE681.010v01-00 22/38 AM\1224614EN.docx EN particular regard to customs and other the most vulnerable operators (young authorities that will play a pivotal role in people and women from indigenous the implementation and enforcement of the communities, people of African descent VPA; stresses the need to end impunity in and small farmers); also urges the the forest sector by ensuring that Government of Honduras to work to stop infractions are prosecuted; widespread corruption, by implementing more effective transparency and accountability policies, and address other factors fuelling illegal logging and forest degradation, with particular regard to customs and other authorities that will play a pivotal role in the implementation and enforcement of the VPA; stresses the need to end impunity in the forest sector by ensuring that infractions are prosecuted;

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Amendment 45 Heidi Hautala

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

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6. Stresses that the success of the 6. Stresses that the success of the FLEGT also depends on tackling fraud and FLEGT also depends on tackling fraud and corruption throughout the timber supply corruption throughout the timber supply chain; urges the Government of Honduras chain; to this effect, calls on the EU to to work to stop widespread corruption and strengthen the scope and enforcement of address other factors fuelling illegal EU Timber Regulation to tackle logging and forest degradation, with corruption risks in the EU’s timber supply particular regard to customs and other chain, including through more regular authorities that will play a pivotal role in and systematic controls and investigations the implementation and enforcement of the in EU harbours; urges the Government of VPA; stresses the need to end impunity in Honduras to work to stop widespread the forest sector by ensuring that corruption and address other factors infractions are prosecuted; fuelling illegal logging and forest degradation, with particular regard to customs and other authorities that will play a pivotal role in the implementation and enforcement of the VPA; stresses the need to end impunity in the forest sector by ensuring that infractions are prosecuted;

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AM\1224614EN.docx 23/38 PE681.010v01-00 EN Amendment 46 Jörgen Warborn

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

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6. Stresses that the success of the 6. Welcomes Honduras' efforts so far FLEGT also depends on tackling fraud and in making advances towards greater corruption throughout the timber supply transparency and look forward to further chain; urges the Government of Honduras positive cooperation in the fight against to work to stop widespread corruption and illegal logging and forest degradation; address other factors fuelling illegal stresses that the success of the FLEGT also logging and forest degradation, with depends on tackling fraud and corruption particular regard to customs and other throughout the timber supply chain; urges authorities that will play a pivotal role in the Government of Honduras to work to the implementation and enforcement of the stop widespread corruption and address VPA; stresses the need to end impunity in other factors fuelling illegal logging and the forest sector by ensuring that forest degradation, with particular regard to infractions are prosecuted; customs and other authorities that will play a pivotal role in the implementation and enforcement of the VPA; stresses the need to end impunity in the forest sector by ensuring that infractions are prosecuted;

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Amendment 47 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Miroslav Číž

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

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PE681.010v01-00 24/38 AM\1224614EN.docx EN VPA; stresses the need to end impunity in forests and land rights, that will play a the forest sector by ensuring that pivotal role in the implementation and infractions are prosecuted; enforcement of the VPA; stresses the need to end impunity in the forest sector by ensuring that infractions are prosecuted;

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Amendment 48 Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new)

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6 a. Is concerned that timber products can be imported into Honduras from a third country as long as those products were produced in accordance with the laws of the country where the trees were harvested because of the lower due diligence standards that can exist in those countries and the ulterior incorporation of these products into goods subsequently exported to the EU internal market;

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Amendment 49 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7. Urges the Government of Honduras 7. Urges the Government of Honduras to renew the mandate for the Mission to to renew the mandate for the Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH), which Impunity in Honduras (MACCIH), which ended in January 2020; ended in January 2020, and to sign the Escazú RegionalAgreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters, as this will be critical for raising the level of

AM\1224614EN.docx 25/38 PE681.010v01-00 EN protection for environmental human rights defenders;

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Amendment 50 Emmanuel Maurel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new)

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7a. Is alarmed at the fact that since July 2018, when the Voluntary Partnership Agreement was signed, more than 20 activists for environmental protection and the rights of indigenous peoples have been killed;

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Amendment 51 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Welcomes the fact that Honduras is 8. Welcomes the fact that Honduras is the first VPA country that had indigenous the first VPA country that had indigenous peoples as a separate interest group at the peoples as a separate interest group at the negotiating table, and the brave negotiating table, and the brave participation of indigenous peoples’ participation of indigenous peoples’ groups, with their particular insights and groups, with their particular insights and contributions; calls for the rapid inclusion contributions; calls for the rapid inclusion of free, prior and informed consent in the of free, prior and informed consent legality definition and for the adoption of (FPIC) in the legality definition and the relevant laws in Honduras; regrets that the relevant laws in Honduras have not been adopted despite the calls of the EU over several years to do so; expects Honduras to make continued and sustained efforts to pass the FPIC legislation in such a form that it meets all the requirements of ILO convention 169;

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Amendment 52 Karin Karlsbro, Samira Rafaela, Urmas Paet, Nicola Danti, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Barry Andrews, Svenja Hahn, Liesje Schreinemacher, Dita Charanzová

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8 a. Highly appreciates that Honduras has managed to ensure involvement of government institutions, civil society, private sector, indigenous and afro- descendant people of Honduras, academia and communities, who accepted and contributed to the process to drafting the VPA; welcomes the fact that all these sectors agreed to be present around the same negotiating table and the achievement of the feeling of inclusiveness and the possibility to contribute;

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Amendment 53 Karin Karlsbro, Samira Rafaela, Urmas Paet, Nicola Danti, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Barry Andrews, Svenja Hahn, Liesje Schreinemacher, Dita Charanzová

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

9 a. Believes that the fight against corruption needs to be constant, in every part of the world; welcomes that transparency has proven useful in the process to concluding this VPA, and cannot be enough stressed in the forthcoming process of implementation;

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Amendment 54 Dominik Tarczyński

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10. Is aware of the fact that the crucial deleted land tenure rights in Honduras need future clarification and that concrete safeguards for local and indigenous communities on land tenure are needed;

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Amendment 55 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10. Is aware of the fact that the crucial 10. Is aware of the fact that the crucial land tenure rights in Honduras need future property rights and land tenure rights in clarification and that concrete safeguards Honduras need immediate clarification; for local and indigenous communities on stresses that concrete safeguards for local land tenure are needed; and indigenous communities are key in this process; underlines that particular attention should be put on quantitative and qualitative gender-disaggregated analysis of land tenure, ownership of assets and financial inclusion in sectors that have been impacted by trade; calls on the Commission and the Member States to assist in this endeavour with technical and human resources; notes in this respect the crucial importance of Honduras adopting and enforcing the FPIC legislation;

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Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10. Is aware of the fact that the crucial 10. Is aware of the fact that the crucial land tenure rights in Honduras need future land tenure rights in Honduras need future clarification and that concrete safeguards clarification and that concrete safeguards for local and indigenous communities on for local and indigenous communities on land tenure are needed; land tenure are needed; calls on the Government of Honduras to allocate more resources and to strengthen the coordination of the public institutions involved in order to make more significant progress in the forest land regularisation process;

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Amendment 57 Heidi Hautala

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10. Is aware of the fact that the crucial 10. Is aware of the fact that the crucial land tenure rights in Honduras need future land tenure rights in Honduras need future clarification and that concrete safeguards clarification and that concrete safeguards for local and indigenous communities on for local and indigenous communities on land tenure are needed; land tenure are needed; urges the Honduran government to make use of the VPA process to contribute to clarifying land tenure rights, including the recognition of customary land rights;

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Amendment 58 Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

10 a. Calls for the EU to ensure the coherence of the VPA agreement with all of its policies, especially with regard to the establishment of a robust compulsory due diligence framework for European companies operating in third countries that makes those companies liable for damages linked to their activity in these countries and the effective enforcement of human rights clauses in trade agreements;

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Amendment 59 Dominik Tarczyński

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12. Calls on the Government of 12. Calls on the Government of Honduras to strengthen vigilance and forest Honduras to strengthen vigilance and forest fire protection zones on privately-owned fire protection zones; calls for supply chain lands; calls for supply chain management management to be rolled out in the animal to be rolled out in the animal husbandry, husbandry, coffee and palm oil sectors, as coffee and palm oil sectors, as this is this is essential to address the root causes essential to address the root causes of of deforestation; deforestation;

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Amendment 60 Emmanuel Maurel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new)

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12a. Recalls the urgent need to protect the habitats of indigenous peoples, particularly the Tolupan people, whose living areas have been destroyed, forcing them to migrate with terrible humanitarian consequences;

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Amendment 61 Karin Karlsbro, Samira Rafaela, Urmas Paet, Nicola Danti, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Barry Andrews, Svenja Hahn, Liesje Schreinemacher, Dita Charanzová

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12 a. Believes that the successful negotiations of this VPA also proves the importance of the Union’s Delegations to third countries;

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Amendment 62 Dominik Tarczyński

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution Amendment

13. Calls for gender analysis to be deleted mainstreamed into all activities and projects linked to the implementation of the FLEGT VPA;

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Amendment 63

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Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution Amendment

13. Calls for gender analysis to be 13. Calls for gender analysis to be mainstreamed into all activities and mainstreamed into all activities and projects linked to the implementation of projects linked to the implementation of the FLEGT VPA; the FLEGT VPA; calls for sufficient and adequate gender disaggregated data on the impact of trade to be collected; calls on the EU and its Member States to include ex-ante and ex-post gender sensitive impact assessments and recalls this should be accompanied by measures to prevent or compensate possible negative effects;

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Amendment 64 Emmanuel Maurel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

13a. Recalls the crucial role of whistleblower protection in protecting the environment and combating deforestation;

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Amendment 65 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Miroslav Číž

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14. Asks the Commission to report to 14. Asks the Commission to report to

PE681.010v01-00 32/38 AM\1224614EN.docx EN Parliament regularly on the implementation Parliament regularly on the implementation of the agreement, including on the work of of the agreement, including on the work of the Joint Implementation Committee, the Joint Implementation Committee, and invites the Commission to actively engage with the European Parliament regarding its participation in this committee;

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Amendment 66 Heidi Hautala

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14. Asks the Commission to report to 14. Asks the Commission to report to Parliament regularly on the implementation Parliament regularly on the implementation of the agreement, including on the work of of the agreement, including on the work of the Joint Implementation Committee, the Joint Implementation Committee; notes that the European Parliament may send a delegation to participate in the work of the JIC;

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Amendment 67 Heidi Hautala

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Calls on the EU Member States to 15. Calls on the EU Member States to fully comply with and implement the EU fully comply with, implement and enforce Timber Regulation; the EU Timber Regulation;

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Amendment 68 Karin Karlsbro, Samira Rafaela, Urmas Paet, Nicola Danti, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Barry Andrews, Svenja Hahn, Liesje Schreinemacher

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

15 a. Asks the Commission to annually report on the implementation of the EU- Honduras FLEGT VPA to Parliament, including on the work of the Joint Implementation Committee, calls on the Commission to consider improving the regulation on FLEGT licencing at the next review exercise in order to enable it to respond quickly to cases of significant infringements of VPA commitments;

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Amendment 69 Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16 a. Deplores that human rights violations and attacks on human rights defenders, including enforced disappearances and murders, are recurrent and many times go unpunished; believes that the EU should help to improve the operational capacity of the Honduran protection mechanism for human rights defenders;

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Amendment 70 Jörgen Warborn, Gabriel Mato, Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new)

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16 a. Underlines that VPAs provide an important legal framework for both the EU and its partner countries, made possible with the good cooperation and engagement by the countries concerned; stresses therefore that new VPAs with additional partners should be promoted;

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Amendment 71 Jörgen Warborn, Gabriel Mato, Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16 b. Recognises that the VPA with Honduras as well as those with other countries prove that trade agreements can work without threatening the imposition of sanctions, by including different means of control and cooperation;

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Amendment 72 Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16 b. Calls on the Commission to increase mentions on human rights defence and guarantees in all free trade agreements (FTAs) and association agreements (AA) with third countries;

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Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16 c. Stresses the importance of forest jobs and rural employment in the economy of Honduras that should be taken into account in the implementation of the agreement; in this respect considers that the Commission and the Honduran authorities should conduct an exhaustive assessment on the impact of the VPA on the workers and small producers of the sector who could be affected by the increased logging controls; asks the Commission to promote and support programmes for the reconversion of those workers and producers into other activities;

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Amendment 74 Karin Karlsbro, Samira Rafaela, Urmas Paet, Nicola Danti, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Jérémy Decerle, Barry Andrews, Svenja Hahn, Liesje Schreinemacher, Dita Charanzová

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

17 a. Supports the European Commission in finding additional potential partners for future voluntary partnership agreements under FLEGT;

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Amendment 75 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

17 a. Expresses its deep concern on the amendment of the abortion law in Honduras and in some EU Member States;

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Amendment 76 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

17 b. Stresses the need to complement the VPA with both a horizontal, and a forest-risk commodity specific EU due diligence regulation; notes the importance of Honduras as a globally significant producer of coffee;

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Amendment 77 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

17 c. Welcomes that the legality definition includes the requirement on operators to abide by Honduras’ labour legislation; sees the VPA as a tool to promote decent work; calls on the Commission and Member States to initiate development cooperation projects for the promotion of decent work, including with the ILO;

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