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)) AM\1224614EN.docx PE681.010v01-00 EN United in diversityEN AM_Com_NonLegReport 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; Or. en 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; Or. en 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; Or. en 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; Or. en Amendment 5 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Miroslav Číž 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 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; Or. en 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; Or. en 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 Motion for a resolution Amendment 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; Or. en 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 Motion for a resolution Amendment 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; Or. en 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; Or. en 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; Or. pl 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 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 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; Or. en Amendment 12 Miapetra Kumpula-Natri 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, 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; Or. en 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; Or. en 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