Procedure
Obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market
2008/0198(COD)·6th term·ENVI·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·Completed
Subjects: Forestry policy · Protection of natural resources: fauna, flora, nature, wildlife, countryside; biodiversity · Common commercial policy in general · Development cooperation
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): HASSI Satu (Verts/ALE)
Summary
A legislative proposal on the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market to counter illegally harvested timber. The amendments address illegal logging and deforestation, due diligence requirements for first-placing operators, the definition of applicable legislation and country of harvest, monitoring organisations, recognition of FLEGT VPAs and CITES and forest certification, penalties, protection of biodiversity and rights of indigenous peoples, and consideration of SMEs.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled29 Jan 2009 – 27 Apr 2010
- Procedure completed
260
Amendments
distinct, in window
37
Members
tabled at least one
1
Committee
29 Jan 2009 – 27 Apr 2010
Dates
Official amendment documents
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Members who amended this procedure
37 Members · by amendment count1
Kriton ARSENIS
Socialists & Democrats · 🇬🇷 Greece
39(33 solo)
2Kartika Tamara LIOTARD
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
34(28 solo)
3Avril DOYLE
PPE-DE · 🇮🇪 Ireland
24
4Riitta MYLLER
PSE · 🇫🇮 Finland
23(10 solo)
5Anders WIJKMAN
PPE-DE · 🇸🇪 Sweden
22
6Magor Imre CSIBI
ALDE · 🇷🇴 Romania
21(6 solo)
7Péter OLAJOS
PPE-DE · 🇭🇺 Hungary
21(2 solo)
8Samuli POHJAMO
ALDE · 🇫🇮 Finland
16(16 solo)
9Cristina GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINES
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇪🇸 Spain
15(4 solo)
10Françoise GROSSETÊTE
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇫🇷 France
15(1 solo)
11Fiona HALL
ALDE · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
15
12Gaston FRANCO
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇫🇷 France
14
13Catherine SOULLIE
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇫🇷 France
14
14Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇫🇷 France
14(5 solo)
15Caroline LUCAS
Greens / EFA · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
13(13 solo)
16Urszula KRUPA
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇵🇱 Poland
11(11 solo)
17Åsa WESTLUND
Socialists & Democrats · 🇸🇪 Sweden
10
18Holger KRAHMER
ALDE · 🇩🇪 Germany
9
19Marit PAULSEN
ALDE · 🇸🇪 Sweden
9
20Jens HOLM
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇸🇪 Sweden
9
21Eija-Riitta KORHOLA
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇫🇮 Finland
9
22Lena EK
ALDE · 🇸🇪 Sweden
8(8 solo)
23Judith A. MERKIES
Socialists & Democrats · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
7(7 solo)
24Jo LEINEN
Socialists & Democrats · 🇩🇪 Germany
6
25Paolo BARTOLOZZI
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇮🇹 Italy
6(6 solo)
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