# Obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market

European Parliament procedure 2008/0198(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 260 committee amendments tabled by 37 Members between 2009-01-29 and 2010-04-27.

## What the amendments focus on

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.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kriton ARSENIS | Greece | S&D | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97009.md |
| Kartika Tamara LIOTARD | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28182.md |
| Avril DOYLE | Ireland | PPE-DE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4382.md |
| Riitta MYLLER | Finland | PSE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2062.md |
| Anders WIJKMAN | Sweden | PPE-DE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4276.md |
| Magor Imre CSIBI | Romania | ALDE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39719.md |
| Péter OLAJOS | Hungary | PPE-DE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28636.md |
| Samuli POHJAMO | Finland | ALDE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2340.md |
| Cristina GUTIÉRREZ-CORTINES | Spain | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4326.md |
| Françoise GROSSETÊTE | France | PPE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2025.md |
| Fiona HALL | United Kingdom | ALDE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28477.md |
| Gaston FRANCO | France | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96908.md |
| Catherine SOULLIE | France | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97294.md |
| Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON | France | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4412.md |
| Caroline LUCAS | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4524.md |

## Official source documents

- PE418.388: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.388+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE440.145: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-440.145+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0198-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0198-COD.json

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