# Corporate liability for serious human rights abuses in third countries

European Parliament procedure 2015/2315(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee AFET). Stage: Procedure completed. 257 committee amendments tabled by 22 Members between 2016-04-28 and 2016-04-28.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns corporate liability for serious human rights abuses in third countries. Amendments reference the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, ILO instruments and corporate social responsibility, with many citations deleted; surviving points note that enterprises are bound by these principles regardless of size or location and that current mechanisms lack effective control and sanctions, while highlighting the situation of SMEs.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER | France | ENF | 61 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124755.md |
| Renate WEBER | Romania | ALDE | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39713.md |
| Andrzej GRZYB | Poland | PPE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23785.md |
| Klaus BUCHNER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124818.md |
| Ignazio CORRAO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124856.md |
| Miguel URBÁN CRESPO | Spain | GUE/NGL | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/131507.md |
| Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY | Spain | GUE/NGL | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125035.md |
| Estefanía TORRES MARTÍNEZ | Spain | GUE/NGL | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/131749.md |
| Francisco ASSIS | Portugal | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28307.md |
| Marietje SCHAAKE | Netherlands | ALDE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96945.md |
| Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS | Lithuania | RE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124766.md |
| Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA | Spain | ALDE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125040.md |
| Louis MICHEL | Belgium | ALDE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96670.md |
| Javier NART | Spain | RE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125005.md |
| Josef WEIDENHOLZER | Austria | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111014.md |

## Official source documents

- PE580.788: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-580788_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2015-2315-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2015-2315-INI.json

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