# EU/Vietnam Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade

European Parliament procedure 2018/0272M(NLE) (NLE - Non-legislative enactments, 8th term, committee DEVE / INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 54 committee amendments tabled by 8 Members between 2018-12-11 and 2019-01-25.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the EU/Vietnam Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade. The amendments support the FLEGT process with Vietnam, the eradication of illegal timber from supply chains including imports from neighbouring countries such as Cambodia, full stakeholder and civil society involvement, tackling corruption and impunity in the forestry sector, mandatory due diligence and dissuasive penalties, and coherence with EU development, environment, agriculture and trade policies.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi HAUTALA | Finland | Verts/ALE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2054.md |
| Maria ARENA | Belgium | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124936.md |
| Florent MARCELLESI | Spain | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/26146.md |
| Joachim ZELLER | Germany | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96762.md |
| Jan ZAHRADIL | Czechia | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23712.md |
| Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ | Romania | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124790.md |
| Mireille D'ORNANO | France | EFDD | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124750.md |
| Patricia LALONDE | France | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/188254.md |

## Official source documents

- PE632.007: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-632007_EN.pdf
- PE633.070: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-633070_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-0272M-NLE · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-0272M-NLE.json

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