# EU/Guyana Voluntary Partnership Agreement: forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the EU

European Parliament procedure 2022/0142M(NLE) (NLE - Non-legislative enactments, 9th term, committee DEVE / INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 56 committee amendments tabled by 23 Members between 2022-09-08 and 2022-10-13.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the EU/Guyana Voluntary Partnership Agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products (FLEGT-VPA). Amendments support concluding the agreement to improve sustainable forest management and reduce illegal logging, address corruption and traceability, the expansion of oil, gas and mining and resulting deforestation, the customary rights and free, prior and informed consent of indigenous and Amerindian communities, and the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidi HAUTALA | Finland | Verts/ALE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2054.md |
| Jörgen WARBORN | Sweden | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197405.md |
| Iuliu WINKLER | Romania | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39725.md |
| Daniel CASPARY | Germany | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28219.md |
| Arnaud DANJEAN | France | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96747.md |
| Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ | Spain | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197621.md |
| Angelika WINZIG | Austria | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197652.md |
| Gabriel MATO | Spain | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96936.md |
| Marlene MORTLER | Germany | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197427.md |
| Michèle RIVASI | France | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96743.md |
| Antoni COMÍN I OLIVERES | Spain | NI | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/202352.md |
| Dominique BILDE | France | ID | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124771.md |
| Beata KEMPA | Poland | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197519.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Karin KARLSBRO | Sweden | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197401.md |

## Official source documents

- PE735.824: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/DEVE-AM-735824_EN.pdf
- PE737.307: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-737307_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2022-0142M-NLE · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2022-0142M-NLE.json

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