Activities of Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL related to 2014/0005(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Amendments (6)
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005
Article 2 – point ra (new)
Article 2 – point ra (new)
(ra) 'transit' means a transport of non - Union goods, listed in Annexes, entering and passing through the customs territory of the Union with a destination outside the Union.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For any export of goods listed in Annex III, an authorisation shall be required, irrespective of the origin of such goods. However, no authorisation shall be required for goods which only pass through the customs territory of the Union, namely those which are not assigned a customs approved treatment or use other than the external transit procedure under Article 91 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, including storage of non-Union goods in a free zone of control type I or a free warehouse - unless the broker knows or has grounds for suspecting that any part of a shipment of such goods is or may be intended to be used for torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in a country that does not belong to the customs territory of the Union.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
An authorisation shall be required for any export of goods listed in Annex IIIa, irrespective of the origin of such goods. However, no authorisation shall be required for goods which only pass through the customs territory of the Union, namely those which are not assigned a customs approved treatment or use other than the external transit procedure under Article 91 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, including storage of non-Union goods in a free zone of control type I or a free warehouse - unless the broker knows or has grounds for suspecting that any part of a shipment of such goods is or may be intended to be used for capital punishment in a country that does not belong to the customs territory of the Union.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005
Article 13 – paragraph 2 (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 (new)
Member States, in cooperation with the Commission, shall take appropriate measures to establish direct cooperation and exchange of information between competent authorities, in particular to eliminate the risk that possible disparities in the application of export controls to goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture of other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment may lead to a deflection of trade, which could create difficulties for one or more Member States.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Article 15c 1. An Anti- Torture Coordination Group chaired by a representative of the Commission shall be set up. Each Member State shall appoint a representative to this Group. It shall examine any question concerning the application of this Regulation which may be raised either by the chair or by representative of a Member State. 2. The Chair of the Anti- Torture Coordination Group shall, whenever it considers it to be necessary, consult exporters, brokers and other relevant stakeholders concerned by this Regulation.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005
Article 15 d (new)
Article 15 d (new)