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Activities of Franck PROUST related to 2016/2075(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Evaluation of external aspects of customs performance and management as a tool to facilitate trade and fight illicit trade (debate) FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2075(INI)

Amendments (15)

Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the Customs Union is a basic pillar of the European Union, making it one of the largest trading blocks in the world, and whereas a fully functional Custom Union is essential for the credibility which the EU needs to guarantee its strength when negotiating trade agreements;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the proposed directive for a Union legal framework for customs infringements and sanctions does not take into due account the current differences between the Member States’ criminal and administrative sanctions, allowing operators to make strategic choicewhich may become a strategic decision-making factor for some fraudulent operators when importing from third countries;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to work closely with the Member States to ensure efficient implementation of the new system set by the UCC, avoiding divergent practices among the Member States duringafter the transition period;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises the importance of completing the work of harmonising controls at all points of entrance into the Customs Union, in particular on the basis of existing instruments;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Points out that effective customs controls on goods entering the Union can help to improve consumer safety by countering the entry on to European territory of products which do not meet EU standards and combating all forms of unfair competition that European firms which comply with EU standards may face;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the opportunity given by the UCC and its rules on the interconnected IT systems and electronic exchanges should be used to access data on reliable and legal trade and make it available through channels other than customs declarations, for example through international mutual exchange programmes, such as AEO or SSTL, with the aim of facilitating exchanges;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to developmake more use of the Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) programme further, ensuring its robustness, reliability and compliance with third countries’ customs rules, for example in trade agreement negotiations;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to coordinate and cooperate with customs and other border agencies on the ground in a better way, within the EU as well as with its trade partners on data sharing, in particular as regards recognition of custom controls and trusted trade partners; calls on the Commission to improve and step up cooperation among its directorates- general on customs matters, given the wide range of areas which have a bearing on customs;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Invites the Commission to present a communication on better practises on custom control for the interim period, in order to bolster convergence between control bodies, highlight best practices and results, and analyse the counterfeiting trade flows at border points; encourages the Commission, further, to consider setting targets and developing performance indicators for customs authorities;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Commission to work further with the Member States on aligning, where appropriate, policies as regards customs and VAT, with a view to ensuring synergies and opportunities, including in finding legal and practical solutions to challenges relating to small consignments, e- commerce and simplifications;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to create a single EU control body to ensure harmonised treatments of goods along the EU points of entrance;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to do more to develop and support joint training opportunities for customs agents in the Member States; emphasises that the harmonisation of training for customs agents in Europe will contribute to the effective implementation of the Union Customs Code;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Recalls that some firms based in third countries are using e-commerce to offer counterfeited goods that are sent by normal post within the EU territory, and that these goods are systematically billed under the minimum price level to be checked by authoriforward to EU territory goods which breach intellectual property rules, taking advantage of differences in invoicing arrangements, customs rules and customs penalties; asks the Commission to design an action plan to introduce a common mechanism allowing all Member States to curb this practice without jeopardising the flourishing e-commerce sector;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Requests the Commission to coordinate in a better way the defence of geographical indication on agri-food products within the Commission and also with the EUIPO Agency; reminds the Commission the importance of developing a policy on non agri-food geographical indications; points out that the introduction of a system for the protection of non-agricultural products by means of geographical indications which is coherent, simple, transparent and does not impose an administrative and financial burden represents an opportunity for SMEs and would strengthen the European Union’s position in international trade negotiations;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Requests the Commission to coordinate in a better way the defence of geographical indication on agri-food products within the Commission and also with the EUIPO Agency, a genuine value added on external markets; reminds the Commission the importance of developing an equally ambitious policy on non agri- food geographical indications;
2017/02/03
Committee: INTA