Activities of Mark DEMESMAEKER 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 (1)
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19 a) A targeted end-use clause should be introduced in order for Member States to suspend or halt the transfer of security- related items not listed in Annexes II and III that clearly have no practical use other than for the purposes of capital punishment, torture or other ill-treatment, or where there are reasonable grounds to believe that the transfer of those items would lead to the facilitation or the commission of death penalty, torture or other ill-treatment. Powers granted under the targeted end-use clause should not extend to medicines, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare products.