11 Amendments of Tiziana BEGHIN related to 2016/2075(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the current fragmentation of custom control policies between theand prosecution proceedings between EU Member States (MS) creates additional administrative and time burdens as well as a, distortion of internal trade flows and preferential access points for wrongdoers;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
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 choices when importing from third countr within MS causing distortion in third countries operators strategic choices and ineffective deterrents to illegal trade activities;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas effective customs cooperation between the Member States’' customs administrations, police forces and judicial authorities, with third countries and at multilateral level, plays a vital role, given the significant trade volumes, and is a cornerstone in the fight against illicit trade and in the protection of EU intellectual property rights (IPR);
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas illegal trade flows and contraband activities with high revenues and considerable financial impact in most cases contribute to the financing of criminal organisations active in terrorism, drug trafficking, counterfeit, fire arms, money laundering and human trafficking;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
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 during the transition period and developing benchmark analysis and information on customs operations and enforcement procedures in force in the Member States;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Invites the Commission to continue cooperation with the Member States and relevant trade stakeholders further to develop customs simplifications while ensuring appropriate and harmonised control at EU borders in order to guarantee EU security, safety, respect of environmental requirements and health regulations and economic interests, with a particular effort regarding IPR protection and the fight against illicit trade;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to coordinate and cooperate with customs and, other border agencies on the ground and stakeholder 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;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Invites the Commission to present a communication on b"Better practises on custom control forand trade rules enforcement" in the interim period, in order to bolster convergence between control and enforcement bodies, highlight best practices and results, and analyse the counterfeiting trade flows at border points;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Reminds the Commission how third countries most frequently source of illegal trade activities, including China, Thailand and Belarus shall be subject to accurate scrutiny within the wider framework of a risk assessment analysis on external aspects of customs operation;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Requests the Commission to work closely with the Member States and the World Custom Organisation (WCO) in addressing the existing gaps in the customs control systems by ensuring that illicit trade is tackled using more systematically co-ordinated risk-based controls based on harmonised criteria and interoperable IT systems, with timely and appropriate support provided by other competent authorities; recalls, in this regard, the importance of ensuring inquiry powers to all EU customs and border agencies, and of guaranteeing appropriate training to their operators;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages the Commission and the Council to ensure an early adoption of the Sanction Directive with a view to enabling, within the Customs Union, a level playing field and equal treatment of trade stakeholders infringing customs rules; furthermore, invites the Commission to further develop an accurate cost-benefit analysis on the implications connected to the harmonisation of the enforcement of criminal sanctions in place in the Member States to combat illicit trade activities;