10 Amendments of Tiziana BEGHIN related to 2018/0232(COD)
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) The European Parliament expressed grave concerns on the imbalances of custom controls at different Union entry points in its resolution of 16 May 2017 on the evaluation of external aspects of the customs performance and management as a tool to facilitate trade and fight illicit trade.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to support the process of accession and association by third countries, the Programme should be open to the participation of acceding and candidate countries as well as potential candidates and partner countries of the European Neighbourhood Policy if certain conditions are fulfilledprovided that they respect principles and values contained in the Treaties of the Union. It may also be open to other third countries, in accordance with the conditions laid down in specific agreements between the Union and those countries covering their participation to any Union programme.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Information Technology (IT) capacity building actions are set to attract the greatest part of the budget under the Programme. Specific provisions should describe, respectively, the common and national components of the European electronic systems. Moreover, the scope of actions and the responsibilities of the Commission and the Member States should be clearly defined. In order to ensure coherence and coordination of IT capacity development actions, the Programme foresees that the Commission develop and update a Multiannual Strategic Customs Plan ('MASP-C'), with the aim of creating an electronic environment which ensures consistency and interoperability of the customs of the Union.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme has the general objective to support the customs union and customs authorities to protect the financial and economic interests of the Union and its Member States, to ensure security and safety within the Union and to protect the Union from unfair and illegal trade and frauds, while facilitating legitimate business activity.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Programme has the specific objective to support the preparation and uniform implementation of customs controls, legislation and policy as well as customs cooperation and administrative capacity building, including human competency and the development and operation of European electronic systems.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Programme shall be open to the following third countries, provided that the principles and rights enshrined in the European Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union are respected:
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) IT capacity building actions, in particular the development and operation of European electronic systems, in order to harmonize controls at Union level and to reduce customs clearance times;
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The external experts shall be selected by the Commission and the Member States based on their skills, experience and knowledge relevant to the specific action, avoiding any potential conflict of interest.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(e a) the coordination and comparative analysis of custom controls carried out at different entry points in the Union.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. No later than 31 March of each year, the Member States shall submit to the Commission annual progress reports on the implementation of the Multi-Annual Strategic Plan for Customs referred to in paragraph 1 covering the period 1 January to 31 December of the preceding year. Those annual reports shall be based on a pre-established formatformat previously established by the Commission in cooperation with the Member States.