10 Amendments of Maria GRAPINI related to 2017/0158(COD)
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In view of different rules applying in the Member States regarding the entry of cultural goods into the customs territory of the Union, measures should be taken in particular to ensure that imports of cultural goods are subject to uniform controls upon their entry, which should be thorough and effective and ensure that EU legislation is properly applied in all Member States.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The common rules should cover the customs treatment of non-Union cultural goods entering the customs territory of the Union, i.e. both their release for free circulation as well as their placement under a special customs procedure other than transit and should also cover the creation of a joint database for the storage of additional information on cultural goods entering the customs territory of the EU.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Trafficking in stolen and looted artefacts and antiques has been identified as a possible source for terrorist financing and money laundering activities in the context of the supranational risk assessment on money laundering and terrorist financing risks affecting the internal market26. __________________ 26 Commission Communication COM (2017) 340
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Since certain categories of cultural goods, namely archaeological objects, elements of monuments, rare manuscripts and incunabula are particularly vulnerable to pillage and destruction, it seems necessary to provide for a system of increased scrutiny before they may enter the customs territory of the Union. Such a system should require the presentation of a licence issued by the competent authority of the Member State of entry prior to the release for free circulation of those goods or their placement under a special customs procedure other than transit. Persons seeking to obtain such a licence should be able to prove licit export from the source country with the appropriate supportive documents and evidence, in particular, export certificates or licences issued by the third country of export, ownership titles, invoices, sales contracts, insurance documents, transport documents and experts appraisals. Based on complete and accurate applications, the competent authorities of the Member States should decide whether to issue a licence without undue delay. That decision should take due account of the availability of relevant information and follow the principle of proportionality.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The competent authority of the Member State of entry shall verify whether the application is complete. It shall request any missing information or document from the applicant within 3015 working days of receipt of the application.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The competent authority shall, within 930 days of the submission of the complete application, examine the application and decide to issue the import licence or reject the application. It may reject the application on the following grounds:
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The importer statement shall include a standardised document in electronic or hard copy format describing the cultural goods in question in sufficient detail for them to be identified by the customs authorities.
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Since combating the illegal importation and trafficking of cultural goods requires a certain amount of preparation, Member States shall organise training courses for customs officers to improve their ability to recognise suspicious shipments and cooperate more effectively in combating illegal trade and trafficking in cultural goods.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Customs authorities shall seize and temporarily retain cultural goods brought into the customs territory of the Union where the cultural goods in question entered the customs territory of the Union without the conditions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 3 being fulfilled, until such time as the documents attesting to those conditions being fulfilled are presented.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Member States shall organise training and capacity building activities to ensure the effective implementation of this Regulation by the authorities concerned. They may also use awareness-raising campaigns to sensitise in particular buyers of cultural goods, professional importers of artworks and collectors.