6 Amendments of Anders VISTISEN related to 2018/0258(COD)
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Supporting the creation of an adequate and equivalent level of customs controls at the Union’s external borders allows maximising the benefits of the customs union. Although the implementation of EU legislation in the field of customs control remains with the individual Member States, a dedicated Union intervention for customs control equipment correcting current imbalances would moreover contribute to the overall cohesion between Member States. In view of the challenges facing the world, in particular the continued need to protect the financial and economic interests of the Union and its Member States while easing the flow of legitimate trade, the availability of modern, interoperable and reliable control equipment at the external borders is indispensable. EU intervention should take forms of grants to Member States supporting the purchase, maintenance and evolution of customs control equipment, while national authorities should continue to own directly the equipment.
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) As customs authorities of the Member States have been taking up an increasing number of responsibilities, which often extend to the field of security and safety, and take place at the external border, ensuring equivalence in carrying out border control and customs control at the common external borders needs to be addressed by providing adequate Union financial support to the Member States. It is equally important to promote inter-agency cooperation at Union bordersTherefore, cooperation between customs authorities as well as other departments of agencies such as police, the border guards, and health and consumer authorities is vital. It is equally important to promote inter-agency cooperation at Union borders, in particular among EU agencies in the field of border control and police, as regards controls of goods and controls of persons among the national authorities in each Member State that are responsible for border control or for other tasks carried out at the border.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. As part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, the Instrument 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, to promote inter-agency cooperation at Union borders as regards controls of goods and persons, and to protect the Union from unfair and illegal trade while facilitating legitimate business activity.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Instrument has the specific objective of contributing to adequate and equivalent customs controls through the purchase, maintenance and upgrade of relevant, state-of-the-art, interoperable and reliable customs control equipment.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. When the action supported involves the purchase or upgrade of equipment, the Commission shall set up a coordination mechanism ensuring efficiency and interoperability between all the equipment purchased with the support of Union programmes and instruments, which shall allow for the consultation and participation of relevant EU agencies, in particular the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Any funding in excess of that ceiling shall only be granted in duly justified exceptional circumstances, which may include the purchasing and submitting of new equipment to the technical equipment pool of the European Border and Coast Guard.