9 Amendments of Igor ŠOLTES related to 2015/2037(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that internal market and defence policies should not be seen as opposing one another ; underlines that a well- functioning internal market of defence- related products would strongly contribute to achieving the objectives of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), and regrets that few progress has been made so far in this direction despite the adoption in 2009 of the defence package directives; stresses that correct implementation of the legal framework for EU public procurement could contribute to more efficient defence spending and strengthen the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that internal market rules should be used to their full potential to counteract the ongoing fragmentation of the European defence and security sector, which leads to duplication of defence equipment programmes, lack of transparency regarding the relations between national defence administrations and the defence industry or even corruption, thereby involving inefficiency in spending public money and higher costs for tax payers; urges the Member States to correctly implement and enforce Directive 2009/81/EC, concerning procurement in the fields of defence and sensitive security, and Directive 2009/43/EC, concerning the transfer of defence-related products; calls on the Commission to provide the necessary assistance to that end;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to step up its efforts to achieve a level playing field in European defence markets, fighting protectionist practices by Member States, limiting the use of justified exclusions to a strict minimum and linking them strictly to the protection of essential security interests and not to the protection of Member States' domestic economic interests;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the full phase-out of offsets is indispensable for fighting corruption, avoiding distortions of competition and ensuring the smooth and transparent functioning of the internal market in the European defence sector;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that framework agreements and, subcontracting and division into lots are a means of opening up established supply chains for the benefit of SMEs; calls on the Member States, the European Defence Agency and the Commission to work together to help SMEs consolidate and facilitate their access to defence procurement; welcomes the work of the European Defence Agency on a pooled procurement mechanism which should encourage cooperative acquisition of defence equipment;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the uptake by industry of the main instruments of the Defence Transfer Directive, specifically general licences and the certification of defence firms, remains very limited; urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure the effective use of these instruments in practice, and that there are loopholes in the administrative cooperation between Member States to ensure appropriate control measures in order to prevent breaches of the terms and conditions of transfer licences; urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure the effective use of these instruments in practice; emphasises the need to ensure that defence-related products are not exported or re-exported in violation of export limitations to third countries, and to ensure that in case of re-exportation to a third country, the export limitations decided by the originating Member State are respected, in particular in the framework of the implementation of the European Union Common Position 944/2008 on Arms Export;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the Member States urgently need to improve the transparency of procurement practices in the defence sector vis-à-vis the Commission and EU agencies; underlines that specific procurement procedures such as the negotiated procedure without prior publication of the contract notice should be limited to exceptional cases and justified only by overriding reasons of general interest connected to defence and security, in compliance with directive 2009/81/EC; urges the Commission to ensure appropriate monitoring so as to enable comprehensive reporting, in respect of both directives, to Parliament and the Council in 2016 as scheduled;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to accompany, in its implementation reports to Parliament and the Council on Directives 2009/81/EC and 2009/43/EC in 2016, to evaluate thoroughly whether and to what extent their provisions have been correctly enforced, and whether their objectives have been achieved, and to come up accordingly with legislative proposals;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that the modernisation of the EU public procurement rules as set out in Directives 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU, adopted in 2014, affords opportunities for more streamlined procedures, such as the use of electronic procurement and, aggregation of demand and the use of the most economically advantageous tender, which can be tailored to the specificities of the defence and security sector;