Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2016/2075(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Evaluation of external aspects of customs performance and management as a tool to facilitate trade and fight illicit trade (debate) EL
Amendments (8)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas networks of illicit activities have a detrimental impact on economies of the EU Member States in terms of growth, jobs, foreign investment, integrity of markets, trade and loss of customs income, the latter loss being borne in the end by the European taxpayer;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas illicit trade is a primary concern for business and poses a significant threat with growing global risks, in terms of transparency, integrity and financial value, mirroring the use of global trade schemes and supply chains and measures should therefore be taken to combat this problem directly;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the efficiency of customs procedures is crucial not only for trade facilitation, but also for law enforcement in terms of fighting the counterfeiting and smuggling of excisable goods entering the EU and combating the recycling of income from unlawful activities; considers that customs services are at the crossroads between secured movement of goods protecting consumers within the EU and the implementation of the provisions of trade agreements;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that trade facilitation should include rules on the transparency, integrity and accountability of customs procedures with which all Member States must comply;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that the quality and performance of customs controls on the transit of goods, particularly for shipment and transport operations at ports and borders, is of the first importance and must be improved; considers it necessary to ensure that there are homogeneous control techniques among Member States for filtering at ports and borders by promoting modern, risk management-based control strategies;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers, with regard to the protection of the EU’s financial interests, that, while not questioning the need to conclude ambitious and wide-ranging trade agreements with the EU’s major trading partners aiming at reducing and eliminating customs tariffs, it is it necessary to make a careful further assessment of the effects of implementation of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) on the Union budget, in terms of the loss of own resources in the form of custom duties (which currently account for 12 % of the Union’s budgetary resources);
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes, furthermore, that it is crucial that enterprises in the EU should have access to rapid anti-dumping procedures, bearing in mind the potential losses to both national budgets and the EU budget arising from distortions of competition attributable to unfair trade practices or partners that have a detrimental effect on small and medium- sized enterprises;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for closer customs cooperation, both within the Union and with third countries, with a view to more efficiently combating illicit trade at the EU’s borders and helping policymakers in the mapping of market and international supply chain vulnerabilities, as well as the tracking and elimination of interconnections between actors involved in illicit trade activities;