Activities of Georgios EPITIDEIOS related to 2016/0295(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Control of exports, transfer, brokering, technical assistance and transit of dual-use items (debate) EL
Amendments (5)
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Transmission of dual-use software and technology by means of electronic media, fax or telephone to destinations outside the Union should also be controlled. In order to limit the administrative burden for exporters and the competent authorities of the Member States, the definition of export should however be revised to exclude transmissions which do not pose a grave risk of proliferation or other misuse covered by this Regulation.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) National provisions and decisions affecting exports of dual-use items should be takenharmonised in the framework of the common commercial policy, and in particular Regulation (EU) 2015/479 of the European Parliament and of the Council16 . Appropriate exchange of information and consultations on national provisions and decisions"catch all controls" should ensure the effective and consistent application of controls throughout the Union. _________________ 16 Regulation (EU) 2015/479 of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules for exports (OJ L83, 27.03.2015, p. 34).
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Pursuant to and within the limits of Article 36 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and pending a greater degree of harmonisation, Member States retain the right to carry out controls on transfers of certain dual-use items within the Union in order to safeguard public policy or public security. For reasons of proportionality, controls on the transfer of dual-use items within the Union should be revised in order to minimise the burden for companies and authorities. Moreover, the list of items subject to intra-Union transfer controls in Section B of Annex IV should be periodically reviewed in light of technological and commercial developments and as regards the assessment of the sensitivity of transfers .
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission shall, once the initiative has been approved in the EP plenary, be empowered to adopt delegated acts in order to amend the lists of dual-use items set out in Annex I and Section B of Annex IV, as follows:
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall, once the initiative has been put to the vote in the EP plenary, be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend Annex II by adding or removing items or destinations from the scope of Union general export authorisations set out in Annex II in consideration of the criteria set out in Article 14 . Where imperative grounds of urgency require a removal of particular destinations from the scope of a Union general export authorisation, the procedure provided for in Article 17 shall apply to delegated acts adopted pursuant to this paragraph.