9 Amendments of Urmas PAET related to 2017/2029(INI)
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Demands the strict application of the Common Position 2008/944/CFSP regarding EU arms production permits for non-EU producers, producing outside EU territory;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes the extreme security liability for the Union arising from the absence of a stronger support and commitment from the European Union on the decommissioning of the many arms stockpiles still existing in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania or Ukraine;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Ensuring a harmonised approach and application of the Common Criteria
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Notes the lack of provisions on sanctions for Member States that fail to comply with the eight Criteria when granting licences; calls in this regard for an update of the Common Position whereby a sanctioning mechanism is introduced;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Notes the lack of a common approach concerning sanctions on individuals or companies that have failed to fulfil the provisions of the Common Criteria (false exports);calls on Members States to provide for effective sanctions to be imposed on said individuals or companies that fail to comply with any of the provisions set out in the eight criteria;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Considers that, in order for the sanctions to be effective, these should include both an economic dimension and a temporary suspension from being granted licenses for a certain period of time; stresses that, in the case of companies, the sanctions should be extended to any other entity that is participated by the concerned company, either through stock owners or through a parent company;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Strongly recommends countries in the process of attaining candidate status, or countries otherwise wishing to engage themselves on the path of EU adhesion, to apply the provisions of the Common Position and to exercise an effective control over their arms deposits;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
Paragraph 15 e (new)
15e. Stresses the importance of effectively limiting arms exports to private security companies as an end user, and that any such licence be granted only when, after thorough diligence checks, it is determined the private security company in question has not participated in human rights violations; accountability mechanisms shall be put in place in order to ensure the responsible use or arms by private security companies;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 f (new)
Paragraph 15 f (new)
15f. Calls on the EU and its Members States to work towards fostering a European industrial and technological base that is competitive and innovative, that contributes to overcoming the current lack of efficiency in defence-spending among the EU members due to duplicities, fragmentation, lack of interoperability, technological gaps and economies of scale for both industry and production in field of key importance to Europe, thus allowing the EU to become a global security provider and enabling more and better control of arms exports, by preventing national export expansive policies;