3 Amendments of Jan ZAHRADIL related to 2011/2083(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that customs are of vital importance to international trade; andppreciates, in this regard, the regulatory role of the WTO agreement on customs valuation that aims for a fair, uniform and neutral system for the valuation of goods for customs purposes, outlawing the use of arbitrary or fictitious customs values that can constitute a barrier to open and fair trade; and stresses also that well functioning customs are essential to the competitiveness of the European Union as they a play a unique role in combating the illegal entry of goods and counterfeitinged products in the Union's Single market;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Identifies the need, for in a functional European Union of 27 Member States, to reduce differences in the frequency and nature ofdefine a common set of mandatory physical checks on goods and betweenpplicable to all the different points of entry (ports, airports, roads), in how VAT is collected to the Union's Single market; calls also for increased cooperation and exchange of best practices with respect to the collection of VAT on imported goods, in the opening hours of customs services, and in fees and penalties, as these for non compliance with the Union's custom code, as existing differences can result in trade distortions;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the activation of the cooperation agreement on the mutual recognition of AEO between the European Union and Japan; encourages the Commission to be fully attentive to the role of Parliament when negotiating similar agreements with other major partners, such as the USA, Canada, China and Russia; emphasises the value of stepping up customs cooperation with Russia and the Eastern Partnership and Mediterranean Partnership countries in order to facilitate international trade and combat fraudcustoms fraud and counterfeiting.