1 Amendments of Daniel CASPARY related to 2015/2128(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the problemsIs very concerned about the increasing incidence of smuggling, trafficking and other forms of illegal and illicit trade, which not only have an impact on Member States’ collection of customs duties and consequently on the EU budget, but are also strongly associated with organised international crime, threats to consumers and negative effects on the functioning of the single market, and which undermine a level playing field for all competing companies; requests, therefore, that better coordination between the European Anti- Fraud Office (OLAF), customs authorities and market surveillance authorities be established very soon in order not only to combat these problems but also to curb the trade in products that infringe intellectual property laws in the EU;