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5 Amendments of Geoffrey VAN ORDEN related to 2010/2114(INI)

Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the greatest CBRN risks stem from proliferation; therefore stresses that the most important measure needed to counter proliferation risks is the strengthening of the non-proliferation regime and disarmament through the universal and full implementation of all relevant treaties and international agreement of CBRN material by terrorists; stresses therefore the importance of making international control regimes more effective, and improving border and export controls;
2010/10/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that substantial contributions to strengthening the non- proliferation regime and disarmament would be: – the establishment as soon as possible of a European nuclear weapon-free zone by means of the withdrawal of all non- European nuclear weapons and the swiftest possible disarmament of the EU Member States in accordance with Article VI of the NPT; – the stepping-up of efforts to open negotiations on the treaty on banning the production of fissile material for weapons purposes (FMCT); in that connection, stresses that an FMC treaty must cover all states that produce fissile material at the moment, and not be limited to certain countries; – calling on the Council and Commission to promote the existing Draft Convention on the prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling, transfer and use of uranium weapons and on their destruction and to present this convention to the UN member countries, to be signed and ratified; calls on all the EU Member States and UN member countries to impose a moratorium on the use of depleted uranium weapons until such time as a global ban on these weapons has been agreed; – the continuation and stepping-up of activities in support of the treaty system, in particular the conventions on chemical and biological weapons; therefore calls on the Member States to impose a strict ban the production and use of biological and chemical weapons and to disarm their own weapons;deleted
2010/10/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the intention to strengthen the EU's civil protection capacity in Europe; calls in this regard on the Member States and the Commission to understand disaster response as a strictlargely civilian task, and to conduct it accordinglyordinate their activities in the various international organisations which share responsibilities;
2010/10/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to continue identifying needs which must be met in order to improve civil protection capacities, with a view to commonmore efficient procurement projects;
2010/10/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Insists that disasters must not lead to the use or deployment of military forces, either inside or outside the EU; instead, the necessary resources should be provided for civil protection forces so that they can handle the task appropriately and alone.deleted
2010/10/05
Committee: AFET