10 Amendments of Rolandas PAKSAS related to 2011/2083(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that efficient prevention of irregularities and fraud in the area of customs, through proper controls, not only secures the protection of the Union’s financial interests, but has also important consequences for the Internal Market, eliminating the unfair advantage of those economic operators who underpay duties or understate the values declared to customs over those economic operators who do not; emphasises that it is very important to direct the same level of attention to the entire trade chain and not to focus solely on the procedures for checking imports, exports and goods in transit;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the Commission’s objective is to make national customs administrations act as if they were one, ensuring controls with equivalent results at every point of the Union customs territory1; points out that this cannot be achieved without interoperable 1 Decision No 624/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 23 May 2007, establishing an action programme for customs in the Community (Customs 2013), OJ L 154, 14.6.2007, p. 25.. communication and information exchange systems at the level of Member States and the Commission; deplores the very slow progress in this respectcommunication and information exchange systems at the level of Member States and the Commission; deplores the very slow progress in this respect; points out that the controls must be based on mutually agreed standards and reliable risk- evaluation criteria with regard to the selection of goods and economic operators;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Welcomes the simplified customs control system that was introduced in 2009 and recognises its importance in facilitating international trade; notes with concern that the Court of Auditors has revealed an insufficient control and audit of these simplified procedures in Member States; therefore emphasises the importance of suitable implementation of this control system and encourages the Commission to closely follow this process in order to avoid losses to the EU budget as well as breaches of trade policy provisions;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for the fight against breaches of customs regulations and against threats posed by smuggling, organised crime, corruption, terrorism and other criminal acts to be intensified, paying particular attention to implementing the recommendations of the World Customs Organization on risk management, the protection and security of legal trade, development partnerships with business in the area of customs automation, on the fight against corruption, the introduction of the single window principle and the exchange of information and knowledge between customs services;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for consistency in the management of the EU’s external borders; reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to step up harmonisation of customs control systems and regularly assess customs procedure control results in the Member States in order to ensure the uniform enforcement of EU rules and respect for consumers; believes that training for tradespeople should be increased in order to help them better understand their duties and responsibilities;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the mission and image of customs should be redefined and given additional stimulus to reflect customs realities; considers that allocation of appropriate financial resources for customs-related procedures and processes is essential in achieving this aimorder to enable customs to perform its priority tasks, and that particular emphasis should be placed on the use of the available, limited resources in the area of risk management, on guaranteeing the protection and security of the market and society and on border protection at the European Union's external borders; calls on the Commission to revamp its strategy on customs;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Notes that customs administrations must be modernised by creating a results-oriented administrative system, implementing quality management methods based on international standards and tried-and-tested procedures and improving the internal monitoring system and management of organisational risk, taking account of operational and information processes;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. SCalls on the Commission and the Member States to improve service quality in relation to economic operators and other persons and to reduce the administrative burden on them; supports the Commission’s efforts to encourage traders across the EU to apply for AEO status; is concerned, however, that considerable investments necessary to obtain AEO status might be a serious obstacle for traders, especially SMEs;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that customs clearance has to be streamlined by involving all the relevant authorities as early in the process as possible; therefore strongly supports coordinated border management and the single window principle; stresses that the single window principle represents an organisational, procedural and technical solution, which must be implemented effectively in order to enable businesses and citizens to submit standardised information and documents relating to the declaration of goods and compliance with import and export formalities to all services in one go at a single place, as well as to obtain the necessary information to ship the goods and cooperate with all of the authorities;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the organisation of customs procedures at the European Union's external borders, to create better conditions for legal business activity, international trade and swift movement of persons and goods, to overhaul the infrastructure at customs offices at the EU's external borders taking account of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1875/2006, to furnish customs offices with modern monitoring equipment and to ensure that these tools are used effectively when carrying out customs checks;