9 Amendments of Arnaud DANJEAN related to 2016/2238(INI)
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas operations and activities outsourced to PSCs in conflict areas should be restricted to providing logistical support and protection of installations, without an actual presence of PSCs in the areas where combat activities exist;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the Montreux document is the first major document defining how international law applies to PSCs; whereas the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers (ICoC) defines industry standards and is increasingly proving to be a tool for ensuring common basic standards across a global industry; whereas the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Providers’ Association (ICoCA) has the aim of promoting, managing and supervising the implementation of the ICoC and encouraging the responsible provision of security services and respect for human rights and national and international law, but whereas affiliation to ICoCA is brought about by a voluntary act, accompanied by a payment, and the high membership charges do not permit all private security companies to become members;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the European Union does not have a regulatory framework of its own, despite the large number of PSCs of European origin and/or involved in missions and operations under the CSDP or EU delegations; whereas the existing regulatory frameworks are almost exclusively based on the American model, established during the Iraq war, which served the interests of military companies engaged in combat missions, but whereas these references correspond neither to the format nor to the missions of European PSCs;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the EU makes use of Private Security Companies abroad to guard its delegations and staff and to support its civilian and military CSDP missions; stresses that their services fill capacity gaps that the EU would otherwise have difficulties in tackling; demands that the Commission and the Council produce an overview of where, when and for what reason Private Security Companies have been employed in support of EU missions; considers that it would not be illogical if, in its invitations to tender concerning the security of its delegations, the European Union favoured the use of PSCs genuinely based in Europe, complying with European Union regulations and subject to European Union taxation;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that the outsourcing of activities or services to PSCs should be limited to logistical support and protection of installations, and that the presence of PSCs should be limited to non-combat areas and that PSCs shall not participate or be present in interrogations;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – introductory part
Paragraph 12 – introductory part
12. Recommends supporting the creation of a flexible, but rigorous,European regulatory model which will:
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that the transnational nature of PCSs and, in particular, their activities in areas of the world affected by crisis often leads to jurisdictional gaps that could make it difficult to hold the companies or their employees to account for their actions; notes that the national regulation of Private Security Companies often does not have extraterritorial application; observes that a legal vacuum exists in the event of disputes or incidents involving PSCs and agents of the European Union, which may occur in high-risk areas; recommends therefore establishing a uniform legal framework for the European institutions which use PSCs to protect EU staff, assigning responsibilities;