36 Amendments of Sorin MOISĂ related to 2016/2075(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication entitled "Action Plan for strengthening the fight against terrorist financing (COM(2016) 50 final),
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication entitled "Developing the EU Customs Union and Its Governance" (COM(2016)813 final),
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to the European Court of Auditors Special report No 23/2016: Maritime transport in the EU: in troubled waters — much ineffective and unsustainable investment,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the OECD report entitled "Illicit Trade, Converging Criminal Networks",
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the progress Report on the implementation of the EU Strategy and Action Plan for customs risk management highlights that insufficient financing to upgrade the existing IT systems and develop the required new systems is a major issue hampering progress, most notably in relation to the new Import Control System; whereas in the absence of additional resources, a number of actions will not be able to be implemented by the end of 2020, as envisaged in the Strategy and Action Plan; whereas a delay would also affect the implementation of commitments to Customs related aspects in the context of the EU Agenda on Security;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the proposed directive for a Union legal framework for customs infringements and sanctions does not take into due account the current differences between the Member States’ criminal and administrative sanctions, allowing operators to make strategic choices when importing from third countries, causing a distortion in tax collection and a negative environmental impact;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas effective customs cooperation between the Member States’ customs administrations, authorised economic operators, police forces and judicial authorities, with third countries and at multilateral level, plays a vital role, given the significant trade volumes, and is a cornerstone in the fight against illicit trade terrorism, money laundering, wildlife trafficking, tax evasion, drugs trafficking, falsified medicines and in the protection of EU intellectual property rights (IPR);
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the EU has concluded customs cooperation and mutual administrative assistance agreements with Korea, Canada, USA, India, China and Japan;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas International free trade zones, together with those third countries most frequently source of illicit trade, represent potential background areas for a continued proliferation of trade of illegal products in the EU, responsible for more intensive border controls and may therefore require further and specific analysis;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas counterfeiting trade may contribute to the financing of criminal organisations active in drugs, fire arms, human trafficking and terrorism;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas the role played by customs in the security area is particularly relevant in preventing terrorist organisations from moving their funds and in disrupting their sources of revenue, as recognised in the Commission Action Plan for strengthening the fight against terrorist financing;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to work closely with the Member States to ensure a coordinated, uniformed and efficient implementation of the new system set by the UCC, avoiding divergent practices among the Member States during the transition period and developing benchmark analysis and information on customs operations and enforcement procedures in force in the Member States;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to ensure greater uniformity in the application of the Union Customs Code and the implementation of customs procedures by setting out common basic guidelines for all European customs;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Highlights that there is no system in place for identifying and monitoring differences in how customs authorities treat economic operators; calls on the Commission to require Member States to provide specific information on the type and number of customs checks at individual core port level;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Invites the Commission to continue cooperation with the Member States and relevant trade stakeholders further to develop customs simplifications while ensuring appropriate, effective, efficient and harmonised control at EU borders in order to guarantee EU security, safety and economic interests, with a particular effort regarding IPR protection and the fight against illicit trade, terrorism, money laundering, wildlife trafficking, tax evasion, drugs trafficking and falsified medicines;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the development of the required IT systems needs sufficient financing and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the availability of resources for the necessary IT systems in order to meet the objectives of the EU Strategy and Action Plan for customs risk management;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to advance in the implementation of an EU Single Window environment for customs;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to coordinate and cooperate with customs and other, border agencies on the ground and stakeholders in a better way, within the EU as well as with its trade partners on data sharing, in particular as regards recognition of custom controls and trusted trade partners;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to promote increased cooperation and coordination between customs and other law enforcement authorities, in particular in the area of organised crime, security and fight against terrorism both at the national and EU level;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Invites the Commission to present a communication on better practises on custom control and trade rules enforcement for the interim period, in order to bolster convergence between control and enforcement bodies, highlight best practices and results, and analyse the counterfeiting trade flows at border points;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to establish a set of key performance indicators to provide a detailed performance evaluation of customs activity;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to continue working on the implementation of the EU Strategy and Action Plan for customs risk management, notably in the areas of availability of data, access to and exchange of information for customs risk management purposes and the strengthening of capacities;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to periodically report to the responsible committees of the European Parliament on the monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the EU Strategy and Action Plan for customs risk management;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to investigate the different practices for customs controls, criminal and administrative sanctions and enforcement in the EU and on their impact on trade diversion, focusing in particular on EU customs at external borders;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Regrets that there is currently important divergences in the type of controls within the Union that favours some access ports to the detriment of others, resulting in goods being delivered to their final destination via an unusual route, seeking clearance in a Member State other than the one importing the goods, either to reduce the likelihood of being subject to checks or to complicate any potential recovery procedure, undermining a level playing field for economic operators in the European Union, causing a distortion in tax collection and with a negative environmental impact;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Highlights that the different customs procedures, in particular regarding customs clearance, inspections and sanctions create fragmentation, additional administrative burdens and delays, cause uncertainty, market distortion and a negative environmental impact;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Considers that it is necessary to guarantee homogeneous and standardised control techniques among Member States customs; calls on the Commission to ensure uniqueness of criteria for customs inspections, by facilitating harmonisation of procedures and working methods, both in operating hours and in economic and human resources;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Insists on the need to advance from the current paper-less to a paper- free customs environment;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Requests the Commission to work closely with the Member States, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the World Custom Organisation (WCO) in addressreducing the existing gaps in the customs control systems by ensuring that illicit trade is tackled using more systematically co- ordinated risk-based controls based on harmonised criteria and interoperable IT systems, with timely and appropriate support provided by other competent authorities; recalls, in this regard, the importance of ensuring inquiry powers to all EU customs and border agencies, and of guaranteeing appropriate training to their operators;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Commission to work further with the Member States on aligning, where appropriate, policies as regards customs and VAT, reinforcing the cooperation between tax, customs and other authorities to fight VAT fraud, with a view to ensuring synergies, including in finding and applying legal and practical solutions to challenges relating to small consignments, e- commerce and simplifications;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Call on the Commission to create a single EU control body to ensure harmonised treatments along the EU points of entrance; and to monitor the performance and activities of customs administrations, inform upon best practices, collect and process customs data, coordinate customs and trade facilitation specific interests within the EU institutions, reflecting on the provisions of article 23 of WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement, which calls for a Trade Facilitation body;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages the Commission and the Council to ensure an early adoption of the Sanction Directive with a view to enabling, within the Customs Union, a level playing field and equal treatment of trade stakeholders infringing customs rules, furthermore, invites the Commission to further develop an accurate cost-benefit analysis on the implications connected to the harmonisation of the enforcement of criminal sanctions in place in the Member States to fight illicit trade activities;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Invites the Commission to reinforce international cooperation to further develop the implementation of the EU Strategy and Action Plan for customs risk management of the supply chain;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Invites the Commission to reinforce its cooperation in customs matters with its main trading partners customs authorities, with a view to collaborating in the fight against threats to society and the economy, and to further facilitating bilateral trade, beyond strict TFA commitments; points out that this can be achieved as part of free trade agreements or through specific customs agreements;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Invites the Commission to continue and deepen customs cooperation on IPR with Cthina and Hong Kongrd countries and free trade zones most frequently source of illicit trade;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Invites the Commission to strengthen cooperation with the European Observatory on infringements of IPRs and with EUIPO Agency in order to support initiatives on IPR enforcement, such as facilitation procedures for right holders through electronic exchange of data, which would especially benefit SMEs;