9 Amendments of Emmanuel MAUREL related to 2016/2075(INI)
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 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 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 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 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 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 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;