11 Amendments of Martí GRAU i SEGÚ related to 2007/0279(COD)
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 - paragraph 2
Article 1 - paragraph 2
2. This directive doesshall not affect the export policies of Member States. Member States shall be sovereign in extra-Community policies and in matters relating to defence equipment.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 - paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 - paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. For the purpose of implementing this Directive the Member States shall be entitled to establish and develop mechanisms for intergovernmental cooperation with a view to facilitating the restructuring and the operation of the Community defence industry. This Directive must not become an obstacle preventing the Member States from concluding specific agreements which facilitate transfers of defence equipment amongst those States and which may also give rise to further agreements regulating broader aspects than those covered by this Directive.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 - paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 1 - paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. This Directive shall not affect Article 296 of the EC Treaty.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - paragraph 1
Article 2 - paragraph 1
1. This directive applies to the defence- related products included in the Annex.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - paragraph 2
Article 2 - paragraph 2
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - paragraph 3
Article 2 - paragraph 3
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point 1
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point 1
1. ‘defence-related product’ means any product specifically designed for military use and listed in the Annex;
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point 2
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point 2
2. ‘transfer’ means any movement or transmission by any means of a defence- related product to a recipient in another Member State in the context of a commercial transaction;
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 1
Article 4 - paragraph 1
1. The transfer of defence related products between Member States shall be subject to prior authorisation, except where national regulations include exceptions. No further authorisation by other Member States shall be required for the transit through Member States or for the import in other Member States of defence related products without prejudice to the application of provisions necessary for the protection of public order such as the safety of transport.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 4
Article 4 - paragraph 4
4. Member States shall determine all the terms and conditions of transfer licences, including any particular any limitations on the export of defence-related products to recipients in third countries, having regard to the risks for preservation of human rights, peace, security and stability created by the transfer. Member States may pursue and extend existing intergovernmental cooperation in order to achieve the objectives of this directive.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 8
Article 4 - paragraph 8