5 Amendments of Raffaele FITTO related to 2016/2075(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the efficiency of customs procedures is crucial not only for trade facilitation, but also for law enforcement in terms of fightingeffective and expedient law enforcement with regard to the counterfeiting and smuggling of excisable goods entering the EU; considers that customs services are at the crossroads between secured movement of goods protecting consumers within the EU and the implementation of the provisions of trade agreements;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that the quality and performance of customs controls on the transit of goods, particularly for shipment and transport operations at ports and borders, is of the first importance; considers it necessary to ensure that there are homogeneous control techniques among Member States for filtering at ports and borders by promoting modern, technologically advanced and risk management-based control strategies;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that Member States should concentrate customs controls and, to the extent possible, other relevant border controls, on high-risk consignments that are selected on a random basis using common selectivity criteria, including those relating to the nature and description of the goods, country of origin, country from which the goods were shipped, value of the goods, regulatory compliance record of traders and means of transport;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes, furthermore, that it is crucial thato make it easier for enterprises in the EU shouldto have access to rapid anti- dumping procedures, bearing in mind the potential losses to both national budgets and the EU budget arising from distortions of competition attributable to unfair trade practices or partners;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Points out, furthermore, the need for an effective sharing of statistical information related to EU import controls in order to detect gaps in the data required to develop mitigation strategies for dismantling illicit trade networks, and to address the source of the problem by preventing the import of IPR-infringing goods orand the establishment of new means and routes of smuggling; believes it is necessary to foster both administrative cooperation between customs authorities at international level and the development of partnerships with business, in order to counter customs violations and circumvention of tax obligations;