Activities of Zigmantas BALČYTIS related to 2016/2075(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the evaluation of external aspects of the customs performance and management as a tool to facilitate trade and fight illicit trade
Amendments (6)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas networks of illicit activities have a detrimental impact on economies in terms of growth, jobs, foreign investment, integrity of markets, competition, trade and loss of customs income, the latter loss being borne in the end by the European taxpayer;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the illicit trade in tobacco products, and in particular the transport of contraband and counterfeit cigarettes, results each year in the Member States incurring losses of more than EUR 10 billion in revenues (customs, VAT and excise duties);
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the increasing incidence of smuggling, trafficking and other forms of illegal and illicit trade not only have an impact on Member States’ collection of customs duties and on the EU budget, but are also strongly associated with organised international crime, threats to consumers and negative effects on the functioning of the single market, which undermine a level playing field for all competing companies, particularly SMEs;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Feels that better coordination is needed between OLAF, customs authorities and market surveillance authorities in order not only to combat counterfeiting, but also to curb the trade in illegal products that infringe intellectual property laws in the EU;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for closer customs cooperation, both within the Union and with third countries, with a view to more efficientlyfor actions to be stepped up aimed at combating illicit trade at the EU’s borders and helping policymakers in the mapping of market and international supply chain vulnerabilities, as well as the tracking of interconnections between actors involved in illicit trade activities;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes that significant results have been achieved and large amounts of contraband goods seized in the course of a number of joint customs operations which were carried out thanks to cooperation between OLAF, the Member States and various third countries’ services; calls for such operations to be continued;