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Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas arms exports can have inter alia a considerable impact not only on security, but also on development, and must therefore be at the very least embedded within a strict arms control system operating with maximum effectiveness;deleted

2013/03/11
Committee: AFET

Paweł Robert KOWAL, Janusz ZEMKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the decision-taking process for granting or denying arms export licences lies solely within the remit of Member States; ~~whereas the eight criteria are interpreted very differently within the EU, meaning that, to some extent, arms export practice varies widely;~~

2013/03/11
Committee: AFET

Paweł Robert KOWAL, Janusz ZEMKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

~~J. whereas little progress has been made on reaching agreement between the Member States with regard to applying and interpreting the Common Position’s eight criteria;~~deleted

2013/03/11
Committee: AFET

Paweł Robert KOWAL, Janusz ZEMKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas by no means all EU Member States make a full submission to COARM; whereas, because of individual Member States’ differing data collection and submission procedures, data sets are incomplete and vary, which considerably reduces transparency in this area;deleted

2013/03/11
Committee: AFET

Paweł Robert KOWAL, Janusz ZEMKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital N

N. whereas measures on trafficking of small arms and light weapons have been adopted in recent years, with an updated List of Dual-Use Goods and Technologies under the Wassenaar Arrangement being adopted in February 2012, and areas such as control of arms brokering, and licensed production outside the EU ~~and end-user control~~ have been put on the agenda and, to some extent, incorporated into the Common Position itself, but many products, in particular in the field of dual- use goods, are still not covered by a legally binding arms exports control system;

2013/03/11
Committee: AFET

Paweł Robert KOWAL, Janusz ZEMKE

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas it has been argued that the events of the Arab Spring in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) could not be foreseen; whereas nonetheless the human rights situation in those countries, which, in connection with issuing arms exports licences, should have been (and must be) taken into account, was (and is) known; whereas the events of the Arab Spring have revealed the weaknesses of the Common Position and, to some extent, a number of countries’ disregard for it and the criteria it contains;deleted

2013/03/11
Committee: AFET

Paweł Robert KOWAL, Janusz ZEMKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Acknowledges that the EU is the only union of states to have a legally binding framework, unique in the world, through which arms export control is being improved, including in crisis regions and countries with a questionable human rights record, and welcomes the fact, in this connection, that European and non- European third countries have joined the arms exports control system on the basis of the Common Position; notes ~~with concern, however,~~ that the eight criteria are applied and interpreted with varying degrees of rigour in the EU Member States; calls therefore for a standard, uniformly strict interpretation and full implementation of the Common Position with all its obligations;

2013/03/11
Committee: AFET

Paweł Robert KOWAL, Janusz ZEMKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Takes the view that, because of the negative impact of arms spending on the development prospects of poorer recipient countries, criterion 8 should be upgraded by making denial of export licences automatic if they are incompatible with development;deleted

2013/03/11
Committee: AFET

Paweł Robert KOWAL, Janusz ZEMKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Takes the view that the Common Position should be complemented by a regularly updated, publicly accessible list, with detailed reasons, providing information on the extent to which exports to particular recipient countries are, or are not, in keeping with the eight criteria;deleted

2013/03/11
Committee: AFET

Paweł Robert KOWAL, Janusz ZEMKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Considers ~~that~~it desirable to carry out a study into the appropriateness and feasibility of establishing a standardised verification and reporting system ~~should be established~~ to provide information as to whether, and to what extent, individual EU Member States’ exports violate the eight criteria;

2013/03/11
Committee: AFET

Paweł Robert KOWAL, Janusz ZEMKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Insists, in the light of the Common Position review process, that support should be voiced for powerful, clear and unambiguous wording in the Common Position in order to prevent the criteria from being interpreted and applied differently; insists in particular that Article 10 of the Common Position be acted on and that, accordingly, application of the criteria not be neutralised or stopped because of political, economic or geostrategic interests;deleted

2013/03/11
Committee: AFET

Paweł Robert KOWAL, Janusz ZEMKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Regrets the fact that there is no possibility of having compliance with the eight criteria independently verified, that there are no mechanisms for sanctions for violation of the eight criteria by a Member State, and that there are no plans to that effect; takes the view that ways and means of carrying out independent verification and mechanisms for sanctions for violations of the Common Position should be provided for;deleted

2013/03/11
Committee: AFET

Paweł Robert KOWAL, Janusz ZEMKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

2013/03/11
Committee: AFET

Paweł Robert KOWAL, Janusz ZEMKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls furthermore for the eight criteria to be extended and applied also to the transfer of military, security and police personnel, to arms-exports-related services, know-how and training, and to private military and security services; calls for it to be made mandatory - where security technology and, in general, dual- use goods are to be exported - for compatibility with the eight criteria to be verified;deleted

2013/03/11
Committee: AFET

Paweł Robert KOWAL, Janusz ZEMKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Regrets the fact that, in 2010, only 63% of EU Member States submitted complete sets of data relating to their arms exports; notes that the countries which repeatedly supply incomplete information on their exports are also some of both the EU’s and the world’s largest arms-exporting countries;deleted

2013/03/11
Committee: AFET

Paweł Robert KOWAL, Janusz ZEMKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Notes that methods for collecting data on arms exports, as well as practices for publishing data sets recorded, vary in the Member States, as a result of which the COARM annual report does not include important information and therefore is not up to date or reliable; calls accordingly for the introduction of a standardised ~~collection and~~ submission procedure, for information on actual exports to be applied uniformly in all Member States, in order to submit and publish up-to-date and exhaustive information;

2013/03/11
Committee: AFET

Paweł Robert KOWAL, Janusz ZEMKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

~~14. Suggests in this connection that additional information be col~~delected from Member States and published both at national level and in the COARM annual report, in particular a list of countries arms exports to which would violate one or more of the eight criteria, together with a comprehensive list of EU Member States which have exported arms to those countries during the data reporting period;

2013/03/11
Committee: AFET

Paweł Robert KOWAL, Janusz ZEMKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Notes that the Directive simplifying terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products within the Community has made arms exports within Europe considerably easier; calls in this connection for the COARM annual report also to include detailed information on arms exports within Europe which violate one or more of the eight criteria;deleted

2013/03/11
Committee: AFET

Paweł Robert KOWAL, Janusz ZEMKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

~~16. Calls for the COARM annual report also to include information on the final destination of exports within Europe and on onward transfers to third countries which may be problematic;~~deleted

2013/03/11
Committee: AFET

Paweł Robert KOWAL, Janusz ZEMKE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Takes the view that the EU should formulate a comprehensive conversion strategy; recommends, in connection with that strategy, that a plan be developed as to how conversion from arms production to civilian goods production can proceed as quickly as possible;deleted

2013/03/11
Committee: AFET

20 Amendments of Paweł Robert KOWAL related to 2012/2303(INI)

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