3 Amendments of Krišjānis KARIŅŠ related to 2012/2303(INI)
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
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, while providing a mechanism where a Member State's security concerns regarding arms exports could be addressed;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that the Common Position should regard the risk that a purchasing nation will re-export arms;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that 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 and when they lead to security concerns among individual Member States;