OPINION of the Committee on Foreign Affairs for the Committee on International Trade on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (COM(2014)0001 – C7-0014/2014 – 2014/0005(COD))
The Opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs seeks to strengthen the provisions on the ancillary services linked to the transfer of goods, as well as on transit, technical assistance and commercial marketing. It also aims to introduce a targeted end-use clause in order for Member States to prohibit or suspend the transfer of security-related items not listed in Annex II and III that clearly have no other practical use other than the purpose of capital punishment, torture or other ill-treatment, or there are reasonable grounds to believe that the transfer of those items would lead to the facilitation or the commission of judicial execution, torture or other ill-treatment.
It also proposes the establishment of an Equipment Coordination Group and the introduction of a periodical review mechanism and more systematic information-sharing and reporting in order to strengthen the oversight and efficient implementation of the Regulation.
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