Translation of "défense du double péril " (French → English) :

3. Is worried, therefore, by the slow-paced and inconsistent implementation by the Member States of the 2009 Defence Package directives and calls on the Commission to take specific measures to ensure that the directives are correctly implemented, by monitoring national transpositions, with the aim of avoiding market distortions; recognises that the introduction of new legislation is a lengthy process, but warns that incorrect and diffuse application risks generating bad standards of practice, in so doing jeopardising the accomplishment of the objectives set forth in the directives and, thus, compromising the establishment of the Europea ...[+++]n market for defence equipment and weakening the development of an EDTIB; underlines that the Defence Package should also contribute to create incentives for defence cooperation in Europe and encourages the Commission and EDA to cooperate closely in that regard; recalls with regret that the joint procurement in the defence sector has stagnated, and in recent years even declined;

1. Remains seriously concerned by the widespread and largely uncoordinated cuts to the defence budget in most Member States; emphasises that the cutting of defence budgets is weakening the defence potential of Member States and the EU, and leaves a question mark over the levels of preparedness to ensure national and European security; is of the view that these uncoordinated cuts, coupled with structural problems and unfair and untransparent practices, put the Union at risk by relinquishing strategic assets and capabilities and by fo ...[+++]rfeiting the opportunities that the coordination of defence policies and the pooling and sharing of defence assets could bring as regards the fulfilment of the EU’s prosperity and peace, in line with Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union, its security of supply and the defence of its citizens and interests;

The European Commission has proposed a new strategy to boost the competitiveness’s defence capabilities of the European defence industry, to explore how other areas’s defence capabilities such as energy, space and dual use technologies (with civilian and military uses) can contribute to Europe’s defence capabilities and to lower the barriers between national defence markets

9. Supports the point made by the Commission that many components of space systems are dual-use or of a military nature and are hence subject to Directive 2009/43/EC of 6 May 2009 simplifying terms and conditions of transfers of defence-related products within the Community , as amended by Directive 2012/47/EU of 14 December 2012 as regards the list of defence-related products, Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items , or the Common Position on arms exports; welcomes the proposal made in the communication to submit a for ...[+++]mal report to Parliament on the dual-use export control system before the end of 2013; calls on the Commission, the Member States and the EU Council Working Party on Conventional Arms Exports (COARM) to clarify what regulatory framework should apply to each category of goods and technology;

54. Recalls that dual-use capabilities are necessary for the implementation of the CSDP, in light of the complex security challenges in today’s world; stresses that the current crises in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa have highlighted the need for a comprehensive approach that harnesses, on the one hand, the full range of civilian-military engagement and, on the other, dual-use equipment and capacities, including European naval capabilities and civilian and military shipbuilding capacities ensuring vessel security and resilience; invites the Member States to work with the appropriate EU bodies and agencies, notably the Commission, th ...[+++]e EDA and the European Space Agency (ESA) in seeking EU funding for dual-use capability development, which is a way to fill in capability gaps at the national, regional and Union level; recalls the dual-use potential of the Galileo programme and its value for the implementation and effectiveness of CSDP operations, particularly in the maritime domain; stresses nonetheless that priority should be given to more transparency, efficiency and multilateral approaches in the field of capability development;

While the EC imposes export controls on dual use items for security purposes and in accordance with decisions taken in export control fora, consideration should be given to their impact on the competitiveness of the EU defence and dual use industries.