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transfers of defence-related products within the European Union
State of play
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Content
1. Objectives 2. Scope of simplification expected 3. State of play of preparations for transposition 4. Operational features of certification 5. Next steps
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Introduction
Objectives:
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Simplify procedures
and reduce disparities among Member States ¾
Strengthen EU defence industrial base
by increasing integration and economies of scale ¾ Optimise defence
manufacturing chain
¾ Increase
Member States’ security of supply Tools:
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Similar system of licences in all Member States :
ge neral, global and individual ¾
Common language
: the EU common military list replacing the current national lists ¾
Common recognition of defence companies’ reliability
by certification
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Scope of simplification expected
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Simplified licensing system
National licences remain according to
harmonised and simplified procedures
but
Similar system of licences in all Member States with three types of licences:
l li 2. Global licence 3. Individual licence
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Scope of simplification expected
Most intra-EU transfers to take place under general and global licences individual licensing remaining the exception Directive’s criteria allowing individual licensing are restrictive Simplification of
transit
requirements between Member States
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Scope of simplification expected
Common language
with the EU common military list replacing the current individual national munitions lists
Common recognition of defence companies’ reliability by
certification
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Scope of simplification expected
¾ For EU armed forces : Increased security of supply within the EU: smoother and more predictable deliveries ¾ For certified companies and their suppliers: Certified integrators to optimise cross-border supply chains Enlargement of the depth and variety of the European industrial base More predictability and easier use and reduced administrative burden for SMEs Ease integration of SME in the supply chains of large integrators ¾ For national authorities Improve the overall efficiency of export controls Redeployment of resources to really critical cases
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Key issues of preparations for transposition
Discussions at EU level focused on
key elements
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Certification (Art.9)
Working group on certification created with 16 Member States w Homogeneous interpretation
General licenses (Art.5)
Scope and conditions End-use conditions Passage through other Member States
Passage through Member States (Art.4.1)
•Directive limits the use of passage and entrance license to the minimum required by security needs •Discussions on the possibility of a convergent approach in Member States
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Key issues of preparations for transposition
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Work at EU level
Coordination meetings with of Member States representatives and the Commission Exchanges of information to achieve a homogeneous interpretation and transposition Specific working groups (certification…)
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Operational features of certification
Commission recommendation 2011/24/EU of 11 January 2011
Provides guidelines for common approach to certification Undertakings eligible for certification → integrators - Certification issuance → Compliance monitoring standard certification template Corrective measures: suspension, reassessment…
Published in Official Journal EU L11 of 15.1.2011
http://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:011:0062:0074:EN:P DF
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Standard certificate
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Operational features of certification
Central EU register of certified undertakings - CERTIDER
Foreseen in Article 9 of the Directive It will be accessible on the Commission’s website with input from Member States Design and development work on going Public register to be operational 1st quarter 2012
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CERTIDER
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CERTIDER
Features
¾ List of certified companies in all Member States ¾ Information about certificates, duration, ML products, production units ¾ List of competent authorities ¾ Links to national legislation
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Transposition: state of play
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Progress in transposition in Member States
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Analysis of transposition
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Challenges
• Achieve a balance between
simplification
objectives and
y
needs • Success of Directive lies in a relatively
homogeneous interpretation
and transposition among Member States • System should be and have with enough
Member States attractive
enough
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Next steps
• • • • Commission is analyzing national legal transposition texts after translation Report on transposition MS to continue and finalise legislation p e e a o
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Calendar of implementation
9 Approval: 9 6 May 2009 9 9 Commission report on transposition: 30 June 2012 9 Commission report on implementation: 30 June 2016
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Information & contacts
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/regulation/i nst_sp/defense_en.htm
Contacts: [email protected]
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