# Arms export: implementation of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP

European Parliament procedure 2012/2303(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AFET). Stage: Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage. 175 committee amendments tabled by 16 Members between 2013-03-11 and 2013-03-11.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns arms exports and implementation of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP. Amendments describe arms exports' impact on security, human rights, international humanitarian law and development, the eight criteria for denying licences, the dual-use goods Regulation, third countries aligned with the Common Position, the SIPRI ranking of EU Member States as the largest arms exporter, COARM annual reports and the User's Guide, and the absence of independent verification.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarja CRONBERG | Finland | Verts/ALE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/107973.md |
| Krzysztof LISEK | Poland | PPE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96788.md |
| Michael GAHLER | Germany | PPE | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2341.md |
| Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI | Finland | ALDE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28314.md |
| Arnaud DANJEAN | France | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96747.md |
| Paweł Robert KOWAL | Poland | ECR | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96793.md |
| Janusz ZEMKE | Poland | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96784.md |
| Norica NICOLAI | Romania | ALDE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96825.md |
| Sampo TERHO | Finland | ECR | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/107385.md |
| Sabine LÖSING | Germany | GUE/NGL | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96854.md |
| Maria Eleni KOPPA | Greece | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39319.md |
| Elena BĂSESCU | Romania | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96814.md |
| Luis YÁÑEZ-BARNUEVO GARCÍA | Spain | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28278.md |
| María MUÑIZ DE URQUIZA | Spain | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96701.md |
| Krišjānis KARIŅŠ | Latvia | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96901.md |

## Official source documents

- PE506.252: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-506.252+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-2303-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-2303-INI.json

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