# Strengthening the competitiveness of the internal market by developing the EU customs union and its governance

European Parliament procedure 2018/2109(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee IMCO / INTA). Stage: Procedure completed. 90 committee amendments tabled by 17 Members between 2018-11-30 and 2018-12-10.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on strengthening the internal market's competitiveness by developing the EU customs union and its governance. Amendments cover the Trade Facilitation Agreement and the WTO, the customs union as a source of EU resources, the Union Customs Code and its IT infrastructure, digitalisation, divergent national controls and 'forum shopping', training of customs agents, counterfeiting, cooperation with OLAF, and the UK's withdrawal (Brexit).

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginie ROZIÈRE | France | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103845.md |
| Marc TARABELLA | Belgium | NI | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/29579.md |
| Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO | Spain | S&D | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103488.md |
| Nicola DANTI | Italy | RE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124821.md |
| Adam SZEJNFELD | Poland | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124890.md |
| Marcus PRETZELL | Germany | ENF | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124830.md |
| Dita CHARANZOVÁ | Czechia | RE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124708.md |
| Jasenko SELIMOVIC | Sweden | ALDE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/134243.md |
| Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ | Lithuania | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28276.md |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124785.md |
| Alessia Maria MOSCA | Italy | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124868.md |
| Lucy ANDERSON | United Kingdom | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124949.md |
| Morten LØKKEGAARD | Denmark | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96709.md |
| Tokia SAÏFI | France | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4345.md |
| Filiz HYUSMENOVA | Bulgaria | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34249.md |

## Official source documents

- PE627.794: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/IMCO-AM-627794_EN.pdf
- PE631.984: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/INTA-AM-631984_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-2109-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-2109-INI.json

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