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Exportkontrollseminarium 2011, ISP ICT-direktivet ur ett EU-perspektiv European Commission Enterprise and Industry Directive 2009/43 simplifying p y g transfers of defence-related products within the European Union State of play Iciar Rodriguez Miranda – European Commission- DG Enterprise C4 European Commission Enterprise and Industry Stockholm 8 November 2011 1 Content 1. Objectives 2. Scope of simplification expected 3. State of play of preparations for transposition 4. Operational features of certification 5. Next steps European Commission Enterprise and Industry Stockholm 8 November 2011 Iciar Rodriguez Miranda, Europeiska kommissionen 2 1 Exportkontrollseminarium 2011, ISP ICT-direktivet ur ett EU-perspektiv Introduction Objectives: ¾ 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: ¾ Similar system of licences in all Member States : general, 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 European Commission Enterprise and Industry Stockholm 8 November 2011 3 Scope of simplification expected ¾ 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: 1 General 1. G l licence li 2. Global licence 3. Individual licence European Commission Enterprise and Industry Stockholm 8 November 2011 Iciar Rodriguez Miranda, Europeiska kommissionen 4 2 Exportkontrollseminarium 2011, ISP ICT-direktivet ur ett EU-perspektiv Scope of simplification expected Most intra-EU transfers to take place under general and global licences, licences individual licensing remaining the exception Directive’s criteria allowing individual licensing are restrictive Simplification of transit requirements between Member States European Commission Enterprise and Industry Stockholm 8 November 2011 5 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 European Commission Enterprise and Industry Stockholm 8 November 2011 Iciar Rodriguez Miranda, Europeiska kommissionen 6 3 Exportkontrollseminarium 2011, ISP ICT-direktivet ur ett EU-perspektiv 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 European Commission Enterprise and Industry Stockholm 8 November 2011 7 Key issues of preparations for transposition Discussions at EU level focused on key elements: 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 European Commission Enterprise and Industry Stockholm 8 November 2011 Iciar Rodriguez Miranda, Europeiska kommissionen 8 4 Exportkontrollseminarium 2011, ISP ICT-direktivet ur ett EU-perspektiv Key issues of preparations for transposition ¾ 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…) European Commission Enterprise and Industry Stockholm 8 November 2011 9 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 → standard certification template Compliance monitoring 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 European Commission Enterprise and Industry Stockholm 8 November 2011 Iciar Rodriguez Miranda, Europeiska kommissionen 10 5 Exportkontrollseminarium 2011, ISP European Commission Enterprise and Industry ICT-direktivet ur ett EU-perspektiv Stockholm 8 November 2011 11 Standard certificate European Commission Enterprise and Industry Stockholm 8 November 2011 Iciar Rodriguez Miranda, Europeiska kommissionen 12 6 Exportkontrollseminarium 2011, ISP European Commission Enterprise and Industry ICT-direktivet ur ett EU-perspektiv Stockholm 8 November 2011 13 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 European Commission Enterprise and Industry Stockholm 8 November 2011 Iciar Rodriguez Miranda, Europeiska kommissionen 14 7 Exportkontrollseminarium 2011, ISP ICT-direktivet ur ett EU-perspektiv CERTIDER European Commission Enterprise and Industry Stockholm 8 November 2011 15 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 European Commission Enterprise and Industry Stockholm 8 November 2011 Iciar Rodriguez Miranda, Europeiska kommissionen 16 8 Exportkontrollseminarium 2011, ISP ICT-direktivet ur ett EU-perspektiv Transposition: state of play ¾Progress in transposition in Member States ¾Analysis of transposition European Commission Enterprise and Industry Stockholm 8 November 2011 17 Challenges • Achieve a balance between simplification objectives and security y needs • Success of Directive lies in a relatively homogeneous interpretation and transposition among Member States • System should be attractive enough for companies and have with enough security assurances for Member States European Commission Enterprise and Industry Stockholm 8 November 2011 Iciar Rodriguez Miranda, Europeiska kommissionen 18 9 Exportkontrollseminarium 2011, ISP ICT-direktivet ur ett EU-perspektiv Next steps • Commission is analyzing national legal transposition texts after translation • Report on transposition • MS to continue and finalise legislation for o implementation pe e a o European Commission Enterprise and Industry Stockholm 8 November 2011 19 Calendar of implementation 9 Approval: 6 May 2009 9 Transposition: 30 June 2011 9 Application: 30 June 2012 9 Commission report on transposition: 30 June 2012 9 Commission report on implementation: 30 June 2016 European Commission Enterprise and Industry Stockholm 8 November 2011 Iciar Rodriguez Miranda, Europeiska kommissionen 20 10 Exportkontrollseminarium 2011, ISP ICT-direktivet ur ett EU-perspektiv Information & contacts Website: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/regulation/i nst_sp/defense_en.htm Contacts: Iciar.rodriguez-miranda@ec.europa.eu Hans.ingels@ec.europa.eu European Commission Enterprise and Industry Stockholm 8 November 2011 Iciar Rodriguez Miranda, Europeiska kommissionen 21 11
