REPORT on tackling barriers to the single market for defence

Tabled by Jordan Bardella, Mathilde Androuët, Christophe Bay, MarieLuce BrasierClain, Marie Dauchy, Valérie Deloge, Mélanie Disdier, AnneSophie Frigout, Angéline Furet, JeanPaul Garraud, Catherine Griset, France Jamet, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri, Julien Leonardelli, Thierry Mariani, Aleksandar Nikolic, Philippe Olivier, Gilles Pennelle, Pierre Pimpie, Julie Rechagneux, André Rougé, PierreRomain Thionnet, Rody Tolassy, Matthieu Valet, Alexandre Varaut, Séverine Werbrouck, Csaba Dömötör, Viktória Ferenc, Kinga Gál, Enikő Győri, György Hölvényi, András László, Ernő SchallerBaross, Pál Szekeres, Annamária Vicsek, Antonín Staněk, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Jorge Martín Frías, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Hermann Tertsch, Elisabeth Dieringer, Roman Haider, Gerald Hauser, Georg Mayer, Petra Steger, Harald Vilimsky, Mieke Andriese, Rachel Blom, Ton Diepeveen, Marieke Ehlers, Sebastian Kruis, Auke Zijlstra, Jaroslav Bžoch, Klara Dostalova, Jaroslav Knot, Ondřej Knotek, Tomáš Kubín, Jana Nagyová, Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová, Paolo Borchia, Susanna Ceccardi, Anna Maria Cisint, Silvia Sardone, Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Anna Bryłka, Tomasz Buczek, Anders Vistisen, Afroditi Latinopoulou, Vilis Krištopans, András Gyürk, António Tânger Corrêa, Tiago Moreira de Sá, Gerolf Annemans, Barbara Bonte, Tom Vandendriessche, Tamás Deutsch, Laurent Castillo

18. Calls on the Removed: Commission to issue a recommendation for an interpretation of Article 346 TFEU in order to facilitate a harmonised and uniform approach throughout the EU, addressing the need to protect strictly the essential security interests Added: Commission, when addressing matters related to Article 346 TFEU, to fully respect the prerogatives of Member States, Removed: and for Article 346 to be used exceptionally, in line with the current reality of an interdependent security architecture in the EU; considers that the Commission should be enabled to assess the overall implementation of Article 346 TFEU, on a case-by-case basis, to remedy any potential structural misuse, in line with the CJEU case-law and with the current reality of an interdependent security architecture in the EU; Added: for the protection of the essential interests of their security which are connected with the production of, or trade in, arms, munitions and war material; stresses that the assessment of such interests lies exclusively with Member States and is not subject to a harmonised interpretation at EU level; recalls, in this context, that export controls in the defence sector remain under Member States’ competence in accordance with the Treaties, and emphasises that any EU action in this area should fully respect Member States’ foreign and security policy decisions;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE782.981v01-00