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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, when we marked the 10th anniversary of the EU code of conduct for arms exports, we noted, unfortunately, that no progress had been made with regard to rendering this voluntary code a legally binding instrument. For years, the European Parliament has been arguing in favour of translating this code of conduct into legislation that is binding upon the Member States, in light of the increasing internationalisation of the arms industry.
The European Parliament is currently discussing a proposal for a directive with a view to creating an internal market for defence products. In the discussions on this topic, the Socialist Group in the European Parliament argued in favour of more transparency and of effective sanctions in the event of non-compliance with the obligations. In this connection, our group made another reference to the code of conduct, but due to the lack of a legal framework, we can currently do no more than call on the Member States to act in the spirit of the code of conduct.
We need stricter rules for the export of arms components, the transfer of products via joint ventures and the re-export of European military goods to third countries. Last year alone, western countries sold arms to developing countries for an estimated USD 42 billion; half of which were European. This needs to change. The European Union should set a good example in this area in particular."@en1
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