The second difficulty concerns the type of judgment, the type of authority giving it (court, but in certain cases a prosecutor whose decision terminates proceedings, or administrative authorities in some cases), the type of penalty or order (imprisonment, suspended or not, alternative penalty, discharge, out-of-court settlement, mediation, etc.), and the quantum of the penalty.

It is simply not possible to embark on the approximation of penalties applicable on the basis of the level of participation without approximating the penalties for the principal offender, as the penalty incurred by the accomplice in Member States that differentiate sentences in such cases generally depends on the penalty for the principal offence.

The European Union reiterates its longstanding and firm position against the use of the death penalty in all circumstances a punishment which we believe impairs the human dignity, increases the level of brutality and provides no added value in terms of deterrence. Consequently, all European Union countries have abolished the death penalty.

The European Union reiterates its longstanding and firm position against the use of the death penalty - a punishment which impairs the human dignity, increases the level of brutality and provides no added value in terms of deterrence. Consequently, the death penalty is abolished in all European Union countries.

The death penalty provides no added value in terms of deterrence and any miscarriage of justice would be irreversible.

The areas in which the widest divergences were found to exist include: t product lists: differences in content and presentation; for example, the lists and any amendments are not published simultaneously in all the Member States; e country lists: some Member States publish a list of proscribed destinations, others publish a list of "special facility" destinations, while a third group publishes neither white nor black lists; y export licences: all Member States issue validated individual licences and most issue simplified licences, but the conditions of issue, the physical appearance and other features of the licences vary significantly; a penalties: although any breach of the regulations is a punishable offence in every Member S ...[+++]tate, the fines and terms of imprisonment differ considerably; depending on the country, the maximum fine ranges from some ECU 16 000 to an unlimited amount, and the term of imprisonment from two to seven years; information exchange and administrative cooperation between Member States: although informal but effective arrangements exist for the exchange of information between some Member States, there is no official, Communitybwide intelligence network; an effort is being made in some Member States to computerize administrative procedures, but their compatibility both within the Member States concerned and between them and other Member States is difficult to assess; it would appear, moreover, that nothing has been done to computerize the issuing of export licences.