41. Welcomes the regional initiative the ‘Brdo process’, launched by Croatia and Slovenia in March 2010, in particular the agreement between Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia on forming a joint freight rail company to improve cargo transport from and to Western Europe, Turkey and Greece through the three countries; believes that this will not only significantly reduce transport costs and shorten travel times through simplified border and customs controls but reflects a commitment to translate reconciliation efforts into practical steps of ...[+++] economic benefit to all;

2. The provision of engineering and maintenance services to cargo aircraft owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by an Iranian person, entity or body shall be prohibited, where the providers of the service have information, including from the competent customs authorities on the basis of the pre-arrival and pre-departure information referred to in Article 36, that provides reasonable grounds to determine that the cargo aircraft carry goods covered by the Common Military List or goods the supply, sale, transfer or export of which is p ...[+++]rohibited under this Regulation, unless the provision of such services is necessary for humanitarian and safety purposes.

2. The provision by nationals of Member States, or from the territories of Member States, of engineering and maintenance services to cargo aircraft owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by an Iranian person, entity or body shall be prohibited, where the providers of the service have information, including from the competent customs authorities on the basis of the pre-arrival and pre-departure information referred to in Article 27, that provides reasonable grounds to believe that the cargo aircraft carry goods covered by the Com ...[+++]mon Military List or goods the supply, sale, transfer or export of which is prohibited under this Regulation, unless the provision of such services is necessary for humanitarian and safety purposes.

To summarise, the appropriate anti-fraud measures are being implemented, and along with the customs filters previously mentioned they constitute an adequate set of instruments, under the control of the Community institutions, for the correct functioning and monitoring of the Community quotas, which, as has been proven, have nothing to do with illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

The draft regulation principally concerns access control and passenger luggage and freight screening on the ground at airports and is outlined fully in my explanatory statement.

They would emphasize the need for close cooperation, between both police and customs services, concerning, inter alia, the following measures: - exchange of information on drug trafficking; - destruction of crops; - making customs services aware of techniques for targeting high-risk cargo; - coordinated, effective and efficient inspections of shipping in the context of the relevant international conventions; - strengthening the legal arsenal against drug trafficking, and respect for international commitments; - cooperation and exchanges of information between departments responsible for combating: = the diversion of chemical precurs ...[+++]ors; = money laundering.