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From · resolution motion· 17 Apr 2024
on the Commission delegated regulation of 14 March 2024 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675 as regards adding Kenya and Namibia to the table in point I of the Annex and deleting Barbados, Gibraltar, Panama, Uganda and the United Arab Emirates from that table
To · adopted text· 23 Apr 2024
Objection to a delegated act: Amending the table in Point I of the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675
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Change 1
Changed:L. whereas there are credible indications that the UAE plays a significant role in cash-for-gold schemes providing Russia with millions of USD and EUR banknotes despite such exports of banknotes being banned under Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014;
Change 2
Removed:N. whereas entities based in the UAE have been found by the final report, S/2024/65, of 15 January 2024 by the UN Panel of Experts on the Sudan to play a role in laundering proceeds from conflict zones such as from Sudan’s gold mines, whereas those activities may violate Union sanctions on Sudanese entities provided under Council Regulation (EU) 2023/2147 concerning restrictive measures in view of activities undermining the stability and political transition of Sudan;
Added:N. whereas the agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom regarding the colony of Gibraltar has not yet been concluded after Brexit; whereas the agreement is currently under development and no content has been disclosed;
Added:O. whereas the conclusion of the agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom regarding the colony of Gibraltar is essential, not only for the socio-economic effects on the area, but also for the stability and good governance of a crucial, vulnerable external gateway of the European Union with a third country;
Added:P. whereas Gibraltar ranks third worldwide in GDP per capita, despite its population not exceeding 32 000 and its lack of natural resources; whereas this privileged situation arises from the sale of products subject to European taxes on alcohol, tobacco and petroleum derivatives, online gambling that once attracted a quarter of the world’s market, and the activities of resident companies that are exempt from income tax on profits derived from activities conducted outside of its territory;
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Added:Q. whereas combating tax fraud and tax havens as well as preventing the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering is a European Union priority; whereas it is in the interest of the European Union to faithfully apply its legislation, including in areas such as taxation, justice, internal affairs, fisheries and aviation;
Added:R. whereas entities based in the UAE have been found by the final report, S/2024/65, of 15 January 2024 by the UN Panel of Experts on the Sudan to play a role in laundering proceeds from conflict zones such as from Sudan’s gold mines; whereas those activities may violate Union sanctions on Sudanese entities provided under Council Regulation (EU) 2023/2147 concerning restrictive measures in view of activities undermining the stability and political transition of Sudan;