18 Amendments of Isabelle THOMAS related to 2015/0133(COD)
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Common Fisheries Policy has been reformed by Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council21. The objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy and the requirements for data collection in the fisheries sector are set out in Articles 2 and 25 of that Regulation. Furthermore, Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council22 has reformed the structure of financial support to Member States' fisheries data collection activities. __________________ 21 Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L354, 28.12.2013, p.22). 22 Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2328/2003, (EC) No 861/2006, (EC) No 1198/2006 and (EC) No 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 1255/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 149, 20.5.2014, p. 1).
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Data needs by end-users should be identified and it should be specified which data have to be collected under this Regulation. Those data should include ecosystem data related to the impact of fisheries and data on the sustainability of aquaculture, as well as socioeconomic data on fisheries and aquaculture. To minimise administrative burden, it is also necessary to ensure that data collected under this Regulation are not also collected under other EU legislation.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Supports the objective of tailoring the availability of data more closely to management needs, but nevertheless cautions against the consequences of the cost-benefit or cost-use analysis suggested by the Commission. For certain data, research at sea cannot be replaced by less costly methods.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) It is necessary to bear in mind that a species to which no protection plan currently applies could become a priority in future. It is therefore necessary to ensure the availability of the time series necessary for effective scientific monitoring of the status of fisheries resources.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 b (new)
Recital 24 b (new)
(24b) Expresses doubts about the reduction in the frequency of data gathering, which could affect monitoring and the establishment of series, particularly for data which can change rapidly and have a major impact on management measures.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) Stresses the importance of socioeconomic data for fisheries and aquaculture, and suggests that, in the medium term, the harmonisation of these data could contribute to greater harmonisation and enhancement of social rules in these sectors.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. For data which are to be collected under other legal acts other than this onerelating to fisheries management, this Regulation defines only rules for use of these data.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) ‘end-users’ means bodies with a research or management interest in the scientific analysis of data in the fisheries sector; three categories of end-users are defined: (1) national, regional and European administrations, ICES, STECF, RFMOs, regional coordination groups (2) Advisory Councils (3) universities, national and international scientific and technical institutes, NGOs and fishermen's organisations;
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) existing time-series and the need to avoid any interruption in the chronology of data,
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) biological data on all stocks caught or by-caught by Union commercial and, where appropriate, recreational fisheries in Union and external waters and by commercial and recreational eel and salmon fisheries in inland waters to enable ecosystem based management and conservation as necessary for the operation of the Common Fisheries Policy;
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) subject to the limits of the spatial resolution applied to fisheries observation, ecosystem data to assess the impact of Union fisheries on the marine ecosystem in Union and external waters, including data on by-catch of non-target species, in particular species protected under international or Union law, data on impacts of fisheries on marine habitats and data on impacts of fisheries on food webs, obtained by analysing catches;
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
(da) the information needed in order to terminate or adjust emergency measures when they have initially been based on the precautionary principle;
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point f
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point f
(f) avoidance of disrupting the history of survey data, and the need to maintain reliable time series.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) consult and inform coastal local authorities which have legal or economic powers in relation to fisheries.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, Member States shall coordinate their actions with other Member States and make every effort to coordinate their actions with third countries having sovereignty or jurisdiction over waters in the same marine region as referred to in Article 3(d) of this Regulation. For this purpose, a Regional Co-ordination Group shall be established by the relevant Member States in each Marine Region.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Regional Co-ordination Groups shall consist of experts from Member States, the Commission, and relevant end-users of data, as well as representatives of the local authorities which have legal or economic powers in relation to fisheries.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. Regional Co-ordination Groups shall coordinate with each other and with the Commission where issues affect several regionsmarine regions as referred to in Article 3(d) of this Regulation.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. Regional Co-ordination Groups mayshall prepare joint recommendations in the form of a draft of a regional work plan regarding procedures, methods, quality assurance and quality control for collecting and processing of data as referred to in paragraph 2(a) and (b) and paragraph 4 of Article 5, and regionally coordinated sampling strategies. In doing so, the Regional Co-ordination Groups shall take into account the opinion of STECF when relevant, ICES and the RFMOs. Those recommendations shall be submitted to the Advisory Council concerned for an opinion. The Commission, which shall verify whether the draft joint recommendations are compatible with the provisions of this Regulation and with the Union's multiannual programme and, if so, approve the regional work plan by way of implementing acts.