1498 Amendments of Isabelle THOMAS
Amendment 5 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas negotiations on the 2020 Union budget will run in parallel with the negotiations on the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and the reform of the EU own resources system; whereas 2019 will mark the seventh year of the 2014-2020 MFF;
Amendment 6 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the Council has repeatedly contradicted itself over the last few years, by presenting new political priorities for the EU but showing itself unwilling to provide for fresh appropriations to finance them; whereas new political priorities and upcoming challenges for the EU should be financed by fresh appropriations and not by reducing the appropriations amount for existing programmes;
Amendment 7 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas towards the end of the current financial programming period the implementation of the multiannual programmes will require adequate financial resources and therefore require to anticipate the necessary payments in 2020 to prevent another payment crisis in the first years of the 2021-2027 MFF;
Amendment 11 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Budget 2020: bridge to the future Europe – Investing in citizens, innovation and securityin citizens' protection
Amendment 13 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the 2020 Union budget is the bridge to the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the period 2021-2027 and should contribute to creating a common, long-term vision on the future political priorities of the Union; expects that, at the time of adoption of the 2020 budget, the Council and Parliament will be engaged in fully-fledged MFF negotiations, following a political agreement in the European Council; believes that a strong, responsible and forward-looking 2020 budget will facilitate an agreement and the transition towards the next MFF, and that to reach it, no taboo should prevail on the full use of all flexibilities and all possibilities available under the current MFF regulation and the Financial Regulation;
Amendment 16 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers, therefore, that the EU budget for next year should define clear political priorities and enable the Unionin order to anticipate social, environmental, economic and technological mutations and enable the Union to create long term growth and jobs, to strengthen its fight against environmental challenges and climate change, to particularly focus on young people, to fully implement the EU 2020 strategy, the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement, to tackle social and regional inequalities and discriminations, to further invest in innovation and research capacities for future solutions, boost competitiveness and economic growth, ensure a safe, secure and peaceful Europe, and to implement the European Social Pillar while strengthening citizens’ work and living conditions, and bolster the Union in its fight against environmental challenges and climate change;
Amendment 24 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that, 2020 being the last year of the current MFF, the implementation of EU programmes, including those under shared management in cohesion policy, Common Agricultural Policy (second pillar) and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund will be further accelerated and reach its closing phase, which will be reflected in a substantial increase in payment requests; anticipates, therefore, a peak in the annual level of payment appropriations for 2020 and is determined to secure the necessary payments in 2020 and to prevent another payment crisis in the first years of the 2021-2027 MFF, as was the case during the current period;
Amendment 29 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Innovation and research for future solutions: supporting economic growth andan inclusive and long term economic growth in order to accompany mutations and to boost competitiveness
Amendment 33 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the transition from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe must be smooth to ensure stability for businesses, research facilities and academia; underlines the importance of Europe’s claim to leadership in key technologies in areas such as space, healthcare, the environment, agriculture, safety and transportation; requests an increase in financial resources to ensure that research and innovation activities continue to provide solutions for Europe’s needs and challenges and competitiveness; is alarmed by the substantial underfunding of Horizon 2020 during the entire period, resulting in a low success rate for excellent applications;
Amendment 39 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Welcomes the extension and enhancement of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI); recalls that the EFSI guarantee fund has been financed partly at the expense of Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF); underlines Parliament’s long- standing position that any new initiatives must be financed by new appropriations and not by redeployments; reiterates that the cuts in those programmes should be reversed as far as possible;
Amendment 40 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers the protection of the EU’s exa European Union without internal borders, with the support of a strengthened European Border and Coast Guarda proper functioning of the Schengen area and a freedom of movement within the EU to be an inseparable conditions for a European Union without internal borders, the proper functioning of the Schengen area and freedom of movement within the EUthe protection of the EU’s external borders with the support of a strengthened European Border and Coast Guard ; considers it to be an obligation to ensure adequate funding, staffing and training of staff for all agencies operating in the field of security, acknowledging the considerable increase in their responsibilities, the importance of cooperation among them, and their vital role in reinforcing cooperation and coordination among the Member States;
Amendment 47 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Welcomes the Member States’ commitment to a renewed EU defence agenda; supports the Commission initiative to support the launching of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP), as a first stage of the European Defence Fund; requires the EDIDP to be financed exclusively by unallocated margins and/or special instruments and not, therefore, by redeployments from existing programmes;
Amendment 58 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes, with reference to its resolution of 25 October 2018 on the use of Facebook users’ data by Cambridge Analytica and the impact on data protection, that the fight against disinformation and any other type of foreign interference is a priority to ensure fair and democratic elections, in particular in the year of the European elections; requests additional financial resources to invest in tools such as the recent What the EU does for me initiative to inform citizens on the Union’s work and highlight the efforts undertaken to promote peace, democracy, the rule of law and freedom of speech;
Amendment 61 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Points out that the common agricultural policy and the Common Fisheries Policy are cornerstones of European integration, which aim to ensure safe, high-quality food supply for European citizens, the proper functioning of the agricultural single market, the sustainability of rural regions for many years and the sustainable management of natural resources; recalls that those policies contribute to the viability and stability of the EU; calls on the Commission to continue to support producers across Europe in coping with unexpected market volatility and in securing safe, high-quality food supplies; asks for particular attention to be paid to small-scaled agriculture and small fisheries;
Amendment 65 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Requests additional financial resources to meet future demand for Erasmus+, the primary programme for education, training, youth and sport in Europe, also taking into account its external dimension; recalls that Parliament requested that the financial envelope for this programme be tripled in the next MFF; calls for cooperation to be strengthened between education, culture and research;
Amendment 66 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Recalls that, at a time when the European project is called into question, it is vital to renew a strong commitment to Europe through culture, knowledge, creation, and innovation; believes therefore that the Creative Europe and Media programmes should be supported at appropriate level;
Amendment 69 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. SWelcomes the fact that, at the strong request of Parliament, the result of the negotiations on the 2019 budget was to bring the Youth Employment Initiative to a total amount of EUR 350 million in 2019; stresses that the fight against youth unemployment requires substantial additional financial efforts to create opportunities for education, training and employment; underlines, in this respect, the successful implementation and the positive impact of the Youth Employment Initiative, supporting approximately 1.7 million young people until the end of 2017, thanks a; recallso to additional appropriations that Parliament secured for this programme in the EU budget over the yearshat Parliament requested that the financial envelope for this programme be doubled in the next MFF; expects the 2020 draft budget to demonstrate even higher ambition for this programme to ensure a smooth transition towards the ESF+ in the next MFF;
Amendment 75 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates that social cohesion in Europe must contribute to sustainable solutionsStresses that cohesion policy programmes are now at cruising speed, and emphasises Parliament’s commitment to ensure adequate appropriations for these programmes; calls on the Member States to ensure that the implementation of the programmes is accelerated so as to catch up with the delays, and to seek the Commission’s assistance in this respect ; reiterates that social cohesion in Europe must contribute to sustainable solutions to the fight against discrimination and for better inclusion of people with disabilities, and to long-term structural demographic change; emphasises the need for financial resources to provide ageing populations in Europe with adequate support in terms of access to mobility, healthcare and public services;
Amendment 85 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Recalls that the long-lasting solution to the current migration phenomenon lies in the political, economic and social development of the countries from which migration flows originate and reiterates its full commitment to this objective; calls for the European Neighbourhood Instrument and the Development Cooperation Instrument to be endowed with sufficient financial resources to support this priority; within this context, reaffirms the need to provide UNRWA with sufficient and constant financial support;
Amendment 92 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Believes that gender-related discrimination is not only intolerable and incompatible with the values of the EU, but also constitutes a serious impediment to sustainable and inclusive growth as it disempowers women from engaging in meaningful employment; underlines the key contribution of women’s empowerment in achieving more inclusive, equitable and peaceful societies; expects the EU budget to support women’s access for to EU funding and to help women to reconcile private and professional life;
Amendment 94 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the 2020 budget must contribute to tackling environmental challenges and climate change; recalls the Union’s pledge to make the transition to a low-carbon circular economy, but regrets that the Union might fall short of its climate goals; requests increased financial resources for LIFE and should place the EU squarely at the forefront of this challenge; calls on the Commission to fulfil the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the EU’s own long-term climate goals by meeting the 20 % climate spending target in the current MFF (2014-2020); stresses, in this regard, that the contribution for 2020 should significantly overshoot the overall target in order to offset the lower allocations made during the first years of the MFF, and that the climate change mainstreaming mechanism should be fully optimised; recalls the Union’s pledge to make the transition to a low-carbon circular economy, but regrets that the Union might fall short of its climate goals; requests increased financial resources for programmes having massive potential such as LIFE, Horizon 2020, CEF, European Social Fund (ESF), European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF), European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), as these programmes allow notably for investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy, and other programmes to support projects with European added value contributing to a clean energy transition and resource efficiency, as well as nature conservation, with a focus on biodiversity, habitats and endangered species;
Amendment 104 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Recalls that, following the joint statement by the European Parliament, Council and Commission on the reinforcement of Heading 1a through an Amending budget issued in the joint conclusions on the 2019 budget, the Commission will present an amending budget raising the levels of appropriations for Erasmus+ and H2020 as soon as the technical adjustment of the MFF for 2020 is completed in the spring of 2019 in order for the Council and the European Parliament to process it swiftly;
Amendment 112 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Invites the Commission to report specifically on the amounts de-committed for research programmes and to provide all relevant information and details concerning Article 15(3) of the Financial Regulation; expects this Article and its corresponding procedure to be fully respected and mobilised in the context of the 2020 budgetary procedure and expects that the 2020 draft budget will make full use of this provision to boost research and innovation on top of the financial programming;
Amendment 114 #
2019/2001(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Believes that as the arm of the budgetary authority directly elected by citizens, Parliament should fulfil its political role and put forward proposals for Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions expressing its political vision for the future; commits itself, in this context, to proposing a package of Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions developed in close cooperation with each of its committees so as to find the right balance between political will and technical feasibility, as assessed by the Commission;
Amendment 1 #
2018/2165(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the need to apply workable solutions along the Central Mediterranean migratory route, in cooperation with relevant international, national or regional authorities, and in full respect of international human rights standards with regard to the treatment of migrants;
Amendment 7 #
2018/2059(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that France argues that the redundancies are linked to major structural changes in world trade patterns due to globalisation and more particularly, the serious economic disruption undergone by the international air transport sector, notably the decline of the Union’s market share in the face of a spectacular rise of three major companies in the Persian Gulf, which receive state aid and subsidies and are subject to less restrictive social and environmental regulation unlike Union companies;
Amendment 15 #
2018/2059(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. recalls the responsibility of Air France to ensure a high-quality social dialogue within the company which has been lacking in recent years;
Amendment 25 #
2018/2059(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to urge national authorities to provide more details, in future proposals, on the sectors which have growth prospects and are therefore likely to hire people, as well as to gather substantiated data on the impact of the EGF funding, including on the quality of jobs and the reintegration rate achieved through the EGF; moreover, calls on the Commission to monitor the implementation of the EGF and to report back to the Parliament;
Amendment 10 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that, four years after its adoption on 15 May 2014, the level of implementation of the 2014-2020 EMFF remains unsatisfactory, as 4.5% of the budget has been implemented to date (part of the EMFF under shared management); hopes that EMFF implementation levels will increase over time, and stresses that the poor implementation levels are due in part to red tape at national and EU level; points out that funds will be needed to support the fishing sector while the landing obligation is being introduced;
Amendment 17 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that scientific data are essential to improving our understanding of the functioning of aquatic ecosystems, which in turn is a prerequisite for achieving maximum sustainable yields; draws attention to the need to improve the gathering of scientific data and to foster cooperation and exchanges of scientific data between the maritime and fisheries sector, on the one hand, and the scientific community, on the other; points out that scientific data need to be collected on the impact of recreational fishing on fish stocks;
Amendment 21 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of maintainincreasing the current level of financing for the European Fisheries Control Agency, so that it can properly carry out its inspection and surveillance tasks in the fisheries sector and its future task of harmonising controls as part of the 'future control regulation'; calls for the role of the EFCA be enhanced, so that the objectives of the CFP can be achieved and the EFCA itself can step up its activities in the areas of the governance of fishing fleets and the supervision of monitoring procedures;
Amendment 26 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that one of the challenges facing the fisheries sector is generational renewal and that this must be fostered by taking special policy and financial support measures to encourage young people to work in the sector and offer them conditions similar to those in other sectors of the economy; consequently, to make the sector more attractive, the current social conditions should be improved and brought into line;
Amendment 9 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is necessary to ensure support for genuine farmers, and to give priority to small farms; whereas it is essential to ensure a fair standard of living across regions and Member States as well as to support a modernised and sustainable agriculture in the EU;
Amendment 16 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in the light of the excessive administrative burden of the greening measures, the control and audit system, and the growingpossible number of overlaps between pillars I and II, it is important to reduce the overall burden of the CAP, to improve its value for money and to achieve simplification and transparency;
Amendment 36 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the CAP can deliver its objectives if sufficiently funded; calls, therefore, for the CAP budget to be at least maintained at an adequate levelits current level for the EU-27 at constant prices in the next MFF;
Amendment 3 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas lost and discarded fishing gear constitutes the bulk of marine plastic littebetween 20% and 40% of marine plastic litter is partly linked to human activities at sea, and whereas, according to the FAO, around 10% of it comes from lost and discarded fishing gear;
Amendment 55 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement a port reception and recycling scheme for end-of- life nets and to use the recommendations of the Best Practice Framework for the Management of Fishing Gear, liaising closely with the fishing sector to fight ghost fishing; invites the Commission to assess the viability of using biodegradable fishing nets;
Amendment 89 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement an EU-wide mandatory digital reporting system for gear lost by individual fishing vessels in support of recovery action, using data from regional databases, to share information on the Global Ghost Gear Initiative data portal and to develop SafeSeaNet into a user-friendly, EU-wide systema European database managed by the Fisheries Control Agency, allowing fishermen to signal lost gear;
Amendment 99 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that Member States must do more to encourage the fishing industry to apply for EMFF grants, while giving the fund sufficient resources, allowing them to make the changes necessary to their fishing gear to minimise their impact on marine ecosystems and wildlife.
Amendment 1 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that in its resolution of 15 March 2018 Parliament identified the following priorities for the 2019 EU budget: growth, innovation, competitiveness, citizenship, security, the fight against climate change, the transition to renewable energy and migration, and also called for a particular focus on young people;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that in its resolution of 15 March 2018 Parliament identified the following priorities for the 2019 EU budget: sustainable growth, innovation, competitiveness, security, the fight against climate change, the transition to renewable energy and migration, and also called for a particular focus on young people;
Amendment 3 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that in its resolution of 15 March 2018 Parliament identified the following priorities for the 2019 EU budget: growth, innovation, competitiveness, security, the fight against climate change, the transition to renewable energrgetic efficiency and migration, and also called for a particular focus on young people;
Amendment 5 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines that the EU must be a frontrunner in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through their mainstreaming into all EU policies;
Amendment 29 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the commitment to a renewed EU defence agenda, namely through the agreement, not yet been voted, on the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP), as a first stage of the European Defence Fund; believes that this shared commitment will contribute to achieving economies of scale and greater coordination among Member States and businesses, allowing the EU to retain its strategic autonomy and become a genuine world player;
Amendment 41 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Commends the fact that the Commission proposal would enable reaching the target of 20 % of the budget being dedicated to climate spending in 2019; regrets, however. that the Commission has not followed up on Parliament’s request regarding offsetting the lower allocations made during the first years of the MFF, in line with the conclusion of the Council made on the 7-8 February 2013; believes that more should be done through the development of an action plan within programmes with massive potential, as for example under Horizon 2020, EAGF, EAFRD, EMFF or LIFE+;
Amendment 51 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Agrees that migration remains a top Union priority in 2019; deems it crucial to maintain spending in this area at a high and stable level in view of the dramas linked to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean sea, but without transferring our duty to the European neighbourhood and especially to Turkey;
Amendment 63 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that new initiatives in the past few years such as EFSI (I and II), Wifi4EU and the not yet voted European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) have come at the expense of several programmes under Subheading 1a, which were severely impacted by redeployments, namely Horizon 2020, CEF, Galileo, ITER, Copernicus and EGNOS;
Amendment 36 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the two conditions set in the Court’s judgment, to explicitly mention Western Sahara in the Agreement text and to obtain the consent of the people and their legal representatives, and of the third criterion added by the Council, which is the need to ensure that the Agreement benefits the local population;
Amendment 71 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Instructs the Commission, in that context, to involve the legal representatives of the Sahrawi people in the committee which monitors EU sectoral support; the benefits of the SFPA should be managed directly by the Sahrawi authorities and not through Morocco’s national budget;
Amendment 14 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Is deeply concerned that is basically impossible to identify which products are exported from the non-autonmous territory of Werten Sahara; excepted for fisheries product from the Western Saharai area determined by the Convention of the law of the sea rules on territorial, adjacent waters and E.Z.Z. which can be easily traceable through all the chain
Amendment 15 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph
Paragraph
Recalls the CJEU judgment of the 21st of December 2016 (Case C-104/16 P) stating that the agreement should benefit to the local population. Regarding the fisheries products, those benefits should be proportional to the catches in the concern area. Saharawi population should be associate to a monitoring committee on EU sectorial support. The benefits from the agreement should be manage directly by the local authorities of the Western Sahara and not through the national budget.
Amendment 63 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The economic and financial crisis has shown that developing sound and resilient economies and financial systems built on strong economic and social structures helps Member States to respond more efficiently to shocks and recover more swiftly from them. The implementation of structural reforms is among the Union’s policy priorities because such reforms seek to set the recovery on a sustainable path, unlock the growth potential, strengthen the adjustment capacity and support the process of upward convergence. Pursuing structural reforms, improving social protection, worker rights and conditions at the workplace, coupled with a fairer distribution of wealth generated, can also contribute to strengthening economic and social cohesion, boosting productivity and investment, reducing inequalities, alleviating poverty and creating good conditions for sustainable growth and high-quality employment in the Union.
Amendment 66 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Structural reforms can contribute to achieving a high degree of resilience of domestic economies and sustainable convergence among Member States, as well as meeting the objectives of the European Pillar of Social Rights, which is crucial for successful and smooth participation in the Economic and Monetary Union. That high degree of sustainable convergence is particularly important for Member States, whose currency is not the euro, in their process of preparation to join the euro area.
Amendment 85 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Programme's overall objective is the enhancement of upward convergence, economic, social and ecological cohesion, competitiveness, efficiency, productivity, growth, and employmentsustainable development, social inclusion, measures to combat inequality and alleviate poverty, fair and equitable distribution of wealth generated, promotion of resilient economic and social structures and high- quality employment in the Union and its Member States. For that purpose, it should provide financial incentives for addressing challenges of a structural nature, and should help to strengthen the administrative capacity of the Member States insofar as their institutions and economic and social sectors are concerned.
Amendment 93 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure that the reforms supported by the Programme address all the key economic and societal areas, both financial support and technical support under the Programme should be provided by the Commission, upon request from a Member State, in a broad range of policy domains, which include areas related to public financial and asset management, taxation systems, institutional and administrative reform, business environment, industrial policies, the financial sector, markets for products, services and labour, education and training, gender equality on the labour market, youth employment, social inclusion, poverty alleviation, sustainable development, public health and social welfare.
Amendment 102 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) In line with Articles 8 and 19 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and given that gender equality is undeniably of significant social and economic benefit, especially in terms of growth, performance, innovation and the working environment, and is a step forward for the European citizens, this programme will contribute to full gender mainstreaming in the design and implementation of structural reforms by the Member States that might affect women and men differently. To this end, requests for assistance in implementing reforms should clearly indicate how the Member State concerned will ensure gender mainstreaming at every stage of the funding procedure by introducing qualitative objectives and measures to bridge continuing gender gaps.
Amendment 136 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Taking into account the opinion of the independent fiscal institution, the Commission should assess the nature and the importance of the reform commitments proposed by the Member States and should determine the amount to be allocated on the basis of transparent criteria. To that effect, it should take into account the substantive elements provided by the Member States and assess whether the reform commitments proposed by the Member States are expected to effectively address challenges identified in the context of the European Semester, whether they represent a comprehensive reform package, whether they are expected to strengthen the performance and resilience of the national economytake into account the commitments of the Union and of Member States under the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, whether they are expected to take account of gender in so far as they could affect men and women differently, whether they are expected to strengthen the performance and resilience of the national economy, whether they are expected to have spill- over effects to other Member State, whether they are reforms already under way for which the Member State has received EU funding, and whether their implementation is expected to have a lasting impact in the Member State where relevant by strengthening the institutional and administrative capacity of the Member State concerned. In addition, the Commission should assess whether the internal arrangements proposed by the Member States, including the proposed milestones and targets, and the related indicators, are expected to ensure effective implementation of the reform commitments during a maximum period of three years.
Amendment 190 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to contribute to addressing national reform challenges of a structural nature aimed at improving the performance of the national economies and at promoting resilient economic and social structures in the Member States, thereby contributing to upward convergence, economic, social and ecological cohesion, competitiveness, efficiency, productivity, growth and employment; andsustainable development, social inclusion, measures to combat inequality and alleviate poverty, the fair and equitable distribution of wealth generated, high-quality employment in the Union and its Member States and measures to honour the commitments of the Union and its Member States, notably under the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Amendment 211 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The general and the specific objectives set out in Articles 4 and 5 shall refer to policy areas related to cohesion, competitiveness, productivityeconomic, ecological and social cohesion, upward convergence, competitiveness, economic resilience, productivity, sustainable development, research and innovation, smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth, gender equality, high-quality jobs and investment, and in particular to one or more of the following:
Amendment 225 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) education and training, labour market policies, including social dialogue, for the creation of high-quality jobs, digital skills, the fight against poverty and all forms of discrimination, the promotion of social inclusion, social security and social welfare systems, public health and healthcare systems, as well as cohesion, asylum, migration and border policies;
Amendment 301 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the expected economic, environmental and social impacts of the reform in the Member State concerned, including gender-specific effects on entry into force with a detailed cost-benefit analysis, and, where possible, the spillover effects in other Member States;
Amendment 328 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point a – point 3 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point a – point 3 a (new)
. are expected to take into account the commitments of the Union and of Member States in the context of the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 332 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point a – point 3 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point a – point 3 b (new)
. are expected to take into account the gender dimension, given that they could affect women and men differently;
Amendment 367 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall transmit the reform commitments referred to in Article 12 and a detailed report on the use of the assessment guidelines, on the assessment of reform commitments and on the determination of the allocation to the European Parliament and the Council without undue delay.
Amendment 390 #
2018/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Structural reforms eligible for financing under the convergence facility shall be reforms that help eligible Members States in their preparation to jocontribute to the full alignment of national legislation with the specific provisions of Union law relating theo euro area. Those reforms shall be aimed at addressing challenges identified in the context of the European Semester of economic policy coordination accession and incorporate Union and Member State commitments under the Paris Agreement, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and Article 11 TFEU, together with the gender dimension, in order to contribute to preventing or remedying possible gender inequalities in line with Article 8 TFEU.
Amendment 95 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Underlines its position that, following the Paris Agreement, climate- related horizontal spending should be significantly increased in comparison with the current MFF and reach 30 % as soon as possible and at the latest by 2027;
Amendment 97 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) Recalls that, in its resolution of 14 March 2018, the European Parliament stressed the socioeconomic and ecological importance of the fisheries sector, the maritime environment and the ‘blue economy’ and their contribution to the sustainable food autonomy of the EU in terms of ensuring the sustainability of European aquaculture and fisheries and mitigating the environmental impact; in addition, the European Parliament called for specific amounts allocated to fisheries under the current MFF to be maintained and, to the extent that new goals for intervention in the blue economy are planned, for an increase in the financial appropriations for maritime affairs;
Amendment 98 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 c (new)
Recital 1 c (new)
(1c) Furthermore, in its 14 March and 30 May 2018 resolutions on the 2021- 2027 Multiannual Financial Framework, the European Parliament stressed that the fight against discrimination is vital to fulfil the EU’s commitments towards an inclusive Europe, therefore specific financial commitments for gender mainstreaming and gender equality should be included in all EU policies and initiatives in the scope of the next MFF.
Amendment 112 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The multiannual financial framework set out in Regulation (EU) xx/xx6 provides that the Union budget must continue to support fisheries and maritime policies. The EMFF budget should amount, in current prices, to EUR 6 140 000 000866 943 600 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 7 739 176 524 in current prices). EMFF resources should be split between shared, direct and indirect management. EUR 5 311 000 000 should be allocated to support under shared management and EUR 829 000 0006 031 674 028 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 6 797 811 771 in current prices) should be allocated to support under shared management and EUR 835 269 572 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 941 364 753 in current prices) to support under direct and indirect management. In order to ensure stability in particular with regard to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, the definition of national allocations under shared management for the 2021- 2027 programming period should be based on the EMFF 2014-2020 shares. Specific amounts should be reserved for the outermost regions and in island communities referred to in Article 174 TFEU, control and enforcement and collection and processing of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes, while amounts for permanent cessation and extraordinary cessation of fishing activities should be capped. _________________ 6 OJ C […], […], p. […].
Amendment 113 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The multiannual financial framework set out in Regulation (EU) xx/xx6 provides that the Union budget must continue to support fisheries and maritime policies. The EMFF budget should amount, in current prices, to EUR 6 140 000 000866 943 600 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 7 739 176 524 in current prices). EMFF resources should be split between shared, direct and indirect management. EUR 5 311 000 000 should be allocated to support under shared management and EUR 829 000 0006 031 674 028 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 6 797 811 771 in current prices) should be allocated to support under shared management and EUR 835 269 572 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 941 364 753 in current prices) to support under direct and indirect management. In order to ensure stability in particular with regard to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, the definition of national allocations under shared management for the 2021- 2027 programming period should be based on the EMFF 2014-2020 shares. Specific amounts should be reserved for the outermost regions, control and enforcement and collection and processing of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes, while amounts for permanent cessation and extraordinary cessation of fishing activities should be capped. _________________ 6 OJ C […], […], p. […].
Amendment 154 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation should contribute to mainstream climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 2530% of the Union budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Actions under this Regulation are expected to contribute to 30% of the overall financial envelope of the EMFF to climate objectives, but without prejudice to the funding of the EU’s fishing policy, for which funding must be reassessed positively. Relevant actions will be identified during the preparation and implementation of the EMFF, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes.
Amendment 213 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) To establish sustainable, environmentally virtuous fisheries with reduced pressure on fishing resources, the EMFF must support the modernisation of vessels to strive towards units that use less energy, including for imbalanced segments, either through subsidies or by means of financial instruments. The EMFF must also allow aid to young fishermen to acquire their work tool, including vessels of over 12 m, except in imbalanced segments.
Amendment 214 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 b (new)
Recital 26 b (new)
(26b) As fishing ports, landing sites, shelters and auction halls play an essential role in ensuring the quality of the products landed, as well as safety and working conditions, the EMFF must as a priority support the modernisation of port infrastructures, and in particular in the marketing of fishery products, to optimise the added value of landed products.
Amendment 236 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Small-scale coastal fishing is carried out by fishing vessels below 12 metres and not using towed fishing gears. That sector represents nearly 75% of all fishing vessels registered in the Union and nearly half of all employment in the fishery sector. Operators from small-scale coastal fisheries are particularly dependant on healthy fish stocks for their main source of income. The EMFF should therefore give them a preferential treatment through a 100% aid intensity rate, including for operations related to control and enforcement, with the aim of encouraging sustainable fishing practices. In addition, certain areas of support should be reserved for small-scale fishing in fleet segment where the fishing capacity is balanced with the available fishing opportunities, i.e. support for the acquisition of a second- hand vessel and for engine replacement or modernisation. Furthermore, Member States should include in their programme an action plan for small-scale coastal fishing, which should be monitored on the basis of indicators for which milestones and targets should be set.
Amendment 269 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) It should be possible for the EMFF to support the promotion and the sustainable development of aquaculture, including freshwater aquaculture, for the farming of aquatic animals and plants for the production of food and other raw material. Complex administrative procedures in some Member States remain in place, such as difficult access to space and burdensome licensing procedures, which make it difficult for the sector to improve the image and competitiveness of farmed products. Support should be consistent with the multiannual national strategic plans for aquaculture developed on the basis of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. In particular, support for environmental sustainability, productive investments, innovation, acquisition of professional skills, improvement of working conditions, compensatory measures providing critical land and nature management services should be eligible. Public health actions, aquaculture stock insurance schemes and animal health and welfare actions should also be eligible. However, iIn the case of productive investments it should be possible for support shouldto be provided onlyeither through grants, or through financial instruments and through InvestEU, which offer a higher leverage on markets and are therefore more relevant than grants to address the financing challenges of the sector.
Amendment 286 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) The processing industry plays a role in the availability and quality of fishery and aquaculture products. It should be possible for the EMFF to support targeted investments in that industry, provided they contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the CMO. Such support shouldmay be provided onlythrough grants, through financial instruments and through InvestEU and not through grants.
Amendment 306 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Under direct and indirect management, the EMFF should focus on the enabling conditions for a sustainable blue economy through the promotion of an integrated governance and management of the maritime policy, the enhancement of the transfer and uptake of research, innovation and technology in the sustainable blue economy, the improvement of maritime skills, ocean literacy and sharing of socio-economic data on the sustainable blue economy, the promotion of a low-carbon and climate resilient sustainable blue economy and the development of project pipelines and innovative financing instruments. Due consideration to the outermost regions' specific situationspecific situation of the outermost regions and islands falling under Article 174 TFEU should be given in relation to the above mentioned fields.
Amendment 404 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the EMFF for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 6 140 000 000866 943 600 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 7 739 176 524 in current prices).
Amendment 413 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The part of the financial envelope under shareddirect and indirect management as specified in Title III shall be EUR 5 311 000 0006 031 674 028 in constant prices (i.e. EUR 6 797 811 771 in current prices) in accordance with the annual breakdown set out in Annex V.
Amendment 422 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) EUR 102 000 00013 076 262 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 127 439 106 in current prices) for the Azores and Madeira;
Amendment 426 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) EUR 82 000 00090 708 367 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 102 223 062 in current prices) for the Canary Islands;
Amendment 430 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) EUR 131 000 00049 509 709 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 168 500 296 in current prices) for Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion and Saint- Martin.
Amendment 455 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The part of the financial envelope under direct and indirect management as specified in Title III shall be EUR 829 000 00035 269 572 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 941 364 753 in current prices).
Amendment 459 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions], each Member State shall prepare a single programmenational programme or regional operational programmes to implement the priorities referred to in Article 4.
Amendment 463 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) The action plan or a regional operational programme for those sub- national authorities responsible for fisheries and maritime policies if required.
Amendment 465 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States concerned shall prepare as part of their programme, together with the authorities concerned, an action plan for each of their regions, including their outermost regions referred to in Article 6(2), which shall set out:
Amendment 474 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b – point ii
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b – point ii
ii. for the outermost regions, the compensation for additional costs referred to in Article 21;
Amendment 488 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 6 – point e
(e) the most recent evidence on the socio-economic performance ofsocio-economic contribution the programme is expected to make towards the sustainable blue economy, and in particular the fishery and aquaculture sector;
Amendment 549 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 556 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) aside from ORs, the construction of new ports, new landing sites or, excluding new auction halls;
Amendment 567 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point j
Amendment 579 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) The replacement or modernisation of a main or ancillary engine in a vessel if this increases the power in kW;
Amendment 586 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
(kb) The production of Genetically Modified Organisms
Amendment 626 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
(1) To ease the administrative burden on small-scale coastal fishers, a single, simplified electronic application form should be included in the action plans for those measures covered by the EMFF.
Amendment 649 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall be equipped for sea fishing and be between 5 andunder 30 years old.
Amendment 791 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may support the compensation of additional costs incurred by beneficiaries in the fishing, farming, processing and marketing of certain fishery and aquaculture products from the outermost regions and the islands included in Article 174 TFEU referred to in Article 6(2).
Amendment 848 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Amendment 903 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Actions taken around the sustainable blue economy and the increase in value of coastal territories should be coherent with the strategy implemented at the regional level.
Amendment 926 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32a Maritime policy and development of a sustainable blue economy The EMFF shall support the implementation of an integrated maritime policy and the growth of the blue economy by developing regional platforms to finance innovative projects.
Amendment 982 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1
Article 47 – paragraph 1
Blending operations under the EMFF shall be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on InvestEU] and Title X of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union]. In the four months following publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal, the Commission shall present a set of detailed guidelines to Member States for implementing blending operations in national operational programmes in accordance with the EMFF while giving particular attention to blending operations carried out by local actors in local development.
Amendment 989 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) any legal entity created under Union law, including professional organisations or any international organisation.
Amendment 187 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 has been amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the Parliament and Council31 in order to align certain of its provisions to the landing obligation set in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. In parallel with the effectiveness of the landing obligation, the Commission should propose a selectivity plan by promoting initiatives that reduce unwanted catches in order to reduce the burden of the landing obligation. Nevertheless, in order to allow the proper control of the landing obligation, it is necessary to equip, on the basis of a risk assessment, a certain percentage of fishing vessels should be equipped with cnont-inuous recordingtrusive electronic monitoring devices including Close Circuit Televisions (CCTV). CCTV data may be supplemented by data from other electronic monitoring devices. Data from these devices, including from CCTV, will provide Member State officials with means to control compliance with the landing obligation at sea. The CCTV footage should only concern the gears, such as fishing activity sensors or catch-mass estimation systems in order to estimate the difference between the weight of the catch and the partsweight of the vessels where fishery products are brought on board, hproducts that are landled and stored. Footage from CCTV. These systems should be recordgistered locally and should be made available exclusively to Member States officials or Union inspectors upon requests, in particular in the context of inspections, investigations or audits. They are a less intrusive alternative to CCTV, and respect workers’ rights, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (General Data Protection Regulation)31a , Member State legislation and the European Parliament resolution of 25 October 2016 on how to make fisheries controls in Europe uniform. (2015/2093(INI))31b, which opposed any mandatory on-board video surveillance systems. __________________ 31Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 amending Council Regulations (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2187/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 2347/2002 and (EC) No 1224/2009, and Regulations (EU) No 1379/2013 and (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the landing obligation, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 (OJ L 133, 29.5.2015, p. 1).
Amendment 267 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 4 – point 23 a (new)
Article 4 – point 23 a (new)
(23a) ‘aquaculture vessel’: any vessel involved in the production of living marine aquaculture resources.
Amendment 273 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point k b (new)Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point k b (new)Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 4 – point 34 b (new)
34b. ‘mixed aquaculture vessel’: any vessel involved both in catching and the production of living marine aquaculture resources.
Amendment 274 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Amendment 532 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) put in place a non-transferable registration or a licensing system monitoring the number of natural and legal persons involved in recreational fisheries; and
Amendment 563 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 55 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 55 – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) the control and marking of gears used for recreational fisheries, with the exception of fishing rods for individual users.
Amendment 590 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 46
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 46
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 58 – paragraph 7
Article 58 – paragraph 7
7. Member States may exempt from the requirements set out in this Article small quantities of products sold directly from fishing vessels to consumers, provided that these do not exceed 510 kg of fishery product per consumer per day.
Amendment 707 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 90 – paragraph 2
Article 90 – paragraph 2
2. The following activities shall constitute serious infringements: (a) falsifying or concealing markings of fishing vessel or fishing gear, identity or registration of a fishing vessel; (b) concealing, tampering with or disposing of evidence relating to an investigation; (c) conducting transfer operations in breach of the common fisheries policy rules or the applicable conservation and management measures adopted by regional fisheries management organisations; (d) landing in ports of third countries without prior notification as referred to in Article 19a of this Regulation; or landing fisheries products stemming from IUU fishing activities; (e) being implicated in the sale or trafficking of products from illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities.
Amendment 825 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 768/2005
Article 3 – point k a (new)
Article 3 – point k a (new)
(ka) Providing fishermen with real-time access to their rights and the obligations incumbent on them according to the dynamic positioning of vessels, i.e. which species can be caught, the amount and which fishing gear can be used, via either mobile networks, a satellite connection or on-board computer support.
Amendment 826 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 768/2005
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 827 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 768/2005
Article 7 – point a
Article 7 – point a
(a) establish and develop2b) (a) prepare a core curriculum for the training of the instructors of the fisheries inspectorates of the Member States and provide additional training courses and seminars to those officialinspectors and other personnel involved in monitoring, control and inspection activities; The core curriculum must be compulsory for all EU inspectors and training proved through certification. Or. fr(https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02005R0768- 20161006&from=EN)
Amendment 828 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 768/2005
Article 7 – point e a (new)
Article 7 – point e a (new)
(2c) (ea) to pre-identify risk factors and warn the Commission of third countries suspected of ignoring efforts to tackle illegal, uncontrolled and unregulated fishing.
Amendment 835 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(9a) 5a. Subject to the provisions of international fisheries agreements and when geographically feasible, with a view to tackling IUU fishing by third-country vessels, the Commission may restrict fishing to vessels registered in the outermost regions within 100 nautical miles from those areas, in accordance with Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 37 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 4
4. Declares, moreover, its opposition to any reduction in the level of key EU policies, such as the EU cohesion policy and the common agricultural policy (CAP) including the Programmes of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI) ; is particularly opposed to any radical cuts that will adversely impact on the very nature and objectives of these policies, such as the cuts proposed for the Cohesion Fund or for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development; opposes, in this context, the proposal to reduce the European Social Fund despite its enlarged scope and the integration of the Youth Employment Initiative;
Amendment 109 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 14 – point xii a (new)
xii a. Increase funding for Programmes of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI);
Amendment 110 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 14 – point xiii a (new)
xiii a. Maintain the amount of 2014- 2020 funding for the partnership with OCTs;
Amendment 142 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Expects ceilings for commitments and payments to be set so as to reflect the requested amounts and appropriate implementation profiles per programme, while providing for sufficient margins to adjust to future needs; considers, furthermore, that the overall payment ceiling must take into account the unprecedented weight of outstanding commitments at the end of 2020 that will need to be settled under the next MFF, whose estimate is constantly growing due to major implementation delays;
Amendment 220 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The level of ceilings should be set on the basis of the amounts necessary for the financing and running of the Union programmes and policies as well as the required margins to be left available for adjustments to future needs. Furthermore, the ceilings for payments should account for the large amount of outstanding commitments expected at the end of 2020. The amounts set in this Regulation as well as in the basic acts for 2021-2027 programmes should be agreed in 2018 prices and, for the sake of simplification and predictability, adjusted on the basis of a fixed deflator of 2 % per year.
Amendment 278 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Part 2
Section A – point 14 a (new)
14a. In order to facilitate the adoption of a new MFF or a revision thereof, and to give effect to Article 312(5) TFEU, the institutions shall enter into regular meetings, namely: - Meetings of the Presidents as set out in Article 324 of the Treaty; - Briefings and debriefings of a delegation of the European Parliament by the Council presidency before and after relevant Council meetings; - Informal trilateral meetings in the course of the Council proceedings aimed at taking account of Parliament’s views in any document produced by the Council presidency; - Trilogues once both Parliament and the Council are provided with negotiating mandates; - Mutual appearance by the Council presidency in the relevant parliamentary committee and of Parliament’s negotiating team in the relevant Council formation. Parliament and the Council will transmit to each other as soon as available any document formally adopted in their respective preparatory bodies or formally submitted on their behalf.
Amendment 287 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Annex
Part C – point 8
8. In the interest of loyal and sound institutional cooperation, the European Parliament and the Council commit to maintaining regular and active contacts at all levels, through their respective negotiators, throughout the whole budgetary procedure and, in particular, during the conciliation period. The European Parliament and the Council undertake to ensure the timely and constant mutual exchange of relevant information and documents at both formal and informal levels, in particular by transmitting to each other all procedural documents adopted within their respective preparatory bodies as soon as available. They undertake as well as to hold technical or informal meetings as needed, during the conciliation period, in cooperation with the Commission. The Commission shall ensure timely and equal access to information and documents for the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 289 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Annex
Part E – point 21 a (new)
21a. In order to make full use of the 21- day conciliation period set out by the Treaty and allow the institutions to update their respective negotiating positions, the European Parliament and the Council undertake to examine the state-of-play of the conciliation procedure at every meeting of their relevant preparatory bodies throughout that period, and shall refrain from leaving it to its last stages.
Amendment 24 #
2018/0162(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) In order to ensure the right of all seafarers to decent employment and to limit distortions of competition in the internal market, the recognition of seafarers' certificates issued by third countries should be conditional upon the ratification of the international Maritime Labour Convention by said third countries.
Amendment 49 #
2018/0162(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Directive 2008/106/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
A Member State which intends to recognise, by endorsement, the certificates of competency or the certificates of proficiency referred to in paragraph 1 issued by a third country to a master, officer or radio operator, for service on ships flying its flag, shall submit a request to the Commission for the recognition of that third country, accompanied by a preliminary analysis of the third country's compliance with the requirements of the international Maritime Labour Convention and the STCW Convention by collecting the information referred to in Annex II, including an estimation of the number of masters and officers from that country likely to be employed.
Amendment 56 #
2018/0162(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a a (new)
Directive 2008/106/EC
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
(aa) In Article 19, paragraph 1 is amended as follows: 1. Seafarers who do not possess the certificates referred to in Article 4 may be allowed to serve on ships flying the flag of a Member State, provided that a decision on the recognition of their appropriate certificates has been adopted through the procedure set out in paragraphs 2 to 6 of this Article. lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:323:0033:0061:EN:PDF and that the third country covered by the recognition procedure has ratified the International Maritime Labour Convention. Or. fr https://eur-
Amendment 54 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a multiannual plan for fishcertain demersal fish and crustaceans stocks in the Western Waters and adjacent waters, and for fisheries exploiting those stocks, amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1139 establishing a multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) 509/2007 and (EC) 1300/2008
Amendment 76 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Some demersal stocks are exploited both in the Western Waters and in their adjacent waters. Therefore the scope of the provisions of the plan relating to targets and safeguards for demersal stocks that are mainly exploited in the Western Waters should be extended for those areas outside the Western Waters. In addition, for stocks also present in the Western Waters that are mainly exploited outside the Western Waters, it is necessary to establish the targets and safeguards in multiannual plans for areas outside the Western Waters where those demersal stocks are mainly exploited, extending the scope of those multiannual plans so that they also cover the Western Waters.
Amendment 82 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The geographical scope of the multiannual plan should be based on the geographical distribution of demersal stocks indicated in the latest scientific stock advice provided by ICES. Future changes to the geographical distribution of stocks as set out in the multiannual plan may be needed either due to improved scientific information or due to migration of demersal stocks. Therefore, the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts adjusting the geographical distribution of stocks set out in the multiannual plan if the scientific advice provided by ICES, or a similar independent scientific body recognised by the European Union or internationally, indicates a change in the geographical distribution of the relevant stocks.
Amendment 85 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Where demersal stocks of common interest are also exploited by third countries, the Union should engage with those third countries with a view to ensuring that these stocks are managed in a sustainable manner that is consistent with the objectives of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013, in particular Article 2(2) thereof, and of this Regulation. Where no formal agreement is reached, the Union should make every effort to reach common arrangements for fishing of such stocks with a view to making the sustainable management possible thereby promoting the level-playing field for Union operators.
Amendment 98 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) It is appropriate to establish the target fishing mortality (F) that corresponds to the objective of reaching and maintaining MSY as ranges of values which are consistent with achieving MSY(FMSY). Those ranges, based on best available scientific advice, are necessary in order to provide flexibility to take account of developments in the scientific advice, to contribute to the implementation of the landing obligation and to take into account the characteristics of mixed fisheries. The (FMSY) ranges should be calculated by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), in particular in its periodic catch advice. Based on this plan they are derived to deliver no more than a 5% reduction in long-term yield compared to MSY24 in accordance with Regulations (EU) No 1221/2014 and No 2016/0238. The upper limit of the range is capped, so that the probability of the stock falling below Blim is no more than 5%. That upper limit also conforms to the ICES "advice rule", which indicates that when the spawning biomass or abundance is in a poor state, F be reduced to a value that does not exceed an upper limit equal to the FMSY point value multiplied by the spawning biomass or abundance in the total allowable catch (TAC) year divided by MSY Btrigger. ICES uses these considerations and the advice rule in its provision of scientific advice on fishing mortality and catch options. _________________ 24 EU request to ICES to provide FMSY ranges for selected stocks in ICES subareas 5 to 10
Amendment 104 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) For stocks for which targets relating to MSY are available, and for the purpose of the application of safeguard measures, it is necessary to establish conservation reference points expressed as trigger spawning biomass levels for fish stocks, and trigger abundance levels for Norway lobster.Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 110 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to apply a regional approach to conservation and sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources, it is appropriate to provide for a possibility to take specific technical measures in the Western Waters regarding all stockfor fisheries of demersal species in the Western Waters.
Amendment 118 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Where the Council takes into account a significant impact of recreational fisheries in the framework of the fishing opportunities for a certain demersal stock, it should be able to set a TAC for commercial catches which takes into account the volume of recreational catches and/or to adopt other measures restricting recreational fisheries such as bag limits and closure periods.
Amendment 128 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
Amendment 152 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. This Regulation also applies to by- catches caught in the Western Waters when fishing for the demersal stocks listed in paragraph 1. However, where ranges of FMSY and safeguards linked to biomass for those stocks are established under other Union legal acts establishing multiannual plans, those ranges and safeguards shall apply.
Amendment 155 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Article 1 – paragraph 5
5. This Regulation also specifies details for the implementation of the landing obligation in Union waters of the Western Waters for all demersal stocks of species to which the landing obligation applies under Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 157 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 6
Article 1 – paragraph 6
6. This Regulation provides for technical measures for commercial and recreational fisheries, as set out in article 8, applicable in the Western Waters in respect of any demersal stock.
Amendment 174 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 177 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The plan shall implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management in order to ensure that negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem are minimised. It shall be coherent with Union environmental legislation, in particular with the objective of achieving good environmental status by 2020 as set out in Article 1(1) of Directive 2008/56/EC and the objectives set out in Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 2009/147/EC and Articles 6 and 12 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC.
Amendment 187 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The target fishing mortality in line with the ranges of FMSY defined in Article 2 shall be achieved as soon as possible, and on a progressive, incremental basis by 2020 for the demersal stocks listed in Article 1(1), and shall be maintained thereafter within the ranges of FMSY, in accordance with this Article.
Amendment 189 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The target fishing mortality in line with the ranges of FMSY defined in Article 2 shall be achieved as soon as possible, and on a progressive, incremental basis, by 2020 for the stocks listed in Article 1(1), and shall be maintained thereafter within the ranges of FMSY, in accordance with this Article.
Amendment 194 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) if, on the basis of scientific advice or evidence, it is necessary for the achievement of the objectives laid down in Article 3 in the case of mixed fisheries, in particular to limit the induced socio- economic constraints on fisheries;
Amendment 211 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Amendment 212 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. When scientific advice indicates that for a given year the spawning biomass, and in the case of Norway lobster stocks – abundance, of any of the demersal stocks referred to in Article 1(1) is below the MSY Btrigger, all appropriate remedial measures shall be adopted to ensure rapid return of the stock or functional unit concerned to levels above those capable of producing MSY. In particular, by way of derogation from Article 4(3) and (5) fishing opportunities shall be set at levels consistent with a fishing mortality that is reduced below the upper range of FMSY, taking into account the decrease in biomass.
Amendment 213 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. When scientific advice indicates that the spawning stock biomass, and in the case of Norway lobster stocks – abundance, of any of the demersal stocks referred to in Article 1(1) is below the Blim, further remedial measures shall be taken to ensure rapid return of the stock or functional unit concerned to levels above the level capable of producing MSY. In particular, those remedial measures may include, by way of derogation from Article 4 (3) and (5), suspending the targeted fishery for the stock or functional unit concerned and the adequate reduction of fishing opportunities.
Amendment 221 #
2018/0074(COD)
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall contribute to the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 3 and are applicable to both commercial and recreational fisheries.
Amendment 231 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
For all demersal stocks of species in the Western Waters to which the landing obligation applies under Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15 of this Regulation and Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 in order to supplement this Regulation by specifying details of that obligation as provided for in points (a) to (e) of Article 15(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 233 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. For each of the ICES zones referred to in Article 1(1) of this Regulation, each Member State shall issue fishing authorisations in accordance with Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 for vessels flying its flag which engage in fishing activities in that area. In such fishing authorisations, Member States may also limit the total capacity expressed in kW of such vessels using a specific gear.
Amendment 60 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fact that, at the strong request of Parliament, the result of the conciliation on the 2018 EU budget was to increase the originally proposed specific allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) by EUR 116.7 million of fresh appropriations, bringing its total amount to EUR 350 million in 2018; expects the 2019 budget to demonstrate greater ambition to fight youth unemployment;
Amendment 73 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recommends providing EU companies, especially SMEs, with a favourable environment for innovation, by properly financingextended the funding of the EU’s research programmes, such as Horizon 2020, and programmes that support SMEs, such as COSME; considers this to be necessary in view of the rapidly changing and highly competitive world and the profound changes in all sectors brought on by digitalisation;
Amendment 83 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) guarantee fund has been financed partly at the expense of Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF); reiterates Parliament’s long-standing position that any new initiatives shouldall be financed entirely by new appropriations;
Amendment 92 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Member States’ recent commitment to a renewed EU defence agenda, which seeks to enhance both hard and soft power, and considers it to be in line with the concerns of citizens, in the light of rising global instability that is exacerbated by new types of threats; supports the recent Commission initiative to launch the European Defence Industrial Development Programme, if it is drawn exclusively from margins or special instruments, as a first stage of the European Defence Fund;
Amendment 106 #
2017/2286(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expects the negotiations on the 2019 budget to lead to realistic operational and administrative funding of the EU agencies, enabling them to accomplish their duties, including their growing tasks of fighting organised crime, terrorism and border management;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2280(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that the contributions from the EU budget to the EU Trust Funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey have reduced the overall coherence, long-term vision and impact of the Union’s action; stresses once again that new priorities must be financed with new appropriations; considers it unfortunate that the principle of budgetary unity is increasingly being breached even though it is essential in order to produce a transparent, comprehensible, and legitimate EU budget;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Congratulates the Commission on the particularly high rate of implementation of Section III, Title 11 of the 2016 budget (Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) in respect of both commitment appropriations (99.2%) and payment appropriations (94.7%); points out that under Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014, budgetary resources are broken down in accordance with their area of allocation, and that it would therefore be appropriate for the Commission, in its report, to detail the rate of implementation according to budgetary lines;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the figure for risk of loss of funds is just EUR 5.54 million and that the Commission has taken the requisite measures to evaluate the 2017 expenditure and, if necessary, to recover monies allocated;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2136(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the level of implementation of the 2014-2020 EMFF, three years after its adoption on 15 May 2014, remains unsatisfactory, as by September 2017 only 1.7% of the EUR 5.7 billion available as jointly managed funding had been used; notes that the rate of take-up of the EMFF is a matter for the Member States; points out that under Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014, budgetary resources are broken down in accordance with their area of allocation, and that it would therefore be appropriate for the Commission, in its report, to detail the rate of implementation according to budgetary lines;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that allowing third countries to delegate to other selected third countries the right to award such certificates, even to a coastal State, is contrary to the concept of flag State responsibility which underpins the CFP, including the IUU Regulationresponsibility of the State which has signed the agreement and to the IUU Regulation; calls on the Commission, therefore, to exclude the option to use those delegations to third countries from fishery and trade agreements;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Calls on the Commission, when drafting a post-Brexit agreement, to make the UK's access to the EU market for fishery and aquaculture products dependent on EU vessels' access to British waters and on the application of the Common Fisheries Policy.
Amendment 59 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that while the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products apply to all fishery and aquaculture products, those on labelling for consumers only apply to a relatively small group of products, excluding prepared, preserved or processed products; considers that consumer information should be improved for these products, too; stresses the need for transparency for consumers in connection with aquaculture products imported from third countries by imposing mandatory labelling, as these products will have been given, for instance, food containing, or having traces of, genetically modified organisms;
Amendment 104 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates the conclusion drawn in its resolution of 25 October 2016 on how to make fisheries controls in Europe uniform17 that any revision of the Control Regulation18 or the IUU Regulation be targeted and focused to deal only with those aspects that inhibit effective and even controls; Calls for the powers of the European Fisheries Control Agency to be extended to cover checks on vessels covered by fisheries agreements, including on the basis of cooperation with the competent authorities of the signatory state, and for the Agency to be given the resources it needs to do so. _________________ 17 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0407. 18 Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
Amendment 1 #
2017/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 6 July 2017 on promoting cohesion and development in the outermost regions of the EU: implementation of Article 349 of the TFEU 1a, 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0316.
Amendment 4 #
2017/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is important to understand the difference between recreational fisheries and, semi-subsistence fishing, because the two should be evaluated and regulated separatelysemi-commercial and commercial fishing because the EU's two-tier system requires that semi-subsistence fishing and semi-commercial fishing should be evaluated and regulated as either recreational or commercial fishing;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the availability of data on recreational fisheries varies from region to region, with better information available about marine recreational fisheries in the North and Baltic Seas, than in the Mediterranean and Black Seas or the Atlantic;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the estimated number of marine recreational fishermen in the EUurope stands at between 8.7 and 9 million people, or 1.6 % of the European population, who fish for an estimated 77 million days each year;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas owing to the poor state of Northern sea bass and Western Baltic cod stocks, recreational fisheries have been included in recovery plans, by setting bag limitsrestrictions have been introduced at EU-level by setting bag limits or forbid retention (sea bass), in order to help recover these stocks;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas certain recreational fishermen are targeting diadromous species such as salmon, trout and eel; whereas data collection on these species should be carried out in both freshwater and saltwater in order to evaluate how fish stocks change over time;
Amendment 99 #
2017/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to support the development of recreational fishing in the tourism sector, as an important contributor to the development of the blue economy in small communities and coastal communities, particularly in the outermost regions; considers that doing so would have a positive impact on efforts to prolong the tourism season beyond the summer months;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the landing obligation represents a real economic and social constraint, reducing financial viability and having an impact on the value chain which should be minimised.
Amendment 126 #
2017/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to investigate the possibility of establishing a process to make use of by-catches linked to the landing obligation in the economic and social interests of players in the value chain, especially fishermen, and by supporting local initiatives.
Amendment 128 #
2017/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission to promote and support initiatives promoting greater selectivity in order to reduce by- catches and ultimately improve the financial viability of fisheries by targeting species that meet consumers’ expectations.
Amendment 283 #
2017/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Stresses the need for transparency for consumers in connection with aquaculture products imported from third countries, by imposing mandatory labelling, as these products will have been given food containing, or having traces of, genetically modified organisms;
Amendment 301 #
2017/2118(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Commission to limit the use of antibiotics and to assess their impact on the risk of transferring resistance to consumers;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the importance ofWelcomes the Joint Communication entitled ‘"International ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans’ (SWD(2016)0352), but stresses its generic terms, suitable only for describing general guidelines; regrets the lack of attention to the mor"(JOIN (2016) 49 final); recognising the cross-cutting nature of the subject, calls on the Commission and the Member States to further develop the concrete actions needed to accomplish the stated goals at international level;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on states to improve their legal systems for the preservation of our oceans; calls for international recognition of the concept of ecological harm where marine pollution occurs so that compensation can be claimed when an infringement is found to have been committed; calls for the introduction of the chain-of-responsibilities principle that is designed to determine those responsible for the environmental damage caused along the entire chain of command;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls that the Marine Strategy Framework Directive aims to achieve Good Environmental Status (GES) and, in particular, notes that the properties and quantities of marine litter shall not cause harm to the coastal and marine environment (Descriptor 10); recalls that plastics and microplastics are harmful to fisheries, accounts for around 80% of marine litter and that the EU will launch in 2017 a Strategy on Plastics, in line with Agenda 2030 and circular economy; calls on the Commission, Member States and third countries to strengthen the international framework, for example through the implementation of the G7 Action Plan to Combat Marine Litter;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses the importance of early response to invasive species considering the increased impact and risk they constitute for fisheries and ocean productivity, biodiversity and the role they play in disrupting natural ecosystems; calls on Member States to strengthen their cooperation between each other and with third countries, including through synchronised and cooperative actions, exchange of information, data and best practices;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for the introduction of a new international agreement on working conditions linked to the maritime sector; recalls the need to put an end to all forms of slavery that still exist on board vessels and highlights the impact that substandard working conditions can have on individuals, economic operators and the marine environment;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point c a (new)
(ca) the need to map the seabed in order to introduce a system for managing and protecting vulnerable ecosystems;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas between 1988 and 2014 the share of own resources (traditional and TVA-based own resources) decreased from 85 % to 23 %of the EU budget and the share of the GNI-based resource has significantly increased over the yearsfrom 11 % to 69 %, and todayhus represents today the largest source of revenue of the EU budget; whereas the GNI-based contribution currently accounts for some 69 % of the EU budget, the VAT resource for around 12 %, the traditional own resources (customs duties, agricultural duties and sugar and isoglucose levies) for around 13 % and the remaining percentage is covered by other revenue, including taxes paid by EU staff or fines paid by companies in breach of competition laws;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, since the introduction in 1984 at the Fontainebleau European Council of the British rebate, whereby 66 % of the UK’s net contribution is reimbursed, regrettably various other rebates and correction mechanisms have been progressively introduced in order to address the so-called ‘operating budgetary balances’ of certain Member States; whereas such corrections may concern principally either a reduction on the financpolitical shortcomings of certain Member States using of the UK correction, or a gross reduction in the annual GNI contributionEU budget;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas in 2011 the Commission put forward an ambitious legislative package on own resources10 , presented jointly with the 2014-2020 MFF proposals, with a view to achieving the simplification of Member States’ contributions, the introduction of new own resources – a reformed VAT and a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) – and the reform of correction mechanisms; whereas these proposals were not taken on board by the Council; _________________ 10 COM(2011)0510completely ignored by the Council;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, as a result of the 2014- 2020 MFF negotiations, a High Level Group on Own Resources (HLGOR) was established, including representatives of all three main EU institutions and chaired by Mario Monti; whereas in December 2016 the HLGOR presented its final report and recommendations, which represent the basishave been duly taken into account for the elaboration of Parliament’s position as set out in the present report; highlights that the final report was adopted by all of its members, including by the members appointed by the Council;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the Commission will present its proposals on the post-2020 MFF by May 2018; expectrequires that the future MFF proposed by the Commission will include ambitious proposals to revise the Own Resources Decision and all related legislative acts, as well as to introduce new own resources; underlines that both the expenditure and the revenue side of the next MFF will be treated as a single package in the upcoming negotiations between the Council and Parliament;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Presents this report in order to express its position on the main elements of the reform of the EU’s system of own resources, including the composition of a basket of new own resources, as well as the elements of the current system that should remain in place; expects thatcalls on the Commission willto take due account of Parliament’s position in the preparation of itsing the legislative proposals on the EU’s own resources legislative package; is convinced of the imperative need to make significant progress on the revenue side of the EU budget, in order to facilitate an agreement on the next MFF, which should be ambitious in scope and presented together with the MFF proposals; stresses that both the expenditure and the revenue side of the next MFF will be treated as a single package in the upcoming negotiations, and that no agreement will be reached on the MFF without corresponding headway being made on own resources;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that Article 310 TFEU stipulates that ‘the revenue and expenditure shown in the budget shall be in balance’; notes, accordingly, that the revenue should cover the totality of expenditure, as adopted every year by the budgetary authority; stressnotes that the EU budget cannot run an annual deficit or be financed byneither Article 310 TFEU nor any other legislative provision forbid the recourse to borrowing money on the financial markets to finance EU policies;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 15 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the Treaty of Lisbon introduced new provisions regarding the implementing legislation on own resources, providing for the possibility of the Council adopting a regulation by qualified majority after obtaining the consent of Parliament; regrets, however, that several implementing provisions, especially those relating to the calculation of the GNI resources, still remain in the ORD; therefore calls for a smoother adoption procedure of the ORD, which shall be adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure, implying qualified majority voting within Council and co-decision with Parliament; recalls that according to Article 48(7), TEU the European Council may adopt a decision allowing for acts not falling under the ordinary legislative procedure to still be processed under such procedure, which remains far more democratic and open; calls on the European Council to trigger such a mechanism without any delay;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the current system of own resources is highly complex, non- transparent and totally incomprehensible to the EU citizens; points in particular to the opacity of the calculations relating to the national rebates and correction mechanisms which apply to the system of own resources or the statistical VAT-based resource; stresses, moreover, that this system is not subject to any effective parliamentary control at EU level and in essence lacks democratic legitimacy and accountability;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that the way the system of own resources has evolved, gradually replacing genuine own resources by the so- called ‘national contributions’, places a disproportionate emphasis on net balances between Member States, thus largely ignoring the European added value; notereal contribution of the EU budget for the benefit to all Member States and citizens alike; regrets that the total share of national contributions to the EU budget, calculated either on the basis of GNI or as a percentage of the statistical VAT-based resource, represents around 83 % of total EU revenue;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is convinced that the dominance of the GNI resource has reinforced the budgetary logic of ‘fairjuste retourn’ that has prevailed inmonopolized the debates in the Council, on both the revenue and expenditure sides of the EU budget; recallgrets, in this context, the introduction of the British rebate and a series of related drebates and other correction mechanisms on the revenue side, on the one hand, as well as the inability to agree on a sufficient level of appropriations for the EU budget in the annual budgetary procedure, on the other hand;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers, in particular, that the decision on the size of the annual EU budget is affected by financial considerations at national level and thatpolitical and financial factors internal to each MS, thus creating constraints on the budgetary negotiations often resultand ending in a zero- sum game between net payers and net beneficiaries in the Council; considers that, as a result, a number of EU policies that show the highest European added value are often the areas where cost savings are proposedagreement ;regrets that, as a result, cuts are proposed on some EU programmes ignoring the Union commitments, including the ones taken by Council; considers that national contributions to the EU budget as well as the contributions made by MS to co- finance EU programmes should not be taken into account when calculating the national spending deficit for compliance with the Maastricht criteria, thus facilitating the negotiations and improving the implementation of these programmes;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is convinced, therefore, that the current system of own resources violates, in essence, the letter and the spirit of the Treaty; reiterates its long-standing position that an in-depth reform of EU resources is imperative in order to realign the financing of the EU budget with the requirements of the Treaty, notably Article 3 TEV, and the needs of the Union as a whole;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that the post 2020-MFF will need to ensure the proper financing of EU policies and programmes with a clear European added value, but also to provide additional means for addressing new challenges that have already been identified in fields such as growth and jobs, competitiveness, cohesion, innovation, migration, security and defence, but also to comply with the Member States’ current and future commitments;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses, moreover, the need to avoid the shortcomings of the current MFF and to provide from the outset for a level of resources that will enable the Union to respond effectively to unforeseen events or crises that may occur during the period of the next financial framework; ; recalls the need to solve the recurrent problem of lacking sufficient payment appropriations in the annual budgetary procedure and the necessity to endow coherence between the revenue and the expenditure in the EU budget in order to allow the Union to pursue its policy agenda with adequate financing for its programmes and initiatives;;recalls the substantial mobilisation of the MFF flexibility provisions that was needed in order to confront the migration and refugunforeseen crisis aloneircumstances but also underfinanced programmes;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Expects that, without prejudice to the financial settlement, the consequences of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU will represent an important challenge also for the next MFF and all related budgetary decisions; considers that, ahead of a decision on the post-2020 MFF, options will need to be examined for bridging the ‘Brexit gap’ while excluding a decrease or redeployments in EU resources;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. SupportsTakes note of the proposal made by the President of the Commission, Jean- Claude Juncker, for the creation of a specific line dedicated to the euro area within the EU budget, included in his ‘state of the union’ speech to the European Parliament and further developed in the Commission communication of 6 December 2017 on new budgetary instruments for a stable euro area within the Union framework;11 _________________ 11 COM(2017)0822
Amendment 51 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Favours, in order to provide stable finances at EU level, the establishment of a transparent, simpler, more predictable and fairer new system of own resources, building on elements of the current system where they have proved effective; considers that the reform of the system of own resources should be based on a series of guiding principles;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the need to link revenues to policy objectivesat EU policies and competences, as stated in the Treaties and secondary legislation, in particular to the single market, the energy union, and the environment, climate and transport policies; is convinced in this respect that the EU budget should focus on policies with real European added value, can generate new resources and should therefore be considered as revenue for the EU budget;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines that new own resources cannot all be introduced at the same time, and points out the need for progressive implementation; suggests introducing in the first place less technically complex own resources whose collection is easily manageable at a reasonable cost, with this being followed by the gradual introduction of each additional new own resource, on the basis of a fixed timetable until all have reached cruising speedBelieves that a strong and comprehensive own resources system shall be put into place in order to allow the Union to carry on a fast track implementation mechanism leading to quick and efficient income generation;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. ConsiderBelieves that the introduction of new own resources should have a dual purpose, i.e. first, to bring aboutwill allow the Member States to benefit from a substantial reduction inof the proporir nation ofal GNI-based contributions to the EU budget, thus creating savings for Member State budgets, and second, to enable the financing of an higher level of EU spending under the post-2020 MFF, also covering the gap resulting from the withdrawal of the UK; recalls in this context that the new own resources do not aim to increase the overall fiscal burden for the EU taxpayers and underpinning national budgets;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Considers that the introduction of new own resources should enable the financing of a higher level of EU spending under the post-2020 MFF, also covering the gap resulting from the withdrawal of the UK; recalls in this context that new own resources aim at reducing the overall fiscal burden for the EU citizens;
Amendment 64 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Expects the total share of GNI contributions to be reduced by 40% as a result of the revision;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for the suppressionabolishment of all rebates and corrections, while so as to ensuringe fair treatment between Member States; underlines in this context that Brexit will mean that the UK rebate and the related ‘rebates on the rebate’ will become obsolete and cease to exist, whilthe reform of the statistical VAT-based own resource will become inevitable;
Amendment 71 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that the traditional own resources, namely customs duties, agricultural duties and the sugar and isoglucose levies, constitute a reliable and genuine source of EU revenue, as they arise directly from the EU being a customs union and from the legal competences and common commercial policy linked to that; takes the view, therefore, that the traditional own resources should be retained as a source of revenue for the EU budget; considers that if the proportion of collection costsbelieves that, even though customs duties on imports from outside the EU constitute already an own resource, the 20 % retained by the Member States ias reduced, a bigger share of this revenue can be secured for the EU budgetcollection costs for the purpose of the management fees should be cancelled for the benefit of the EU own resources;
Amendment 76 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Calls for accounting the existing and future own resources such as VAT or custom duties, collected by a Member State on behalf of the EU, in a separate budgetary item in the national budget of the Member State which collects the revenue; deplores that OLAF repeatedly found severe cases of customs fraud in Member states which created a significant loss of income to the Union budget; points to the ECA special report 19/2017 on import procedures and is concerned that fraudsters will continue to find the ‘weakest link’ among Member states as their points of entry to the customs union, and that losses to the Union budget will continue even during the next MFF; calls on the Commission and the Member states to take the necessary measures to stop these activities that are damaging to the Union budget;
Amendment 81 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Acknowledges that the GNI-based contribution provides a reliable and stable source of revenue for the EU budget, and benefits from very strong support from a large majority of Member States; believes, therefore, that it should be preserved as a balancing and residual resource for the EU budget, which would put an end to the budgetary logic of ‘fair return’; stresses the need, in this context, to ensure that the GNI contribution is classified in the same manner in all national budgets, namely as revenue attributed to the EU and not as expenditure of national governments; believes that the reform should exclude the GNI-based contribution to the EU budget as well as national contributions to initiatives supported by co-financing with the EU from the deficit calculations under the Stability and Growth Pact, so as to encourage investment;
Amendment 86 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls thatShares the view of the report of the High Level Group on Own Resources (HLGOR) proposes, according to which the following criteria toshall be taken into account for identifying potential new own resources: equity/fairness; efficiency; sufficiency and stability; transparency and simplicity; democratic accountability and budgetary discipline; focus on European added value; subsidiarity principle and fiscal sovereignty of Member States; and limiting political transaction costs;
Amendment 90 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. welcomes the High Level Group’s proposal for its vision of the VAT-based own resource with the aim to make it simpler, to lower its administrative costs and to strengthen the link with EU VAT policy and actual VAT receipts;
Amendment 92 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. SNotes the Commission Fair taxation package, “towards a Single EU VAT area” from 4 October 2017; supports an in-depth reform of the VAT system in the EU, which should aim at broadening the tax base, reducing the scope for fraud and compliance costs, and generating new revenue; considers that a fraction of such new revenue should be allocated to the EU budget;
Amendment 103 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Takes notes of the Commission’s proposals for a CCCTB, while recalling its request that this consolidated base be extended to as manyll companies as possiblefter a transition period; draws attention to the fact that current proposals for a CCCTB suggest also covering the digital economy; suggests, on the basis of these proposals, that the digital presence of a company shou1d be treated in the same way as the physical establishment thereofby defining and identifying a permanent digital establishment;
Amendment 109 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38 a. Considers that, drawing from the conclusions of the review of the CCCTB Directive, the Commission shall propose the terms and conditions to allocate a part of the tax revenues generated from the common consolidated corporate tax base to the budget of the European Union;
Amendment 114 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Is of the opinion that income stemming for the European Central Bank profits (ECB revenue made from issuing currency) and thus having a direct link to the EU monetary union, shall build a new own resource instead of being paid out to national treasuries;
Amendment 119 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. NotWelcomes the efforts undertaken under enhanced cooperation by a group of 11 Member States with a view to establishing a tax on financial transactions, following the 2011 Commission proposal;
Amendment 121 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
Amendment 123 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41 a. Urges the other MS to join urgently the a abovementioned group;
Amendment 129 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. NotWelcomes the conclusions of the informal Council of finance ministers of 16 September 2017 calling for the development of new digital taxation rules, in response to the Four Finance Ministers’ letter requesting the Commission to examine ‘effective solutions based on the concept of establishing a so-called equalisation tax’ on the turnover generated in the EU by digital companies; notes the European Commission communication to the European Parliament and the Council of 21 September 2017 entitled "A fair and efficient tax system in the European Union for the Digital Single Market"; believes that the CCCTB offers the basis to address the tax challenges posed by the digital economy;
Amendment 130 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Agrees that the digital economy should have a modern and stable fiscal framework, in order to stimulate innovation, tackle market fragmentation and unfair competition, and enable all players to take advantage of the new equitable and balanced conditions; insists that digital platforms and companies should pay their fair share of taxes, where they generate their profits; points out, moreover, that it is essential to ensure tax securicertainty for business investment, to close the current gaps , and to prevent the emergence of new tax loopholes within the single market;
Amendment 134 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Calls, in principle, foInsists that a long-term solution is needed to answer these creation of a new own resource hallenges rather than quick fixes; believes therefore the Union budget to be levied on transactions in the digital economy; considers, however, that in view of the important ongoing negotiations at both EU and OECD level, it is too early to decide on the exact arrangements for the establishment of such a resourceat a digital permanent establishment nexus based on a significant and sustained digital presence in the CCCTB Directive would address the tax challenges that arise from the context of digitalisation; considers, however, the need to take into account ongoing negotiations at both EU and OECD level;
Amendment 139 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Confirms that the fight against climate change isand the transition towards a sustainable , circular, low carbon economy and the commonly agreed Energy Union targets are a major objective of EU policies;;
Amendment 141 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Reiterates its conviction that only common energy or environmental taxes at EU level can ensure fair competition among businesses and the proper functioning of the single market; in this respect points out that two options can be considered in parallel and must be linked to the border adjustment mechanism so as not to put European manufacturers at a disadvantage: a carbon tax based on emissions and a carbon tax based on the carbon content of products;
Amendment 142 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Reiterates its conviction that only common energy or environmental taxes at EU level can ensure fair competition among businesses and the proper functioning of the single market;; furthermore, believes that environmental taxes at EU level can be a en engine towards a more progressive and sustainable development model;
Amendment 144 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
Paragraph 50 a (new)
50 a. calls for a significant proportion of ETS auctioning revenues from Phase4 (2021) onwards to be considered as a new EU own resource; recalls that this option has been discussed in the HLGOR
Amendment 147 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Calls for the introduction of a carbon border adjustment tax own resource reflecting the form of import fees levied on goods manufactured in countries without domestic emission pricing systems of their owncarbon content of consumer goods sold in the single market, including goods imported into the single market such as a carbon border adjustment mechanism or a carbon added tax (CAT);
Amendment 149 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Underlines that a carbon border adjustment taxmechanism or a CAT, as a new own resource for the EU budget, should also have the effect of ensuring a level playing field in international trade and reducing the offshoring of production, while internalising the costs of climate change into the prices of imported goods; underlines that these proposals obtained the highest possible score in the parameters established by the HLGOR and are also totally in line with the criteria that should be met by new own resources;
Amendment 153 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53 a. Believes that in the absence of harmonised international measures for kerosene taxation, a levy based on the carbon intensity of flights should be considered, which revenues should be considered as EU own resources;
Amendment 159 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
Amendment 171 #
2017/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61 a. Highlights that in 2016, assigned revenues to EU decentralised agencies such as fees and charges from industries and contributions from national budgets amounted to approximately EUR 1 billion, thereby providing a significant contribution to the Union budget; points to the ongoing study commissioned by the European Parliament Budgetary Committee on exploring ways to extend the scope of fee-financing; underlines that some agencies such as ACER, EBA, EIOPA, and ERA provide services to industries, but do not have the possibility to charge fees yet; asks the Commission to propose a consistent approach as regards fee-financing of agencies in the next MFF
Amendment 2 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the fact that a substantial and accessible fisheries fund is necessary in order to implement the common fisheries policy (CFP), to ensure the sustainability of European aquaculture and European fisheries, including through implementation of the discard ban andtroduce a selectivity plan so as to prevent discards and make the landing obligation and less restrictive, achievinge the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) objective, and to help the sector carry out the necessary restructuring process, in particular by providing support for handling the financial burden created by the landing obligation;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the CFP is an exclusive EU competence and that the financial funds made available to the EU for this policy should therefore be sufficient in order achieve the goals laid down in the Basic Regulation; recalls, however, that the current European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) accounts for only 0.6 % of the total 2014- 2020 MFF and has been cut under the 2018 budget; points out that the funding volume is not sufficient to realise CFP objectives and must be increased;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that Brexit must not be used as an excuse to reduce future funding; takes the view that the EU should find a way to ensure that a possible decline in the post-2020 MFF does not automatically translate into lower allocations to the EMFF and that on the contrary, because of the risks of an impact on fisheries from Brexit, there needs to be a separate budget heading;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the level of implementation of the 2014-2020 EMFF three years after its adoption on 15 May 2014 remains unsatisfactory, as by September 2017 only 1.4 % of the EUR 6.4 billion fund had been used; hopes that the level of implementation of the EMFF and other EU structural and investment programmes will eventually improve; calls for greater flexibility in allocating appropriations and, in particular, for data-related funding not used by Member States to be transferable to research institutes and, for control purposes, to the European Fisheries Control Agency;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the view widely held by the industry and Member State administrations that the current financing rules are too complicated and could be made less cumbersome overall, but particularly so for projects involving low levels of funding; points out that, as the report on the omnibus regulation to simplify the Financial Regulation did not cover the EMFF, the EMFF Regulation must be simplified;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that, even though the EU remains a net seafood importer, European fisheries continue to be a very important source of healthy food for the European market and ensure EU food autonomy; underlines the fact that the EU should continue to prevent substandard products from entering the EU marketEU market entry for products that do not comply with food- related, environmental and social standards deriving from International Labour Organisation Convention No 188, or with provisions to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, and that those requirements must be incorporated into free-trade agreements;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that European added value in fisheries management has to date been largely associated with a reduction in the capacity of fishing fleetssound resource management, product quality and product processing; is of the opinion that in the post-2020 MFF a balance between the fisheries resources available and fleet capacity will have to be taken into account; highlights, however, that other elements with a non-quantifiable added value should be considered as well, such as the role the fishing sector plays in communities highly dependent on this activity in terms of employment and local growth; underlines, therefore, that fisheries must remain independent in order to support these communities;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the fact that European coastal communities are, and will remain, highly dependent on the fisheries sector, even thougand will remain so, both itsn contribution to local economies is constantly decliningnection with seafood product processing, tourism and catering and, upstream, as regards shipyard, maintenance and repair work, safety and new technologies; stresses, therefore, that community-led local development (CLLD) and fisheries local action groups (FLAGs) should remain a focus and their funding must be increased, as they serve to enable local fisheries communities to address these challenges at grass-roots level, using the knowledge of local stakeholders to tackle local issues; underlines, in this regard, the importance of keeping the financing structure of fishermen’s producer organisations intact and of making contributions to representative professional bodies;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the increasingly important role of the so-called ‘blue economy’; is of the opinion that the priorities of the Blue Growth strategy should be aligned with those of the EMFF, with a specific budget heading being assigned accordingly, i.e. environmental sustainability, resource efficiency, competitiveness, creation of high-quality employment opportunities, academic and vocational training, and territorial cohesion; calls on the Commission to reassess the financial allocations for Blue Growth in the MFF and stresses that a fisheries fund should play an important role in this regard;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the need for supporting measures to facilitate social dialogue and to use the EMFF to help train skilled professionals for the maritime and fisheries sector; stresses the importance of modernising the maritime and fisheries sector and notes the role that innovation plays in this; calls for greater innovation, in particular as regards selectivity, energy efficiency of vessels, alterations that need to be made to them because of the landing obligation, and crew comfort and safety;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the next MFF should enable the Union to provide solutions and emerge strengthened from the crises of the decade: the economic and financial downturn, the phenomenon of migration and refugees, climate change and natural disasters, terrorism and instability, persistent poverty, increasing inequality, to name but a few; underlines that these global, cross-border challenges with domestic implications reveal the interdependency of our economies and societies, and point to the need for joint actions; stresses in this context the obligation to align the EU’s budgetary framework with the Sustainable Development Goals which provide a global roadmap for more sustainable, equitable and prosperous societies within planetary boundaries; recalls that all EU member states and the European Commission itself had signed up the SDG Declaration in November 2015
Amendment 70 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance of maintainincreasing the same level of financing for the European Fisheries Control Agency.
Amendment 82 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that the EU’s budgetary framework should be aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals; recalls that all EU member states and the European Commission itself had signed up the SDG Declaration in November 2015; expects the EU to fulfil its commitments towards those goals;
Amendment 200 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Stresses that revising ceilings should remain an option in the MFF Regulation in the event of unforeseen circumstances, when the financing needs would exhaust or exceed available margins and special instruments; calls for the MFF Regulation to provide for a simplified procedure for a targeted revision under an agreed threshold;
Amendment 201 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Advocates in favour of maintaining the possibility to front- or backload the financing of any EU programme, in order to allow for countercyclical action that corresponds to the rhythm of the actual implementation as well as to provide a meaningful response to major crises; calls, moreover, for the legislative flexibility -currently enshrined in Point 17 of the Interinstitutional Agreement (IIA)- that allows for an adjustment in the overall envelope of programmes adopted by the ordinary legislative procedure of up to +/- 10 %, to be further increased to +/-15 %;
Amendment 202 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)
Paragraph 32 c (new)
32c. Points to the flexibility that can be achieved through transfers within the same MFF heading, with the aim of placing the financial resources exactly where they are needed and ensuring a better implementation of the EU budget; considers that a lower number of headings contributes to enhanced flexibility in the MFF; requests, however, the Commission to proactively inform and consult the budgetary authority when adopting significant autonomous transfers;
Amendment 225 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Considers that the Contingency Margin should be maintained as an instrument of last resort; stresses that this is a special instrument that can also be mobilised for payment appropriations only, and that its mobilisation was instrumental in responding to the 2014 payment crisis; calls, therefore, for an upward adjustment of its maximum annual allocation to 0.05 % of EU GNI; considers, however, that no compulsory offsetting for it being mobilised should apply;
Amendment 228 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Notes that the current IIA foresees a special majority in Parliament for the mobilisation of three MFF special instruments; considers this provision to be obsolete, reflecting the special majorities needed for the adoption of the EU budget before the Lisbon Treaty; calls for a homogeneous approach as regards the voting requirements for the mobilisation of these instruments, which should be the same as for the adoption of the EU budget;
Amendment 653 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93
Paragraph 93
93. Believes that the next MFF must support the establishment of a European Defence Union; reaffirms its strong principle that additional political priorities should be coupled with additional financial means, therefore, highlights that without additional financial means, such new policy could not be established; awaits, following the Commission’s announcements in this area, the relevant legislative proposals, including a dedicated EU defence research programme and an industrial development programme complemented by Member States’ investment in collaborative equipment; recalls that increased defence cooperation, the pooling of research and equipment and the elimination of duplications could lead to considerable efficiency gains, often estimated at around EUR 26 billion per year;
Amendment 683 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 101 a (new)
Paragraph 101 a (new)
101a. Considers that the unanimity requirement for the adoption of the MFF Regulation represents a true impediment in the process; calls, in that regard, on the European Council to activate the passerelle in Article 312(2)TFEU so as to allow for the adoption of the MFF Regulation by qualified majority; recalls, moreover, that the general passerelle clause of Article48(7) TEU can also be deployed, in order to apply the ordinary legislative procedure; stresses that a shift towards qualified majority voting for the adoption of the MFF Regulation would be in line with the decision-making process for the adoption of virtually all EU multiannual programmes, as well as for the annual procedure for adopting the EU budget;
Amendment 122 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43 a. Notes that, by end of September 2017, a total of EUR 795 million has been committed for Union Trust Funds in the 2017 Union budget; asks the Commission to present to the two arms of the budgetary authority how much it intends to commit in 2018; reiterates its concern that Member State contributions to these Trust Funds tend to lag behind their pledges; takes note of the European Court of Auditors Special Report 11/2017 on the Bekou EU Trust Fund for the Central African Republic; is concerned about the deficiencies identified by the ECA, such as the lack of assessment for overall needs and the dysfunctional coordination mechanisms with other donors; regrets the limited parliamentary scrutiny when setting-up and in managing the Trust Fund; expresses its intention to assess the added value of Union Trust Funds as an instrument of Union external policy;
Amendment 167 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62 a (new)
Paragraph 62 a (new)
62 a. Welcomes the creation of the Parliament's Bureau Working group on the General expenditure allowance; recalls the expectations of a greater transparency regarding the general expenditure allowance and a need to work on a definition of more precise rules regarding the accountability of the expenditure authorised under this allowance, without generating additional costs to Parliament;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that in its resolution of 15 March 2017, Parliament confirmed that growth, jobs and securitydecent, quality and stable jobs, socio-economic cohesion and convergence, security, energy transition, migration and climate change are the core issues and main priorities for the 2018 EU budget;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that in general terms the Commission proposal corresponds to Parliament’s view that the 2018 EU budget must enable the EU to continue to generate growth and jobs while ensuring the security of its citizen, decent jobs, socio-economic convergence and energy transition while ensuring the security of its citizens, facing the challenge of climate change and addressing the migration challenges;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision of the Commission to already include in the draft budget the results of the mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020; is convinced that while the formal adoption is still blocked in the Council, the proposal of the Commission sends a strong signal about the importance of this MFF revision, and the need for increased flexibility in the EU budget that could enable the Union to effectively respond to new emergencies and finance its political priorities; underlines that the European Parliament acted swiftly to grant its consent to the revised MFF Regulation, asks the British government to lift its blockade on the vote in the Council with no further delay and expects that the Council will finalise without any further delay the adoption of the MFF revision, following the UK elections on 8 June 2017;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its firm conviction that in order to achieve sustainable growth and quality and decent job creation in the EU, investments in research, innovation, infrastructure, education and SMEs are key; welcomes in this respect the proposed reinforcements to Horizon 2020, the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) and Erasmus+ as these programmes will contribute directly to reaching these goals; regrets, however, that the proposed allocation for COSME is lower in comparison with the 2017 budget and points to the need to further reinforce SMEs, which are the main source of job creation in the EU and have a crucial role in reducing the investment gap and contributing to the prosperity of the EU; Underlines that a reinforced Youth guarantee would contribute to achieve sustainable growth and quality and decent job creation in the EU;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Commends the role of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) in bridging the investment gap across the EU and between the EU's territories and helping to implement strategic, transformative and productive investments that provide a high level of added value to the economy, the environment and society, and supports its extension until 2020; underlines its position in the on-going legislative negotiations that no further cuts should be incurred on existing EU programmes in order to finance this extension;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomNotes the EU initiatives in the field of defence research, which will contribute to achieving economies of scale in the sector and thus lead to greater coordination among Member States in the field; stresses, however, that this activity should be endowed with fresh resources, as it is a new political initiative with a significant impact on the EU budget;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that the Commission has not followed up on Parliament’s request to put forward an assessment and relevant proposals for an ‘18th Birthday Interrail Pass for Europe’; is convinced that this proposal has the potential to boost European consciousness and identity and can serve as a concrete example of European added value; strongly reiterates its previous call on the Commission to put forward relevant proposals in this regarunderlines, once more, that without additional resources, such new expenditures cannot be considered;
Amendment 71 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the fact that the draft budget 2018 includes an additional allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), responding thus to Parliament’s previous calls for the continuation of the programme; notes, in parallel, the proposal for draft amending budget 3/2017 that integrates the provision of EUR 500 million in commitments for YEI, as agreed upon by Parliament and the Council in the 2017 budgetary conciliation; is convinced that while the proposed amounts alone will not be sufficient to tackle youth unemployment, YEI will continue to contribute to the Union’s priority objective of growth and jobs; underlines that YEI can be further improved and become more efficient; calls on the Member States to be fully involved in the implementation of YEI;
Amendment 73 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the fact that the draft budget 2018 includes an additional allocation for the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), responding thus to Parliament’s previous calls for the continuation of the programme; notes, in parallel, the proposal for draft amending budget 3/2017 that integrates the provision of EUR 500 million in commitments for YEI, as agreed upon by Parliament and the Council in the 2017 budgetary conciliation; is convinced that while the proposed amounts alone will not be sufficient to tackle youth unemployment, YEI will continue to contribute to the Union’s priority objective of growth and jobs; calls for the generalisation of YEI to all NEETs in the EU; underlines that YEI can be further funded, improved and become more efficient;
Amendment 79 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the cohesion policy plays a primary role for the development and growth of the EU; Stresses that in 2018, cohesion policy programmes are expected to reach cruising speed and emphasises Parliament’s commitment to ensuring adequate appropriations for these programmes; is however preoccupied by the unacceptable delays in the implementation of operational programmes at national level; calls on Member States to ensure that the designation of managing, auditing and certifying authorities is concluded and implementation is accelerated;
Amendment 84 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is particularly concerned at the possible reconstitution of a backlog of unpaid bills towards the end of the current MFF period, and recalls the unprecedented amount of EUR 24.7 billion reached at the end of 2014; welcomes the fact that the Commission, on the occasion of the MFF mid-term revision, provided a payment forecast until 2020 for the first time, but stresses that this needs to be duly updated every year, in order to allow the budgetary authority to take the necessary measures in time; warns of the severe consequences that a payment crisis would have especially in the field of humanitarian operations and on beneficiaries of the EU budget such as students, universities, SMEs, researchers, NGOs, local and regional authorities and other relevant entities; is convinced that the credibility of the EU is also linked to its ability to ensure an adequate level of payment appropriations in the EU budget that will allow it to deliver on its commitments;
Amendment 90 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Reiterates that citizens' security and safety is an EU priority which concern the preservation of peace and border security as well as food security and energy security; questions therefore the proposed cuts in Heading 3 compared to the 2017 Budget which do not seem to be in line with the EU pledge to enforce security and tackle terrorism;
Amendment 96 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates that while growth and jobs should remain the underlying priority of the EU budget, obtaining sustainable progress in these fields will be impossible if the citizens feel unsafe or insecure; emphasises, moreover,Emphasises that the unprecedented mobilisation of special instruments has shown that the EU budget was not initially designed to address the magnitude of the migration and refugee crisis; believes that moving to a post-crisis approach is premature given the volatility of the situation in the EU Neighbourhood and the terrorist threat within the EU; questions theref, one more, the proposed cuts in Heading 3 compared to the 2017 Budget which do not seem to be in line with the EU pledge to deal in an efficient manner with the migration and refugee crisis, enforce security and tackle terrorism and radicalisation;
Amendment 102 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reaffirms that tackling the root causes of the migratory and refugee crisis represent thea long-term sustainable solution, along with stabilisation of the EU neighbourhoods, and that investments in the countries of origin of migrants and refugees are key to achieving this objective; stresses, moreover, that a possible reform of the Dublin Regulation could require additional budgetary means; notes therefore with surprise the decreases in Heading 4 which cannot be fully justified in the framework of past budgetary increases or low implementation rate; is convinced that the EU cannot enter in a post-migratory crisihallenges scenario yet and that the efforts to address the instability in the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood must be enhanced;
Amendment 116 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the increase proposed for the eastern component of the European Neighbourhood Instrument responding to Parliament’s previous calls; is convinced that in order to counter the activities of an increasingly aggressive Russian Federationstabilise this neighbourhood and to reaffirms the inviolability of the borders, the EU’s support, especially for the countries that have signed Association Agreements, is essential;
Amendment 118 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the draft budget 2018 leaves very limited margins or no margin under the MFF ceilings throughout Headings 1a, 1b, 3, 4 and 5; considers this as a logical consequence of an undersized overall level of the current MFF, which has been effectively reduced compared to the previous programming period, and the significant new initiatives taken since 2014 (EFSI, migration-related proposals, and lately defence research and the European Solidarity Corps), which have been squeezed within the MFF ceilings agreed in 2013; calls, once again, for the introduction of new genuine own resources in the EU budget; recalls also that the MFF, in particular, once its revision is finalised by the Council, provides for flexibility provisions which, albeit limited, should be used to their fullest in order to maintain the level of ambition of successful programmes and tackle the new challenges; expresses Parliament’s intention to further mobilise such flexibility provisions as part of the amending process;
Amendment 141 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes note of the Commission’s proposal to set up a European Solidarity Corps (ESC); notes, however, with concern that, despite Parliament’s warnings, the legislative proposal adopted on 30 May 2017 envisages that three fourths of the ESC budget would be financed by redeployments from existing programmes, and mainly from Erasmus+ (EUR 197.7 million); is concerned by the risk that this situation would pose to those EU programmes; recalls its position that new priorities should be financed through additional resources;
Amendment 154 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. WelcomNotes the proposed scaling-up of the preparatory action on defence research and the presentation by the Commission of a legislative proposal for a defence industry development programme; recalls its earlier position that new initiatives in this area should be financed by additional funds and not be detrimental to existing programmes;
Amendment 194 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Believes, however, that the level of cuts tof the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) and the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI), especially for the southern component, is not entirely justified given the longer-term needs of the EU action on migration, going beyond the migration compacts under the Partnership Framework;
Amendment 20 #
2017/0333R(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to its interim report adopted on 14 November 2018 on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021- 2027 and the Union’s own resources,
Amendment 56 #
2017/0333R(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas almost EUR 100 billion per year is lost as a result of tax avoidance through unfair tax practices, in addition to the EUR 1 000 billion per year lost as a result of tax evasion facilitated in particular by the illegal practices of certain banks in the European Union;
Amendment 65 #
2017/0333R(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the austerity measures laid down in the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance have had a devastating impact on investment, public services and social balance in the European Union;
Amendment 101 #
2017/0333R(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Suggests that the ESM be renamed not the European Monetary Fund (EMF) but the European Stability Fund (ESF), making it clear that the eurozone’s monetary policy remains the competence of the ECB; stresses the need to reform the Statute of the ECB so as to extend its mandate and objectives beyond merely controlling inflation and enable the ECB to use the levers necessary to pursue an integrated monetary policy that ensures stability, employment and ecological transition; stresses, furthermore, the importance of revising the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in order to guarantee the economic, monetary, social and democratic stability of the European Union;
Amendment 122 #
2017/0333R(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls its previous positions in favour of the incorporation of the ESM into the EU legal framework, which would make it a fully-fledged EU body; iconsists that this incorporation should continue to be understood as part of the EMU completion projectders, therefore, that the European Stability Fund should be incorporated into the EU budget with a corresponding rise in the ceilings, which is a necessary precondition for the success of the project to complete the EMU; believes that such an integration would allow for management in accordance with the Community method, ensure the full consistency of fiscal rules and obligations, facilitate economic and fiscal policy coordination, and enhance the democratic legitimacy and accountability through theof the ESF by a European Parliament decision;
Amendment 145 #
2017/0333R(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the primary mission of the new ESF should continue to be to provide transitional financial assistance to Member States in need, on the basis of the agreed adjustment programmes; stresses that the ESF must have adequate firepower for that purpose; opposes, therefore,, and therefore proposes that the ECB issue the ESF with a banking licence enabling it to provide the liquidity needed to resolve large asymmetric shocks to conduct an effective counter-cyclical policy; opposes any attempt to turn the reformed ESM into an instrument for banks only, or to reduce its financial capacity to support Member States; recalls that financial assistance provided to Member States under the new ESF has to be complemented by other fiscal capacity tools, including precautionary instruments, to promote economic and financial stabilisation, investment and upward socioeconomic convergence in the euro area; insists on the establishment of an objective of transparency and fair tax practices in the award of the European Monetary Fund;
Amendment 173 #
2017/0333R(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that evaluation of the financial assistance requests made by the ESF, as well as its decision-making on the design of the adjustment programmes, in cooperation with other institutions, should in no way replace, duplicate or overlap the normal macroeconomic and fiscal surveillance provided for in the EU’s financial rules and regulations, which must remain the Commission’s exclusive competence; stresses the urgent need for a comprehensive reform of the European Semester, taking into account the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (including gender equality, protection of biodiversity and measures to combat climate change, discrimination and poverty) as performance indicators;
Amendment 191 #
2017/0333R(APP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the need for an efficient and democratic decision-making procedure in the reformed ESM, particularly in the case of urgent situations;
Amendment 15 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
Having regard to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) of 3 September 1992,
Amendment 16 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
Having regard to the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) of 19 April 1972,
Amendment 17 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 c (new)
Citation 5 c (new)
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,
Amendment 18 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 d (new)
Citation 5 d (new)
Having regard to the Council's Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment,
Amendment 20 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In the European Defence Action Plan, adopted on 30 November 2016, the Commission committed to complement, leverage and consolidate collaborative efforts by Member States in developing and acquiring appropriate and sufficient defence capabilities, enabling it to respond to security challenges, as well as to foster a competitive, transparent, effective and innovative European defence industry – ensuring a sustainable supply chain – and to contribute to the strategic autonomy and technological and industrial independence of the Union. It proposed in particular to launch a European Defence Fund, enhancing synergies and budgetary efficiency, to support investment in joint research and the joint development of defence equipment and technologies. The Fund would support cooperation during the whole cycle of defence product and technology development.
Amendment 30 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Programme should cover a two year period from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2020 whereas the amount for the implementation of the Programme should be determined for this period. In the framework of the current multiannual financial framework, the Programme should be exclusively funded from unallocated margins and flexibility instruments (flexibility instrument, global margin for commitments and the global margin for payments). Any redeployment shall be ruled out.
Amendment 33 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Programme should be implemented in full compliance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council6. Funding may take in particular the form of grants. Financial instruments or public procurement may be used where appropriate. In the event that the Programme is continued, since the market is one that is capable of profitability, the Commission should look into the possibility of developing alternative forms of funding to grants (financial instruments and public contracts) so that they may play a central role among the forms of funding for the Programme. _________________ 6 Regulation (EU, Euratom ) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1).
Amendment 41 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Union financial support should must not affect the export of products, equipment or technologies, and it should not affect the discretion of Member States regarding policy on the export of defence related products. The Union financial support shouldmust not affect Member States' export policies on defence -related products which are framed by Decision 2008/944/CFSP.
Amendment 44 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) As the objective of the Programme is to support the competitiveness of the Union defence industry by de-risking the development phase of cooperative projects, actions related to the development of a defence product or technology, namely definition of common technical specifications, design, prototyping, testing, qualification, certification as well feasibility studies and other supporting measures, should be eligible to benefit from it. This will also apply to the upgrade of existing defence products and technologies developed in the Union by Member States.
Amendment 54 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) If a consortium of undertakings wishes to participate in an eligible action under the Programme and financial assistance of the Union is to take form of a grant, a financial instrument or a public contract, the consortium should appoint one of its members as a coordinator who will be the principle point of contact with the Commission.
Amendment 56 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The promotion of innovation and technological development in the Union defence industry should allow the maintenance and development of the skills and know-how of the Union's defence industry and contribute to strengthening its technological and industrial autonomy. It should also take place in a manner coherent with the security interests of the Union. Accordingly, the action's contribution to those interests and to the defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States should serve as an award criterion. Within the Union, common defence capability priorities are identified notably through the Capability Development Plan. Other Union processes such as the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD) and the Permanent Structured Cooperation will support the implementation of relevant priorities through enhanced cooperation. Where appropriate regional or international cooperative initiatives, such as in the NATO context, and serving the Union security and defence interest, may also be taken into account.
Amendment 60 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to ensure that the funded actions will contribute to the competitiveness of the European defence industry, they should be market-oriented and demand driven, including for dual-use technologies. Therefore, the fact that Member States have already committed to jointly produce and procure the final product or technology, possibly in a coordinated way, should be taken into account in the award criteria.
Amendment 70 #
2017/0125(COD)
(22a) Observer status should be accorded to the European Parliament in the committee of Member States.
Amendment 76 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) If any extension of the Programme occurs, it should be subject to the outcome of the Commission's implementation report. This report should thus be completed before the adoption of the new legal basis and published in May 2020 at the latest.
Amendment 80 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster the technological and industrial autonomy of the Union and the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Unionits defence industry by supporting actions in their development phase;
Amendment 83 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to support and leverage the cooperation between EU Member States and between undertakings, including smallSMEs and medium-sized enterprisid-cap companies, in the development of technologies or products in line with defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the Unionby promoting compatibility, interoperability and standardisation, in particular through the definition of common technical specifications relating thereto;
Amendment 89 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
The amount for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2019-2020 is set at EUR 500 million in current prices. In the framework of the current multiannual financial framework, this envelope shall come exclusively from unallocated margins and flexibility instruments (flexibility instrument, global margin for commitments and the global margin for payments). Any redeployment shall be ruled out.
Amendment 112 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Beneficiaries and their subcontractors shall be undertakings established in the Union, in which Member States and/or nationals of Member States own more than 50% of the undertaking and effectively control it within the meaning of Article 6(3), whether directly or indirectly through one or more intermediate undertakings. In addition, all infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources used by the participants, including subcontractors and other third parties, in actions funded under the Programme shall not be located on the territory of non-Member Statesthe Union during the entire duration of the action. The use of such infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources shall not be subject to any control or restriction by a third country or a non-EU entity.
Amendment 117 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where the Union’s financial assistance is provided through a grant, the members of any consortium wishing to participate in an action shall appoint one of them to act as coordinator, which shall be identified in the grant agreement. The coordinator shall be the principal point of contact between the members of the consortium in relations with the Commission or the relevant funding body, unless specified otherwise in the grant agreement or in the event of non- compliance with its obligations under the grant agreement. The Union’s financial assistance may also take the form of a financial instrument or a public contract.
Amendment 122 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Actions proposed for funding under the Programme shall be evaluated with regard to the objectives laid down in Article 2 and on the basis of the following cumulative criteria:
Amendment 125 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) technological and industrial excellence;
Amendment 127 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the number of Member States involved in the project;
Amendment 129 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) contribution to the security and defence interests of the Union by enhancing defence technologies which contribute to the implementation of the defence capability priorities commonly agreed by Member States within the Union; and,, as part of the capacity development plan or coordinated annual defence review, and;
Amendment 131 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) viability notably via a demonstration by the beneficiaries that the remaining costs of the eligible action are covered by other means of financing such as Member States’ contributions; and the dual use of the developed technologies;
Amendment 139 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Intellectual property rights resulting from the Programme shall not be transferable to actors outside the EU for a period of 10 years; similarly, licensed production by third parties outside Europe shall be prohibited.
Amendment 148 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The work programme shall ensure that a credible proportiont least 20% of the overall budget will benefit actions enabling the cross-border participation of SMEcooperation between SMEs from several Member States.
Amendment 151 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The proposals submitted following the call for proposals shall be evaluated by the Commission assisted by independent expertsEU national experts validated by the Article 16 Committee, on the basis of the award criteria of Article 10.
Amendment 153 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a cCommittee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. The European Defence Agency and the European Union shall be invited as observers.
Amendment 161 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. To support greater efficiency and effectiveness of future Union policy actions, the Commission shall draw up a retrospective evaluation report and send it to the European Parliament and to the Council. The report - building on relevant consultations of Member States and key stakeholders - shall notably assess the progress made towards the achievement of objectives set out in Article 2. It shall also analyse cross border participation of SMEs in projects implemented under the pProgramme as well as the participation of SMEs to the global value chain. Moreover, it evaluates the impact on arms exports which benefit from the Programme.
Amendment 164 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 168 #
2017/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Programme finances bodies that comply with applicable EU legislation and agreed international and EU standards and, therefore, shall not support projects under this Regulation that contribute to money laundering, terrorism financing, tax avoidance, tax fraud and tax evasion.
Amendment 28 #
2017/0056(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1) ‘SPRFMO Convention Area’ means the high seas geographical area south of 10° N, north of the CCAMLR Convention Area as defined in the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, east of the SIOFA Convention Area as defined in the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement, and west of the areas of fisheries jurisdictions of South American States;marked out in Article 5 of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean.
Amendment 1 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A (new)
Recital A (new)
A. whereas the 1998 Baveno Manifesto created the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security with the objective to determine Europe's global monitoring role in the field of the environment and security. Since 2012 this initiative is named Copernicus;
Amendment 2 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B (new)
Recital B (new)
B. whereas political decisions made by the European Parliament and the Council in 2007 resulted in the allocation of a budget for the European satellite navigation programs EGNOS and Galileo and provided for an agreement on the governance structure of the programs;
Amendment 7 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Space Strategy for Europe, which is of great importance for marine and maritime issues and fishing activities;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls the attention for the lack of mention of the relation between Air and Sea, as the absence of the words "ocean" and "marine" demonstrate;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that space technologies, data and space based services ‘already contribute to a number of public policies and economic sectors’ including control of fishing activities, forecast and monitoring of shipping routes and detection and monitoring of oil spills;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises that allowing public authorities to benefit from more permanent and more responsive space- based ocean surveillance capacities will allow them to respond more quickly and to make substantial savings by better targeting their actions and especially while fighting against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing;
Amendment 17 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Emphasises the importance of Galileo and EGNOS on maritime security and navigation strengthening and improving other international systems and contributing to Europe technological independence;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Recalls the Commission for the importance of better coordination between Galileo and EGNOS and the related Copernicus services also concerning safety;
Amendment 19 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Recognises the necessity to develop secure satellite communication systems to meet existing and future needs within the European maritime community, including maritime surveillance based upon Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, which depend heavily on satellite communications;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Welcomes the Governmental Satellite Communications initiative of the European Commission (GOVSATCOM);
Amendment 21 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3g. Emphasises the importance of Copernicus to fully understand climate and meteorology, ocean natural biological processes and anthropogenic aggressions, all crucial issues for fisheries;
Amendment 22 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 h (new)
Paragraph 3 h (new)
3h. Welcomes the recent launch of the Copernicus Marine Service "Ocean State Report" an effort of 80 European scientific experts from more than 25 institutions is a step forward into the development of regular annual reporting on the state and health of the Global Ocean and European Seas based;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the need to substantially reinforce educational and training tools that allow full use of the benefits created by space related tools;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Recognises the importance of the Copernicus Relay and Copernicus Academy networks in fostering stakeholder engagement, bringing the regional user dimension to the table and increasing the reach of promotion of Copernicus data and services uptake;
Amendment 38 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Notes that the Commission proposes to "encourage the uptake of space solutions", in particular by providing technical support in using innovative and cross-border procurement for space solutions;
Amendment 40 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Considers that the consolidation of existing and future capacities into a real European space-based maritime surveillance system - which will benefit a number of institutional users and whose services could be commercially exploited for export - could be a textbook case for the Commission's innovative ambitions in the space sector;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories give an extraordinary dimension and geographic possibilities to Europe, allowing for the development of deployment stations, monitoring facilities and ground-truthing systems all around the globe, and regrets that Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories are not mentioned in the Strategy;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that priorities on public use of space, including observation, should be related to the legislative needs of European initiatives such as the "Marine Strategy" Framework-Directive;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Acknowledges the potential offered by space infrastructures and derived services to efficiently contribute to the objectives of an international ocean governance, e.g. to implement the COP21 agreement and mitigate impact of climate change on oceans, coastlines and ecosystems, to fight marine litter or to promote maritime spatial planning (MSP) at global level;
Amendment 47 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls the importance of ensuring ‘the needs of various EU agencies’, such as the European Maritime Safety Agency and the European Fisheries Control Agency, and emphasises that these institutions will also contribute to the fulfilment of the objectives of the Space Strategy for Europe, and emphasises that these institutions shall also contribute for the fulfilment of the objectives of the Space Strategy for Europe;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2325(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Alerts for the rapid development of new technologies that rely on augmented intelligence, cognitive computing and neural systems, none of those items are mentioned in the Space Strategy for Europe;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2323(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
A budget for growth, jobssustainable growth, jobs, social inclusion and security
Amendment 64 #
2016/2323(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that enhancing the competitiveness of the EU economy is, a sound infrastructure, well-funded research, further support to developing skills of employees and the continued commitment of the EU to strengthen investment are keys to ensuring economic growth and job creation; believes that the creation of socially sustainable, well-paid jobs must be one of the main priorities of the EU budget; argues that jobs are created mainly by the private sector, and that adequate budgetary support therefore needs to be devoted to supporting both private sector investmentsand public investments, namely in the field of public service; consequently, underlines the importance of Heading 1a, which delivers real added value for European citizens and business, and calls for an increase of its share in the global budgetthe allocations for this heading in the budget 2018 in order to provide them the infrastructures they need;
Amendment 131 #
2016/2323(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. WelcomNotes the proposal to launch an ‘'18th birthday Interrail pass for Europe’; underlines that this project has the potential to become a key component in increasing European consciousness and identity, especially in the face of threats such as populism and the spread of misinformation'; stresses, however, that such a project should not be financed at the expense of other successful EU programmes and should be as socially inclusive as possible; intends to secure adequate financing for the programme in the 2018 budgetespecially in the field of youth and culture, should be as socially inclusive as possible; asks the Commission to assess the potential cost, interest and funding sources of this initiative;;
Amendment 168 #
2016/2323(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is convinced that, under the current circumstances, where the ceiling in Heading 3 is too low, the EU budget has maximised its impact in dealing with the effects of the migratory and refugee crisihallenges; points out, however, that a sustainable solution must be found to this issue, as it has been shown by the repeated mobilisation of special instruments, such as the flexibility instrument, that the EU budget was not initially designed to address crises of such magnitude;
Amendment 189 #
2016/2323(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly supportsTakes note of the initiatives in the field of defence research with the aim of encouraging better cooperation between Member States stresses however that such an activity needs to be endowed with fresh resources as it is a new political initiative with a significant impact on the EU budget; ; recalls that, while respecting provisions enshrined in the Treaties, strengthened cooperation in the field of defence is needed in order to meet the security challenges that the EU is facing, which are generated by prolonged instability in the EU neighbourhood and uncertainty regarding the commitment of certain EU partners towards NATO objective stresses that any possible expenditure related to the activities of military/defence nature should be counted outside the Multiannual Financial Framework ceilings;
Amendment 225 #
2016/2323(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that one of the conditions for preserving stability and prosperity in the EU is a stable EU Neighbourhood; calls on the Commission therefore to ensure that priority is given to investments in the EU Neighbourhood in order to support efforts to tackle the main issues that this area is facing: the migration and refugee crisis in the Southern Neighbourhood and Russian aggression in the Eastern Neighbourhood; reiterates that supporting countries which are implementing association agreements with the EU is key to facilitating political and economic reformthe humanitarian, migration and refugee situation in the Southern Neighbourhood and the troubles in both the Southern and Eastern Neighbourhood Eastern Neighbourhood; reiterates that supporting countries which are implementing association agreements with the EU while engaging in dialogue with all interested parties is key to improve rule of law and enforcing democratic institutions;
Amendment 7 #
2016/2306(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that improving the systems for collecting VAT and custom duties should be the highest priority of all Member States; welcomes the Commission’s proposal for establishing an EU black list of tax havens, which should be enforced by criminal sanctions with the aim of dealing with multinationals that evade taxes; welcomes the Commission's proposals for establishing a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base, which should enhance cross-border activities, reduce tax evasion and aggressive tax planning and open the opportunity to create a European taxation on multinational corporates through a common basic tax rate; recalls the need to resort to new own resources for the EU budget, such as taxation on speculative financial movements and on environmental and social drifts;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2306(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that improving the systems for collecting VAT and custom duties should be the highest priority of all Member States; welcomes the Commission’s proposal for establishing an EU black list of tax havens, which should be enforced by criminal sanctions with the aim of dealing with multinationals that evade taxes; recalls the need to resort to new own resources for the EU budget, such as taxation on speculative financial movements, on multinational corporations and on environmental and social drifts;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2306(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that growth is still insufficient to create the jobs the EU urgently needs, especially for its young people, and that it is necessary to encourage more public and private investment in infrastructure and SMEs and to promote actions to tackle unemployment, such as the Youth guarantee;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2302(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the ultimate purpose of financial instruments (FIs) is to act in situations of market failure or suboptimal investment as a catalyst making it possible to mobilise funding for projects which cannot secure adequate support from the market; emphasises that FIs do not have the same aims as grant schemes and cannot fund the same investments efficiently; insists that the funding channelled through the EU-supported FIs should play a social role and not be limited to satisfying private interests only;
Amendment 7 #
2016/2302(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the ultimate purpose of financial instruments (FIs) is to act in situations of market failure or suboptimal investment as a catalyst making it possible to mobilise funding for projects which cannot secure adequate support from the market; insists that the funding channelled through the EU-supported FIs should play a social and/or climate and environmental role, and not be limited to satisfying private interests only;
Amendment 11 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the necessity of guaranteeing a long-term commitment through ambitious programming and stable financing from both the EU budget and the national budgets in order to offer a full access to all young people who are Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEETs) in the EU;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that, according to the International Labour Organisation, an efficient Youth Guarantee requires an annual funding of approximately 45 billion EUR for the EU-28; this funding should be viewed as an investment, given the significant reduction that it will produce, if effective, in the costs associated with youth employment;
Amendment 17 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that an evaluation of the YEI is to be concluded by the EC by the end of year 2017, and expects a swift introduction of the necessary adjustments to ensure a successful implementation; stresses the importance of a continued assessment of the performance of the YEI by relevant stakeholders, including youth organizations;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Expects an ambitious political commitment for the next MFF and recalls that is should be financed with new appropriations, and not through flexibility instruments or redeployments of the existing budgetary appropriations;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas this is the first EU-Cook Islands FPA, which guarantees a European presence in the waters of the eastern Pacific following the non-renewal of the agreement with Kiribati (and the agreements signed but not implemented with Micronesia and the Salomon Islands);
Amendment 4 #
2016/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas our presence in the region should serve to promote a sustainable fisheries policy and sound exploitation of resources, guaranteeing the proper management of Pacific tuna resources;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the EU-Cook Islands FPA is based on the best available scientific advice, respecting the conservation and management measures of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) within the limits of the available surplus;
Amendment 6 #
2016/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas problems exist in relation to inspection and control, and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a problem that is difficult to overcome, bearing in mind the scattered nature of territory and resources;
Amendment 7 #
2016/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas a commitment has been given not to grant other non-European fleets more favourable conditions than those provided for in the Agreement, and the Agreement contains the Cotonou clause on human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the contributions intended to support the development of the Cook Islands’ fisheries policy, ranging between 47.6% and 50% of the total to be transferred, amount to a major contribution in percentage terms;
Amendment 11 #
2016/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas EU longliner catches have tended to be located in the warmer waters to the south of the Cook Islands, and bearing in mind the requirements imposed by the Cook Islands’ shark conservation regulation, and whereas the ex ante assessment found that there will be no interest in the future for EU longliners to fish in the Cook Islands EEZ;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that support for sectoral development is an important aspect of contributing to the sustainability of a partner country, as it helps to enhance the country’s operational independence, underpin its development strategy and guarantee its sovereignty;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls the Commission to consider the application of the precautionary principle accordingly to the rules of the CFP and to analyse the use of floating Fishing Aggregating Devices in the area and its influence in the tuna ecology and make proposals for their use accordingly to their findings;
Amendment 7 #
2016/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the flora and fauna of the Arctic are common goods;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2181(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the Agency represents extremely good value for money, although it is necessary to increase its human and financial resources in the next years;
Amendment 4 #
2016/2181(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Deplores the fact that no attention is being devoted to the working conditions of the Agency's staff, although they play a critical role in performing additional tasks without any increase in the staff complement;
Amendment 6 #
2016/2181(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Draws attention to the importance of the Agency's role in implementing the reformed Common Fisheries Policy and in achieving the objectives thereof, particularly in the light of the landing obligation and demands in terms of the monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries activities; stresses that it is therefore desirable to evaluate the possibility of increasing appropriations for the Agency's operations in future years;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2181(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that the reduction of the Agency’s resources and capacity may have as a consequence the weakening of fisheries controls and a concomitant increase in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, which would serve certain interests very wellto the detriment of the social, economic and environmental sustainability of the sector;
Amendment 11 #
2016/2181(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that the new migration policy of the Union and, in particular, the creation of the European Border and Coast Guard, as part of an overall improvement in coast guard functions, imply new tasks of inspection and better cooperation for the Agency, which will require increased funding and technical and human resources;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2181(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls the importance of strengthening the Agency's mandate so as to put in place joint operational activities with other Union agencies in the maritime sector in order to prevent disasters at sea and to coordinate the functions of European coastguards;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2181(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that 2016 was a key year for the implementation of the new common fisheries policy concerning the landing obligation rules, and that the operational coordination of the activities of fisheries control inspections with the Member States implies appropriate human and financial resources;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2181(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that, for the Agency to comply with its mandate and new policy objectives, it is necessary to enhance its financial and human resources in the coming years; calls for an assurance as to the amounts to be included in the forthcoming budgets, so that the Agency can meet its future needs and its new ambitions, and stresses the need to evaluate the possibility of increasing the budgetary appropriations for the Agency's operations in the coming years;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes note of the opinions of the Court of Auditors on the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying the accounts; takes note that the positive trend of recent years in financial management has been maintained, with the accumulated error rate falling to 0.74% in 2015; notes the adverse opinion of the Court of Auditors on payment appropriations, in respect of which the overall error rate was 3.8 %, but lower than in 2014 and with no specific error rate concerning fisheries; calls for fisheries to be dealt with separately and not merged with agriculture, in order to guarantee greater transparency in the area of fisheries;
Amendment 6 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that the Member States should improve the instruments and channels they use to transmit information to the Commission; recommends that the Commission exert greater pressure on Member States to submit reliable dataCommission should establish a homogeneous and flexible system so that Member States deliver reliable data and improve the instruments and channels they use to transmit information to the Commission;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for additional fiscal effort in the field of international fisheries agreements, in view of the major fishing grounds still awaiting new protocols;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea,
Amendment 2 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU Regulation),
Amendment 6 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Mediterranean, with its 17 000 maritime species, is one of the areas with the greatest biodiversity in the world, and whereas a multi-species approach therefore needs to be taken to its management;
Amendment 11 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Mediterranean Sea is affected by a range of factors which, together with fishing, have an impact on the health of fish stocks (such as pollution caused by maritime transport);
Amendment 21 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the lack of correlation between the fishing effort regime and the status of stocks has been demonstrated;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of enforcing, in the short term and comprehensively, the targets and measures laid down in the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and of a timely, urgent and effective implementation, including timely drafting of the multiannual management plans provided for in the CFP, taking an multi-species, ecosystem-based approach; stresses, in particular, the need to achieve the Good Environmental Status (GES) goal established by Framework Directive 2008/56/EC on the strategy for the marine environment;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it urgent to provide a response that is collective, based on multi- tier cooperation – international, European, national and regional; considers that all stakeholders, including fishermen, scientists, managers of marine protected areas and NGOs, should be involved in an inclusive, bottom-up process;
Amendment 37 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the CFP recognises that access to fishing opportunities should be distributed primarily among small-scale non-industrial fishermen, or those in small coastal areas, and should include incentives (Article 7(1)(d) of the CFP regulation) in order to promote more selective fishing techniques which have a lower impact on the marine ecosystem and fishery resourcesincentives should be introduced in order to promote fishing methods which help to make fishing more selective, to prevent and reduce by-catches, in so far as possible, and to adopt fishing practices which have a small impact on the marine ecosystem and fisheries resources (Article 7(1)(d) of the CFP regulation) and that Member States should apply transparent and objective criteria, including environmental, social and economic criteria, which may concern the impact of fisheries on the environment, the previous history of compliance with rules, the contribution to the local economy and recording of catches (Article 17 of the CFP regulation); notes that, for this reason, efforts should be made in this direction, to ensure that incentives and preferential access to coastal fishing areas are given to the small-scale (artisanal) fleet as opposed to those fisheries segments that are not selective and have a greaterelective fleet, which has less impact;
Amendment 60 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses firmly that in the Mediterranean basin there is still an extensive problem of illegal, unreported or unregulated (IUU) fishing, even in EU countries; considers that no intervention to safeguard resources, including and above all for small-scale fisheries economies, can be effective unless IUU fishing is combated firmly and decisively; believes, accordingly, that inspection procedures should be harmonised throughout the Mediterranean basin in view of the widely varying inspection and penalty procedures applied in respect of the area's fishermen;
Amendment 65 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers it a matter of priority to step up monitoring activity on land, along the entire distribution chain (markets and catering trade), and at sea, especially in areas in which fishing is prohibited (temporarily or permanently)temporarily suspended or prohibited;
Amendment 83 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the system of marine protected areas in the Mediterranean covers an inadequate area, with major coverage disparities between the various basins; considers it crucial to increase the percentage of marine protected areasdefine marine protected areas more effectively in the light of the conservation objectives adopted and to identify areas to be covered by protection measures, in addition to implementing an effective monitoring and control system to check they are effective;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that in, for the Mediterranean, a minimum permitted size should be adoptis imposed for all commercial species, depending on sexual maturity and based on the best scientific knowledge, and that measures should be taken to enforce these minimum permitted sizes more strictly;
Amendment 107 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to assistand the Member States to share best practices with non-EU Mediterranean countries in order to modernisinge their fisheries sectors and to achieve sustainable fisheries, also through a policy of fisheries agreements that are more balanced, fair and sustainable;
Amendment 117 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that 250 000 people are directly employed on board boats and that the number of people dependent on the fishing industry increases exponentially if one includes families whose subsistence is derived from regional fishing and who are employed in secondary industries, such as processing, maintenance of boats and tourism; notes that 60% of work involved in fishing is located in developing countries to the south and east of the Mediterranean, which shows how important small-scale fishing is for the sustainable development of those regions and, in particular, for the most vulnerable coastal communities;
Amendment 132 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers it vital to promote, emphasise and provide incentives for cooperation between small-scale fishermen within the same area or region, for the purpose of tackling jointly the planning and management of local fisheries resources with the aim of effective and practical regionalisation, in accordance with the aims of the CFP, given; considers that the enormous fragmentation and differentiation of occupations, targets, technical characteristics and equipment used make it practically impossible to adopt a cross-cutting and unambiguous approachis a feature peculiar to fishing in the Mediterranean and that a cross-cutting and unambiguous approach would not respect and emphasise these local specificities;
Amendment 133 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers it vital to promote, emphasise and provide incentives for cooperation between small-scale fishermen within the same area or region, for the purpose of tackling jointly the planning and management of local fisheries resources with the aim of effective and practical regionalisation, in accordance with the aims of the CFP, given that the enormous fragmentation and differentiation of occupations, targets, technical characteristics and equipment used make it practically impossible to adopt a cross- cutting and unambiguous approach;
Amendment 138 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Observes that, despite the recent improvements, the number of stocks without a real and objective assessment of their status remains high and tha, on account of the frequently denounced shortage of data: in fact the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) deplores the fact that we have witnessed an actual reduction in the number of assessments has actually fallen, from 44 in 2012 to a mere 15 in 2014;.
Amendment 139 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that rational and sustainable fisheries management depends on scientific use of the relevant data,of resources is contingent on the quantity and scientific use of data collected on factors such as fishing capacity, fishing activities engaged in, and their socioeconomic situation, and the biological status of the stock exploited and the current socioeconomic situation of fishing itself;
Amendment 143 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the need for integrated approaches which take into account simultaneously the heterogeneity of the marine environment, the complexity of species (both exploited and unexploited) in the sea, the various characteristics and the conduct of fishing activities, as well as all other factors that have a bearing on the stock's health;
Amendment 149 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Considers that new rules should be applied to recreational fishing and that a catalogue of recreational fishing activities, including information about fishing gear and operations, a description of fishing areas, target species and by- catches should also be drawn up;
Amendment 151 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the strong and crucial need to share data and combat their inaccessibility and dispersion, by developing an all-embracing online archive, which should be publicly funded and should contain all the data on fishing resources and fishing activities, so as to facilitate monitoring of quality and multiple, independent analyses and thus to adopt a constructive approach to stock assessments;
Amendment 153 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that how the impacts, as well as the quantities, extent and characteristics and scale of IUU fishing (i.e. illegal fishing), are currently not assessed and are therefore under, unreported and unregulated fishing), are appraised varies among the different countries concerned in the Mediterranean basin and that these are not therefore correctly represented in information about the current status of fisheries and about trends over time, yet ought to be adequately taken into account in the development of scientific assessments for purposes of fisheries management;
Amendment 158 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that effective results and full accomplishment can be attained by means of a high level of responsibility and awareness among operators in the industry, by developing the skills of all fishermen (both commerciprofessional and recreational) and educating them, and by involving them in decision-making, adding specific actions for the dissemination of good practices;
Amendment 161 #
2016/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers it important also to raise awareness among consumers, who must be and educated them to consume fish responsibly, prioritising local species fished by sustainable methods, possibly coming from stocks which are not overexploited and not widely sold; considers it necessary, to this end, to establish a traceability system, but also and above all to inform consumers completely and reliablypromote a thoroughly reliable traceability and consumer information system in order to combat food fraud;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need for DG MARE and DG TRADE to cooperate effectively in ensuring that IUU fisheries products are not imported into the Union and that the trade agreements negotiated do not include IUU species;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 33 #
2016/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Draws attention to the fact that legal eel fishermen are unanimous in calling for an EU label to be established in order to guarantee traceability and ensure that the market in eels is fair;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2076(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for tighter rules and controls on recreational fishing, which is not properly regulated at national level and can result in products being sold on the black market;
Amendment 138 #
2016/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that the scoreboard is supposed to be used by the Investment Committee (IC) to ensure an independent and transparent assessment of the potential and actual use of the EU guarantee and to prioritise projects; calls for Parliament to be able to check that the scoreboard and its indicators are being properly consulted, applied and used; requests that the project selection criteria be properly applied and this process be made more transparent; recalls that the IC must assign equal importance to each pillar of the scoreboard when prioritising projects, irrespective of whether the individual pillar yields a numerical score, or whether it is composed of unscored qualitative and quantitative indicators; criticises the fact that the EIB itself admits that the IC’s experts only make use of the 4th pillar for information purposes, not for decision- making;
Amendment 141 #
2016/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 142 #
2016/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that the scoreboard is supposed tomust be used by the Investment Committee (IC) to ensure an independent and transparent assessment of the potential and actual use of the EU guarantee and to prioritise projects; requests that the project selection criteria be properly applied and this process be made more transparent; recalls that the IC must assign equal importance to each pillar of the scoreboard when prioritising projects, irrespective of whether the individual pillar yields a numerical score, or whether it is composed of unscored qualitative and quantitative indicators; criticises the fact that the EIB itself admits that the IC’s experts only make use of the 4th pillar for information purposes, not for decision-making;
Amendment 166 #
2016/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers it important to discuss whether the envisaged leverage of 15 is appropriate to enable EFSI to support high quality projects bearing a higher risk; calls on the Commission to present a study exploring the various ways in which a weaker leverage effect could have a bearing on the selection of high-risk projects; invites the EIB to weigh up complementing the volume requirement with secondary goals to be achieved;
Amendment 173 #
2016/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes with concern that small projects are deterred from applying for EFSI financing based on their sizePoints out that small projects often encounter difficulties in obtaining the funding they need; notes with concern that small projects are deterred from applying for EFSI financing, or are even declared ineligible for that funding, based on their size; points out that small projects do not reach the threshold for EFSI funding; stresses the need to step up the technical assistance available to these projects from the European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH) and to enlist the European Investment Bank and national development institutions and banks to support them; points to the significant impact that a small project might nevertheless have on a national or regional scale; believes that the European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH) is instrumental in advising and accompanying promoters of small-scale projects in the structuring and bundling of projects via investment platforms or framework agreements; calls on the Steering Board to look into this issue and put forward proposals to correct this situation;
Amendment 342 #
2016/2064(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Notes that awareness of overlaps and competition between EFSI and financial instruments of the EU budget on the part of the Commission and the EIB has led to the adoption of guidelines recommending the combination of EFSI and ESI financing; stresses that this combination of funding should mainly involve EFSI funding and ESIF financial instruments, and only to very limited extents, if at all, involve ESIF grants; points, however, to persistent differences in the eligibility criteria, regulations, timeframe for reporting and the application of state aid rules, which hinder combined usage; welcomes the fact that the Commission has begun to address these in its proposal for a revision of the Financial Regulation; believes that further efforts are required and that the second and third pillars of the investment plan are key to this end;
Amendment 20 #
2016/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that, according to its resolution on the preparation of the post- electoral revision of the MFF 2014-2020: Parliament's input ahead of the Commission's proposal, "new political initiatives should not be financed to the detriment of existing EU programmes and policies";
Amendment 25 #
2016/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Member States to engage more actively in cooperative projects, e.g. research programmes or pooling and sharing of assets; supportnotes, in this framework, the proposed preparatory action on defence research which should pave the way for a dedicated programme; Believes that if such new action is launched, it would have a significant impact on the EU budget; Therefore, calls on the Commission to find a different way of financing the proposed preparatory action by ensuring that new political initiatives are financed with additional funds and to present the relevant budgetary impact assessment;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the main objective of the 2017 draft budget will be to ensure that the Union budget is provided with the means it requires to fully deliver its reinforced contribution to jobs, growth, investment and solidarity, and to respond to new developments, and their impact on immigration, humanitarian aid and security; whereas there needs to be a fundamental rethink of taxation at EU level and whereas one or more new own resources in the true sense should be established in order to finance Union priorities (investment projects, Horizon 2020, etc.);
Amendment 18 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that the modernisation of fisheries control policy can only be implemented by modernising its tools, which cannot be done without increasing its budget.
Amendment 26 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Reiterates that a large number of mixed fisheries will be affected by the landing obligation for discards as of 1 January 2017, and calls in this connection for a specific budget line to be dedicated to assistance in meeting this obligation in order to ring-fence and promote research and development into the selectivity of fishing gear.
Amendment 110 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal, as part of the MFF mid-term revision, to establish a new European Union Crisis Reserve, to be financed from de-committed appropriations, as an additional instrument to react rapidly to crises, such as the current migrant and refugee crisis, as well as a wider set of events with serious humanitarian or security implications;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Starts from the premise that the forecast level of inflation of 1,7% does not mean that increases for ordinary expenditure have to be as high; questions the proposal for a 3.9% overall increase and requests the budgetary forecast for the financial year 2017 to be further discussed in the Committee on Budgets before the vote on the budget in autumn 2016;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates its call for a medium and long term budgetary planning, including a clear information with regard to expenditure relating to investments (buildings, acquisitions, etc.) and the sdistinction between investments and operational expendingture relating to the functioning of Parliament as well as its statutory obligations, as requested inin line with its resolution of 29 April 2015 on Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 20167 ; __________________ 7 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0172. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2015)0172.
Amendment 42 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that any measure in this field should be based on a clear evaluation of Parliament's needs and proportionality with the incurred risks; requests the Secretary- General and the Bureau to present on time before the Parliament's reading on the 2017 budget a global evaluation on risks and security measures envisaged, alternative proposals placed on the table for consideration, accompanied by detailed evaluation of their budgetary impact, with a clear distinction between investments and recurrent expenditure;
Amendment 53 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. WBelcomieves the increasingat, in order to fulfil their mandate, Members need high quality of advice and research provided to Members and committees, yet, opposes any increase in the dedicated budget of the General Secretariat; recalls that a mid- term evaluation of the efficacy of the cooperation between the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) and the policy departments has been foreseen when creating the EPRS in 2013; requests therefore the Secretary-General to proceed to such an evaluation and present to the Committee on Budgets its results by the end of 2016; considers that this evaluation should contain proposals as to how to ensure that the support provided by EPRS is better articulated with developments in the respective thematic committees and does not overlap with their activities nor encourage competition between services;
Amendment 68 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the current depiction of Members' parliamentary activities on Parliament's website is not accurate and transparent enough; suggests that a more detailed and accurate system of weighing and categorising of parliamentary activdoes not reflect the real activities and involvement of Members;; suggests that the current use of ranking websities is necessary in order to give a better and more detaigradually phased out while enforcing the information availabled overview of Members' activities which in turn would contribute to a better communication and liaison with citizensn every Member's page on the external, official Parliament website; expects the relevant Bureau working group to present its agenda and findings to the Committee on Budgets as soon as it is available;
Amendment 95 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the progress that has been made regarding translation and interpretation efficiencies; askscknowledges the quality and added value of services provided by the interpreters ; calls for an early, sustainable agreement between the Secretary- General to make further rationalisation proposals such as increased translation and interpretation on demandand the representatives of interpreters combining high quality working conditions and efficient management in order to avoid situations of imbalances in terms of working hours and overall insecurity among interpreters; asks the Secretary-General to make further proposals such as increased translation and interpretation on demand, particularly concerning the activities of the Intergroups of the European Parliament;
Amendment 100 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Bureau to revise the rules governing the reimbursement of the missions' expenses related to travels between the Parliament's working places and incurred by accredited parliamentary assistants in order to align them with the rules applicable to the rest of the staff;
Amendment 113 #
2016/2019(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Asks the Secretary-General to hold discussions with Parliament's travel agency with view to systematically proposing the cheapest options of travel for Members and all categories of staff while ensuring the same level of comfort, especially for long- haul flights, and the same general conditions for ticket exchanges;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) recognises the specific features of the outermost regions and allows for a differentiated approach in these regions;
Amendment 2 #
2016/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas in the ORs the economic crisis has been particularly felt and the fisheries sectors have to be seen against the background of particular structural, social and economic situation;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas the delay in the adoption of the EMFF regulation and in the approval of EMFF Operational Programmes and consequently the late implementation of supportive EMFF provisions has resulted in serious financial difficulties for some undertakings in the ORs;
Amendment 4 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Joined Cases C-132/14 to C-136/14 on the interpretation of Article 349 TFEU, which stresses that Article 349 allows derogations not only from the treaties but also from secondary law,
Amendment 6 #
2016/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. observes the difficulties or even impossibility for certain fishermen in the ORs to access credit and/or insurance for their vessels;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, with a view to the next multiannual financial framework, to consider the introduction of aid for the gradual renovation of small- scale fleets in the outermost regions in order to improve safety and efficiency, as long as that does not lead to an increase in the fishing capacity of those fleets and does not undermine the budget or the sustainability of stocks;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. calls on the Commission when proposing delegated acts with regard to the criteria for calculation of additional costs resulting from the specific handicaps of ORs, to also consider the impact of climatic and geographical conditions;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. proposes increasing aid intensity for engine replacement in the ORs where scientific evidence indicates that climate conditions and climate change have a decisive negative impact on the ORs' fleets;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recommends that the future Common Fisheries Policy take full account of the specific features of the outermost regions and enable them to realise the strong economic, social and environmental potential created by the rational development of the fisheries sectors in these regions;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the fisheries sectors in the ORs have to be seen against the background of a particular structural, social and economic situation (Article 349 TFEU), which requires specific and adapted consideration of common European policies;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2016(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Proposes, therefore, the establishment of a specific fund for fisheries in the outermost regions after 2020, based on the model of the Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI), which has demonstrated its effectiveness in supporting agriculture in these regions; recommends, in particular, that such a fund should, in compliance with the objectives of sustainable fisheries and healthy stocks, allow aid for the renewal of the fleet in these regions for artisanal and traditional fishing vessels that land their catches In the ports of the outermost regions;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. having regard to chlordecone marine pollution, which is specific to the Antilles and is having a significant impact on authorised fishing zones, as well as to the presence of invasive species;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) recognises the specific characteristics of the ORs andand the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), which were designed to tackle the problems and challenges of continental Europe, allows for a differentiated approach in these regionfor the ORs but can only provide a limited response to the specific characteristics of fisheries in the ORs;
Amendment 40 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that sustainable and ‘honest’ fishing is the basis for prosperous coastal communities and contributes to food security in the ORs; insists, in this context, on the need to involve local fisheries in achieving food security for local communities, as food security in the ORs is currently too dependent on imports;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the common fisheries policy and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), designed to tackle the problems and challenges of continental Europe, can only provide a limited response to the specific characteristics of fisheries in the ORs, that they cannot be uniformly applied to the challenges and specific characteristics of fisheries in the ORs and that they must be allowed a degree of flexibility and pragmatism or be subject to derogations; calls also for the development of a strategy for each regional sea basin tailored to the specific situation of each of the outermost regions;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that marine biological resources around the ORs should be especially protected and hencethat particular attention should be paid to fishing; stresses, therefore, that only fishing vessels registered in OR ports arshould be allowed to fish;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that the precautionary principle should prevail as long as the balance between fishing capacity and opportunities is not evidentStresses the need to maintain the balance between fishing capacity and opportunities in accordance with the precautionary principle and taking into account socio-economic realities;
Amendment 57 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that, given the specific climatic difficulties of the ORs, fishermen in these regions have to cope with their vessels ageing more quickly, causing safety and efficiency problems and making the working conditions less attractive than on modern vessels;
Amendment 63 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the delay in the adoption of the EMFF and consequently in the approval of EMFF Operational Programmes and consequently the late implementation of supportive EMFF provisions, which has resulted in serious financial difficulties for some undertakings in the ORs;
Amendment 70 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the specific provisions for the ORs in the EMFF, such as the compensation for additional costs – which is higher than in the previous programming period but still not enough for some ORs – and the maximum public aid intensity, which is higher than for other regions;
Amendment 78 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Making better use of possibilities provided under the currentArticle 349 of the Treaty and the CFP
Amendment 80 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for the full application of Article 349 TFEU in the European Union's policies, regulations, funds and programmes relating to fisheries, particularly in the EMFF, in order to respond to the specific difficulties encountered by the ORs;
Amendment 84 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission when proposing delegatedislative acts in respect of costs for hygiene, health and safety-related investments and investments related to working conditions, to facilitate a holistic and appropriately tailored approach;
Amendment 87 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission when proposing delegatedislative acts with regard to the criteria for calculation of additional costs resulting from the specific handicaps of ORs, to also consider the impact of climatic and geographical conditions and depredation;
Amendment 92 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores the significant level of IUU fishing taking place in the ORs’ EEZEEZ of certain ORs attributable to both domestic and foreign vessels, and in surrounding sea areas in the case of others; points out that for the domestic part, such practices also result from local food supply issues;
Amendment 97 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for genuine consideration to be given to the interests of ORs when fisheries agreements are concluded with third countries, including by laying down obligations to land catches in the ORs or to employ personnel from the ORs on vessels;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the need to carry out impact assessments for the ORs whenever they are affected by fisheries agreements concluded between the EU and third countries, in accordance with the provisions of Article 349 TFEU;
Amendment 102 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that a rebetter structuring of the fishing sector in the ORs is needed and if necessary a reduction of the number of vessels should be considered;
Amendment 105 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that modernisation, and the development of the traditional or small- scale fishing fleet - including that which fishes for shrimps - in the ORs with the aid of public funding (European or national) is necessary, particularly because of the accelerated ageing of their vessels, which gives rise to problems with safety, compliance with European hygiene standards and efficiency, and the unsuitability of the fleet to reach the available resources or to combat IUU fishing; stresses furthermore that such restructuring will help to diversify fishing in the ORs, to improve its quality, to introduce innovation into its fishing activities and to increase efficiency; calls on the Commission therefore to eliminate all obstacles without delay in order to authorise public financing of the gradual renewal of small-scale or traditional fishing fleets - including those fishing for shrimps - of vessels which land their catches in ports in the ORs and which contribute to local, sustainable development of the fishing industry without damaging the sustainability of resources;
Amendment 110 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Requests the Member States when implementing the provision of the CFP on the allocation of fishing opportunities to consider indevote particular fishing vesselsattention to traditional or small-scale fishing, which contributes to the local economy and haves a low impact on the environment;
Amendment 118 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recalls that the ORs are dependent on the fish stocks in their EEZs, which are biologically highly vulnerable; considers, particularly in this context, that data on fishing in the ORs should be among the priorities for data gathering;
Amendment 122 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that the potential of aquaculture should be better exploited in the ORs, as it might open up new export possibilities, with strong support from the European Union, in the context of very strong regional competition;
Amendment 129 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Amendment 131 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Advocates reconsidering the fleet segmentation basis under a potential future CFP, in order to make better use of capacity limits and facilitate developmentRecommends that the future CFP take full account of the specific features of the ORs and enable them to realise the strong economic, social and environmental potential created by the sustainable and rational development of the fisheries sectors in the ORs;
Amendment 145 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Advocates not establishing a dedicated fund for the ORs, as comprehensive resources of the European Structural and Investment Funds are already availableProposes that a specific instrument for fisheries in the ORs be established as soon as possible, modelled on POSEI for agriculture and taking as a basis Regulation No 791/2007, giving consideration to the possibility of bringing together in this specific instrument, in particular, the provisions of Articles 8 (State aid), 13(5) (budget) and 70-73 (compensation plans for additional costs) of the existing EMFF in order to ensure legal certainty of compensation plans for additional costs thanks to prior approval by the Commission and long-term financing;
Amendment 156 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that modernisation may lead to increased and more diversified fishing activities; stresses that these activities must not undermine the objectives of sustainable fisheries and healthy stocksrenovation and modernisation of the ORs artisan small scale fleet, which uses highly selective fishing gears, may improve crewmen safety in adverse weather conditions, that follows scientific objective conditions of naval architecture, which do not cause unbalance between fishing opportunities and fishing capacity;
Amendment 136 #
2016/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Considers those trust funds as an externalisation of the EU budget without the accountability and democratic process prescribed by community method; Intend therefore to have a close monitoring of the setting up of the fund and its implementation;
Amendment 147 #
2016/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Express its strong doubts regarding the EU capacity to propose concrete responses to those crises within the constraints of the current MFF; recalls in this sense that the agreement on the budget 2016 almost exhausted all the special instruments available at this time; considers that the mandatory revision of the MFF in 2016 is an unquestionable opportunity to address the lake flexibility and the scarcity of EU resources;
Amendment 151 #
2016/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. intends to have a consistent approach and connect its negotiations of the 2017 budget with to the MFF's revision as this budget should be the first year of implementation of new measures required to address those new crises; Considers therefore its position on 2017 budget will have to take into account the outcome of its strategic rapport on the revision of the MFF 2014-2020;
Amendment 163 #
2016/2004(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the agreement reached on 12 December 2015 in Paris by the 196 parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change on a universal, binding, dynamic and differentiated agreement to face the challenge of climate change; regrets, however, the fact that there is no clarity on how donor countries will meet the yearly USD 100 billion goal to support developing countries, or in particular on how they will agree on a common methodology to account for climate finance; notes that this issue is to be resolved before COP 22 in Marrakesh, and expects the Commission to anticipate such financing in its draft budget for 2017 and in its proposition on the revision of the MFF;
Amendment 1 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) In order to ensure an appropriate debate between Parliament and the Council, more adequate deadlines should have been allowed for discussion of the Commission's proposal.
Amendment 2 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 178 a (new)
Recital 178 a (new)
(178 a) The transfer of ESI Funds allocations to instruments established under the Financial Regulation or under sector specific Regulations shall never, in any case, jeopardise the adequate implementation of sectorial policies by promoting the use of financial instruments.
Amendment 4 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 62 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. In order for the specific and appropriate policy and measures to be determined, the Commission shall promote the preparation of regional operational programmes in accordance with the principles of proportionality and subsidiarity and taking into account regional competences.
Amendment 225 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The concept of performance as regards the EU budget should be clarified. Performance should be described as aon the basis of the achievement of objectives and the direct application of the principle of sound financial management. TWithout seeking to prejudge the relevance of the programme concerned, there should be a link between performance, objective-s setting and performance, indicators, results and economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the use of appropriations. To avoid conflicts with existing performance frameworks of the different programmes, references in terms of performance terminology should be limited to objectives and monitoring progress in achieving them.
Amendment 356 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 238
Recital 238
(238) The EGF should continue after 31 December 2017 to temporarily provide assistance to young people not in employment, education or training (NEETs) who reside in aregions eligible under the Youth Employment Initiative, since those regions are disproportionately impacted by major redundancas affected by high unemployment rates or have been disproportionately impacted by major redundancies. The EGF should also continue to provide assistance to people who have lost their jobs as a result of major structural changes in international trade due to globalisation or the global economic and financial crisis, and should be reinforced by new tools that give it a strategic and prospective role with a view to funding sectors likely to face problems in the future, based on sectoral globalisation impact studies.
Amendment 371 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27
27. ‘financial instruments’ means Union measures of financial support provided from the budget in order to address one or more specific policy objectives of the Union. Such instruments may take the form of equity or quasi-equity investments, loans or guarantees, repayable advances or other risk-sharing instruments, and may, where appropriate, be combined with other forms of financial support or with funds under shared implementation or EDF funds;
Amendment 373 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
27a. 'repayable advance' means a loan for a project which is paid in one or more instalments, the conditions for the reimbursement of which depend on the outcome of the project.
Amendment 672 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 228 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 228 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Financial reporting on the operations carried out by each trust fund shall be established twice every year by the authorising officer. They shall form the subject of a Communication to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 73 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 208, 209(1) and 212(2) thereof,
Amendment 110 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The EFSD should foster the creation of decent jobs, economic opportunities and entrepreneurship, with a special focus on young people, gender equality and the empowerment of women and young people in line with the Union’s Gender Action Plan 2016-2020, while strengthening the rule of law, good governance and human rights.
Amendment 187 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The EFSD shall contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda with a particular focus on sustainabland be guided by the objectives set out in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 208 TFEU and the internationally agreed development effectiveness principles, thus contributing to the Union's development and Neighbourhood policies and the new Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration, with a particular focus on poverty eradication, long-term sustainable and inclusive growth, jobthe creation of decent jobs, socio-economic sectors and on the support to micro, small and medium sized enterprises, thus addressing. In so doing, the EFSD shall, inter alia, contribute to addressing the specific socio-economic root causes of migration and contributing to, foster the sustainable reintegration of returned migrants inmigrants returning to their countries of origin while maximising additionality, delivering innovative products and crowding in private sector fundand strengthen the resilience of host communities.
Amendment 237 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) contribute to economic and social development and to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with a particular focus on sustainability and job creation (in particular for youth and women)poverty eradication, sustainability and fostering decent employment, economic opportunities and entrepreneurship, promoting, in particular, gender equality and the empowerment of women and young people, thus addressing specific root causes of migration, enhancing resilience and contributing to the sustainable reintegration of returned migrants inmigrants returned to their countries of origin, while strengthening the rule of law, good governance and human rights;
Amendment 246 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) targetstrengthen a number of socio- economic sectors, in particular infrastructure including sustainrenewable energy, water, transport, information and communications technologies, environment, sustainable use of natural resources and blue growth, social infrastructure, human capital and education and lifelong learning, in order to improve the socio-economic environment;
Amendment 296 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission mayshall define investment windows for specific regions or partner countries or for both, for specific sectors, for specific projects or for specific categories of final beneficiaries or for both to be funded by instruments referred to in Article 9 to be covered by the EFSD Guarantee up to a fixed amount. All requests for financial support within investment windows shall be made to the CommissionThe choice of investment windows shall be duly justified by an analysis of market failure or sub-optimal investment situations. That analysis shall be carried out by the Commission in cooperation with potentially eligible counterparts and stakeholders. Investment windows shall be defined with a view to allocating a significant share of the EFSD Guarantee to fragile and conflict-affected countries, landlocked countries and Least-Developed Countries.
Amendment 303 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall establish and publish a scoreboard of indicators to be used to ensure an independent and transparent assessment of the potential and actual operations backed by the EFSD Guarantee. Those indicators shall include gender components.
Amendment 358 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) a scoreboard of indicators, as provided for in [Article 8(4a)].
Amendment 366 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – title
Article 17 – title
Transparency, communication and public disclosure of information
Amendment 373 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The eligible counterparts shall clearly specify the support provided by the Union in the information they publish on financing and investment operations covered by the EFSD Guarantee under this Regulation.
Amendment 374 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 b (new)
EU delegations shall include information on the funding opportunities available under the EFSD in all materials targeted at civil society and the general public.
Amendment 219 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH) should be enhanced and its activities should focuaddress any shortcomings oin needs not covered adequately under current arrangementhe implementation of the EFSI. It should play an instrumental role in empowering project promoters to initiate and develop viable, sustainable and quality projects. It should pay particular attention to supporting the preparation of projects involving two or more Member States or regions, and projects that contribute to achieving the objectives of COP21. Notwithstanding its objective to build upon existing advisory services of the EIB and the Commission, so to act as a single technical advisory hub for project financing within the Union, tThe EIAH should also contribute actively to achieving the objective of sectorial and geographical diversification of the EFSI and proactively supporting the EIB where needand other actors involved in originating projects and launching operations, as well as in initiating demand, where needed. It should also actively contribute to the establishment of investment platforms and provide advice on the combination ofing other sources of Union funding with the EFSIEU funding with the EFSI. It is considered necessary for the EIAH to establish a strong local presence, where needed, to leverage local knowledge about the EFSI and give better consideration to local needs. The EIAH should aim to conclude agreements with national development banks or institutions in each Member State. To achieve those objectives, the staff capacity of the EIAH should be commensurate to the tasks that it is called upon to undertake.
Amendment 282 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Amendment 284 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Amendment 310 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
(-a) in paragraph 1, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘The Steering Board shall comprise four members: three appointed by the Commission and one by the EIB. The Steering Board shall elect a Chairperson from among its members for a fixed term of three years, renewable once. The Steering Board shall take its decisions by consensus. The members with observer status may be consulted by the permanent members, but shall not be involved in decision-making.’;
Amendment 312 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
(-a) in paragraph 3, the third subparagraph is replaced by the following: The Steering Board shall regularly organise a twice- yearly consultation of relevant stakeholders - in particular co-investors, including national promotional banks and institutions, public authorities, experts, education, training and research institutions, the relevant social partners and representatives of civil society - on the orientation and implementation of the investment policy carried out by the EIB under this Regulation.
Amendment 318 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point -i a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point -i a (new)
Regulation 2015/1017
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point c
Amendment 326 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point ii
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point l
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point l
l) agriculture, forestry, fishery and aquaculture;
Amendment 327 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point ii a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point ii a (new)
Regulation 2015/1017
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point l a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – point l a (new)
la) blue growth
Amendment 344 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point -a (new)
Regulation 2015/1017
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii
(-a) in paragraph 2(b), point (iii) is replaced by the following: ‘iii) development and modernisation of energy infrastructure (in particular interconnections, smart grids at distribution level, energy storage and, synchronisation of networks and marine energy);’
Amendment 354 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h
h) agriculture, forestry, fishery and aquaculture;
Amendment 356 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(a a) in paragraph 2 the following point (ha) is added: ‘ha) blue growth;’
Amendment 395 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Amendment 415 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b – point i
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
c) leveraging local knowledge to facilitate EFSI support across the Union and contributing where possible to the objective of sectorial and geographical diversification of the EFSI referred to in Section 8 of Annex II by supporting the EIB to originateand the national promotional banks or institutions concerned to originate and develop operations;
Amendment 419 #
2016/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b – point ii
Regulation (EU) No 2015/1017
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point e
e) providing pro-active support on the establishment of investment platforms with a local presence, taking account of existing support programmes and bodies, in particular national promotional banks or institutions;
Amendment 103 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) As recreational fisheries can have a significant impact on fish resources, the multiannual plan should provide a framework for ensuring that they are conducted in a manner compatible with the objectives of the plan. Member States should collect catch data of recreational fisheries. Where such fisheries have a significant impact on resources, the plan should foresee the possibility to decide on specific management measures.
Amendment 111 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The plan takes account of the European Union’s bilateral relations with Norway, just as future bilateral agreements with Norway will have to take account of the plan;
Amendment 119 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Articles 2, 3, 8, 9 and 13 also apply to recreational fisheries.
Amendment 130 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) “Target species Group 1”: means demersal stocks for which targets as FMSY ranges and safeguards linked to biomass are established in this plan as follows:
Amendment 135 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
(3) “Target species Group 2” means Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) functional units (FU) for which targets as FMSY ranges and safeguards linked to abundance are established in this plan consisting of:
Amendment 136 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3a) “By-catch species group” means: - demersal stocks subject to catch limits other than those listed in Group 1 in the North Sea; - Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) functional units and statistical rectangles outside the functional units in ICES zone IIa and Subarea IV subject to catch limits other than those listed in Group 2; - demersal stocks not subject to catch limits in the North Sea; - prohibited species in respect of which fishing is prohibited and which are identified as such in a Union legal act adopted in the area of the common fisheries policy in the North Sea; - demersal stocks for which targets as FMSY ranges and safeguards linked to biomass are established in Union legislation other than this Regulation.
Amendment 137 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Amendment 140 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Amendment 145 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Amendment 148 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Amendment 151 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Amendment 159 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
(10a) “recreational fisheries” means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine living biological resources for recreation, tourism or sport.
Amendment 169 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The plan shall enable fishermen to acquire more economic visibility in the long term.
Amendment 172 #
2016/0238(COD)
4. In particular, tThe plan shall aimcontribute to:
Amendment 173 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) ensure thatthe fulfilment of the conditions described in descriptor 3 contained in Annex I to Directive 2008/56/EC are fulfilled; and
Amendment 176 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) contribute to the fulfilment of other relevant descriptors contained in Annex I to Directive 2008/56/EC in proportion to the role played by fisheries in their fulfilment.
Amendment 183 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title
Article 4 – title
Targets forG target species groups 1 and 2
Amendment 195 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(aa) Decisions to fish in the upper range shall be supported by the best available scientific advice, in accordance with point (c) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Detailed scientific evidence shall be made publicly available at least four weeks before the adoption of decisions on fishing opportunities under Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 based on column B of Annex I.
Amendment 205 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Article 5 – title
Amendment 212 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Fishing opportunities for the stocks of Groups 3 and 4In the case of species subject to a TAC, fishing opportunities for by-catch stocks in the North Sea shall be consistent with the best available scientific advice related to maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 218 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. In the absence of scientific advice on fishing mortality rate consistent with maximum sustainable yield, fishing opportunities for by-catch species subject to a TAC shall be consistent with the best available scientific advice to ensure the sustainability of the stocks in line with the precautionary approach.
Amendment 226 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Fishable by-catch stocks that are not subject to a TAC shall be managed based on the precautionary principle, in line with the best available scientific advice.
Amendment 229 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 236 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
Safeguards forG target species groups 1 and 2
Amendment 251 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
Specific conservation measures for Groups 3 to 7the by- catch species group
Amendment 265 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, when allocating the fishing opportunities available to them, Member States shall use transparent and objective criteria, including those of an environmental, social and economic nature, and shall also endeavour to distribute national quotas fairly among the various fleet segments giving special consideration to traditional and artisanal fisheries, and to provide incentives to Union fishing vessels deploying selective fishing gear or using fishing techniques with reduced environmental impact.
Amendment 271 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
Article 11 – title
Provisions linked to the landing obligation for Groups 1 to 7target and by-catch species groups
Amendment 276 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
For demersal stocks of Gtarget and by-catch species groups 1-7, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 18 of this Regulation and Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 concerning:
Amendment 285 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
The control measures provided for in this Chapter shall apply in addition to those provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 for target and by-catch demersal stocks of Groups 1-7, save where otherwise provided for in this Chapter.
Amendment 289 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Amendment 299 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Logbook requirements for Groups 1 to 7target and by- catch species groups
Amendment 302 #
2016/0238(COD)
Amendment 313 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament on progress in achieving the objectives of this Regulation, in particular to restore and maintain all stocks covered by this Regulation above levels capable of producing the Maximum sustainable Yield.
Amendment 24 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) This Regulation also does not cover fishing opportunities decided by ICCAT, as Article 43(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides that measures on fixing prices, levies, aid and quantitative limitations and on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities shall be adopted by the Council. Article 17 of the CFP Regulation stipulates, however, that when allocating fishing opportunities Member States must use transparent and objective environmental, social and economic criteria that are good for the local economy and foster the use of selective fishing gear with reduced environmental impact.
Amendment 26 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) European legislation should merely transpose the ICCAT measures in order to place European and third country fishermen on an equal footing and ensure that the rules can be accepted by all.
Amendment 27 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to swiftly incorporate into Union law future binding amendments to the ICCAT Recommendations, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amendingArticle 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union confers on the Commission the power to adopt delegated acts to amend non- essential elements in the Annexes to this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, shouldmust ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 28 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘fishing authorisation’ means an fishing authorisation issued in respect of a Union fishing vessel in addition to its fishing licence, entitling it to carry out specific fishing activities during a specified period, in a given area or for a given fishery under specific conditions;
Amendment 29 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Amendment 32 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 24
(24) ‘"IUU fishing’' means fishing activities which are illegal, unreported and unregulated, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008;
Amendment 36 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 2 – chapter 7 a (new)
Title 2 – chapter 7 a (new)
Chapter VII a - Apportionment of blue fin tuna and swordfish fishing quotas 42a. In accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, when allocating the fishing opportunities available to them, Member States shall use transparent and objective criteria and shall also endeavour to apportion national quota fairly among the various fleet segments, paying particular attention to artisanal and traditional fishing and to more sustainable gears that have a positive impact on the recovery of blue fin tuna and swordfish stocks because of their high degree of selectivity, their low impact on marine ecosystems and their scientific significance.
Amendment 37 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 a (new)
Article 69 a (new)
Article 69 a Compliance with ICCAT Recommendations The Commission shall ensure compliance with ICCAT Recommendations, which are compulsory decisions that are binding on Contracting Parties, in cooperation with and coordination between Member States and the Community Fisheries Control Agency, especially as regards prohibited gears such as driftnets, which are still currently in use in the ICCAT convention area.
Amendment 48 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) A key based on the size of the population and of the economy of the Member States should be applied as a point of reference in the operation of the corrective allocation mechanism in conjunction with a threshold, so as to enable the mechanism to function as a means of assisting Member States under disproportionate pressure. The application of the corrective allocation for the benefit of a Member State should be triggered automatically where the number of applications for international protection for which a Member State is responsible exceeds 1500% of the figure identified in the reference key. In order to comprehensively reflect the efforts of each Member State, the number of persons effectively resettled to that Member State should be added to the number of applications for international protection for the purposes of this calculation.
Amendment 52 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Under the allocation mechanism, the costs of transfer of an applicant to the Member State of allocation should be reimbursed from the EU budget as an EUR 500 lump sum per person transferred.
Amendment 389 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 applies where the automated system referred to in Article 44(1) indicates that the number of applications for international protection for which a Member State is responsible under the criteria in Chapter III, Articles 3(2) or (3), 18 and 19, in addition to the number of persons effectively resettled, is higher than 1500% of the reference number for that Member State as determined by the key referred to in Article 35.
Amendment 453 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
The automated system shall notify the Member States and the Commission as soon as the number of applications in the benefitting Member State for which it is the Member State responsible under this Regulation is below 1580% of its share pursuant to Article 35(1).
Amendment 233 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) There is a need to develop a framework for the regulation of technical measures. That framework should establish general rules to apply across all Union waters and provide for the creation of technical measures that take account of the regional specificities of fisheries through the process of regionalisation introduced by the CFP. This process must make it possible to combine effectively the common rule and local situations and situations per zone. However, the process must not result in a kind of renationalisation of the CFP, and it is important that the Advisory Councils should continue to ensure this regionalisation under a Community approach in accordance with Recital 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 313 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. Articles 7 and 14 and Part A of Annexes V to X shall also apply to recreational fisheriesThis Regulation shall also apply to recreational fisheries, so that they participate sustainably in the renewal of fish stocks and the maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 341 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure that catches of marine species below minimum conservation reference sizes do not exceed 5% by volume in accordance withsizes are reduced as much as possible and quantified so as to contribute to achieving the objectives established in Article 2(2) and Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 357 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) ensure compliance and arrange for assessment of socioeconomic implications in accordance with Article 2(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 488 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Where the results of those pilot studies or other scientific advice indicate that unwanted catches of species which are not subject to catch limits are significant, Member States may establish technical measures to reduce those unwanted catches in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013. Those technical measures shall apply solely to fishing vessels flying the flag of that Member State.
Amendment 26 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that Article 17 of the MFF Regulation provides for the possibility of revising the MFF in the event of unforeseen circumstances; points to the magnitude of the crises that have affected the Union since the adoption of the current MFF in 2013;
Amendment 216 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Expects, therefore, that new reinforcements in commitment appropriations will be accompanied by a corresponding increase in payment appropriations, including an upward revision of the annual payments ceiling if necessary; considers, moreover, that the mid-term review/revision of the MFF provides an excellent opportunity to take stock of payment implementation and updated forecasts for the expected evolution of payments up to the end of the current MFF; believes that a joint payment plan for 2016-2020 should be developed and agreed between the three institutions; insists that such a new payment plan should be based on sound financial management and provide for a clear strategy to meet all payment needs in all headings until the end of the current MFF, and to avoid a "hidden backlog" caused by an artificial slowdown in the implementation of certain multiannual programmes and other mitigating measures such as the reduction of pre- financing rates;
Amendment 229 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Strongly believes that the automatic transfer to the following years of any surplus resulting from under- implementation of the EU budget or fines imposed on companies for breaching EU competition law would contribute to easing the payment problem; stresses that this surplus should be budgeted as extra revenue in the EU budget, with no corresponding adjustment of the GNI contributions; considers that this measure would significantly contribute to easing the payment problem of the EU budget; calls on the Commission to make appropriate legislative proposals in this regard;
Amendment 234 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Believes, therefore, that the mid- term revision of the MFF Regulation should provide for the lifting of a number of constraints and limitations that were imposed by the Council on the flexibility provisions at the time of adoption of the MFF; considers, in particular, that any restrictions on the carry-over of unused appropriations and margins, either by setting annual ceilings (Global Margin for Payments) or by imposing time-limits (Global Margin for Commitments) should be revoked; believes that, given the current budgetary constraints across several headings, no specific scope should be defined as regards the utilisation of resources under the Global Margin for Commitments;
Amendment 258 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Believes that the mid-term review/revision provides for an excellent opportunity for the first-time assessment of the functioning of the EU policies and programmes concerned, as well as the operation of the MFF flexibility provisions and special instruments, and expects the Commission to supply an analysis identifying the shortcomings of the current implementation system; pays particular attention to the assessment of the impact on the implementation process of the new elements introduces in the current programming period, such as ex- ante conditionalities under cohesion policy; invites the Commission to come up with concrete proposals to address the possible deficiencies and to improve the implementation environment for the remaining years of the current MFF, in order to ensure the best possible use of scarce financial resources;
Amendment 320 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Calls for the introduction of one or several new own resources, ideally with a clear link to European policies that create added value; notes that a large number of possible new own resources have already been discussed by the High Level Group, and eagerly awaits itin the European Parliament, such as a reformed VAT, a Financial Transaction Tax, bank levies and ECB seigniorage, a reformed EU Emissions Trading System and carbon taxation, transport taxation, an EU-wide corporate taxation, electricity or digital taxation; eagerly awaits the High Level Group's recommendations;
Amendment 324 #
2015/2353(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54a. Stresses furthermore that a new revenue system should reflect the Union's political priorities such as combating cross border tax fraud, tax evasion and fiscal competition, reducing the risk of financial speculation, and addressing environmental issues; calls for the continuation of tax harmonisation with the aim of establishing a minimum EU- wide corporate taxation;
Amendment 325 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that the budgetary capacity and the incentive measures for convergence within the euro area are additional tools dedicated to the euro area;
Amendment 425 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists that once it is integrated into Community law, the fiscal capacity for, including the eEuro area should be integrated into the EUpean Monetary Fund, should be part of the union budget, but over and above the ceilings of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF); FF, and should be financed by euro area and participating members via a new specific additional resource to be agreed between participating Member States and to be considered as new assigned revenue; considers that eventually in a steady state a revision to upward the current own resources ceiling should be agreed in order to be adapted to a multitier budget;
Amendment 577 #
2015/2344(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that a dedicated financial instrument is needed to work as an incentive-based mechanism for convergence and sustainable structural reforms with clear conditionality; believes that the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP), which is designed to provide technical support to national authorities for measures aimed at reforming institutions, governance, administration, and economic and social sectors with a view to enhancing growth and jobs, can b, this instrument is specific to member states of the euro area and must not interfere with the fEurther developed as a contribution to this function of the fiscal capacityopean structural funds;
Amendment 127 #
2015/2342(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the assessment and budgetary control of funds used as part of the Union’s external policies on migration, believes it is essential as well to verify the reliability and soundness of the partner third countries concerned;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2341(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges the added value of pooling a large number of national contributions at Union level in addition to substantial contributions from the external financing instruments and the European Development Fund (EDF); notes, however, that according to the Commission communication of 10 February 2016, four months after the fund was set up, on the state of play of implementation of the priority actions under the European Agenda on Migration, Member State funding pledges totalled only EUR 81.71 million, or 4.5% of the projected EUR 1.8 billion; urges the Member States, however, to effectively match the Union contribution rather than provide the minimum required to obtain voting rights;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2341(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that trust funds are part of an ad hoc response which shows that the Union budget and the Multiannual Financial Framework lack the resources and flexibility needed for a rapid and comprehensive approach to major crises; deplores the fact that they result in bypassing the budgetary authority and undermining the unity of the budgetnotes that the fact that this ad hoc instrument has been set up is acknowledgement that the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework is undersized; points out that Member State contributions make up 85% of the Union budget; considers that setting up this trust fund is de facto tantamount to revising the ceilings for the current Multiannual Financial Framework by increasing Member State contributions; deplores the fact that, in spite of its budgetary authority status, Parliament is not represented on the management committee responsible for funding allocation; deplores, accordingly, the fact that, as a result of setting up the Trust Fund, the budgetary authority is being bypassed and budget unity undermined; considers that revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework would provide greater budgetary, democratic and legal certainty;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2341(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Observes that Parliament has demonstrated responsibility, as one arm of the budgetary authority, by agreeing to release emergency funds; deplores the fact, however, that, as a result of the proliferation of emergency instruments, the Community method is being abandoned; gives an assurance of its intention to safeguard the fundamental principles of the Union budget, notably budget unity and codecision; considers that a rethink of the Union's ability to respond to large-scale crises, in particular as regards their budgetary implications, is what is genuinely imperative; makes its agreement to future proposals for crisis instruments subject to incorporation of those implications into the mid-term review of the Multiannual Financial Framework, which is scheduled to take place before the end of 2016.
Amendment 20 #
2015/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that it is illegal for the EU budget to be in deficit; notes that the Member States are making the EU budget an adjustment variable of national budgets and that this consolidation of national budgets by delaying payments for project initiators is counterproductive economically and financially; takes the view that the exclusion of Member States’ contributions from the calculation of the structural deficit would allow for a more accurate reading of the budgetary efforts made by the Member States;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need for greater coordination with the ESF and the ERDF, andof EGF measures with regional political authorities and local social partners; points out that better coordination with the ESF and the ERDF would enable more structural measures to be taken in areas affected by redundancy plans; proposes that applications for EGF funding should be submitted by the authorities that manage the Structural Funds in each Member State;
Amendment 47 #
2015/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that more widespread use of the derogation fromthe EGF budget could be used more efficiently if the eligibility thresholds were lowered, particularly to benefit SMEs, extension of the reference periods and the possibility of classifyingfor medium-sized businesses generating local growth, if the reference periods were extended and if employees made redundant by businesses dependant on the companies claiming assistance and workers who provideing related services and who are made redundant could be classified as workers made redundant by the company claiming assistance would make for more efficient use of the EGF budget;
Amendment 55 #
2015/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Takes the view that ex post social intervention, often relating to the repayment of funding provided by Member States, means that the European Union's activity to assist workers who have been made redundant is invisible; calls on the Commission to step up its communication to national and local trade union networks and to the general public in order better to promote the social measures taken by the EU;
Amendment 194 #
2015/2221(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Asks the Commission to conduct and make public an evaluation of the decision-making procedure which led the Troika, in the implementation of the last Memorandum of Understanding signed with Greece, to require savings up to 25 billion EUR for the recapitalization of Greek banks, while the SSM, which role is to assess such needs, stated on 31 October 2015, that the recapitalization needs, in a baseline scenario, were up to 4.4 billion EUR, and the most risky scenario, up to 14.4 billion EUR;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Council's position with regard to the 2016 budget has been to reduce commitments by EUR 563.6 million and payments by EUR 1.4 billion, once again underestimating the EU's real payment needs, running counter to the plan put forward by the Commission to settle unpaid bills;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the adoption of the regulation on the European Fund for Strategic Investments, and emphasises the role Parliament has played in minimising redeployment from Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility; reiterates its commitment to reducing cuts during the annual budgetary procedure;
Amendment 34 #
2015/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regards it as essential that the plan should succeed and will therefore monitor its implementation very closely, in particular any move to shift investment expenditure and public debt off State balance sheets.
Amendment 37 #
2015/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that a deficit in the EU budget is illegal and the Council’s budgetary proposals are therefore insincere; notes that the latter institution is making the EU budget an adjustment variable of national budgets and that this consolidation of national budgets by delaying payments for project initiators is counterproductive economically and financially; takes the view that the exclusion of Member States’ contributions from the calculation of the structural deficit would allow for a more accurate reading of the budgetary efforts made by the Member States;
Amendment 153 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 112 a (new)
Paragraph 112 a (new)
112a. Recalls that 'Societal Challenge 6 (SC6)', in particular, the social sciences and humanities, was a priority of Parliament which it introduced during the development of Horizon 2020; recalls the importance of this component in the domains in which the Union is facing particular challenges, such as tackling unemployment, radicalisation, terrorism, supporting migrants, economic and monetary governance, and the fight against inequality; is concerned, therefore, that during the implementation phase of the programme, the social sciences and humanities have been downgraded as a priority through the loss of their dedicated leadership and the reduction in their commitment appropriations by 40% at a time when the overall envelope for Horizon 2020 under the 2014-2020 MFF has increased;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned at the situation in the fisheries sector, which must maintain its competitiveness while complying with the demands of the common fisheries policy (CFP) and the requirements of sound fishery resource management under arrangements to manage stocks above the biomass levels at which the maximum sustainable yield can be achieved; is concerned at the industry's and national authorities' difficulties in meeting the landing obligation and at the planned abolition of storage aid, as a result of which it will become impossible to tackle price volatility, in breach of the Treaty;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes the appropriations earmarked for the EFCA; regrets the loss of one post on the establishment plan; notes, however, that the reduction in allocations is in linproposes therefore that the budget of the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) be increased so as to enable with the objective of bringing EU agencies' spending under control; calls on the Council not to go beyond the projected reductions in the draft budgeo carry out the new tasks arising from the new Basic Regulation on the common fisheries policy; considers that the proposed increase should cover the costs incurred in respect of staff, operations and IT support;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Urges the Member States concerned to do their utmost to ensure that all operational programmes as referred to in Articles 17, 18 and 19 of the EMFF Regulation are validated by 31 December 2015 at the latest; takes the view that the amounts entered in the draft budget against Articles 11 06 60, 11 06 61, 11 06 62 and 11 06 63 are in line with needs, with the exception, however, of heading 11 06 62 01 on scientific advice and knowledge, the drastic reduction of payments for which, particularly in comparison with 2015, seems unjustified, and that the amounts should therefore be reinstated at the 2015 levels;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Proposes that headings 11 06 60 01, 11 06 60 02, 11 06 60 03, 11 06 60 04, 11 06 60 05 and 11 06 60 06 be created in order to render transparent and amenable to monitoring the allocation of expenditure adopted in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 on the EMFF;
Amendment 112 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78 d (new)
Paragraph 78 d (new)
78d. Reiterates the appeal for greater transparency regarding the general expenditure allowance for the Members; calls on the Parliament's Bureau to work on a definition of more precise rules regarding the accountability of the expenditure authorised under this allowance including, inter alia, an annual declaration by Members, retention period of payment proof, detailed arrangements of random controls;
Amendment 20 #
2015/2127(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises the need to include in EIB annual reports a more comprehensive and detailed analysis of investment requirements by sector in the EU, in order to be able to identify any areas in which investment falls short of what is required for the pursuit of the EU's priorities; believes that the EIB should assess the ability of its investment instruments to make good such shortfalls;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the CBD process for the description of EBSAs, which has already led to the description of 204 areas that meet the criteria, many of which are located in ABNJ,
Amendment 3 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
– having regard that EBSAs have been described in the Southern Indian Ocean, Eastern Tropical and Temperate Pacific, North Pacific, South-Eastern Atlantic, Arctic, North-West Atlantic, Mediterranean, Western South Pacific, Wider Caribbean and Western Mid Atlantic, other regions are not yet covered,
Amendment 6 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
– having regard to the UN Millennium Development Goals Report 20152030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (UNGA A/RES/70/1 adopted in 2015), and the Sustainable Development Goal 14 to Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development,
Amendment 18 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 27 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Working Group’s recommendation packageCo-chairs summary of the 2011 Working Group’s acknowledged the gap between the scientific process for describing ecologically and biologically significant areas and the actual identification/designation of such areas since no global forum had a formal mandate at present, and existing regional and sectoral forums were facing issues of legitimacy to do so;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas in the 2011 recommendation packageCo-Chairs summary of 2011 Working Group noted there was a general recognition of the limitations and shortcomings of the status quo;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas hHeads of sState and gGovernments at Rio+20 in June 2012 committed to address, on an urgent basis, building on the work of the Working Group, the issue of the conversation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas fishing, alone and in conjunction with other marine activities, has a great impact on marine biological diversity, and thus should be covered by all conservation and management measures, while bearing in mind that it is one of a host of mortality factors for fishery resources and should not be the only driver of international action;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas, amongst other things, mineral extraction, energy drilling and the use of land space by urban platforms are other mortality factors for fishery resources today, and future maritime development could result in unanticipated mortality factors regarding which vigilance must be maintained;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas without coordination and consultation between all actors concerned in maritime activity, conservation of marine biological diversity and sustainable use of resources cannot be achieved;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas the EU’s outermost regions have, by their very nature, special geographical and sometimes geopolitical circumstances and are included in specific regional cooperation mechanisms;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the UNFSA is a comprehensive and forward-thinking document that should not be changed or watered down;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas lessons should be learned from the EU's recent disagreements with the Faroe Islands and Iceland, in order to enable stocks to be managed sustainably worldwide;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the UNFSA provides a framework for the application of the precautionary approach, to fisheries management, for conservation and management measures, cooperation for cons for straddling and highly migratory fish stocks, for international coopervation, and management, andfor the establishment of the sub-regional and regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) and arrangements;
Amendment 58 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas we recognise and support the rights and special requirements of developing states in the context of capacity-building in order for them to be able to benefit from the conservation and sustainable use of their resources and of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas the course of actions of the so- called ‘Kobe Process’ recognises the efforts already made by those RFMOs which manage tuna stocks and that have undertaken independent performance reviews, and calls on allthose RFMOs to regularly undertake such reviews and make the results publicly available; whereas authorities such as the UNGA and COFI have also called on the other RFMOs to do likewise and whereas those reviews have been conducted;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas the CBD has prompfacilitated a series of workshops to identifyscribe EBSAs in thecluding in ABNJ and the results of these workshops are now widely available for management consultation purposes on a CBD website;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas the Working Group, in its document of 23 January 2015, stressed the need for athe comprehensive global regime that wouldo better address the conservation and management of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the decision taken by the UNGA to start working towards a new international instrument under the UNCLOS framework regarding marine biological diversity in ABNJ in order, amongst other things, to address the current shortcomings;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and seas and of their resources; calls on the EU and the international community to promote conservation and sustainable use of marine resources by implementing, among other measures, modern concepts of fisheries managementexisting legislation and modern concepts of managing the exploitation of marine resources (be it exploitation of minerals, energy drilling, etc.) and fisheries, including science-based marine governance, maintaining stocks to levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield, ecosystem-based management and conservation of marine biodiversity and the precautionary approach;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the important role that the EU has been playing in the proper exploitationsecuring the sustainable management of marine living resources, particularly in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing;
Amendment 90 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Commission to further promote fisheries aspects, and to coordinate, aspects relating to fisheries and to all forms of sea bed and ocean exploitation in this new international agreement;
Amendment 98 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to support and promote the establishment of connected, coherent and representative networks of MPAs as networks are essential fortools which can ensuringe ecological and biological connectivity;
Amendment 109 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the UN to apply existing legislation or to create additional rules that could indirectly help protect biodiversity on the high seas and improve social, safety and monitoring conditions, such as the establishment of global management tools, i.e. a centralised instrument for vessel registration;
Amendment 111 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the UN to create additional rules that could indirectly help protect biodiversity on the high seas, such as the establishment of global management tools, i.e. a centralised instrument for vessel registration, avoiding the increase of the bureaucratic burden for fishermen;
Amendment 114 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 117 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the new international agreement, to push for recognition of environmental damage at sea and identification of the chain of responsibility for such damage.
Amendment 2 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 3 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 13 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas points-based system penalizes fishing ships and not ship owners, fisherman or other persons in the entire production chain;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas fish auctions play a vital role in the sea-food industry, and have a central role in controlling landed fish;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is in favour of the simplification of Union legislation with a view to achieving ‘better lawmaking’, in particular through the revision of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, scheduled for 2017and expected by 2017 at the latest;
Amendment 86 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Emphasises the need to discuss with the different national, outermost regions and regional authorities when creating or revising legal instruments;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for the EFCA Core Curriculum to be translated and circulated widely, with the aid of the EMFF; proposes that this manual be embellished with examples of good practice employed by inspectors;
Amendment 112 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Suggests the study of an EFCA electronic based registry (EFCA single desk) with ready to print or electronic models for inspections and for the centralization of inspective reports. This EFCA electronic based registry could also be used for receiving and centralizing the capture certificates emitted by Member states and third countries;
Amendment 113 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Asks the Commission to assess existing training courses for entry to the trade of fisherman in Europe and to make its conclusions known through a communication;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Emphasises the importance of assessing and certifying the control training initiatives provided by third parties;
Amendment 116 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Proposes the improvement of public communication systems of control agencies stressing the importance of periodically disseminating the work carried out and the results obtained and permanently provide information about the rules applied to fish resources, such as minimum sizes and temporal and spatial closures;
Amendment 121 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the importance of increasing the presence of EFCA close to Member States, including Outermost Regions;
Amendment 163 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Recommends ensuring the continued existence, notably through EMFF funding of fish auctions vital to territories, as these contribute to transparency and traceability, and facilitate fisheries control;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the definition of basic principles common to all basins through a framework regulation adopted by codecision ('ordinary legislative procedure' under the Lisbon Treaty), is necessary to ensure a level playing field between operators, allow a democratically devised framework to be put in place and facilitate the implementation and monitoring of technical measures;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas the infra-regional level is that which is situated lower than the sea basin level;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas codecision is not necessary for measures taken at infra-regional level or subject to frequent changes, but must be used for the adoption of rules that are common to all sea basins, already covered by separate regulations or not likely to be amended in the foreseeable future;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the adoption of technical measures on a regional basis may in particular should follow the model agreed by the co-legislators under the new common fisheries policy, namely for adoption by the Commission of delegated acts on the basis of joint recommendations from the Member States concerned;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas delegated acts for regionalisation are one of the means provided for, but to date the method used to decide on the delegated act has already shown its weaknesses and flaws, in terms of transparency and consultation with those involved (notably the RACs, European Regions, etc.), but also in terms of information and consultation as regards the content;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O b (new)
Recital O b (new)
Ob. whereas the technical delegated acts adopted to date cover the same geographic perimeter as the existing technical regulations (namely the sea basins), and it is justifiable to question the reason why some stem from codecision and other delegated acts;
Amendment 73 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O c (new)
Recital O c (new)
Oc. Whereas the revision of the framework of technical measures should present an opportunity to continue reflecting on regionalisation and to think about alternatives to delegated acts;
Amendment 106 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas difficulties in implementing the discard ban in mixed fisheries are likely to arise with 'choke' species; whereas the multiannual plans should therefore seek to promote instruments, such as fishing effort regulation, that are unconstrained by the rigidities of the TAC and quota system, thereby helping to ensure maximum sustainable yield and improve the economic performance of fleets at a given fishing mortality rate;
Amendment 136 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that future technical measures should be simplified in order to remove any contradiction and/or duplication, rational, contained in a clearly structured legal framework and based on a solid scientific approach reviewed by peers;
Amendment 151 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that, in order to make CFP rules more acceptable to the fisheries sector and ensure compliance therewith, fishermen must be more involved in decision making, given incentives such as, for example, more aid for training, innovation and, equipment, and anything else that will encouraged them to use more selective fishing gear;
Amendment 154 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Considers that innovation and research will need to be promoted to ensure that the CFP is properly implemented, in particular as regards the landing of discards, in order to increase selectivity and modernise fishing and monitoring techniques;
Amendment 159 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it necessary to maintain the co-decision procedure for the adoption of rules common to all sea basins , or which are already covered by separate regulations, or for those are not likely to be amended within the foreseeable future;
Amendment 167 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes codecision to be unnecessary for measures adopted at infra-regional level or possibly subject to frequent changes;
Amendment 174 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that rules regarding technical measures should be structured on three co- decisional axes and a fourth regionalisation axis. The first three would comprise a set of common centralised rules, a set of specific rules for the larger sea basins and a number of specific technical regulations, all off which would be adopted by co- decision; Notes that regionalisation would apply to rules applicable at infra-regional level or subject to frequent changes
Amendment 179 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls that as regards delegated acts, pursuant to Article 18 of the basic regulation, Member States may, within a time limit to be set in the regulation on the technical measures, submit recommendations to the European Commission, and that the latter will not be able to adopt any act prior to the expiration of that time limit;
Amendment 217 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the conservation objective of the regulation on technical measures could be achieved more effectively through actions aimed at improving supply and demand management, foc7using to a greater extent on producer organisationsby making it easier to implement a sector-based approach, thereby optimizing the results being sought by EU provisions;
Amendment 229 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that multi-annual plans should form a robust and lasting framework for fisheries management, be based on best and most recent scientific and socio- economic findings recognised by peers, and be adapted to the evolution of stocks, as well as providing flexibility for annual Council decisions on fishing opportunities; notes that these annual decisions should not exceed the strict scope of the allocation of fishing opportunities, and should, as far as possible, seek to avoid large fluctuations thereof;
Amendment 230 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that multi-annual plans should form a robust, rational and lasting framework for fisheries management, be based on best and most recent scientific and socio- economic findings and be adapted to the evolution of stocks, as well as providing flexibility for annual Council decisions on fishing opportunities; notes that these annual decisions should not exceed the strict scope of the allocation of fishing opportunities, and should, as far as possible, seek to avoid large fluctuations thereof; also believes that approximative approaches to quantification cannot be accepted;
Amendment 240 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that, in order to avoid problems arising from compulsory landings for mixed fisheries, it would be advisable to find ways of regulating the fishing effort free of ta balanced distribution of quotas should be established between fishe rigidities of TACs and quotases, in particular through a transparent allocation by fishing sector;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU is one of the few players that has a strong presence in all the world’s oceans through its network of bilateral fisheries agreements, its outermost regions in the southern hemisphere in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, its participation in all of the major regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs), and private investments, and whereas its absence could, conversely, encourage far less sustainable agreements to be made;
Amendment 39 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the agreements that we make must be understood in the context of the regional policy of the EU's outermost regions;
Amendment 43 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F e (new)
Recital F e (new)
Fe. whereas the EU is also the recipient of financial compensation for access to its waters, and whereas the surplus approach must apply accordingly in Mayotte and French Guiana;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Recognizes the importance of maintaining and expanding the coherence and compatibility of the existing legal framework;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls for an increased cooperation between fisheries relevant bodies within the European Commission, namely DG MARE, DG DEVCO and DG TRADE;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. The development of the external dimension should also aim the creation of quality jobs in the Union and elsewhere;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists on the importance of sustainable fishing, in the EU and abroad, athat the promotion, by the EU and its partners, of environmental, social and economic sustainable fisheries, based on transparency and the participation of non-governmental stakeholders, especially the professionals who depend on fishing for their livelihood is the only way to secure a future for coastal communities, the employment generated by fishing, and the contribution of fishing to food security and national economies;
Amendment 63 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Recalls that the environmental standards that must also apply to EU external fisheries include the implementation of the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management along with the precautionary approach so as to rebuild and maintain exploited stocks above levels that can produce the maximum yield by 2015 wherever possible and by 2020 at the latest for all stocks;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Acknowledges that sustainable fishing, both in the Internal and External Dimension of the CFP, is the basis to ensure the viability for the European fleets and fishing industry. The socio- economic sustainability must be part of the EU Commercial Policy to avoid that European fleets are replaced by non-EU fleet with lower social and labour standards;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Considers important that the scientific research conducted by the Union includes relevant countries; The Union should contribute for the development of endogenous scientific capabilities in third countries and territories;
Amendment 89 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Calls for the increase of independent observer programs that contribute to the monitoring of the fisheries and the collection of scientific data;
Amendment 90 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Insists that the EU should promote, through its SFPAs and its work in RFMOs, the harmonisation of the conditions of access for all foreign fleets to African waters to fish tuna, small pelagic and demersal species, with a view to establishing favourable conditions for fishermen operating sustainably and responsibly;
Amendment 91 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is convinced that it is only through regional management of fisheries (including the establishment of regional observer programmes, regional inspection and control system both at ports and at sea, etc.) that sustainable and equitable exploitation can be developed for highly migratory stocks and straddling and shared stocks as recommended by UNCLOS;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Recognises that international good governance can only be led by example, applying to EU fleets the highest social and environmental standards and showcase it as benchmark for improving international standards within the RFMOs so they can be extended to the non EU fleets;
Amendment 100 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is concerned that certain other fisheries, especially for shared stocks not found on the high seas, do not yet have an effective forum for regional cooperation and management; considers this a serious problem, particularly for the stocks of small pelagic species in West Africa, given their strategic importance for food security, as noted in a recent Advisory Opinion of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea4 ; __________________ 4 Advisory Opinion of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea of 2 April 2015, in response to the request submitted by the Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC) https://www.itlos.org/fileadmin/itlos/docu ments/cases/case_no.21/advisory_opinion/ C21_AdvOp_02.04.pdf.
Amendment 102 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Is convinced that, as far as EU fleets have access to other fisheries (e.g. demersal), there is a need for the EU to promote measures applicable to all to guarantee harmony between the industrial and the artisanal fishing fleets, which may require a zoning system that allows for the protection of the local artisanal fishing sector;
Amendment 111 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the requirement in the basic regulation that all foreign fleets operating in a country with which the EU has an SFPA must be grantedsubject to similar conditions of access that promote sustainable fisheries, as an important measure ensuring that other distant-water fleets operate to the same standards as the EU rather than undermining those standards; encourages the Commission to pursue this condition vigorously;
Amendment 112 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for SFPAs to ensure that access by distant-water fleets is limited to the surplus, as required by the CFP, and to provide preferential access to fleets using the most environmentally and socially sustainable practices for the region and stocks concerned;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Encourages the EU to avoid the negotiation of SFPA with countries where corruption is accepted;
Amendment 118 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Recognises the importance of the creation of a larger framework with developing countries that encompasses fisheries in integration with other development related themes;
Amendment 119 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 e (new)
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12e. Calls for the enforcement of methodologies to ensure proper and transparent use of Union funds;
Amendment 124 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recognises the importance of fisheries for developing countries, especially artisanal fisheries, on account of their contribution to food security, the local economy and man and women employment;
Amendment 127 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Recognises the importance of the European market of fishing and aquaculture products and the pivotal role that the EU has as leading market in the world, exercising its responsibility when requesting that the supply to the European market comes only from legal sources compliant with international rules adopted at the RFMOs. The application of the IUU Regulation must be enhanced and more transparent to make it effective and improve the international governance of the oceans of the seas;
Amendment 138 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Calls for instruments to protect workers and decent working conditions to be included in European regulations on fishing matters (especially ILO Convention 188 on working conditions in the fishing sector) as well as in fishing partnership agreements to guarantee the same working conditions, the same protection of workers' rights and the same levels of training;
Amendment 140 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Warmly welcomes the transparency provisions of the most recent protocol with Mauritania, whereby the latter undertakes to publish all agreements with either States or private entities granting foreign vessels access to Mauritania’'s exclusive economic zone; Transparency provisions must be extended to all SFPAs;
Amendment 154 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Encourages other third countries to consider RFMOs recommendations, resolutions and decisions promoting transparency of fisheries agreements within its EEZ;
Amendment 164 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that vessels fishing under the provisions of an SFPA but which do not fulfil their obligations such as on supplying their Member State and the Commission with the data required under the terms of their fishing authorisation should not be issued with authorisations in subsequent years (no data, no fish);
Amendment 173 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Transparency is a pre-requisite for consultation and informed participation of fisheries stakeholders, especially the professionals that depend on fishing for their livelihood. Such consultation and participation should be further promoted in SFPAs and should cover the following elements: the negotiation of fisheries partnership agreements; the application of the concluded agreements (joint committee), the allocation and use of sectorial support; the work carried out in the framework of the RFMOs; the application of development cooperation projects, etc.;
Amendment 174 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Sectoral support from SFPAs must be transparently assigned to the fishing sector given the growing needs of African countries with respect to covering the costs of fishing management; infrastructures (port infrastructures, basic services, e.g. water/electricity supply), capacity building and training of fisheries inspectors and crew members; improving the supply and availability of fish for food security of African populations by providing support to the work done by women in the fisheries sector;
Amendment 177 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Promotes the development of a unique international system to register all vessels sailing in international waters;
Amendment 178 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Welcomes the EU IUU Regulation and acknowledges its contribution to the promotion of sustainable fishing in the world;
Amendment 182 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Insists that the IUU (Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing) Regulation must be applied rigorously and objectively and in a non-discriminatory manner, and must not be allowed to be used for political purposes, be subject to the short-term needs of the EU’s trade policy or be used by EU fishing interests as a tool for improving competition;
Amendment 192 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Believes that economic, social and environmental conditions prevailing in the collection and processing of fish should be clear to consumers;
Amendment 193 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Believes that similar working conditions and remuneration should be given to crew members on board of fishing vessels regardless of their nationality;
Amendment 196 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes the view, in particular, that the provisions of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements should include an explicit reference to the IUU Regulation; warns the Commission against proposing any type of improved trade relations to a third country that has been identified under Article 31 of the IUU Regulation; believes that the GSP+ Regulation should be revised at the earliest opportunity so that GSP+ status cannot be awarded to any country identified under Article 31 of the IUU Regulation.
Amendment 201 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 d (new)
Paragraph 26 d (new)
26d. Considers important to have detailed guidance and monitoring of efforts made by countries which have been the subject of yellow or red cards;
Amendment 205 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 h (new)
Paragraph 26 h (new)
26h. Recalls the duty of the Commission as guardian of the Treaties to ensure that Member States meet their due diligence obligations regarding the external activities of their fleets and citizens and for the EU to take account of the provisional opinion of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea identifying the EU as flag state in the context of bilateral fisheries agreements;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas coastal fishing varies to a great degree between individual Member States and also between different coastline regions within a single Member State, in terms of its basic definition and characteristics – coastal and small-scale coastal fishing is a traditional form of fishing – and significant socio-economic divergences exist between the Member States in terms of geography, climate, ecosystems and socio-economic factors;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas coastal fishing should be made subject to management at local level which would take account of the diversity of the fleets, gears, geographical and climate-based constraints, techniques and fish stocks in individual Member States and in every individual fishing zone;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union states that, when adopting measures – especially measures relating to the fisheries sector – the special characteristics and constraints of the outermost regions must be taken into account, in an often highly specific regional context where self-reliance is needed in terms of food production;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the economic crisis is also making itself felt in the fisheries sector, and support for the fisheries sector in terms of training, diversification and innovation are necessary in order to increase employment, to take advantage of new possibilities such as blue and green development, and to prevent the marginalisation of fisheries in developing regions;
Amendment 74 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
Ta. whereas the blue economy may also contribute to developing safety on board fishing vessels and improve fishermen’s working conditions and day-to-day wellbeing;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T b (new)
Recital T b (new)
Tb. whereas environmental and selectivity targets apply equally across the board, but it will be problematic for small vessels to meet the landing obligation for discards;
Amendment 120 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to promote and support investment in the diversification of the fisheries sector through the development of complementary activities and the versatility of careers in fisheries, including investments in vessels, environmental services in the fisheries sector, cultural and educational activities in the fisheries sector, and to promote and support the diversification of fisheries with a view to protecting the environment and ensuring green growth;
Amendment 136 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission, and the Member States via their governing agencies, to ensure that small-scale coastal fisheries receive their fair share of EMFF funding, particularly given the administrative constraints imposed upon them;
Amendment 143 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Urges the European Commission to improve the regulations by introducing mechanisms to oversee the fair allocation of quotas to small-scale fishing with regard to shared species;
Amendment 195 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the need for an amendment to the Regulation concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, also known as the ‘Mediterranean Regulation’, which was adopted in 2006 and which lays down rules on the technical characteristics of gears and their uses; feels that this regulation must be brought into line with the new CFP, in particular the objective of maximum sustainable yield;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5. Stresses the fundamental importance of funding for the collection of data, which are key to enabling rational decisions to be taken on fisheries policy issues;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is concerned at the Member States’ ability to mobilise the EMFF in full andvery low level of the EMFF and feels this will be insufficient to meet the Europe 2020 and ‘blue growth' objectives; notes that some countries have been delayed in validating their operational programmes, and that some of these programmes had not been validated by the end of the first quarter of 2015;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to ring-fence funding for the development of the blue economy;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the inclusion of the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) in the Draft Budget for 2016 and, in particular, the mobilisation of the Global Margin for Commitments to cover part of the expenditure needed to finance the EUR 8 billion EFSI Guarantee Fund, instead of relying only on the cuts to Horizon 2020 and the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF); stresses that the deal struck by the co- legislators further reduces those cuts by EUR 1 billion overall, sparing in particular fundamental research; expects the final agreement to be reflected as soon as possible in the 2016 budget on the basis of an amending letter aiming at minimising to the maximum extent the impact of the reductions on these two programmes; stresses that Parliament does not agree to a concentration of cuts in Horizon 2020 and CEF during the budgetary years 2016-2018 as proposed by the Commission so far and underlines that a decision will be only taken by the budgetary authority comprised of the Council and the Parliament, in the course of the annual budgetary procedure; points out, however, that the cuts remain significant and commits to further offsetting them through a reinforcement of Horizon 2020 and the CEF in the context of the budgetary procedure, in order to allow these programmes to fully accomplish the objectives agreed only two years ago as a result of the negotiations on their respective legal bases;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its concerns about the funding of the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) as a key tool for the fight against youth unemployment in the Union, which is a top priority for all European decision-makers; notes that, owing to the frontloading of the YEI top-up allocation in 2014 and 2015,; criticises that no new commitments are proposed in 2016; recalls that the MFF has provided for a global margin for commitments to be made available over and above the ceilings as of 2016 for policy objectives related to growth and employment, in particular youth employment; recalls that, consequently, the Regulation on the European Social Fund has provided that the resources for the YEI may be revised upwards for the years 2016 to 2020 in the framework of the budgetary procedure; calls, therefore, for the Youth Employment Initiative to be continued by making use of any flexibility provision contained in the MFF and intends to ensure that the budget 2016 foresees the necessary amounts;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that payment shortages, largely due to insufficient payment ceilings and under-budgeting, reached unprecedented heights in 2014 and remain acute in 2015; is therefore surprised about the low level of payment appropriations in comparison to the appropriations which can be committed in 2016 and questions how this fits in the long-term effect of the payment plan; fears that this continues to penalise the beneficiaries and to jeopardise the proper implementation of the new 2014- 2020 MFF programmes; while supporting active management of payments by the Commission, is concerned at the postponement of calls for proposals, at the reduction of pre-financing and at late payments;
Amendment 36 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that Parliament and the Council have committed to avoiding the future build-up of an unsustainable backlog of outstanding payment claims at year's end, while fully respecting and implementing the agreements reached as part of the multiannual financial framework and of the annual budgetary procedures; repeats its concern that the specificities of the payment cycles put additional pressure on the level of payment appropriations especially at the end of the MFF; invites the Commission to develop its medium- and long-term forecasting tools and to set up an early warning system by early 2016 so that the budgetary authority can take duly informed decisions in the future;
Amendment 49 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls that an amount of EUR 21.6 billion is needed in the 2016 budget to bring down the level of outstanding payment claims for the 2007-2013 cohesion programmes from EUR 24.7 billion at the end of 2014 and EUR 20 billion at the end of 2015 to around EUR 2 billion by the end of 2016, as described in the Commission's assessment annexed to the joint statement on a payment plan 2015-2016; urges avoiding a similar ‘abnormal' build-up of unpaid bills in the future to not jeopardize the European Union's credibility;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. RWelcomes the Commission's European Agenda on Migration and reiterates its backing for the enhancement of the EU's means and the development of a culture of fair burden- sharing in the areas of asylum, migration and the management of external borders, and therefore praises the increases in commitment appropriations for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund and for the Internal Security Fund; welcomes the Commission proposal to mobilise the Flexibility Instrument with EUR 124 million in order to respond to the current crisimigration trends in the Mediterranean; in this context reminds of the importance of the European Asylum Support Office which should be endowed with additional financial resources enabling the Agency to respond to an increased workload;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the overall increased financing for Heading 4, reaching EUR 8.9 billion in commitment appropriations (+5.6% compared with the 2015 budget), while leaving a margin of EUR 261.3 million below the ceiling; believes however, that further enforcements of certain priority areas, such as the assistance to Palestine and to UNRWA, are required due to the on-going humanitarian and political crisis in the neighbourhood area and beyond; notes that this demonstrates a high level of solidarity with third countries; believes that the EU budget is instrumental in reaching out to people in need and in promoting European fundamental values; is satisfied that the economic and social difficulties encountered by the EU over the past years have not detracted from the attention paid to the rest of the world;
Amendment 74 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Believes that external financing instruments provide tools to address, in a multifaceted manner and alongside their respective objectives, the root causes of those internal security and migration challenges which are at the core of next year's budget, with particular reference to the southern and eastern borders of the Union and more generally to conflict- stricken areas; points, in particular, to the Development Cooperation Instrument and the European Neighbourhood Instrument but also to policies undergoing more moderate increases such as humanitarian aid, the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace, Common Foreign and Security Policy and the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights; calls on the Commission to clearly identify areas which can help in coping with those topical challenges and where potential reinforcements can be efficiently absorbed; in this respect, reminds of the importance to provide assistance in reducing and eventually eradicating poverty, and of the need to keep human rights, gender equality, social cohesion and fight against inequalities at the core of the EU external aid activities;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Stresses the importance of Pilot Projects (PP) and Preparatory Actions (PA) as tools for the formulation of political priorities and the introduction of new initiatives reflecting and accompanying the economical, ecological and social mutations within the EU that might turn into standing EU activities and programme; notes with concern that the Commission has not foreseen appropriations for the continuation of highly successful PP-PAs, especially in Heading 3; intends to proceed to the identification of a balanced package of PP-PAs; notes that in the current proposal, the margin in some headings is quite limited, or even non-existent, and intends to explore ways to make room for possible PP-PAs;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Recalls that, with programmes expected to reach full swing, with the integration of new major initiatives in the areas of investment and migration, with the opportunity to settle issues of the past such as payments and special instruments, and with the first activation of new MFF provisions such as the global margin for commitments, the 2016 budgetary procedure will be a test case on the Council's approach towards the payment plan as well as a test case for the assessment of the current MFF, which will culminate in the process of review/revision to be launched next year;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the clarification ofs regarding the application of specific provisions of paragraphs 1 and 6 of Article 23 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 12 #
2015/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that reprogramming is anything but easy and quick to do and that it would be very expensive and difficult to manage for national administrations and local and regional authorities, judging from the experience of the past five years as described in the Sixth Report on cohesion, which refers to the substantial outlay of human resources entailed for the eight Member States concerned and for the Commission;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Considers that the two-month time- frame allowed for Member States to submit their reprogramming proposals will rule out the necessary involvement of regional authorities and the partners specified in Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013; believes, therefore, that a reprogramming procedure would amount to recentralisation of cohesion policy, returning it to central government control and to that extent negating not only the decisions taken by some Member States to regionalise ESI Fund management, but also the subsidiarity and partnership principles at the heart of cohesion policy;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Thinks it highly unlikely that partnership agreements and operational programmes will need to be reprogrammed before 2019, given that they have just been adopted in agreement with the Commission according to the letter and the spirit of the EU 2020 strategy; believes that any decision entailing reprogramming, which would be burdensome and costly from the administrative point of view, would indirectly call into question the quality of the work done by the Commission departments responsible for the relevant policy;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Points out that the regions, on average, implement a third of public spending in the EU and play a key role in providing public services and expenditure leading to growth; considers it particularly counter-productive to suspend payments to Member States whose finances are already in deficit; believes that such a measure would only worsen the economic situation in those countries and cause macroeconomic instability within the wider area;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Maintains that if the EU were to suspend payments to Member States already facing economic difficulties, its image would be further marred;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to use the procedure under the first strand of Article 23 as a last resort and only in exceptional situations where the benefits of the proposed changes clearly outweigh their costs; considers that support measures and measures enabling regions to invest, as proposed in Article 24 of the regulation, are more credible and effective ways to bring about a return to growth in Member States experiencing economic difficulties;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Warns, in particular, that any suspension of payment appropriations could disrupt financial planning at programme level and, more generally, undermine the predictability and planning of investments, with a potentially greater impact on economically vulnerable Member States, whose public investment relies more heavily on ESI funding; believes, as a matter of principle, that when the Member States concerned are economically vulnerable, suspension of payments should not be enforced;
Amendment 33 #
2015/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that an increased emphasis on economic governance mechanisms canchievement of the ESI Funds’ policy objectives and goals will not be jeopardise the achievement of the ESI Funds’ policy objectives and goald by an increased emphasis on economic governance mechanisms;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is of the view that reprogramming should be avoided to the greatest extent possible in order not to disrupt fund management or undermine the stability and predictability of the multiannual investment strategy; welcomes the cautious approach of the Commission in this regard and its intention to keep any reprogramming requests to a minimum;
Amendment 111 #
2015/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Doubts the effectiveness of a sanction that would do nothing more than penalise the same infringement twice and underlines the substantial legal safeguards contained in Article 23 of the Common Provisions Regulation with a view to ensuring the exceptional nature of the suspension mechanism;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, as a consequence of the economic and financial crisis, the level of investment in the EU has significantly dropped; whereas, given the persistent economic and budgetary constraints at national level and fiscal consolidation policies in all the Member States, the level of investment in the EU has dropped sharply, causing long-term harm to growth; whereas, given the persistent economic and budgetary constraints at national level and the disparities still to be found between Member States and even between regions within individual Member States, the EU budget plays a key role in fostering competitiveness and increasing economic, social and territorial cohesion in the Union;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU budget cannot accomplish its mission if its soundness, fairness and credibility are put in question; whereas it is imperative that all commitments forming part of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014- 2020 are respected in full, and that a number of problems that have accumulated over the past years, such as the situation of unpaid invoices at year- end, are resolved without any delay; whereas this backlog of unpaid invoices is giving rise to delays in the implementation of EU programmes and funds, with EU citizens being the first to suffer from this situation; whereas the delays in structural payments raise the issue of whether interest should not be charged on late payments, given that regional and local authorities are obliged to turn to the financial markets for advance funding to cover late EU contributions;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Back on track – the ‘threfive Es’ : Employment, Enterprises, Entrepreneurshipergy, Environment, Engagement
Amendment 23 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the indisputable potential and added value of the EU budget in the creation of employment and the development of enterprises and entrepreneurship across the Union; acknowledges that a wide range of EU programmes, including Horizon 2020, COSME and, Erasmus+ and Media, contribute directly to the attainment of the objectives; expects that the Commission will place such programmes and instruments at the heart of the Draft Budget 2016, in order to ensure that they are endowed with the necessary resources to provide support for changes to the labour market and foster student and worker mobility;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Draws attention to the energy transition’s potential for generating new jobs and growth and expects the Commission to make provision for the related sustainable development objectives in the EU budget;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the funding of the Youth Employment Initiative in 2016, given the frontloading of the entire financial envelope of the programme in 2014 and 2015; acknowledgstresses that the fight against youth unemployment needs to be further intensified and that all funding possibilities should be considered for this purpose; recalls in this connection that 2016 will be the first year when resources under the Global MFF Margin for commitments will be made available for policy objectives related to growth and employment, in particular youth employment; calls on the Commission to ascertain the reasons behind the delays in the utilisation of appropriations, with a view to ensuring that the necessary support is available for the Member States in their efforts to meet the objectives that have been set;
Amendment 55 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points to the importance of food policies, which cover economic activities that are firmly embedded in the EU's economic, social and territorial fabric; stresses that those policies should ensure that people working in the food industry are properly paid and the EU is self- sufficient in terms of food production; considers it essential to strike a balance between production requirements and the need for sustainable resource management and use;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomEndorses the Investment Plan presented by the Commission, which can createCommission’s decision to present an Investment Plan with the potential to mobilise EUR 315 billion of investments in infrastructures, education and research, as well as SMEs and mid-cap companies; notes that the EU budget is expected to provide the backbone of this investment plan by making available the EUR 8 billion required in commitments and payments for the provisioning of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI); considers the EU budget contribution as an opportunity to deliver a significant return on the objectives of the programmes concerned (Horizon 2020, Connecting Europe Facility) through a higher leverage effect; continues, nonetheless, to have doubts as to how the EFSI is to operate, with particular reference to its multiplier effect, the procedures for selecting projects and project additionality;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Investment Plan presented by the Commission, which can create the potential to mobilise EUR 315 billion of investments in infrastructures, education and research, as well as SMEs and mid-cap companies; notes that the EU budget is expected to provide the backbone of this investment plan by making available the EUR 8 billion required in commitments and payments for the provisioning of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI); cConsiders the EU budget contribution as an opportunity to deliver a significant return on the objectives of the programmes concerned (Horizon 2020, Connecting Europe Facility) through a higher leverage effecttinues, nonetheless, to have doubts as to how the EFSI is to operate, with particular reference to its multiplier effect, the procedures for selecting projects and project additionality;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers the EU budget contribution to be an opportunity to deliver a significant return on the objectives of the programmes concerned (Horizon 2020, Connecting Europe Facility) through a higher leverage effect; points up the need, however, to ring-fence expenditure for projects which, a priori, are less profitable and not eligible under the EFSI (basic research; rail infrastructure in particular) by targeting other programmes and making use of margins below ceilings against the budget headings selected;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the additional and complementary nature of the proposed Investment Plan and the EU budget and their joint commitment to kick- start the economy and boost job creation; stresses that the EU budget is in itself a major investment tool with a distinctive role and mission, that has provided tangible results with a clear European added value; is convinced that every effort needs to be deployed in order to create synergies not only between the Investment Plan and the EU budget but also with national budgets, in order to bridge the investment gap and maximise the effect of public spending on the real economy; notes the contradiction between the planned mechanism, in particular the leverage effect anticipated, and the objectives of Article 5 of the Regulation establishing the EFSI; calls therefore on the Commission to safeguard the role of the EU budget in funding investment which is not profitable;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights the complementary nature of the proposed Investment Plan and the EU budget and their joint commitment to kick- start the economy and boost job creation; stresses that the EU budget is in itself a major investment tool with a distinctive role and mission, that has provided tangible results with a clear European added value; is convinced that every effort needs to be deployed in order to create synergies not only between the Investment Plan and the EU budget but also with national budgets, in order to bridge the investment gap and maximise the effect of public spending on the real economy; proposes therefore by way of a quid pro quo, and in order to encourage national investment, that national cofinancing amounts under the European Structural and Investment Funds in the areas of infrastructure, research and development´, and assistance for SMEs should not be included when convergence criteria calculations are made, regardless of whether the preventive or the corrective arm of the Stability and Growth Pact is applicable to the Member State concerned;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the EU budget is a tool of internal solidarity in that it supports economic, social and territorial cohesion, helps combat poverty and, promotes social inclusion and helps minimise development disparities not only between Member States, but also between their regions; stresses that it is also an instrument of external solidarity by helping make the EU the biggest donor of development aid, by offering support to neighbouring countries and by assisting countries and people facing humanitarian and civilian crises;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is convinced that the EU budget cannot reach its full potential without settling in a definite and unequivocal way a number of problems that have accumulated over the past few years and, regrettably, dominated last year’s budgetary negotiations, notably the recurrent problem of unpaid invoices at year-end as well as, the question of budgeting the MFF special instruments, as well as the delay in implementing cohesion policy operational programmes; considers that 2015 should be the ultimate limit for introducing tangible and sustainable solutions to these outstanding questions;
Amendment 102 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that the first report, submitted on 17 December 2014, by the High Level Group on Own Resources, chaired by Mario Monti, proposes that the question of own resources for the EU budget be looked into from as many perspectives as possible; regards the shortcomings of the current own resources system as the root cause of the serious deadlock encountered during the annual negotiations on the budget and negotiations on the multiannual financial framework; restates its determined backing for an in-depth reform of the EU's own resources system which seeks a major reduction in the share based on Member States' GNI; attaches the utmost political importance to the outcome of the work of the high-level group, and to its proposals, which are due to be presented at an interinstitutional conference in 2016, with the involvement of national parliaments, and considered in the context of the MFF review/revision;
Amendment 105 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission to take due account of the above-mentioned political priorities when establishing its Draft Budget for 2016 so that the relevant EU programmes and actions are provided with the necessary means to accomplish these objectives; anticipates, in this context, a positive response from the Commission to the further requests and positions expressed in this resolution so as to settle recurrent problems and facilitate this year’s budgetary procedure; also expects the Commission to propose an adequate level of payment appropriations in its Draft Budget, based on real forecasts and needs, so as to give the EU resources to match its ambitions;
Amendment 119 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines that the 2016 budget will be crucial as it should serve as a benchmark ofor the post-electoral MFF review / revision, to be launched before the end of 2016; stresses the need to establish political priorities and identify in good time areas of proven added value of EU spending for which further investments will be deemed necessary in the second half of the MFF 2014-2020; stresses, in this context, the importance of closely monitoring the implementation and performance of key EU programmes already during the current budgetary procedure;
Amendment 121 #
2015/2008(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 13 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
(ma) assist with the setting up of gender- and age-based facilities for migrants, taking account in particular of the specific situation of women and of unaccompanied minors;
Amendment 23 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3
Article 33 – paragraph 3
3. The European Border and Coast Guard shall, in the performance of its tasks, take into account the special needs of children, women, victims of trafficking in human beings, persons in need of medical assistance, persons in need of international protection, persons in distress at sea and other persons in a particularly vulnerable situation.
Amendment 25 #
2015/0310(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1
Article 62 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to paragraph 3, the Management Board shall be composed of one representative of each Member State, two Members of the European Parliament and two representatives of the Commission, all with voting rights. To this effect, each Member State shall appoint a member of the Management Board as well as an alternate who will represent the member in his or her absence. The European Parliament shall appoint two of its Members, and alternates for them, as its representatives. The Commission shall appoint two members and their alternates. The duration of the terms of office shall be four years. The terms of office shall be extendable.
Amendment 57 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The outcomes of the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development ‘Rio +20’19 as well as the international developments regarding the fight against illegal wildlife trade should be reflected into the Union's external fisheries policy and its trade policy. __________________ 19 United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/Res/66/288 of 27 July 2012 on the outcome of the Rio +20 Conference, entitled "The Future We Want".
Amendment 62 #
2015/0133(COD)
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 #
2015/0133(COD)
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 #
2015/0133(COD)
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 #
2015/0133(COD)
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 #
2015/0133(COD)
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 #
2015/0133(COD)
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 #
2015/0133(COD)
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 #
2015/0133(COD)
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 #
2015/0133(COD)
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 #
2015/0133(COD)
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 #
2015/0133(COD)
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 #
2015/0133(COD)
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 #
2015/0133(COD)
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 #
2015/0133(COD)
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 #
2015/0133(COD)
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 #
2015/0133(COD)
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 #
2015/0133(COD)
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 #
2015/0133(COD)
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.
Amendment 95 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) TSince the start of the economic and financial crisis has led to a lowering of, the level of investments within the Union has fallen strongly. Investment has fallen by approximately 15% since its peak in 2007, particularly in regions that are already in difficulty and those that are less developed, thereby aggravating disparities in regional development. The Union suffers in particular from a lack of investment as a consequence of market uncertainty regarding the economic future and the fiscal constraints on Member States. This lack of investment slows economic recovery and negatively affects job creation, long-term growth prospects and competitiveness.
Amendment 115 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Comprehensive action is required to reverse the vicious circle created by a lack of investment. Structural reforms and fiscal responsibilityimed at supporting sustainable growth and high- quality jobs are necessary preconditions for stimulating investment. Along with a renewed impetus towards investment financing, these preconditions can contribute tocoordination of economic, fiscal, social and budgetary policies will establishing a virtuous circle, where investment projects help support employment and demand and lead to a sustained increase in growth potential.
Amendment 129 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Throughout the economic and financial crisis, the Union has made efforts to promote growth, in particular throughan interpretation of budgetary policies based on compliance with procyclical rules which lead countries to sacrifice the investment spending needed to boost economic activity and create high-quality, sustainable jobs to the detriment of the initiatives set out in the Europe 2020 strategy that put in place an approach for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The European Investment Bank ('EIB') has also strengthened its role in instigating and promoting investment within the Union, partly by way of an increase in capital in January 2013. Further action is required to ensure that the investment needs of the Union are addressed and that the liquidity available on the market is used efficiently and channelled towards the funding of viable investment projects.
Amendment 139 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) On 13 January 2015, the European Commission presented a Communication on how it will apply the existing rules of the Stability and Growth Pact, with a view to outline the conditions of use ot the flexibility offered in the existing rules of the Stability and Growth Pact.
Amendment 159 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The investment environment within the Union should be improved by providing all Member States the fiscal room for manoeuvre needed to support high-quality investment, removing barriers to investment, reinforcing the Single Market and by enhanci ng regulatory predictability. The work of the EFSI, and investments across Europe generally, should benefit from this accompanying work.
Amendment 204 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The EFSI should support strategic investments with high economic value added contributing to achieving Union policy objectivesIn compliance with Article 3 TFEU and Article 9 TEU, the EFSI should support strategic investments with strong potential for creating sustainable, high- quality jobs contributing to achieving Union policy objectives, particularly on the environment, energy and the digital economy.
Amendment 221 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Many small and medium enterprises, as well as mid-cap companies, across the Union require assistance to attract market financing, especially as regards investments that carry a greater degree of risk. The EFSI should help these businesses to overcome capital shortages by allowing the EIB and, the European Investment Fund ('EIF') and national development institutions or banks to provide direct and indirect equity injections, as well as to provide guarantees for high-quality securitisation of loans, and other products that are granted in pursuit of the aims of the EFSI.
Amendment 236 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The EFSI should be established within the EIB in order to benefit from its experience and proven track record and in order for its operations to start to have a positive impact as quickly as possible. The work of the EFSI on providing finance to small and medium enterprises and small mid-cap companies should be channelled through the European Investment Fund ('EIF') to benefit from its experience in these activities. To ensure transparency and good management, EFSI activities and governance must be separate and independent within the EIB Group.
Amendment 254 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The EFSI should target projects delivering high societal and economic value, while also contributing to strengthening the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion. In particular, the EFSI should target projects that promote job creation, long- term growth and competitiveness. The EFSI should support a wide range of financial products, including equity, debt or guarantees, to best accommodate the needs of the individual project. This wide range of products should allow the EFSI to adapt to market needs whilst encouraging private investment in the projects. The EFSI should not be a substitute for private market finance but should instead catalyse private finance by addressing market failures so as to ensure the most effective and strategic use of public money. The requirement for consistency with State aid principles should contribute to such effective and strategic use.
Amendment 258 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The EFSI should target projects delivering high economic, societal and economic valuenvironmental performance, thereby contributing to achieving the Union’s political objectives in accordance with Article 3 TFEU and Article 9 TEU. In particular, the EFSI should target projects that promote high-quality job creation, long- term growth and competitiveness, energy transition and skills enhancement. The EFSI should support a wide range of financial products, including equity, debt or guarantees, to best accommodate the needs of the individual project. This wide range of products should allow the EFSI to adapt to market needs whilst encouraging private investment in the projects. The EFSI should not be a substitute for private market finance but should instead catalyse private finance by addressing market failures so as to ensure the most effective and strategic use of public money. The requirement for consistency with State aid principles should contribute to such effective and strategic use.
Amendment 276 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The EFSI should target projects with a higher risk-return profile than existing EIB Group and Union instruments to ensure additionality over existing operations. The EFSI should finance projects across the Union, including in the countries most affected by the financial crisis. The EFSI should only be used where financing is not available from other sources on reasonable terms.
Amendment 282 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The EFSI should target projects with a higher risk-return profile than existing EIB and Union instruments to ensure additionality and complementarity over existing operations. The EFSI should finance projects across the Union, with particular attention to those concerning including in the countries most affected by the financial crisis. The EFSI should only be used where financing is not available from other sources on reasonable terms.
Amendment 309 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The EFSI should target investments that are expected to be economically and technically viable, which may entail a degree of appropriate risk. With a view to ensuring additionality, such investments will have to entail a degree of risk higher than that of traditional EIB Group activities, whilst still meeting the particular requirements for EFSI financing.
Amendment 333 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Decisions on the use of the EFSI support for infrastructure andprojects, large mid- cap projects and investment platforms should be made by an Investment Committee. The Investment Committee should be composed of independent experts who are knowledgeable and experienced in the areas of investment projects, the environment, energy and society. The Investment Committee should be accountable to a Steering Board of the EFSI, who should supervise the fulfilment of the EFSI's objectives. To effectively benefit from the experience of the EIF, the EFSI should support funding to the EIF to allow the EIF to undertake individual projects in the areas of small and medium enterprises and small mid-cap companies.
Amendment 344 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
The EU guarantee shall be granted for EIB financing and investment operations approved by the Investment Committee referred to in Article 3(5) or funding to the EIF in order to conduct EIB financing and investment operations in accordance with Article 7(2). The operations concerned shall be consistent with Union policies and support any of the following general objectives, and shall be prioritised in terms of their positive externalities (i.e. not only a return on investment for the project funder, but also job creation and more generally the benefits for the social and geographical areas in which the funder operates):
Amendment 352 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to enable the EFSI to support investments, the Union should grant a guarantee of an amount equal to EUR 16 000 000 000. When provided on a portfolio basis, the guarantee coverage should be capped depending upon the type of instrument, such as debt, equity or guarantees, as a percentage of the volume of the portfolio of outstanding commitments. It is expected that when the guarantee is combined with EUR 510 000 000 000 to be provided by the EIB, that the EFSI support should generate EUR 60 878 000 000 000 additional investment by the EIB and EIF. This EUR 60 878 000 000 000 supported by the EFSI is expected to generate a total of EUR 31590 000 000 000 in investment in the Union within the period 2015 to 2017. Guarantees that are attached to projects which are completed without a call on a guarantee are available for supporting new operations.
Amendment 366 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) job creation;
Amendment 381 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Given their technical expertise in setting up and financing projects, and their in-depth knowledge of economic and social situations at national and regional level, the Investment Committee may grant the EU guarantee to national promotional institutions or banks to cover activities that fall within the scope of the EFSI’s objectives. Such operations shall therefore be managed for the account of the EIB with no financial commitment on the part of the bank.
Amendment 389 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) The financial contributions to the EFSI of the Member States and their national promotional institutions or banks, including their potential participation in investment platforms, shall not be taken into account by the Commission when defining the fiscal adjustments under the preventive and corrective arms of the Pact.
Amendment 391 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Provided that all relevant eligibility criteria are fulfilled, Member States may use European Structural Investment Funds to contribute to the financing of eligible projects and investment platforms that are supported by the EU guarantee. The flexibility of this approach should maximise the potential to attract investors to the areas of investment targeted by the EFSI.
Amendment 401 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) development of blue growth as defined in Commission communication COM(2012)04941a, and more specifically in fundamental research, R&D, data collection, training, business start-ups, environmental protection and the placing on the market of innovative products and processes. __________________ 1aCommission communication of 13 September 2012 ‘Blue Growth: opportunities for marine and maritime sustainable growth’, COM(2012)0494.
Amendment 409 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) infrastructure projects in the environmental, natural resources, and urban development and social fields;
Amendment 412 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) the social policy field, particularly the urban dimension, social housing, the reception of migrants and housing for marginalised communities;
Amendment 415 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Given the need for urgent action within the Union, the EIB and the EIF may have financed additional projects, outside of their usual profile, in the course of 2015 before the entry into force of this Regulation. In order to maximise the benefit of the measures provided for in this Regulation, it should be possible forthe Investment Committee may include such additional projects to be included within the EU guarantee coverage in the event that they fulfil the substantive criteria set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 419 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) EIB Group financing and investment operations supported by the EFSI should be managed under separate accounts within the EIB Group in accordance with the EIB’s own rules and procedures, including appropriate control measures and measures taken to avoid tax evasion, as well as with the relevant rules and procedures concerning the European Anti- Fraud Office (OLAF) and the Court of Auditors, including the Tripartite agreement between the European Commission, the European Court of Auditors and the European Investment Bank.
Amendment 427 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The EIBSteering Board, supported by teams from the EIB Group, should regularly evaluate activities supported by the EFSI with a view to assessing their relevance, performance and impact, economic, social, environmental and territorial impact and coherence with other Union policies and instruments used with the EFSI, and to identifying aspects that could improve future activities. Such evaluations should be notified to Parliament and the Commission in order to contribute to accountability and analysis of sustainability.
Amendment 441 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Alongside the financing operations that will be conducted through the EFSI, a decentralised European Investment Advisory Hub ('EIAH') should be created. The EIAH should provide strengthened support for project development and preparation across the Union, by building on the expertise of the Commission, the EIB, national promotional banks and the managing authorities of the European Structural and Investment Funds. This should establish a single point of entry for questions related to technical assistance for investments within the Union.
Amendment 458 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The guarantee fund is intended to provide a liquidity cushion for the Union budget against losses incurred by the EFSI in pursuit of its objectives. Experience on the nature of investments to be supported by the EFSI indicates that a ratio of 540% between the payments from the Union budget and from the Union's total guarantee obligations would be adequate.
Amendment 459 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The guarantee fund is intended to provide a liquidity cushion for the Union budget against losses incurred by the EFSI in pursuit of its objectives. Experience on the nature of investments to be supported by the EFSI indicates that a ratio of 530% between the payments from the Union budget and from the Union's total guarantee obligations would be adequate.
Amendment 486 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) The nomenclature of the Union’s 2015 budget shall be amended to add the appropriate structure for the guarantee fund. The contribution from the Union budget to the guarantee fund will be decided by the European Parliament and the Council in the framework of the annual budgetary procedures up to 2020.
Amendment 488 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 b (new)
Recital 29 b (new)
(29b) The budgetary authority may, if needed, use all the necessary flexibility mechanisms and existing tools under Regulation 1311/2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework (MFF). The revision of the MFF to be carried out before the end of 2016 shall also be an opportunity to establish new means of additional payment for financing the guarantee fund.
Amendment 490 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 c (new)
Recital 29 c (new)
(29c) Where the budgetary authority decides, as a last resort, to reallocate existing commitments in the EU’s multiannual programmes to finance the guarantee fund, specific attention shall be paid to ensure that any such reallocation is as linear as possible from year to year so as not to undermine the proper functioning and viability of projects implemented under the programmes concerned.
Amendment 508 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Although the projects identified under the project pipeline may be used by the EIB Group and by national promotional institutions or banks in the identification and selection of EFSI supported projects, the project pipeline should have a broader scope of identifying projects across the Union. This scope may include projects that are capable of being fully financed by the private sector or with the assistance of other instruments provided at European or national level. The EFSI should be able to support financing and investment to projects identified by the project pipeline, but there should be no automaticity between inclusion on the list and access to EFSI support and the EFSI be conferred with discretion to select and support projects that are not included on the list.
Amendment 514 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) To ensure accountability to European citizens, the head of the EFSI Steering Board and the President of the EIB should regularly report to the European Parliament and the Council on the progress and impact of the EFSI.
Amendment 531 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) Reminds that EFSI was conceived as a mechanism to increase investments in Europe but not to decrease the EU budget;
Amendment 534 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) Member States should receive equal treatment with regard to one-off measures consisting of financial contribution to the EFSI investments. National contributions to EFSI eligible investment platforms and individual projects, via direct public budget transfers or National Promotional Banks, including those undertaken in the transitional period referred to by article 20 will be considered by the Commission in the assessment to be made under the existing rules of the Pact the same way as one-off capital contributions to the EFSI.
Amendment 581 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Article 1a Definitions For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definition apply; a)Investment Platform' means a cofinancing arrangement established for financing projects through a special purpose vehicle, a managed account or a contract. An Investment Platform can be regional, macro-regional (pooling across different regions of several Member States), national (grouping certain investment projects on the territory of a given member State) or sectorial (pooling across several Member States in one sector); b) 'additionality' means that EFSI should only be used where financing is not available from other resources on reasonable terms.
Amendment 594 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The EFSI Agreement shall be open to accession by Member States. Subject to the consent of existing contributors, the EFSI Agreement shall also be open to accession by other third parties, includingnotably national promotional banks or public agencies owned or controlled by Member States, dedicated investment platforms and private sector entities.
Amendment 610 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1a Definitions. For the purpose of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply: (a) ‘EFSI Agreement’ means the legal instrument whereby the Commission and the EIB specify the conditions laid down in this Regulation for the management of the EFSI; (b) ‘national promotional banks or institutions’ means legal entities carrying out a financial activity on a professional basis and upon which are conferred a public mandate by a Member State, whether at central, regional or local level, to carry out public development or promotional activities on a non- commercial basis; (c) ‘investment platforms’ means special purpose vehicles, managed accounts, contract-based co-financing or risk- sharing arrangements or arrangements established by any other means by which investors channel a financial contribution in order to finance a number of investment projects and which may include national platforms that regroup several investment projects on the territory of a given Member State, multi- country or regional platforms that regroup several Member States interested in large projects in a given geographic area, or thematic platforms, which could gather investment projects in a given sector; (d) ‘small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)’ means micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC; (e) ‘mid-cap companies’ means legal entities having up to 3 000 employees and that are not SMEs.
Amendment 622 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) provisions governing the establishment of the EFSI as a distinct, clearly identifiable and transparent guarantee facility, with and separate account and its own staff, managed by the EIB;
Amendment 632 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the amount and terms of the financial contribution of EUR 10 000 000 000 which shall be provided by the EIB through the EFSI;
Amendment 658 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g
(g) requirements governing the use of the EU guarantee, including in accordance with the objectives set out in Article 5(2) and within specific time frames and key performance indicators;
Amendment 712 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
To meet that objective, the EIAH shall use the expertise of the EIB, the Commission, national and regional promotional banks and the managing authorities of the European Structural and Investment Funds.
Amendment 733 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. Member States that become parties to the EFSI Agreement shall be able to provide their contribution, in particular, in the form of cash or a guarantee acceptable to the EIB. Other third parties shall be able to provide their contribution only in cash. Financial contributions by Member States, including possible contributions to investment platforms, shall not be taken into account by the Commission when defining the fiscal adjustment under the preventive and corrective arm of the Stability and Growth Pact.
Amendment 820 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
The Managing Director and the Deputy Managing Director shall be appointed by the Steering Board on a joint proposal of the Commission and the EIB for a renewable fixed term of three year30 months.
Amendment 832 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The EFSI Agreement shall provide that the EFSI shall have an Investment Committee, which shall be responsible for examining potential projects and operations in line with the EFSI investment policies and approving the support of the EU guarantee for operations in line with Article 5, irrespective of their geographic location.
Amendment 874 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Investment Committee shall be composed of sixnine independent experts and the Managing Director. IndependentSix experts shall be recruited on the basis of a high level of relevant market experience in project finance and one experts shall have a high level of relevant market experience in project finbe recruited on the basis of a high level of macroeconomic experience, in order to assess the macroeconomic impact and the breakdown of projects; one expert shall be recruited on the basis of a high level of experience in the social field; one expert shall be recruited on the basis of a high level of experience in the climate chancge and energy fields. The members of the Investment Committee shall be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three year30 months.
Amendment 881 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Decisions of the Investment Committee shall be taken by simplea two-thirds majority.
Amendment 897 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
The Union shall provide a guarantee to the EIB and to national promotional banks via the EIB for financing or investment operations carried out within the Union covered by this Regulation and by the EFSI Agreement (‘EU guarantee’). The EU guarantee shall be granted as a guarantee on demand in respect of instruments referred to in Article 6.
Amendment 1014 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 1028 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In addition, the EU guarantee shall be gInvestment Committee may grant via the EIB the EU guarantede for support of dedicated investment platforms and national promotional banks, via the EIB, or institutions that invest in operations meeting the requirements of this Regulation. In that case, the Steering Board shall specify policies regarding eligible investment platforms. In the case of financing platforms organised by the national promotional banks or institutions, the EIB alone shall exercise the role of central agent for administrative and financial management and for reporting on the Community budget guarantee and, in its capacity as an agent and on behalf of the Commission, shall transfer this guarantee to the platforms in question without entering them in its own balance sheet.
Amendment 1034 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In addition, the EU guarantee shall be granted for support of dedicated investment platforms and national promotional banks, via the EIB, and other similar structures that invest in operations meeting the requirements of this Regulation after approval by Investment Committee referred to in Article 3 (5). In that case, the Steering Board shall specify policies, in accordance with Article 3 (1) regarding eligible investment platforms.
Amendment 1051 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Projects of different scales and with different risk profiles, which on a project- by-project basis would not be eligible to benefit from the EFSI, may be assembled in clusters to be eligible for support;
Amendment 1068 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Provided that all relevant eligibility criteria are fulfilled, Member States may use European Structural and Investment Funds to contribute to the financing of eligible projects in which the EIB is investing with the support of the EU guarantee. Coordination and coherence should be guaranteed between EFSI and EFSI, however no overlapping of resources should be allowed.
Amendment 1080 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
For the purposes of Article 5(2), the EIB and national promotional banks via the EIB shall use the EU Guarantee towards risk coverage for instruments as a rule on a portfolio basis.
Amendment 1098 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The EIB and the national investment banks shall submit their operations set out in paragraph 2(a) and 2(b) to the Investment Committee for agreement.
Amendment 1120 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. An EU guarantee fund (‘guarantee fund’) shall be established from which the EIB or the national promotional banks or institutions may be paid in the event of a call on the EU guarantee.
Amendment 1142 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Endowments to the guarantee fund referred to in paragraph 2 shall be used to reach an appropriate level to reflect the total EU guarantee obligations ('target amount'). The target amount shall be set at 540% of the Union's total guarantee obligations.
Amendment 1143 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Endowments to the guarantee fund referred to in paragraph 2 shall be used to reach an appropriate level to reflect the total EU guarantee obligations (‘target amount’). The target amount shall be set at 530% of the Union’s total guarantee obligations.
Amendment 1151 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The necessary appropriations to meet the target amount shall be met by gradual budgetary commitment appropriations to the guarantee fund to be decided in the frame of the annual budgetary procedure, taking due account of all means available under the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) Regulation 1311/2013 (flexibility instrument, global margin for commitments...) including as a last resort solution redeploying funds from multiannual programs under heading 1A if these programs prove to be under - committed.
Amendment 1162 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 17 adjusting the target amount provided for in paragraph 5 by a maximum of 120% to better reflect the potential risk of the EU guarantee being called.
Amendment 1164 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 17 adjusting the target amount provided for in paragraph 5 by a maximum of 120% to better reflect the potential risk of the EU guarantee being called.
Amendment 1171 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7 – point b a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 7 – point b a (new)
(ba) once the surplus mentioned under article 8 paragraph 7 point a has been used to fully re-establish any lines which have been used as a source of redeployment to the EFSI guarantee fund, Commission shall present a proposal how to use additional surplus to increase the guarantee and the investment plan.
Amendment 1175 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8
Article 8 – paragraph 8
8. From 1 January 2019At any time, if as a result of calls on the guarantee, the level of the guarantee fund falls below 50% of the target amount, the Commission shall submit a report on exceptional measures that may be required to replenish it.
Amendment 1177 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8
Article 8 – paragraph 8
8. From 1 January 2019, if as a result of calls on the guarantee, the level of the guarantee fund falls below 560% of the target amount, the Commission shall submit a report on exceptional measures that may be required to replenish it.
Amendment 1203 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission and the EIB, with support from the Member States and, where appropriate, their national promotional banks or institutions, shall promote the creation of a transparent pipeline of current and potential future investment projects in the Union. The pipeline is without prejudice to the final projects selected for support according to Article 3(5).
Amendment 1258 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) an assessment of the leverage effect achieved by EFSI-financed projects;
Amendment 1264 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
(fb) an assessment of the role of public expenditure within the EFSI framework.
Amendment 1281 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. At the request of the European Parliament, the Managing Director and the Chairperson of the Steering Board shall participate in a hearing of the European Parliament on the performance of the EFSI.
Amendment 1357 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In accordance with Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, activities carried out pursuant to this Regulation on the EFSI shall be subject to external auditing by the Court of Auditors, notably with regard to observance of the objectives set out in Articles 5(2)(a) and 5(2)(b).
Amendment 2 #
2014/2248(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that for the Union to meet the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy and to address current and new challenges effectively, it needs to be granted a budget that is commensurate with the mission it is called on to accomplish; considers that the current level of the EU budget, which corresponds to 1 % of the EU-28 GDP, is not sufficient to achieve these goals; considers, therefore, as Parliament pointed out in its resolution of 6 July 2016 entitled ‘Preparation of the post-electoral revision of the MFF 2014-2020: Parliament’s input ahead of the Commission’s proposal’, an ambitious review/revision of the current multiannual financial framework is absolutely indispensable;
Amendment 8 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of the investment plan presented by the Commission as a first step in offsetting the deficit in public and private investment in the EU; recalls, in this connection, that the principle of additionality is to be respected, and favourable fiscal treatment ensured for both direct and indirect national contributionshowever, that the Juncker plan represents only EUR 100 billion in potential investments per year when, according to the Commission, the European Union has an investment gap of at least EUR 300 billion per year; stresses that the fall in investments that followed the economic crisis has been particularly marked in the least wealthy regions, notably at the edges of the European Union; highlights, therefore, the need to restore additional room for manoeuvre for investment in the EU budget and in Member States’ budgets; considers it necessary, to this end, to exclude contributions to the Union budget and co-financing, as well as contributions to projects financed by EU programmes and the European Fund for Strategic Investment, from the calculation of investment spending;
Amendment 16 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fact that the Council, the Commission and Parliament have arrived at an agreement to reduce the level of unpaid bills, and looks forward to receiving; points out that it is imperative that the Commission’ submit its proposal for a payment plan as soon as possible, and in any event before the presentation of the 2016 draft budget;
Amendment 34 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its strong criticism of the measures linking the effectiveness of the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) to sound economic governancecompliance with the provisions of the Stability Pact; stresses that macro-conditionality would impose sanctions on regions for political decisions that fall outside their remit, and that this pro-cyclical arrangement would have the effect of punishing regions that are by definition facing economic difficulties, and as a result would simply aggravate the public finance situation in the States and regions subject to sanctions;
Amendment 39 #
2014/2245(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates its deep conviction that a genuine revision ofConsiders it vital for the revision of Council Regulation No 1311/2013 on the multiannual financial framework (MFF) byto be introduced in 2016, at the latest, would be the ideal opportunity to revisit the MFF Regulation to make sure that it addresses the persistent problem of payment appropriations and the possible impact on payments of the delayed implementation of operational programmeand for it to give priority to addressing the budgetary consequences of delays in implementing the structural funds, the problem of youth unemployment in Europe, the financing of the EFSI and new proposals ion the area of cohesion policy.Union’s own resources;
Amendment 4 #
2014/2240(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas it is currently believed that the number of molecules in the sea is considerably greater than the number of molecules on land, and that they offer incredible potential for research in the fields of healthcare, cosmetics and biotechnology;
Amendment 7 #
2014/2240(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas peripheral and island regions often have a maritime focus, and the development of the blue economy contributes to ensuring the balance and equality of all territories of the EU;
Amendment 9 #
2014/2240(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas particular attention should be paid to the outermost, island regions that are intrinsically linked to the blue economy, whose biotope is especially rich and whose specific climate offers opportunities for the development of new forms of marine energy production;
Amendment 11 #
2014/2240(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, despite the move away from ICZM at EU level, it is essential to take account of land-sea interaction, to organise all maritime activities in such a way that they can co-exist and to avoid conflicts of use, manage interdependencies and ensure cooperation and good governance;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2240(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas land-sea interaction concerns in particular the pollution of the sea, often by land-based activities, while sea-based activities can also have consequences for operators on land, e.g. the fish processing sector, the construction of power plants, ports, dockyards and training facilities;
Amendment 21 #
2014/2240(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the sustainable development of maritime policies should not replicate the mistakes that have been made on land, and environmental impact surveys should be carried out before the launch of new activities;
Amendment 23 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas there is a great deal of ignorance about the seas and oceans, their resources and biodiversity, and the ways in which these interact with human activities – whether taking place or still to be developed – and whereas inadequate knowledge on those points severely inhibits sustainable use of the resources concerned and poses an obstacle to innovation;
Amendment 24 #
2014/2240(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the sustainable development of maritime activities should in addition have a strong social focus, and improved workers’ rights and job security will also help to drive growth;
Amendment 27 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas barriers to success in innovation in the blue economy lie not just with the scientific knowledge gap, which universities, businesses and research institutions are seeking to address through cutting edge research; but also lie significantly with barriers to funding from both public and private resources;
Amendment 27 #
2014/2240(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas a political aim is not a priority until it has a dedicated budget;
Amendment 28 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. Whereas the potential for exploiting marine resources to develop sustainable renewable energy resources could significantly contribute to the EU's energy security strategy through reducing Member States' reliance on non EU sources of energy;
Amendment 34 #
2014/2240(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges the European Commission to focus not only on innovation in new activities but also to consider the potential for innovation offered by all maritime activities;
Amendment 39 #
2014/2240(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that while activities like fishing can have a traditional aspect, they also inherently contain the potential for innovation, e.g. the development of new fishery control tools, or the building of highly selective fishing vessels that are fuel efficient, emit relatively little CO2, and are safer and more comfortable;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2240(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reminds the European Commission that the aim of the European Strategic Investment Fund is to foster significant infrastructure investments and ensure the financing of innovative projects; thus asks the European Commission to add the development of the blue economy to the list of aims to be met for a project to be eligible for access to the European Strategic Investment Fund;
Amendment 54 #
2014/2240(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Insists that a blue economy KIC be set up to promote research in this field and to identify it as a priority aim of the EU rather than an optional maritime strand of an energy or food objective;
Amendment 55 #
2014/2240(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Invites the European Commission to set up an agency responsible for the development of the blue economy, data gathering, and the coordination of projects seeking to achieve this aim;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Maintains that the blue economy should be defined in broadspecific terms covering all sectoral and inter-sectoral activities connected with oceans, seas, and coastal areas, including forms of direct and indirect support; draws attention to the cross-cutting importance of innovation for all these activities, be they traditional or emerging;
Amendment 73 #
2014/2240(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Insists that every encouragement be given to the setting up of training programmes bringing together all the maritime professions; stipulates in this respect that the interaction between the various maritime training courses should foster the development of integrated maritime activities and ensure that the skills acquired can be used in a broader context;
Amendment 77 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the development of the blue economy requires greater investment in knowledge and that, in order to improve understanding of the marine environment, the EU and the Member States must provide substantial funding under arrangements making for continuity and predictability over the long term, not jeopardising, in the meantime, the financing of already existing and running programmes;
Amendment 84 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for clear-cut objectives and time- frames to be laid down with a view to making data – whether relating to the sea- floor or to the water column and living resources – more accessible and, more fully interoperable and harmonised for information about seas and oceans to be supplied to the public;
Amendment 88 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that in order to ensure the sustainable development of the blue economy, it will be necessary to create and successfully manage cohesive marine and maritime actions; calls for the setting up of a European Maritime Super Agency that will take ownership of all aspects related to the sea and oceans and that will bring together the relevant agencies that already exist under one management team to coordinate all the activities that directly impact different aspects of the blue economy;
Amendment 106 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that the Member States and regional authorities have a key role to play in developing the blue economy and urges the Commission to support and encourage all forms of cooperation between Member States and regional authorities, for example joint programming initiatives;
Amendment 113 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to establish favourable regulatory and legal conditions for investing in renewable energy in the blue economy, and to bring forward a clear and stable framework of support for research, businesses and government that will allow for increased investment in innovative projects to develop renewable energy;
Amendment 136 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for an appropriate financial framework to be established in order to stimulate the development of the blue economy and job creation, combining and, coordinating and facilitating the access to the financial instruments available – structural and investment funding (EMFF, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund), the research framework programme, and so forth; points out that the instruments should be better geared to the needs of individual stakeholders – public institutions, businesses, especially SMEs, non- governmental organisations, etc. – and the opportunities being offered widely publicised;
Amendment 138 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for an appropriate financial framework to be established in order to stimulate the development of the blue economy and job creation, combining and coordinating the financial instruments available – structural and investment funding (EMFF, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund, and EFSI when available), the research framework programme, and so forth; points out that the instruments should be better geared to the needs of individual stakeholders – public institutions, businesses, especially SMEs, non-governmental organisations, etc. – and the opportunities being offered widely publicised;
Amendment 142 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Emphasises that investment in the blue economy requires a mix of project focuses, from big infrastructure projects which require the market confidence of public funding, to diverse, small scale investments in SMEs, which require additional assistance in accessing funding;
Amendment 143 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Emphasises that the onshore industries which support the offshore blue economy are the vital link to ensuring marine innovation improves the lives of everyone across the EU, and calls on the Commission to provide for greater support for these onshore industries;
Amendment 148 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for increased support for SMEs, which constitute the vast majority of the aqua tourism sector, in ensuring that existing and new jobs are sustainable, high quality, and all year round;
Amendment 204 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that renewable marine energies are an industrial sector for the future that can combat climate change and EU energy dependence, achieve greater energy sustainability and meet the Europe 2020 targets; points out that in this regard offshore grids between the Member States are of great importance;
Amendment 223 #
2014/2240(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Believes that a maritime safety "Erika IV" package should be launched to prevent further major maritime disasters; considers that this package should recognise the ecological damage to marine waters in the European legislation;
Amendment 2 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for greater uniformity in the presentation of public accounts so as to facilitate comparisons; calls in particular for the way in which Member States enter their contributions to the EU budget in their accounts to be standardised; is of the opinion that any operating expenses financed by borrowing ought to be shown as a separate figure which is added to investment expenditure when calculating the deficit;
Amendment 5 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to offset any democratic deficit in the semester by means of the package of measures announced for 2015 on deepening economic and monetary union; reiterates its demand that any additional funding or instruments, such as a solidarity mechanism, shall fall within the scope of Parliamentʼs budgetary oversight and shall be financed over and above the MFF ceiling for 2014-2020;
Amendment 7 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the principle of budgetary accuracy applies to the EU budget too and insists on there being sufficient financing for approved commitments; noteregrets that in spite of Parliamentʼs warnings, this principle is being compromised by the current level of outstanding payments and the growing gap between payments and commitments; regrets that this is proving detrimental leading to an unprecedented amount of unpaid bills of 24,7 billion euros ; recalls that the overall ceiling of payment appropriations as foreseen in the current MFF is historically low; deplores that this insidious debt undermines the credibility of the EU and is in contradiction to the goals set at the highest political level for growth and employment – notably youth employment – and fears that this will deepen the gulf between the European Union and its citizens;
Amendment 9 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Repeats its call for the MFF mid-term review to prepare for a possible reduction in the period for which the next MFF is agreed, so as to ensure its subsequent renegotiation during the mandatepost electoral revision to prepare the ground, on the basis of Recital 3 of the MFF 14- 20 Regulation and in accordance with the Commission's Declaration annexed to it, for the most suitable duration of the MFF post 2020 with a view of striking the right balance between the duration of the respective terms of each Parliament and Commission, thus ensuring democratic legitimacy for decisions on the financial perspectives of the European Union, while taking steps to meet the need for stability in programming cycles and investment predictability ;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the mid-termpost electoral reviewsion of the MFF to identify betterenhance the value added by EU funding to the goals of competitiveness, growth, employment and energy transition set by the European Union;
Amendment 16 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls once more on the Council to agree with Parliament and the Commission on a common method for assessing real payment needs in accordance with commitments made by the two arms of the budgetary authority; underlines that de- commitment is not a solution to the payment crisis;
Amendment 18 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. CNotes that the Council systematically underestimates real payment needs, thereby creating the first stage in the payments crisis process; calls once more on the Council to agree with Parliament and the Commission on a common method for assessing real payment needs in accordance wiorder to meet the commitments made by the two arms of the budgetary authority;
Amendment 24 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. RNotes that the MFF is designed with a system of multiple ceilings to give it stability and predictability over the whole of the programming period; regrets once again that Member States persist in viewing their contribution to the EU budget as something which can be used as an adjustment variable in their consolidation efforts, which in turn leads to an artificial reduction in the volume of payments available in the EU budget; proposes therefore that when examining national budgets, the Commission shall enter in the calculations of deficits each countryʼs share of unpaid invoices in order to draw attention to the true state of affairs concerning liabilities attributable to each Member State;
Amendment 25 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets once again that Member States persist in viewing their contribution to the EU budget as an adjustment variable in their consolidation efforts, which in turn leads to an artificial reduction in the volume of payments available in the EU budget; proposes therefore and thus the implementation of important projects in favour of growth and jobs in the whole EU; recalls that wthen examining national budgets, the Commission shall enter in the calculations of deficits each country’s share of unpaid invoices in order to draw attention to the true state of affairs concerning liabilities attributable to each Member State; EU budget is an investment budget and invites therefore the European Commission to consider that GNI based national contributions to the EU budget are to be covered by the "investment clause" as interpreted by the Commission in its recent Communication on "making the best use of the flexibility within the existing rules of the stability and growth pact " (COM 2015 -12 final) ; calls in that respect for the way in which Member States enter their contributions to the EU budget in their national budgets to be standardised;
Amendment 28 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 – point a (new)
Paragraph 10 – point a (new)
(a) Very much welcomes the interpretation of the ´´investment clause" put forward by the Commission in its recent Communication on "making the best use of the flexibility within the existing rules of the stability and growth pact " (COM 2015 -12 final); welcomes in particular the fact that national expenditures on project co -funded by some EU key programmes to foster growth and jobs will fall under "the investment clause", but highlights that this clause will only have real economic effects if and only if the EU budget is sufficiently equipped in payment appropriations to pay the bills linked to the implementation of these projects;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 – point b (new)
Paragraph 10 – point b (new)
(b) Welcomes the fact that the Commission has underlined the economic significance of the European Structural and Investments Funds ( including the youth employment initiative) in its Annual Growth Survey 2015; recalls that these funds represent 10 % of total public investment on average in the EU but that the situation varies across countries and that in some countries, they can represent as much as 80 % of the public investment; emphasises that Structural and Investment funds constitute a good example of the synergy between the European budget and the national budgets on the basis of commonly agreed objectives enshrined in partnership agreements on growth and investment according to EUROPE 2020 Strategy; supports every effort in the direction of an intelligent pooling of European and national budgetary means in order to achieve efficiency gains, economic stimulation and lower national deficits thanks to a positive effect of shared resources;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 – point c (new)
Paragraph 10 – point c (new)
(c) Recalls that the existing system of own resources is complex, unfair and incomprehensible to citizens; underlines that the fiscal situation of Member States can be eased through a new system of own resources that will reduce GNI contributions, thus enabling Member States to meet their consolidation efforts without jeopardizing EU funding; stresses, therefore, the importance it attaches to the high level group on own resources and supports the debate on a new own resources system, which should lead to a true reform of EU financing, without increasing the taxation burden on citizens;
Amendment 36 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the EUR 315 billion investment plan presented by Commission President Mr Juncker as the first step to offset on the one hand the deficit in public and private investment brought about by fiscal consolidation efforts, and to stimulate economic activity on the other;the reduction of public spending in a context of economic crises, and to stimulate growth and job creation on the other; fears, however, that this plan will not be able to target some specific investments needed to foster the EUROPE 2020 Strategy (e.g. energy efficiency, education, public infrastructure)
Amendment 38 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that shifting the Union to a more sustainable and socially inclusive economic model requires additional EU public investment, which is the only way in which projects having an immediate benefit for its citizens can be financed over the longer term;
Amendment 39 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Believes that, given the exacerbation of economic differences between Europe’s regions since the beginning of the economic crisis, the European Strategic Investment Fund should be able to prioritise regions in crisis for part of its funding;
Amendment 40 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Notes that in December 2014 the eurozone was in deflation for the first time since October 2009; considers that it is now more urgent than ever to give back to the Member States the fiscal leeway needed to stimulate economic activity; proposes extending the flexibilities in the stability pact suggested by the Commission in January 2015 by not including contributions to the structural funds and national contributions to the EU budget in public deficit calculations;
Amendment 43 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Confirms its willingness to examine with the utmost vigilance how financial commitments by the EU andto the EIB tofor the setting up of the European Strategic Investment Fund are entered in the EU budget and in the 2015 budget in particular; confirms its intention to closely monitor the way the EIB will engage its own funds in the ESIF;
Amendment 48 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to top up this fund and welcomes the Commissionʼs intention to exclude national contributions from stability pact calculations; rejects the idea of any attempts to renationalise the fund or argue for a fair return which could ensue from national contributions; wishes to see trans-European and supranational projectsriskier projects that have not found financing means so far and that serve the political ambitions of the EU and in particular the achievement of the EUROPE 2020 Strategy be it at local, regional, national, or trans-European level, chosen so that citizens may be able to associate the benefits arising from these projects with action by the European Union. ; insists that the EFSI must be clearly and unequivocally additional to existing EU programmes;
Amendment 8 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 12 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the blue economy represents a potential solution to the economic crisis as it boosts new jobs creation, growth and economic development, especially in coastal and island countries; whereas the EU strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian region cannot be implemented without taking into consideration the concept of the blue economy as it covers a wide range of economic sectors linked to the seas and oceans, spanning traditional and emerging sectors including fisheries, aquaculture, (seagoing) shipping and inland waterway transport, ports and logistics, tourism;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the environmental protection is part of the EU strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian region and economic development cannot be conceived without environmental sustainability;
Amendment 24 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission, as an independent facilitator in this strategy, and as the financier, to do its best to make sure the socio-economic differences between the countries are reduced and not increased and that the strategy helps in strengthening the economic and social cohesion within the European Union and with the third countries of the Ionian-Adriatic region;
Amendment 38 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to encourage the development of recreational fisheries in the region as sustainable and profitable tourismnd to promote integrated policies for recreational fishing (fishing tourism, mariculture, “pescaturismo”), in compliance with the principle of sustainability;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the European Commission to register recreational fishing catch volumes, to regulate this activity and to make both recreational and professional fishing activities subject to MSY objectives;
Amendment 56 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and the States of the strategy to promote the fundamental work of women in the fisheries sector, to promote their professional qualification and their inclusion in the coastal action groups and producers' organizations;
Amendment 57 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and on the States members of the strategy to develop common projects in compliance with the principle of the CFP;
Amendment 58 #
2014/2214(INI)
5b. Calls on the Commission and the States of the strategy to provide incentives that attract young people in the field of fisheries and aquaculture in the Adriatic and Ionian region and encourage them to undertake such activities.
Amendment 59 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to intensify the exchange of good practices, such as the sustainability of projects developed by the Coastal Action Groups.
Amendment 1 #
2014/2166(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the local authorities in the Bretagne region were not involved in setting up the personalised services (Cellule de reclassement) to the affected workers, even though they are in charge of vocational training; whereas the local trade union representatives of the main sites concerned were not associated to the negotiation of the measures;
Amendment 3 #
2014/2166(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that other factors played an important role in the company's difficulties, such as unfair competition within the internal market from competitors making an abusive use of the Posting of Workers Directive or the absence of minimum decent wage in all Members States;
Amendment 4 #
2014/2166(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Regrets, however, the insufficient association of local political authorities and trade unions; suggests, in the framework of a future review of the EGF Regulation, to include a formal consultation of the local political authorities and trade unions in the file containing the mobilisation request submitted by national authorities to the Commission; deems it necessary to better integrate the EGF to the reconversion programmes and processes of local economic fabrics;
Amendment 6 #
2014/2166(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. NoteRegrets that the personalised services which are to be provided consist of only one action: Advice and guidance to the redundant workers provided by a team of expert consultants (Cellule de reclassement); expresses its concerns on the low amount of funds per worker (approximately EUR 1 200); calls the French authorities to propose a more ambitious programme including a wider range of measures, such as reception centre and casework, external experts guidance, thematic workshops, training, training allowances, grants for business creation, in its programmed EGF application for the remaining closing sites of GAD;
Amendment 8 #
2014/2166(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Deplores the absence of funds devoted to EGF communication and promotion measures; considers that publicity and information around these actions plays an important role not only in attracting beneficiaries, but also in highlighting the Union's action in the social field;
Amendment 7 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that Heads of States and Governments agreed once more in June 2014 (reiterated at the special meeting of the European Council in August 2014) on the need to invest and prepare Member States’ economies for the future by addressing overdue investment needs in transport, energy and telecom infrastructure (including the completion of the digital single market by 2015) of Union significance as well as in energy efficiency, innovation and research, and skills; recalls the unquestionable role of the European Union budget in achieving these political objectives;
Amendment 19 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Disapproves of the Council’s reading on the 2015 Budget which disregards the multiannual character of the Union's policies, and which would instead of tackling the issue further aggravate payments shortages and slowdown further the implementation of Union programmes; Underlines once more that the Council's approach to fix the level of payments in accordance with the inflation rate totally disregards the nature and function of the multiannual character of EU polices and renders the MFF totally irrelevant;
Amendment 31 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasizes that besides implementing the political agreement reached in the negotiations of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020 as regards frontloading of appropriations for specified policy objectives, the Commission did not propose additional efforts to accommodate priorities outlined by the Parliament; decides therefore to reinforce financial resources for the Union political objectives and strategic priorities, in a number of areas in Headings 1a, 1b, 3 and 4 by exhausting margins in commitment appropriations;
Amendment 34 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Decides to concentrate its reinforcements on the programmes which are at the core of the Europe 2020 strategy aimed at fostering growth, competitiveness and employment, namely Horizon 2020, COSME, Erasmus +, the digital agenda, Progress, EURES, the Microfinance Facility and the social agenda, Progress and the social agenda (including EURES and the Microfinance Facility);
Amendment 38 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Supports the Commission’s proposal to make full use of resources available under the 2015 payment ceiling thereby leaving no margin under the 2015 payment ceiling; restores all of the Council's cuts in payments on the basis of current and expected implementation patterns; that have been made on the basis of current and expected implementation patterns; underlines that the Council did not provide any tangible and concrete evidence, nor specific figures in respect of implementation pattern to justify the cuts it proposed;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that in order to ensure adequate resources for the Union wide investment plans (agre as mentioned byin the June 2014 European Council followingand highlighted as a major political priority of President- elect Juncker´s in its political guidelines9 a ), continuation of the Youth Employment Initiative, notably the European Youth Guarantee as of budget 2016, and in order to address the persistent problem of payment appropriations, the post electoral review/revision of the MFF 2014-2020, as provided for in Article 2 of the MFF Regulation, should be launched as soon as possible by the new Commission, due to enter into office on 1st November 2014; __________________ 9 http://ec.europa.eu/about/juncker- commission/docs/pg_en.pdf 9ahttp://ec.europa.eu/about/juncker- commission/docs/pg_en.pdf
Amendment 41 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In the case of stocks taken as by- catches, in the absence of scientific advice on such levels of minimum spawning biomass, specific conservation measures should be adopted when other indicators make it possible to give scientific advice that states that a stock is under threat. The scientific data on spawning biomass levels for by-catches must be speedily made available so the necessary measures can be taken.
Amendment 42 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to comply with the landing obligation established by Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the plan should provide for other management measures as set out under points (a) to (c) of Article 15(4) of that Regulation. Such measures should be laid down by way of delegated acts after consultation with the advisory councils concerned.
Amendment 43 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The Commission shall take account of the opinion of the advisory councils concerned when it adopts the delegated acts to comply with the landing obligation established by Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, to provide for other management measures as set out under points (a) to (c) of Article 15(4) of that regulation.
Amendment 44 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The plan should also provide for certain accompanying technical measures to be adopted, by way of delegated acts after consultation with the advisory councils concerned, in order to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the plan, in particular as regards the protection of juveniles or spawning fish. Pending the revision of Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/200520, it should also be envisaged that such measures may, where necessary for the achievement of the objectives of the plan, derogate from certain non-essential elements of that Regulation. __________________ 20 Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 of 21 December 2005 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound, amending Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 88/98 (OJ L 349, 31.12.2005, p. 1).
Amendment 45 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) The Commission shall take account of the opinion of the advisory councils concerned when it adopts certain accompanying technical measures to help achieve the plan’s objectives.
Amendment 49 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to adapt to the technical and scientific progress in a timely and proportionate fashion and to ensure flexibility and allow evolution of certain measures, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of supplementing this Regulation as regards remedial measures concerning plaice, flounder, turbot and brill, implementation of the landing obligation and technical measures. It is of particular importance that the Commission carryies out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at experts level and in consultation with the advisory councils concerned. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 51 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) The Commission shall take account of the opinion of the advisory councils concerned when it adopts delegated acts to extend this regulation with regard to remedial measures for plaice, flounder, turbot and brill, implementation of the landing obligation and technical measures.
Amendment 52 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, where the Commission has been granted powers to adopt delegated acts in respect of certain conservation measures as set out in the plan, Member States and the advisory councils having a direct management interest in the Baltic Sea fisheries should have the possibility to submit joint recommendations for such measures, so that these measures are well designed to correspond to the particularities of the Baltic Sea and its fisheries. The deadline for submitting these recommendations should be established, as required by Article 18(1) of that Regulation.
Amendment 54 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
Amendment 121 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 172 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The advisory councils concerned may also submit recommendations in accordance with the timetable set out in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2.
Amendment 182 #
Amendment 190 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. When the new scientific data relating to mortality rates or minimum spawning biomass levels are available, the Commission shall have the power to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15 so it is possible to revise the plan in the light of the latest scientific data. Updating should take place according to a reasonable timetable, both in the interests of fishing activity and in order to observe the effectiveness of the biomass measures adopted.
Amendment 191 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 6, 8, 9 and 914 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of timefive years from the date of the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 193 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 6, 8, 9 and 914 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 23 #
2014/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to ensure that the Union continues to fulfil its obligations under the GFCM Agreement, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission concerning authorisations to derogate from the prohibition to harvest red coral at depths less than 50 m and to depart from the minimum basal diameter of red coral colonies, unless the Member State concerned has already transposed the relevant GFCM Recommendation by means of a framework equivalent to that proposed by the acts in question. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 31 #
2014/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011
Article 16 b – paragraph 2
Article 16 b – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 27 to grant derogations from paragraph 1. Those delegated acts shall include rules ensuring scientific evaluation of the zones subject to derogations. However, this paragraph shall not apply to Member States which have already transposed Recommendation CGPM/35/2011/2 by establishing a framework equivalent to that proposed by the acts in question.
Amendment 35 #
2014/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 27 to authorise, by way of derogation from paragraph 1, a maximum tolerance limit of 10 % in live weight of undersized ( < 7 mm) colonies of red coral. However, this paragraph shall not apply to Member States which have already transposed Recommendation CGPM/36/2012/1 by establishing a framework equivalent to that proposed by the acts in question.
Amendment 38 #
2014/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011
Article 16 d – paragraph 1
Article 16 d – paragraph 1
1. For the harvesting of red coral, the only permitted gear shall be a hammer used manually by professional fishermen as recognised by the Member State.
Amendment 59 #
2014/0213(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011
Article 17 a
Article 17 a
Masters of fishing vessels authorised to harvest red coral shall have on board a logbook in which are reported the daily catches of red coral and fishing activity by area and depths, including the number of fishing days and diving. That information shall be communicated to the competent national authorities without delayin the deadlines provided for by the rules in force.
Amendment 43 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The current Union legislative framework on driftnets has shown weaknesses and loopholes inproved effective where thate rules proved easy to circumvent and ineffective in terms of addressinghave been observed. However, illegal practices need to be stopped and, to that end, Member States which have detected such practices should be required to tighten their conservation concerns linked to this fishing geartrol arrangements, apply and strengthen the relevant penalties and introduce new management measures.
Amendment 50 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The driftnet fishing is carried out by an undefinabl very large number of small-scale multipurpose fishing vessels, the vast majority of which are apparently operating without any regular scientific and control monitoring. Due to the small scale nature of these fishing activities, which makes it easy to escape monitoring, the control and enforcement efforts have not produced the necessary results in terms of conservation of marinA GPS system should be introduced to facilitate rvesources, in particular with regard to certain protected speciessel control.
Amendment 54 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Many small-scale fisheries, which are those most affected by this Regulation, are sustainable and are located close inshore or in estuaries – areas subject to specific constraints, where driftnets could not be replaced by other types of fishing gear. Given that the viability of many fisheries depends heavily or entirely on driftnet activities, protective measures are called for.
Amendment 55 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) An impact assessment on the currently applicable EU and national legislation should be carried out as a matter of urgency so that, where it is not working properly, corrective measures can be taken area by area.
Amendment 61 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Additionally, in some cases, monitoring and reporting systems established under Council Directive 92/43/EEC (Habitats Directive)12 have proven to be not effective for the identification and recording of the anthropogenic causes of death of strictly protected species due to fishing activities. Control arrangements therefore need to be tightened in those situations where there is insufficient documentation. __________________ 12 COUNCIL DIRECTIVEouncil Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7)
Amendment 64 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In view of the reasons stated above and in order to properly address the conservation concerns that this fishing gear continues to cause, as well as to achieve the environmental and enforcement objectives in an effective and efficient manner, while taking into account the minimal socio-economic impacts, it is necessary to introduce a full prohibition to take on board or use any kind of driftnets in all Union waters and by all Union vessels whether they operate within Union waters or beyond, as well as by non-Union vessels in Union watersthe Member States should adopt local and regional management plans where the impact assessment indicates they are required, so as to introduce technical provisions in respect of the fisheries in question, and should step up the resources they allocate to their control effort.
Amendment 74 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 94 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3
Article 3
Amendment 130 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Amendment 140 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 b (new)
Article 3 b (new)
Article 3b Regionalised measures 1. Existing plans notwithstanding, the requisite measures for achievement of the aims of this Regulation shall be set out in national, regional or local management plans as provided for in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. 2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 may include: (a) restrictions as to the use of driftnets not covered by points (a) and (b) of Article 3; (b) additions to the list of species annexed to the Regulation; (c) a complete ban on driftnets in a specific area or fishery; (d) further stipulations on the technical characteristics of the driftnets, such as the mesh; (e) further stipulations as to the use of the driftnets, e.g. on distances from shore.
Amendment 141 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 c (new)
Article 3 c (new)
Article 3c Procedure for adoption of national regionalisation measures Existing national, local and regional management plans notwithstanding, Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply to the national regionalisation measures referred to in Article 3b.
Amendment 146 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 d (new)
Article 3 d (new)
Article 3d Impact assessment 1. In order to identify current shortcomings in terms of control arrangements and scientific monitoring at EU level, and to produce an up-to-date picture of the environmental sustainability, and especially the selectivity, of the various fisheries using driftnets, the Commission should carry out an impact assessment on the European and national legislation currently in force. 2. The impact assessment should also include data on the number of jobs linked to driftnet fishing in the various European fisheries, and on the economic importance of the activity. 3. The Commission will be empowered, on the basis of the assessment, to make recommendations to the Member States concerning the management and control of driftnet fishing. 4. The impact assessment will be published two years after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 149 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 e (new)
Article 3 e (new)
Article 3e Infringements Any infringement of the ban on the use of driftnets more than 2 500 metres along, or of the ban on targeting species included in the list annexed hereto, shall be regarded as gross or wilful negligence.
Amendment 158 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4
Article 4
Amendments of related Regulations 1. In Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98, paragraph 3 is deleted. 2. Regulation (EC) No 812/2004 is amended as follows: (a) Article 1a is deleted; (b) in Annex I, points A (b) and E (b) are deleted; (c) in Annex III, point D is deleted. 3. Article 2(o), Article 9 and Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 are deleted. 4. In Annex II (a) of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006, the words "and drifting nets" are deleted.rticle 4 deleted
Amendment 1267 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part 3 – point 3.2.1 – point a
Annex II – Part 3 – point 3.2.1 – point a
a) the growing areas are of high ecological status as defined by Directive 2000/60/EC75, or have a quality equivalent to the production zones classed as A and B in Regulation (EC) No 854/200476 and are not unsuitable from a health point of view; __________________ 75 Directive 2006/1130/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the qua23 October 2000 establishing a framework for the Community action in the field of water politcy require(OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1). 76 Regulation of the European Parliament and of sthellfish waters (OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 1 Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (OJ L 139, 30.04.2004).
Amendment 1271 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – point 3.2.2 – point b
Annex II – part III – point 3.2.2 – point b
b) to ensure that a wide gene-pool is maintained, the collection of juvenile seaweed in the wild shall take place on a regular basis to supplementmaintain and increase the diversity of indoor culture stock;
Amendment 1273 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part III – point 3.4.4
Annex II – part III – point 3.4.4
3.4.4. If seaweed is harvested from a shared or common harvest area, documentary evidence produced by the competent authority shall be available that the total harvest complies with this Regulation.
Amendment 3 #
2013/2232(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the policy objectives of the CFP mean that control will play a strongerpivotal role in the future and it is therefore important to avoid weakeningboost the financial and human resources available to EFCA in the coming years;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the inclusion of the Mediterranean diet in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of 16 November 2010 and of 4 December 2013,
Amendment 2 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
– having regard to the inclusion of the gastronomic meal of the French in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (Decision 5.COM 6.14),
Amendment 6 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the WHO’s Global School Health Initiative sees educational centres as important spaces for the acquisition of theoretical and practical knowledge about health and, nutrition, food and gastronomy;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas information, education and awareness-raising form part of the EU strategy to support Member States in reducing alcohol related harm, and this strategy recognises appropriate consumption patterns (COM(2006) 625 final); whereas the Council issued a recommendation on 5 June 2001 on the drinking of alcohol by young people, in particular children and adolescents, which envisaged fostering a multisectoral approach to education;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the need to include nutritionfood in school curricula, in terms of both nutritional aspects and gastronomy, was recognised by the European Nutrition Foundations (ENF) network in its meeting on ‘Nutrition in schools across Europe’ and the role of foundations’, which unanimously agreed to forward this concern to bodies such as the European Parliament and Commission;
Amendment 13 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas different countries have, through different domestic bodies, pushed through recognition of the Mediterranean diet as part of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage, resulting in the promotion and establishment of patterns of behaviour that ensure a healthy lifestyle, by adopting a holistic approach that takes into account aspects relating to education, food, school, family life, nutrition, territory, landscape, etc.;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the European ‘Food at Schools’ programmes seek to ensure that the food served in school canteens includes all the necessary elements of a balanced diet; whereas education in the broadest sense of the term, including in the area of food, consolidates the notion of a healthy life style based on a balanced diet among schoolchildren;
Amendment 18 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas media reporting and advertising have a bearing on consumption patterns;
Amendment 20 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the training given to gastronomy-sector workers contributes to the process of passing on knowledge about, raising the profile of, safeguarding and developing European gastronomy;
Amendment 25 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas it is important to preserve the rites and customs linked to gastronomy and to foster the development of European gastronomy;
Amendment 27 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas gastronomy is identified with the various aspects of diet and its three primary pillars are health, eating habits and pleasure; whereas it also has a positive influence on social and family relations;
Amendment 29 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas it is important to pass on to future generations an awareness of the gastronomic riches of their regions and of European gastronomy in general;
Amendment 32 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas the European Union has encouraged the identification, defence and international protection of geographical indications, designations of origin and traditional specialities for agri- food products;
Amendment 34 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas gastronomy is a source of both cultural and economic wealth for the territories which make up the European Union;
Amendment 37 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N b (new)
Recital N b (new)
Nb. Whereas the European heritage is made up of a set of tangible and intangible elements and, in the case of gastronomy and food, it is also formed by the territory and landscape from which the products for consumption originate;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N b (new)
Recital N b (new)
Nb. whereas the quality, reputation and diversity of European gastronomy make it essential that sufficient food of sufficient quality should be produced in Europe;
Amendment 39 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N c (new)
Recital N c (new)
Nc. whereas the longevity, diversity and cultural richness of European gastronomy are founded on the availability of high-quality local produce;
Amendment 40 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Asks the Member States to include the study and sensory experience of food, nutritional health and dietary habits in curricula, as a means of improving the health and wellbeing of the population;
Amendment 47 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points to the need to also enhance the school curriculum with information about gastronomic culture, taste education, food preparation, production, conservation and distribution processes, the social and cultural influence of foodstuffs and consumer rights;
Amendment 51 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points to the need to also enhance the school curriculum with information about gastronomic culture, in particular at local level, food preparation, production, conservation and distribution processes, the social and cultural influence of foodstuffs and consumer rights;
Amendment 53 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the need to strengthen teachingfor education in schools about nutrition and on a correct diet in schools, together with sport and physical exercise, in primary and secondary schools throughout Europe, healthy and enjoyable diet;
Amendment 55 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that sport and physical exercise should be strengthened in primary and secondary schools throughout Europe;
Amendment 58 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that dietary habits acquired in childhood can influence food preferences and choices and the methods of cooking and eating foods in adulthood,;
Amendment 60 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that dietary habits acquired in childhood can influence food preferences and choices in adulthood, that childhood is therefore the best time to educate a person's taste and that school offers an ideal opportunity to introduce pupils to the diversity of products and gastronomies;
Amendment 61 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that programmes should be offered to provide education and raise awareness about the consequences of inappropriate alcohol consumption, and to encourage proper and intelligent consumption patterns by understanding the special characteristics of wines, their GIs, grape varieties, production processes and the meaning of traditional terms;
Amendment 64 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that nutritionalfood education should include the participation of families, teachers, the educational community and all professionals involved in education;
Amendment 67 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that nutritional educationeducation in nutrition and gastronomy should include the participation of families, teachers, the educational community, information channels and all professionals involved in education;
Amendment 69 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to consider stricter control of content and advertising dealing with food products, especially in terms of nutrition;
Amendment 74 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recalls that the boost given by the recognition of the Mediterranean diet and the gastronomic meal of the French as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO has led to the creation of institutions and bodies promoting knowledge, practice and education in the values and habits of a healthy and balanced diet;
Amendment 76 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to look into the systems for training gastronomy professionals; encourages Member States to promote such training; stresses the importance of this training covering local and European gastronomy, the diversity of products, and the processes for the preparation, production, conservation and distribution of food;
Amendment 77 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Stresses the importance of training for gastronomy professionals highlighting "homemade" produce and local and varied produce;
Amendment 78 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Welcomes the opportunities for mobility offered by the Erasmus+ programme for training in gastronomy, and encourages all partners to promote the mobility of learners and professionals;
Amendment 79 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises the need to create awareness of the diversity and quality of the territory, landscape and products that are the basis of Europe’s gastronomy, which forms part of our cultural heritage and also constitutes a unique and internationally recognised lifestyle;
Amendment 89 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes initiatives to promote Europe’s gastronomic heritage, such as local and regional gastronomic fairs and festivals; that reinforce the concept of proximity as an element in respect for the environment and our surroundings and guarantee greater consumer confidence;
Amendment 90 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes initiatives to promote Europe’s gastronomic heritage, such as local and regional gastronomic fairs and festivals; encourages the inclusion of a European dimension in these initiatives;
Amendment 93 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes initiatives such as the ‘slow food’ movement, which help to create general public appreciation of the social and cultural importance of food, and the ‘Wine in Moderation’ initiative that promotes a lifestyle and alcohol consumption associated with moderation;
Amendment 94 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Emphasises also the role played by the Academies of Gastronomy, the European Federation of Nutrition Foundations and the Paris-based International Academy of Gastronomy in the study and dissemination of gastronomic heritage;
Amendment 96 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Member States to support initiatives related to wine tourism that foster knowledge about the cultural and landscape heritage and offer regional support and rural development;
Amendment 101 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Encourages the Commission, the Council and the Member States to make the importance of supporting sustainable and varied European food production of high quality and in sufficient quantity an integral part of their deliberations on food policy in order to sustain European culinary diversity;
Amendment 102 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen measures for the recognition and labelling of European food production in order to enhance the value of their products, provide better information to consumers and protect the diversity of European gastronomy;
Amendment 103 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Encourages the Commission, the Council and the Member States to study the impact of the laws they adopt on the capacity, diversity and quality of food production in the European Union;
Amendment 104 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Supports such initiatives as may be developed by Member States and their regions to promote and preserve the territory, landscape and all the products that make up their local gastronomic heritage;
Amendment 106 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Supports such initiatives as may be developed by Member States and their regions to promote and preserve their local gastronomic heritage; encourages the recognition and protection of European products through protected geographical indications, official labels, etc.;
Amendment 107 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Member States to take measures to preserve the European heritage related to gastronomy, such as protection of the architectural heritage of traditional food markets, wineries or other facilities, as well as of artefacts and machinery related to food and gastronomy;
Amendment 108 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Highlights the importance of identifying, cataloguing, transmitting and disseminating the cultural richness of European gastronomy; advocates the establishment of a European observatory for gastronomy;
Amendment 109 #
2013/2181(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Points out that it is important to recognise and enhance the value of high quality gastronomic produce; urges the Commission, the Council and the Member States to consider the introduction of information for consumers from caterers on dishes prepared on the spot from raw products;
Amendment 23 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the history of Europe is inextricably linked with tragedy and the experience of various forms of totalitarianism, such as Communism, National Socialism, Fascismdictatorships and other criminal systems which brought death and unimaginable suffering to millions of Europeans;
Amendment 32 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 35 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union was constructed against the backdrop of the trauma brought about by twohree all-powerful totalitarianism systems: National Socialism and, Fascism and totalitarian Communism, which, although they differed in ideology and form, were both characterised by brutality and claimed the lives of millions; whereas it is inappropriate to argue that one was better or worse than the other; and whereas united Europe is founded on the basis of Judaeo- Christian ethics, Greek aesthetics and Roman law;
Amendment 44 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union was constructed against the backdrop of the trauma brought about by two all-powerful totalitarianism systems: whereas the European Union was constructed against the backdrop of the trauma brought about by two all-powerful totalitarianism systems: National Socialism and Communism, which, although they differed in ideology and form, were both characterised by brutality and claimed the lives of millions; whereas it is inappropriate to argue that one was better or worse than the other; and whereas united Europe is founded on the basis of Judaeo-Christianhumanist ethics, Greek aesthetics and Roman law, Roman law and a vast range of cultural inputs;
Amendment 77 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the trauma of 1939-45 must not be allowed to be repeated, and in that regard rememberinghistory and accurately portraying the past is of vital importance; whereas, also, the acceptance of historical lies or the denial of difficult episodes in history can lead to xenophobia and hatred; whereas the claim made for many years that the Katyń massacre was a German crime is a classic example of a historical lie;
Amendment 99 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas education plays a key role in understanding history and promoting historical truth, especially among young people, whose knowledge of history often comes solely from electronic media;
Amendment 106 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas colonialism and slavery are part of Europe's conflictive past and their dramatic consequences must be taught;
Amendment 114 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas culture is a universal and easily accessible carrier of historical memory and content influencing Europeans’ awareness and facilitating an understanding of dark episodes in the past and should be accessible and taught to everyone; whereas, also, history is a huge source of inspiration for artists and culture- makers;
Amendment 136 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas non-governmental organisations and the voluntary sector play a major role in documenting and uncovering the truth of totalitarian crimecrimes commited by dictatorships;
Amendment 158 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the creation of a Platform of European Memory and Conscience is an essential step on the road to genuine reconciliation among European nations, and whereas EU financial support is essential for this project to achieve its mission;
Amendment 179 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly condemns all crimes against humanity and the totalitarian regimedictatorships which left a bloody stain on our history;
Amendment 198 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Pays tribute to all the heroes, known and unknown, who, acting out of a profound sense of humanism and faithfulness to their values, opposed the totalitarian regimes dictatorships and crimes against humanity and demonstrated their humanity, often paying with their own lives;
Amendment 216 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the sovereign role and positionrole of the Member States in designing their own teaching programmes; calls, at the same time, for selective memory to be avoided when these programmes are drawn up and condemns an instrumental approach to history and its political interpretation; calls for the teaching of European history to be scaled up in the Member States’ programmes in order to reinforce common understanding and European citizenship;
Amendment 243 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that all countries implement their own history policy, which helps to build a sense of national identity, but which, in combination with ignorance and selective memory, can sometimes lead to falsifications of history that are dangerous and hurtful to victims and their families, as is the case when referring to Auschwitz- Birkenau, the Nazi German concentration camp in occupied Poland, as a ‘Polish death camp’;
Amendment 259 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that historical truth and memory, nurtured among other things by educational activities and cultural events, will reinforce genuine reconciliation between natioEuropeans and authentic European integrationcitizenship based on truth;
Amendment 269 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 287 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on Member States to support ambitious history teaching programmes which do not gloss over the most difficult episodes; recognises that Member States have complete autonomy as regards the content of their teaching syllabusese importance of Member States placing greater emphasis on the teaching of European history in their school curricula in order to reinforce common understanding and European citizenship;
Amendment 295 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on Council, Commission and Member States to strengthen the efforts to promote education, remembrance and research about European historical memory through school and textbooks, museums, historic monuments, music, theatre, cinema and literature, among other means;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, in response to the economic crisis and EU and international demands (the ECB, the IMF and the European Commission), several Member States have implemented austerity measures, including serious cuts in spending on education, training and lifelong learning programmes; whereas those cuts are having a huge impact on Europe's young people and are jeopardising achievement of the ‘Europe 2020’ targets;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the structural reforms to longer working hours and lengthening the contribution period entitling to a pension delays the entry of young people into the labour market and goes against the target of reducing youth unemployment;
Amendment 65 #
2013/2073(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the Member States should invest more in lraise educational level to increase youth mobility and adaptation skills and diversify the types of trainking educational curricula toso that every young person can find the most appropriate way to be trained and to enter the labour market demands; stresses the importance of enhancing youth mobility;
Amendment 92 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to launch a European plan to combat youth unemployment funded by lending and by the EIB, and to establish combating youth unemployment as a priority objective of its policies;
Amendment 95 #
2013/2045(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes that efforts to combat youth unemployment and the forced expatriation of young people remind us that solidarity is a key objective of the Union’s Member States and demonstrate Europe’s need for political, economic and fiscal governance.
Amendment 21 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas education spending is an investment in the future and should therefore be shielded from austerity measures;
Amendment 32 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas it is necessary to examine closely future trends in labour market needs in order to adapt and modernise curricula andlabour market needs are changing fast, and whereas, in order for learners to be able to adapt to those changes, educational curricula need to provide a core of basic knowledge and continuous training needs to be adapted to labour market trends, so as to offer the right skills for the right jobs;
Amendment 42 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas skills, technology and jobs are changing rapidly and everyone will be obliged to adapt several times to new technologies during the course of their working lives and must therefore have a core of basic knowledge that is sufficiently robust to enable them to do so;
Amendment 93 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need to focuraise the profile of studies oin STEM (sciencsuch areas as science, the humanities, the arts, culture, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects in education; however, also calls for the right balance between the acquirement of theoretical knowledge and practical skills during studies;
Amendment 98 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the need for curricula to be multidisciplinary and designed to provide open-ended, transferable skills, and for people to be able to switch from one area of studies to another;
Amendment 108 #
2013/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises how difficult it can be to enter the labour market on completing one’s studies, when a long period of unemployment and forced inactivity can ensue, in particular at times of economic crisis such as the present; calls on the Member States to establish the necessary support policies to address these problems;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2017(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that, in the light of the negotiations so far on the multiannual financial framework 2014-2020, the European Union needs a budget for 2014 which is realistic and provides still more effective help to the newly reformed common fisheries policy (CFP) and integrated maritime policy (IMP), both of which come under heading 2 of the MFF; points out that funding for the integrated maritime policy must not be at the expense of funding for the common fisheries policy;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2017(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the budget, via the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), is an essential instrument for achieving the ambitious targets of the new CFP; recalls that the main aspects of the reform are maximum sustainable yield, the ban on discards and regionalisation; believes that consideration should be given to the accession of Croatia, which has its own coastal area and will therefore be eligible for funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2017(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to propose appropriate funding for the European Fisheries Control Agency in its draft budget for 2014, in view of its role in the implementation of the common fisheries policy;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2017(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses the need for appropriate funding for data gathering and control activities in the context of the common fisheries policy;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2017(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses the need for scientific expertise in the case of contradictory and/or insufficient data on certain species;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2017(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes the increase in funding allocated to the common fisheries policy and the integrated maritime policy, in particular via the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund; stresses, nevertheless, that the increase in funding must be proportionate to the requirements adopted in the basic regulation on the common fisheries policy and the broadening of its competences to include, for instance, aquaculture;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2017(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the need for Parliament to be appropriately involved in the preparation and negotiating process and in the long-term monitoring and assessment of the functioning of international agreements in accordance with the provisions of the TFEU; insists that Parliament be immediately and fully informed on an equal footing with the Council at all stages of the procedure relating to fisheries partnership agreements, pursuant to Articles 13(2) and 218(10) TFEU; recalls its conviction that Parliament should be represented by observers at the Joint Committee meetings envisaged in fisheries agreements, and insists that civil society, including both EU and third country fisheries representatives, also attend as observers in those meetings;
Amendment 21 #
2013/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas all languages, including those which are endangered, reflect historical, social, cultural and ecological knowledge and skills, and a mentality and a style of creativity, that form part of the richness of the European Union;
Amendment 31 #
2013/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there are therefore many traditional European languages throughout the EU that should be regarded as being endangered: in the High North, in Atlantic areas in northern and southern Europe, in the Alps, in the Pyrenees, in the Mediterranean, in northern Europe, in central Europe and, in European territories overseas, and within the EU’s traveller communities;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas linguistic diversity makes a positive contribution to social cohesion by boosting self-esteem and open- mindedness, and whereas linguistic diversity fosters access to culture and contributes to creativity and to the acquisition of intercultural skills, especially in border areas;
Amendment 46 #
2013/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the notion of linguistic diversity in the European Union embraces not only official languages, but also co-official languages, languages with a recognised status, and languages that are not officially recognised within the Member States;
Amendment 81 #
2013/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Member States to recognise the languages which are endangered on their territory and to protect and promote them by applying the basic principles and measures set out in the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages;
Amendment 93 #
2013/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Council to adapt EU policies and programmes so as to support endangered languages and linguistic diversity using EU financial support tools for the period between 2014 and 2020, including: programmes on education and training, youth and sport, the culture and media programme, the structural funds (cohesion fund, ERDF, ESF, European territorial cooperation, EARDF) and all instruments designed to promote new technologies and multimedia platforms; calls on the Commission to consider the administrative and legislative obstacles posed to projects relating to endangered languages on account of the small size of the language communities concerned;
Amendment 116 #
2013/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the Commission’s multilingualism programmes; takes the view that promoters of projects connected with minority languages must be able to take advantage of the opportunities they offer, and, given that language communities fighting for the survival of endangered languages often consist of small groups of people, urges the Commission not to deem programmes involving these communities ineligible for funding on the grounds of low levels of financial commitment, the limited number of recipients, or the small size of the area concerned;
Amendment 121 #
2013/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that a language revitalisation policy is a long-term effort that must be based on a diverse, coordinated schedule of activities in various fields such as the media, the arts, education (including pre-school education) and in all areas of public life, implying a need for resources to be made available over the long term; takes the view that support should be provided for the drawing-up of such schedules, for exchanges of good practice among language communities, and for the introduction of assessment procedures;
Amendment 142 #
2013/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to assess the policies established in Member States to preserve, protect, and promote endangered languages and to encourage the spread of best practice in this field;
Amendment 153 #
2013/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to consider whether it might lay down specific European measures to preserve, protect, and promote endangered languages;
Amendment 44 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Regulation (EU) No [x] has, among its central objective ofs, the progressive elimination of discards in all EUnion fisheries through the introduction of a landing obligation for catches of species subject to catch limits and species covered by minimum sizes in the Mediterranean. In order to make this landing obligation operational certain provisions within the current technical measures and control regulations run contrary to the landing obligation and oblige fishermen to discard fish and should be removed or amended.
Amendment 48 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) A new technical measures framework is awaited pending, since the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) was adopted some time ago. The unlikelihood that such a new framework will be in place by the start of 2015 when the landing obligation will be first introduced justifies the amendment or removal ofis regrettable; it means that certain elements of the current technical measures regulations will need to be amended or removed to remove the incompatibility between these regulations and the landing obligation.
Amendment 50 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In particular, in order to ensure the implementation of the landing obligation Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms should be amended by requiring all unintended catches of marine organisms subject to the landing obligation caught in excess of catch composition rules should be landed and those reaching the minimum conservation reference size counted against quotas; by replacing minimum landing sizes for marine organisms subject to the landing obligation with minimum conservation reference sizes; and by requiring all unintended catches of marine organisms caught in excess of bycatch provisions in specific areas, at specific times and for specified gear types to be landed and those reaching the minimum conservation reference size counted against quotas.
Amendment 55 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to ensure the implementation of the landing obligation Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound, amending Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 88/98 should be amended by requiring all unintended catches of marine organisms subject to the landing obligation in the Baltic Sea caught in excess of catch composition rules to be landed and those exceeding the minimum conservation reference size counted against quotas; by replacing minimum landing sizes for marine organisms subject to the landing obligation with conservation reference sizes; and by prohibiting the catching of salmon and sea trout at specific times and in specific areas except with trap-nets.
Amendment 56 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 57 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 60 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to ensure the implementation of the landing obligation Control Regulation (EC) 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 should be amended to ensure monitoring of the landing obligation. For this purpose fishing authorisations should apply to fisheries subject to a landing obligation ; dData on catches of all species shall be recorded irrespective of a weight thresholdabove a threshold of 50kg live weight; data on catches below minimum conservation reference sizes should be recorded separately; in view of the difficulty to establish the exact quantity of small catches on board a fishing vessel a higher margin of tolerance should apply for estimates of small catches in logbooks and transhipment declarations; rules for remote electronic monitoring (REM) should be established for the recording of data for monitoring the landing obligation at sea; rules on a separate stowage of catches and control of marketing of catches below minimum conservation reference sizes should be set up; and the conditions for the use of control observers for monitoring purposes should be defined.
Amendment 61 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The technical and human means of control must be compatible the rights of the crew under labour law and with regard to personal portrayal and the protection of privacy.
Amendment 62 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) As the discards obligation under the current legislation constitutes a substantial waste and unintended catches affect negatively the sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources and marine ecosystems and as a general observance of the landing obligation by operators is essential for its success, a violation of the landing obligation should be defined as a serious infringementimple infringement when this regulation comes into effect and then a serious infringement two years thereafter. The introduction of the landing obligation in combination with certain new inter-annual quota flexibility rules, requires adjustment of the rules on the deduction of quotas and effort.
Amendment 64 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Council Regulations (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2187/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 2347/2002 and (EC) No 1224/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.
Amendment 72 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – subpoint b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – subpoint b
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point a
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, landings shall not be prohibited where the conditions established in Annex X cannot be complied with because of unintended catches of marine organisms subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx]. Those unintended catches shall be landed and, where they exceed the minimum conservation reference sizes, counted against quotas.
Amendment 75 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – subpoint c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – subpoint c
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, landings shall not be prohibited where the conditions established in Annexes I to V cannot be complied with because of unintended catches of marine organisms subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx]. Those unintended catches shall be landed and, where they exceed the minimum conservation reference sizes, counted against quotas.
Amendment 78 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Amendment 81 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Amendment 84 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
By way of derogation from point (a) of the first subparagraph, the use or keeping on board of bottom set gillnets, entangling nets or trammel nets shall not be prohibited where the conditions established in that point (a) cannot be complied with because of unintended catches of marine organisms subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx]. Those unintended catches shall be landed and, where they exceed the minimum conservation reference sizes, counted against quotas.
Amendment 87 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Marine organisms caught in excess of permitted percentages specified in Articles 20(2), 21(2), 22(2b), 27(2), 29d(5d), 29d(6d), 29d(7c), 29g(2), 34b(3c) and 34b(11) and Annexes I to VII, X and XI and which are subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx] shall be landed and, where they exceed the minimum conservation reference sizes, counted against quotas.
Amendment 92 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Before they start fishing in any management area on a specific fishing trip, masters of fishing vessels shall ensure they have quotas for stocks subject to catch limits that are sufficient to cover their likely catch composition and the permitted percentages during that tripMasters of fishing vessels shall avoid fishing in areas shown to have a high density of a particular species if they do not have sufficient quotas to market that species.
Amendment 98 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Undersized marine organisms, which do belong to a species subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx] shall be retained on board, lande and land counted against quotased. They shall not be sold, displayed or offered for sale for human consumption. After they have been landed, the master of the vessel shall not be responsible for their storage nor for finding market outlets for them.
Amendment 103 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. As from…*, the Commission shall publish a study of the market for undersized marine organisms and identify its potential weaknesses and beneficiaries on the basis of an assessment of changes in the selectivity of fleets. ___________ *OJ: please insert date: two years after the date of publication of Regulation (EU) No [xxxx] in the OJ.
Amendment 105 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 19 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The provisions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to sardine, anchovy, herring, horse mackerel and mackerel, within a limit of 10 % by live weight of the total catches on board of each of these species; the percentage of undersized sardine, anchovy, herring, horse mackerel or mackerel shall be calculated as a proportion by live weight of all marine organisms on board after sorting or on landing. The percentage may be calculated on the basis of one or more representative samples. The limit of 10 % shall not be exceeded during transhipment, landing, transportation, storage, display or sale;
Amendment 107 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. Where herring is subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx], the prohibition to retain on board established in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply. However, it shall be prohibited to fish for that species within the geographical areas and during the periods referred to in that paragraph. Unintended catches of herring shall be landed and, where they exceed the minimum conservation reference sizes, counted against quotas.
Amendment 108 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 20 a
Article 20 a
Where herring is subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx], the prohibition to land or retain on board established in the first subparagraph of this Article shall not apply. However, it shall be prohibited to fish for that species within the geographical area and during the periods referred to in that first subparagraph. Unintended catches of herring shall be landed and, where they exceed the minimum conservation reference sizes, counted against quotas.
Amendment 109 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. Where sprat is subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx], the prohibition to retain on board established in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply. However, it shall be prohibited to fish for that species within the geographical areas and during the periods referred to in that paragraph. Unintended catches of sprat shall be landed and, where they exceed the minimum conservation reference sizes, counted against quotas.
Amendment 110 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Where mackerel is subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx], the prohibition to retain on board established in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall not apply. However, it shall be prohibited to fish for that species within the geographical area referred to in that subparagraph. Unintended catches of mackerel shall be landed and, where they exceed the minimum conservation reference sizes, counted against quotas.
Amendment 111 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Where anchovy is subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx], the prohibition to retain on board established in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall not apply. However, it shall be prohibited to fish for that species with the fishing gear and within the geographical areas referred to in that subparagraph. Unintended catches of anchovy shall be landed and, where they exceed the minimum conservation reference sizes, counted against quotas.
Amendment 112 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 27 – paragraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 3
3. Where Norway pout is subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx], the prohibition to retain on board established in paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply. However, it shall be prohibited to fish for that species with the fishing gear and within the geographical area referred to in that paragraph. Unintended catches of Norway pout shall be landed and, where they exceed the minimum conservation reference sizes, counted against quotas.
Amendment 113 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 29a – paragraph 1
Article 29a – paragraph 1
Where sand eel is subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx], the prohibition to land or retain on board established in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall not apply. However, it shall be prohibited to fish for that species within the geographical area referred to in that subparagraph. Unintended catches of sand eel shall be landed and, where they exceed the minimum conservation reference sizes, counted against quotas.
Amendment 116 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – subpoint a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – subpoint a
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 29d – paragraph 3
Article 29d – paragraph 3
Where the fish or shellfish referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph is subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx], the condition laid down in that point (b) shall be replaced by the condition that such fish or shellfish is not targeted. Unintended catches of such fish or shellfish shall be landed and, where they exceed the minimum conservation reference sizes, counted against quotas.
Amendment 119 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – subpoint b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – subpoint b
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 29d – paragraph 4
Article 29d – paragraph 4
Where the fish referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph is subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx], the condition laid down in that point (b) shall be replaced by the condition that such fish is not targeted. Unintended catches of such fish shall be landed and, where they exceed the minimum conservation reference sizes, counted against quotas.
Amendment 124 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 29e – paragraph 2
Article 29e – paragraph 2
Where the fish referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph is subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx], the condition laid down in that point (b) shall be replaced by the condition that such fish is not targeted. Unintended catches of such fish shall be landed and, where they exceed the minimum conservation reference sizes, counted against quotas.
Amendment 127 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 29f – paragraph 1a
Article 29f – paragraph 1a
Amendment 135 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – subpoint b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – subpoint b
Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, the retention on board and the landing shall not be prohibited if the conditions established in that subparagraph cannot be complied with because of unintended catches of marine organisms subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx]. Those unintended catches shall be landed and, where they exceed the minimum conservation reference sizes, counted against quotas.
Amendment 136 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – subpoint c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – subpoint c
Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005
Article 3 – paragraph 6
Article 3 – paragraph 6
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, landings shall not be prohibited if the conditions established in that subparagraph cannot be complied with because of unintended catches of marine organisms subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx]. Those unintended catches shall be landed and, where they exceed the minimum conservation reference sizes, counted against quotas.
Amendment 137 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Unintended catches of marine organisms in excess of permitted percentages specified in Annexes II and III and which are subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation EU [xxxx] shall be landed and, where they exceed the minimum conservation reference sizes, counted against quotas.
Amendment 141 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Before they start fishing in any management area on a specific fishing trip, masters of all fishing vessels shall ensure they have quotas for stocks subject to catch limits that are sufficient to cover their likely catch composition and the percentages contained in Annexes II and IIIMasters of fishing vessels shall avoid fishing in areas shown to have a high density of a particular species if they do not have sufficient quotas to market that species.
Amendment 142 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – subpoint b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – subpoint b
Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Undersized marine organisms, which do belong to a species subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx] shall be retained on board, lande and land counted against quotased. They shall not be sold, displayed or offered for sale for human consumption. After they have been landed, the master of the vessel shall not be responsible for their storage nor for finding market outlets for them.
Amendment 144 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – subpoint a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – subpoint a
Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Where salmon (Salmo salar) or sea trout (Salmo trutta) are subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx], the prohibition to retain those species on board, as established in the first subparagraph of this Article, shall not apply. However, it shall be prohibited to fish for those species within the geographical areas and during the periods referred to in that subparagraph. Unintended catches of salmon (Salmo salar) or sea trout (Salmo trutta) shall be landed and, where they exceed the minimum conservation reference sizes, counted against quotas.
Amendment 149 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – subpoint a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – subpoint a
Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Unintended catches of undersized marine organisms which are subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx] shall be retained on board, and landed. They shall not be sold, displayed or offered for sale for human consumption. Given the uncertainty of finding an outlet for undersized marine organisms once landed, and given that the vessel masters will not gain anything from these landings, the problem of storing the organisms on the docks should be anticipated and it should be made clear at this stage that it will not be the fishermen’s responsibility.After they have been landed, the master of the vessel shall not be responsible for their storage nor for finding market outlets for them. Or. fr Justification
Amendment 154 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Where cod is subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx], the prohibition to retain on board, as established in the first subparagraph, shall not apply. However, it shall be prohibited to fish for that species with drifting lines, within the geographical areas and during the periods referred to in paragraph 1. Unintended catches of cod shall be landed and, where they exceed the minimum conservation reference sizes, counted against quotas.
Amendment 157 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Where cod is subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx], the prohibition to retain on board, as established in the first subparagraph, shall not apply. However, it shall be prohibited to fish for that species with the gear types referred to in paragraph 2, within the geographical areas and during the period referred to in paragraph 1. Unintended catches of cod shall be landed and, where they exceed the minimum conservation reference sizes, counted against quotas.
Amendment 160 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5
Article 5
Amendments to Regulation (EC) No Regulation (EC) No 254/2002 is hereby amended as follows: (1) In Article 3(1), the following subparagraph is added: "By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, landings shall not be prohibited if the conditions established in that subparagraph cannot be complied with because of unintended catches of marine organisms subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx]. Those unintended catches shall be landed and counted against quotas." (2) In Article 4, the following subparagraph is added: "By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, landings shall not be prohibited if the conditions established in that subparagraph cannot be complied with because of unintended catches of marine organisms subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx]. Those unintended catches shall be landed and counted against quotas."rticle 5 deleted 254/2002
Amendment 165 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Article 6
Amendment 168 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Amendment 177 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to specific provisions contained in multiannual plans, masters of Union fishing vessels of 10 metres'’ length overall or more shall keep a fishing logbook of their operations, indicating specifically all quantities of each species caught and kept on board above 50kg live weight.
Amendment 180 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Amendment 188 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Amendment 194 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Amendment 203 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 25a – paragraph 1
Article 25a – paragraph 1
1. Fishing vessels that, in accordance with Union legislation or a decision of a Member State, are subject to the utilisation ofmay use remote electronic monitoring for the purpose of monitoring of the landing obligation as established in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx], shall havemay installed the devices of a remote electronic monitoring system. That system shall ensure the recording at all times of data of fishing activities and activities related to them by cameras, including the processing of the catch, subject to observance of the rights of the crew under labour law and with regard to personal portrayal and the protection of privacy. Member States may also use human resources for such monitoring purposes.
Amendment 213 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 25a – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 25a – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) the data to be recorded and processed by the remote electronic monitoring systems, provided that the latter are consistent with observance of the rights of the crew under labour law and with regard to personal portrayal and the protection of privacy;
Amendment 215 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 25a – paragraph 6 – point a
Article 25a – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) the requirements of remote electronic monitoring systems, provided that the latter are consistent with observance of the rights of the crew under labour law and with regard to personal portrayal and the protection of privacy;
Amendment 220 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 49 a – paragraph 1
Article 49 a – paragraph 1
1. All catches below the applicable minimum conservation reference size retained on board a Union fishing vessel shall be placed in boxes, compartments or containers separately for each stock in such a way that they are identifiable from other boxes, compartments or containers.
Amendment 233 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) as of [xx xx xxxx]* the failure to bring and retain on board the fishing vessel and to land any catches of species subject to quota or subject to the landing obligation as referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx], unless the bringing and retention on board and the landing of such catches would be contrary to obligations provided for in the rules of the common fisheries policy in fisheries or fishing zones where such rules apply. Until that date, the above-mentioned actions shall constitute ordinary infringements. _________________ *OJ: please insert the date: two years after the date of publication of Regulation (EU) No [xxxx] in the OJ.
Amendment 241 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Annex I
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Annex XII – row 24
Annex XII – row 24
Amendment 15 #
2013/0390(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Although the extension of the application of these directives to seafarers represents positive progress, this is a first stage as it will still be necessary to transpose into EU law the STCW-F Convention and ILO Convention No 188 on work in fishing, as has already been done for people working in the maritime transport sector.
Amendment 16 #
2013/0390(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) As a matter of urgency, the Commission needs to go back to the proposal for a directive on seafarers’ working conditions that was withdrawn in 2004, in order to give special attention to the situation in this sector. The various laws of the flags lead to social dumping and competition between workers that cannot be legally resolved by the Posting of Workers Directive.
Amendment 17 #
2013/0390(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d a
In Article 6(2), the following point da is inserted: ‘(da) With regard to seafarers who are members of European Works Councils or special negotiating bodies, the agreement shall take account of the constraints arising from their frequent absences at sea or in ports in a country other than the one where their undertaking is based.’
Amendment 19 #
2013/0390(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2002/14/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a
In Article 4, the following paragraph 4a is inserted: ‘4a. It should be possible to provide members of a crew with information or to consult with them at a distance by means of electronic communication.’
Amendment 20 #
2013/0390(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 98/59/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a
(3a) In Article 4, the following paragraph 4a is inserted: ‘4a. Where there are provisions in national law or in collective agreements in relation to collective redundancies of members of crews, such provisions shall not be affected by this Directive, provided that they guarantee at least the same degree of protection as this Directive.’
Amendment 21 #
2013/0390(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive no later than 52 years after the date of entry into force of this Directive. The Member States shall immediately communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 17 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 349, 43(2) and Article 168(4)(b) thereof,
Amendment 23 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) First, an important part of the fleet flying the flag of France and operating from the French Department of Mayotte is composed by vessels of less than 910 meters which are dispersed around the island, have no specific landing sites and still need to be identified, measured and equipped with minimum safety implements in order to be included in the register of Union fishing vessels; as a consequence, France will not be able to complete this register until 31 December 20216. France should, however, install a provisional fleet register guaranteeing minimum identification of the vessels of this segment in order to avoid proliferation of informal fishing vessels.
Amendment 27 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) As regards Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/20069 , it appears that France will not be in a position to comply with all Union control obligations for the segment "Mayotte. Pelagic and demersal species. Length < 910m" of the fleet of Mayotte by the date on which Mayotte becomes an outermost region. The vessels of that segment, dispersed around the island, have no specific landing sites and still need to be identified. In addition, it is necessary to train fishermen and controllers and to set up the appropriate administrative and physical infrastructure. It is therefore necessary to provide for a temporary derogation from certain rules concerning the control of fishing vessels and their characteristics, their activities at sea, their gear and their catches at all stages from the vessel to the market in respect of that segment of the fleet. However, in order to attain at least some of the most important objectives of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, France should establish a national control system allowing it to control and monitor the activities of that segment of the fleet and to comply with the international reporting obligations of the Union. __________________ 9 OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1.
Amendment 34 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 104/2000
Article 4 – paragraph 3a
Article 4 – paragraph 3a
Until 316 December 20216, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not apply to products offered for retail sale to the final consumer in Mayotte as an outermost region within the meaning of Article 349 TFEU.
Amendment 36 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, France shall be exempted until 31 December 20216 from the obligation to include in its register of Union fishing vessels those vessels which are less than 910 meters in overall length and operate from Mayotte as an outermost region within the meaning of Article 349 TFEU. .
Amendment 38 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. Until 31 December 20216, France shall keep a provisional register of fishing vessels which are less than 910 meters in overall length and operate from Mayotte. That register shall contain, for each vessel, at least its name, its overall length and an identification code.
Amendment 39 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 639/2004
Article 1a – paragraph 1
Article 1a – paragraph 1
Amendment 41 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 639/2004
Article 1a – paragraph 2
Article 1a – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, France shall be authorised to introduce new capacity in the fleet segments defined for fishing vessels which are between 8 and 12 meters in overall length and use longlines and fishing vessels which are less than 910 meters in overall length without the withdrawal of an equivalent capacity.”
Amendment 43 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009
Article 56
Article 56
However, Article 4 shall apply to Mayotte as an outermost region within the meaning of Article 349 TFEU from 1 January 20219. Animal by-products and derived products generated in Mayotte before 1 January 20219 shall be disposed of in accordance with Article 19(1)(b).
Amendment 44 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 2a – title
Article 2a – title
Application of the Community control system to certain segments of the fleet of the French overseas department ofoutermost region of Mayotte Mayotte
Amendment 46 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 2a – paragraph 1
Article 2a – paragraph 1
1. Until 31 December 2016, Article 5(3) and Articles 6, 8, 41, 56, 58 to 62, 66, 68 and 109 shall not apply to France in respect of fishing vessels which are less than 910 meters in overall length and operate from Mayotte as an outermost region within the meaning of Article 349 TFEU, their activities and their catch.
Amendment 49 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 2a – paragraph 2
Article 2a – paragraph 2
2. By 1 January 2014, France shall establish a national scheme of control applicable to fishing vessels which are less than 910 meters in overall length and operate from Mayotte. That scheme shall comply as soon as possible with the following requirements:
Amendment 52 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 2a – paragraph 3
Article 2a – paragraph 3
(3) By 30 September 2014 France shall present to the Commission an action plan setting out the measures to be taken in order to ensure the full implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 from 1 January 2017 concerning fishing vessels which are less than 910 meters in overall length and operate from the French department of Mayotte. The action plan shall be the subject of a dialogue between France and the Commission. France shall take all necessary measures to implement that action plan.
Amendment 57 #
2013/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentiethhird day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, and at the latest on 1 January 2014. The same deadline shall also apply as regards the entry into force of the 2013 basic Common Fisheries Policy regulation and the 2013 regulation on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products.
Amendment 137 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In the interest of efficient, safe and environmentally sound port management, the managing body of the port should be able to require that port service providers can demonstrate that they meet minimum requirements to perform the service in an appropriate way. These minimum requirements should be limited toinclude a clearly defined set of conditions concerning the professional qualifications of the operators, including in terms of training, and the equipment required insofar as these requirements are transparent, non- discriminatory, objective and relevant for thprotection of social and employment conditions, the equipment required, maritime safety standards and environmental requirements. These minimum requirements should serve only to improve the situation in a given port and do not constitute pgrovision of the port serviceunds for a reduction in standards.
Amendment 163 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The Member State or competent public authorities designated in a Member Statey should have the choice to decide to provide port services with public service obligations themselves or to entrust directly the provision of such services directly to an internal operator. In the case that a Member State or competent public authority decides to provide the service itself, this may cover the provision of services through agents employed by the competent public authority or commissioned by the competent public authority. When such limitation is applied in all the TEN-T ports in the territory of a Member State, the Commission should be informed. In the cases where the competent authorities in a Member State prevail on such a choicesuch cases, the provision of port services by the internal operators should be confined only to the port or ports for which those internal operators were designated. Moreover, in such cases, and the port service charges applied by such an operator should be subject to supervision by the independent supervisory body.
Amendment 236 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 point a a (new)
(aa) a framework for the protection and recognition of safety, environmental and labour standards and Social Dialogue in the port services industry;
Amendment 248 #
Amendment 260 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. This Regulation shall apply to all seaports of the trans-European transport network, as defined in Annex I of Regulation XXX [regulation on the TEN-T Guidelines] and whose total annual freight volume is greater than 0.1% of total annual freight transiting through all EU seaports.
Amendment 281 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – point 2 a (new)
2 a. ‘competent authority’ means any public competent authority or group of public competent authorities of a Member State or Member States, under whose jurisdiction a port or ports are established;
Amendment 283 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – point 2 a (new)
2 a. ‘competent authority’ means any public or private body which, on behalf of a regional or national administrative level, is entitled to perform under national law or regulations activities related to the organisation and management of port activities in a seaport, in conjunction with or alternatively to the managing body of the port;
Amendment 286 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 4
Article 2 – point 4
Amendment 326 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3
Article 3
Amendment 342 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 348 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) social requirements, including but not limited to health and safety obligations, fair terms of employment, decent living and working conditions including social protection and professional training, and the respect of collective bargaining agreements.
Amendment 358 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) the continuity of the service.
Amendment 363 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 373 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The managing body of the port or the competent authority shall grant or refuse the right to provide port services on the basis of the minimum requirements established in accordance with Article 4 within one montha reasonable time, and within four months at the latest, from receiving a request for the granting of such a right and the necessary documents. Any refusal shall be duly justified on the basis of objective, transparent, non- discriminatory and proportionate criteria.
Amendment 382 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By way of derogation from Article 3, tThe managing body of the port may limit the number of providers of port service for a given port service for one or sevin view, inter alia, of the following reasons:
Amendment 388 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the scarcity or reserved use of land provided that the managing body can demonstrate that the land constitutes an essential port facility to provide the port service and that the limitation is in accordance with the formal development plan of the port as agreed by the management body of the port and where appropriate any other public competent authorities according to the national legislation;
Amendment 424 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7
Amendment 481 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Collective actions, including but not limited to strikes, shall not be considered a disruption of port services for which an emergency measure can be taken.
Amendment 515 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to natrelevant Unional and Unational law including rules on collective agreements between social partners, the managing bodies of the port mayor the competent authority shall require the designated provider of port services appointed, in accordance with the procedure established by Article 7, in the case where this provider is different from the incumbent provider of port services, to grant staff previously taken on by the incumbent provider of port services the rights to which they would have been entitled if there had been a transfer within the meaning of Directive 2001/23/EC. In the case of a port service governed by a public service obligation, the managing bodies of the port or the competent authority shall require the designated provider, where this provider is different from the incumbent provider of port services, to carry out the obligatory transfer of staff and to ensure that the staff are accorded the rights to which they would have been entitled if there had been a transfer within the meaning of Directive 2001/23/EC.
Amendment 536 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
This Chapter and the transitional provisions of Article 24 shall not apply to cargo handling services and passenger, passenger services or to pilotage, towing, mooring and bunkering services.
Amendment 538 #
2013/0157(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
This Chapter and the transitional provisions of Article 24 shall not apply to cargo handling services and, passenger services, bunkering, mooring, port reception facilities, pilotage and towage.
Amendment 1 #
2012/2323(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Proposes that, in each parliamentary committee, the Chair, one of the Vice- Chairs or a relevant Member should be charged with supporting Members and guaranteeing coherence regarding delegated and implementing acts in coordination with the other committees; points out that the rapporteur for the basic act should automatically become the rapporteur for its follow-up and should report periodically to the committee; also points out that functional organisation will be needed within the secretariats if scrutiny is to be effective, and recommends, further, that an item given over to follow-up of delegated acts be included on committee agendas;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2323(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that scrutiny is essential inasmuch as it enables Parliament to lay down predetermined criteria which, if fulfilled, would rule out the possibility that Parliament would object to a delegated act;
Amendment 3 #
2012/2323(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to make the publication of its acts more transparent, enabling Parliament and European citizens alike to gain access to them; suggests to that end that the Commission create an IT tool with a view to setting up a database in which acts could be recorded in a form lending itself to democratic scrutiny;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas working in the CCS is still often immensely risky in terms of social security;
Amendment 23 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the links between training organisations and CCS companies should be strengthened in order to respond appropriately totake account of changes in jobs and their needs for specific skills and to promote the exchange of information;
Amendment 36 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas consolidation of workers statute in the CCS contributes to the structuring, viability and credibility of economic activity and the consolidation of employment;
Amendment 37 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas European cultural and creative production has a major economic impact in many sectors, such as tourism, sales, digital technologies, etc.;
Amendment 38 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas festivals in Europe provide an opportunity to promote European cultural production and create cultural, social, economic and tourism value in the territory;
Amendment 48 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for recent, reliable statistics on the CCS, in particular as regards their actual situation and, their potential in terms of jobs and growth and their economic impact on other sectors; recommends setting up an observatory or database on the CCS;
Amendment 51 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is disappointed that the action proposed by the Commission in its communication on the CCS*1 is limited in both its time horizon and scope; stresses the need to take a longer-term view of the prospects for these sectors and to draw up a programme of structured and concrete measures so as to align with the Europe 2020 strategy; points out that support for cultural creation from the Union, the Member States and local authorities is vital;
Amendment 67 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Draws attention to the diversity of rules on the CCS and recommends that measures be implemented to harmonise rules and practices in the Union;
Amendment 68 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adapt social security schemes to the worlds of creative work, particularly in the digital sector, taking appropriate account of the fact that people in creative jobs often have to alternate between employed and self- employed status or do both types of work simultaneously;
Amendment 69 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to enable CCS workers to access health insurance and (voluntary) unemployment insurance as well as occupational and personal pension schemes for self-employed persons under affordable conditions;
Amendment 70 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote minimum social security standards and collective agreements in the CCS, inter alia by linking public support to compliance with such standards;
Amendment 87 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers it essential to enhance the attractiveness and image of manual, artistic and cultural training among learners, the parents of schoolchildren and institutions, and to restore reality as regards opportunities and wealth creation, including by setting up an observatory or a database;
Amendment 89 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it necessary to strengthen the links between training institutions, including universities, and CCS companies to create greater synergies and, ensure a better match between the supply of training and these sectors’ specific skills requirementknowledge among actors, identify the key skills and have a better understanding of developments in jobs and skills;
Amendment 101 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the importance of supporting cultural access and education from an early age and on a lifelong basis in order to promote creativity and allow people to give free rein to their talents and pass on a taste for culture;
Amendment 107 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that art and cultural education is a prerequisite for democratising access to culture and for equal opportunities;
Amendment 110 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to consider setting up a European directory of expertise with a view to preserving and promoting European expertise; calls on the Member States and CCS stakeholders to develop training courses on such expertise;
Amendment 118 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that it is vital to provide appropriate support and funding for the CCS; calls on the Commission and the Council to develop means of evaluating intangible works, particularly by establishing an observatory or a databank, and to consider setting up a cultural investment bank;
Amendment 122 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Takes the view that the Member States should improve the project engineering capacities of CCS stakeholders by providing vocational training or by setting up bodies to assist in the drawing-up of financing plans;
Amendment 126 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to take the action required by recommending mixed methods of the most appropriate methods of funding to the given context by setting up loan- guarantee systems for small organisations and by looking into alternative means of financing such as crowd-funding;
Amendment 132 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 138 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Council, the Commission and the Member States to put in place a favourable regulatory and tax framework, in particular by applying reduced rates of VAT on all cultural goods, whether on a physical medium or online, with the exception of fashion and luxury goods;
Amendment 139 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Urges the Council, the Commission and the Member States to make further progress towards tax harmonisation and, in particular, to put an end to divergences between Member States in the taxation of cultural products;
Amendment 158 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to take account of the consequences of the digitisation of works and to look into the possibility of taxing digital recording media to support culture and the creative sectors;
Amendment 159 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to consider how best to facilitate the effective take-up of information and communications technology (ICT) among the CCS, especially among small organisations;
Amendment 164 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Points out the export potential of the CCS and the need for the Union to keep up with global competition in order to attract and develop creative talent; stresses the important role played by the cultural and creative industries in the dissemination, attractiveness and promotion of European culture;
Amendment 176 #
2012/2302(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Advocates an approach based on territorial dynamics with a view to involving all stakeholders (artists, local authorities, representatives of professionals, etc.) in cultural governance at local and regional level;
Amendment 80 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to review the provisions of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, inter alia with reference to competitiveness in the industry, and particularly to fully exploit the opportunities afforded by liberalisation or greater flexibility of quantitative rules on advertising;
Amendment 141 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the anonymous use of TV and on-line services by means of hybrid receiving devices is guaranteed and that monitoring and exploitation of the user’s behaviour by manufacturers of devices or by third parties is, by default, not normally allowed, being permitted only with the witting and unambiguous consent of the user;
Amendment 142 #
2012/2300(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the anonymous use of TV and on-line services by means of hybrid receiving devices is guaranteed and that monitoring and exploitation of the user’s behaviour by manufacturers of devices or by third parties is not normally allowed, being permitted only with the witting and unambiguous consent of the user, and with no adverse consequences for the user should they refuse to grant such consent;
Amendment 8 #
2012/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that aquaculture and fisheries should contribute to food production on a sustainable basis throughout the Union so as to guarantee long-term food security; considers that the development and innovation of the sustainable aquaculture industry should be encouraged, improving the quality of life in coastal and rural areas;
Amendment 33 #
2012/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of coastal regions and of sustainable coastal and maritime tourism forharmonious coexistence in coastal regions and – as regards the occupations, tourism included, carried on there – of a wide variety of mutually enhancing skills, both of these being essential in order to protect existing jobs and stimulate employment along the shorelines of those regions, thereby promoting the development of an sustainable all-inclusive maritime economy.
Amendment 39 #
2012/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Maintains that, to bring about sustainable fisheries, as well as a viable, competitive marine industry, coherent research and development efforts will be needed in order to surmount the constraints of sustainability, preserve the economic fabric and jobs, and satisfy environmental imperatives.
Amendment 65 #
2012/2297(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that maritime safety is crucial for the sustainable promotion of maritime transport, sustainable economic growth, maritime employment and sustainable environmental standards in this sector; stresses that the principle of prevention should be applied to anticipate new risks and prevent all types of maritime transport disasters; notes that action in that matter must be taken within the European Union, but also at the international level, and notably within the International Maritime Organisation;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2202(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the CFP's political objectives mean that controls will have a greater role to play and, consequently, the funds allocated to the European Fisheries Control Agency in the future multiannual financial framework will need to be increased;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2167(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Questions the technical assessment methods that led to certain expenditure under Article 25(2) EFF being declared ineligible on the grounds that it would increase capacity, when the expenditure concerned was in fact designed to modernise fishing activity; calls on the Commission to propose a fresh definition of capacity, in particular in order to avoid this type of re-interpretation in the future;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2092(BUD)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 4
Section 1 – paragraph 4
4. Calls for total commitment appropriations to be maintained at the levels of the 2012 budget in order to preserve the sustainability of projects in the sector launched by the Commission and, at the same time, to control spending in the context of budgetary austerityconsolidation; takes the view that even if the freezing of commitment appropriations can be presented by the Commission and Member States as a partial solution to the problem of the increase in outstanding commitments, it cannot be considered an acceptable strategy for keeping the level of outstanding commitments under control;
Amendment 2 #
2012/2092(BUD)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 7
Section 1 – paragraph 7
7. Deplores the cut of more than 10% in the appropriations for the chapter on fisheries markets (11 02) and notesis concerned at the fact that this cut is motivated by the implementation rate of the 2011 budget and the current economic contexcurrent economic problems; stresses that the 2011 implementation rates can be linked to co-financing difficulties or to the fact that the eligibility criteria do not match the needs of professionals in unpredictable markets at a given moment;
Amendment 11 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Title
Title
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the accessibility of public sector bodies' websites and of the websites of providers of services of general economic interest (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 23 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive aims at approximating the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States related to the accessibility of the content of public sector bodies' websites, and of the websites of providers of services of general economic interest, to all users, in particular people with functional limitations including persons with disabilities.
Amendment 25 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. It lays down the rules according to which Member States shall make accessible the content and features of websites belonging to public sector bodies or to providers of services of general economic interest, the types of which are specified in the Annex.
Amendment 26 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may extend the application of this Directive to other types of public or private sector websites than those referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 30 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take measures to facilitate the application of the web- accessibility requirements as defined in Article 3 to all public sector bodies' websites and websites of providers of services of general economic interest beyond those concerned, in particular, to public sector bodies' websites and websites of providers of services of general economic interest covered by existing national laws or relevant measures on web- accessibility.
Amendment 33 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – title
Annex – title
Types of public sector bodies' websites’ websites and of websites of providers of services of general economic interest
Amendment 34 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 3
Annex – point 3
(3) Social-security benefits: unemployment benefits, child allowances, medical costs (reimbursement or direct settlement), student grants. and retirement pensions
Amendment 35 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 4
Annex – point 4
(4) Personal documents: passports, identity cards or driving license
Amendment 36 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 6
Annex – point 6
(6) Application for building permission or declaration of building work
Amendment 38 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 10
Annex – point 10
(10) Enrolment in higher education or university plus enrolment for examinations
Amendment 39 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 10 a (new)
Annex – point 10 a (new)
(10a) Entry to civil service competitions
Amendment 40 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 10 b (new)
Annex – point 10 b (new)
(10b) Enrolment in primary or secondary education and in final examinations
Amendment 41 #
Amendment 42 #
Amendment 43 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 12 c (new)
Annex – point 12 c (new)
(12c) Public services providing information on election procedures
Amendment 44 #
2012/0340(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 12 d (new)
Annex – point 12 d (new)
(12d) Public energy provision services
Amendment 45 #
Amendment 282 #
2012/0267(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In case of more than one Member State concerned, where there is a disagreement on whether the clinical performance study should be approved, the member states concerned shall make an attempt to agree on a conclusion. If no conclusion is found, the European Commission takes a decision after hearing the member states concerned, and if appropriate taking advice from EMA.
Amendment 16 #
2012/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) 1342/2008
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. WhenMember States shall calculating ae days present within an area Member States shall use the same method used to establish the effort baseline referred to in Article 12(2)(a)in accordance with Article 26 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community fisheries control system.
Amendment 24 #
2012/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1342/2008
Article 11 a – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 11 a – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) during that trip the fishing vessel concerned has only oneuses a regulated gear on board and that gear is listed in accordance with paragraph 2.;
Amendment 26 #
2012/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1342/2008
Article 11 a – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 11 a – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) the fishing activities of the vessel or group of vessels result in cod catches of less than 1.5% of the total annual catches measured by weight.
Amendment 29 #
2012/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No1342/2008
Article 11 d – introduction
Article 11 d – introduction
Exclusions from the fishing effort regime that were already in force prior to [__ - will be filled with concrete date]…* shall continue to apply for as long as the conditions under which those exclusions were granted remain fulfilled. Member States shall provide annually to the Commission any relevant information enabling it to establish that those conditions remain fulfilled. * OJ: insert the date of publication of the Official Journal in which this regulation is published.
Amendment 33 #
2012/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No1342/2008
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Where the scientific data indicate that more than 10 % of the total cod catches for a gear in a particular effort group consist of cod discards, or where the quota allocation does not correspond to the expected catches and is likely to result in cod discards, the Member State concerned shall take immediate measures to minimise cod discards.
Amendment 35 #
2012/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 7 b (new)
Article 1 – point 7 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No1342/2008
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
(7b) In Article 17, paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following: Where the CPUE of the donor gear group is lower than the CPUE of the receiving gear group, the Member State shall apply a correction factor to the amount of effort in the receiving gear group so that the latter's higher CPUE is compensated for. The Member States shall not perform this adjustment where they can demonstrate that the transfer is made with the aim of avoiding cod catches or limiting discards in compliance with European regulations on the use of fishing gear.'
Amendment 59 #
2012/0232(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to prevent unfair competition between vessels in the Norwegian fleet and vessels in the EU fleet, it shall be guaranteed that they are subject to the same degree of technical constraints in relation to discards.
Amendment 85 #
2012/0232(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to ensure that the same control conditions apply in the same fishing area and for the same type of activity, it shall be guaranteed that the Norwegian fleet and vessels in the EU fleet are subject to the same degree of constraints in relation to their Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) system.
Amendment 29 #
2012/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) It is important that the Commission penalise Member States which have not forwarded or analysed all the data available to them to allow an exhaustive and scientifically sound inventory of the situation regarding European eel to be drawn up.
Amendment 30 #
2012/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) In order to clarify the situation regarding European eel, it is important that the ICES, in its opinion of 2013, make reference to all the causes of the reduction in eel stocks and to the issues in connection with eel spawning grounds, not least in the Mediterranean.
Amendment 43 #
2012/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) nº 1100/2007
Article 9
Article 9
5) In Article 9, paragraph 3 is deleted. Article 9 is replaced by the following text : “Article 9 Reporting and evaluation 1. Each Member State shall report to the Commission, initially every third year, with the first report to be presented by 30 June 2012. The frequency of reporting shall then increase to once every year, after the first tri-annual report has been submitted Reports shall outline monitoring, implementation, effectiveness and outcome, and in particular shall provide the best available estimates of: (a) for each Member State, the proportion of the silver eel biomass that escapes to the sea to spawn, or the proportion of the silver eel biomass leaving the territory of that Member State as part of a seaward migration to spawn, relative to the target level of escapement set out in Article 2(4); (b) the level of fishing effort that catches eel each year, and the reduction effected in accordance with Articles 4(2) and 5(4); (c) the level of mortality factors outside the fishery, and the reduction effected in accordance with Article 2(10); (d) the amount of eel of less than 12 cm in length caught and the proportions of this utilised for different purposes; (e) the identification, on a voluntary basis, of the spawning grounds of the eel caught. 2. The Commission shall present to the Parliament and the Council, by 31 December 2013 at the latest, a report consisting of a statistical and scientific evaluation of the results of the eel management plans, along with an opinion from the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries. Based on the findings of that report, the Commission may bring forward proposals to broaden the scope of the regulation to include eel mortality factors other than fishery. 3. The Commission shall, considering the report described in paragraph 2, propose any appropriate measures to achieve with high probability the recovery of the stock of European eel, and the Council shall decide by qualified majority on other measures enabling attainment of the escapement target set out in paragraph 2(4) and the reduction in fishing effort under Article 4(2) and Article 5(4).”
Amendment 78 #
2012/0199(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to enhance the production, range, diversity and European dimension of the cultural offering in cities, including through transnational co- operation;
Amendment 104 #
2012/0199(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the envisaged long-term cultural, creative, social and economic effects that the title would have on the city;
Amendment 126 #
2012/0199(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) the involvement of individual districts, the local population, and civil society in the preparation of the application and the implementation of the European Capital of Culture;
Amendment 95 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Union is committed to implement the Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, in particular Resolutions 61/105 and 64/72, which call on States and Regional Fisheries Management Organisations to ensure the protection of vulnerable deep-sea marine ecosystems from the destructive impact of bottom fishing gears, as well as the sustainable exploitation of deep-sea fish stocks.
Amendment 98 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The development and adoption of the measures recommended by NEAFC to protect deep water vulnerable marine ecosystems against the adverse effects of bottom fishing gear, in accordance with resolutions 61/105 and 64/72, have been widely supported by the Union, and have been recognised by the General assembly of the United Nations as a very significant step towards achieving the goal of protecting vulnerable marine ecosystems and their biodiversity.
Amendment 99 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Sedimentary and sandy seabed areas are not vulnerable marine ecosystems as defined in Regulation (EC) No 734/2008 on the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the high seas from the adverse impacts of bottom fishing gears.
Amendment 100 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
Amendment 101 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 c (new)
Recital 2 c (new)
(2c) FAO guidelines on the management of deep-sea fisheries in the High Seas adopted in 2008, that the Union committed to respect and which define the concrete implementation of resolution 61/105 of the United Nations General Assembly, invite coastal States to apply the principles and methods they contain in their national courts. Given the example provided by the relevance of the measures recommended to the flag States by the NEAFC for waters beyond national jurisdiction, there is no reason for the coastal States in the NEAFC regulated area not to apply these measures in their own waters. It is therefore appropriate to provide that the measures recommended by NEAFC to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems in deep water against the adverse effects of bottom fishing gears shall apply 'mutatis mutandis' in EU waters, instead of any other modality.
Amendment 103 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to maintain necessary reductions in fishing capacity achieved so far in deep-sea fisheries, and to focus management measures on the most relevant part of the fleet for deep sea fisheries, it is appropriate to provide that fishing for deep-sea species is subject to a fishing authorisation which limits the capacity of vessels eligible to land deep-sea species. With a viewfish deep-sea species in a targeted manner. It is however necessary that fishing licenses are also delivered for bycatch fishing of deep-sea species, considering that all these fishing activities are likely to focus management measures on the part of the fleet most relevant for deep-sea fisheries, the fishing authorisations should be issued according to target or by- catch fisherycur in areas where deep water vulnerable marine ecosystems may be present, and that they should be protected against the adverse effects that may have these activities, including those using bottom gears. However, the Council and Parliament Regulation (EU) No xxx/2013 from xxx 2013 on the common fisheries policy defines a goal of eliminating discards that also apply to deep-sea species. The novelty of this new requirement should be taken into account so that vessels incidentally capturing deep-sea species and which are not currently subjected to a licensing regime for fishing, are not totally deprived of the opportunity to continue their traditional fishing activities.
Amendment 107 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Since the rules on the compulsory landing of discards will shortly enter into force, it should be noted that there will be greater demand for permits for the by- catch of deep-sea species.
Amendment 109 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Deep-sea fishing with bottom trawls carryies the highest risk for vulnerable marine ecosystems among the different gears used and reports the highest rates of undesired catch of deep-sea species. Bottom trawls should therefore be permanently prohibited from the targeting of deep-sea species.
Amendment 116 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Bottom-set gillnets are currently restricted in entering deep-sea fisheries by Council Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009 establishing transitional technical measures from 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2011. In view of the high rates of undesired catch when they were deployed unsustainably in deep waters, and in view of the ecological impact of lost and abandoned gear, this gear should also be permanently prohibited from the targeting of deep-sea species.
Amendment 121 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 123 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Moreover, vessels which havewish to change gear in order to be able to stay in the fishery should be eligible for receiving financial assistance from the European Fisheries Fund provided that the new gear reduces the impact of fishing on non- commercial species and provided also that the national operational programme allows contributing to such measures.
Amendment 129 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Vessels targeting deep-sea species with otherusing bottom gear should not extend their range of operation according to their authorisation within Union waters, unless expansion can be assessed as not carrying a significant risk of negative impact on vulnerable marine ecosystems.
Amendment 130 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Vessels targetfishing deep-sea species with otherin a targeted or accessory manner with bottom gear should not extend their range of operation according to their fishing authorisation within Union waters, unless expansion can be assessed as not carrying a significant risk of negative impact on vulnerable marine ecosystems. Similarly, wherever their area of activity may be, when finding indices of the presence of vulnerable marine ecosystems, they should avoid these locations in the future, pending whether these indices reflect a proved presence of vulnerable marine ecosystems.
Amendment 133 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The concept of technodiversity needs to be defined. Account must be taken of the fact that each type of gear has its own specific characteristics in terms its of capacity to capture a given species and its impact on the seabed. It should therefore be recognised that certain types of gear are better than others at catching a given species, depending on where the species is caught and whether it is endangered.
Amendment 136 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Scientific advice concerning certain fish stocks found in the deep-sea indicates that these stocks are particularly vulnerable to exploitation, and that fishing for these stocks should be limited or reduced as a precautionary measurehowever there have been quantified improvements in some stocks such as the roundnose grenadier, blue ling and black scabbardfish. Fishing opportunities for deep-sea stocks should not go beyond those levels which are scientifically advised as precautionary. In the case of advice being absent for lack of sufficient information about stocks or species, no fishing opportunities should be allocated.
Amendment 139 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Regulation (EU) No xxx/2013 from the Council and the European Parliament from xxx 2013 on the common fisheries policy defines the rules which should govern the determination of opportunities in respect of the precautionary principle and aiming at quickly achieving maximum sustainable yield. There is no need to consider different ways from those defined as general, especially in spite of their particularly vulnerability to exploitation, several stocks of deep-water species with a major commercial interest are already recognised by ICES as being operated in accordance with the principle of maximum sustainable yield. The Commission may propose a framework for deep-sea species by-catch through a system of TACs and quotas, if it considers it necessary for their preservation.
Amendment 163 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) ‘deep-sea species’ means the species listed in Annex I and Ia (new);
Amendment 167 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) ‘most vulnerable species’ means the deep-sea species indicated in the third column ‘Most vulnerable (x)’ of the table in Annex Ia (new);
Amendment 169 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) ‘vulnerable marine ecosystem’ means any marine ecosystem whose integrity (i.e. ecosystem structure or function) is, according to the best scientific information available and to the principle of precaution, threatened by significant adverse impacts resulting from physical contact with bottom gears in the normal course of fishing operations, including inter alia reefs, seamounts, hydrothermal vents, cold water corals or cold water sponge beds. The most vulnerable ecosystems are those that are easily disturbed and in addition are very slow to recover, or may never recover.
Amendment 177 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. 'existing fishing areas' means fishing areas where fishing operations have been conducted since the entry into force of Council Regulation 2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep- sea stocks;
Amendment 179 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. 'new fishing areas' means fishing areas where no previous deep-water fishing operations have been documented
Amendment 180 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. 'exploratory fishing' means fishing operations conducted in new fishing areas;
Amendment 181 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. 'fishing vessel' means a Union vessel operating in the waters defined in Article 2 or a third country vessel operating in Union waters;
Amendment 186 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the vessel's master records in the logbook a percentage of deep-sea species equal or superior to 120% of the overall catch weight in the fishing daytrip concerned.
Amendment 192 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Fishing activities carried out in Union waters not targeting deep-sea species but catching deep-sea species as a by-catch, carried out by a Union fishing vessel, shall be subject to a fishing authorisation, which shall indicate deep-sea species as by-catch.
Amendment 194 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Amendment 198 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
The aggregate fishing capacity measured in gross tonnage and in kilowatt of all fishing vessels holding a fishing authorisation issued by a Member State, allowing the targeted catch of deep-sea species, whether as target or by-catch species, as defined in Article 4 (2) shall at no time exceed the aggregate fishing capacity of vessels of that Member State which have landed 10 tonnes or more of deep-sea species during any of the two calendar years preceding the entry into force of this Regulation2009-2011, whichever year provides the higher figure.
Amendment 205 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Each application for a fishing authorisation allowing for the catch of deep-sea species whether as target or by- catch specithin areas of existing fishing activities, and for its renewal shall be accompanied by a description of the area where it is intended to conduct fishing activities, the type of gears, the depth range at which the activities will be deployed, and of the individual species targetedrelevant species.
Amendment 214 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a Procedure for identification of areas of existing fishing activities The Commission shall identify areas of existing fishing activities in line with the provisions of Article 3 of the NEAFC recommendations on regulating bottom fishing, as quoted in Annex 2 a (new) of this Regulation.
Amendment 219 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In addition to the requirements set out in Article 6, each application for a fishingn authorisation for targeted deep sea fisheries, as referred to in Article 4(1),fishing deep-water stocks that allows for the use of bottom gears in Union waters as rdeferred toined in Article 2(a), shall be accompanied by a detailed fishing plan specifyingor in waters under NEAFC jurisdiction as referred to in Article 2(c), shall:
Amendment 221 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the locations of the intended activities targeting deep-sea species in the deep-sea métier. The location(s) shall be defined by coordinates in accordance with the World Geodetic System of 1984list the bottom-sea gear that will be used;
Amendment 224 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the locations, if any, of activities in the deep-sea métier during the last three full calendar years. Those location(s) shall be defined by coordinates limit the authorised fishing accordance with the World Geodetic System of 1984 and they shall circumscribe the fishing activities as closely as possible.tivities to existing fishing areas;
Amendment 227 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) provide for the respect of measures currently applying in the NEAFC framework;
Amendment 238 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Any fishing authorisation issued on the basis of an application made in accordance with paragraph 1 shall specify the bottom gear to be used and limit the fishing activities authorised to the area in which the intended fishing activity, as set out in paragraph 1(a), and the existing fishing activity, as set out in paragraph 1(b), overlap. However, the area of the intended fishing activity can be extended beyond the area of the existing fishing activity if the Member State has assessed and documented, based on scientific advice, that such extension would not have significant adverse impaWithout prejudice to Article 7 (1), fishing activities that are to take place in waters defined in paragraph 1 but that are defined as new fishing areas in the meaning of Article 3 paragraph 2b(new) shall be subject to a fishing authorisation. Applications for such authorisations shall include a detailed project for the exploratory fishing activity that follows the NEAFC guidelines outlined in Annex IIa(new). Applications will be accepted if it can be shown that the activity described will have no harmful effects on vulnerable marine ecosystems.
Amendment 242 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) Applications for fishing authorisations in waters defined at Article 2 point b) shall fulfil the conditions set out in Regulation (EC) No 734/2008 of 15th July 2008 on the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the high seas from the adverse impacts of bottom fishing gears.
Amendment 243 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 2 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 2 (new)
(2) Existing fishing areas, as defined under article 3 and provisions for identification, as set out in article 6a(new), correspond to: (a) in Union waters: fishing areas for which there is evidence of fishing activity in the period since the entry into force of Council Regulation 2347/2002 of 16th December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep sea stocks. (b) in Union waters under NEAFC jurisdiction: existing fishing zones that are defined and established in the NEAFC framework, as mentioned in Annex IIb(new).
Amendment 244 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 3 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 3 (new)
Amendment 245 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 4 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 4 (new)
(4) In addition to the requirements in paragraph 5, by-catch authorisations, as defined in Article 4 (3) shall require the reporting of all species in Annex I, whether retained or discarded.
Amendment 246 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 5 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 5 (new)
(5) Fishing activities conducted in the framework of fishing authorisations referred to in Article 4 may be subject to the introduction of quantitative limits on the total amount of catches of the species included in Annex Ia (new) if such a limit is necessary
Amendment 251 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 269 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) where the best scientific information available does not identify exploitation rates corresponding to the precautionary approach to fisheries management due to lack of sufficient data concerning a certain stock or species, nothe fishing opportunities may be allocated for the fisheries concernedfor the relevant fishing management period may not be fixed higher than the rates provided within the ICES approach for data limited stocks.
Amendment 278 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Council, acting in accordance with the Treaty, may decide to switching from the fixing of annual fishing opportunities for deep-sea species in terms of both fishing effort limits and catch limits to the fixing of only fishing effort limits for specific fisheries shall be decided in accordance with the Treaty.
Amendment 313 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts as referred to in Article 13 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminateperiod of three years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power no later than nine months before the end of the three year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of timean identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council oppose such extension no later than three months before the end of each period.
Amendment 314 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 5 a (new)
Chapter 5 a (new)
Seabed mapping (1) Within two years of the entry into force of this Regulation, the Member States shall compile data and draw up a map of the seabed featuring existing deep- sea fishing areas and identifying areas of vulnerable marine ecosystems; this map shall be forwarded to the European Commission within two years of the entry into force of this Regulation. 2) Data will be collected by the captains of seagoing vessels, or any other persons in charge of them, who shall forward the GPS coordinates of any vulnerable marine ecosystems they may come across, together with details of what kind of ecosystem it is, to the competent authorities. 3) Whenever a vessel identifies a vulnerable marine ecosystem, it shall immediately cease fishing in the surrounding area.
Amendment 318 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Special fishing authorisations issued in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 shall remain valid until their replacement by fishing authorisations allowing the catch of deep-sea species issued in accordance with this Regulation, but shall in any case no longer be valid after 30 September 20124.
Amendment 321 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Annex I
Amendment 343 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – point 3
Annex 2 – point 3
3. Discards shall be sampled in all deep-sea métiers. The sampling strategy for landings and discards shall cover all the species listed in Annex I and Ia as well as species belonging to the seabed ecosystem such as deep-water corals, sponges or other organisms belonging to the same ecosystem.
Amendment 345 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II b (new)
Annex II b (new)
Annex IIb Bottom fishing activities in new bottom fishing areas 1. Upon entry into force of this regulation, all bottom fishing activities in new bottom fishing areas or with bottom gear not previously used in the area concerned, shall be considered as exploratory fisheries and shall be conducted in accordance with an Exploratory Bottom Fisheries Protocol to be adopted as soon as possible. Until such a protocol is adopted the provision set out in the protocol set out in Annex 1 of the NEAFC recommendation on regulating bottom fishing shall apply. 2. The exploratory bottom fishing activities shall be subject to the assessment procedure set forth in Article 5 of the NEAFC recommendation on regulating bottom fishing, with the understanding that particular care shall be taken in the evaluation of risks of the significant adverse impact on vulnerable marine ecosystems, in line with the precautionary approach. 3. Member States shall communicate the required information under the exploratory fisheries protocol referred to in paragraph 1 to the European Commission, together with the information or preliminary impact assessment referred to in Article 5, paragraph 3 (i), below. 4. Member States shall provide 1 year after entry into force of this Regulation, a report of the results of such activities to the European Commission. 5. Prior to commencing new bottom fishing activities based upon the results of exploratory bottom fisheries conducted in the prior two years, the European Commission shall review the assessments undertaken in accordance with Article 5 below and the results of the fishing protocols implemented by the participating fleets, and shall: (i) Authorise these bottom fishing to proceed and establish conservation and management measures to prevent significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems from individual bottom fishing activities and to ensure the long- term sustainability of deep sea fish stocks, or (ii) not authorize these bottom fishing activities to proceed. 6. Member States shall ensure that vessels flying their flag conducting exploratory fisheries have an observer on board. Observers shall collect data in accordance with a Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem Data Collection Protocol to be adopted as soon as possible. Until such a protocol is adopted, the interim protocol set out in Annex 2 of the NEAFC recommendation on regulating bottom fishing shall apply.
Amendment 25 #
2012/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation No 850/98
Article 19 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 19 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Marine organisms that are smaller than the minimum catch size as defined in Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 850/98 shall be returned immediately to the sea. Their retention on board, transhipment, landing, transport, storage and offer for sale shall be prohibited.
Amendment 33 #
2012/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation No 850/98
Article 29 d - paragraph 7
Article 29 d - paragraph 7
7. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, it shall be permitted to fish with fixed nets, trawls, demersal seines or similar gears provided that:
Amendment 47 #
2012/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
Regulation No 850/98
Annex XII
Annex XII
(13a) In Annex XII, in the table, the rows corresponding to anchovy are replaced by the following: "Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) Whole area, except ICES IXa east of longitude 7° 23' 48" W: 12 cm or 90 individuals per kilo ICES IXa east of longitude 7° 23' 48" W: 10 cm"
Amendment 139 #
2012/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Member States should lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and ensure that these penalties are applied so as to prevent circumvention of ship recycling rules. The penalties, which may be of a civil or administrative nature, should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. They should also be harmonised to ensure that they are uniform, so as to avoid any unfair competition.
Amendment 189 #
2012/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. A ship-specific ship recycling plan shall be developed prior to any recycling of a shipn existing ship. A ship-specific ship recycling plan shall be developed for each new ship before it is put into service.
Amendment 196 #
2012/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) unannounced surveys.
Amendment 198 #
2012/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The officers carrying out the surveys may, at any time or at the duly substantiated request of port authorities which have serious concerns about the condition of a ship that has put into port, decide to carry out an unannounced inspection in order to determine whether the ship complies with this Regulation.
Amendment 235 #
2012/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 8
Article 15 – paragraph 8
8. By applying for inclusion in the European List, ship recycling facilities accept the possibility of being subject to a site inspection, which may be unannounced, by the Commission or agents acting on its behalf prior to or after their inclusion in the European list in order to verify their compliance with the requirements set out in Article 12.
Amendment 237 #
2012/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b – point 1
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b – point 1
(1) where, following checks or an unannounced survey, the ship recycling facility ceases to comply with the requirements set out in Article 12;
Amendment 243 #
2012/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that harmonised, effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties are applicable to ships that:
Amendment 258 #
2012/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – subtitle 5 a (new)
Annex IV – subtitle 5 a (new)
UNANNOUNCED SURVEY CERTIFICATE At an unannounced survey in accordance with Article 8 of the Regulation, the ship was found to comply with the relevant provisions of the Regulation. Signed:..................................... (Signature of duly authorized official) Place: ..................................................................... .................................. Date (dd/mm/yyyy):.............................................. ..................... (Seal or stamp of the authority, as appropriate)
Amendment 103 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) While there is objectively a clear added value of being an Union citizen with established rights, the Union does not always highlight the link between the solution of a broad range of economic and social problems and the Union's policies in an effective way. Hence, the impressive achievements in terms of peace and stability in Europe, long-term sustainable growth, stable prices, an efficient protection of consumers and the environment and the promotion of fundamental rights, have not always led to a strong feeling of belonging of citizens to the Union.
Amendment 109 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to bring Europe closer to its citizens and to enable them to participate fully in the construction of an ever closer Union, a variety of actions and coordinated efforts through local, regional, national, transnational and Union level activities are required. The European Citizens' Initiative provides a unique opportunity to enable citizens to participate directly in shaping the development of EU legislation.
Amendment 131 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 139 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The financial interests of the European Union should be protected through proportionate measures throughout the expenditure cycle, including the prevention, detection and investigation of irregularities, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, penalties as laid out in the Financial Regulations applicable to the annual budget of the Union.
Amendment 143 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Preference will be given to grants for projects with a high impactirrespective of their size but with a high impact, or which otherwise show great potential, in particular those which are directly linked to EUnion policies or to issues identified by citizens as being of major interest, with a view to participateion in the shaping of the EUnion's political agenda. Moreover, following the principle of sound financial management, the implementation of the programme should be further simplified by recourse to lump- sums, flat- rate financing and the application of unit- cost rates as indicated for low value grants in the Financial Regulations applicable to the annual budget of the Union. Beneficiaries of operating grants will have the possibility to choose between flat-rate financing or budget-based financing.
Amendment 146 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Strengthen remembrance and enhance capacity for civic participation at the Union levelFostering European citizenship and improving conditions for civic participation at Union level and a better understanding of the Union's policies and politics.
Amendment 152 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. raiseing awareness onf remembrance, the Union's history, identity and aimcommon history and values and of the Union's aim of promoting peace, its values, its cultural and linguistic diversity and the well-being of its peoples, by stimulating debateactions, reflection and networkingthe development of networks and by bringing together people from local communities across Europe to share and exchange experiences and to learn from history;
Amendment 180 #
2011/0436(APP)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– Support for organisations of a general European interest as defined in Article ... of implementing rules of Regulation XX/2012 [Financial Regulation] such as the European Movement International, the network of Europehouses (EUNET), the Jean Monnet Association and the Centre européen Robert Schuman
Amendment 51 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point a – paragraph 1
Development of emerging technology areas such as synthetic biology, bioinformatics (including next-generation sequencing (NGS) centres) and systems biology, which hold great promise for completely novel applications. Particular attention will be paid to technology transfer and to establishing shared platforms, equipment and resources.
Amendment 66 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 2 – point 2.3 – point c – paragraph 1
The aim is to sustainably exploit aquatic living resources to maximise social and economic benefits/returns from Europe's oceans and seas. The activities shall focus on an optimal contribution to secure food supplies by developing sustainable and environmentally friendly fisheries and competitive European aquaculture (which includes seaweed and shellfish farming and is based, inter alia, on integrated marine polyculture systems) in the context of the global economy and on boosting marine innovation through biotechnology to fuel smart "blue" growth.
Amendment 70 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – section 3 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point b – paragraph 1
Activities shall focus on research, development and full scale demonstration - of all innovative renewables and carbon capture and storage technologies offering larger scale, lower cost, environmentally safe technologies with higher conversion efficiency and higher availability for different market and operating environments. Such activities should include research aimed at securing the storage capacity required for purposes including the conversion of electricity into hydrogen.
Amendment 160 #
2011/0380(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 164 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) It should be underlined that the CFP is a food-related policy, justifying public intervention through the EMFF in order to maintain the food security of the citizens of the European Union.
Amendment 169 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) To ensure that the EMFF contributes to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, the IMP and the Europe 2020 Strategy, it is necessary to focus on a limited number of corekey priorities relating to fostering innovation and knowledge based fisheries and aquaculture, promoting sustainable and resource-efficient fishing and aquaculture, and increasing employment and territorial cohesion by unlocking the growth and job potential of coastal and inland fisheries communities depending on fishing and aquaculture and promoting diversification of fisheries acand versativlities into other sectors of the marine economyy within fisheries and aquaculture activities.
Amendment 175 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The overall objective of the Common Fisheries Policy is to ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities contribute to long-term sustainable environmental conditions which are necessary for economic and socialeconomic, social and environmentally sustainable development. It should contribute moreover to increased productivity, a fair standard of living for the fisheries sector, stable markets, ensure the availability of resources and that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices.
Amendment 181 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) It is paramount to better integrate environmental concerns into the CFP which should deliver on the objectives and targets of the Union's environmental policy and the Europe 2020 Strategy. The CFP is aimed at an exploitation of living marine biological resources that restores and maintains fish stocks at levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield, by 2015, where possible, and by not later than 201520. The CFP shall implement the precaua balanced approach to sustainable development through fisheries planning, exploitationary and eco- system approaches to fisheries managementmanagement which takes into account aspirations and current social needs and without undermining the advantages that future generations must be able to derive from all the goods and services arising from marine eco-systems. Consequently the EMFF should contribute to the protection of the marine environment as set out in the Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive)
Amendment 192 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Since the objectives of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States given the scale and effects of the operations to be financed under the operational programmes and the structural problems encountered in the development of the fisheries, aquaculture and maritime sectors as well as the limited financial resources of the Member States, these objectives can therefore be better achieved at Union level by providing multi-annual financial assistance focused on the relevant priorities, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5(3) of the Treaty on the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in Article 5(4) of that Treaty, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
Amendment 193 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The financing of the Common Fisheries Policy and Maritime Integrated Policy expenditure through a single fund, the EMFF, should address the need for simplification as well as strengthening the integration of both policies. The extension of shared management to Common Markets Organisations including the compensation for the outermost regions, control and data collection activities and complementary tools for the implementation of the Integrated Maritime Policy, should further contribute to simplification and reduce the administrative burden both for the Commission and the Member States as well as achieve greater coherence and efficiency of the support granted.
Amendment 195 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Union budget should finance the Common Fisheries Policy and the Integrated Maritime Policy expenditure through a single fund, the EFMF, either directly or in the context of shared management with the Member States. Shared management with the Member States should apply not only to measures to support fisheries, aquaculture and community-led local development but also to Common Markets Organisations and the compensation for the outermost regions, control and data collection activities and complementary tools for the implementation of the Integrated Maritime Policy. Direct management should apply to scientific advice, voluntary contributions to Regional Fisheries Management Organisations, advisory councils and operations for the implementation of an Integrated Maritime Policy. The types of measures that can be financed using the EMFF should be specified.
Amendment 198 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The achievement of the objectives of the CFP would be undermined if Union financial assistance under EMFF is disbursed to operators who, ex-ante, do not comply with requirements related to the public interest of conservation of marine biological resources. Therefore only operators should be admissible who, within a particular period of time before lodging an application for aid, were not involved in the operation, management or ownership of fishing vessels included in the Union IUU vessel list as set out in Article 40(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1936/2001 and (EC) No 601/2004 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1093/94 and (EC) No 1447/19991, and who have not committed a serious infringement under 42 of the Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 or Article 90(1) of the Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/20062. or other cases of non-compliance with CFP rules which particularly jeopardise the sustainability of the stocks concerned and constitute a serious threats to the sustainable exploitation of living marine biological resources that restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the Maximum Sustainable Yield (hereinafter MSY).
Amendment 200 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In addition, the beneficiaries should continue to comply with requirements related to the public interest of conservation of marine biological resources after lodging the aid application, during the whole period of implementation of operation and, for certain types of operation, also for an identified period of time after the last payment. Support disbursed to or retained by beneficiaries who do not respect the requirements related to the public interest of conservation of marine biological resources might be possibly linked to infringements and thus might jeopardize the achievements of the objectives of the CFP
Amendment 211 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) In line with the goal of simplification, all activities of the EMFF which fall under shared management, including control and data collection, should take the form of one singlea national operational programme per Member Stateor regional operational programmes, in accordance with itsthe national structure of each Member State. The programming exercise shall cover the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020. Each Member State should prepare a singlenational operational programme or regional operational programmes. Each programme should identify a strategy for meeting targets in relation to the Union priorities for the EMFF and a selection of measures. Programming should comply with Union priorities, while being adapted to national contexts and complement the other Union policies, in particular rural development policy and cohesion policy.
Amendment 227 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32 a (new)
Recital 32 a (new)
(32a) Whereas small enterprises have difficulty accessing Community aid, the EMFF should encourage the deployment of collective projects and support technical assistance for those responsible for these projects.
Amendment 229 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Recognising the importance of the role that spouses of self-employed fishermen play in small scale coastal fishingplay in micro, small and medium-sized fishing and aquaculture enterprises, the EMFF should support training and networking contributing to their professional development and giving them the means to better fulfil the ancillary tasks they traditionally performdirectly related to the fishing or aquaculture enterprise.
Amendment 234 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Conscious of the weak presence of small scale coastal fishermengrowing need for the presence of fishermen and aquaculture farmers, representing in particular micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, in the social dialogue, the EMFF should support organisations promoting this dialogue in the appropriate fora
Amendment 240 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Conscious of the potential that versatility and diversification offers for small scale coastal fishermen and their crucial role in coastal communities, the EMFF should help diversification by covering business start-ups and occupations, as defined in Article 3, offers for fishermen in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and their crucial role in coastal communities, the EMFF should help diversification, provided that the latter represents a maximum of 50 % of the activity, by covering investments for the retrofitting of their vessels, in addition to the relevant training to acquire appropriate professional skills in the relevant field outside fishing. Diversification and versatility must be linked to the main production activitiesy.
Amendment 250 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) In order to address health and safety needs on board, the EMFF should support investments covering safety and hygiene, hygiene and the prevention of health risks on board.
Amendment 259 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) As a result of the establishment of systems of transferable fishing concessions envisaged in Article 27 of the [CFP Regulation] and in order to support Member States in the implementation of these newIn order to encourage sustainable fisheries management systems, the EMFF should grant support in terms of capacity building and, exchange of best practices and the implementation of these systems.
Amendment 271 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The introduction of the transferable fishing concessions systems should make the sector more competitive. Consequently, there may be a need for new professional opportunities outside the fishing activities. Therefore, the EMFF should support the diversification and job creation in fishing communities in particular by supporting business start-ups and the reassignment of vessels for maritime activities outside fishing activities of small scale coastal fishing vessels. This last operation seems to be appropriate as the small scale coastal fishing vessels are not covered by the transferable fishing concessions systemsIn order to make fisheries a sector with a future, the EMFF should support the diversification and job creation in fishing communities in particular by supporting business start-ups and setting up young fishermen.
Amendment 283 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) The objective of the Common Fisheries Policy is to ensure a sustainable exploitation of fish stocks. Overcapacity has been identified as a major driver for overfishing. ItThere is therefore paramount toan urgent need to assess and adapt the Union fishing fleetcapacity to the resources available for each targeted species. The removal of overcapacity through public aid such as temporary or permanent cessation and scrapping schemes has proven ineffective. The EMFF will thereforehowever support the establishment and management of systems of transferable fishing concessions aiming at the reduction of overcapacity and increased economic performance and profitability of the operators concernedmaintenance of aid for biological rest periods in order to assist the sector during the transition period to achieve MSY exploitation levels.
Amendment 294 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
Amendment 307 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) In the same vein, the EMFF should support the reduction of the negative impact of fishing on the marine environment in particular through the promotion of eco innovation, more selective gears and equipment, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, promote more selective gears and equipment and support the development of more fuel-efficient vessels. The EMFF should in particular promote eco innovation in terms of hulls, engines and gear, as well as measures aiming at protecting and restoring marine biodiversity and ecosystems and the services they provide, in line with the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and the headline targets of the Europe 2020 Strategy on climate change.
Amendment 314 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) In line with the discard border to avoid unwanted catches or in the event of a lan dintroduced by the CFPg obligation, the EMFF should support investments on board aiming at makeselectivity, making the best use of unwantedcommercial fish caught in compliance with technical measures and valoriseing underused components of the fish caught. Considering the scarcity of the resources, in order to maximise the value of the fish caught, the EMFF should also support investments on board aiming at adding commercial value to fish caughtcommercial fish caught in compliance with technical measures.
Amendment 323 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43a) Recognising the risk of investments in fishing activities, the EMFF should contribute to business security by covering access to insurance against variables of production and therefore safeguarding the income of producers in the event of abnormal production losses due in particular to natural disasters, adverse climatic events, sudden water quality changes, diseases or pest infestations and destruction of production tools.
Amendment 324 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) Conscious of the importance of fishing ports, auctions, landing sites and shelters, the EMFF should support relevant investments in particular to increase energy efficiency, environmental protection, the quality of the product landed, as well as safety and working conditions.
Amendment 336 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) Aquaculture contributes to growth and jobs in coastal and rural regions. Therefore, it is crucial that the EMFF is accessible to aquaculture enterprises, in particular SMEs and contributes to bringing new aquaculture farmers into the business. In order to increase the competitiveness and economic performance of aquaculture activities it is vital to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship. Therefore the EMFF should support innovative operations and business development, in particular non- food and off-shoreoff- shore aquaculture and edible marine plant aquaculture.
Amendment 343 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) New forms of income combined with aquaculture activities have already shown their added value for business development. Therefore the EMFF should support these complementary maritime activities outside aquaculture such as angling- tourism, educational or environmentalto a maximum of 50 % outside the principal production activitiesy.
Amendment 350 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) Conscious of the need to identify the most suitable geographical areas for developing aquaculture taking into account access to waters and space and the importance of developing a precautionary approach to guarantee stock sustainability, the EMFF should support national authorities in making their strategic choices at national level and regional authorities for their regional variations.
Amendment 364 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) In order to promote environmentally, socially and economically sustainable aquaculture, the EMFF should support aquaculture activities which are highly respectful of the environment, the conversion of aquaculture enterprises to eco-sustainable management, the use of audit schemes as well as the conversion to organic aquaculture. In the same vein, the EMFF should also support aquaculture providing for special environmental and societal services.
Amendment 374 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) Recognizing the risk of investments in aquaculture activities, the EMFF should contribute to business security by covering access to stock insurance or by supporting the development of mutual funds, and therefore safeguarding the income of producers in case of abnormal production losses due in particular to natural disasters, adverse climatic events, sudden water quality changes, diseases or pest infestations and destruction of production facilities.
Amendment 379 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) In fisheries and aquaculture areas, community-led local development should encourage innovative approaches to create growth and jobs, in particular by adding value to fisheries and aquaculture products and diversifying the local economy towards new economic activities, including those offered by "blue growth" and the broader maritime sectors, while preserving and strengthening employment and the territory’s fisheries and aquaculture sector enterprises, with a view to conserving on the shore a dynamic primary sector and dynamic processing.
Amendment 382 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) Community-led local development should be implemented through a bottom- up approach by local partnerships that are composed of representatives of the public, private and civil society sectors and mirror correctly the local society; these local actors are best placed to draw up and implement integrated multi-sectoral local development strategies to meet the needs of their local fisheries areas; it is important in order to ensure the representativeness of local action groups and that no single intthe actions of these groups address the challenges in the fisheriest group and aquaculture sectors thas more than 49% of the voting rightt fishermen and/or fish farmers should be represented as a majority among the economic actors represented in the decision-making bodies.
Amendment 386 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) In order to ensure the viability of fisheries and aquaculture in a highly competitive market, it is necessary to lay down provisions granting support for the implementation of the [Regulation (EU) No on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products]1 as well as for marketing and processing activities carried by operators to maximise the value of fisheries and aquaculture products. Particular attention should be paid to the promotion of operations which integrate producing, processing and marketing activities of the supply chain. In order to adapt to the new discard ban policy, the EMFF should also support the processing of unwanted catchvalorise catches and in particular those with a low market value, the EMFF should also support the processing of commercial catches in compliance with technical measures.
Amendment 393 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) Priority should be given to producer organisations and associations of producer organisations by granting them support. The compensation for storage aid and aid forWithin this framework, the EMFF should contribute to the implementation of production and marketing plans, should gradually be phased out as the importance of this particular kind of support has lost its interest in the light of the evolving structure of the Union market for this kind of products and the growing importance of strong producer's organisationstorage aid, actions promoting marketing and adding value to fishery products and better adapting producers to market instabilities and the irregularity of inputs throughout the entire programming period.
Amendment 403 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) Recognising the growing competition small scale coastal fishermenfishermen in very small enterprises are confronted to, the EMFF should support entrepreneurial initiatives of small scale coastal fishermen adding value to the fish they catch, in particular by carrying out the processing or direct marketing of the fish they catch.
Amendment 413 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) It is paramount that Member States and operators are equipped in such a way that controls can be carried out to a high standard and therefore ensure compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy while providing for the sustainable exploitation of living aquatic resources; the EMFF should therefore support Member States and operators in conformity with Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. By creating a culture of compliance, this support should contribute to sustainable growth. In order to standardise and step up monitoring, the Member States must also be able to put in place common control systems.
Amendment 417 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73
Recital 73
(73) PBy informing the relevant stakeholders of procedures through the Advisory Councils, provisions should be laid down for support to collect, manage and use of fisheries data as specified in the multiannual Union programme, in particular to support national programmes and the management and use of data for scientific analysis and CFP implementation. The support granted to Member States on the basis of the Regulation (EC) No. 861/2006 for the expenditure incurred relating to the collection, management and use of fisheries data should be continued under the EMFF pursuing the logic of a single fund.
Amendment 422 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73 a (new)
Recital 73 a (new)
(73a) The paramount importance of funding data collection, the cornerstone of the CFP, should be emphasised. It is the essential prerequisite for the definition of precise objectives to be achieved, particularly as regards the achievement of the MSY and better fisheries management. In this sense it is appropriate to ensure that data collection is allocated part of the EMFF budget, commensurate with its importance, as well as to provide for a co-financing rate encouraging a comprehensive review of the state of European fish stocks.
Amendment 423 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
Recital 74
(74) It is also necessary to support the cooperation among Member States, as well as with third countries where relevant, with respect to the collection of data within the same sea basin, as well as with the relevant international scientific bodies and the Regional Advisory Councils.
Amendment 428 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75
Recital 75
(75) The objective of the IMP is to support sustainable use of seas and oceans and to developencourage coordinated, cohetransparent and transpacoherent decision-making in relation to the policies affectorder to best promote sustainable development, economic growth and social cohesion ing the oceans, seas, islandsMember States, and in particular, coastal, island and outermost regions and maritime sectorsof the Union, as well as maritime sectors, through coherent policies in the maritime field and international cooperation in this area, in accordance with the Commission Communication "An Integrated Maritime Policy of the European Union
Amendment 431 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 77 a (new)
Recital 77 a (new)
(77a) In order to enhance the approximation of the fisheries and aquaculture funds and the funds for the Integrated Maritime Policy, the EMFF should provide for a specific framework to promote the contribution of fisheries and aquaculture to the Integrated Maritime Policy. It is essential to encourage full consideration of these activities through support for participation in integrated governance and collective projects contributing to the implementation of the IMP.
Amendment 438 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 88
Recital 88
(88) Conscious of the importance of ensuring conservation of marine biological and protecting fish stocks in particular from illegal fishing and in the spirit of the conclusions drawn in the Green Paper on the Reform of the CFP1, those operators who do not comply with the rules of the CFP, and particularly jeopardise the sustainability of the stocks concerned and constitute therefore a serious threat to the sustainable exploitation of living marine biological resources that restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the MSY, and those who are involved in IUU fishing should be excluded from support under the EMFF. Union funding should not at any stage from the selection to the implementation of an operation be used to undermine the public interest of conservation of marine biological resources expressed in the objectives of the CFP Regulation.
Amendment 448 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 93
Recital 93
(93) The rules and procedures governing commitments and payments should be simplified so that a regular cash flow is ensured. A pre-financing of 47 % of the contribution from the EMFF should help speeding up the implementation of the operational programme.
Amendment 454 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 100
Recital 100
(100) With a view to strengthening accessibility and transparency of information about funding opportunities and project beneficiaries, in each Member State a single website or website portal providing information on the national operational programme or regional operational programmes, including the lists of operations supported under each operational programme, should be made available. This information should give a reasonable, tangible and concrete idea to the wider public and in particular to Union taxpayers on how Union funding is spent in the framework of the EMFF. In addition to this objective, the publication of relevant data should serve the purpose of further publicising the possibility of applying for Union funding. However in full respect of the fundamental right to data protection and in line with the judgment of the Court in the Joined Cases Schecke1, the publication of the names of natural persons should not be requested.
Amendment 456 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 101
Recital 101
(101) In order to supplement and amend certain non-essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of a code of conduct on identification of the cases of non- compliance of CFP rules which could lead to inadmissibility of application and the timeframe of application, in order to ensure ex ante conditionality in a proportionate way, identification of eligible investments on board in order to avoid investments which would lead to increasing the fishing capacity of the vessel, on the method of calculation of net revenue in the case of eco-innovation, on the determination of the eligible operations and costs linked to the protection and restoration of marine protected areas, on the identification of eligible costs in the investments in off- shore and non-foodquaculture and edible marine plant aquaculture, the determination of the content of the action plan of local development strategies, determination of eligible costs under the preparatory support for local development strategies, definition of the eligible costs under running costs and animation costs for the local development strategies, the obligations of paying agencies, the determination of tasks of certification bodies, the clarification of the procedures for adequate audit trail, the clarification of the obligations of Member States in case of recoveries of undue payments, the determination of cases of non-compliance of CFP which might lead to suspension of payments, the establishment of the criteria and methodology to apply in case of flat rate or extrapolated financial corrections and the list of relevant cases of non- compliance with CFP rules which might lead to the application of financial corrections and on the content and construction of the monitoring and evaluation system.
Amendment 464 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the sustainable development of fisheries areas, aquaculture and inland fishing,
Amendment 472 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5
(5) 'fisheries and aquaculture area' means an area with sea or lake shore or including ponds or a river estuary with a significant level of employment in fisheries or aquaculture and designated as such by the Member State;
Amendment 477 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5 a (new)
(5a) ‘fisheries sector’ means the economic sector covering all activities relating to the production, processing and marketing of fisheries and aquaculture products;
Amendment 478 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5 b (new)
(5b) ‘management and fisheries access systems’ means the mechanisms of attribution and access to the laws concerning fisheries or the management of the fisheries effort, developed at national, regional or local level or concerning sea basins, on species under quota or out of quota within the 12-mile coastal strip or beyond and focusing on healthy stocks. These systems are implemented by the public authorities or fisheries organisations;
Amendment 479 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5 c (new)
(5c) ‘fishermen and Aquaculturalist Organisations’ mean producer organisations and associations of producer organisations recognised by the Member State, professional fishermen’s organisations recognised by the Member State and fishermen’s associations;
Amendment 487 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 a (new)
(6a) ‘fishing vessel’ means any vessel equipped for the commercial fishing of fishery resources;
Amendment 490 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 b (new)
Amendment 491 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 c (new)
(6c) ‘aquaculture’ means the breeding or culture of aquatic organisms, implementing techniques that aim to increase the production of the organisms in question beyond the natural capacities of the environment;
Amendment 492 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 d (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 d (new)
(6d) ‘shellfish farming’: shellfish farming, which concerns the cultivation of shellfish, should be distinguished within aquaculture;
Amendment 493 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 e (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 e (new)
(6e) ‘marine vegetation for consumption’ means the living organisms developing in marine and brackish aquatic environments, capable of photosynthesis and intended for human consumption;
Amendment 494 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 f (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 f (new)
(6f) ‘aquaculture industry’ means all the socio-economic players that compete within the interdependent supply chain, organised from top to bottom, for the production and marketing of aquaculture products in order to meet consumer expectations.
Amendment 495 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 g (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 g (new)
(6g) ‘collective projects’ mean projects of common interest, the scope of which is larger than that of an individual private project, collectively implemented by the operators themselves or the organisations acting on behalf of the producers, or by other professional organisations recognised by the Member State.
Amendment 496 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 h (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 h (new)
(6h) ‘operator’ means any natural or legal person who manages or is in possession of a business engaged in an activity linked to any stage of the production, processing, marketing, distribution and sales chain of fisheries and aquaculture products, or any other legally recognised professional representation organisation with a mission of managing access to professional fisheries and aquaculture resources and activities.
Amendment 497 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 i (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 i (new)
(6i) ‘diversification’ means the practice of activities that are complementary to or dependent on production activities (sales, processing, production tools or business inspections, tastings) insofar as these complementary activities remain minor in terms of turnover in relation to production activity. Fisheries or aquaculture activity must represent at least 50 % of the turnover and time dedicated to the activity;
Amendment 505 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14 a (new)
(14a) ‘versatility’ means practising several undertakings within fisheries activities or mixed cultivation within aquaculture activities;
Amendment 511 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 18
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 18
(18) 'small scale coastal fishing' means fishing carried out by fishing vessels of an overall length of less than 12 metres and not using towed gear as listed in Table 3 Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 26/2004 of 30 December 2003 regarding the fishing vessels register of the Unionmicro, small and medium-sized business' means a micro, small or medium-sized business as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 regarding the definition of micro, small and medium-sized businesses;
Amendment 535 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promoting sustainable and competitive fisheries and aquaculture, which are economically, socially and environmentally sustainable;
Amendment 549 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) promoting a balanced and inclusive territorial development of fisheries and aquaculture areas;
Amendment 561 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) improving the functioning of the common organisation of the markets;
Amendment 590 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) diversificatinclusion of fisheries activities into other sectors of maritime economy and growth ofnd aquaculture activities in the development of a strong maritime economy, including mitigation of climate change.
Amendment 595 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) promoting the implementation of harmonised social rules at EU level.
Amendment 606 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) support tofor strengthening technological development, technical, social and economic innovation and knowledge transfer;
Amendment 609 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) making data collection a priority and true cornerstone of the CFP, enabling the MSY to be established and reached;
Amendment 643 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
(a) support to strengthening technological development, technical, social and economic innovation and knowledge transfer;
Amendment 659 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) reduction of the impanegative effects of fisheriesing on the marine environment and the promotion of environmentally respectful practices;
Amendment 667 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) maintenance, protection and restoration of marine biodiversity and ecosystems including the services they provide.
Amendment 674 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) adaptation to climate change and energy saving;
Amendment 678 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
(bb) improvement of the social and working conditions of fishermen;
Amendment 696 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
(b) the support to strengthen and standardise control and enforcement, enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration.
Amendment 701 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b a (new)
(ba) reinforcement of dialogue and expertise in the regionalised framework of the Regional Advisory Councils;
Amendment 702 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b b (new)
(bb) favouring of an integrated approach to maritime policy and the management of coastal areas as well as their implementation in the territories;
Amendment 711 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Amendment 718 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
The ex ante conditionalities referred to in Annex III of this Regulation shall apply for the EMFF. These ex ante conditionalities shall: - be simple; - be directly linked to the common fisheries policy; - not carry an excessive administrative burden; - be founded on legal bases related to the implementation of the Fund.
Amendment 728 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 746 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 759 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) destructive employment measures;
Amendment 765 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) construction of new fishing vessels, decommissioning or importation of fishing vessels;
Amendment 785 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) temporary seasonal cessation of fishing activities;
Amendment 796 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) experimentalloratory fishing;
Amendment 800 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) transfer of ownership of a business, when the transfer is not carried out to support the recruitment of a young fisherman;
Amendment 835 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. EUR 45 000 000X of the resources referred to in paragraph (1) shall be allocated to the storage aid referred to in Article 720 and to the production and marketing plans referred to in Article 69 from 2014 to 2018 included.
Amendment 844 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
An amount of EUR 1 047 000 000X of the EMFF shall allocated to measures under direct management as specified in Chapter I and II of Title VI. This amount includes technical assistance under Article 91. This amount shall also take into account the increased prerogatives in relation to the Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) consultation in the CFP, as well as the establishment of a new RAC for the outermost regions, from where the need arises to increase the budget allocated to the RAC relative to the EFF. In light of the co-financing rates paid by the regional authorities for the running of the RAC, it is legitimate that they be represented in the RACs
Amendment 860 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) the share of small scale coastal fishing fleet in the fishing fleetnumber of micro, small and medium-sized businesses in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors;
Amendment 870 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall draw up a singlenational or regional operational programmes to implement the Union priorities to be co- financed by the EMFF.
Amendment 879 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In the preparation of the national or regional operational programmes, the Member State shall take into account the following guiding principles:
Amendment 904 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) the cross-compliance criteria for sustainable development if the choice has been made to establish a schedule of sustainability requirements going beyond the rules in force and giving rise, after validation from the Commission, to aid subsidies (Annex I)
Amendment 951 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In order to adapt to the evolving technical needs of control activities, the section of theeach operational programme referred to in Article 20(1)(n) may be amended every two years, for the first time with the effect from 1 January 2015.
Amendment 954 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Taking into account the new priorities laid down in the decision mentioned in the second sub-paragraph of this paragraph, Member States shall submit to the Commission by 31 October of the year preceding the year of implementation concerned, the amendment to the Operational Programme concerned.
Amendment 981 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. The owner of a fishing vessel having received support under Articles 32(1)(b), 36, 39(1)(a), or 40(2) of this Regulation shall not transfer the vessel to a third country outside the Union during at least 5five years following the date of actual payment to the beneficiary, except in the event of pro rata temporis reimbursement of the aid received.
Amendment 985 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. In order to stimulate innovation in fisheries, the EMFF may support projects aiming at developing or introducing new or substantially improved products compared to the state of art,techniques, equipment or knowledge, designing innovative vessels and creating prototypes, as well as new or improved processes, and new or improved management and organisation systems; the EMFF may also encourage the distribution and commercial exploitation of the results of research and innovation.
Amendment 996 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Operations financed under this Article must be carried out in collaboration with and validated by a scientific or technical body recognised by the Member State which shall validate the results of such operations.
Amendment 1000 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. The results of operations financed under this Article shall be the subject tof publicly accessible reports, as well as adequate publicity by the Member State according to Article 143.
Amendment 1008 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the establishment of management, relief and advisory services for fisheries undertakings;
Amendment 1009 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) the supply of advisory services of a technical, legal or economic nature to fisheries undertakings; These services shall address: - needs in terms of management allowing fisheries to comply with EU legislation and national provisions on environmental protection, as well as the marine spatial planning requirements; - environmental impact assessments; - needs in terms of management allowing fisheries to comply with EU legislation on public health; - standards for working conditions and health and safety, based on EU legislation and national provisions;
Amendment 1015 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. The feasibility studies and advice referred to respectively in paragraph 1(a) and (b) shall be provided by recognised scientific, academic, professional or technical bodies with the required advisory competences as recognised by the national law of each Member State.
Amendment 1022 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5
Article 29 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1027 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to foster the acquisition and transfer of knowledge between scientists and fishermen, the EMFF may support:
Amendment 1041 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
3. The support referred to in paragraph 1 may be granted to public law bodies, fishermen, and organisations of fishermen and non-governmental organisations recognised by the Member State or FLAGs as defined under Article 62.
Amendment 1048 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) lifelong learning, dissemination of scientific knowledge and innovative practices,economic, technical, scientific or legal knowledge, local knowledge and know- how and innovative practices, the prevention of occupational risks and acquisition of new professional skills in particular linked to the sustainable management of marine and inland water ecosystems, activities in the maritime and inland water sectors, innovation and entrepreneurship;
Amendment 1055 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
aa) the entry of young people into the profession thanks to support for start-ups and the recruitment of successive generations, particularly thanks to schemes for the transfer of businesses;
Amendment 1067 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31a Facilitating the recruitment of young fishermen 1. In order to guarantee the recruitment of successive generations of fishermen, and to ensure the preservation and transfer of the technical and empirical knowledge related to fishing practices, the EMFF may support: a) the establishment or takeover of fisheries businesses. b) the first acquisition of part or total ownership of a fishing vessel of which the overall length is less than 24 metres, equipped for sea fishing and with an age of between 5 and 30 years. c) the fitting out of the vessel acquired under point (b) to undertake fishing activities. d) technical and legal assistance with the establishment or takeover of a business receiving support under Article 29. e) the implementation of sponsorship agreements between a fisherman leaving the trade and a young fisherman wishing to take over the business. The sponsorship shall focus on the transfer of knowledge and tools for a time period of between three and five years. 2. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall be granted to young fishermen who: a) are less than 40 years old and able to prove that they have worked as a fisherman for at least five years or have undertaken the equivalent vocational training b) present a business plan for the development of their activities c) have the necessary fishing authorisations for their activities d) establish their first micro or small enterprise as directors; 3. The support referred to in paragraph 1(b) shall not exceed 15% of the cost of the acquisition and shall not exceed EUR 50 000 4. The support referred to in paragraph 1(e) may not be granted in the case of a direct family affiliation.
Amendment 1072 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to facilitate diversification and job creation outside fishing, the EMFF may support:
Amendment 1087 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) business start-ups outsidethat are complementary to fishing;
Amendment 1099 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) retrofitting of small scale coastal fishing vessels in order to reassign them partially for activities outside fishingthat are complementary to production activities.
Amendment 1117 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
bb) undertake minor complementary activities in terms of turnover in relation to production activities, and representing a maximum of 50% of all activity.
Amendment 1124 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to small scale coastal fishermenfishermen with micro, small and medium-sized businesses owning a Union fishing vessel registered as active and which have carried out fishing activities at sea for at least 60 days during the two years preceding the date of submission of the application. The fishing licence associated with the fishing vessel shall be permanently withdrawn.
Amendment 1129 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4
Article 32 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1141 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 5
Article 32 – paragraph 5
5. Eligible costs under paragraph 1(b) shall be limited to the costs of modification of a vessel undertaken for the purpose of its reassignmentdiversification.
Amendment 1162 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. In order to improve workhealth and safety and working and living conditions on board for fishermen the EMFF may support investments on board or in individual equipments providing that these investments go beyond standards required under national or Union law, as well as studies on the subject.
Amendment 1171 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to improve care for fishermen in the event of an accident, the EMFF may promote joint projects aimed at making medical training widely available to entire crews.
Amendment 1181 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3
Article 33 – paragraph 3
3. When the operation consists in an investment on board, the support shall not be granted more than once during the programming period for the same fishing vessel. When the operation consists of an investment in individual equipment, the support shall not be granted more than once during the programming period for the same beneficiaryThe support granted under this Article may not be used repeatedly to fund the same piece of equipment or investment for the same fishing vessel, unless a major technological innovation justifies the efficiency and sustainable development promoted by the new equipment.
Amendment 1201 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – title
Article 34 – title
Support to systems of transferable fishing concessions of the CFPfor regulatory and management systems for professional fishing
Amendment 1209 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to establish or modify systems of transferable fishing concessions underregulatory and management systems for professional fishing defined in Article 273 of the [is Regulation on the CFP], the EMFF may support:
Amendment 1222 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) the design and development of technical and administrative means necessary for the creation or functioning of a transferable fishing concessions systemregulatory and management systems for professional fishing;
Amendment 1228 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) stakeholder participation in designing and developing transferable fishing concessions systemsregulatory and management systems for professional fishing;
Amendment 1233 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the monitoring and evaluation of transferable fishing concessions systemsregulatory and management systems for professional fishing;
Amendment 1238 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the management of transferable concessions systemsregulatory and management systems for professional fishing.
Amendment 1239 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Support under paragraph 1 (a), (b) and (c) shall only be granted to public authorities. Support under paragraph 1 (d) of this Article shall be granted to public authorities, legal or natural persons or recognized producerfessional organizations involved in collective management of pooled transferable fishing concessionfisheries resources in accordance with Article 28(4) of the Regulation on Common Fisheries.
Amendment 1268 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 a (new)
Article 35 a (new)
Article 35a Temporary cessation of fishing activities 1. The EMFF may support the financing of support measures for the temporary cessation of fishing activities for fishermen and vessel owners for stocks that are subject to a temporary reduction of fishing opportunities with the aim of achieving MSY and from the moment these vessels fish for these stocks. 2. Public aid for the temporary cessation of fishing activities shall be paid to fishing vessel owners: a) who are the owners of a Union fishing vessel, registered as active, and who have carried out fishing activities at sea for at least 60 days in the two years preceding the date of submission of the application; b) whose fishing vessel is actually engaged in fishing the species targeted by the reduction in fishing opportunities.
Amendment 1272 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to reduce the impact of fishing on the marine environment, foster the elimination of discardsgradual reduction of by-catches towards a minimum threshold of discards, or even the elimination of discards where this is technically possible, and facilitate the transition to exploitation of living marine biological resources that restores and maintains populations of harvested species abovet levels which can produce the MSY, the EMFF may support investments in equipment:
Amendment 1298 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2
Article 36 – paragraph 2
2. Support shall not be granted more than once during the programming period for the same Union fishing vessel and for the same type of equipment, unless a major technological advance justifies the improvements in efficiency provided by the new equipment.
Amendment 1307 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) owners of Union fishing vessels whose vessels are registered as active vessels and which have carried a fishing activity of at least 60 days at sea during the two years preceding the date of submission of the application, with the exception of derogations granted by the Member State for new entrants;
Amendment 1309 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 36 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) fishermen who own the gear to be replaced and who have worked on board of a Union fishing vessel for at least 60 days during the two years preceding the date of submission of the application, with the exception of derogations granted by the Member State for new entrants;
Amendment 1312 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1
1. In order to contribute to the elimination of discards and by-catchesgradual reduction of by-catches towards a minimum threshold of discards, or even the elimination of discards where this is technically possible, and facilitate the transition to exploitation of living marine biological resources that restores and maintains populations of harvested species abovt least at the levels which can produce the MSY, the EMFF may support joint projects aiming at developing or introducing new equipment and new technical or organisational knowledge reducing impacts of fishing activities on the environment or achieving a more sustainable use of marine biological resources.
Amendment 1317 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Joint projects may be implemented in particular by organisations of fishermen recognised by the Member State, NGOs or scientific or technical bodies authorised under the national law of each Member State.
Amendment 1320 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 4
Article 37 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1325 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 5
Article 37 – paragraph 5
5. Operations consisting of testing new fishing gear or techniques shall be carried out within the limits of the fishing opportunities allocated to the Member State. or within the quota for scientific research pursuant to Article 33(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 on a control system.
Amendment 1327 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 6
Article 37 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1328 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 7
Article 37 – paragraph 7
Amendment 1335 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the construction orand installation or modernisation of static or movable facilities intended to protect and enhance marine fauna and flora;
Amendment 1340 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the contribution to a better management or conservation of resources and the implementation of the objectives of the CFP, including as regards temporary biological rest periods;
Amendment 1362 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. Operations under this Article shall be implemented by public law bodies and shall involve fishermen or organisations of fishermen, recognised by the Member State, or non-governmental organisation in partnership with organisations of fishermen or FLAGs as defined under Article 62: a) by organisations of fishermen, b) in partnership with fishermen, by public law bodies, by technical or scientific bodies, by FLAGS as defined under Article 62, by non-governmental organisations or Advisory Councils.
Amendment 1378 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
a a) The costs associated with designing and constructing vessels with a view to reducing emissions of pollutants or greenhouse gases or increasing the energy efficiency of fishing vessels without increasing their power and within the capacity ceilings allocated to the Member State;
Amendment 1399 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2
Article 39 – paragraph 2
2. Support shall not contribute to the replacement or modernisation of main or ancillary engines. Support shall only be granted to owners of fishing vessels and not more than once during the programming period for the same fishing vessel for the same type of equipment, unless a major technological advance justifies the improvements to efficiency and sustainable development provided by the new equipment.
Amendment 1400 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 39 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In order to ensure the transition towards more sustainable fisheries activities meeting the following objectives: a) activities which are more energy efficient and which emit less CO2; b) safer vessels; c) more environmentally friendly fishing practices; d) the integration of social sustainability objectives into corporate behaviour; e) easing the transition between the development stage of R&D projects and the roll-out of durable equipment; the following shall be eligible: a) costs associated with sustainable renewal operations meeting the sustainability criteria laid down in the operational programme, in line with the objectives of the CFP reform; b) advice to enterprises during the design and fitting out of vessels; c) innovative and sustainable investments from R&D projects. This support shall be subject to: a) compliance with the objectives of the standard for sustainable fishing stipulated under the operational programmes; b) the collaborative nature of the advisory phase; c) compliance with the capacity criteria; d) maintaining or increasing numbers on board during the programming period.
Amendment 1410 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – title
Article 40 – title
Product quality and valorisation and use of unwanted catches
Amendment 1415 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. In order to improve the quality of the fish caughtand the added value of commercial catches which comply with technical requirements, the EMFF may support investments on board for this purpose.
Amendment 1423 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to promote the marketing of products of low commercial value, the EMFF may support awareness-raising campaigns for fishery products which are not well known to consumers.
Amendment 1428 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2
Article 40 – paragraph 2
2. In order to improve the use of unwanted catchescommercial catches which comply with technical requirements, the EMFF may support investments on board to make the best use of unwanted catches of commercial stocks and valorise underused components of fish caught, in line with Article 15 of the [Regulation on Common Fisheries Policy] and Article 8(b) of the [Regulation (EU) No on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products].
Amendment 1436 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3
Article 40 – paragraph 3
3. Support under this Article shall not be granted more than once for each type of equipment during the programming period for the same fishing vessel or the same beneficiary, unless it has been proven that a new technology would promote efficiency and sustainable development.
Amendment 1438 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4
Article 40 – paragraph 4
4. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall only be granted to owners of Union fishing vessels whose vessels are which have carried a fishing activity for at least 60 days at sea during the two years preceding the date of submission of the application, with the exception of derogations granted by the Member State for new entrants.
Amendment 1446 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The support referred to in paragraph 2 may be granted to organisations of fishermen recognised by the Member State through collective projects.
Amendment 1447 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 a (new)
Article 40 a (new)
Amendment 1450 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1
Article 41 – paragraph 1
1. For the purpose of increasing the quality and improving the valorisation of the product landed, increasing energy efficiency, contributing to environmental protection, improving landings, boosting the productivity of product-related operations, strengthening inter-port relations or improving safety and working conditions, the EMFF may support investments improving fishing port infrastructure or landing sites, including investments in facilities for waste and marine litter collection.
Amendment 1463 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 41 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 c. The EMFF may support investments aimed at improving collective services for vessels, in particular victualling and repairs. Port equipment which is necessary to achieve better energy efficiency for vessels may be funded under the EMFF.
Amendment 1464 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 41 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. the EMFF may support investment in ports which relates to storage and the preservation of unwanted catches from commercial stocks or the underused components of catches with a view to their valorisation.
Amendment 1470 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 4
Article 41 – paragraph 4
4. Support shall not cover the construction of new ports, new landing sites or new auction halls in ports which lack these facilities. It shall not cover any work aimed at ensuring that bodies of water remain undisturbed.
Amendment 1498 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 3
Article 42 – paragraph 3
3. In order to sustain diversification by inland fishermen, the EMFF may support the reassignmentadaptation of vessels operating in inland fishing to other activities outsidecomplementary to the main activity of fishing under the conditions of Article 32 of this Regulation.
Amendment 1501 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 4
Article 42 – paragraph 4
4. For the purposes of paragraph 3, references made in Article 32 to fishing vessels shall be understood as references to vessels operating exclusively in inland water. The Member States shall ensure that vessels receiving aid under this Article continue to operate exclusively in inland waters.
Amendment 1506 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 5 – point a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 5 – point a (new)
(a) references made in Article 38 to the marine environment shall be understood as references to the environment in which the fishery enterprise is operating in inland waters subject to standards of management deriving not only from the designation of Natura 2000 areas or other protected areas, but also from: i) the Water Framework Directive ii) Community regulations establishing management plans and programmes for the restocking of fish species at threat, such as Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 on the European eel; the objectives relating to the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services and better management and conservation of fisheries resources referred to in Article 38(1)(c) and (f); iii) the objectives relating to the reduction of solid waste in lake and river ecosystems and efforts to prevent them being carried towards the sea referred to in Article 38(1)(a).
Amendment 1510 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. In order to stimulate innovation in inland fisheries, the EMFF may support operations: a) which provide fisheries undertakings with new technical or organisational knowledge, with the aim of reducing their impact on the environment and promoting a more sustainable use of fisheries resources, such as the application of ‘best practices’; b) which develop or place on the market fishing gear or fishing techniques which are new or substantially improved in comparison to the state of the art in terms of greater selectivity and/or reduced by- catch mortality, as well as new or improved management and organisational processes and systems. c) Operations financed under this paragraph must be carried out in collaboration with a scientific or technical body recognised by the Member State, which shall validate the results of such operations. d) The results of operations receiving support shall be subject to adequate publicity by the Member State according to Article 143.
Amendment 1511 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. In order to promote entrepreneurship among inland fisheries, the EMFF may support investments aimed at: a) providing added value to fishery products, in particular by allowing fishery enterprises to process, market and sell directly their own fishery production; b) diversifying revenues for inland fishery enterprises by developing new markets for the marketing and valorisation of fishery products which offer promising market prospects; c) diversifying revenues for fishery enterprises by developing activities complementary to fishing such as fishing tourism and educational activities relating to fishing and the role played by fishermen in society; d) supporting the establishment of fishery enterprises by new entrants.
Amendment 1516 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Support under this Chapter shall contribute to achieving the Union priorities identified in Article 6(1), (2) and (4).
Amendment 1530 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2
Article 44 – paragraph 2
2. Where operations consist of investments in equipment or infrastructure ensuring compliance with requirements on the environment, human or animal health, hygiene or animal welfare under Union law, and entering into force after 2014, may be granted until the date on which the standards become mandatory for the enterprisesthroughout the programming period.
Amendment 1559 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 a (new)
Article 45 a (new)
Article 45a Partnerships between scientists and aquaculturists 1. In order to foster the transfer of knowledge between scientists and aquaculturists, the EMFF may support: a) the creation of a project or a network composed of one or more scientific and aquaculture bodies or one or more organisations of aquaculturists; b) the activities carried out by a network as referred to in point (a). 2. Activities referred to in paragraph 1(b) may cover data collection activities, studies and the dissemination of knowledge and best practices. 3. The support referred to in paragraph 1 may be granted to public law bodies, aquaculturists, professional organisations of aquaculturists and non-governmental organisations recognised by the Member State or Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) as defined under Article 62.
Amendment 1562 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – title
Article 46 – title
Investments in off-shore and non-food aquaculturequaculture and edible marine plants
Amendment 1569 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1
Article 46 – paragraph 1
1. In order to foster forms of aquaculture with high growth potential, the EMFF may support investment in the development of off-shore or non food aquacultureaquaculture or edible marine plants.
Amendment 1617 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) diversification of the income of aquaculture enterprises through the development of complementary activities outside aquaculture.
Amendment 1620 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 47 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to ensure the economic sustainability of aquaculture enterprises, the EMFF may support investments aimed at anticipating and reducing the negative impact on production of anthropogenic activities other than aquaculture;
Amendment 1622 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2
Article 47 – paragraph 2
2. Support under paragraph 1(c) shall be granted only to aquaculture enterprises provided that the complementary activities outside aquaculture relate to the core aquaculture business of enterprise, such as anglingproduction and/or marketing, such as adapting the place of work or working tools for the purposes of tourism, aquaculture environmental services or educational activities on aquaculture and careers in aquaculture.
Amendment 1635 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 48 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
e a) the management of risks and hazards, in particular climate-related, health and environmental risks and hazards.
Amendment 1642 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3
Article 48 – paragraph 3
3. Support under paragraph (1)(a) shall only be granted to public law bodies selected to set up the farm advisory services or professional organisations recognised by the Member State. Support under paragraph (1)(b) shall only be granted to aquaculture SMEs, professional organisations recognised by the Member State or aquaculture producer's organisations.
Amendment 1648 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 4
Article 48 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1656 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) lifelong learning, dissemination of technical and scientific knowledge and innovative practices and, acquisition of new professional skills and prevention of occupational risks in aquaculture;
Amendment 1660 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) networking and exchange of experience and best practice among aquaculture enterprises or professional organisations and other stakeholders, including scientific and training bodies or those promoting equal opportunities between men and women
Amendment 1671 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) identification and mapping of most suitable areas for developing aquaculture, and where applicable, taking into account maritime spatial planning processes and follow-up actions for environmental interactions during the production phase of aquaculture activities;
Amendment 1676 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) improvement of infrastructures of aquaculture areas including through land consolidation, energy supply or water management; improvements may be aimed at protecting aquaculture areas from climate hazards (marine submersion, floods, cyclones etc.);
Amendment 1680 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2
Article 50 – paragraph 2
2. Beneficiaries of support under this Article shall only be public law bodies and professional and interprofessional organisations.
Amendment 1713 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the purchase of the equipment protecting aquaculture farms from wild predators benefitting from protection under Council and European Parliament Directive 2009/147/EEC and Council Directive 92/43/EC and from other wild predators;
Amendment 1717 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the restoration of existing aquaculture ponds or lagoons through removal of silt, or possible measures aimed at the prevention of silt deposition, and the costs associated with that restoration.
Amendment 1726 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
b a) drawing up rules and public specifications in order to define the characteristics and rules of inclusion in organic aquaculture or stocks when these rules have not been previously defined at European level;
Amendment 1731 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3
Article 53 – paragraph 3
3. SConversion support shall take the form of degressive compensation for a maximum of two years durpaid over five years. Following theis period of the conversion of the enterprise to, maintenance support may be paid in return for a commitment to meet the demands of organic production for during the preparation for participation in the EMAS schemea minimum of five years.
Amendment 1733 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 53 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the loss of revenue or additional costs incurred during the period of transition from conventional into organic production or the maintenance of organic production for operations eligible under paragraph 1(a) of this Article;
Amendment 1744 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) forms of extensive aquaculture including conservation and improvement of the environment, biodiversity, and management of the landscape and traditional features of aquaculture zones, as well as forms of aquaculture that provide recognised ecosystem services, particularly the ‘nitrogen sink’ function of several aquaculture productions such as shellfish and microalgae.
Amendment 1752 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4
Article 54 – paragraph 4
4. Support provided under paragraph 1 (c) shall take the form of annual compensation for the additional costs incurred and compensation for losses caused to aquaculture stocks by protected species, on the condition that protection measures have been taken.
Amendment 1755 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 55 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Support may only be granted where the suspension of harvesting due to contamination of molluscs is the result of the proliferation of toxin-producing plankton or the presence of plankton containing biotoxinsproduction and/or marketing is due to the point-source contamination of a production area, and when:
Amendment 1771 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) increasing the availabilitythe rational and exceptional use of veterinary medicines for its use in aquaculture and promoting appropriate use of such medicines, particularly through the commissioning of pharmaceutical studies and the dissemination and exchange of information.
Amendment 1775 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 4
Article 56 – paragraph 4
4. Support may also be granted to aquaculture farms, professional aquaculture organisations and public law bodies.
Amendment 1780 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – title
Article 57 – title
Amendment 1794 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
d a) accidental pollution.
Amendment 1799 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. In order to safeguard the income of aquaculturists, the EMFF may support contributions to mutual funds for the payment of financial compensation to aquaculturists for economic losses arising from a risk to animal health or plant health or an environmental incident; ‘mutual fund’ shall mean a system accredited by the Member State in accordance with its national law and enabling aquaculturists affiliated with the fund to be insured and receive compensation when they suffer economic losses arising from a risk to animal health or plant health or an environmental incident or when they experience a severe drop in their income; Member States shall ensure that overcompensation as a result of the combination of this measure with other national or Union support instruments or private insurance schemes is avoided;
Amendment 1800 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 57 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The occurrence of an adverse climatic event or the outbreak of disease, disease or accidental pollution in aquaculture shall be formally recognised as such by the Member State concerned.
Amendment 1805 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3
Article 57 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1810 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States’ expenditure associated with financial contributions shall be cofinanced by the EMFF under the conditions of Article 94(2) of this Regulation. The first paragraph shall not affect the right of Member States to cover all or part of their contribution and/or the contribution of aquaculturists affiliated with the funding of financial contributions through compulsory systems of collective responsibility in the sectors concerned.
Amendment 1811 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 a (new)
Article 57 a (new)
Amendment 1812 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 b (new)
Article 57 b (new)
Article 57b Mutual funds in case of animal and plant diseases or environmental incidents 1. In order to be eligible for support, the mutual fund concerned shall: (a) be accredited by the competent authority in accordance with national law; (b) have a transparent policy on payments into and withdrawals from the fund; (c) have clear rules attributing responsibilities for any debts incurred. 2. Member States shall lay down rules governing the constitution and management of the mutual funds, in particular for the granting of compensation payments to aquaculturists in the event of crisis, and for the administration and monitoring of compliance with these rules. 3. The financial contributions referred to in Article 57(1)(a) may only relate to: (a) the administrative costs of setting up the mutual fund, spread over a maximum of three years in a degressive manner; (b) the amounts paid by the mutual fund as financial compensation to aquaculturists. In addition, the financial contribution may relate to interest on commercial loans taken out by the mutual fund for the purpose of paying the financial compensation to aquaculturists in case of crisis. No contribution by public funds shall be made to initial capital stock. 4. As regards animal diseases, financial compensation under Article 57(1)(a) may only be granted in respect of diseases mentioned in the list of animal diseases established by the World Organisation for Animal Health and/or in the Annex to Decision 90/424/EEC or for pest infestations affecting animals or plants; 5. Member States may limit the costs that are eligible for support by applying: (a) ceilings per fund; (b) appropriate per unit ceilings.
Amendment 1813 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1
Article 58 – paragraph 1
The EMFF shall support the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture areas following a community-led local development approach as set out in Article 28 of the [Regulation (EU) No [...] laying down Common Provisions].
Amendment 1816 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1
Article 59 – paragraph 1
Financial support under this Chapter shall contribute to the achievement of the Union priorities identified in Article 6(1), (2), (3), (4) and (5).
Amendment 1820 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 5 – chapter 3 – section 2 – title
Title 5 – chapter 3 – section 2 – title
Fisheries and aquaculture areas, local partnerships and local development strategies
Amendment 1821 #
Amendment 1823 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A fisheries and aquaculture area eligible for support shall be:
Amendment 1834 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 61 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) maximise the participation of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors in the sustainable development of coastal and inland fisheries and aquaculture areas;
Amendment 1840 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 3
Article 61 – paragraph 3
3. The strategy must be coherent with the opportunities and needs identified in the area and the Union priorities for the EMFF. Strategies may range from those which focus on fisheries or aquaculture to broader strategies directed at the diversification of fisheries or aquaculture areas. The strategy shall go beyond a mere collection of operations or juxtaposition of sectoral measures.
Amendment 1843 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 61 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. In order to be eligible for financial assistance under the EMFF, the strategy shall include an action plan as referred to in Article 29(1)(e) of [Regulation (EU) No [...] laying down common provisions]. The action plan specifies the list of planned actions for implementing the strategy and, for each action, the objectives of the action, eligible expenditure, admissible beneficiaries, the envelope of associated public funds, the operation selection criteria and the performance indicators.
Amendment 1844 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 5
Article 61 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1848 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 6
Article 61 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall define in the operational programme, or in the regional operational programmes, criteria for the selection of local development strategies, which reflect the adaptation of the strategy to the specificities of the targeted area, its relationship with other territorial approaches and the added value of the community-led approach.
Amendment 1853 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – point b
b) ensure a significantmajority representation of fisheries and aquaculture sectors among the economic actors represented.
Amendment 1864 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) supporting diversificationthe establishment of young people in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, diversification into activities that complement fisheries and aquaculture, and job creation in fisheries areas, in particular in other maritime sectors;
Amendment 1873 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promoting social well being and cultural heritage in fisheries areas including maritime cultural heritage and inland waters;
Amendment 1876 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
e a) strengthening training and skill acquisition in fishing and aquaculture communities.
Amendment 1881 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2
Article 66 – paragraph 2
Apart from other FLAGs, the partners of a FLAG under the EMFF may be a cooperation project with a non-FLAG territory based on a local public-private partnership that is implementing a local development strategy within or outside the Union.
Amendment 1884 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 3
Article 66 – paragraph 3
3. In cases where co-operation projects are not selected by the FLAGs, Member States shall establish a system of ongoing application for cooperation projects. They shall make public the national or regional administrative procedures concerning the selection of transnational cooperation projects and a list of eligible costs at the latest two years after the date of approval of their operational programme. Regional Advisory Councils may, due to their transnational character, provide a relay for the permanent applications system.
Amendment 1894 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1
Article 69 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF mayshall support the preparation and implementation of production plans and the measures contained therein and marketing plans referred to in Article 32 of [Regulation (EU) No on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products].
Amendment 1920 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the amount of the storage aid shall not exceed the amount of the technical and financial costs of the actions required for the stabilisation, preparation and storage of the products in question;
Amendment 1924 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) the financial assistance per year shall not exceed the following percentages1% of the average annual value of the marketed production at first sale of the members of producer organisation in the period 2009-2011. In the case that members of producer organisation did not have any marketed production in 2009- 2011, the average annual value of marketed production in the first three years of production of such member shall be taken into account: – – – – –. 1 % in 2014 0,8 % in 2015 0,6 % in 2016 0,4 % in 2017 0,2 % in 2018
Amendment 1933 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2
Article 70 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1949 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
i a) products making irregular contributions;
Amendment 1950 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i b (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i b (new)
i b) products marketed by organisations of fishermen, their associations and by auction halls;
Amendment 1952 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
ii) unwanted catches landed from commercial stocks in accordance with technical measures, in conformity with Article 15 of [Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy] and Article 8 (b) second indent of the [Regulation (EU) No on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products];
Amendment 1958 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
iii a) new or improved products
Amendment 1989 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) encouraging innovation in the marketing of fishery products and supporting new marketing methods by fishermen, organisations of fishermen and auction halls.
Amendment 1995 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. TGiven the particular needs of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, the EMFF may support investments in the processing of fisheriesy and aquaculture products:
Amendment 2050 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 2
Article 72 – paragraph 2
2. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shallmay be granted exclusively through the financial instruments provided for in Title IV of the [Regulation (EU) No [...] laying down Common Provisions] or under shared management.
Amendment 2071 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 78 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) purchase or, installation and development of technology, including hardware and software, vessel detection systems (VDS), CCTV systems while respecting individual freedoms and personal data and IT networks enabling the gathering, administration, validation, analysis and exchange of, and the development of sampling methods for, data related to fisheries, as well as interconnection to cross-sectoral data exchange systems;
Amendment 2093 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 a (new)
Article 78 a (new)
Amendment 2094 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 1
Article 79 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF shall support the collection and, management, analysis and use of primary biological, technical, environmental and socioeconomic data as in the multiannual Union programme referred to in Article 37(5) of the [Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy].
Amendment 2115 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 79 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the participation of Member States' representatives and their scientific experts in regional coordination meetings as referred to in Article 37(4) of the [Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy], meetings of regional fisheries management organisations of which the EU is a contracting partner or an observer or meetings of international bodies in charge of providing scientific advice.
Amendment 2126 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 5 – chapter 6 a (new) - Title (new)
Title 5 – chapter 6 a (new) - Title (new)
Chapter VIa Integrated maritime policy measures financed under shared management
Amendment 2128 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 5 – chapter 6 a (new) - Article 79 a (new)
Title 5 – chapter 6 a (new) - Article 79 a (new)
Amendment 2130 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 5 – chapter 6 a (new) - Article 79 b (new)
Title 5 – chapter 6 a (new) - Article 79 b (new)
Amendment 2142 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) promoting cross-sectoral cooperation platforms and networks, including representatives of public authorities, regional and local authorities, industry, the tourism sector, research stakeholders, citizens, civil society organisations and the social partners, including within the framework of sea basin strategies;
Amendment 2154 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
ca) boost human capital in the maritime sector, in particular by promoting cooperation and exchanges in the field of training;
Amendment 2166 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 82 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) technical assistance under Article 51 of the Regulation laying down common provisions.
Amendment 2172 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 82 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the technical tools for setting up and running of an operational European Marine Observation and Data Network aiming to facilitate the collection, acquisition, assembling, quality control, re-use and distribution of marine data and knowledge through cooperation between the Member sStates institutions involved in the network.
Amendment 2180 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) studies and pilot projects needed for the implementation and development of the CFP, including on alternative types of sustainable fishing management techniques, including within regional Advisory Councils;
Amendment 2190 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 1
Article 88 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may supports the operating and consultancy costs of the regional Advisory Councils as set up by Article 52 of [Regulation on Common Fisheries Policy].
Amendment 2203 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 94 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 2234 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 95 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may apply an intensity of public aid between 50% and maximum100% of the total eligible expenditure when the operation is implemented under Chapters I, II and III of Title V and fulfils one of the following criteria:
Amendment 2242 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 5
Article 95 – paragraph 5
Amendment 2246 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1
Article 96 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the general rules of Article 72 of [Regulation (EU) No [...] laying down Common Provisions], and following the Commission decision approving the operational programme, an initial pre- financing amount for the whole programming period shall be paid by the Commission. This shall represent 47% of the contribution from the Union budget to the operational programme concerned. It may be split into two instalments depending on budget availability.
Amendment 2284 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 105 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 105 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall exercise the empowerment in full respect of the principle of proportionality and taking into account the risk that the non-compliance with the respective CFP rules constitutes a serious threats to the sustainable exploitation of living marine biological resources that restores and maintains populations of harvested species above or at levels which can producachieve the MSY, the sustainability of the stocks concerned or the conservation of the marine environment.
Amendment 2422 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 143 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 143 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensuring the establishment of a single website or a single website portal providing information on, and access to, the operational programmes in each Member State;
Amendment 2425 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 143 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 143 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) informing potential beneficiaries about funding opportunities under the operational programmes;
Amendment 500 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) transnational mobility of higher education and vocational training students as well as of young people involved in non-formal activities between the participating countries as referred in Article 18. This mobility may take the form of studying at a partner institution, traineeships abroad or participating in youth activities, notably volunteering. Degree mobility at Masters level shall be supported through the student loan guarantee facility as referred to in Article 14 (3).
Amendment 502 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) transnational mobility of higher education and vocational training students as well as, of jobseekers registered in a training programme and of young people involved in non-formal activities between the participating countries as referred in Article 18. This mobility may take the form of studying at a partner institution, traineeships abroad or participating in youth activities, notably volunteering. Degree mobility at Masters level shall be supported through the student loan guarantee facility as referred to in Article 14 (3).
Amendment 510 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. This action will also support the transnational mobility of students, young people and staff to and from third countries as regards higher education and vocational training and education, including mobility organizsed on the basis of joint, double or multiple degrees of high quality or joint calls, as well as non-formal learning.
Amendment 694 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) support tofor non-commercialprofit European sport events involving several European countrieswhich aim to promote the widest possible access to sport both in a leisure context and otherwise;
Amendment 773 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Amendment 779 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall provide the funding for guarantees for loans to students resident in a participating country as defined in Article 18(1) undertaking a full Masters degree in another participating country, to be delivered through a trustee with a mandate to implement it on the basis of fiduciary agreements setting out the detailed rules and requirements governing the implementation of the financial instrument as well as the respective obligations of the parties. The financial instrument shall comply with the provisions regarding financial instruments in the Financial Regulation and in the Delegated Act replacing the Implementing Rules. In accordance with Article 18(2) of the Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002, revenues and repayments generated by the guarantees should be assigned to the financial instrument. This financial instrument, including market needs and take-up, the risk of over- indebtedness, the economic and social effects of the scheme on the beneficiaries, and a breakdown of beneficiaries by socio-professional category and field of study, will be subject to the monitoring and evaluation as referred to in Article 15(2).
Amendment 790 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new) - title (new)
Article 14 a (new) - title (new)
Article 14a The European Student Loan Guarantee Facility
Amendment 791 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new)
Article 14 a (new) - paragraph 1 (new)
1. A European Student Loan Guarantee Facility ('the Facility') shall be established with the aim of providing students with an additional tool enabling them to enhance their mobility in the context of studies at the level of a master's degree. This experimental tool shall be complementary to, and shall not replace, the grant systems supporting student mobility which are already in place at local, national and Union level.
Amendment 792 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new) - paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 a (new) - paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 793 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new) - paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 14 a (new) - paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Before the Facility can be launched, a detailed study shall be undertaken by the Commission to identify the challenges which students may potentially face when taking out a loan for a course of study abroad. In addition, the Commission shall undertake a study and a risk analysis within the framework of the Facility to study the impact that taking out a loan may have on a student's choice of study subject, country of destination and career perspectives, on levels of debt amongst students, on the possibility of a brain drain between the countries where student mobility could take place and on the possible consequences which the Facility may have on the financing of higher education.
Amendment 794 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new) - paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 14 a (new) - paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. The Commission shall administer the funding of the Facility which shall be delivered through a trustee with a mandate to implement it pursuant to fiduciary agreements setting out the detailed rules and requirements governing the implementation of the financial instrument relating thereto and the respective obligations of the parties in line with the provisions laid down in this Regulation. The financial instrument shall comply with the provisions regarding financial instruments laid down in the Financial Regulation and in the delegated act replacing the Implementing Rules. In accordance with Article 18(2) of the Financial Regulation, revenues and repayments generated by the guarantees shall be assigned to the financial instrument. That financial instrument, which shall take into account students´ and market needs as well as take-up, the excessive debt risk, the Facility's social and economic impacts on beneficiaries and their social background, education and training, shall be subject to the monitoring and evaluation provided for in Article 15(2) of this Regulation. Member States and stakeholders shall be consulted at all stages throughout the establishment, implementation and evaluation of the financial instrument.
Amendment 795 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new) - paragraph 1 d (new)
Article 14 a (new) - paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. The provisions of the Financial Regulation governing the implementation of the Facility shall lay down special rules regarding full income contingent repayment condition, permitting the students concerned to defer repayment of the loan until such time as they reach a level of income that exceeds the average salary in their country of residence.
Amendment 796 #
2011/0371(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new) - paragraph 1 e (new)
Article 14 a (new) - paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. A maximum rate of interest for student loans granted pursuant to the Facility, not exceeding the average rate of inflation in the Member States during the previous calendar year, shall be set. If the financial intermediaries concerned exceed the rate of interest thus set, the Commission shall back up any interest payable in excess of that rate.