4 Amendments of Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR related to 2018/0109(COD)
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to swiftly implement into Union law future 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 amending the Annexes to this Regulation as well as provisions listed in Article 34 (1) of this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate and comprehensive consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law Making23 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 23 Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law Making (OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
(20a) "vessels engaged in recreational fisheries" means a ship of any type, with a hull length of 2.5 metres and beyond, regardless of the means of propulsion, intended for sports or leisure purposes, and not engaged in trade;
Amendment 51 #
Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of Article 11, catching vessels fishing actively for swordfish may retain on board, tranship, transfer, land, transport, store, sell, display or offer for sale incidental catches of swordfish below the minimum conservation reference size, provided such catches do not exceed 5 % by weight or number of pieces of the total swordfish catch of such vessels, not exceeding the by-catch limit the Member States establish in their annual fishing plans.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 a (new)
Article 22 a (new)
Article 22a When the accumulated catches of Mediterranean swordfish have reached a 95% threshold of the national quota, the flag Member State shall inform the Commission about the expected time to reach the exhaustion of the fisheries.