Activities of Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS related to 2015/2093(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
How to make fisheries controls in Europe uniform (short presentation) PT
Amendments (25)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to paragraph 3 of Article 3 of the EU Treaty which foresees the need for commitment to the "sustainable development of Europe", including providing a "high level of protection and improvement of the environment." and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43s 11, 43 and 191 thereof,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas inspection forms in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 are not harmonic among different Inspection report model, using different names for the same topics, thus creating operational difficulties in information transfer between authorities;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas last protocol of data exchange, imperative for the implementation of electronic logbooks, were completed in July 2010 and electronic logbooks were mandatory since January 2010;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas there is real inequity or it is felt by the fishermen as regards the implementation of fisheries control in Europe and the need for equal and non- discriminatory treatment;
Amendment 13 #
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 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, quite apart from the powers of each Member State and possible regional variations, substantial differences exist in the application of European regulations in Member States, particularly those induced by the ‘control’ regulation, and whereas each Member State has different administrative and judicial structures;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas some Member States lack units of specialised fisheries inspectors;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) plays an effective role in the uniform implementation of the control system in spite of the limited resources at its disposal;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas low cost remote tracking technologies, such as the Automatic Identification System (AIS), enables voluntary control and increases the ease of monitoring and safety of fishermen;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses the need to ensure that the single market is uniform and that control requirements are complied with in an equivalent manner in the Member States with a uniform level of quality in internal and external controls within Member States and no variation depending on the border at which products enter the EU;
Amendment 86 #
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 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Recalls the Commission for the need to create the legal and operative environment before implementing mandatory rules, avoiding paradoxical situations;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the Commission should attend to the uniform transposition of the Regulation and verify the state of implementation of existing legislation, such as by establishing a minimum percentage of consignments to be checked by each Member State; believes furthermore that control procedures should be transparent and standardised;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. SCalls for the Member States to set up teams of specialised fishing inspectors supports the strengthening of cooperation between Member States through exchanges between inspectors and the exchange of control methods, data and risk analysis;
Amendment 108 #
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 #
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 115 #
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 #
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 #
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 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recommends expanding the controls to cover the entire chain of production and assigning responsibilities for control at sea to a single administrative body in order to avoid an overlapping of controls which causes unnecessary pressure; in addition, calls for formal collaboration between the institutions of the Member States so that the entire fish production chain can be effectively controlled;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recalls that the point system should be enlarged to all actors in the entire production chain, including retailers and vendors;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for the creation of mechanisms to emphasise good examples in order to increase compliance;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Calls on the Commission to lay down guidelines that can be readily applied and understood, in order to prevent unequal treatment between Member States, especially where, by reporting by-catches voluntarily, fishing operators show that they have acted in good faith and that the catches were completely fortuitous;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Encourages the establishment of funding mechanisms to increase the use of low cost technologies to enable voluntary control and increase monitoring and safety of fishermen, especially in small scale artisanal fisheries;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls the attention of the Commission that the use of new earth observing technologies, as the Sentinel satellites, would be a benefit for fisheries control;