Activities of Mireille D'ORNANO related to 2016/0187(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Management, conservation and control measures applicable in the ICCAT Convention area (debate) FR
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention Area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EC) No 1984/2003 and (EC) No 520/2007
Amendments (13)
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The objective of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), as set out in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council4 is to ensure exploitation of marine biological resources that provides long-term environmental, economic and social sustainability. In order to attain its objectives, this policy, which concerns a field where exclusive competence is vested in the EU, must be pursued in concert with the Member States concerned, because otherwise it might induce a country to leave the Union, as Greenland did in 1985, becoming, as it is today, a territory associated with the European Union. _________________ 4 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 L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The ICCAT Convention provides a framework for regional cooperation on the conservation and management of tunas and tuna-like species in the Atlantic Ocean and the adjoining seas through the setting up of an International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (hereafter the "ICCAT"). As that Commission is an intergovernmental organisation, its diagnoses and recommendations are followed by negotiation of binding agreements with the countries which are signatories to the Convention, and stock management measures fall under the authority of States.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) ICCAT has the authority to adopt compulsory decisions ("Recommendations") for the conservation and management of the fisheries under its purview, which are binding for the Contracting Parties. These acts are essentially addressed to the ICCAT Contracting Parties, but also contain obligations for private operators (e.g. vessel masters). The ICCAT Recommendations enter into force six months following their adoption and in respect of the EU, they must be enacted into European Union law. , as the latter takes precedence over Member States’ laws and as the conservation of marine biological resources is a field where exclusive competence is vested in the European Union under Article 3 TFEU.
Amendment 29 #
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 amending the Annexes to this Regulation. Parliament and the Council will ensure that this power relates solely to non-essential elements of this act and will regularly monitor compliance with this criterion, bearing in mind the rapid changes in the issues at stake in the conservation of tunas. 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 Council.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the provisions of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission, under Parliament supervision. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council10. _________________ 10 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p.13).
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation lays down management, conservation and control provisions relating to fishing for highly migratory fish species managed by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). Because the Common Fisheries Policy is a field where exclusive competence is vested in the European Union under Article 3 TFEU, the powers of the Member States with regard to the conservation of marine biological resources are assigned to the European Commission.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 26
(26) ‘longlines’ means a fishing gear which comprises a main line carrying numerous hooks on branch lines (snoods) of variable length and spacing, spacing and also depth of snoods, depending on the target species;
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall report to the Commission on an annual basis as part of the annual report referred to in Article 70 on the steps undertaken to ensure compliance with paragraphs 1 and 2. The Commission shall forward that information to the ICCAT Secretariat. The European Union shall provide financial support for Member States which produce this annual report, by means of a constant budget.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallThe European Union shall provide financial support, by means of a constant budget, for Member States, which are required to monitor the effectiveness of the closure and shall to submit to the Commission by 15 August of each year all relevant information on appropriate controls and inspections carried out to ensure the compliance with paragraph 1. The Commission shall forward that information to the ICCAT Secretariat at least two months before the ICCAT annual meeting.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall carry out researchThe European Union shall provide financial support, by means of a constant budget, for research by Member States on shark species caught in the ICCAT Convention area in order to improve the selectivity of fishing gears, to identify potential nursery areas and consider time and area closures and other measures, as appropriate. Such research shall provide information on key biological and ecological parameters, life-history and behavioural traits, as well as on the identification of potential mating, pupping and nursery grounds.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a comprehensive report assessing the content and conclusions of the reports of the observers assigned to carrier vessels which have received transhipment from their large scale pelagic longline vessels. The European Union shall provide financial support for Member States which the production of this annual report is entrusted, by means of a constant budget.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shallThe European Union shall provide financial support, by means of a constant budget, for Member States, which shall be required to establish domestic scientific observer programmes ensuring the following:
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1
Article 67 – paragraph 1