11 Amendments of Ian DUNCAN related to 2016/0238(COD)
Amendment 66 #
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to official notification, by the UK Government, of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union on 29 March 2017 to exit the European Union,
Amendment 67 #
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea, particularly Article 56 which establishes rights, jurisdiction and duties of coastal states in their exclusive economic zone and Article 63 which establishes management measures for stocks occurring in the exclusive economic zone of two or more coastal states,
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes a multi- annual plan (“plan”) for the demersal stocks in waters of Union waters of ICES zones IIa, IIIa and IV (“North Sea”) and the fisheries exploiting those stocks; the UK’s exit of the Union will impact the plan.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses disappointment that Norway has not been fully consulted in establishing this multi- annual plan; recognises that as of 29 March 2019, arrangements for managing shared North Sea stocks will be agreed between the Union, Norway and the UK in a trilateral agreement; calls on the Commission therefore to halt the process of this proposal until the future North Sea arrangement is clear.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recommends that parliamentary work on this plan is stopped until the future management of the North Sea is clear; as of 30 March 2019 management of shared stocks in the North Sea will be shared in a trilateral agreement between Norway, the UK and the Union with Norway and the UK responsible for 80% of the North Sea basin.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
(3) “Group 2” means Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) by functional units (FU) for which targets as FMSY ranges and safeguards linked to abundance are established in this plan consisting of:
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8 a) The stocks concerned shall only be amended on the basis of the best available scientific advice.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The plan shall contribute to the elimination of discardprogressive reduction of unwanted catches, by avoiding and reducing, as far as possible, unwanted catches, and to the implementation of the landing obligation established in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 for the species which are subject to catch limits and to which this Regulation applies.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) ensure that all measures taken under the plan are in accordance with the best available scientific advice;
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. When scientific advice indicates that the spawning stock biomass of any of the stocks concerned is below the Blim or the abundance of any of the Norway lobster functional units is below Abundancelimit as set out in Annex II, column B to this Regulation, 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 maximum sustainable yield. In particular, those remedial measures shallmay include, by way of derogation from paragraphs 2 and 4 of Article 4, suspending the targeted fishery for the stock concerned and the adequate reduction of fishing opportunities.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to Article 8, the TAC for the stock of Norway lobster in ICES zones in Union waters of IIa and IV shallmay be the sum of the catch limits of the functional units and of the statistical rectangles outside the functional units.