114 Amendments of Liliana RODRIGUES related to 2018/0210(COD)
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) The EMFF must also contribute to other United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs).In particular, this Regulation highlights the following objectives: a) SDG.1 Eradicate poverty:the EMFF contributes to improving the living conditions of the most fragile coastal communities, especially those dependent on a single fish stocks threatened by overfishing, global change and environmental issues. b) SDG.3 Good health and well-being:the EMFF contributes to the fight against the pollution of coastal water bodies, responsible for endemic diseases, and to ensure good quality of food from fisheries and aquaculture. c) SDG.7 Clean energy:by financing the blue economy, the EMFF supports the deployment of marine renewables and ensure that this development is consistent with the protection of the marine environment and preservation of fish resources. d) SDG.8 Decent work and economic growth:The EMFF contributes to the development of the blue economy as a factor of economic growth.It also ensures that this economic growth is a source of decent jobs for coastal communities.In addition, the EMFF contributes to improving the working conditions of fishermen. e) SDG.12 Responsible Consumption and Production:The EMFF contributes to the rational use of natural resources and limits the waste of natural and energy resources. f) SDG.13 Fight against climate change:the EMFF devotes 30% of its budget to the fight against climate change. g) SDG.14 Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Much has been achieved over the last few years by the CFP in bringing fish stocks back to healthy levels, in increasing the profitability of the Union's fishing industry and in conserving marine ecosystems. However, substantial challenges remain to achieve the socio- economic and environmental objectives of CFP. This requires continued support beyond 2020, notably in sea basins where progress has been slower, particularly in the most isolated ones like outermost regions.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Fisheries are vital to the livelihood and cultural heritage of many coastal communities in the Union, in particular where small-scale coastal fishing plays an important role such as outermost regions. With the average age in many fishing communities being over 50, generational renewal and diversification of activities remain a challenge.
Amendment 53 #
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, for renovation and restoring of old infrastructure or new infrastructure such as auction halls or reception facilities. 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 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The outermost regions, as outlined in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank of 24 October 2017 entitled 'A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU's outermost regions'10 , face specific challenges linked to their remoteness, topography and climate as referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty and also have specific assets on which to develop a sustainable blue economy. Therefore, for each outermost region, an action plan for the development of sustainable blue economy sectors, including the sustainable exploitation of fisheries and aquaculture, should be attached to the programme of the concerned Member States and a financial allocation should be reserved to support the implementation of those action plans. It should also be possible for the EMFF to support a compensation of the additional costs the outermost regions face due to their location and insularity. That support should be capped as a percentage of this overall financial allocation. In addition, a higher aid intensity rate and EMFF financing rate than the one that applies to other operatutermost regions should be applied in the outermost regions. _________________ 10 COM(2017) 623
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29 a) In order to ensure the survival of the fisheries sector in the outermost regions and in compliance with the principles of differential treatment for small islands and territories mentioned in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14, it should be possible for the EMFF to support, on the basis of Article 349 TFEU, the renewal of the outermost regions’ artisanal and traditional fishing vessels which land all their catches in ports in the outermost regions and contribute to local sustainable development, so as to increase human safety, to comply with European hygiene standards, to fight IUU fishing and to achieve greater environmental efficiency. This fishing fleet renewal should remain within the limits of authorised capacity ceilings, should be restricted to there placement of an old vessel by a new one, and should allow sustainable fishing and the reaching of the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) objective. It should be possible for the EMFF to support associated measures, such as the construction or the modernisation of small shipyards dedicated to traditional and artisanal fishing vessels in the outermost regions, the renovation of the deck, or studies.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29 a) having regard to the European Parliament resolution on the special situation of islands (2015/3014(RSP) and the European Economic and Social Committee’s opinion on ‘Specific problems facing islands’ (1229/2011), agriculture, breeding and fisheries constitute an important element of local island economies. European insular regions suffer due to lack of accessibility, particularly for SMEs, a low level of product differentiation and need a strategy in order to use all possible synergies between the European Structural and Investment Funds and other Union instruments with a view to counterbalancing the handicaps of islands and enhancing their economic growth, job creation and sustainable development. While Article 174 of the TFEU recognises the permanent natural and geographical handicaps specific to the situation of islands, the Commission must establish an ‘EU Strategic Framework for Islands’ with a view to linking up instruments that can have a major territorial impact.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 b (new)
Recital 29 b (new)
(29 b) With a view to alleviating the above-mentioned specific constraints in outermost regions and on the basis of Article 349 TFEU, it should be possible to grant State operating aid under a simplified procedure.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35 a) (new) There is a need for support measures in order to facilitate social dialogue and to use the EMFF to help train skilled professionals for the maritime and fisheries sector. The importance of modernising the maritime and fisheries sector and the role that innovation plays in this calls for reassessing the financial allocations for professional and vocational training in the EMFF.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 b (new)
Recital 35 b (new)
(35 b) Investment in human capital is also vital to increase the competitiveness and economic performance of fishing and maritime activities. Therefore, the EMFF should support advisory services, cooperation between scientists and fishermen, professional training, lifelong learning, and should stimulate the dissemination of knowledge, help to improve the overall performance and competitiveness of operators and promote social dialogue. In recognition of their role in fishing communities, spouses and life partners of self-employed fishermen should, under certain conditions, also be granted support for professional training, lifelong learning and the dissemination of knowledge, and for networking that contributes to their professional development.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41 a) (new) The objectives and actions of the EMFF should be consistent with international and regional processes of the Union for the governance of the seas, such as the Agreement for the establishment of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (‘the GFCM Agreement’). This agreement provides an appropriate framework for multilateral cooperation to promote the development, conservation, rational management and best utilisation of living marine resources in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea at levels which are considered sustainable and at low risk of collapse.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14 a (new)
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 15
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 15
(15) ‘sustainable blue economy’ means all sectoral and cross-sectoral economic activities throughout the single market related to oceans, seas, coasts and inland waters, covering the Union's insular and outermost regions and landlocked countries, including emerging sectors and non-market goods and services and being consistent with Union environmental legislation.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) Strengthening international ocean governance and enablingregional processes of the Union for the governance of the seas in order to enable safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans.
Amendment 87 #
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 and / or regional operational programmes to implement the priorities referred to in Article 4.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) (new) where applicable, the regional operational program for sub-national authorities responsible for fisheries and maritime affairs.
Amendment 93 #
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, jointly with relevant authorities and stakeholders of their territories, regional operational programmes for each of their regions, including an action plan for each of their outermost regions referred to in Article 6(2), which shall set out:
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) a strategy for the sustainable exploitation of fisheries and the development of sustainable blue economy sectors, while fighting against marine litter and promoting community-led local development (CLLD) and fisheries local action groups (FLAGs);
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) It is necessary to establish a European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) for the 2021-2027 period. That fund should aim to target funding from the Union budget to support the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the Union's maritime policy and the Union's international commitments in the field of ocean governance. Such funding is a key enabler for sustainable fisheries and, the conservation of marine biological resources and habitats, for food security through the supply of seafood products, for the growth of a sustainable blue economy and for healthy, safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The types of financing and the methods of implementation under this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their ability to achieve the priorities set for the actions and to deliver results, taking into account, in particular, the costs of controls, the administrative burden, and the expected risk of non-compliance. This should include consideration of the use of lump sums, flat rates and unit costs, as well as financing not linked to costs as referred to in Article 125(1) of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union].
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) (new d) (a) facilitating access to credit, insurance and financial instruments, without excluding the necessity for grants;
Amendment 111 #
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 6 140 000 000. EMFF resources should be split between shared, direct and indirect management. EUR 5 311 000 000 to EUR 6 867 000 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 7 739 000 000 in current prices). EMFF resources should be split between shared, direct and indirect management. A percentage of 86.5% of FMFF budget, corresponding to EUR 5 940 000 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 6 694 000 000 in current prices), should be allocated to support under shared management and a percentage of 13.5%, corresponding to EUR 829927 000 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. 1 045 000 000 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 extraordintemporary cessation of fishing activities should be capped. _________________ 6 OJ C […], […], p. […]. OJ C […], […], p. […].
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. (new) In order to reduce the administrative burden for small-scale inshore fishermen, the action plan shall take into account the possibility of a simplified single application form for EMFF measures or the previous existence of a simplified single form at regional or national level.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) (new) new eco-friendly and energy-efficient infrastructures, such as new auction halls or reception facilities
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) (new) in order to improve their environmental sustainability and energy efficiency, the eco-friendly renovation and restoring of old building and infrastructures, given that the activity is directly linked to the fishing activity
Amendment 119 #
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 less thand 30 years old.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. (new) The support referred to in paragraph 1(c) may only be granted if it can be proved that the new infrastructure will improve the valorisation and quality of products and the sustainability of all fleets, without increasing fishing capacity and in accordance with the objectives of the CFP.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. (new) The support referred to in paragraph 1(c) may only be granted if it can be proved that the old infrastructure will be renovated or restored in order to foster a diversification of the income given that the activity is directly linked to the fishing activity.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. (new) The EMFF may support the access of fishing and aquaculture enterprises to risk management tools such as incentives for insurance policies or mutual funds, in order to cover losses due to one or more of the following events: a) natural disasters, in compliance with provisions established with the EU Solidarity Fund; b) adverse major weather events; c) sudden changes in the quality and quantity of water for which the operator is not responsible; d) diseases in the aquaculture sector, failure to function or destruction of production facilities for which the operator is not responsible; e) costs of rescuing fishermen or fishing vessels in the event of accidents at sea during their fishing activities.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The EMFF should be based on four priorities: fostering sustainable fisheries, at economic, social and environmental level, and the conservation of marine biological resources; contributing to food security in the Union through competitive and sustainable fisheries, aquaculture and markets; enabling the growth of a sustainable blue economy and fostering prosperous coastal communities; strengthening international ocean governance and enabling safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans. Those priorities should be pursued through shared, direct and indirect management.
Amendment 141 #
(11) The EMFF beyond 2020 should be based on a simplified architecture without predefining measures and detailed eligibility rules at Union level in an overly prescriptive manner. Instead, broad areas of support should be described under each priority. Member States should thus draw up their programme indicating therein the most appropriate means for achieving the priorities. A variety of measures identified by the Member States in those programmes might be supported under the rules set out in this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions], provided they are covered by the areas of supportone or more priorities identified in this Regulation. However, it is necessary to set out a list of ineligible operations so as to avoid detrimental impacts in terms of fisheries conservation, for example a general prohibition of investments enhancing fishing capacity. Moreover, investments and compensations for the fleet should be strictly conditional on their consistency with the conservation objectives of the CFP.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – title
Article 20 – title
Collection and, processing and dissemination of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may support the collection, management and use, use and dissemination of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes in fisheries and aquaculture, as provided for in Article 25(1) and (2) and Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and further specified in Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004, on the basis of the national work plans referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004.
Amendment 146 #
Article 20 a The establishment of the outermost regions fish stocks statistical network (ORFSN) 1. The EMFF may support the collection, management and use of data for the management of fish stocks in the outermost regions as provided for in point Article 2(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 for the establishment of the outermost regions fish stocks statistical network (ORFSN) and national work plans for its implementation; in order to achieve the maximum sustainable yield objectives referred to Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. 2. By way of derogation from Article 2, the support referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may also be granted for operations outside the territory of the Union. 3. The Commission may adopt implementing acts laying down rules concerning the procedures, format and timetables for the creation of the ORFSN referred to in paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 53(2). 4. The Commission may adopt implementing acts approving or amending the national work plans referred to in paragraph 1 by 31 December of the year preceding the year from which the work plan is to apply. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 53(2).
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. (new) The Commission shall evaluate the possibility to create a Programme of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI) for European insular and outermost regions focusing on maritime and fisheries issues and come forward with appropriate proposals.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The United nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development identified conservation and sustainable use of oceans as one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 14). The Union is fully committed to that goal and its implementation. In that context, it has committed to promote a sustainable blue economy which is consistent with maritime spatial planningan ecosystem-based approach to maritime spatial planning, in particular, having in consideration the sensitivity of species and habitats to human activities at sea, the conservation of biological resources and the achievement of good environmental status, to prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, to eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and to refrain from introducing new such subsidies. This outcome should result from the World Trade Organisation fisheries subsidies negotiation. In addition, in the course of World Trade Organisation negotiations at the 2002 World Summit of Sustainable Development and at the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), the Union has committed to eliminate subsidies contributing to fisheries overcapacity and overfishing.
Amendment 155 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Productive aquaculture investments under this Article may only be supported through grants and the financial instruments provided for in Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions] and through InvestEU, in accordance Article 10 of that Regulation.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The EMFF should contribute to the achievement of the environmental objectives of the Union, particularly the ones that are included in the CFP. This contribution should be tracked through the application of Union environmental markers and reported regularly in the context of evaluations and annual performance reports.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The EMFF may also support investments for the innovation in the processing of fishery and aquaculture products, as well as the promotion of partnership between POs and scientific entities.
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a Statistical information network of aquaculture 1. The EMFF may support the collection, management and use of aquaculture management data as referred to in Article 34 (1) (a) and(e) and (5) and Article 35 ( 1) (d) of Regulation (EU) no. 1380/2013 in view of the establishment of a statistical information network on aquaculture and national work plans for its application. 2. By way of derogation from Article 2, the support referred to in paragraph 1 may also be granted for operations outside the territory of the Union. 3. Implementing acts shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 2, paragraph 2, paragraph 2. 4. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts approving or amending the national work plans referred to in paragraph 1 by 31 December of the year preceding last year by which the work plan is to be applied.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Much has been achieved over the last few years by the CFP in bringing fish stocks back to healthy levels, in increasing the profitability of the Union's fishing industry and in conserving marine ecosystems. However, substantial challenges remain to achieve the socio- economic and environmental objectives of CFP. This requires continued support beyond 2020, notably in sea basins where progress has been slower, particularly in the most isolated ones like outermost regions.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 2 – chapter 5 a (new)
Title 2 – chapter 5 a (new)
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
Article 42 – paragraph 1
The EMFF shall support the development and dissemination of market intelligence for fishery and aquaculture products by the Commission in accordance with Article 42 of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013, namely by the creation of an outermost regions fish stock statistical network (ORFSN) (as mentioned in the new point (a) of Article 20).
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Fisheries are vital to the livelihood and cultural heritage of many coastal communities in the Union, in particular where small-scale coastal fishing plays an important role such as outermost regions. With the average age in many fishing communities being over 50, generational renewal and diversification of activities remain a challenge.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) (new) (a) the support to actions for the protection and restoration of marine and coastal biodiversity and ecosystems providing compensations to fishers for the collection of lost fishing gears and marine litter from the sea.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The EMFF should aim to achieve the environmental, economic, social and employment objectives of the CFP, as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Such support should ensure that fishing activities are environmentally sustainable in the long-term and managed in a way that is consistent with the objectives of achieving economic, social and employment benefits, and of contributing to the availability of healthy food supplies.
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Fisheries control is of utmost importance for the implementation of the CFP. Therefore, the EMFF should support under shared management the development and implementation of a Union fisheries control system as specified in Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 ('Control Regulation')8 . Certain obligations foreseen by the revision of the Control Regulation justify a specific support from the EMFF, i.e. the compulsory vessel tracking and electronic reporting systems in the case of small-scale coastal fishing vessels, the compulsorIn addition, investments by rMemote electronic monitoring systems and the compulsory continuous measurement and recording of propulsive engine power. In addition, investments by Member States in control and inspection assets could also be used for the purpose of maritime surveillance and cooperation on coastguard functions, as well as contribute with fundamental information to knowledge and management of fisheries. _________________ 8 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 1966/2006 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The success of the CFP is dependent on the availability of scientific advice for the management of fisheries, and hence on the availability of data on fisheries. In the light of the challenges and costs to obtain reliable and complete data, it is necessary to support Member States' actions to collect and process data in line with Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council ('Data Collection Framework Regulation')9 and to contribute to the best available scientific advice. This support should allow synergies with the collection and processing of other types of marine data, including data about recreational fisheries. _________________ 9 Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 (OJ L 157, 20.06.2017, p. 1).
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The EMFF should support an effective knowledge-based implementation and governance of the CFP under direct and indirect management through the provision of scientific advice, the development and implementation of a Union fisheries control system, the functioning of Advisory Councils and voluntary contributions to international organisations, as well as better commitment of UE in international ocean governance.
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Given the challenges to achieve the social, economic and conservation objectives of the CFP, it should be possible for the EMFF to support actions for the management of fisheries and fishing fleets. In this context, support for fleet adaptation remains sometimes necessary with regard to certain fleet segments and sea basins. Such support should be tightly targeted to the conservation and sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources and aimed to achieve balance between the fishing capacity and the available fishing opportunities. Therefore, it should be possible for the EMFF to support the permanent cessation of fishing activities in fleet segments where the fishing capacity is not balanced with the available fishing opportunities. Such support should be a tool of the action plans for the adjustment of fleet segments with identified structural overcapacity, as provided for in Article 22(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, and should be implemented either through the scrapping of the fishing vessel or through its decommissioning and retrofitting for other activities. Where the retrofitting would lead to an increased pressure of recreational fishing on the marine ecosystem, support should only be granted if in line with the CFP and the objectives of the relevant multiannual plans. In order to ensure the consistency of fleet structural adaptation with conservation objectives, support for the permanent cessation of fishing activities should be strictly conditional and linked to the achievement of results. It should therefore be implemented only by financing not linked to costs, as provided for in Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions]. Under that mechanism, Member States should not be reimbursed by the Commission for permanent cessation of fishing activities on the basis of real costs incurred but on the basis of the fulfilment of conditions and of the achievement of results. For this purpose, the Commission should establish in a delegated act such conditions, which should relate to the achievement of the conservation objectives of the CFP.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Given the high level of unpredictability of fishing activities, exceptional circumstances may cause significant economic losses to fishers. In order to mitigate those consequences, it should be possible for the EMFF to support a compensation for the extraordintemporary cessation of fishing activities caused by the implementation of certain conservation measures, i.e. multiannual plans, targets for the conservation and sustainable exploitation of stocks, measures to adapt the fishing capacity of fishing vessels to available fishing opportunities and technical measures, by the implementation of emergency measures, by the interruption, due to reasons of force majeure, of the application of a sustainable fisheries partnership agreement, by a natural disaster or by an environmental incident. Support should be granted only if the impact on fishers of such circumstances is significant, i.e. if the commercial activities of the vessel concerned are stopped during at least 90 consecutive days and if the economic losses resulting from the cessation amount to more than 30% of the average annual turnover of the business concerned during a specified period of time. The specificities of eel fisheries should be taken into account in the conditions for granting such support.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The outermost regions, as outlined in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank of 24 October 2017 entitled 'A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU's outermost regions'10 , face specific challenges linked to their remoteness, topography and climate as referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty and also have specific assets on which to develop a sustainable blue economy. Therefore, for each outermost region, an action plan for the development of sustainable blue economy sectors, including the sustainable exploitation of fisheries and aquaculture, should be attached to the programme of the concerned Member States and a financial allocation should be reserved to support the implementation of those action plans. It should also be possible for the EMFF to support a compensation of the additional costs the outermost regions face due to their location and insularity. That support should be capped as a percentage of this overall financial allocation. In addition, a higher aid intensity rate and EMFF financing rate than the one that applies to other operatutermost regions should be applied in the outermost regions. _________________ 10 COM(2017) 623
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Under shared management, it should be possible for the EMFF to support the protection and restoration of marine and coastal biodiversity and ecosystems. For that purpose, support should be available to compensate the collection by fishers of lost fishing gears and marine litter, in particular plastic, from the sea and for investments in ports to provide adequate reception and storage facilities for lost fishing gears and marine litter collected. Support should also be available for actions to achieve or maintain a good environmental status in the marine environment as set out in Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ('Maritime Strategy Framework Directive')11 , for the implementation of spatial protection measures established pursuant to that Directive and, in accordance with the prioritised action frameworks established pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC ('Habitats Directive')12 , for the management, restoration and monitoring of NATURA 2000 areas as well as for the protection of species under Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ('Birds Directive')13 . Under direct management, the EMFF should support the promotion of clean and healthy seas and the implementation of the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy developed in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 16 January 201614 , in coherence with the objective of achieving or maintaining a good environmental status in the marine environment. _________________ 11 Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19). 12 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.07.1992, p. 7). 13 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.01.2010, p. 7). 14 COM(2018) 28
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Fisheries and aquaculture contribute to food security and nutrition. However, the Union currently imports more than 60% of its supply of fishery products and is therefore highly dependent on third countries. An important challenge is to encourage the consumption of fishery proteinducts produced in the Union with high quality standards and available for consumers at affordable prices.
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Job creation in coastal regions relies on a locally driven development of a sustainable blue economy that revives the social fabric of those regions. Ocean industries and services are likely to outperform the growth of the global economy and make an important contribution to employment and growth by 2030. To be sustainable, blue growth depends on innovation and investment in new maritime businesses and, in the bio- economy and in biotechnology, including sustainable tourism models, ocean-based renewable energy, innovative high-end shipbuilding and new port service, which can create jobs and at the same time enhance local development, as well as development of new biology-based marine products. Whilst public investment in the sustainable blue economy should be mainstreamed throughout the Union budget, the EMFF should specifically concentrate on enabling conditions for the development of the sustainable blue economy and on removing bottlenecks to facilitate investment and the development of new markets and technologies or services. Support for the development of the sustainable blue economy should be delivered through shared, direct and indirect management.
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) The development of a sustainable blue economy strongly relies on partnerships between local stakeholders that contribute to the vitality of coastal and inland communities and economies. The EMFF should provide tools to foster such partnerships. For that purpose, support for community-led local development (CLLD) should be available under shared management. That approach should boost economic diversification in a local context through the development of coastal and inland fisheries, aquaculture and a sustainable blue economy. CLLD strategies should ensure that local communities better exploit and benefit from the opportunities offered by the sustainable blue economy, capitalising on and strengthening environmental, cultural, social and human existing resources. Every local partnership should therefore reflect the main focus of its strategy by ensuring a balanced involvement and representation of all relevant stakeholders from the local sustainable blue economy.
Amendment 303 #
(37) Under shared management, it should be possible for the EMFF to support the sustainable blue economy through the collection, management and use of data to improve the knowledge on the state of the marine environment and of the resources. That support should aim to fulfil requirements under Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC, to support maritime spatial planning and to increase data quality and sharing through the European marine observation and data network.
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) 60% of the oceans are beyond the borders of national jurisdiction. This implies a shared international responsibility. Most problems facing the oceans are transboundary in nature such as overexploitation, climate change, acidification, pollution and decliningreduction of biodiversity, and therefore require a shared response. Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to which the Union is a Party under Council Decision 98/392/EC16 , many jurisdictional rights, institutions and specific frameworks have been set up to regulate and manage human activity in the oceans. In recent years, a global consensus has emerged that the marine environment and maritime human activities should be managed more effectively to address the increasing pressures on the oceans and seas. _________________ 16 Council Decision 98/392/EC of 23 March 1998 concerning the conclusion by the European Community of the United Nations Convention of 10 December 1982 on the Law of the Sea and the Agreement of 28 July 1994 relating to the implementation of Part XI thereof (OJ L 179, 23.06.1998, p. 1).
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) As a global actor, the Union is strongly committed to promoting international ocean governance, in accordance with the Joint Communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 10 November 2016 entitled 'International Ocean Governance: and agenda for the future of our oceans'17 . The Union's ocean governance policy is a new policy that covers the oceans in an integrated manner. International ocean governance is not only core to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and in particular Sustainable Development Goal 14 ('Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development'), but also to guarantee safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans for future generations. The Union needs to deliver on those international commitments and be a driving force for better international ocean governance at bilateral, regional and multilateral levels, including to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishingIUU fishing and minimise the impact on the marine environment, to improve the international ocean governance framework, to reduce pressures on oceans and seas, to create the conditions for a sustainable blue economy and to strengthen international ocean research and data. _________________ 17 JOIN(2016) 49
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Under shared management, each Member States should prepare one single programme that should be approved by the Commission. In the context of regionalisation and with a view to encouraging Member States to have a more strategic approach during the preparation of programmes, the Commission should develop an analysis for each sea basin indicating the common strengths and weaknesses with regard to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP. That analysis should guide both the Member States and the Commission in negotiating each programme taking into account regional challenges and needs. When assessing the programmes, the Commission should take into account the environmental and socio- economic challenges of the CFP, the socio- economic performance of the sustainable blue economy, the challenges at sea basin level, the conservation and restoration of marine ecosystems, the reduction and collection of marine litter and climate change fight, mitigation and adaptation.
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 2
(2) 'common information sharing environment’ (CISE) means an environment of systems developed to support the exchange of information between authorities involved in maritime surveillance, across sectors and borders, in order to improve their awareness of activities made at sea;
Amendment 337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 3
(3) ‘coastguard’ means national authorities performing coastguard functions, which encompass maritime safety, maritime security, maritime customs, prevention and suppression of trafficking and smuggling, connected maritime law enforcement, maritime border control, maritime surveillance, protection of the marine environment, search and rescue, accident and disaster response, fisheries control, inspection and other activities related to those functions;
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5
(5) 'exploratory fishing' means fishing for stocks that have not been subject to commercial fishing or have not been subject to fishing by a particular gear type or technique in the previous ten years;
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6
(6) ‘professional fisher’ means any natural person engaging in commercial fishing activities, as recognised by the relevant Member State;
Amendment 342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 a (new)
(6 a) 'recreational fisheries' means non- commercial fishing activities exploiting marine biological resources for recreation, tourism or sport;
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 13
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 13
(13) 'sea basin strategy' means an integrated framework to address common marine and maritime challenges faced by Member States, and where appropriate third countries, in a specific sea basin or in one or more sub-sea basins, and promote cooperation and coordination in order to achieve economic, social and territorial cohesion; it is developed by the Commission in cooperation with the Member States and third countries concerned, their regions and other stakeholders as appropriate;
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14 a (new)
(14 a) 'small-scale fleet from outermost regions' means the small-scale fleets that operates at the outermost regions as defined in each national operational programs
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) Contributing to food security in the Union through competitive and sustainable fisheries, aquaculture and markets;
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Support under the EMFF shall also contribute to the achievement of the environmental and climate change fight, mitigation and adaptation objectives of the Union. That contribution shall be tracked in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex IV.
Amendment 403 #
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 140867 000 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. 7 739 000 000 in current prices).
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The part of the financial envelope under shared management as specified in Title II shall be EUR 5 31186.5% of the EMFF financial envelope corresponding to EUR 5 940 000 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. 6 694 000 000 in current prices) in accordance with the annual breakdown set out in Annex V.
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) EUR 102 000 00014 000 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. 128 566 000 in current prices) for the Azores and Madeira;
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) EUR 82 000 00091 700 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. 103 357 000 in current prices) for the Canary Islands;
Amendment 431 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) EUR 131 000 00046 500 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. 165 119 000 in current prices) for Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, Réunion and Saint- Martin.
Amendment 454 #
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 82913.5% of the EMFF financial envelope corresponding to EUR 927 000 000 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. 1 045 000 000 in current prices).
Amendment 460 #
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 466 #
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 an specific action plan for each of their outermost regions referred to in Article 6(2), which shall set out:
Amendment 473 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b – point ii
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b – point ii
ii) the compensation for additional costs referred to in Article 21, including the amounts of additional costs calculated by the Member State concerned and the amounts of aid estimated as compensation;
Amendment 492 #
(h) the contribution of the programme to the collection and reduction of marine litter, in accordance with Directive xx/xx of the European Parliament and of the Council [Directive on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment]27 ; _________________ 27 OJ C […], […], p. […].
Amendment 493 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6 – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 6 – point i
(i) the contribution of the programme to climate change fight, mitigation and adaptation.
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) has committed serious infringements under Article 42 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/200828 or Article 90 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 or under other CFP related legislation adopted by the European Parliament and by the Council; _________________ 28 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 Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1936/2001 and (EC) No 601/2004 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1093/94 and (EC) No 1447/1999 (OJ L 286, 29.10.2008, p. 1).
Amendment 510 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The beneficiary, after submitting the application, shall continue to comply with the admissibility conditions referred to in paragraph 1 throughout the period of implementation of the operation and for a period of five years after the final payment to that beneficiary.
Amendment 524 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a Eligible operations In Member States programmes should be identified a variety of operations that may be supported by the EMFF, and this operations should be covered by one or more priorities of this Regulation.
Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) market intervention mechanisms aiming to temporarily or permanently withdraw fishery or aquaculture products from the market with a view to reducing supply in order to prevent price decline or drive up prices; by extension, storage operations in a logistics chain that would produce the same effects either intentionally or unintentionally;
Amendment 598 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall prepare as part of their programme an specific action plan for small-scale coastal fishing which shall set out a strategy for the development of profitable and sustainable small-scale coastal fishing. This strategy shall be structured along the following sections, where applicable:
Amendment 607 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promotion of skills, knowledge, innovation and capacity building for fishermen;
Amendment 619 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) diversification of activities in the broader sustainable blue economy; , in particular redirecting fishermen to other activities to reduce fishing effort if necessary;
Amendment 639 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the replacement or modernisation of a main or ancillary engine, or the modernization of any other component of the propulsion equipment, as well as the alterations and additions necessary for its installation on board.
Amendment 653 #
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 and 30 years old, when duly justified may apply to newer vessels.
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the new or modernised engine shall not have more power in kW than the current engine, without prejudice to the provisions of point 3a;
Amendment 665 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In the outermost regions, the power of the new engine or the modernized engine may exceed the current engine's kW in the case of a duly justified need for increased power for reasons of safety at sea and that does not involve an increase in fishing effort
Amendment 677 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the fishing vessel is registered as active and has carried out fishing activities at sea for at least 1290 days, or 25% of time in seasonal fisheries, in each of the last threewo calendar years preceding the year of submission of the application for support;
Amendment 688 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Amendment 697 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – title
Article 18 – title
18 ExtraordinTemporary cessation of fishing activities
Amendment 706 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The EMFF may support a compensation for the extraordintemporary cessation of fishing activities caused by:
Amendment 719 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) natural disasters or, environmental incidents or accidents at sea occurring during fishing activities, as formally recognised by the competent authorities of the relevant Member State.
Amendment 734 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the commercial activities of the vessel concerned are stopped during at least 90 consecutive days, or 25% of time in seasonal fisheries; and
Amendment 748 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) owners of fishing vessels which are registered as active and which have carried out fishing activities at sea for at least 120 days, or 30% of time in seasonal fisheries, in each of the last threewo calendar years preceding the year of submission of the application for support; or
Amendment 757 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) fishers who have worked at sea for at least 120 days in each ofduring the last threewo calendar years preceding the year of submission of the application for support on board a Union fishing vessel concerned by the extraordintemporary cessation.
Amendment 779 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the purchase and installation on vessels of the necessary components for compulsory vessel tracking and electronic reporting systems used for control and inspection purposes, only in the case of small-scale coastal fishing vessels;
Amendment 780 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the purchase and installation on vessels of the necessary components for compulsory remote electronic monitoring systems used for controlling the implementation of the landing obligation referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
Amendment 781 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the purchase and installation on vessels of devices for compulsory continuous measurement and recording of propulsive engine power.
Amendment 784 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – title
Article 20 – title
20 Collection and processing of data for fisheries and aquaculture management and scientific purposes
Amendment 785 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may support the collection, management and use of data for fisheries and aquaculture management and scientific purposes, including data on recreational fisheries, as provided for in Article 25(1) and (2) and Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and further specified in Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004, on the basis of the national work plans referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004.
Amendment 812 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) investments in ports to provide adequate reception and storage facilities for lost fishing gears and marine litter collected from the sea;
Amendment 818 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(f a) The construction, installation or modernization of fixed or mobile devices intended to protect and enhance marine fauna and flora, including their scientific preparation and assessment and, in the case of the outermost regions, anchored fish aggregation devices that contribute to sustainable and selective fishing.
Amendment 837 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 2 – chapter 3 – title
Title 2 – chapter 3 – title
Priority 2: Contributing to food security in the Union through competitive and sustainable fisheries, aquaculture and markets
Amendment 853 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Productive aquaculture investments under this Article may only be supported through grants and through the financial instruments provided for in Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions] and through InvestEU, in accordance Article 10 of that Regulation.
Amendment 880 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Support under this Article shall only be granted through grants and through the financial instruments provided for in Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions] and through InvestEU, in accordance Article 10 of that Regulation.
Amendment 897 #
2. For the purpose of EMFF support, the community-led local development strategies referred to in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions] shall ensure that local communities better exploit and benefit from the opportunities offered by the sustainable blue economy, capitalising on and strengthening environmental, cultural, social and human existing resources.
Amendment 920 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. The support for actions referred to in paragraph 1 may also contribute to the development and implementation of a Union fisheries control and inspection system under the conditions set out in Article 19.
Amendment 949 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – title
Title 3 – chapter 2 – title
Priority 2: Contributing to food security in the Union through competitive and sustainable fisheries, aquaculture and markets
Amendment 980 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the implementation of relevant international agreements, measures and tools to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishingIUU fishing and measures and tool to minimise the impact on the marine environment, in particular incidental catches of seabirds, marine mammals and sea turtles;