734 Amendments of Linnéa ENGSTRÖM
Amendment 86 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the fact that most of the parliamentary committees have adopted action plans on gender mainstreaming for their work and many have already presented them to the Gender Mainstreaming Network; calls, therefore, on the remaining few committees to follow suit; calls on all committees at the start of the new mandate to update their Gnotes, however, the heterogeneity of these plans and the lack of implementation; calls for the adoption of a common gender Aaction Pplans and present them to the Gender Mainstreaming Network; requests that Gender Action Plan for the European Parliament which should, at least, contain provisions regarding equal gender representation in all parliamentary work and Parliament's bodies, the introduction of a gender perspective in all its policy activities and in its fwor each committee be included in Parliament’sking organisation and the use of gender- neutral language in all documents; requests to amend the Rules of Procedure accordingly;
Amendment 90 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Regrets that in the last reform of the Rules of Procedure, procedures to implement gender mainstreaming were not included;
Amendment 104 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point c
Paragraph 12 – point c
c) strengthen the anti-harassment committees by merging them into a sole committee with a variable composition depending on the particular case and including experts such as lawyers and doctors as standing members of the committee;
Amendment 114 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Directorate-General for Personnel to provide gender mainstreaming training for Members, assistants and staff of the European Parliament;
Amendment 120 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. RecommendsCalls on thate Parliament's political groups for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term to ensure a gender balanced composition of the bodies governing the European Parliament and recommends to put forward both male and female Members as candidates for the positions of President, Vice-President and Bureau Member, and the Chairs of committees, and delegations and groupsin view of achieving this goal;
Amendment 124 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Recommends that Parliament's political groups for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term elect two Members, a male and a female, for the position of co- Presidents of their groups;
Amendment 125 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Strongly encourages the European political parties and their party members to ensure a gender balanced representation of candidates by means of zipped lists or other equivalent methods;
Amendment 130 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Encourages Parliament's political groups to adopt a gender mainstreaming strategy to ensure that their proposals take into account the impact on gender equality;
Amendment 131 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Encourages Parliament's political groups to provide gender mainstreaming training for their staff;
Amendment 150 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls that as regards the use of measures to improve work-life balance, acceptance by managers and, if relevant, equal take-up by both partners should be specifically encouraged; notstresses that flexible working time arrangements canshould not lead to gender discrimination in practice as these tools are used in thor impede career progression; also recalls the importance of making arrangements to use videoconference vast majority of cases by women and can impede career a way to prevent the invisibility of those opting for teleworking arrangements, encouraging formal decision-making progrcession; also recalls that tees to avoid the exclusion of those taking flexible working might increase flexibility but can also make women stay away from the office where they are visible and can networkarrangements and setting up measures to ensure that meetings in the evening have a time limit;
Amendment 155 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Commends the progress made in the Parliament Secretariat on improving gender equality in senior and middle management positions, but notes that despite the fact that the majority of Parliament officials are women, their representation in senior or middle management positions is still very low: at the end of 2017, 15.4 % of directors- general, 30.4 % of directors and 36.2 % of heads of unit in the Parliament Secretariat were women; calls, therefore that when choosing between applicants with the same profile (experience, qualification, etc.) the under-represented gender should be preferred;
Amendment 156 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Asks for knowledge or experience on gender mainstreaming to be considered as an asset in calls for staff and selection of staff;
Amendment 157 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Calls on the secretariats of Parliament’s committees to assist their Members in ensuring a gender balanced composition of the speakers in committee’s hearings by proposing a gender balanced list of experts;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action of September 1995, and the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action (Cairo Conference) of September 1994, as well as the outcomes of their review conferences,
Amendment 3 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
– having regard to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and in particular to the Sustainable Development Goals 1, 4, 5, 8, 10 and 13,
Amendment 4 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 3 c (new)
Citation 3 c (new)
– having regard to the 18th Conference of the Parties (COP 18) Decision 23/CP.18,
Amendment 5 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 3 d (new)
Citation 3 d (new)
– having regard to the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the UNFCCC held in Paris, France, from 30 November to 11 December 2015,
Amendment 6 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 3 e (new)
Citation 3 e (new)
– having regard to the 22nd Conference of Parties (COP 22) to the UNFCCC held in Marrakech, Morocco, from 7 to 18 November 2016, and its decision on gender and climate change extending the 2014 Lima Work Programme on Gender, decision21/CP.22,
Amendment 7 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 3 f (new)
Citation 3 f (new)
– having regard to the EU Gender Action Plan2016-2020 (GAP II),
Amendment 8 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 3 g (new)
Citation 3 g (new)
– having regard to the Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality 2016 - 2019,
Amendment 9 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Aa (new)
Recital Aa (new)
Aa. whereas the Arab uprisings in 2011 have ruptured old structures and generated a wave of civic engagement with women as important actors, however this transition has not yet led to in an increased participation of women in the shaping of policies, laws and rights that determine their empowered role in their respective societies,
Amendment 10 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Ab (new)
Recital Ab (new)
Ab. whereas despite progress in advancing gender equality globally, women in the MENA region remain underrepresented across all spheres of life, especially in the workforce and in the economic and political spheres,
Amendment 11 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Ac (new)
Recital Ac (new)
Ac. whereas many girls are still forced into early marriages, drop out of school, and are unable to live up to their full earning potential in the region; whereas in some countries of the region Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is still a widespread practice,
Amendment 12 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Ad (new)
Recital Ad (new)
Ad. whereas there is worrying prevalence of the tendency to blame victims of gender-based violence, especially of sexual harassment, and condemnation of such acts by public authorities and other institutions is often missing,
Amendment 13 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Ae (new)
Recital Ae (new)
Amendment 14 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Af (new)
Recital Af (new)
Af. whereas Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) have played an essential role as active agents of change in the region advocating for legislative changes of those polices that still institutionalise discrimination; Whereas WHRDs and LGTBI rights activists in the MENA region and beyond bravely face and challenge societal norms while frequently facing many obstacles, including threats, harassment, defamation, stigmatization, social pressure, arrests, torture, jail, travel bans, kidnappings and other violations,
Amendment 15 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Ag (new)
Recital Ag (new)
Ag. whereas the Parties to the UNFCCC decided at COP 18 (Decision 23/CP.18) to adopt the goal of achieving gender balance in the bodies established pursuant to the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol in order to improve women’s participation, ensure a more effective climate change policy that addresses the needs of women and men equally, and to keep track of progress made towards the goal of gender balance in advancing gender-responsive climate policy,
Amendment 16 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Ah (new)
Recital Ah (new)
Ah. whereas the Lima Work Programme on Gender, adopted at COP 20 (Decision18/CP.20), brings pressure to bear in relation to gender equality in the representation of Parties and promotes gender sensitivity in developing and implementing climate change policy,
Amendment 17 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Ai (new)
Recital Ai (new)
Ai. whereas the Paris Agreement (COP 21) establishes that gender- responsive climate action must be integrated into all aspects of the implementation of the Agreement,
Amendment 19 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is disappointed that the situation of women has not improved in most countries affected by the Arab Spring in spite of their large-scale support for the revolutions;, and in some countries, researchers documented 1a a regress in women’s rights after the Arab uprisings; __________________ 1a Esfandiari, H., Heideman, K. (2015). The Role and Status of Women after the Arab Uprisings. IEMed Mediterranean Yearbook 2015, pp. 303-306.
Amendment 38 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Acknowledges the important role of Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) in the recent legislative changes in the region, such as the recent law on violence against women in Tunisia, that allows women to get emergency and long-term protection (restraining) orders against abusers, the introduction of partial improvements to the 2008 domestic violence law in Jordan, and the repealed of rape-marriage exoneration laws in Tunisia, Jordan, and Lebanon; Notes however that structural reforms are needed in the region in order to guarantee that all women are free to live without discrimination or violence;
Amendment 44 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that women can be powerful drivers of change, able to draw up and implement effective strategies for climate adaptation, conflict resolution, anti-radicalisation and reducing the impact of thesStresses the role of women in conflict resolution and stabilisation processes, anti-radicalisation and reducing the impact of these; calls for more women to be included in those processes; highlights the need for easy access to justice and transitional justice focusing on women survivors of conflict-related sexual violence;
Amendment 46 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recognises that gender equality is a catalyst for sustainable development and the management of climate challenges; stresses that women are not only victims, but also powerful agents of change who, on the basis on equal participation, can formulate and execute efficient climate strategies and/or solutions in relation to adaptation and mitigation and can build climate resilience as a product of their diverse areas of experience and practical knowledge across sectors ranging from agriculture, forestry and fisheries to energy infrastructures and sustainable cities;
Amendment 48 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the countries in the MENA region to observe the UNFCCC decision 23/CP.18, which establish the goal of achieving gender balance in the bodies established pursuant to the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol in order to improve women’s participation, ensure a more effective climate change policy that addresses the needs of women and men equally, and to keep track of progress made towards the goal of gender balance in advancing gender-sensitive climate policy;
Amendment 49 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Recalls the UNFCCC decision 21/CP.22on Gender and climate change, which ‘Invites Parties to appoint and provide support for a national gender focal point for climate negotiations, implementation and monitoring’;
Amendment 50 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Recalls that the Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality 2016 - 2019 makes promoting gender equality and women’s rights across the world one of the EU’s external policy priorities; thus holds the EU Commission to its words calling to prioritise its efforts for gender equality including the necessary financial resources;
Amendment 51 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. Is concerned about restrictions on access to public health care and in particular on the access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, especially for women and girls in rural areas;
Amendment 52 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 f (new)
Paragraph 9 f (new)
9f. Recalls to the EU delegations the importance of using gender mainstreaming in political dialogues and across sectorial policy dialogues;
Amendment 53 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 g (new)
Paragraph 9 g (new)
9g. Pays tribute to all women and LGTBI rights defenders who are looking for overcoming any unfair and discriminatory treatment and to those who have defended human rights despite the difficulties that they have to face; Calls on governments in the region to urgently put in place the necessary mechanisms to fight all forms of violence against women, including harassment, of women’s and LGTBI rights activist;
Amendment 54 #
2018/2160(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 h (new)
Paragraph 9 h (new)
9h. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to ensure the support of women’s and LGTBI rights defenders and to continue to improve its implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, fully utilising all means at its disposal; emphasises that EU delegations must prioritise support for those human rights defenders most at risk in their EIDHR local calls for proposals, resulting in effective and targeted support;
Amendment 5 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas lost and discarded fishing gear constitutes the bulkis one component of marine plastic litter;
Amendment 8 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the revised Port Reception Facilities Directive is intended to implement the MARPOL convention which prohibits the disposal of garbage at sea also defines an exception to "accidental loss of fishing gear from a ship provided that all reasonable precautions have been taken to prevent such loss" neither the prohibition of garbage or a list of reasonable precautions have been carried over into the revised directive;
Amendment 16 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas Article 48 in the Fisheries Control Regulation is a step in the right direction, containing measures designed to promote the retrieval of lost fishing gear, it is too limited in scope as Member States are allowed to exempt the vast majority of fishing vessels from this obligation;
Amendment 29 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas discarded plastic and microplastics releases into the water toxic compounds that are ingested and that can poison and kill fish, turtles, marine mammals and seabirds;
Amendment 33 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas bans on the use of microplastics in specific personal care products have been put in place in the United States and Canada; whereas several EU Member States have notified the Commission of draft laws to ban microplastics in certain cosmetics; whereas the Council also has called on the Commission to take measures on microplastics, especially from cosmetics and detergents.
Amendment 37 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the Commission is committed to developing, where appropriate, product requirements under the Ecodesign Directive that take account of microplastics and it also has developed criteria to improve recyclability of plastics in its Ecolabel and Green Public Procurement criteria.
Amendment 52 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement a port reception scheme for end-of-life nets, for waste produced on board, and for waste and litter collected at sea during fishing operations, and to use the recommendations of the Best Practice Framework for the Management of Fishing Gear, liaising closely with the fishing sector to fight ghost fishing; invites the Commission to assess the viability of using biodegradable fishing nets;
Amendment 66 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to encourage and finance "Fishing for litter" projects:
Amendment 68 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to encourage and initiate fishermen education projects in order to enhance awareness on the subject
Amendment 70 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Invites the Commission to assess the viability of using biodegradable fishing nets and biodegradable materials for aquaculture, including "socks" used as substrate in mussels farms; invites the Commission to evaluate the possibility to forbid the widely used Styrofoam boxes on boats;
Amendment 71 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to, in line with the MARPOL convention, prohibit disposal of waste produced on board and for waste and litter collected by sea during fishing operations;
Amendment 108 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to support the development of innovative solutions which prevent microplastics from reaching the seas by introducing mandatory requirements for microplastic filters in the review of the ecodesign measures for industrial and household washing machines and washer dryers as well as in waste water treatment plants;
Amendment 113 #
2018/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission, in line with the principle of substitution and with the REACH procedures for restricting substances that pose a risk to the environment or health, as part of the plastic strategy, to urgently follow through with the process requested by the Council to restrict the use of intentionally added microplastics, by requesting the European Chemicals Agency to review the scientific basis for taking regulatory action at EU level to ban the use of microplastics in certain product categories such as personal care products, cosmetics, detergents and paints.
Amendment 1 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and in particular its article 8.2 that defines "the transfer, directly or indirectly, by the Occupying Power of parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies, or the deportation or transfer of all or parts of the population of the occupied territory within or outside this territory" as a war crime;
Amendment 3 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (hereinafter SFPA) establishes the fishing opportunities for 164 EU vessels, which are to catch only the allowable catch surplus referred to in Article 62(2) and (3) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, as identified in a clear and transparent mannerprimarily on the basis of available Moroccand scientific adviources;
Amendment 4 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the external, ex-post evaluation of the 2014-2018 FPA was based primarily on Moroccan sources; whereas its authors visited Morocco but not Western Sahara during the drafting of the evaluation; whereas only one NGO active in the fisheries or maritime sector contributed to the evaluation while all the other consulted stakeholders were EU- based or Moroccan professional associations or EU Member States representatives;
Amendment 5 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the SFPA provides for access to the fishing zones within the scope of the Agreement in exchange for financial contributions (compensation for access, sectoral support and fees payable by ship- owners) which serve to further the achievement of shared objectives set between the EU and Morocco; whereas the vast majority of the fishing to be carried out under the SFPA will take place in the waters of Western Sahara;
Amendment 14 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Court also held that, under the principle of the relative effect of treaties, a treaty may not apply to a territory without the consent of the peopulationle of that territory;
Amendment 16 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 20 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the Council included in its proposal for a decision the further stipulation that the agreement should benefit the local populationsrt ruled that the consent of the people of Western Sahara was a core requirement and that it was unnecessary to determine whether the implementation of an agreement in relation to Western Sahara is likely to harm the people of that territory, or to benefit it; whereas the Council nonetheless included in its proposal for a decision the further stipulation that the agreement should benefit the local populations; whereas the notion of local population reflects, according to the Commission Staff Working Document, the "Moroccan interpretation" (page 11);
Amendment 23 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the SFPA isSFPAs are intended to ensure that fish stocks are exploited in a sustainable way and that the value of fisheries products is enhanced;
Amendment 26 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the SFPA establishes new legal, environmental, economic and social governance arrangements to support the development of the local fisheries sector, which is a major economic resource for the territories concerned in Western Sahara, which is owned and staffed primarily by Moroccan nationals who have settled into the territory recently;
Amendment 32 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls that the EU and its Member States do not recognise Moroccan sovereignty over the territorial waters of Western Sahara; notes that the Court of Justice of the European Union has affirmed the separate and distinct status of the territory of Western Sahara, including its waters, in relation to any State, including the Kingdom of Morocco;
Amendment 33 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Insists on the importance that this agreement does not imply any recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the territorial waters of Western Sahara;
Amendment 38 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the Commission did "not challenge the capacity as representative of the Saharawi people enjoyed by the Front Polisario which was recognised by the UN General Assembly" during the legal proceedings in front of the Court of Justice of the EU (T-512/12); notes that the Front Polisario, as the recognized representative of the people of Western Sahara, did not express its consent to the SFPA;
Amendment 44 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Deplores the fact that the former EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement had been applied illegally to the waters of Western Sahara and consequently that over 90% of the catches under this Agreement originated in the latter and that very substantial amounts of EU funding were allocated to the government of Morocco without a legal basis; calls on the Commission to establish the exact amount of EU funds illegally granted to the government of Morocco and to ensure its reimbursement to the EU budget; warns that the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) should assess this situation in the absence of corrective action on the part of the Commission;
Amendment 47 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes this clarification and the legal certainty that it providesDeplores that the application by the Commission of the former EU- Morocco Fisheries Agreement to the waters of Western Sahara without a legal basis has, among others, led fishing operators in France to face legal proceedings by the Front Polisario, and other EU-based operators might be at risk of further legal action; believes that the proposed agreement fails to provide the necessary clarification and the legal certainty for EU operators fishing in the waters in question;
Amendment 49 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Deplores that the Commission and the EEAS did not travel to the part of Western Sahara that is under the control of the Front Polisario, nor to the Saharawi refugee camps in Tinduf, Algeria, when negotiating this agreement;
Amendment 50 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls that the coastal area of Western Sahara between Guerguerat and Lagouira and the adjacent territorial waters are under the control of the Polisario Front, as well as a third of Western Sahara in the eastern and southern part of the territory; notes that this area is excluded from the application of the agreement; expects the Commission to ensure that any current or potential fishing sector operators in and fishery products from the part of Western Sahara outside Moroccan control will not be discriminated as a result of this agreement; considers that the partial territorial application of this agreement is without precedent in EU fisheries policy and undermines the EU's obligation to respect the fundamental principle of territorial integrity under international law;
Amendment 52 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. NotDeplores that the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Commission conducted a process of consultations with the local populations affected by the SFPA and with interested paronly after the agreement had been initialled between Morocco and the Commission and consequently, that this process was rejected by the genuine Saharawi civil society organisations; notes in this regard that the stakeholders who participated in these consultations were all established under Moroccan law or representatives of the Moroccan authorities;
Amendment 58 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the Commission report on the evaluation of the benefits of the SFPA for the population of Western Sahara and notes that the Commission itself states that the notion of "population living in the territory" refers to "the Moroccan interpretation" (Staff Working Document SWD (2018) 433 final, page 11); notes that the Commission refers to statistics exclusively provided by Morocco, when estimating the current and prospective employment in the fisheries sector that will benefit from the agreement;
Amendment 61 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the fisheries and fish processing sector is the main source of employment in the territory; notes that the Commission does not provide data concerning the share of indigenous Saharawi people employed in the fisheries sector in Western Sahara; notes that the vast majority of jobs in that sector is reportedly occupied by Moroccans who have migrated to the territory, with the assistance of the Moroccan authorities; notes that in its Staff Working Document that accompanies the SFPA, the Commission acknowledges the process of demographic change that is occurring in the territory of Western Sahara, with the substantial arrival of Moroccan settlers; notes as well that the Commission acknowledges that the Saharawi people is "traditionally more inclined to work in farming than fishing"; expresses serious concern that the Commission has inadequately addressed the demographic impact of the development of the fisheries sector in Western Sahara and of EU support thereto;
Amendment 66 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that the sectoral support provisions in the SFPA can facilitate structural investment in the sector, particularly in the construction of infrastructure and plant to help boost competitiveness and employmentwill contribute to further entrench Moroccan interests in the occupied territory and hence reduce the incentives for Morocco to participate in earnest in the UN conflict resolution efforts;
Amendment 67 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that complicity in a process of population transfer constitutes a war crime that is justiciable under international law, including under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; notes in this regard the Commission's own admission that sectorial support illicitly provided under the former EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement included the support to the creation of fisherfolk villages in Western Sahara, including housing; recalls that Moroccan settler fisherfolk have benefited from such infrastructure development; expects, as a pre-condition for the expression of its consent to this agreement, that the Commission provides written reassurances that sectorial support under the proposed agreement complies with the EU and Member States obligations to respect international law;
Amendment 68 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Observes that in comparison with the earlier EU-Morocco FPA, the increase in the EU financial contribution under the SFPA does not match the increase in fishing opportunities for EU fisheries operators;
Amendment 72 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for the establishment of an EU-Western Sahara subcommittee on trade, fisheries and agriculture to be established, in accordance with the distinct and separate status of the territory concerned;
Amendment 74 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points outNotes that the SFPA claims to provides for strengthening sustainable fishing practices, combating illegal fishing and ensuring better economic governance of the sector; notes with concern that the figures on the fisheries sector in Western Sahara provided by the Commission in its Staff Working Document rely exclusively on official Moroccan sources; notes the lack of reliable and independent sources of information on the fisheries sector in Western Sahara due to the severe restrictions on access to the territory enforced by the Moroccan authorities; doubts therefore the reliability and accuracy of the assessment provided by the Commission on the fisheries sector in Western Sahara;
Amendment 75 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that the Commission states in its Staff Working Document that accompanies the SFPA that "the EU does not have neither the competence nor the means to carry out direct monitoring in the territory of Western Sahara" (page 11) while the SPFA states that "the Commission (DG MARE, in collaboration with its fisheries attaché based in the Delegation of the EU to Rabat, Morocco) will ensure regular monitoring of the implementation of the Protocol"; expects the Commission to clarify these contradictory statements;
Amendment 76 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Notes that in line with the non- recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara, the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and recent jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the EU Delegation to Morocco and its accredited staff, including its fisheries attaché, may not carry out their activities outside the internationally recognised borders of Morocco; calls on the Commission to provide clarification on this matter and on the practical implications foreseen for the monitoring of the implementation of this agreement;
Amendment 77 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Recalls that according to the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the EU and the non-recognition by the EU and its Member States of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara, administrative bodies established under Moroccan legislation do not have a legal basis to provide veterinary and other certificates for fisheries products originated in Western Sahara that are required under the implementation of the SPFA;
Amendment 83 #
2018/0349M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes with concern that the external ex-post evaluation of the former EU-Morocco FPA concluded that there was an "absence of visibility of the EU contribution" on its sectorial support and that the visibility plan agreed by the Commission and Morocco in September 2014 was neither defined nor implemented; requests reassurances from the Commission that visibility will be ensured in relation to sectorial support under the SPFA, in line with EU guidelines on this matter;
Amendment 2 #
2018/0349(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GDeclines to gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement;
Amendment 1 #
2018/0267M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU-Côte d’Ivoire SFPA should promote more effective sustainable development of the Ivorian fisheries sectoring communities and of related industries and activities; whereas the support to be provided under the Protocol has to be consistent with the national development plans – in particular the Strategic Plan for the Development of Livestock, Fisheries, and Aquaculture (PSDEPA) – and the Blue Growth Action Plan, devised with the United Nations to increase production in, and professionalise, the sector in order to meet the population’s food and employment needs; whereas, according to the above-mentioned Strategic Plan, achieving those aims requires a budget of more than EUR 140 million;
Amendment 2 #
2018/0267M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that the EU-Côte- d’Ivoire SFPA should pursue two equally important goals: 1) providing fishing opportunities for EU vessels in the Côte d’Ivoire EEZ, on the basis of the best available scientific advice and without interfering with conservation and management measures by the regional organisations to which Côte d’Ivoire belongs – primarily the ICCAT – or overrunning the available surplus; and (2) promoting cooperation between the EU and Côte d’Ivoire with a view to a sustainable fisheries policy and sound exploitation of fishery resources in the Côte d’Ivoire fishing zone, and contributing to sustainable development of the Ivorian fisheries sector through economic, financial, technical, and scientific cooperation, without undermining Côte d’Ivoire’s sovereign options and strategies regarding that development;
Amendment 3 #
2018/0267M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 5
Paragraph 3 – indent 5
– Improve conditions at smoke- houseliving and working conditions for local women fish smokers, including through direct access to "faux thon" landed by EU vessels, and improved smoking kilns, thus making for a more effective cursmoking system, better revenues for women and their families, and a better protection of women's health;
Amendment 6 #
2018/0267M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 7
Paragraph 3 – indent 7
– Strengthen partnerships with third countries in the form of fisheries agreements, ensuring transparency through the publication of the contents of these agreements, and also by establishing a regional programme for the training and use of observers;
Amendment 7 #
2018/0267M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 9
Paragraph 3 – indent 9
– Enable fishermen’s organisations to come into beingthe reinforcement of fishermen's and women in fisheries organisations, especially those involved in artisanal fishing, thereby helping to strengthen technical, management, and negotiating capabilities;
Amendment 9 #
2018/0267M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it desirable to improve the quantity and accuracy of data on all catches (target species and by-catches) and on the conservation status of fishery resources and to improve the implementation of sectoral support funding in order that the impact of the Agreement on the marine ecosystem and fishing communities can be gauged more exactly; calls on the Commission to help ensure that the bodies responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Agreement, including a joint scientific committee to be set up for that purpose, can operate regularly and transparently, with the involvement of artisanal fishermen’s and women fish smokers associations, trade unions, representatives of coastal communities, and Ivorian civil society organisations;
Amendment 11 #
2018/0267M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in their cooperation and official development assistance policies centring on Côte d’Ivoire, to bear in mind that the European Development Fund and the sectoral support laid down in this SFPA should complement each other with a view to contributing more rapidly and effectively to the empowerment of the local fisheries sectoring communities and to the full exercise of Côte d’Ivoire’s sovereignty over that country’s resources;
Amendment 12 #
2018/0267M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to send to the Parliament and make publicly available the minutes and the conclusions of the meetings of the Joint Committee provided for in Article 9 of the Agreement, the multiannual sectoral programme provided for in Article 4 of the Protocol, and the findings of the annual evaluations; calls on the Commission to enable representatives of Parliament to attend Joint Committee meetings as observers and to encourage the participation of Côte d’Ivoire fishing communities;
Amendment 8 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph (AM 4)
Paragraph (AM 4)
Highlights that it would be feasible, also for the Moroccan or any other fleet, to identify what catches have been caught in waters adjacent to Western Sahara; calls, therefore, on the EU and Morocco to swiftlyCommission to swiftly clarify how it intends to introduce clear indications of origin on fisheries products caught in these waters;
Amendment 12 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph (AM 5)
Paragraph (AM 5)
Emphasises that a pre-condition for the Parliament to give its consent to the agreement is to ensure that there will be aa reliable mechanism in place to trace products, including fisheries products, from Western Sahara or its adjacent waters so thatwhich is in full compliance with EU customs legislation and which will allow Member States customs authorities as well as consumers have a clear indication of their origin; calls on the EU and Moroccoexpects the Commission to swiftly present a viable solution to this end; expects the corrective measures laid down in the agreement to be used in that regard;
Amendment 16 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph
Paragraph
Notes that under the agreement, “products originating in Western Sahara subject to controls by customs authorities of the Kingdom of Morocco” shall benefit from the trade preferences under this agreement, and hence that fishery products processed in the part of Western Sahara outside Moroccan control may not benefit from tariff preferences; expects the Commission to clarify the territorial scope of the agreement and to ensure that fishing sector operators in and fishery products from the part of Western Sahara outside Moroccan control are not discriminated as a result of this agreement
Amendment 17 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph
Paragraph
Notes with concern the inability of the Commission to provide reliable data on the volume of fishery products that benefited from undue preferential tariffs before the ruling of the European Court of Justice on the matter; recalls in this regard the admission in the Staff Working Document accompanying the agreement, that “the Moroccan figures for the value of exports of fishery products from Western Sahara are lower than the EU figures for imports”; considers that this situation raises serious questions with regard to the past monitoring by the Commission of the trade in fishery products originated in Western Sahara;
Amendment 18 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph
Paragraph
Notes the lack of reliable and independent sources of information on the fisheries sector in Western Sahara due to the severe restrictions on access to the territory enforced by the Moroccan authorities; doubts therefore the reliability and accuracy of the assessment provided by the Commission on the fisheries sector in Western Sahara;
Amendment 20 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph
Paragraph
Calls for the establishment of an EU- Western Sahara subcommittee on trade, fisheries and agriculture to be established, in accordance with the distinct and separate status of the territory concerned;
Amendment 21 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph
Paragraph
Calls therefore on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to propose that the European Parliament decline its consent;
Amendment 39 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), 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, for food security through the supply of seafood products, for the growth of a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and for healthy, safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) As a global ocean actor and the world's fifth largest producer of seafood, the Union has a strong responsibility to protect, conserve and sustainably use the oceans and their resources. Preserving seas and oceans is indeed vital for a rapidly growing world population. It is also of socio-economic interest for the Union: a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits, boosts investments, jobs and growth, fosters research and innovation and contributes to energy security through ocean energy. Moreover, safe and secure seas and oceans are essential for an efficient border control and for the global fight against maritime crime, thereby addressing citizens' security concerns.
Amendment 46 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 should be allocated to support under shared management and EUR 829 000 000 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 and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), 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 and protection and restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems, while amounts for permanent cessation and extraordinary cessation of fishing activities should be cappedineligible. _________________ 6 OJ C […], […], p. […].
Amendment 51 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Europe's maritime sector employs over 5 million jobs generating almost EUR 500 billion a year, with a potential to create many more jobs. The output of the global ocean economy is estimated at EUR 1.3 trillion today and this could more than double by 2030. The need to meet CO2 emissions targets, increase resource efficiency and reduce the environmental footprint of thea blue economy that develops within ecological limits, has been a significant driving force for innovation in other sectors such as marine equipment, shipbuilding, ocean observation, dredging, coastal protection and marine construction. Investment in the maritime economy has been provided by Union structural funds, in particular the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the EMFF. New investment tools such as InvestEU must be utilised to meet the growth potential of the sector.
Amendment 52 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The EMFF should be based on four priorities: fostering sustainable fisheries and the conservation of marine biological resources; contributing to food security in the Union through competitive and sustainable aquaculture and markets; enabling the growth of a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and fosterings 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 54 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(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 support 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 and ecosystem degradation, 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 55 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 that develops within ecological limits, which is consistent with maritime spatial planning, 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 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 57 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation should contribute to mainstream climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 25% of the Union budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Actions under this Regulation are expected to contribute to 30% of the overall financial envelope of the EMFF to climate objectives. Relevant actions, including projects aimed at protecting and restoring seagrass beds and coastal wetlands which are major carbon sinks, will be identified during the preparation and implementation of the EMFF, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes.
Amendment 58 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The EMFF should contribute to the achievement of the environmental objectives of the Union, within the framework of the CFP and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. 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 71 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Support from the EMFF should aimcontribute to achieve and maintain sustainable fishing based onleading to fish populations above levels that can produce the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) and to minimise the negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem. That support should include innovation and investments in low-impact, climate resilient and low-carbon fishing practices and techniques.
Amendment 74 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The landing obligation is one of the main challengobjectives of the CFP. It has implied significant changes in fishing practices for the sector, sometimes with an important financial cost. It should therefore be possible for the EMFF to support innovation and investments that contribute to the implementation of the landing obligation, with a higher aid intensity rate than the one that applies to other operations, like investments in selective fishing gears and temporal and spatial selectivity measures, in the improvement of port infrastructures and in the marketing of unwanted catches. It should also grant a maximum aid intensity rate of 100% to the design, development, monitoring, evaluation and management of transparent systems for exchanging fishing opportunities between Member States ('quota swaps'), in order to mitigate the 'choke species' effect caused by the landing obligation.
Amendment 78 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) It should be possible for the EMFF to support innovation and investments on board fishing vessels in order to improve health, safety and working conditions, energy efficiency and the quality of catches as well as support to specific health care issues. Such support should, however, not lead to an increase of fishing capacity or ability to find fish and should not be granted simply for complying with requirements that are obligatory under Union or national law. Under the architecture with no prescriptive measures, it should be up to Member States to define the precise eligibility rules for those investments and support. With regard to health, safety and working conditions on board fishing vessels, a higher aid intensity rate than the one that applies to other operations should be allowed.
Amendment 80 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
Amendment 83 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 extraordinary 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 85 #
2018/0210(COD)
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. 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 90 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), 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, for food security through the supply of seafood products, for the growth of a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and for healthy, safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans.
Amendment 91 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 that develops within ecological limits. 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 than the one that applies to other operations should be applied in the outermost regions. _________________ 10 COM(2017) 623 COM(2017) 623
Amendment 93 #
2018/0210(COD)
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, for food security through the supply of seafood products, for meeting the needs of both producers and consumers, for the growth of a sustainable blue economy and for healthy, safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans.
Amendment 99 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) It should be possible for the EMFF to support the promotion and the sustainable development of aquaculture, including freshwater aquaculture, for the farming of aquatic animals and plants for the production of food and other raw material. Complex administrative procedures in some Member States remain in place, such as difficult access to space and burdensome licensing procedures, which make it difficult for the sector to improve the image and competitiveness of farmed products. Support should be consistent with the multiannual national strategic plans for aquaculture developed on the basis of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. In particular, support for environmental sustainability, productive investments, innovation, acquisition of professional skills, improvement of working conditions, compensatory measures providing critical land and nature management services should be eligible. Public health actions, aquaculture stock insurance schemes and animal health and welfare actions should also be eligible. However, in the case of productive investments support should be provided only through financial instruments and through InvestEU, which offer a higher leverage on markets and are therefore more relevant than grants to address the financing challenges of the sector.
Amendment 100 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Food security relies on the protection of the marine environment, the sustainable management of fish stocks, the full implementation of the CFP, efficient and well-organised markets, which improve the transparency, stability, quality and diversity of the supply chain, as well as consumer information. For that purpose, it should be possible for the EMFF to support the marketing of fishery and aquaculture products, in line with the objectives of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ('CMO Regulation')15 . In particular, support should be available for the creation of producer organisations, the implementation of production and marketing plans, the promotion of new market outlets and the development and dissemination of market intelligence. _________________ 15 Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1184/2006 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 102 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) As a global ocean actor and the world's fifth largest producer of seafood, the Union has a strong responsibility to protect, conserve and sustainably use the oceans and their resources. Preserving seas and oceans is indeed vital for a rapidly growing world population. It is also of socio-economic interest for the Union: a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits boosts investments, jobs and growth, fosters research and innovation and contributes to energy security through ocean energy. Moreover, safe and secure seas and oceans are essential for an efficient border control and for the global fight against maritime crime, thereby addressing citizens' security concerns.
Amendment 105 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 develops within ecological limits and 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, 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. 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 thea sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits 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 108 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 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 109 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Under shared management, it should be possible for the EMFF to support thea sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits through the collection, management and use of data to improve the knowledge on the state of the marine environment. 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 110 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Under direct and indirect management, the EMFF should focus on the enabling conditions for a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits through the promotion of an integrated governance and management of the maritime policy, the enhancement of the transfer and uptake of research, innovation and technology in the sustainable blue economy, the improvement of maritime skills, ocean literacy and sharing of socio-economic data on the sustainable blue economy, the promotion of a low-carbon and climate resilient sustainable blue economy and the development of project pipelines and innovative financing instruments. Due consideration to the outermost regions' specific situation should be given in relation to the above mentioned fields.
Amendment 111 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 fishing, to improve the international ocean governance framework, to reduce pressures on oceans and seas, to create the conditions for a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and to strengthen international ocean research and data. _________________ 17 JOIN(2016) 49 JOIN(2016) 49
Amendment 114 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 thea sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits, the challenges at sea basin level, the conservation and restoration of marine ecosystems, the reduction of marine litter and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Amendment 115 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) In accordance with Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union], Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 , Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2988/9520 , Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/9621 and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/193922 , the financial interests of the Union are to be protected through proportionate measures, including the prevention, detection, correction and investigation of irregularities, including fraud, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, the imposition of administrative sanctions. In particular, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 and Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) mightshould carry out investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections, with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union. In accordance with Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) mightshould investigate and prosecute fraud and other criminal offences affecting the financial interests of the Union as provided for in Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council23 . In accordance with Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union], any person or entity receiving Union funds is to fully cooperate in the protection of the Union’s financial interests, to grant the necessary rights and access to the Commission, OLAF, the EPPO and the European Court of Auditors (ECA) and to ensure that any third parties involved in the implementation of Union funds grant equivalent rights. Member States should ensure that in the management and implementation of the EMFF, the financial interests of the Union are protected, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union] and Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions]. _________________ 19 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999 (OJ L 248, 18.09.2013, p. 1). 20 Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests (OJ L 312, 23.12.95, p.1). 21 Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2). 22 Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (OJ L 283, 31.10.2017, p. 1). 23 Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 29).
Amendment 116 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) In order to enhance transparency regarding the use of Union funds and their sound financial management, in particular reinforcing public control of the money used, certainall information on the operations funded under the EMFF should be published on a website of Member State in accordance with Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions]. When a Member State publishes information on operations funded under EMFF, the rules on the protection of personal data set out in Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 are to be complied with. _________________ 24 Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 04.05.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 117 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 7
Amendment 119 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 should be allocated to support under shared management and EUR 829 000 000 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 and the MSFD, 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 and protection and restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems, while amounts for permanent cessation and extraordinary cessation of fishing activities should be cappedineligible. _________________ 6 OJ C […], […], p. […].
Amendment 122 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14
(14) ‘small-scale coastal fishing’ means fishing carried out by fishing vessels of an overall length of less than 120 metres and not using towed gear as listed in Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/200626 ; _________________ 26 Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 (OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11).
Amendment 123 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 within ecological limits throughout the single market related to oceans, seas, coasts and inland waters, covering the Union's outermost regions and landlocked countries, including emerging sectors and non-market goods and services and being consistent with Union environmental legislation to restore and maintain marine ecosystems and protect vulnerable natural resources, goods and services.
Amendment 124 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 15 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 15 a (new)
(15 a) 'co-management' means a partnership arrangement in which government, the community of local resource users (fishers), external agents (non-governmental organizations, research institutions), and sometimes other fisheries and coastal resource stakeholders (boat owners, fish traders, credit agencies or money lenders, tourism industry, etc.) share the responsibility and authority for decision-making over the managements of a fishery.
Amendment 128 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Europe's maritime sector employs over 5 million jobs generating almost EUR 500 billion a year, with a potential to create many more jobs. The output of the global ocean economy is estimated at EUR 1.3 trillion today and this could more than double by 2030. The need to meet CO2 emissions targets, increase resource efficiency and reduce the environmental footprint of thea blue economy that develops within ecological limits has been a significant driving force for innovation in other sectors such as marine equipment, shipbuilding, ocean observation, dredging, coastal protection and marine construction. Investment in the maritime economy has been provided by Union structural funds, in particular the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the EMFF. New investment tools such as InvestEU must be utilised to meet the growth potential of the sector.
Amendment 130 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) EnablRestoring the growth of a sustainable blue economyseas to good environmental status and enabling a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and fosterings prosperous coastal communities;
Amendment 132 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The pursuit of those priorities shall not result in an increase in fishing capacity.
Amendment 136 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The EMFF should be based on four priorities: fostering sustainable fisheries and the conservation of marine biological resources; contributing to food security in the Union through competitive and sustainable aquaculture and markets; enabling the growth of a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and fosterings 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 138 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. At least 1530% of the Union financial support allocated per Member State shall be allocated to the areas of support referred to in Articles 19 and 20. Member States with no access to Union waters may apply a lower percentage with regard to the extent of their control and data collection tasks.
Amendment 139 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point a (new)
(a) At least 30 % of the Union financial support allocated per Member State shall be allocated to the areas of support referred to in Article 22 and 27.
Amendment 141 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. The Union financial support from the EMFF allocated per Member State to the areas of support referred to in Articles 17(2) and 18 shall not exceed the higher of the following two thresholds:
Amendment 144 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(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 support 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 and ecosystem degradation, 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 146 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 that develop within ecological limits;
Amendment 147 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b – point iii
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b – point iii
iii) any other investment in the sustainable blue economy necessary to achieve a sustainable coastal development that develops within ecological limits.
Amendment 148 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall develop an analysis for each sea basin indicating the common strengths and weaknesses of the sea basin with regard to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, as referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, and the achievement of Good Environmental Status, as referred to in Directive 2008/56/EC. Where applicable, this analysis shall take into account the existing sea basin and macro-regional strategies.
Amendment 149 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 that develops within ecological limits which is consistent with maritime spatial planning, 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 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 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 156 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation should contribute to mainstream climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 25% of the Union budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Actions under this Regulation are expected to contribute to 30% of the overall financial envelope of the EMFF to climate objectives. Relevant actions, including projects aimed at protecting and restoring seagrass beds and coastal wetlands which are major carbon sinks, will be identified during the preparation and implementation of the EMFF, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes.
Amendment 159 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the construction and, acquisition of fishing vesselsr modernisation of fishing vessels, including through engine replacement or the importation of fishing vessels, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation;
Amendment 160 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The EMFF should contribute to the achievement of the environmental objectives of the Union, within the framework of the CFP and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. 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 161 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the temporary or permanent cessation of fishing activities, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation;
Amendment 169 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(k a) inland fishing activities;
Amendment 170 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
(k b) operating costs, such as insurance, overheads, fuel or equipment of the fishing vessels that make it merely operational or navigational, such as ropes, mandatory security or safety requirements and maintenance services.
Amendment 172 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Where support under this Chapter is granted for a vessel, that vessel shall not be transferred or reflagged outside the Union during at least the fiveeight years from the final payment for the supported operation.
Amendment 173 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Amendment 177 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) diversification of activities in thea broader sustainable blue economy that develops within the ecological limits;
Amendment 178 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16
Article 16
Amendment 182 #
Amendment 184 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Support from the EMFF should aimcontribute to achieve and maintain sustainable fishing based onleading to fish populations above levels that can produce the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) and to minimise the negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem. That support should include innovation and investments in low-impact, climate resilient and low-carbon fishing practices and techniques.
Amendment 190 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 192 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The landing obligation is one of the main challengobjectives of the CFP. It has implied significant changes in fishing practices for the sector, sometimes with an important financial cost. It should therefore be possible for the EMFF to support innovation and investments that contribute to the implementation of the landing obligation, with a higher aid intensity rate than the one that applies to other operations, like investments in selective fishing gears and temporal and spatial selectivity measures, in the improvement of port infrastructures and in the marketing of unwanted catches. It should also grant a maximum aid intensity rate of 100% to the design, development, monitoring, evaluation and management of transparent systems for exchanging fishing opportunities between Member States ('quota swaps'), in order to mitigate the 'choke species' effect caused by the landing obligation.
Amendment 193 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 which are not foreseen in recurrent closures; and
Amendment 195 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) It should be possible for the EMFF to support innovation and investments on board fishing vessels in order to improve health, safety and working conditions, energy efficiency and the quality of catches as well as support to specific health care issues. Such support should, however, not lead to an increase of fishing capacity or ability to find fish and should not be granted simply for complying with requirements that are obligatory under Union or national law. Under the architecture with no prescriptive measures, it should be up to Member States to define the precise eligibility rules for those investments and support. With regard to health, safety and working conditions on board fishing vessels, a higher aid intensity rate than the one that applies to other operations should be allowed.
Amendment 196 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) It should be possible for the EMFF to support innovation and investments on board fishing vessels in order to improve health, safety and working conditions, energy efficiency, animal welfare and the quality of catches. Such support should, however, not lead to an increase of fishing capacity or ability to find fish and should not be granted simply for complying with requirements that are obligatory under Union or national law. Under the architecture with no prescriptive measures, it should be up to Member States to define the precise eligibility rules for those investments. With regard to health, safety and working conditions on board fishing vessels, a higher aid intensity rate than the one that applies to other operations should be allowed.
Amendment 201 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may support the collection, management, processing and use of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes, 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 202 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. When establishing the list and the quantities referred to in paragraph 2, Member States shall take into account all relevant factors, in particular the need to ensure that the compensation is compatiblelies with the rules of the CFP.
Amendment 203 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may support actions for the protection and restoration of marine and coastal biodiversity and ecosystems, including in inland waters.
Amendment 204 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) compensations to fishers for the collection of lost fishing gears and the passive collection of marine litter from the sea;
Amendment 207 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
Amendment 215 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 2 – chapter 4 – title
Title 2 – chapter 4 – title
Priority 3: Enabling the growth of a sustainable blue economy within ecological limits and fostering prosperous coastal communities
Amendment 216 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
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 thea sustainable blue economy within ecological limits, capitalising on and strengthening environmental, cultural, social and human resources.
Amendment 218 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The EMFF may support the collection, management, analysis, processing and use of data to improve the knowledge on the state of the marine environment, with a view to:
Amendment 218 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 extraordinary 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 225 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 3 – title
Title 3 – chapter 3 – title
Priority 3: Enabling the growth of a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and fostering prosperous coastal communities
Amendment 226 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – title
Article 43 – title
Maritime policy and development of a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits;
Amendment 227 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the promotion of a sustainable, low carbon and climate resilient blue economy that develops within ecological limits;
Amendment 228 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the improvement of maritime skills, ocean literacy and sharing of environmental and socio- economic data on thea sustainable blue economy;
Amendment 230 #
2018/0210(COD)
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. 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 243 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 that develops within ecological limits. 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 than the one that applies to other operations should be applied in the outermost regions. _________________ 10 COM(2017) 623
Amendment 271 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) It should be possible for the EMFF to support the promotion and the sustainable development of aquaculture, including freshwater aquaculture, for the farming of aquatic animals and plants for the production of food and other raw material. Complex administrative procedures in some Member States remain in place, such as difficult access to space and burdensome licensing procedures, which make it difficult for the sector to improve the image and competitiveness of farmed products. Support should be consistent with the multiannual national strategic plans for aquaculture developed on the basis of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. In particular, support for environmental sustainability, productive investments, innovation, acquisition of professional skills, improvement of working conditions, compensatory measures providing critical land and nature management services should be eligible. Public health actions, aquaculture stock insurance schemes and animal health and welfare actions should also be eligible. However, in the case of productive investments support should be provided only through financial instruments and through InvestEU, which offer a higher leverage on markets and are therefore more relevant than grants to address the financing challenges of the sector.
Amendment 275 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Food security relies on the protection of the marine environment, the sustainable management of fish stocks, the full implementation of the CFP, efficient and well-organised markets, which improve the transparency, stability, quality and diversity of the supply chain, as well as consumer information. For that purpose, it should be possible for the EMFF to support the marketing of fishery and aquaculture products, in line with the objectives of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ('CMO Regulation')15 . In particular, support should be available for the creation of producer organisations, the implementation of production and marketing plans, the promotion of new market outlets and the development and dissemination of market intelligence. _________________ 15 Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1184/2006 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 292 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 develops within ecological limits and 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, 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. 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 thea sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits 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 299 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 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 302 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Under shared management, it should be possible for the EMFF to support thea sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits through the collection, management and use of data to improve the knowledge on the state of the marine environment. 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 307 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Under direct and indirect management, the EMFF should focus on the enabling conditions for a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits through the promotion of an integrated governance and management of the maritime policy, the enhancement of the transfer and uptake of research, innovation and technology in the sustainable blue economy, the improvement of maritime skills, ocean literacy and sharing of socio-economic data on the sustainable blue economy, the promotion of a low-carbon and climate resilient sustainable blue economy and the development of project pipelines and innovative financing instruments. Due consideration to the outermost regions' specific situation should be given in relation to the above mentioned fields.
Amendment 312 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 fishing, to improve the international ocean governance framework, to reduce pressures on oceans and seas, to create the conditions for a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and to strengthen international ocean research and data. _________________ 17 JOIN(2016) 49 JOIN(2016) 49
Amendment 319 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 thea sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits , the challenges at sea basin level, the conservation and restoration of marine ecosystems, the reduction of marine litter and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Amendment 327 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) In accordance with Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union], Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 , Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2988/9520 , Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/9621 and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/193922 , the financial interests of the Union are to be protected through proportionate measures, including the prevention, detection, correction and investigation of irregularities, including fraud, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, the imposition of administrative sanctions. In particular, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 and Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) mightshould carry out investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections, with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union. In accordance with Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) mightshould investigate and prosecute fraud and other criminal offences affecting the financial interests of the Union as provided for in Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council23 . In accordance with Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union], any person or entity receiving Union funds is to fully cooperate in the protection of the Union’s financial interests, to grant the necessary rights and access to the Commission, OLAF, the EPPO and the European Court of Auditors (ECA) and to ensure that any third parties involved in the implementation of Union funds grant equivalent rights. Member States should ensure that in the management and implementation of the EMFF, the financial interests of the Union are protected, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No [Regulation on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union] and Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions]. _________________ 19 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999 (OJ L 248, 18.09.2013, p. 1). 20 Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests (OJ L 312, 23.12.95, p.1). 21 Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2). 22 Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (OJ L 283, 31.10.2017, p. 1). 23 Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 29).
Amendment 330 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) In order to enhance transparency regarding the use of Union funds and their sound financial management, in particular reinforcing public control of the money used, certainall information on the operations funded under the EMFF should be published on a website of Member State in accordance with Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions]. When a Member State publishes information on operations funded under EMFF, the rules on the protection of personal data set out in Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 are to be complied with. _________________ 24 Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 04.05.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 343 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 7
Amendment 361 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14
(14) ‘small-scale coastal fishing’ means fishing carried out by fishing vessels of an overall length of less than 120 metres and not using towed gear as listed in Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/200626 ; _________________ 26 Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 (OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11).
Amendment 365 #
2018/0210(COD)
(15) ‘sustainable blue economy’ means all sectoral and cross-sectoral economic activities within ecological limits throughout the single market related to oceans, seas, coasts and inland waters, covering the Union's outermost regions and landlocked countries, including emerging sectors and non-market goods and services and being consistent with Union environmental legislation to restore and maintain marine ecosystems and protect vulnerable natural resources, goods and services.
Amendment 367 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 15 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 15 a (new)
(15 a) co-management means a partnership arrangement in which government, the community of local resource users (fishers), external agents (non-governmental organizations, research institutions), and sometimes other fisheries and coastal resource stakeholders (boat owners, fish traders, credit agencies or money lenders, tourism industry, etc.) share the responsibility and authority for decision-making over the management of a fishery.
Amendment 390 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) EnablRestoring the growth of a sustainable blue economyseas to good environmental status and enabling a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and fosterings prosperous coastal communities;
Amendment 396 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Support under the EMFF shall contribute to meeting the needs of both producers and consumers. Support under the EMFF shall contribute to the achievement of the environmental and climate change mitigation and adaptation objectives of the Union. That contribution shall be tracked in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex IV.
Amendment 400 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(1a) The pursuit of those priorities shall not result in an increase in fishing capacity.
Amendment 436 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. At least 1530% of the Union financial support allocated per Member State shall be allocated to the areas of support referred to in Articles 19 and 20. Member States with no access to Union waters may apply a lower percentage with regard to the extent of their control and data collection tasks.
Amendment 440 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. At least 30% of the Union financial support allocated per Member State shall be allocated to the areas of support referred to in Article 22 and 27.
Amendment 441 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. The Union financial support from the EMFF allocated per Member State to the areas of support referred to in Articles 17(2) and 18 shall not exceed the higher of the following two thresholds:
Amendment 469 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 that develop within ecological limits;
Amendment 476 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b – point iii
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b – point iii
iii) any other investment in the sustainable blue economy necessary to achieve a sustainable coastal development that develops within ecological limits.
Amendment 477 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall develop an analysis for each sea basin indicating the common strengths and weaknesses of the sea basin with regard to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, as referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, and the achievement of Good Environmental Status, as referred to in Directive 2008/56/EC. Where applicable, this analysis shall take into account the existing sea basin and macro-regional strategies.
Amendment 511 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 536 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the construction and, acquisition of fishing vesselsr modernisation of fishing vessels, including through engine replacement or the importation of fishing vessels, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation;
Amendment 541 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the temporary or permanent cessation of fishing activities, unless otherwise provided for in this Regulation;
Amendment 578 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) investments in aquaculture operations that have not implemented the recommendations of the Aquatic Animal Health Code of the World Organisation for Animal Health, and the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries of the Food and Agriculture Organisation, based on the assessment of the relevant national authorities.
Amendment 583 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) inland fishing activities
Amendment 584 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
Amendment 593 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Where support under this Chapter is granted for a vessel, that vessel shall not be transferred or reflagged outside the Union during at least the fiveeight years from the final payment for the supported operation.
Amendment 594 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Amendment 601 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) promotion of low-impact, climate resilient and low-carbon fishing practices that minimize damage to the marine environment; and the impact on animal welfare;
Amendment 621 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) diversification of activities in thea broader sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits ;
Amendment 630 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16
Article 16
Amendment 667 #
Amendment 714 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 733 #
2018/0210(COD)
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 which are not foreseen in recurrent closures; and
Amendment 786 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may support the collection, management, processing and use of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes, 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 794 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. When establishing the list and the quantities referred to in paragraph 2, Member States shall take into account all relevant factors, in particular the need to ensure that the compensation is compatiblelies with the rules of the CFP.
Amendment 801 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may support actions for the protection and restoration of marine and coastal biodiversity and ecosystems, including in inland waters.
Amendment 805 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) compensations to fishers for the collection of lost fishing gears and the passive collection of marine litter from the sea;
Amendment 840 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF mayshall support the promotion of a sustainable aquaculture as provided for in Article 34(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. It mayshall also support animal health and welfare in aquaculture in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 and Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council33 . _________________ 32 Regulation (EU) No 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health ('Animal Health Law') (OJ L 84, 31.03.2016, p. 1). 33 Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material, amending Council Directives 98/56/EC, 2000/29/EC and 2008/90/EC, Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 882/2004 and (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decisions 66/399/EEC, 76/894/EEC and 2009/470/EC (OJ L 189, 27.06.2014, p. 1).
Amendment 890 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 2 – chapter 4 – title
Title 2 – chapter 4 – title
Priority 3: Enabling the growth of a sustainable blue economy within ecological limits and fostering prosperous coastal communities
Amendment 896 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
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 thea sustainable blue economy within ecological limits , capitalising on and strengthening environmental, cultural, social and human resources.
Amendment 908 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The EMFF may support the collection, management, analysis, processing and use of data to improve the knowledge on the state of the marine environment, with a view to:
Amendment 954 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 3 – title
Title 3 – chapter 3 – title
Priority 3: Enabling the growth of a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits and fostering prosperous coastal communities
Amendment 959 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – title
Article 43 – title
Maritime policy and development of a sustainable blue economy that develops within ecological limits
Amendment 964 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the promotion of a sustainable, low carbon and climate resilient blue economy that develops within ecological limits;
Amendment 972 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the improvement of maritime skills, ocean literacy and sharing of environmental and socio- economic data on thea sustainable blue economy;
Amendment 288 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, masters of Union fishing vessels below 12 metres’ length overall mayshall carry on board a fully functioning mobile device which allows the vessel to be automatically located and identified by a vessel monitoring system through recording and transmitting vessel position data at regular intervals. In case the device is not within reach of a mobile network, the vessel position data shall be recorded during that period of time and shall be transmitted as soon as the vessel is in reach of such network and at the latest before entering port.
Amendment 306 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 9 a – paragraph 1
Article 9 a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall establish and operate fisheries monitoring centres which shall monitor fishing activities and fishing effort. The fisheries monitoring centre of a particular Member State shall monitor the fishing vessels flying its flag, whatever the waters in which they are operating or the port they are in, as well as Union fishing vessels flying the flag of other Member States and fishing vessels of third countries to which vessel monitoring system provisions applies operating in the waters under the sovereignty or the jurisdiction of that particular Member State.
Amendment 310 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 9 a – paragraph 3
Article 9 a – paragraph 3
3. Flag Member States shall ensure that fisheries monitoring centres have access to all relevant data and in particular to data as listed in Articles 109 and 110 and operate 7 days a week and 24 hours a day.
Amendment 312 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 10
Article 10
In accordance withddition to the provision in Directive 2002/59/EC, a fishing vessel exceeding 152 metres’ length overall shall be fitted with and maintain in operation an automatic identification system which meets the performance standards drawn up by the International Maritime Organisation.
Amendment 341 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) 1224/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. When compared with the quantities landed or the result of an inspection, the permitted margin of tolerance in estimates recorded in the fishing logbook of the quantities in kilograms of fish retained on board shall be 10 % per species. For species retained on board that do not exceed 50kg live weight equivalent, the permitted margin of tolerance shall be 20% per species.
Amendment 356 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) at least once a day, and where applicable,for vessels above 12 metres after each haul; and
Amendment 358 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) no longer than one hour after the last fishing operation has been completed and in any case before entering port.
Amendment 402 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EC) 1224/2009
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Amendment 419 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 19 a – paragraph 3 – point g
Article 19 a – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) the quantities of each species recorded in the fishing logbook, including, as a separate entry, those below the applicable minimum conservation reference size.
Amendment 440 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. The master of a Union fishing vessel or their representative shall submit by electronic means the information referred to in Article 23 to the competent authority of their flag Member State within 124 hours after completion of the landing.
Amendment 462 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 25 a – paragraph 1
Article 25 a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure effective control of the full implementation of the landing obligation. For this purpose a minimum percentage of fishing vessels fishing for species subject to the landing obligation and flying their flag established in accordance with paragraph 2, shall be equipped with continuously recording Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) systems incorporating data storage.
Amendment 481 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. Each flag Member State shall record all data related to catches and fishing effort referred to in this Regulation, in particular data referred to in Articles 14, 21, 23, 25a, 55, 59a, 62, 66 and 68, and shall keep the originals of those data for a period of at least three years in accordance with national rules.
Amendment 482 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 33 – paragraph 3
Article 33 – paragraph 3
3. In cases where the data submitted by a Member States in accordance with paragraph 2 is based on estimates for a stock or group of stocks, the Member State shall provide to the Commission the corrected quantities established on the basis of landing declarations as soon as available and no later than 126 months after the date of landing.
Amendment 483 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 33 – paragraph 4
Article 33 – paragraph 4
4. In the case where a Member State detects inconsistencies between the information submitted to the Commission in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 and the results of the validation performed in accordance with Article 109, the Member State shall provide to the Commission the corrected quantities established on the basis of that validation as soon as available and no later than 123 months after the date of landing.
Amendment 485 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 33 – paragraph 6
Article 33 – paragraph 6
6. Catches taken in the framework of scientific research which are marketed and sold including, where appropriate, those below the applicable minimum conservation reference size, shall be recorded by the Member States and the data on such catches shall be submitted to the Commission. They shall be counted against the quota applicable to the flag Member State insofar as they exceed 2 % of the quotas concerned. This paragraph shall not apply to catches taken during research surveys at sea as referred to in Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*).
Amendment 490 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 33 – paragraph 8
Article 33 – paragraph 8
8. Fishing effort deployed in the framework of scientific research by a vessel carrying a fishing gear or gears subject to a fishing effort regime or operating in a fishery subject to a fishing effort regime in a geographical area subject to that fishing effort regime shall be counted against the maximum allowable fishing effort related to such fishing gear or gears or such fishery and to such geographical area of its flag Member State if the catches taken during the deployment of this effort are marketed and sold insofar as they exceed 2 % of the fishing effort allocated. This paragraph shall not apply to catches taken during research surveys at sea as referred to in Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004.
Amendment 493 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 35 – paragraph 3
Article 35 – paragraph 3
3. The decision referred to in paragraph 2 shall be made public immediately by the Member State concerned and immediately communicated to the Commission. It shall be made public also on the public website of the Commission. As from the date that the decision has been made public by the Member State concerned, Member States shall ensure that no fishing activity concerning the stock or group of stocks concerned, by fishing vessels or a group of the vessels flying the flag of the Member State concerned, take place in their waters and on their territory.
Amendment 518 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 48 – paragraph 3
Article 48 – paragraph 3
3. If the lost gear cannot be retrieved, the Master of the vessel shall include the information on the lost gear in the logbook pursuant to Article 14(3). The competent authority of the flag Member State shall immediately inform the competent authority of the coastal Member State.
Amendment 519 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 42 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 48 – paragraph 5
Article 48 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall collect and record all the information concerning lost gears referred to in Article 48.3 and provide this information to the Commission upon request.
Amendment 522 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 43
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 43
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 50 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The position of any fishing vessel shall be transmitted every 2 minutes when entering a fishing restricted area.
Amendment 524 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 43
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 43
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) all gears carried on board are dully lashed and stowed during the transit; and
Amendment 535 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) put in place a registration or a licensing system monitoring the number of natural and legal persons involved in recreational fisheries, ensuring that these persons are informed of all relevant fisheries and conservation provisions; and
Amendment 628 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 49
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 49
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 60 – paragraph 5
Article 60 – paragraph 5
Amendment 668 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 56
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 56
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 68 – paragraph 2
Article 68 – paragraph 2
2. Before the transport begins, the transporter shall transmit the transport document by electronic means to the competent authorities of the flag Member State, of the Member State of landing, the Member State(s) of transit, and the Member State of destination of the fisheries product, as appropriate.
Amendment 678 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 60
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 60
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 74 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 74 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the legality of the fisheries products discarded, kept on board, stored, transported, transhipped, transferred, landed, processed or marketed and the accuracy of the documentation or electronic transmissions relating to them;
Amendment 680 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 60
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 60
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 74 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 74 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the legality of fishing gears used for the targeted and bycatch species and, for the catches kept on board and the equipment used for the retrieval of the fishing gears as referred to in Article 48;
Amendment 688 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 60
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 60
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 75 – paragraph 1
Article 75 – paragraph 1
1. The operator and the master shall cooperate with officials in the performance of their duties. They shall facilitate the safe access to the vessel, transport vehicle or rooms where the fisheries products are stored, processed or marketed. They shall ensure the safety of the officials and shall not obstruct, intimidate or interfere with the officials in the performance of their duties.
Amendment 691 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 60
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 60
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 76 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 76 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Officials shall draw up an inspection report after each inspection and shall forward it without delay to their competent authorities. Data contained in this report shall be recorded and transmitted by electronic means. In the case of the inspection of a fishing vessel flying the flag of another Member State, a copy of the inspection report shall be sent by electronic means and without delay to the flag Member State.
Amendment 700 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 68
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 68
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 88 – paragraph 1
Article 88 – paragraph 1
Amendment 701 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 68
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 68
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 88 – paragraph 3
Article 88 – paragraph 3
3. If the Member State of landing or transhipment no longer has a corresponding quota at its disposal, Article 37 shall apply. To that end the quantities of fish caught, discarded, landed or transhipped in the breach of the rules of the common fisheries policy shall be deemed equivalent to the amount of the prejudice suffered, as mentioned in that Article, by the flag Member State.
Amendment 704 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 89a – paragraph 3
Article 89a – paragraph 3
3. When determining these sanctions the Member States shall take into account, in particular, the gravity of the infringement, including the level of environmental damage done, the value of the prejudice to the fishing resources, the nature and extent of the infringement, its duration or repetition, orand the accumulation of simultaneous infringements.
Amendment 706 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 89a – paragraph 4
Article 89a – paragraph 4
4. Member States mayshall apply a system whereby a fine is proportionate to the turnover of the legal person, or to the economic benefit achieved or envisaged by committing the infringement.
Amendment 715 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 90 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 90 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) being involved in the operation, management, ownership of, or being hired on, a vessel engaged in IUU fishing as defined under Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, in particular those listed in the IUU vessel list of the Union or of a regional fisheries management organisation as referred to in Articles 29 and 30 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 or benefitting from, supplyorting services to operators connected to a vessel engaged in IUU fishingor engaging in IUU fishing including as operators, effective beneficiaries, owners, logistics and service providers, including insurance providers and other financial service provider; or
Amendment 721 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 90 – paragraph 2 – point q a (new)
Article 90 – paragraph 2 – point q a (new)
(qa) committing two or more infringements as listed in paragraph 3 which together constitute a serious disregard of the rules of the common fisheries policy.
Amendment 733 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 91–paragraph 2
Article 91–paragraph 2
2. The immediate enforcement measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be of such nature as to prevent the continuation of the detected serious infringement concerned, to prevent any additional environmental damage, to take all necessary action to ensure safekeeping of the evidence pertaining to such suspected serious infringement and to allow the competent authorities to complete their investigation.
Amendment 759 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 92–paragraph 6
Article 92–paragraph 6
6. When the total number of points equals or exceeds 18 points, the fishing licence and/or the right to command a fishing vessel shall be automatically suspended for a period of at least two months. That period shall be four months if the suspension is occurring a second time andor the points equals or exceeds 36 points, eight months if the suspension is occurring a third time andor the number of points equals or exceeds 54 points and one year if the suspension is occurring a fourth time andor the number of points equals or exceeds 72 points. In case the suspension is occurring for a fifth time andor the number of points equals or exceeds 90 points, the fishing licence shall be permanently withdrawn and the fishing vessel shall not be used anymore for commercial exploitation of marine biological resources.
Amendment 765 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 92–paragraph 8
Article 92–paragraph 8
8. If the holder of a fishing licence or the master does not commit a serious infringement within three years from the date of the committing of the last serious confirmed serious infringement, all points shall be deleted.
Amendment 783 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 92b – paragraph 1
Article 92b – paragraph 1
1. The competent authorities of the Member State having jurisdiction in the event of an infringement shall, without delay and in compliance with their procedures under national law, notify the flag States, the State of which the offender holds the citizenship or is incorporated, orand any other State with an interest in following up the administrative and other relevant criminal proceedings or other measures taken, of any definitive ruling relating to such infringement, including the number of points assigned in accordance with Article 92.
Amendment 784 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 92b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 92b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall also notify to the European Commission without delay of definitive rulings in the event of serious infringements detected in Union waters or in Union ports in relation to fishing vessels flying the flag of third countries.
Amendment 785 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 70
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 70
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 93a – paragraph 2
Article 93a – paragraph 2
2. By 30 June every year, Member States shall submit to the Commission a report on inspections and controls performed in the previous year including the national fisheries control budget, in accordance with the national control programmes and in compliance with the present Regulation. The Commission shall publish these reports upon receipt.
Amendment 788 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 71 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 71 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 101 – paragraph 5
Article 101 – paragraph 5
(71a) In Article 101 the following paragraph 5 is added: 5. If, after the action has been adopted, the Member State still fails to remedy the situation and act on the shortcomings in its control system, the Commission shall start an investigation with the aim to open infringement proceedings against that Member State.
Amendment 789 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 73 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 73 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 104 – paragraph 1
Article 104 – paragraph 1
1. Where a Member State does not respect its obligations for the implementation of a multiannual plan, and where the Commission has evidence that the failure to respect those obligations constitutes a serious threat to the conservation of a stock or group of stocks or the protection of the marine environment, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, provisionally close the fisheries affected by those shortcomings for the Member State concerned.
Amendment 790 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 73 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 73 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 104 – paragraph 4
Article 104 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, lift the closure after the Member State has demonstrated in writing to the satisfaction of the Commission that the fisheries can be safely exploited and the threat to the marine environment has been removed .
Amendment 793 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 74 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 74 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 105 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory sentence
Article 105 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory sentence
In the case of an overfishing of a quota, allocation or share of a stock or a group of stocks available to a Member State in a given year, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, operate deductions in the following year or years from the annual quota, allocation or share of the Member State which has overfished by applying a multiplying factor according to the following table:”
Amendment 794 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 74 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 74 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 105 – paragraph 4
Article 105 – paragraph 4
4. In the case of an overfishing of a quota, allocation or share of a stock or a group of stocks available to a Member State in earlier years, the Commission, mayshall, by means of implementing acts, deduct quotas from future quotas of that Member State to take account of the level of overfishing.
Amendment 795 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 74 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 74 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 105 – paragraph 5
Article 105 – paragraph 5
5. If a deduction according to paragraphs 1 and 2 cannot be operated on the quota, allocation or share of a stock or group of stocks that was overfished as such because that quota, allocation or share of a stock or group of stocks is not or not sufficiently available to the Member State concerned, the Commission mayshall, by means of implementing acts, deduct in the following year or years quotas for other stocks or groups of stocks available to that Member State in the same geographical area, or with the same commercial value in accordance with paragraph 1.
Amendment 797 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 75 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 75 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 106 – paragraph 3
Article 106 – paragraph 3
3. If a deduction according to paragraph 2 cannot be operated on the maximum allowable fishing effort for a stock that was exceeded as such because such maximum allowable fishing effort for that stock is not or not sufficiently available to the Member State concerned, the Commission, by means of implementing acts, mayshall deduct in the following year or years fishing effort available to that Member State in the same geographical area in accordance with paragraph 2.
Amendment 798 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 75 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 75 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 106 – paragraph 4
Article 106 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission mayshall, by means of implementing acts, lay down detailed rules concerning the assessment of the maximum available effort against which the excess of utilisation shall be calculated. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 119(2).
Amendment 799 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 76 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 76 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 107 – paragraph 1
Article 107 – paragraph 1
1. Where there is evidence that rules on the common fisheries policy are not being complied with by a Member State and that this may lead to a serious threat to the conservation of stocks subject to fishing opportunities, the Commission mayshall, by means of implementing acts, operate deductions in the following year or years from the annual quotas, allocations or shares of a stock or group of stocks available to that Member State, applying the proportionality principle by taking into account the damage caused to the stocks.
Amendment 804 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 78
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 78
Data listed in paragraph 1(a)(ii), (iii) and (iiiv) may be provided to scientific bodies of Member States, scientific bodies of the Union and Eurostat.
Amendment 805 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 78
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 78
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 110 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 110 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall publish annually their annual reports on national control programmes on the website of their competent authorities.
Amendment 815 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 81 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 81 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 113 – paragraph 2
Article 113 – paragraph 2
Amendment 816 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 81 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 81 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 113 – paragraph 3
Article 113 – paragraph 3
Amendment 838 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Annex III – table - row 1 - column 2 (“serious infringements”)
Annex III – table - row 1 - column 2 (“serious infringements”)
1. Not fulfilling of obligations to accurately record and report data relating to fishing activities, including data to be transmitted by vessel monitoring system, automatic identification system and prior notices, as required under the rules of the common fisheries policy;.
Amendment 10 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) FActive fishing vessels targeting Mediterranean swordfish, as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, targeting Mediterranean swordfish, and, wherever applicable, having an associated record of catches;
Amendment 12 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) FActive fishing vessel catching Mediterranean swordfish as by-catch; and
Amendment 14 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Union fishing vessels included in the ICCAT record of vessels and authorised to fish Mediterranean swordfish, and third country vessels authorised to fish Mediterranean swordfish in Union waters which are greater than 12 metres length overall, shall have installed on board a fully functioning device which allows the vessel to be automatically located and identified through the vessel monitoring system (VMS), by transmitting position data at regular intervals, in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
Amendment 15 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, masters of Union fishing vessels of less than 12 metres in length overall may carry on board a mobile device which allows the vessel to be automatically located and identified by a vessel monitoring system through recording and transmitting vessel position data at regular intervals. In case the device is not within reach of a mobile network, the vessel position data shall be recorded during that period of time and shall be transmitted as soon as the vessel is in reach of such network and at the latest before entering port.
Amendment 17 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State concerned shall ensure that national scientific observers are deployed on at least 2030 % of pelagic longline vessels targeting Mediterranean swordfish. The percentage coverage will be measured in fishing days, number of sets or trips.
Amendment 18 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. The master of each vessel authorised to catch Mediterranean swordfish shall keep an electronic logbook fishing logbook in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex II as well as Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, and shall submit the logbook information to the flag Member State.
Amendment 22 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The annual reports referred to in this Article shall be made public on the website of the Commission.
Amendment 95 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) It is appropriate to establish the target fishing mortality (F) that corresponds to the objective of reaching and maintaining MSY as ranges of values which are consistent with achieving MSY(FMSY)should be limited to a range of values below FMSY in order to ensure populations are maintained above levels that can produce MSY to achieve the objectives expressed in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, by 2020 the latest. This is also key to keep alive artisanal small scale fisheries. Those ranges, based on best available scientific advice, are necessary in order to provide flexibility to take account of developments in the scientific advice, to contribute to the implementation of the landing obligation and to take into account the characteristics of mixed fisheries. The FMSY ranges should be calculated by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), in particular in its periodic catch advice. Based on this plan they are derived to deliver no more than a 5% reduction in long-term yield compared to MSY24 . The upper limit of the range is capped, so that the probability of the stock falling below Blim is no more than 5%. That upper limit also conforms to the ICES "advice rule", which indicates that when the spawning biomass or abundance is in a poor state, F be reduced to a value that does not exceed an upper limit equal to the FMSY point value multiplied by the spawning biomass or abundance in the total allowable catch (TAC) year divided by MSY Btrigger. ICES uses these considerations and the advice rule in its provision of scientific advice on fishing mortality and catch options. _________________ 24EU request to ICES to provide FMSY ranges for selected stocks in ICES subareas 5 to 10
Amendment 103 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) For stocks for which targets relating to MSY are available, and for the purpose of the application of safeguard measures, it is necessary to establish conservation reference points expressed as trigger spawning biomass levels for fish stocks, and trigger abundance levels for Norway lobster, for use only until biomass levels capable of producing the maximum sustainable yield are established.
Amendment 108 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) It should be possible to set the total allowable catches (TACs) for Norway lobster in Western Waters as the sum of the catch limits established for each functional unit and of the statistical rectangles outside the functional units within that TAC area. However, this does not preclude the adoption of measures to protect specific functional unitsshall be established for each functional unit and measures to protect specific functional units shall be adopted where necessary. These measures shall be based on best available scientific advice.
Amendment 121 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to comply with the landing obligation established by Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and to minimise negative impacts on the ecosystem, the plan should provide for additional management measures, in particular measures to gradually avoid and eliminate discards and to minimise the negative impact of fishing on the ecosystem, taking into account the best available scientific advice, to be further specified, where appropriate, in accordance with Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. In the absence of joint recommendations, the Commission may adopt delegated acts.
Amendment 141 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 37 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 37 a (new)
(37a) Thornback ray (Raja clavata) in divisions 7a, 7d-g, 8, and 9a;
Amendment 142 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 37 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 37 b (new)
(37b) Undulate ray (Raja undulata) in 7d and e.
Amendment 181 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The plan shall implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management in order to ensure that negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem are minimised. It shall be coherent with Union environmental legislation, in particular with the objective of achieving good environmental status by 2020 as set out in Article 1(1) of Directive 2008/56/EC and the objectives set out in Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 2009/147/EC and Articles 6 and 12 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC.
Amendment 193 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Amendment 224 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to Article 7, tThe total allowable catch for the stocks of Norway lobster in the Western Waters may be the sum of the catch limits of the functional units and of the statistical rectangles outside the functional unitsshall be established for each of the functional units and measures to protect specific functional units shall be adopted where necessary.
Amendment 226 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Fishing opportunities may not be set for stocks listed in Article 1 (1) and Article1(4) when the best available scientific advice indicates that the spawning stock biomass, and in the case of Norway lobster stocks – abundance, of any of the stocks referred to in Article 1(1) and Article 1 (4) is below the Blim.
Amendment 241 #
2018/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Amendment 3 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Regarding the exploitation of living marine biological resources, Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 includes the restoration and maintenance of populations of harvested species above levels capable of producing MSY as an explicit goal. Therefore, in accordance with Article 2(2) thereof, the corresponding exploitation rate was to be achieved by 2015 where possible and, on a progressive, incremental basis at the latest by 2020 for all stocks, and should be maintained thereafter.
Amendment 7 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Pursuant to Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, multi- annual plans are to be based on scientific, technical and economic advice. In accordance with those provisions, the multi-annual plan provided for in this Regulation should contain objectives, quantifiable targets with clear timeframes, conservation reference points, safeguards and technical measures designed to avoid and reduce unwanted catches and minimise the impact on the marine environment.
Amendment 10 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Given their importanAs recreational fisheries can have a significant impact on fish resources, the plan provided for in this Regulation should cover recreational fisheries catching western Mediterranean demersal stocks. Where such fisheries have a significant impact on stocks, the multi-annual plan provided for by this Regulation should provide formultiannual plan should provide a framework to ensure that they are conducted in a manner compatible with the objectives of the plan. Member States should collect catch data of recreational fisheries. Where such fisheries have a significant impact on the resources, the plan should foresee the possibility ofto decide on specific management measures.
Amendment 13 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to achieve the objectives expressed in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, it is appropriate to establish the target fishing mortality (F) that corresponds to the objective of reaching and maintaining MSYnot exceeding MSY exploitation rate as ranges of values which are consistent with achieving MSY (i.e. FMSY). This rate shall be achieved as soon as possible and, on a progressive, incremental basis at the latest by 2020 for all stocks to which this Regulation applies, and maintained thereafter. Those ranges, based on best available scientific advice, are necessary to provide flexibility to take account of developments in the scientific advice, contribute to the implementation of the landing obligation and accommodate mixed fisheries. Based on this plan, they are derived to deliver no more than 5 % reduction in the long-term yield as compared with MSY. In addition, the upper limit of the FMSY range is capped with the aim that the probability of the stock falling below the biomass limit reference point (BLIM) is no more than 5 %.
Amendment 15 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 23 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28 a) In order to protect sensitive species, in particular those critically endangered due to fishing impacts, management measures should be applied to fisheries. Therefore, the plan provided for in this Regulation should establish management measures including modification of vessels gears, modification of vessels activities, and modifications of the vessels.
Amendment 27 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31 a) Furthermore, the Commission may be empowered in a multiannual plan to establish protected areas for the recovery of fish stocks, pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 31 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. This Regulation also specifies details for the implementation of minimising the impact of fisheries on the marine environment, in particular the incidental catches of protected species, in Union waters of the western Mediterranean Sea for all fisheries fishing in those waters.
Amendment 37 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The plan shall implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management in order to ensure that negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem, and on vulnerable habitats and protected species, including marine mammals, reptiles and seabirds, are minimised. It shall be coherent with Union environmental legislation, in particular with the objective of achieving good environmental status by 2020 as set out in Article 1(1) of Directive 2008/56/EC and the objectives set out in Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 2009/147/EC and Articles 6 and 12 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC.
Amendment 38 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) ensure that, to the extent that fisheries can contribute to their fulfilment, the conditions described in the qualitative descriptors 3 contained in Annex I to Directive 2008/56/EC are fulfilled; and
Amendment 39 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) contribute to the fulfilment of other relevant descriptors contained in Annex I to Directive 2008/56/EC in proportion to the role played by fisheries in their fulfilment and ensure that negative impacts of fishing on the marine environment are minimised, in particular regarding vulnerable habitats and protected species, including marine mammals, reptiles and seabirds.
Amendment 42 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Amendment 46 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Where the scientific advice shows that the spawning biomass of any of the stocks concerned is below the precautionary reference point (BPA), remedial measures shall be adopted to ensure the rapid return of the stocks concerned to levels above those capable of producing MSY. In particular, by way of derogation from Article 4(3) and (5), fishing opportunities shall be set at levels not exceeding the exploitation rate consistent with maximum sustainable yield and consistent with a fishing mortality that is reduced within the range of FMSY for the most vulnerable stock, taking into account the decrease in biomass.
Amendment 68 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to what is provided for by Article 13 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006, the use of trawls in the western Mediterranean Sea shall be prohibited within at least the 100 m isobaths from 1 May to 31 July each year.
Amendment 71 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Within two years of the adoption of this Regulation and on the basis of the scientific advice, the Member States concerned shall establish other closure areas where there is evidence of a high heavy concentrations of juvenile fish, fish below minimum conservation reference size and of spawning grounds of demersal stocks, in particular for the stocks concerned.
Amendment 71 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Pursuant to Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, multi- annual plans are to be based on scientific, technical and economic advice. In accordance with those provisions, the multi-annual plan provided for in this Regulation should contain objectives, quantifiable targets with clear timeframes, conservation reference points, safeguards and technical measures designed to avoid and reduce unwanted catches, and to minimise the impacts of fishing activities on the marine environment.
Amendment 73 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a Management of incidental catches of protected species 1. For management of protected seabirds that are impacted by fishing in the western Mediterranean Sea, management measures shall be adopted for all longline vessels, including applying scaring devices on-board vessels, setting the nets at night, and increasing the sink rate of the hooks. 2. Where Member States do not implement management measure to protect species and habitats in the western Mediterranean Sea to which fishing has an impact, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 18, supplementing this Regulation by adopting detailed measures.
Amendment 75 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) specifying the characteristics of fishing gear, in particular mesh size, hook size, number of hooks, construction of the gear, twine thickness, size of the gear or use of additional devices to improve selectivity, to reduce unwanted catches and to minimise the negative impact of fishing operations on the ecosystem;
Amendment 76 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) limiting the use of fishing gear, in particular immersion time and depth of gear deployment, so as to improve selectivityor application of technical measures, so as to improve selectivity, to reduce unwanted catches and to minimise the negative impact of fishing operations on the ecosystem;
Amendment 77 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Commission should obtain the best available scientific advice for the stocks within the scope of the multi-annual plan. In order to do so it should consult in particular the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (‘STECF’). The Commission should in particular obtain publicly available scientific advice, including mixed fisheries advice and catch limits, which takes into account the plan provided for by this Regulation and indicates ranges of FMSY and conservation reference points (BPA and BLIM).
Amendment 78 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) prohibiting or limiting fishing in specific areas or time periods to protect spawning and juvenile fish, fish below the minimum conservation reference size or non-target fish species, and to minimise the negative impact of fishing operations on the ecosystem;
Amendment 79 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The STECF has shown that exploitation of most demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean exceeds by far the levels required to achieve MSY, and this is likely to keep the risk of collapse for the stocks and the Fisheries concerned high.
Amendment 80 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) prohibiting or limiting fishing in specific areas or time periods to protect vulnerable ecosystems and species, and to minimise the negative impact of fishing operations on the ecosystem;
Amendment 81 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) That plan should take account of the mixed nature of the fisheries and the dynamics between the stocks driving them, i.e. hake (Merluccius merluccius), red mullet (Mullus barbatus), Striped red mullet (Mullus surmuletus),Blackbellied angler (Lophius budegassa), Angler (Lophius piscatorius), Bluewhiting (Micromesistius poutassou), Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), Commonpandora (Pagellus erythrinus), European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax), Mantisshrimp (Squilla mantis), Poor cod (Trisopterus minutus), Common sole (Solea solea), deep-water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris), Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus), blue and red shrimp (Aristeus antennatus) and giant red shrimp (Aristaeomorpha foliacea). It should also take account of by-catch species and demersal stocks for which sufficient data are not available. It should apply to the demersal fisheries (in particular, trawl nets, bottom-set nets, traps and longlines), carried out in Union waters or by Union fishing vessels outside the Union waters of the western Mediterranean.
Amendment 84 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. FiveTwo years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation and every fivthree years thereafter, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the results and the impact of the plan on the stocks to which this Regulation applies and on the fisheries exploiting those stocks, in particular as regards the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 3.
Amendment 92 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 109 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) In order to protect nursery areas and sensitive habitats, and safeguard small- scale fisheries, the coastal zone should be regularly reserved for more selective fisheries. Therefore, the plan provided for in this Regulation should establish a closure for trawls operating within at least the 100 m isobath for three months each year.
Amendment 121 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes a multi- annual plan (‘the plan’) for the conservation and sustainable exploitation of demersal stocks and for the reduction of the impacts of fishing activities on the marine environment in the western Mediterranean Sea.
Amendment 122 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point va (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point va (new)
(va) red mullet (Mullus barbatus) in GFCM sub-area 11;
Amendment 123 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vb (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vb (new)
Amendment 124 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vc (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vc (new)
(vc) striped red mullet (Mullus surmuletus) in GFCM sub-area 9;
Amendment 125 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vd (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vd (new)
(vd) striped red mullet (Mullus surmuletus) in GFCM sub-area 11;
Amendment 126 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point ve (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point ve (new)
(ve) blackbelied anglerfish (Lophius budegassa) in GFCM sub-area 1;
Amendment 127 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vf (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vf (new)
(vf) blackbelied anglerfish (Lophius budegassa) in GFCM sub-area 5;
Amendment 128 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vg (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vg (new)
(vg) blackbelied anglerfish (Lophius budegassa) in GFCM sub-area 6;
Amendment 129 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vh (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vh (new)
(vh) blackbelied anglerfish (Lophius budegassa) in GFCM sub-area 7;
Amendment 130 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vi (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vi (new)
(vi) angler (Lophius piscatorius) in GFCM sub-area 1-5-6-7;
Amendment 131 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vj (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vj (new)
(vj) blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) in GFCM sub-area 6;
Amendment 132 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vk (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vk (new)
(vk) blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) in GFCM sub-area 9;
Amendment 133 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point v l (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point v l (new)
(vl) common pandora (Pagellus erythrinus) in GFCM sub-area 9;
Amendment 134 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vm (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vm (new)
(vm) European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in GFCM sub-area 7;
Amendment 135 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vn (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vn (new)
(vn) mantis shrimp (Squilla mantis) in GFCM sub-area 9;
Amendment 136 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vo (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vo (new)
(vo) mantis shrimp (Squilla mantis) in GFCM sub-area 10;
Amendment 137 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vp (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vp (new)
(vp) common sole (Solea solea) in GFCM sub-area 7;
Amendment 138 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vq (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vq (new)
(vq) common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) in GFCM sub-area 5;
Amendment 139 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vr (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point vr (new)
(vr) poor cod (Trisopterus minutus) in GFCM sub-area 9.
Amendment 191 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. A fishing effort regime shall apply to all vessels fishing with trawls in the areas andGeographical Sub-Areas (GSA), depth intervals and vessel length categories defined in Annex I.
Amendment 205 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point ba (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – point ba (new)
(ba) When the best available scientific advice indicates that the spawning stock biomass of any of the stocks referred to in Article 1(2) and Article 1 (3) is below the Blim, fishing efforts shall be set to zero for the stocks concerned.
Amendment 244 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to what is provided for by Article 13 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006, the use of trawls in the western Mediterranean Sea shall be prohibited at least within the 100 m isobath from 1 May to 31 July each year.
Amendment 252 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The stocks referred to in Article 1(3) of this Regulation shall be managed on the basis of the precautionary approach to fisheries management as defined in Article 4(1)(8)2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 262 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) specifying the characteristics of fishing gear, in particular mesh size, hook size, number of hooks, construction of the gear, twine thickness, size of the gear or use of additional devices to improve selectivity to reduce unwanted catches and to minimise negative impacts of fishing operations on the ecosystem;
Amendment 264 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) limiting the use of fishing gear, in particular immersion time and depth of gear deployment, so as to improve selectivity to reduce unwanted catches and to minimise negative impacts of fishing operations on the ecosystem;
Amendment 266 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) prohibiting or limiting fishing in specific areas or time periods to protect spawning and juvenile fish, fish below the minimum conservation reference size or non-target fish species to reduce unwanted catches and to minimise negative impacts of fishing operations on the ecosystem;
Amendment 271 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point fa (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point fa (new)
( a) establishing fish stock recovery areas pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
Amendment 273 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1a (new)
Amendment 286 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. FivThree years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation and every fivthree years thereafter, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the results and the impact of the plan on the stocks to which this Regulation applies and on the fisheries exploiting those stocks, in particular as regards the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 3.
Amendment 292 #
Amendment 293 #
2018/0050(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A a (new)
Annex I – part A a (new)
Aa) Trawls fishing for red mullet, hake, deep-water rose shrimp, striped red mullet, blackbellied angler, angler, blue whiting, common octopus, common pandora, European seabass, mantis shrimp, poor cod, common sole and Norway lobster in the continental shelf, upper slope and deep waters. Gear Geograp Stocks Depth Overall Effort type hical concerned interval length of group subareas s vessel code Trawls In each for red Contine < 12 m EFF1/M (TBB, GFCM mullet, ntal ED1_TR OTB, sub- hake, shelf 1 PTB, areas 1; deep-water (100- ≥ 12 m EFF1/M TBN, 2;5;6;7;8 rose 200 m) and < 18 ED1_TR TBS, TB, ;9;10 shrimp, m 2 OTM, and 11 striped red PTM, mullet, ≥ 18 m EFF1/M TMS, blackbellie and < 24 ED1_TR TM, d angler, m 3 OTT, angler , ≥ 24 m EFF1/M OT, PT, blue ED1_TR TX, whiting, 4 OTP, common TSP) octopus, Upper < 12 m EFF1/M common slope ED2_TR pandora, (250- 1 European 400m) ≥ 12 m EFF1/M seabass, and < 18 ED2_TR mantis m 2 shrimp, ≥ 18 m EFF1/M poor cod, and < 24 ED2_TR common m 3 sole and Norway ≥ 24 m EFF1/M lobster ED2_TR 4 Deep < 12 m EFF1/M waters ED3_TR (500- 1 1000 m) ≥ 12 m EFF1/M and < 18 ED3_TR m 2 ≥ 18 m EFF1/M and < 24 ED3_TR m 3 ≥ 24 m EFF1/M ED3_TR 4
Amendment 36 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall establish extended producer responsibility schemes for fishing gear and fishing gear components that meet the minimum requirements as set out in Article 8a of Directive 2008/98/EC and includes modulated financial contributions that encourage the placing on the market of fishing gear designed to promote recycling;
Amendment 38 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a Reporting on Losses of Fishing Gear 1. Member States shall ensure the information reported according to Article 48 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 is included in the Union Maritime Information and Exchange System (SafeSeaNet), referred to in Article22a(3) and Annex III of Directive 2002/59/EC, and shall submit a biennial report to the Commission by 31 December [two years following date of adoption] and every two years thereafter. 2. The Commission shall collect and aggregate, on the basis of the reporting by fishing vessels and biennial reports from Member States and other sources, information on losses of fishing gear in the Union and publish a biennial report by 30 June [two years following date of adoption] and every two years thereafter. 3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 19 to determine the format for reporting and biennial reports referred to in this article.
Amendment 39 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 b (new)
Article 6 b (new)
Article 6 b Retrieval of Lost Fishing Gear 1. A fishing vessel shall ensure its fishing gear is marked with identifiers to ensure traceability, and shall have equipment on board to retrieve any lost gear. 2. The master of the fishing vessel shall ensure that all reasonable precautions have been taken to prevent the loss of fishing gear and, in the instance fishing gear is lost, shall attempt to retrieve it as soon as possible. 3. If the lost gear cannot be retrieved, the master of the vessel shall report its loss in accordance to Article 48 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. 4. In order to ensure uniform implementation, implementing powers shall be conferred on the Commission to define all reasonable precautions that must be taken to prevent the loss of fishing gear and the actions that must be attempted to retrieve it before declaring an accidental loss. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 20(2).
Amendment 42 #
2018/0012(COD)
(c) in order to provide for a maximum incentive for the delivery of waste as defined in Annex V to the MARPOL Convention, including the waste that has been collected in nets during fishing operations, the indirect fee to be charged shall cover all the costs of port reception facilities for this waste, in order to ensure a right of delivery without any additional direct charges. Further measures may be established and financed at national level to reduce costs and to provide incentives for fishermen to actively and passively collect waste;
Amendment 51 #
2018/0012(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a 1. Member States shall ensure that all ports providing reception for fishing vessels, with the exception of remote ports or those with only a small number of fishing vessels, establish fishing-for-litter initiatives to encourage the collection and measurement of passively fished waste from normal fishing activities. 2. Such schemes should be set up in accordance with the guidelines laid out in OSPAR Recommendation 2016/1 on the reduction of marine litter through the implementation of fishing for litter initiatives. 3. Member States may establish and maintain a national fund to support the collection of passively fished waste from fishing vessels. The fund can be used to ensure the functioning of fishing-for-litter initiatives, including the provision of dedicated on-board waste storage facilities, the monitoring of passively fished waste, education and promotion of voluntary participation in the initiative, costs of waste treatment and to cover the costs of personnel required for the functioning of such schemes. 4. Member States must ensure that data on the quantities of passively fished waste collected is collated and stored in a national or regional database for the purposes of monitoring and evaluation. Member States shall inform the Commission on the establishment of their national funds to the Commission by 31 December [two years after adoption], and shall submit biannual reports every two years thereafter on the activities funded under this article.
Amendment 30 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas proper implementation of the existing legislation is essential for advancing equality between women and men; whereas even though the Recast Directive 2006/54/EC clearly prohibits both direct and indirect pay discrimination, the gender pay gap was still of 16.3% in 2015;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas it is of vital importance to take into account the principle of gender equality between women and men whilneeds to be an essential part in the monitoring of the application of existing EU legislation;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that equality between women and men is an EU objective that ought to be promoted core principle of the EU which needs to be mainstreamed in all policies;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that non-implementation, improper application and lack of enforcement of the existing EU legislation in the area of equality between women and men affects the efficiency and credibility of the Union; underlines that the EU institutions and Member States have the responsibility to ensure its implementation and enforcement;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that infringement procedures are a valuable tool to ensure the correct implementation of EU law;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2266(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes the other consequences referred to in Article 38(8) of the IUU Regulation, concerning prohibitions on chartering, reflagging and private agreements, among others;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2170(DEC)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas gender equality is one of the values on which the Union is founded and the Union is committed to promote gender mainstreaming in all of its actions as enshrined in Article 8 TFEU;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2170(DEC)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas gender budgeting is part of the gender mainstreaming strategy;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2170(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) was established in order to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality, including gender mainstreaming in all relevant Union policies and the resulting national policies, the fight against discrimination based on sexgender, and raising Union citizens’ awareness of gender equality;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the EC Communication "Trade for all: towards a more responsible trade and investment policy" commits the EU to a more responsible trade policy as an instrument for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Considers that compliance of fisheries and aquaculture products from third countries with EU standards relating to environmental and social sustainability would promote sustainability in those third countries and help create fairer competition between EU products and products from third countries;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Insists that the Commission must re-evaluate the system in place which allows selected third countries to determine which fishing and processing vessels, including reefers, are authorised to export directly to the EU, so as to ensure that all product entering the EU is fully traceable and the relevant hygiene and sanitary norms are demonstrably met;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that allowing third countries to delegate to other selected third countries the right to award such certificates, even to a coastal State, is contrary to the concept of flag State responsibility which underpins the CFP, including the IUU Regulation, and should be discontinued;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Further believes that, as regards fishing vessels, a phytosanitary inspection by the competent authorities should take place at least once every year;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Contrasts the commendable record of the Member States in ratifying labour conventions relating to seafarers with their exceedingly poor record in ratifying conventions relating to fishers, and urges them to ratify the relevant instruments promptly, including ILO C188, the Cape Town Agreement for Fishers and the SCTW Convention for Fishers;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Supports the continuing efforts to improve EU fisheries policy in order to make it more environmentally sustainable, ensuring the long-term survival of coastal communities and a source of nutritious food; contrasts this with the increasing openness of the EU market for fisheries products from third countries that do not have similarly strict management regimes; considers this to be a lack of coherence between fisheries policy and trade policy;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Insists that FTAs and other multilateral agreements with trade provisions negotiated by the Commission include reinforced chapters concerning fisherie sustainable development that address specific fisheries concerns that:
Amendment 52 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 54 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses that, in order to rectify the short-comings in the implementation of Trade and Sustainable development chapters in FTAs, and to give force to these provisions, they should be subject to a binding dispute settlement mechanism (including government-to-government consultations, a panel procedure, public access to documents, consultation of civil society), complete with the possibility of applying sanctions in case of non- compliance with their international commitments;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Calls upon the Commission to propose amendments to the GSP+ Regulation so as to include important fishery instruments such as the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the UN Fish Stocks Agreement, the FAO Compliance Agreement and the FAO Port State Measures Agreement among those that must be ratified and applied, and provisions to allow the suspension of GSP+ status in cases where the provisions of these instruments are not applied;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12 c. Expresses its alarm at the weaknesses and loopholes in customs controls described in the European Court of Auditors Special Report 19/2017 and urges the Commission and Member States to implement the recommendations contained therein as rapidly as possible;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12 d. Notes that, in addition to the general obligations for non-financial disclosure for large companies, additional requirements for increased due diligence responsibilities have been imposed on actors of all sizes (including SMEs) for two problematic sectors - timber and conflict minerals - to be applied throughout the custody chain; considers that fisheries products would benefit from similar obligations and urges the Commission to examine the feasibility of introducing due diligence requirements for fisheries products;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that while the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products apply to all fishery and aquaculture products, those on labelling for consumers only apply to a relatively small group of products, excluding prepared, preserved or processed products; considers that consumer information should be improved for these products, too, including the additional of compulsory information on labels;
Amendment 67 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Considers that the compulsory information on the label on fishery products should also include the flag State of the vessel which caught it;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Notes that consumers want and expect high social and environmental standards for the food they consume, and considers that a revision and expansion of marketing standards applicable to all fish products, regardless of their origin, would be one way to ensure a fairer competition between products caught by EU operators and imported products;
Amendment 75 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls upon the Commission, in its follow-up to the consultation on marketing standards, to explore means of developing standards that ensure that only fish caught from stocks which are managed sustainable are allowed onto the EU market;
Amendment 86 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – indent 1
Paragraph 19 – indent 1
- uneven levels of sanctions and lack of implementation of the points system in different Member States;
Amendment 88 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – indent 2
Paragraph 19 – indent 2
- sanctions that are not sufficiently dissuasive, effective and proportionate to prevent the repetition of infringements;
Amendment 95 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – indent 3
Paragraph 19 – indent 3
- unsatisfactory collection of data by, and exchange of data among, Member States;
Amendment 99 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Agrees that certain provisions of the regulations are open to interpretation and have hindered uniform implementation, but considers that with sufficient openness and political will, the Commission and the Member States could do much more through informal agreements and publication of guidelines and interpretations;
Amendment 101 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Notes that this was the intention behind the Expert Group on Compliance, agreed during the reform of the CFP as a venue for frank discussion on short- comings among the players in a non- judgemental manner, and regrets that this is not how the Group has, so far, developed;
Amendment 102 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Considers that much more needs to be done to encourage full implementation of the control regime, including appropriate follow-up on detected infringements, better reporting by the Member States on actions taken and exchange of information among the Member States and the Commission;
Amendment 103 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20 c. Urges the Commission to use the full set of instruments at its disposal to encourage the Member States to fully implement the provisions of the control regime, including, where appropriate, withholding funds of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund;
Amendment 106 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Strongly regrets the decision of the Commission to launch a major revision of the entire control regime without proper public consultations on either the implementation of the IUU Regulation or the mandate of the EFCA, nor on the revision of the entire package, as required by the Better Regulation Guidelines; considers that a formal public consultation on all elements, prior to the proposal of a revision, would allow all stakeholders to have full input into the revision of this most critical pillar of the CFP;
Amendment 107 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Insists that the revised control regime must include, among its basic principles: - EU-wide standards and norms concerning inspections at sea, in port and throughout the chain of custody; - full traceability of information for fish as it moves through the custody chain, from the vessel to the point of final sale; - complete data on catches by all operators, including vessels under ten metres and recreational fishers - common levels of sanctions in all Member States; - common definition of what constitutes an infraction; - a point system applied by all Member States in an equivalent manner - sanctions that are sufficiently dissuasive, effective and proportionate; - a system for the sharing of all information concerning observed infractions and the legal and judicial follow-up which is accessible by all Member States and the Commission; - full use of improvements in the available technologies, including inclusion of the ability to adopt future technologies as they evolve without the need for a legislative amendment; - unambiguous establishment of responsibilities of the Commission and the Member States and, where applicable, regions within the member States; - no regionalization of the control regulation;
Amendment 109 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Insists that the provisions and principles of the IUU Regulation not be altered or weakened in any way, considering the enormous success of this regulation in its impact on fisheries around the world;
Amendment 110 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22 c. Insists that the inclusion of third countries in the processes of pre- identification, identification and listing of the IUU regulation be without political interference of any kind, and that the de- listing be based strictly on the full achievement by the country concerned of the improvements considered by the Commission to be necessary;
Amendment 111 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22 d. Considers that the role of the EFCA should be reinforced, to involve it in the application of the control and IUU regulations more fully, including the verification and cross-checking of data along the chain of custody, the planning and coordination of inspections by the Commission and Member States, the verification of catch certificates;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas in some cases, recreational catches constitute a significant portion of the total fishing mortality of the stock, and therefore need to be taken into account when setting fishing opportunities;
Amendment 104 #
2017/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that the impact of recreational catches needs to be evaluated when setting fishing opportunities and, where relevant, establishing management plans; considers that where such catches have a significant impact on the stock, explicit provision of this needs to be included in management plans;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)
Paragraph –1 (new)
-1. Stresses the legal commitments of the EU to ensure nature protection, including through the Birds Directive, the Habitats Directive and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the EU needs toshould increase its production in the aquaculture sector, while taking quality, sustainability and environmental aspects into account and being a role mo only if environmental protection, food safety, feed sustainability and animal welfare can be assured, and that the EU should aspire to be a world leadelr in this regard;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that European aquaculture must not lead to further overfishing and that proper safeguards must be established to ensure that growth in aquaculture does not jeopardise the Maximum Sustainable Yield objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Notes that aquaculture can only meet the increase in demand for fish if it does not remove more fish from the oceans than it produces;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Calls on the Commission to introduce safeguards to ensure that both fish-based and non fish-based feed are sustainably sourced;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Calls on the Commission to introduce requirements for the inclusion of an evaluation of the environmental footprint of the production of all feed ingredients, which should cover full traceability to source, impacts on biodiversity and the wider environment, freshwater use and life-cycle analysis;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the way to a sustainable and competitive European aquaculture sector is through determindependent scientific assessment, defining the carrying capacitylimitations of the environment, in particular in open marine farming, which is the main precondition for allocation of space and the provision of licences or permits and its carrying capacity and ensuring coherence with environmental legislation;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that scientific evidence should be followed to formulate and monitor management and production practices in relatiCalls on Member States to establish standardised protocols to collect data on tohe environmental impacts, sanitary and veterinary conditions and food safety of aquaculture so as to ensure that sound and independent scientific evidence is used to formulate, monitor, and, if necessary, amend, management and production practices;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that the use of chemicals and antibiotics in aquaculture poses risks to ecosystems and human health and calls on the Commission to make monitoring, data collection and impact assessments on the use of these chemicals and medicines mandatory with all information being made publicly available;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the Commission to propose strict regulations on allowable vaccines and antibiotics in order to ensure safe and nutritious food, optimal animal health and EU wide standards on disease prevention and treatment; Calls for a full ban on toxic chemicals, be they pesticides or feed additives, in aquaculture; calls on the Commission to continually review, and lower where possible, the maximum levels of undesirable substances, such as endosulfan, permitted in fish feed under Directive 2002/32/EC;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the transport of live animals is registered and given prior approval by official bodies and that disease outbreaks are reported in a timely manner and documented on an EU-wide basis;
Amendment 82 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for extension of the GM labelling rules to cover aquaculture products that have been fed with GM feed;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication entitled A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy of 16th of January 2018 (COM(2018) 28),
Amendment 52 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the Ecodesign Directive has been a successful instrument for the improvement of energy efficiency and, has resulted in a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and savings for consumers; Recommends the European Commission to continue to include more product groups selected on the basis of their ecodesign potential, including both energy and material efficiency potential, as well as other environmental aspects such as use of dangerous chemicals, release of microplastics, waste generation and material input;
Amendment 95 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to include assessments on release of microplastics into the aquatic environment in the Ecodesign measures where appropriate; calls on the Commission to introduce mandatory requirements for microplastic filters in the review of the Ecodesign measures for household washing machines and washer dryers;
Amendment 121 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Amendment 10 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas climate change occurs globally, but has a greater destructive impact on the countries and communities least responsible for global warming; whereas the impacts on the populations most reliant on natural resources for their livelihoods and/or which have the least capacity to respond to natural hazards, such as droughts, landslides, floods and hurricanes, are greater;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas research shows that climate change denial is strongly correlated with accepting patriarchal or hierarchical structures and pursuing a populist nationalist agenda; whereas climate change is an inconvenient truth for nationalism and patriarchy as it requires collective action between states and between all actors in society at all levels and calls for gender equality and the renouncement of a western hegemonic masculine identity as it links to climate footprints;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Parties to the UNFCCC decided at COP 18 (Decision 23/CP.18) to adopt the goal of achieving gender balance in the bodies established pursuant to the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol in order to improve women’s participation, ensure a more effective climate change policy that addresses the needs of women and men equally, and to keep track of progress made towards the goal of gender balance in advancing gender-sensitresponsive climate policy;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the Lima Work Programme on Gender, adopted at COP 20 (Decision 18/CP.20), brings pressure to bear in relation to gender equalitycalls on Parties to advance gender balance in their representation of Parties and promotes gender sensitivity in developing and implementing climate change policy; whereas Parties are encouraged to support training and awareness-raising for female and male delegates on issues related to gender balance and climate change;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the Paris Agreement (COP 21) establishes that gender-Parties should consider their responsective coblimgate action must be integrated into all aspects ofions with regards to, amongst other issues human rights and gender equality, when taking action to address climate change in their implementation of the Agreement;
Amendment 67 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas mechanisms for funding adaptation and mitigation measures, for loss and damage or for climate displacement will remain inefficient unless they incorporate women’s full participation in design processes, decision-making and implementation; whereas taking women’s knowledge, including the participation of grassroots women; whereas taking women’s knowledge, in particular local and indigenous knowledge, into account can lead to advances in disaster management, boost biodiversity, improve water management, enhance food security, prevent desertification, protect forests, ensure a swift transition to renewable energy technologies and support public health;
Amendment 82 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the impacts of climate change in regions such as sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia could force more than 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030, fuelling conflicts and driving displacement; whereas the UN Convention to Combat Desertification estimates that 135 million people could be displaced by 2045 as a result of desertification; whereas the UN International Organisation for Migration forecasts that 200 million people could be climate-displaced by 2050;
Amendment 92 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas women’s capacity to cope is often impaired by prevailing inequalities; whereas climate change will exacerbate such inequalities, leading to further vulnerabilities and displacement;
Amendment 95 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas many of these impacts can still be prevented by implementing a rapid, inclusive and gender-sensitresponsive development agenda focused on mitigation and adapting to changing climate conditions;
Amendment 96 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the impacts of climate change give rise to a displacement of people that does not fit within the parameters of current international frameworks; whereas responding to climate displacement will be a challenge of paramount importance requiring a complex and comprehensive global strategy grounded in respect for human rights;
Amendment 101 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas the adoption in 2017 by the UN Human Rights Council of Key Messages on Human Rights and Climate Change is a significant step forward in increasing the rights of climate-displaced persons; whereas Agenda 2030 and the Paris Agreement give global leaders a cross- cutting normative foundation for developing such a framework through elaborating existing UN instruments further;
Amendment 107 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas the EU can effectively improve legal and policy settings to support climate justice and the development of an international framework safeguarding the rights of climate- displaced persons while respecting gender equality, particularly focusing on the future Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and the work of the Task Force on Displacement under the UNFCCC’s Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage;
Amendment 126 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure, in line with the EU:s commitments to gender equality and human rights, that subsequent EU Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) include consistent reporting on gender equality and human rights dimensions;
Amendment 127 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to report on gender and human rights impacts and climate action in their Universal Period Review reports to the Un Human Rights Council;
Amendment 130 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to adhere to Decision 21/CP.22 on Gender and climate change, which ‘Invites Parties to appoint and provide support for a national gender focal point for climate negotiations, implementation and monitoring’ and to provide support for gender focal points in third countries and or partner countries;
Amendment 133 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to lead by example and adopt targets and timelines for achieving the goal of gender balance in delegations to the UNFCCC;
Amendment 138 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to secureadopt a gender-sensitiveresponsive and rights based approach in the work of Warsaw Task Force on Displacement, mandated by UNFCCC (COP 22) to develop recommendations for integrated approaches to avert, minimise and address displacement related to the adverse impacts of climate change, which acknowledges that women and girls belong to the most vulnerable groups affected by climate displacement;
Amendment 150 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to contribute to the Global compact for sSafe o, Orderly and rRegular migration, with a view to safeguarding climate justice by acknowledging climate change as a driver of migration, providing human rights- based input and mainstreaming gender equality throughout the global compact consistent with the needs of climate displaced people;
Amendment 176 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to take the initiative to produce a comprehensive communication with the title ‘Gender equality and climate change – building resilience and promoting climate justice in mitigation and adaptation strategies’, with a view to addressing its strong institutional commitment on gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) and the current weaknesses in institutional coordination;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the importance of the Joint Communication entitled ‘International ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans’ (SWD(2016)0352), but stresses its generic terms, suitable only for describing general guidelines; regrets the lack of attention to thewhich recognizes that the current framework for ocean governance is not effective enough, while encourages more concrete actions neebe recommended to accomplish the Sustatedinable Development goals;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges that Blue economy is steered towards rebuilding resilience of coastal communities to restore the productive potential of fisheries, in order to support food security, poverty alleviation and sustainable management of living aquatic resources; recalls that before any activities of the Blue economy sectors are implemented an impact assessment and a full information and participation process of all stakeholders must be guaranteed; insists that Blue economy must contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal number 14 on conservation and sustainable use of oceans and marine resources;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
- having regard to the ongoing preparatory process fordocument adopted at the UN Ocean Conference to be held from 5-on 9 June 2017 in New York entitled "Our ocean, Our future, Call for Action",
Amendment 7 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the fisheries sector has tremendous importance as one of the main traditional human activities carried out in the marine environment, making it an essential element of the Integrated Maritime Policy; points out that fisheries is the sector most affected by the many other uses and activities taking place on the seas, such as maritime transport and tourism, urban and coastal development and the exploitations of renewable energies,energies, deep-sea mining as well as by environmental problems such as marine pollution and climate change;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Expresses concerns about the fact that, following a recent European Parliament study 1a whereas Blue Economy could have a positive socio- economic impact (employment, revenues, Gross Value Added) the environmental impacts are generally negative, in terms of alterations of coastal dynamics, marine pollution, eutrophication, seabed morphology, habitats/ecosystems/biodiversity alterations; there is concern that the cumulative burden of environmental effects would be detrimental to fisheries; _________________ 1aKim Stobberup, María Dolores Garza Gil, Aude Stirnemann-Relot, Arthur Rigaud, Nicolò Franceschelli, Roland Blomeyer, April 2017, Research for PECH Committee – Small-scale Fisheries and "Blue Growth" in the EU, European Parliament, Policy Department for Structural and Cohesion Policies, Brussels
Amendment 11 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy,
Amendment 12 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
- having regard to 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 (Marine Strategy Framework Directive),
Amendment 22 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the Common Fisheries Policy shall ensure that fishing mortality rates are set at levels that should allow fish stocks to recover and maintain above levels that are capable of producing the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) in order to protect marine resources;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of increasing and optimising the percentage of marine protected areas in the light of scientific advice and conservation objectives in order to conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development goal 14.5;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the EU to promote and protect women in fisheries activities and fish-related industries, including by supporting local processing industries; by stimulating fair price for processed fish products and by ensuring better access to public support and financial resources by women in fisheries, including in its negotiations with third countries over the use of sector support in SFPAs, and in its programming of developing aid instruments and in different international fora;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the EU, in line with the CFP, to minimise the impacts of aquaculture on the environment by ensuring sustainable sourcing of feed and promote research to focus on the reduction of the pressure on wild fish stocks used for feed production;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas current pressures on the marine environment include damage to habitats and ecosystems, invasive species, pollution and nutrient enrichment, as well asmaritime traffic, as well as exploitation of raw materials and high exploitation rates of marine species and acidification induced by climate change;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the EU regulation to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has made advancements, but that implementation should be improved in order to ensure that no illegal fish enter the EU marketcalls on the EU to continue its international efforts for other market states to also take measures to close markets to IUU-caught fish;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges that all States become parties to relevant fisheries instruments, the FAO Compliance Agreement, the United Nations Agreement on Straddling Fish stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks and the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (PSMA) in particular, as well as to fully implement their provisions and those of the different FAO International Plans of action;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Suggests that Member States and third counties should be more consistent and effective in checks on catch documentation (catch certificates) and consignments, with a view to ensuring that the fish have been caught legally; encourages States to take measures to ensure better coordination between the fight against IUU fishing, and trade and market policy; stresses that the EU should promote and support, in all international spheres, the necessary action to eradicate IUU fishing;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that the Fisheries Transparency Initiative has recently adopted its global standard; encourages States to apply as Candidates to FITI; calls for the EU and its Member States to support this initiative;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the trans-boundary nature of the ocean means that activities and the pressures that they cause necessitate collaborative work between governments across marine regions as well as across the land-sea interface in order to ensure the sustainability of shared resources; whereas the multiplicity and complexity of ocean governance measures therefore calls for a broad range of interdisciplinary expertise as well as regional and international cross- sectorial cooperation;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for greater cooperation among Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) and urges their Contracting Parties to ensure that they are sufficiently resourced and strengthened;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on RFMOs to: – continue to conduct regularly independent performance reviews as well as to fully implement the recommendations from such performance reviews; – fully implement the recommendations from the 2nd Resumed Review Conference of the United Nations Agreement on Straddling Fish stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks; – harmonise measures, monitoring, control, surveillance and enforcement measures in particular, including agreeing on deterrent penalties and sanctions;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2055(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the EU to promote that allocation of fisheries resources must take into account the environmental and social impact, food security needs and developing countries aspiration to develop their own fisheries while at the same time ensuring a sustainable level of fishing that do not lead to excess of fishing capacity in line with the targets of Sustainable Development Goal number14;
Amendment 73 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the essential role of oceans for supporting life on earth, sustainable development, employment and innovation; shares the growing concern about the need for bettera more effective and integrated governance and protection of the oceans;
Amendment 82 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, in order to implement the actions listed in the Joint Communication successfully, the Commission ought to have set clear deadlines, put forward legislative proposals, where appropriate, and set up mechanisms to support coordination at EU levels well as on-going monitoring and evaluation at EU level; highlights the Treaty provisions on precautionary and polluter-pays principles and insists on the ecosystem-based approach in all EU actions on Ocean Governance;
Amendment 86 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the European Union has a comprehensive assemblage of legislation and management tools focused on distinct elements of ocean governance, however, EU regional seas remain in a critical state with over exploitation of resources, organic and inorganic pollutants impacting ocean health and productivity, biodiversity loss, degraded habitats, invasive species, declining coastal communities, and conflict between marine sectors;
Amendment 99 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that improvensuring transparency, including access to information and the legitimacy of UN organisation, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters as required under Aarhus Convention and the legitimacy of UN organisations, including public accountability of country representatives at international bodies, such as the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is a matter of priority in addressing existing governance shortcomings; calls on Member States and the Commission to work through the ISA to ensure transparency in its working methods and effective capacity to assess environmental impacts and ensure the effective protection of the marine environment from harmful effects and for the protection and preservation of the marine environment as required under Part XI and XII of the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea;
Amendment 112 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the need for a specific and tangible action plan on the EU’s engagement in the Arctic, in which the aim of preserving the Arctic’s vulnerable ecosystems as well as increasing their capacity for resilience to the effects of climate change should be the starting point;
Amendment 119 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that the precautionary principle must be applied to the emerging sector of deep sea mining, and that given the warnings of science about significant and potentially irreversible environmental harm, the EU should not support the development of this industry but invest instead in sustainable alternatives, i.e. a transition to sustainable consumption and production, as called for in SDG 12 under Agenda 2030;
Amendment 124 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Urges Member States to refrain from sponsoring deep-sea mining exploration licenses in Area Beyond National Jurisdiction and to not issue permits for deep-sea mining on their continental shelf until a full assessment of the potential environmental impacts is conducted and made public and the assessment demonstrates that deep-sea mining will not negatively impact the marine environment;
Amendment 130 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that creating a sustainable maritime economy and reducing pressures on the marine environment require action on climate change, sustainable agriculture, marine pollution and eutrophication, on the preservation, conservation and restoration of marine ecosystems and biodiversity, and on the sustainable use of marine resources;
Amendment 131 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Expresses concerns that while the Blue economy could have a positive socio- economic impact, its environmental impacts are generally negative; insists that actions classified under the Blue Economy must be subject to environmental impact assessments with full disclosure of all information to stakeholders and the public; stresses that such projects should not be allowed to proceed if their environmental impacts are negative until such time as these negative impacts can be eliminated;
Amendment 133 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Believes that investment in the blue economy should not rely on finite resources but be focused on 'eco- innovation' and not exceeding natural regeneration rates, on nature conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 134 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Member States to make further efforts for the timely implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive in order to achieve good environmental status for marine waters for 2020, with a particular commitment to avoiding harm to the coastal and marine environment from all marine pollution including nutrient pollution, marine litter, as well as to removing harmful subsidies which encourage unsustainable fishing and strengthening the global fight against marine litter and plastic;
Amendment 139 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Urges the Commission to strongly integrate ocean governance issues in its aid and development policies;
Amendment 140 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Highlights the importance of women in the seafood industry which according to FAO represent half of the total working population; calls on the EU to promote and protect women in fisheries activities and fish-related industries by stimulating fair prices for fisheries products and by promoting that women active in fisheries are given better access to public support and financial resources, including in negotiations with third countries over the use of sector support in Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) and in its programming of developing aid instruments and in different international fora;
Amendment 147 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Reiterates the need for well- thought-out product policy that increases products' expected lifetime, durability, reusability and recyclability as stressed in European Parliament resolution of 9 July 2015 on resource efficiency: moving towards a circular economy (2014/2208(INI)); and further emphasises that this must urgently be applied to disposable plastic products and packaging in the upcoming Plastic Strategy, in light of the environmental damage caused by these items as marine litter;
Amendment 153 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Requests the Commission to propose new legislation to address microplastic pollution in all its forms, but specifically by banning microplastic ingredients in all personal care products, and by ensuring that all businesses that handle plastic production pellets implement proper protocols for minimising pellet leakage;
Amendment 160 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Urges the Commission to reduce marine litter from shipping by promoting 100% no special fee cost recovery systems for garbage in all European ports in the revision of the Directive 2000/59/EC, as has already been adopted in the Baltic area as a method to incentivise waste delivery;
Amendment 165 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Reiterates that in order to protect marine resources and avoid overexploitation the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) shall ensure that fishing mortality rates are set at levels allowing fish stocks to recover and to remain above levels capable of producing the maximum sustainable yield;
Amendment 167 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in its action programme on Ocean Governance; encourages it to continue the fight against IUU fishing in all RFMOs and other relevant fora; considers that EU-flagged vessels that are engaged in IUU fishing should be publicly listed, as provided for under the IUU Regulation; urges the EU to pressure other market States to take action to prevent IUU-caught fish from entering their markets;
Amendment 170 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Recalls that since January 2016, to improve vessel identification as a tool in the fight against IUU fishing, International Maritime Organisation (IMO) numbers have been required for all EU vessels of more than 24 metres in length overall (LOA) or 100 gross tonnage and above, fishing in EU waters, and for all EU vessels of more than 15 metres LOA fishing outside of European waters; encourages the EU to introduce an IMO number requirement for non-EU vessels in line with those that exist for EU vessels (more than 15 metres LOA), which is reported on an importing catch certificate, to ensure an even playing field and assist Member States with import controls;
Amendment 173 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13e. Stresses the need to integrate at- sea labour and human rights considerations within global oceans governance; calls on the Commission to undertake targeted efforts to promote decent work in global fisheries in recognition of the connection between labour and human rights abuses and unsustainable, destructive fishing practices, in particular IUU fishing; calls on the Commission to take measures to prevent seafood products caught using workers that have been trafficked or subject to other labour and human rights abuses from reaching markets in the EU and to work with industry to encourage the use of due diligence mechanisms for them to screen such seafood from their supply chains; and calls on Member States to transpose into national law and implement the ILO Work in Fishing Convention C188;
Amendment 202 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls upon the EU and its Member States to commit to invest in social capital to ensure better stewardship of ocean and coastal resources. In particular, strongly encourages the involvement of women and youth in ocean literacy programmes and in ocean stakeholder consultations;
Amendment 208 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to step up their efforts to implement a holistic approach to thensure the ecological coherence and connectivity of networks of Marine Protected Areas and their effective design, management and evaluation of Marine Protected Areas, in order to reach their full potential for protecting marine biodiversity; calls on the Member States to increase the number of designated Marine Protected Areas;
Amendment 226 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the need for urgent global action to mitigate the adverse impacts of rising atmospheric carbon on ocean ecosystems and health, particularly within the Paris Agreement adopted under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; points out that these adverse impacts include rising ocean temperatures, coastal and ocean acidification, sea-level rise, changes in ocean circulation, coastal erosion and extreme weather events, decreasing polar ice coverage, salinity changes, nutrient availability, deoxygenation and may be cumulative in nature; stresses the importance of well-functioning ecosystems to enhance ocean resilience; reiterates the urgency to address these impacts that impair the crucial role of the ocean as a climate regulator, carbon sink, source of biodiversity, a key provider of nutrition, livelihoods, energy and ecosystem services;
Amendment 250 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Encourages greater resources dedicated to increasing marine knowledge and understanding of the ocean with particular regard to marine scientific research, collection of new data, knowledge and data sharing platforms and to promote policy development and decision-making based upon the best available scientific evidence; reiterates the importance of the precautionary approach where adequate scientific evidence is unavailable;
Amendment 258 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Points out that renewable energy from the seas and oceans has significant potential for meeting climate and energy targets and diversifying energy sources; stresses further research on waves, currents and salinity is necessary as well as development of adequate environmental sustainability criteria;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that a substantial and accessible fisheries fund is necessary in order to implement the common fisheries policy (CFP), to ensure the sustainability of European aquaculture and fisheries, including through implementation of the discard ban and landing obligation and achieving the CFP objective of ensuring that fish stocks are maintained at levels above those capable of producing maximum sustainable yield (MSY) objective, and to help the sector carry out the necessary restructuring process;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that control measures are a fundamental and essential component of the CFP in order to ensure a level playing field and that sufficient economic and other resources need to be dedicated to control activities, both by the Commission and the Member States; considers, thus, that the future fund must ensure sufficient support in this regard;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance of maintaining the same level of financing for the European Fisheries Control Agencyensuring that the European Fisheries Control Agency has sufficient funding in order to fulfil its mission, and that this may well require an increase in the relevant budget line.
Amendment 30 #
2017/0056(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Amendment 31 #
2017/0056(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Union vessels may apply any other experimental measure to reduce seabird bycatch, provided that the other measures required under this Article are also implemented.
Amendment 1 #
2016/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) framework, in particular SDG 1 ,2 ,9, 10 and 14;
Amendment 2 #
2016/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
- having regard to the conclusions and recommendations of WCPFC 12th Scientific Committee meeting for the long-term conservation and sustainable use of highly migratory fish stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean;
Amendment 8 #
2016/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU-Cook Islands FPA canaims at promote theing a more effective and sustainable development of the fisheries sector in the islands, as well as that of related industries and activities, in line with the objectives of the Cook Islands national fisheries policy, particularly in terms of supporting scientific research and artisanal fishing, increasing landings at local ports, boosting monitoring, control and surveillance capacity in relation to fishing activities and combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU), and in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) framework;
Amendment 17 #
2016/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Draws attention to the conclusions of the ex ante evaluation report of June 2013 on the EU-Cook Islands FPA and protocol, according to which previous FPAs/Protocols in the region (Kiribati, Solomon Islands) have not made any meaningful contribution to the development of the local fishing sectors, particularly in terms of joint enterprises (with shared investments) and the development of local processing capacity; takes the view that the EU-Cook Islands FPA should mark a turning point in this unsatisfactory scenario by making an effective contribution to local fishing sector development, thereby matching the objectives announced for the new generation of EU fisheries agreements and those of the SDG framework;
Amendment 19 #
2016/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Welcomes the inclusion of the obligation that the Cook Islands render public the existence of any agreement authorising foreign fleets to fish in its waters but regrets the lack of precision on overall effort exerted, as has been required under certain other agreements entered into by the EU
Amendment 26 #
2016/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to sendinform the Parliament in a timely manner about the forthcoming meetings of the Joint Committee and to send the Parliament the minutes and conclusions of meetings of the Joint Committee provided for in Article 6 of the Agreement, the multiannual sectoral programme referred to in Article 3 of the Protocol and the findings of the corresponding annual evaluations, to enable representatives of Parliament to attend Joint Committee meetings as observers, and to promote the participation of Cook Islands fishing communities;
Amendment 27 #
2016/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Commission to keep Parliament fully aware and updated on the level of opposition by the majority of Cook Islanders to this SFPA, and encourages both Parties to ensure that all exploitation of tuna stocks, by all gear types, is within safe biological limits and maintains stocks at levels above those capable of producing Maximum Sustainable Yield,
Amendment 22 #
2016/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for any development of commercial fisheries in the Arctic region to be made in a way fully compatible with the sensitive and specific nature of the region; insists that before any new commercial fisheries are opened in the Arctic region reliable and precautionary scientific stock assessments must be conducted in order to determine the levels of fishing that will conserve the targeted fish stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield and not lead to depletion of other species or to serious damage to the marine environment; stresses that any fishing on the high seas must be regulated by a regional fisheries management organisation that respects scientific advice and has a robust control and surveillance programme to ensure compliance with management measures; points out that fishing within Exclusive Economic Zones must meet the same standards; calls for a moratorium on industrial-scale fishing, including bottom trawling, in the previously un-fished waters of the Arctic;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the on-going negotiations on an international agreement between the Arctic coastal states and international parties with the aim to prevent unregulated fishing in the international waters of the Arctic, and calls on the Commission and Members States to sign this declaration and to advocate making it binding to the signatories;
Amendment 27 #
2016/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission and the Member states to promote and support the establishment of a marine protected area in the Arctic High Seas under the mandate of the OSPAR Commission, prohibiting all extractive uses, including fisheries, in the international waters around the North Pole covered by OSPAR;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the new UN ocean agreement for the protection of biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) is strong and effective and secures a robust process for the identification, designation, management and enforcement of marine protected areas including no-take marine reserves;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas women all over the world are especially affected by the consequences of climate, environmental and energy policies, thus making the fight against gender inequality interdependent with the fight against climate change;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that universal respect for and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights contributes to prenatal care and the ability to avoid high-risk births, reduce infant and child mortality; points out that family planning, maternal health and safe abortion services are important elements to save women’s lives;
Amendment 91 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to take concrete actions also within the EU to combat Violence against Women by proposing a dedicated Directive on that domain;
Amendment 108 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that the EU Plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Development is one of the fundamental tools of the EU to improve gender equality in third countries and therefore believes that GAP2 should take the form of a Commission communication; calls on the Commission to take into account EP’s resolution on the renewal of the GAP;
Amendment 113 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the use of gender- sensitive quantitative and qualitative indicators and systematic and timely collection of gender disaggregated data as part of the monitoring and evaluation process of the new GAP;
Amendment 118 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on Member States to ensure migrant or refugee women’s rights, such as access to visa, legal residence rights and social rights, are granted individually and not dependent on their marital status or spousal relationship;
Amendment 123 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the Commission and the EU Member States to implement gender budgeting in all EU relevant funding, prioritising funding for women, children, and sexual and reproductive health and rights;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2181(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges that the Agency will have to implemented its new tasks to comply with the new common fisheries policy with a budget frozen at EUR 9,2 million, at the 2013 level;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2181(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the effective budget cuts imposed on the Agency impaired its ability to fulfil its objective of organising operational coordination of control and inspection activities of the Member States in order to ensure the effective and uniform application of the rules of the common fisheries policy;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2181(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points outNotes that, for the Agency to comply with its new policy objectives, it is necessary to enhance its financial and human resources in the coming years; calls for an assurance as to the amounts to be included in the forthcoming budgetas part of an overall improvement in coast guard functions, its financial and human resources have been increased from 2017 onwards, so that the Agency can meet its future needs and its new ambitions, and stresses the need to evaluate the possibility of increasing the budgetary appropriations for the Agency's operations related to fisheries surveillance in the coming years;
Amendment 61 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas there are several specific challenges to providing mental health care to refugees, the extent of which varies depending on a range of factors, including where the refugees have come from and the amount of time they have spent in the host country;
Amendment 234 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that the achievement of the right to health for all prevails over the protection of intellectual property rights and depends on investment in European health research, including health technologies and drugs for poverty-related and neglected diseases (PRNDs);
Amendment 236 #
2016/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on Member States to delink health policies from immigration control by allowing access to basic healthcare services and not imposing a duty to report undocumented migrants on healthcare practitioners; moreover, asks the Member States to implement the multi-agency guidelines on protecting and supporting the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants in Europe, as prepared by WHO/Europe, UNHCR, IOM;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The OR seabed is a veritable living laboratory of biodiversity; stresses the importance of research and data collection in order to improve knowledge of the ocean; stresses the potential of the OR to serve as veritable scientific portals in their respective environments and calls on the respective Member-States and the Commission to strengthen the support on relevant scientific research projects;
Amendment 106 #
2016/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Considers that in cases where capacity reduction is necessary under Article 22 of Regulation 1380/2013, preference should be given to keeping vessels according to the criteria specified in Article 17 of the same regulation.
Amendment 66 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 178
Recital 178
Amendment 126 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 265 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 30a
Article 30a
Amendment 70 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The objectives of the CFP are, amongst others, to ensure that fishing and aquaculture are environmentally sustainable in the long-term, to apply the precautionary approach to fisheries management to ensure that stocks of harvested species are restored and maintained at levels above those that can produce MSY, and to implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management.
Amendment 75 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Since recreational fisheries can have a significant effect on fish resources, allowance must be made in this plan for expected recreational catches when setting total allowable catches for the commercial fishery.
Amendment 79 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The objective of this plan should be to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, and especially reaching and maintaining MSY for the stocks concerned, contributing to the implementation of the landing obligation for demersal stocks subject to catch limits and contributing to the implementation of the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries managementensuring that stocks of harvested species are restored and maintained above levels capable of producing MSY.
Amendment 90 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is appropriate to establish the target fishing mortality (F) that corresponds to the objective of reaching and maintaining MSYshould be limited to as ranges of values which are consistent with achieving maximum sustainable yield (Fbelow FMSY in order to ensure populations are maintained above levels that can produce MSY). Thoseat ranges, based on scientific advice, areis necessary in order to provide flexibility to take account of developments in the scientific advice, to contribute to the implementation of the landing obligation and to take into account the characteristics of mixed fisheries. The FMSY ranges havevalue of FMSY has been calculated by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and are derived to deliver no more than a 5% reduction in long-term yield compared to MSY40 . The upper limit of the range is capped, so that the probability of the stock falling below Blim or Abundancelimit is no more than 5%. That upper limit also conforms to the ICES “advice rule”41 , which indicates that when the spawning biomass or abundance is in a poor state, F be reduced to a value that does not exceed an upper limit equal to the FMSY point value multiplied by the spawning biomass or abundance in the TAC year divided by MSY Btrigger or Abundancelimit. ICES uses these considerations and advice rule in its provision of scientific advice on fishing mortality and catch options. _________________ 40EU request to ICES to provide FMSY ranges for selected North Sea and Baltic Sea stocks 41General context of ICES advice, July 2015.
Amendment 95 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 125 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) “recreational fisheries” means non-commercial fishing activities exploiting marine living aquatic resources for recreation, tourism or sport;
Amendment 193 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Amendment 270 #
2016/0238(COD)
Article 10 a Recreational fisheries When setting fishing opportunities, account shall be taken of recreational fisheries. This shall be done by: (a) deducting the estimate, derived from the best available data, of recent catches by recreational fisheries from the scientific advice on fishing opportunities corresponding to the target fishing mortality; (b) imposing restrictions on recreational fisheries such as daily bag limits, closed seasons, etc.; or (c) a combination of (a) and (b).
Amendment 281 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notwithstanding Article 18(1) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the Commission may adopt delegated acts also in the absence of a joint recommendation referred to in those paragraphs.
Amendment 316 #
2016/0238(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Annex I
Amendment 23 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) This Regulation also does not cover fishing opportunities decided by ICCAT, as Article 43(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides that measures on fixing prices, levies, aid and quantitative limitations and on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities shall be adopted by the Council. Pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, transparent and objective criteria, including those of an environmental, social and economic nature, are to be used for the subsequent allocation by Member States to vessel-owners or gear types. Moreover, Member States are to endeavour to provide incentives to fishing vessels deploying selective fishing gear or using fishing techniques with reduced environmental impact, such as reduced energy consumption or habitat damage.
Amendment 27 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) This Regulation also does not cover fishing opportunities decided by ICCAT, as Article 43(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides that measures on fixing prices, levies, aid and quantitative limitations and on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities shall be adopted by the Council. The subsequent allocation by Member States to vessel-owners or gear types should be done in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, using transparent and objective criteria including those of an environmental, social and economic nature. Member States should endeavour to provide incentives to fishing vessels deploying selective fishing gear or using fishing techniques with reduced environmental impact, such as reduced energy consumption or habitat damage.
Amendment 30 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) Simplification of the existing rules is necessary for a better understanding and acceptance by operators, national authorities and stakeholders; participation in decision-making from the sector should be encouraged; attention should be paid for standards on conservation and sustainability not to be weakened;
Amendment 31 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Technical measures where relevant should apply to recreational fisheries which can have a significant impact on the marine environment, stocks of fish and shellfishother species.
Amendment 33 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) The incidental catching and killing of protected species should be addressed in a comprehensive manner across all fisheries and gear types in view of the strict level of protection they are afforded under Council Directive 92/43/EEC, their high level of vulnerability and the obligation to achieve a good environmental status by 2020.
Amendment 43 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26 a) Regionalisation should be used as a tool to encourage the participation of all relevant stakeholders, including NGOs, and empower fishermen and their engagement so that they can work in close cooperation with Member-States, Advisory Councils and scientists to create tailor-made measures that consider the specificities of each fishing areas and safeguard their environmental conditions;
Amendment 44 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 b (new)
Recital 26 b (new)
(26 b) Decisions taken by regional groups of Member States under regionalisation should meet the same standards of democratic oversight as those in the concerned Member States.
Amendment 53 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) In order to minimise and, where possible, eliminate the bycatches of sensitive species and impacts of fishing gears on sensitive habitats, regional groups of Member States should develop additional mitigation measures to reduce the impacts of fishing on sensitive species and habitats. Where scientific evidence shows that there is a serious threat to the conservation status of such species and habitats then Member States should introduce additional restrictions on the construction and operation of certain fishing gears or even the introduction of a total prohibition on their use in that region. In particular such provisions could be applied to the use of driftnets which in certain areas has resulted in significant catches of cetaceans and seabirds.
Amendment 62 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) ensure that bycatches of marine species listed under Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC and other sensitive species that result from fishing are minimised and where possible eliminated such that they do not represent a threat to the conservation status of these species;
Amendment 64 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) ensure that the criteria provided for Descriptors 1, 3, 4 and 6, laid down in Part B of the Annex to the Commission Decision 2010/477/EU, are fulfilled.
Amendment 68 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure that catches of marine species below minimum conservation reference sizes do not exceed 5% by volumeof total catches by volume per métier in accordance with Article 2(2) and Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 70 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ensure that bycatches of marine mammals, marine reptiles, seabirds and other non-commercially exploited species do not exceed levels provided for in Union legislation and international agreementsare progressively and gradually eliminated.
Amendment 72 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure that the environmental impacts of fishing activities on seabed habitats do not exceedmarine habitats, including sensitive seabed habitats, are minimised and maintained below the levels needed to achieve good environmental status, in particular for each habitat type assessed in the framework of Directive 2008/56/EC in each marine region or subregion in relation to both habitat quality and the spatial extent over which the required levels need to be achieved with the aim of ensuring that the criteria provided for Descriptor 6, laid down in Part B of the Annex to the Commission Decision 2010/477/EU, are fulfilled.
Amendment 75 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) ensure that by-catches of unwanted fish are progressively and gradually eliminated with the aim of ensuring that the criteria provided for Descriptors 1, 3 and 4, laid down in Part B of the Annex to the Commission Decision 2010/477/EU, are fulfilled.
Amendment 79 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) 'selective fishing' means a fishing method's ability to target and capture fish or shellfish by size and species type during the fishing operation allowing non-target species and juveniles of regulated species to be avoided or released unharmed;
Amendment 84 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) 'Advisory Councils' means stakeholder groups established under the CFPaccording to Articles 43 to 45 and Annex III of Regulation No 1380/2013 to promote a balanced representation of all stakeholders and to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP;
Amendment 89 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 2, this article shall apply to waters on the high seas and to the waters of third countries.
Amendment 95 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. On the basis of the best available scientific advice a Member State may put in place for vessels flying its flag, mitigation measures or restrictions on the use of certain gears pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Such measures shall minimise and where possible eliminate the catches of the species referred to in paragraph 1 or other species caught incidentally and shall be compatible with the objectives set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 and be at least as stringent as technical measures applicable under Union law.
Amendment 100 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with the procedure set out in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 Member States may submit joint recommendations defining appropriate technical measures at the regional level that deviate from the measures set out in paragraph 1. In doing so Member States should aim at involving to the greatest extent all relevant stakeholders.
Amendment 105 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to establish technical measures at regional level with the aim of achieving objectives of multiannual plans referred to in Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Such measures shall be established by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 32 of this Regulation and Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Notwithstanding Article 18(1) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the Commission may adopt such delegated acts also in the absence of a joint recommendation referred to in those paragraphs.
Amendment 109 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission mayshall require the STECF to assess the joint recommendations referred to in paragraph 5.
Amendment 118 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. When Member States submit joint recommendations in accordance with Article 19 to allow for the use or extend the use of innovative fishing gears including the pulse trawl as described in Part E of Annex V within a specific sea basin, they shall provide an assessment of the likely impacts of using such gears on the targeted species and on sensitive species and habitat, on other species in the ecosystem and on habitats. Such an assessment shall be based on use of the innovative gear during a trial period which shall be limited to no more than 5% of the vessels currently in that métier for a period of at least two years.
Amendment 120 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The use of innovative fishing gears shall notonly be permitted on a commercial scale where those assessments indicate that their use will lead to significant improvements in the selectivity of the original gear and to reduced negative impacts on sensitive habitats and non- target species.
Amendment 125 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall aim at achieving the objectives set out in Article 3 and in particular for the protection of aggregations of juveniles or spawning fish or shellfish species. They shall be at least as stringent as technical measures applicable under Union law.
Amendment 232 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) Simplification of the current rules on technical measures should not result in a weakening of the standards of conservation and sustainability
Amendment 236 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Technical measures where relevant should apply to recreational fisheries which can have a significant impact on the marine environment, stocks of fish and shellfishother species.
Amendment 242 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Technical measures should contribute to achieving the CFP objectives to fish atso as to restore and maintain harvested species to levels above those which can produce maximum sustainable yield levels, avoid and reduce unwanted catches and eliminate discards and to contribute to the achievement of good environmental status (GES) as set out in Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council18 , taking into account the best scientific advice. _________________ 18 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).
Amendment 247 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Technical measures should specifically providensure protection ofor juveniles and spawning aggregations of fish through the use of selective fishing gears and avoidance measures. Technical measures should also minimise and eliminate where possible, the impacts of fishing gears on the marine ecosystem and in particular on sensitive species and habitats. They should also contribute to having in place management measures for the purposes of complying with obligations under Council Directive 92/43/EEC19 , Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council20 and Directive 2008/56/EC. _________________ 19 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p.7. 20 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, 26.1.2010, p..
Amendment 249 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) The incidental catching and killing of protected species should be addressed in a comprehensive manner across all fisheries and gear types in view of the strict level of protection they are afforded under Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC, their high level of vulnerability and the obligation to achieve a good environmental status by 2020.
Amendment 262 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) There is a need for detailed and quantified knowledge concerning the impacts of innovative fishing gears, including pulse trawls, including their cumulative effects on the marine environment and species, before their use is widely adopted on a commercial scale; an effective programme of monitoring and evaluation must be established.
Amendment 272 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Where no technical measures are in place at regional level then defined baseline standards should apply. Those baseline standards should be derived from existing technical measures, taking account of STECF advice and the opinions of stakeholders. They should consist of baseline mesh sizes for towed gears and static nets, minimum conservation reference sizes, closed or restricted areas, nature conservation measures to mitigate againstnimize and, where possible, eliminate bycatches of marine mammals and seabirds in certain areas and any other regionally specific measures currently in existence that are still required to ensure conservation objectives continue to be met until such times measures are put in place under regionalisation.
Amendment 276 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) Where technical measures are necessary for the conservation of stocks or the marine ecosystem, but no multiannual plans are in place, the Commission should be empowered to adopt such measures by delegated acts.
Amendment 281 #
2016/0074(COD)
(26 a) Decisions taken by groups of Member States under regionalisation must meet at least the same standards of democratic oversight as those in the concerned Member States and the Union;
Amendment 283 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 b (new)
Recital 26 b (new)
(26 b) Regionalisation should be used to create tailor-made measures that consider the specificities of each fisheries area and safeguard their environmental conditions;
Amendment 294 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) On the basis of scientific assessment of the impacts of innovative gears, duly evaluated by the STECF, the use of such or extension to the use of innovativel gears, such as the electric pulse trawl could be included as an option in joint recommendations from regional groups of Member States. The use of innovative fishing gears should not be permitted where scientific assessment indicates that their use will lead to negative impacts on sensitive habitats and non- target species.
Amendment 299 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) In order to minimisze and, where possible, eliminate the bycatches of sensitive species and impacts of fishing gears on sensitive habitats, regional groups of Member States should develop additional mitigation measures to reduce the impacts of fishing on sensitive species and habitats. Where scientific evidence shows that there is a serious threat to the conservation status of such species and habitats then Member States should introduce additional restrictions on the construction and operation of certain fishing gears or even the introduction of a total prohibition on their use in that region. In particular such provisions could be applied to the use of driftnets which in certain areas has resulted in significant catches of cetaceans and seabirds.
Amendment 305 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to update the list of fish and shellfish for which directed fishing is prohibited; to update the list of sensitive areas where fishing should be restricted; to adopt technical measures as part of multiannual plans or, where necessary, outside the framework of multiannual plans; and to adopt technical measures as part of temporary discard plans. 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 to the Council.
Amendment 309 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation shall apply to activities pursued by Union fishing vessels and nationals of Member States, without prejudice to the primary responsibility of the flag State, in the fishing zones referred to in Article 5, as well as byin international waters and the waters of third countries, without prejudice to the technical measures adopted by RFMOs or included in SFPAs. It shall also apply to fishing vessels flying the flag of, and registered in, third countries when fishing in Union waters.
Amendment 321 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) optimisensure sustainable exploitation patterns to provide protection for juveniles and spawning aggregations of marine species; and provide appropriate safeguards;
Amendment 325 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) ensure that bycatches of marine species listed under Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC and other sensitive species that result from fishing are minimised and where possible eliminated such that they do not represent a threat to the conservation status of these species;
Amendment 328 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) ensure that the environmental impacts of fishing on marine habitats are minimised and where possible eliminated such that they do not represent a threat to the conservation status of those habitats;
Amendment 332 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Amendment 335 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure that catches of marine species below minimum conservation reference sizes do not exceed 5% by volume in accordance withspecific levels defined for each fishery and métier. These target levels shall be regularly reviewed and reduced in order to ensure progressive and continual progress in improving selectivity and achieving the objectives of Article 2(2) and Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. In no case should they be greater than 10% of the total catches by volume per métier.
Amendment 349 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ensure that bycatches of marine mammals, marine reptiles, seabirds and other non-commercially exploited species do not exceed levels provided for in Union legislation and international agreementsare progressively reduced and, where possible, eliminated.
Amendment 350 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure that the environmental impacts of fishing activities on seabed habitats do not exceedmarine habitats, including sensitive seabed habitats, are minimized and maintained below the levels needed to achieve good environmental status, in particular for each habitat type assessed in the framework of Directive 2008/56/EC in each marine region or subregion in relation to both habitat quality and the spatial extent over which the required levels need to be achieved with the aim of ensuring that the conditions in Descriptors 1 and 6 are fulfilled.
Amendment 355 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) ensure that bycatches of unwanted fish are progressively reduced and, where possible, eliminated, with the aim of ensuring that the conditions described in Descriptors 1, 3 and 4 of Commission Decision 2010/477/EU are fulfilled.
Amendment 360 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The extent to which these targets have been achieved shall be assessed by Member States and reviewed as part of the reporting process set out in Article 34.
Amendment 369 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘exploitation pattern’ means how fishing pressure is distributed across the size and age profile of a stock;
Amendment 373 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘selective fishing’ means a fishing method’s ability to target and capture fish or shellfish by size and species type during the fishing operation allowing non-target species and juveniles of regulated species to be avoided or released unharmed;
Amendment 379 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5 a) ‘conservation status of a species’ means as defined by Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 381 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
(5 b) ‘conservation status of a habitat’ means as defined by Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 390 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘Advisory Councils’ means stakeholder groups established under the CFPin accordance with Articles 43-45 and Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1380/2013 to promote a balanced representation of all stakeholders and to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP;
Amendment 397 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 21
(21) ‘driftnet’ means a net made up of one or more walls of netting, hung jointly in parallny gillnet held on the headline(s), held on the watersea surface or at a certain distance below it by floating devices and, drifting with the current, either independently or with the boat to which it may be attached. It may be equipped with devices aiming to stabilise the net or to limit its drift such as a sea- anchor or an anchor on the bottom attached at one single end of the net;
Amendment 407 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 39 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 39 a (new)
(39 a) ‘weighted line’ means a line of baited hooks with added weight to increase its sinking speed and so by reduce its time of exposure to seabirds;
Amendment 412 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 43 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 43 a (new)
(43 a) ‘significant adverse impact’ means as defined in Article 2(c) of Council Regulation (EC) No 734/2008;
Amendment 418 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) towed devices for harvesting red coral or other type of corals or coral-like organisms;
Amendment 423 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 2, this Article shall apply in international waters and the waters of third countries.
Amendment 463 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2, the retention on board, transhipment or landing of living specimens of marine species referred to in paragraph 1 which have been caught as bycatch, shall be authorised as far as this activity is necessary to secure assistance for the recovery of the individual animals and. The retention on board, transshipping or landing shall be authorized when the specimen is dead and can be used for scientific purposes, provided that the competent national authorities concerned have been fully informed in advance.
Amendment 465 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. On the basis of the best available scientific advice a Member State may put in place for vessels flying its flag, mitigation measures or restrictions on the use of certain gears pursuant to the procedure laid down in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Such measures shall minimise and where possible eliminate the catches of the species referred to in paragraph 1 or other species caught incidentally and shall be compatible with the objectives set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 and be at least as stringent as technical measures applicable under Union law.
Amendment 467 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Member States shall monitor the effectiveness of measures adopted under this Article on minimising bycatch and report annually to the Commission on progress.
Amendment 481 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The practices of high grading and slipping shall be prohibited.
Amendment 484 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply toThe practice of slipping shall only be allowed for catches of species which are exempted from the application of the landing obligation in accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 490 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In cases where other Member States wish to establish similar technical measures, a joint recommendation may be submitted in accordance with Article 19.
Amendment 498 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with the procedure set out in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 Member States may submit joint recommendations defining appropriate technical measures at the regional level that deviate from the measures set out in paragraph 1. Notwithstanding Article 18 (1) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1380/2013, the Commission may adopt such delegated acts also in the absence of a joint recommendation referred to in those paragraphs.
Amendment 508 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to establish technical measures at regional level with the aim of achieving objectives of multiannual plans referred to in Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Such measures shall be established by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 32 of this Regulation and Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Notwithstanding Article 18(1) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the Commission may adopt such delegated acts also in the absence of a joint recommendation referred to in these paragraphs.
Amendment 516 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission mayshall require the STECF to assess the joint recommendations referred to in paragraph 5.
Amendment 523 #
2016/0074(COD)
When Member States do not submit joint recommendations, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to establish closed or restricted areas where necessary to protect juveniles or spawning aggregations.
Amendment 527 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new)
When Member States do not submit joint recommendations, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend or establish minimum conservation reference sizes listed in Part A of Annexes V to X where necessary to protect juveniles or spawning aggregations.
Amendment 528 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Such joint recommendations shall be based on the best available scientific advice regarding size at maturity and aim to ensure that the targets contained in Article 4(1)(b) are met. They shall not jeopardise the control and enforcement provisions relating to the landing and marketing of fish products.
Amendment 534 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Amendment 539 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The use of innovative fishing gears shall notonly be permitted on a commercial scale where those assessments indicate that their use will lead to significant improvements in the selectivity of the original gear and reduced negative impacts on sensitive habitats and non- target species.
Amendment 550 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
When Member States do not submit joint recommendations, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to allow for the use of nature conservation measures to protect sensitive species and habitats.
Amendment 554 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall aim at achieving the objectives set out in Article 3 and in particular for the protection of aggregations of juveniles or spawning fish or shellfish species. They shall be at least as stringent as technical measures applicable under Union law.
Amendment 558 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph a
Article 28 – paragraph a
(a) transpose into Union law certain technical measures agreed by the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC), including lists of vulnerable marine ecosystems and specific technical measures related to fisheries for blue ling and redfish defined in NEAFC Recommendations 05:2013, 19:2014, 01:2015, 02:2015; and
Amendment 1 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. the term ‘child pornography’ shall be replaced with the term ‘child abuse material’ throughout the text;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas girls fleeing conflict and persecution are at a heightened risk of rape, sexual abuse and exploitation, prostitution, and forced marriage;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is concerned that the non- consensual distribution of erotic or pornographic material, including the phenomenon of so-called ‘revenge porn’– a rapidly increasing form of abuse – overwhelmingly affects women and girls, some of whom are under the legal age of consent; emphasises the need to educate young girls on the possible consequences of taking intimate photographs of themselves; Encourages the competent authorities in the Member States to promote gender equality in their comprehensive sex and relationship education programmes, including teaching girls and boys about relationships based on consent, respect and reciprocity, where stereotypes and expectations based on sexual abuse and exploitation affect the self-image, health, acquisition of skills, intellectual development, social integration and identity formation of girls and boys;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the need to raise awareness at an early stage among all girls and boys about staying safe and about the importance of respecting the dignity and privacy of others in the digital era; whereas authorities should commit to the development of education campaigns directed at men and younger generations, with the aim of involving men and boys as partners, gradually preventing and eliminating all forms of gender-based violence and promoting or empowering women;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2129(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to step up the provision of resources for professionals working with children as well as for investigative experts, who should be aware of how gender differences affect the ways in which girls and boys respond to sexual abuse. Child asylum-seekers in detention who have been subjected to sexual abuse need to receive appropriate medical advice and counselling, including where pregnancy results, and are to be provided with the requisite physical and mental health care, support and legal aid and their claims must be investigated by competent and independent authorities.
Amendment 9 #
2015/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, to date, the performance of sectoral cooperation has been lamentably poor; whereas change is needed urgently, and the Agreement has to do more to promote transparency and accountability in the sectoral cooperation to foster sustainable development of the Guinea- Bissau fisheries sector and of related industries and activities so as to ensure that the added value created by exploitation of the country’s natural resources, to a greater extent, remains in Guinea-Bissau itself;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the gaps in knowledge that have been found to exist, both as regards the impact of the Agreement on the marine ecosystem and ensuring that access is limited to the surplus stocks that cannot be caught by local fleets, and owing to the dearth of up- to-date biological data (especially after EU fleets ceased to operate in Guinea-Bissau, in 2012), which was followed by the arrival of several vessels of Asian origin that began fishing in the waters of Guinea-Bissau) reinforce the need for a precautionary approach, and should be treated as a cause for concern and must be remedied as soon as possible;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers the Agreement to be a matter of great importance both for Guinea-Bissau and for the EU fleets operating in Guinea- Bissau’s waters; believes, therefore, that the results achieved to date in the field of sectoral cooperation have been unsatisfactory and calls on the Commission to take every step required –by installing mechanisms for increased transparency, accountability and participation of beneficiaries in particular small-scale artisanal fishing communities and, if need be by revising and increasing the sectoral support component of the Agreement, as well as finding better and different ways to increase the take-up rate for that support – in order to reverse the trend seen in recent decades;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Maintains that the Agreement has to promote more genuinely sustainable development of Guinea-Bissau’s fisheries sector and of related industries and activities, in particular small scale fisheries that greatly contribute to food security and local livelihoods, increasing the added value that stays in Guinea-Bissau as a result of exploitation of the country’s natural resources; recognises that advances have been made in recent years, but considers that determined and lasting efforts are needed in order to produce noticeable results; believes that the areas to support, not least with technical assistance, could include institutional capacity building, training of fishing professionals, partnerships with non-industriartisanal small- scale fisheries, and stronger emphasis on gender policies so as to confer recognition on, and take advantage of, the role of women (distribution and marketing of fish, storage, first-stage processing, etc.);
Amendment 16 #
2015/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it desirable to improve the quantity and accuracy of data on all catches (targeted and bycatch) and, more generally, the conservation status of fishery resources so that the impact of the Agreement on the marine ecosystem and on fishing communities, can be gauged more accurately; and believes that Guinea- Bissau should be helped to develop its own means of obtaining such data; calls on the Commission to ensure until such time as it can be demonstrated scientifically that the fishing opportunities accorded are surplus to the capacity of the Guinea-Bissau fleet, they are not utilised, and that the bodies supervising the implementation of the Agreement, including the Joint Scientific Committee, operate on a more regular and transparent basis;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2119(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to send Parliament the minutes and conclusions of meetings of the Joint Committee provided for in Article 9 of the Agreement, the multi-annual sectoral programme referred to in Article 3 of the new Protocol and the findings of the related annual assessments, and the minutes and conclusions of the meetings provided for in Article 4 of the new Protocol; calls on the Commission to enable representatives of Parliament to attend Joint Committee meetings as observers and to promote the participation of Guinea Bissau fishing communities; and requests that, during the final year of application of the Protocol and before negotiations are opened for its renewal, the Commission submit a full report to Parliament and the Council on its implementation, without imposing unnecessary restrictions on access to that report;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas Parties to the UNFCCC decided at COP18 (Decision 23/CP.18) to adopt a goal of gender balance in bodies established pursuant to the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, in order to improve women’s participation and inform a more effective climate change policy that addresses the needs of women and men equally and to keep track of progress made towards the goal of gender balance in advancing gender-sensitive climate policy;
Amendment 104 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance of maintaining human rights at the core of climate action, and insists that the Commission and the Member States ensure the Paris Agreement recognises that the respect, protection and promotion of human rights, encompassing i.e. gender equality, full and equal participation of women, and the active promotion of a just transition of the workforce creating decent work and quality jobs for all, are a prerequisite for effective global climate action;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
– having regard to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, adopted in October 1995 by the FAO Conference and its associated instruments, in particular the 1995 Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas,
Amendment 14 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas marine biological diversity should be considered as being part of the common natural heritage of mankind, and its preservation and conservationthe preservation and conservation of marine biological diversity is a common concern of all humankind and should be treated as such;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the UNFSA is a comprehensive and forward-thinking document that should not be changedwhose full implementation must be ensured through the enhanced cooperation processes to be adopted in the new international instrument;
Amendment 55 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the UNFSA provides a framework for the application of the precautionary and ecosystem-based approaches, conservation and management measures, cooperation for conservation and management, andthrough the work of the sub- regional and regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) and arrangements;
Amendment 57 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas UNGA Resolutions 61/105 and 64/72 call upon States and RFMOs to adopt a range of measures to ensure the effective conservation of deep sea resources and to prevent significant adverse impact of bottom fishing on vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) in ABNJ
Amendment 62 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas the course of actions of the so- called ‘Kobe Process’ recognises the efforts already made by those RFMOs that have undertaken independent performance reviews and calls on all RFMOs to regularly undertake such reviews and, make the results publicly available and fully implement the recommendations made by them;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and seas and of their resources; calls on the EU and the international community to promote conservation and sustainable use of marine resources by implementing, among other measures, modern concepts of fisheries management,principles of ocean governance including science-based marine governancefisheries management, maintaining stocks toabove levels which are capable of producing maximum sustainable yield, ecosystem- based management and conservation of marine biodiversity and the precautionary approach;
Amendment 103 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the Commission to promote the inclusion, in the new legally binding instrument, of mechanisms for the creation and effective implementation of networks of MPAs, including through coordination of all relevant stakeholders, and the necessary provisions concerning monitoring and enforcement;
Amendment 106 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to promote enhanced cooperation, coordination, transparency and accountability between all sectoconcerned stakeholders, including between the new instruments negotiated, the existing UNFSA and FAO instruments, RFMOs and othe RFMOs; r sectoral bodies such as, inter alia, the International Seabed Authority and the International Maritime Organisation;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2109(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the UN to create additional rules that could indirectly help protect biodiversity on the high seas, such as the establishment of global management tools, i.e. a centralised instrument for vessel registration such as the Global record of Fishing Vessels being developed under the authority of the FAO;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses its concern about the current high level of shark by-catch as a consequence of fisheries in these waters, given the concern expressed by the evaluation of the previous protocol over the vulnerability of certain shark species to over-exploitation; calls on the Commission to report to Parliament on the actions taken by the Joint Committee in response to the critical science-based study to be carried out as described in Article 4, paragraph 6 of the Annex to the Protocol; stresses that, in addition, Parliament mustshall be informed of the data on shark by-catch figures, in an attempt to ensure that shark by-catch is kept to an absolute minimum;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Requests that the Commission evaluate each year whether the vessels operating under the provisions of this protocol have complied with the relevant reporting requirements; considers that, where this is not the case, the Commission should withhold their requests for fishing licences for the following year;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises the significant improvement in the control regime brought about by the current control regulation, in combination with the IUU fishing regulation, in terms of consolidation of many previously separate regulations, the introduction of the possibility to use new technologies, preliminary steps towards harmonization of sanctions, clarification of the roles of the Commission and Member States, improvements in traceability and other advances;
Amendment 79 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is in favour of the simplification of Union legislation with a view to achieving ‘better lawmaking’, in particular through the revision of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, scheduled for 2017 while retaining effective rules able to prevent, detect and punish infringements of the CFP;
Amendment 138 #
2015/2093(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for a standardisation of sanctions andwhile keeping them at a level that is proportional, non-discriminatory and acts as a deterrent; prefers economic rather than penal sanctions, but also recalls the need to introduce incentives for fishermen;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the reform of the common fisheries policy (CFP) included among its objectives the achievement of maximum sustainable yield (MSY), using an ecosystem-based approach; whereas technical measures and multiannual plans, which are concerned with conservation, are the main tools to achieve these objectiveso restore and maintain populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield (MSY), using an ecosystem-based approach;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the main changes introduced under the 2013 CFP reform also include discard eliminthe landing obligation and regionalisation;
Amendment 34 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the discard ban and maximum sustainable yield objectiveachieving the objectives of the new CFP require the use of more selective fishing gears and practices;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the failure of the Council to adopt a clear position has prevented the alignment of legislation regarding technical measures with the Treaty of Lisbon; whereas, following the CFP reform, the deadlock is apparently being resolved through delegated acts adopted by the Commission on the proposal of Member States;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas codecision is not necessary for measures taken at regional level and based on standards and objectives decided by the co-legislators or subject to frequent changes, but must be used for the adoption of rules that are common to all sea basins or not likely to be amended in the foreseeable future;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the adoption of technical measures on a regional basis should follow the model agreed by the co-legislators under the new common fisheries policy, namely for adoption by the Commission of delegated acts on the basis of joint recommendations from the Member States concerned that meet the standards and objectives decided by the co-legislators, or, if the concerned Member States do not submit a joint recommendation within the designated time, on the Commission's own initiative;
Amendment 99 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
Amendment 104 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
Amendment 118 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA
Recital AA
AA. whereas the plans must set a general objective that is achievable in administrative and scientific terms; whereas it should include high and stable yields while maintaining stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield, something which must be reflected in annual Council decisions regarding fishing opportunities in the light of the latest scientific intelligence; whereas these annual decisions should be strictly confined to the allocation of fishing opportunities, and should as far as possible seek to avoid large fluctuations in this respect;
Amendment 127 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AE
Recital AE
AE. whereas, in the absence of multiannual plans, minimum conservation reference sizes may be modified under discard plans adopted by the Commission in delegated acts on the recommendations of the Member States concerned;
Amendment 141 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that technical measures must be reviewed in a bid to improve selectivity, reduce discards and the impact of fishing on the environment, simplify and standardise current rules, improve the scientific base and make it more consistent and more acceptable to the fisheries sector;
Amendment 160 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it necessary to maintain the co-decision procedure for the adoption of rules common to all sea basins, including the establishment of standards and objectives for technical measures, or for those are not likely to be amended within the foreseeable future;
Amendment 175 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that rules regarding technical measures should be structured on three co- decisional axes and a fourth regionalisation axis. The first three would comprise a set of common centralised rules including common objectives and standards to apply throughout the EU, a set of specific rules for the larger sea basins and a number of specific technical regulations, all off which would be adopted by co- decision; Notes that regionalisation would apply to rules applicable at regional level or subject to frequent changes
Amendment 181 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 232 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Maintains that it is necessary to devise future multiannual plans for achievingrestoring and maintaining stocks at levels above those that can produce the maximum sustainable yield, including an advance timetable, a conservation safeguard trigger, a mechanism for adapting to changes in scientific thinking and a review clause;
Amendment 234 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 3 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
— having regard to the Food and Agriculture Organisation Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, adopted in October 1995 (hereinafter ‘the Code of Conduct’) and associated instruments and guidelines,
Amendment 38 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas in many cases there are insufficient data on the fish stocks that the EU is fishing in the waters of third countries, in terms of their status and of total removals by local and third-country fleets, thus making it difficult to evaluate the surplus as required under UNCLoS;
Amendment 49 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the inclusion in the basic regulation on the CFP3 , for the first time, of a chapter dedicated to the external dimension, including minimum conditions for bilateral agreements, a duty to foster cooperation among RFMOs and consistency among the measures they take, an explicit reference to common standards both inside and outside EU waters and a statement that measures must be based on the best available scientific advice; __________________ 3 Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 58 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists on the importance of sustainable fishing, in the EU and abroadthat the promotion, by the EU and its partners, of environmentally, economically and socially sustainable fisheries based on transparency and the participation of non-governmental stakeholders (especially professionals whose livelihoods depend upon fisheries, ais the only way to secure a future for coastal communities, the employment generated by fishing, and the contribution of fishing to food security;
Amendment 62 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Recalls that the environmental standards that must apply to the external dimension include the precautionary approach and the ecosystem approach to fisheries management, so as to restore and maintain stocks at levels above those capable of producing maximum sustainable yield by 2015 wherever possible and by 2020 at the latest
Amendment 69 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that all aspects of the external dimension of the CFP must be predicated on equitable and mutually beneficial relationships between the EU and its partners globally, be they bilateral (sustainable fishing partnership agreements) or multilateral (RFMOs);
Amendment 87 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Insists that the EU should promote, through its SFPAs and its work in RFMOs, harmonisation of the conditions of access for all foreign fleets to African waters for tuna, small pelagics and demersal species, with a view to establishing favourable conditions for fishers working in a sustainable and responsible manner;
Amendment 92 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is convinced that it is only through regional management of fisheries, including observer programmes and inspection (in port and at sea) and control systems at a regional level, that sustainable and equitable exploitation can be developed for highly migratory stocks and straddling and shared stocks;
Amendment 99 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is concerned that certain other fisheries, especially for shared stocks not found on the high seas, do not yet have an effective forum for regional cooperation and management; considers this a serious problem, particularly for the stocks of small pelagic species in West Africa, given their strategic importance for food security, as noted in a recent Advisory Opinion of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea4 ; __________________ 4 Advisory Opinion of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea of 2 April 2015, in response to the request submitted by the Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC) https://www.itlos.org/fileadmin/itlos/docu ments/cases/case_no.21/advisory_opinion/ C21_AdvOp_02.04.pdf.
Amendment 103 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Is convinced that, to the extent that EU vessels have access to stocks also being fished by the national fleets of the third country, there is a need for the EU to promote measures generally applicable in order to ensure harmony among industrial and artisanal fleets, which may require a zoning system to afford protection to the grounds fished by the artisanal sector;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages the Commission to promote a fairer distribution of the allocation of access in RFMOs, taking into account both the environmental and social impact and developing countries’ aspiration to develop their own fisheries; notes that any reallocation needs to involve all fleets, both distant water and national;
Amendment 125 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recognises the importance of fisheries for developing countries, especially artisanal fisheries, on account of their contribution to food security, the local economy and employment for both women and men;
Amendment 139 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Calls for instruments to protect workers and ensure decent working conditions to be included in EU instruments concerning fisheries, including ILO Convention 188, as well as in SFPAs, so as to guarantee the same working conditions, protection and training for all workers;
Amendment 141 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Warmly welcomes the transparency provisions of the most recent protocol with Mauritania, whereby the latter undertakes to publish all agreements with either States or private entities granting foreign vessels access to Mauritania’s exclusive economic zone; urges that such transparency provisions be included in all SFPAs
Amendment 163 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that vessels fishing under the provisions of an SFPA but which do not fulfil their obligations such as to supply their Member State and the Commission with the data required under the terms of their fishing authorisation should not be issued with authorisations in subsequent years (no data, no fish);
Amendment 168 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers it regrettable that previous estimates of the size of the ‘external fleet’ have used differing definitions of the types of vessel to be included, with the result that existing estimates are not comparable, which makes it impossible to carry out an analysis of the fleet’s size and evolution over time, thus severely limiting transparency; encourages the Commission, as a matter of urgency, to develop a definition of the external fleet that includes all vessels operating outside EU waters, so as to allow historical comparison;
Amendment 169 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Considers that the utilisation of sectoral support in the SFPAs must be transparent, given the growing needs of third countries with respect to covering the costs of management, infrastructure, capacity building and training for inspectors and crew, improving the supply of fish for local markets and providing support for work done by women in the sector;
Amendment 172 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Notes that transparency is a prerequisite for consultation and informed participation of fisheries stakeholders, especially professionals whose livelihoods depend on fisheries; such consultation and participation should be promoted in SFPAs, including the negotiation of agreements and protocols, and their implementation, the allocation and use of sectoral support, work carried out in the RFMOs, the application of development cooperation projects, etc.;
Amendment 184 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Insists that the IUU (Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing) Regulation must be applied rigorously and objectively and in a non-discriminatory manner in order to promote a "level playing field" among fleets and States, and must not be allowed to be used for political purposes, be subject to the short- term needs of the EU’s trade policy or be used by EU fishing interests as a tool for unfairly improving competition;
Amendment 191 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that bilateral and multilateral trade agreements negotiated by the EU should promote environmentally sustainable and socially just conditions for the production of fisheries products in the third countries concerned, through the use of appropriate quantitative and qualitative restrictions on access to the EU market, so as to not undermine the progress being achieved against IUU fishing through this regulation;
Amendment 200 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Recalls the duty of the Commission as guardian of the Treaties to ensure that Member States meet their due diligence obligations regarding the external activities of their nationals and vessels, and for the EU to take account of the recent ITLoS Advisory Opinion identifying the EU as flag State in the context of bilateral agreements;
Amendment 86 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) 'chartering' means an arrangement by which a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State is contracted for a defined period by an operator in either another Member State or a third country without a change of flag.
Amendment 113 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) complete flag, ownership and operator history during the time the vessel has left the Union fleet registry.
Amendment 140 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Union shall ensure that sustainable fisheries partnership agreements are consistent with the provisions of this regulation.
Amendment 181 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) there is no sustainable fisheries partnership agreement in force with the relevant third country, or the sustainable fisheries partnership agreement in force provides expressly for the possibility of direct authorisations;
Amendment 183 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the third country has provided assurances that there is a surplus of allowable catch that would cover the proposed fishing opportunities as required under Article 31 (4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
Amendment 218 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. If the regional fisheries management organisation register or list is not public, the Commission shall notify the flag Member State of the vessels included on itcirculate the list of authorised vessels to the Member States.
Amendment 219 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it has been issued with a fishing authorisation by its flag Member State based on a scientific evaluation demonstrating the sustainability of the planned activities which has been validated by the national scientific institute of the flag Member State; and
Amendment 225 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. A Union fishing vessel may not carry out fishing activities under chartering arrangements where a sustainable fisheries partnership agreement is in force, unless otherwise provided for in that agreement.
Amendment 226 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Union vessels shall operate under chartering agreements in waters under the auspices of a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation only if the State to which the vessel is chartered is a contracting party to that organisation.
Amendment 227 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. A chartered Union vessel may not use the fishing opportunities of its flag Member State during the period of the charter. The catches of a chartered vessel shall be counted against the fishing opportunities of the chartering State.
Amendment 229 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Nothing in this regulation shall diminish the responsibilities of the flag Member State with respect to its obligations under international law, Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 or other provisions of the Common Fisheries Policy, including but not limited to reporting requirements.
Amendment 234 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. A third country fishing vessel may not engage in fishing activities in Union waters unless it has been issued with a fishing authorisation by the Commission. It shall only be issued with such an authorisation if it fulfils the eligibility criteria set out in Article 5.
Amendment 236 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) there is a surplus of allowable catch that would cover the proposed fishing opportunities as required under Article 62(2) and (3) of the UNCLOS;
Amendment 243 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may refuse, suspend or withdraw the authorisation in cases: – where a fundamental change of circumstances has occurred or in cases where overriding policyrelating to the sustainable exploitation, management and conservation of marine biological reasonsurces or – pertaining inter alia to international standards of human rights or to the fight against– where there is a serious risk of a possible infraction related to illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing warrant such action or in casesor – where, for such or any other reason of overriding policy the Union has decided to suspend or sever relations with the third country concerned.
Amendment 248 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall set up and maintain an electronic Union fishing authorisation registerregister for authorisations issued under Titles II and III, made of a public part and a secure part. That register shall:
Amendment 256 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. When a Member State receives information from a third country or a regional fisheries management organisation which is relevant for the effective application of this Regulation, it shall communicate that information to the other Member States concerned and to the Commission or the body designated by it, provided that it is permitted to do so under bilateral agreements with that third country or the rules of the regional fisheries management organisation concerned.
Amendment 257 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2
Article 44 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 5(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from the date of entry into force of this regulation. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
Amendment 258 #
Amendment 260 #
Amendment 262 #
2015/0289(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)
Amendment 170 #
2015/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure appropriate safeguards, in case data include information relating to identified or identifiable natural persons. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt, in accordance with Article 23, delegated acts defining appropriate safeguardata processing methods to be used when dealing with such information relating to identified or identifiable natural persons.
Amendment 171 #
2015/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that relevant detailed and aggregated data are updated and made available to end-users within one month from the receipt of a request for those data. In case of requests made by other interested parties, Member States shall ensure that the data are updated and made availablein the public domain within twosix months from the receipt of a request for those data.
Amendment 173 #
2015/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Where detailed data are requested for scientific publicationforeseen for peer-reviewed scientific publication by the data collector(s), Member States may, in order to protect the professional interests of data collectors, require that the publication of data be delayed by 3 years from the date to which the data refer. Member States shall inform the end-users and the Commission of any such decision and of the reasons therefor.
Amendment 176 #
2015/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
Amendment 178 #
2015/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 98 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges that all EU countries, and the EU itself as an institution, sign the Istanbul Convention and work together for gender equality in countries outside the EU, on a trans-European basis; stresses that the Istanbul Convention calls for signatories to include teaching material on issues such as non-stereotyped gender roles, mutual respect, non-violent conflict resolution in interpersonal relationships, gender-based violence and the right to personal integrity, adapted to evolving the capacity of learners, in formal curricula and at all levels of education;
Amendment 135 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the promotion of a gender perspective in education on sexuality and the emotions,comprehensive sex and relationship education, and in sport and leisure activities, where stereotypes and expectations based on gender can affect the self-image, health, acquisition of skills, intellectual development, social integration and identity construction of girls;
Amendment 140 #
2014/2250(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognises that sensitive, age- appropriate, and scientifically accurate sex and relationship education is an essential tool in the empowerment of girls and boys, helping them to make well- informed choices and contributing to wider public health priorities such as the reduction in unplanned pregnancies, reduced maternal and infant mortality, prevention and earlier treatment of sexually transmitted infections and reduced gap in health inequality;
Amendment 4 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or, sexual orientation or sexual identity is prohibited by EU law;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the practical application of provisions on equal pay in the Member States was acknowledged as one of the most problematic areas; whereas, according to the latest figures, the gender pay gap still exists, standing at 16.4 %, and despite existing EU legislation and soft-law recommendationsdespite the significant body of legislation in force for almost 40 years, the actions taken and the resources spent, progress in this area is extremely slow and the gender pay gap still exists, standing at 16.2 %;
Amendment 18 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas relative progress has been made as regards women’s employment rates, but despite the existing framework at EU and national level, the level of occupational and sectoral segregation of women and men into different types of jobs remains relatively high, a situation which also has an impact on the gender pay gap over the course of a lifetime; whereas vertical segregation, whereby women feature predominantly in part-time work, lower-paid occupations or are in lower- level positions in the hierarchy, also contributes to the pay gap;
Amendment 22 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas broadening women's career prospects and changing educational patterns could have a positive influence on addressing the gender pay gap, for example by increasing the numbers of female scientists and engineers; whereas education can and must contribute to eradicating gender stereotypes from society; whereas women's skills and competences are often undervalued, as are the professions and jobs in which women predominate, without this necessarily being justified by any objective criteria;
Amendment 26 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas a large majority of mothers participating on the labour market bear the main responsibility for supporting their families as primary breadwinners; whereas the rate of single parents is higher for women than for men; whereas the gender pay gap has thus serious impact on living conditions, nutrition, and life opportunities of many European families;
Amendment 32 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas motherhood and care for the elderly represent additional work that is for the most partalmost exclusively carried out by women; whereas this work is neither paid nor valued by society, even though it contributes to social welfare and canould be measured by economic indicators such as GDP; whereas this results in the widening of the income gaps that exist between women and men through the ‘costs’ of the years spent out of the labour market or of reduced hours due to part-time arrangements; whereas the impact of these elements on lifetime earnings varies across the Member States depending on the level of support given to parents, by either legislative measures or collective agreements;
Amendment 37 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas pay gap between women and men widens after retirement, pension gaps being thus considerably higher than pay gaps; whereas women receive on average 39 % less than men in pensions; whereas this situation could be the result differentis caused by social and economic factors, such as the level of participation of women in paid labour, the employment structure of various sectoccupational and highly segregated labour markets, undervaluing of women's worsk, the time spent in work, and the gender pay gaphigher proportion of women working part-time, lower hourly wages, and less years in employment; whereas this increases the risk of poverty for women in retirement;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas Parliament has repeatedly called on the Commission to review existing legislation in order to tackle the gender pay gap; whereas closing the gender pay gap would represent a means of increasing employment rates among women, improving the situation of many European families, and decreasing the risk of poverty for women, especially at pension age;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas closing the gender gap would represent a means of reaching the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy in terms of employment and reduction of poverty, and ensuring the free movement of workers as a basic European freedom; whereas, according to the European Added Value Assessment conclusions, a one-percentage-point decrease in the gender pay gap will increase economic growth by 0,1%;
Amendment 52 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reiterates the importance for the Member States to clearly include in their national legislation the prohibition of any discrimination based on sexual identity or gender reassignment;
Amendment 89 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that access to justice in this field is limited due to several causes, such as the length orand costs of the procedures, the absence of free legal aid, the absence of dissuasive penalties for employers who do not respect wage equality, or the fear of victim stigmatisation in the workplace; underlines the fact that the application of the burden of proof rule also poses problems in several Member States; calls on the Member States to support equality bodies, trade unions and NGOs in taking an active role in providing assistance to victims of discrimination;
Amendment 111 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. calls on the Member States to strengthen the obligations for large and medium-sized enterprises to ensure the systematic promotion of equal treatment and to provide the appropriate information on a regular basis to their employees, including on issues of equal pay; reiterates that the introduction of financial penalties for employers who do not respect wage equality is likely to be a relevant means to close the gender pay gap;
Amendment 142 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Member States to act in an exemplary manner themselves in regard to combating unequal pay for women in government, public institutions and public companies in general;
Amendment 157 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to oppose inequality in pay between the sexes in all relevant EU policies and national programmes, in particular in those geared towards the fight against poverty;
Amendment 158 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Calls on the Commission to fix precise objectives and deadlines to reduce the gender pay gap;
Amendment 162 #
2014/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Member States to provide Eurostat with annual high-quality gender pay gap statistics (broken down by gender, economic sector, working time, economic control and age) so that it is possible to assess developments throughout the European Union;
Amendment 20 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The United Nations Convention of 10 December 1982 on the Law of the Sea16, to which the Union is a contracting party, provides for conservation obligations, including the maintaining or restoring populations of harvested species at levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield, as qualified by relevant environmental and economic factors. __________________ 16 OJ L 179, 23.6.1998, p. 3
Amendment 26 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) It is appropriate to establish a multi- species fisheries plan taking into account the dynamics between the stocks of cod, herring and sprat, and also considering the by-catch species of the fisheries for these stocks, namely the Baltic stocks of plaice, brill, flounder and turbot. The objective of this plan should be to aim at achieving and maintaining maximum sustainable yields for the stocks concernedrestore and maintain stocks of harvested species above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield. It should also allow for measures to reduce incidental catches of seabirds and marine mammals.
Amendment 34 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The exploitation of cod and pelagic stocks should not jeopardise the sustainability of the stocks taken as by- catches in these fisheries, namely the Baltic stocks of plaice, brill, flounder and turbot. Therefore, the plan should also aim at ensuring the conservation of these by-catch stocks above biomass levels corresponding to precautionary approachlevels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 35 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Regulation 1380/2015 further aims to gradually eliminate discards, taking into account the best scientific advice, by avoiding and reducing unwanted catches, which can be achieved by improving the selectivity of fishing gears and practices.
Amendment 37 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) These targets should therefore be established and expressed in terms of fishing mortality rates that would restore and maintain stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield, based on scientific advice19. __________________ 19 ICES technical services, September 2014 http://www.ices.dk/sites/pub/Publication% 20Reports/Advice/2014/Special%20Reque sts/EU_Fmsy_range_for_Baltic_cod_and_ pelagic_stocks.pdf
Amendment 40 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) It is necessary to establish conservation reference points to allow for additional precaution when a stock size is reduced to certain critical level posing serious risk. Such conservation reference points should be determined at levels of minimum spawning biomass of a stock that is consistent with full reproductive capacity. Remedial measures should be envisaged in caseorder to prevent the stock size fallsrom falling below minimum spawning biomass.
Amendment 67 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The plan shall aim at contributing tofollow the precautionary approach and aim to achieve the objectives of the common fisheries policy listed in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, and in particular:
Amendment 75 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) achievrestoring and maintaining maximum sustainable yield for the stocks concernepopulations of the stocks concerned above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield, and
Amendment 81 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ensuring the conservation of the stocks of plaice, brill, flounder and turbot in line with the precautionary approachabove levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 84 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The plan shall aim at gradually eliminating discards, taking into account the best available scientific advice, by avoiding and reducing unwanted catches, as well as by contributing to the implementation of the landing obligation established in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 for the stocks concerned and for plaice.
Amendment 88 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The plan shall implement the ecosystem-based approach by aiming to achieving good environmental status by 2020, as required in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1380/2013 and Directive 2008/56/EC, in particular Article 1(1) therein.
Amendment 95 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The target fishing morIn order to achieve the objectives establity shall be reached by 2015 and maintained onwards for the stocks concerned withinshed in Article 3 above, the fishing mortality for the stocks concerned shall, by 2015, be in the range of between zero and the following rangvalues: Stock Target fishing Western Baltic 0.23-0.29 cod Eastern Baltic 0.41-0.51 cod Central Baltic 0.23-0.29 herring Gulf of Riga 0.32-0.39 herring Bothnian Sea 0.13-0.17 herring Bothnian Bay Not defined herring Western Baltic 0.25-0.31 herring Baltic Sprat 0.26-0.32 mortality range mortality range Western Baltic up to 0.8 times cod value of F-MSY Eastern Baltic up to 0.8 times cod value of F-MSY Central Baltic up to 0.8 times herring value of F-MSY Gulf of Riga up to 0.8 times herring value of F-MSY Bothnian Sea up to 0.8 times herring value of F-MSY Bothnian Bay up to 0.8 times herring value of F-MSY Western Baltic up to 0.8 times herring value of F-MSY Baltic Sprat up to 0.8 times value of F-MSY ( Note - numbers in table to be filled in according to values provided by ICES report "EU request to ICES to provide F-MSY ranges for selected North Sea and Baltic stocks" in March 2015)
Amendment 100 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, fishing opportunities shall comply with the targets set out in paragraph 1. In particular, they shall ensure that there is less than a 5% probability of exceeding the mortality rate corresponding to F-MSY
Amendment 103 #
Amendment 108 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. When the spawning biomass of any of the stocks concerned for a certain year is below the minimum spawning biomass levels set out in paragraph 1, appropriate remedial measures shall be adopted to ensure rapidthe return, as soon as possible, of the stock concerned to precautionary levlevels above those capable of producing maximum sustainable yielsd. In particular, by way of derogation from Article 4(2) of this Regulation and in accordance with Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 fishing opportunities shall be set at levels lower than those resulting in target fishing mortality ranges laid down in Article 4(1). These remedial measures may also include, as appropriate, the submission of legislative proposals by the Commission and emergency measures adopted by the Commission under Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 111 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. When the biomass of any of the stocks concerned for a certain year falls below the levels set out in the table below, appropriate measures shall be taken to halt targeted fishing for the relevant stock. Stock Limit biomass level (in tonnes) Western Baltic 26 000 cod Eastern Baltic 63 000 cod Central Baltic 430 000 herring Gulf of Riga Not defined herring Bothnian Sea Not defined herring Bothnian Bay Not defined herring Western Baltic 90 000 herring Baltic sprat 410 000
Amendment 112 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter IV – title
Chapter IV – title
Specific conservation measures for plaice, flounder, turbot and brill and other incidental catches
Amendment 113 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title
Article 6 – title
Measures in case of threat to plaice, flounder, turbot and brill and other incidental catches
Amendment 118 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. When scientific advice states that the conservation of any of the Baltic stocks of plaice, flounder, turbot or brill, brill, seabirds or marine mammals is under threat, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15 on specific conservation measures concerning the stock under threat and regarding any of the following:
Amendment 126 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint 5 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint 5 a (new)
(5a) other characteristics linked to selectivity.
Amendment 128 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall aim at achieving the objective set out in Article 3(1)(b) and be based on the best available scientific advice.
Amendment 134 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7
By way of derogation from Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 the landing obligation shall not apply to the stocks concerned and plaicecod when fishing with the following gears: trapnets, pots and creels.
Amendment 154 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15 onwith the aim of achieving good environmental status in the Baltic Sea and, in particular, of ensuring that the conditions described in Descriptors 1, 3, 4 and 6 of Commission Decision 2010/477/EC are fulfilled. Such delegated acts may include, inter alia, the following technical measures:
Amendment 157 #
2014/0285(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall aim at achieving the objectives set out in Article 3 and in particular the protection of juveniles orand spawning fish and minimizing the incidental capture of seabirds and marine mammals.
Amendment 172 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – subpoint a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – subpoint a
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
"(e) a landing obligation in part of the fisheries or in allany fisheries asy referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx]1380/2013."
Amendment 212 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 25a – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 25a – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) the data to be recorded and processed by the remote electronic monitoring systems and the length of time that the data must be conserved;
Amendment 217 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – subpoint a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – subpoint a
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for the quantities of each stock or group of stocks subject to TACs or quotas landed during the preceding month, including, as a separate information, those below the applicable minimum conservation reference size, as well as the quantities of all stocks discarded at sea; and
Amendment 219 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 8
1. All catches below the applicable minimum conservation reference size retained on board a Union fishing vessel shall be placed in boxes, compartments or containers separately for each stock in such a way that they are identifiable from other boxes, compartments or containers.