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26 Amendments of Czesław HOC related to 2018/0193(COD)

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC, Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Ruža TOMAŠIĆ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) The common fisheries policy has been reformed by Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and Council28 . The objectives of the common fisheries policy and the requirements for fisheries control and enforcement are set out in Articles 2 and 36 of that Regulation. Its successful implementation depends on ~~the~~a simplified, effective and up-to-date control and enforcement system that recognises the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. __________________ 28Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC, Ruža TOMAŠIĆ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) Small -scale fisheries play an important role in the Union, from a biological, economic and social perspective. Considering the possible impacts of small -scale fisheries on stocks, it is important to c~~ontrol~~heck that the fishing activities and fishing efforts of smaller vessels are in compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy. For this purpose it is necessary to obtain the position data of those vessels. Therefore, Member States should be able to track all fishing vessels, including fishing vessels which are less than 12 metres' length. For these vessels ~~12 metres' length it is now possible to use mobile devices which are less expensive and easy to use~~it is sufficient to use apps that can be downloaded to fishermen’s mobile phones. This will make it possible to promote the socio-economic interests of the fisheries concerned, providing funding where necessary via the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, subsidies, financial instruments or InvestEU.

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 has been amended by Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the Parliament and Council31 in order to align certain of its provisions to the landing obligation set in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. In order to allow the proper control of the landing obligation, it is necessary to equip, on the basis of a risk assessment, a certain percentage of fishing vessels should be equipped with ~~continuous recording~~ electronic monitoring devices including Close Circuit Televisions (CCTV). CCTV data may be supplemented by data from other electronic monitoring devices. Data from these devices, including from CCTV, will provide Member State officials with means tosuch as fishing activity sensors or catch-mass estimation systems in order to estimate the difference between the weight of the catch and the weight of the products that are landed. Close Circuit Televisions (CCTV) could be used, on a voluntary basis, in order to demonstrate control compliance with the landing obligation at sea. The CCTV footage should only concern the gears and the parts of the vessels where fishery products are brought on board, handled and stored. ~~Footage from CCTV~~These systems should be re~~cord~~gistered locally and should be made available exclusively to Member States officials or Union inspectors upon requests, in particular in the context of inspections, investigations or audits. __________________ 31Regulation (EU) 2015/812 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 amending Council Regulations (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2187/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 2347/2002 and (EC) No 1224/2009, and Regulations (EU) No 1379/2013 and (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the landing obligation, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 (OJ L 133, 29.5.2015, p. 1).

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC, Ruža TOMAŠIĆ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) Recreational fisheries play an important role in the Union, both from a biological, economic and social perspective. Considering the significant impacts of the recreational fishing on certain stocks, it is necessary to provide for specific tools allowing an effective control of recreational fisheries by the Member States. A registration or licensing system should allow a precise census of physical and legal persons participating in recreational fisheries and the collection of reliable data on catches and practices. The collection of sufficient and reliable data on recreational fishing is necessary in order to evaluate the impact of such fishing practices on stocks and provide Member States and the Commission with the information necessary for an effective management and control of marine biological resources.deleted

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC, Ruža TOMAŠIĆ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 19 a – paragraph 1

1. Union fishing vessels shall only be authorised to land in ports outside Union waters if they have notified by electronic means the competent authorities of their flag Member State ~~at least 3 days before the estimated time of arrival at port of the information listed i~~in accordance with the notification par~~agraph 3 and the flag Member State has not den~~rangements specified in the ~~authorisation to land within this period of time~~bilateral agreement.

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 25 a – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure effective control of the landing obligation. For this purpose ~~a minimum percentage of fishing~~, the Member States may deploy observers on board vessels f~~ish~~lying ~~for species subject to the landing obligation and flying their flag established in accordance with paragraph 2,~~their flag to monitor compliance with the landing obligation. The cost of such deployment shall not be borne by the operators. As an alternative to the deployment of observers, the Member States may, on the same shcal~~l be equipped with continuously recording Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) systems incorporating data storage.~~ e, require the use of electronic monitoring systems, such as fishing activity sensors or catch-mass estimation sensors, in order to estimate the difference between the weight of the catch and the weight of the products landed or Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) on a voluntary basis.

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 25 a – paragraph 3

~~3. In addition to the CCTV systems referred to in paragraph 1, Member States may require the use of other electronic monitoring systems for the purpose of controlling the landing obligation.~~deleted

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 55– paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

For this purpose Member States shall: (a) licensing system monitoring the number of natural and legal persons involved in recreational fisheries; and (b) fisheries through catch reporting or other data collection mechanisms based on a methodology which shall be notified to the Commission.deleted put in place a registration or a collect data on catches from such

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 55– paragraph 2

2. As regards stocks, groups of stocks and species that are subject to Union conservation measures applicable to recreational fisheries, Member States shall (a) persons involved in recreational fisheries for such stocks or species record and send catch declarations electronically to the competent authorities on a daily basis or after each fishing trip; and (b) licensing system for vessels used in such recreational fisheries, in addition to the registration or licencing system for natural and legal persons referred to in paragraph 1.deleted ensure that natural and legal put in place a registration or

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 55 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. As regards stocks, groups of stocks and species that are subject to Union conservation measures applicable to recreational fisheries, Member States may ensure that natural and legal persons involved in recreational fisheries for such stocks or species record and send catch declarations electronically to the competent authorities on a daily basis or after each fishing trip.

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 55 – paragraph 3

3. The sale of catches from recreational fisheries shall be strictly prohibited.

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC, Ruža TOMAŠIĆ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 55 – paragraph 4

~~4. National control programmes referred to in Article 93a shall include specific control activities concerning the recreational fisheries.~~deleted

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 55 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Member States shall monitor, on the basis of a sampling plan, the catches of stocks subject to recovery plans by recreational fisheries practised from vessels flying their flag and from third country vessels in waters under their sovereignty or jurisdiction. Fishing from shore shall not be included.

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC, Ruža TOMAŠIĆ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 55 – paragraph 5

5. The Commission may, by way of implementing acts, adopt detailed rules concerning: (a) systems for recreational fisheries for specific species or stocks, (b) the collection of data and the recording and submission of the catch data, (c) the tracking of vessels used for recreational fisheries, and (d) the control and marking of gears used for recreational fisheries. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 119(2).deleted the registration or licensing

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 44

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 55 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. The Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) shall evaluate the biological impact of recreational fisheries as referred to in paragraph 4. Where a recreational fishery is found to have a significant impact, the Council may decide, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 37 of the Treaty, to submit recreational fisheries as referred to in paragraph 4 to specific management measures such as fishing authorisations and catch declarations.

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 48

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 59a – paragraph 2

2. Before registration of an operator to perform the weighing of fishery products, Member States shall ensure that the operator is competent and adequately equipped to carry out weighing activities. Member States shall also have a system in place by which operators that no longer comply with the conditions for carrying out weighing activities, are no longer registered.deleted

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 48

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 59a– paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may permit fisheries products to be weighed on board the fishing vessel subject to a sampling plan as referred to in paragraph 1.

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 48

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 59a – paragraph 3

~~3. Member States may require the submission of the weighing records at regular intervals.~~deleted

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 48

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 59a – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Registered buyers, registered auctions or other bodies or persons which are responsible for the first marketing of fisheries products in a Member State shall be responsible for the accuracy of the weighing operation unless, in accordance with paragraph 2, the weighing takes place on board a fishing vessel, in which case it shall be the master’s responsibility

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 48

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 59a – paragraph 4

~~4. The Commission is empowered to adopt~~ delegated ~~acts in accordance with Article 119a concerning the criteria for the registration of operators entitled to perform the weighing of fisheries products, and the content of the weighing records.~~

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 48

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 59a – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. The figure resulting from the weighing shall be used for the completion of landing declarations, transport document, sales notes and take-over declarations.

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 48

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 59a – paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. The competent authorities of a Member State may require that any quantity of fisheries products first landed in that Member State is weighed in the presence of officials before being transported elsewhere from the place of landing.

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 49

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 60 – paragraph 1

1. Masters shall ensure that all quantities of fishery products are weighed per species on weighing systems and by operators registered pursuant to Article 59a immediately after ~~landing~~or prior to landing, with a weighing system certified by the competent authority, prior to the fishery products ~~being held in storage,~~ transported or placed on the market.

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC, Ruža TOMAŠIĆ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
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 and the points equals or exceeds 36 points, eight months if the suspension is occurring a third time and the number of points equals or exceeds 54 points and one year if the suspension is occurring a fourth time and the number of points equals or exceeds 72 points. In case the suspension is occurring for a fifth time and 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~~.

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 92 – paragraph 9

9. The coastal State is competent to determine under its national laws whether a serious infringement has been committed in its waters and to decide about the number of points to be assigned in accordance with Annex III, as well as any further action to be taken including restricting applications for EMFF.

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH

Peter van DALEN, Czesław HOC, Ruža TOMAŠIĆ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69

Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 92 – paragraph 12

12. Member States shall ensure that the application of national proceedings ~~does not render the point system ineffective~~compliments the Union’s point system.

2019/02/07
Committee: PECH