Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20

(v) how the recommended insurance- based investment products take into account the diversification of the customer’s portfolio, based on the information provided by the customers;

2023/11/09
Committee: ECON

2023/0167(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20

Directive (EU) 2016/97
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – point f

(f) adjusted individual projections of the expected outcome at the end of the contractual or recommended holding period, based on the current value of the investment and its performance development so far and linked to the pre- contractual performance scenarios in the key information document provided for in Regulation No 1286/2014, and a disclaimer that those projections may differ from the actual final value of the investment;deleted

2023/11/09
Committee: ECON

2023/0166(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

2023/0042(COD)

Andreas GLÜCK, Ulrike MÜLLER, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ondřej KNOTEK, Susana SOLÍS PÉREZ

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 1

— give priority to artificial and built surfaces, such as rooftops, transport infrastructure areas, parking areas, waste sites, industrial sites, farming and agro- industrial structures, in particular all roofs of farm buildings, mines, artificial inland water bodies, lakes or reservoirs, and, where appropriate, urban waste water treatment sites, as well as degraded land not usable for agriculture;

2022/09/09
Committee: AGRI

2022/0160(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Ivo HRISTOV, Pina PICIERNO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Draws attention to the fact that India’s legal order seems to imposes less stringent restrictions on the agricultural use of hormonal and antimicrobial preparations, while underlining that exports to the EU of products not in compliance with EU rules in these areas remain forbidden;

2022/01/13
Committee: AGRI

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Ivo HRISTOV, Pina PICIERNO

6. Notes that, ~~as a result of the above circumstances~~, the EU-India agricultural and food trade balance last year reached a deficit of EUR 1.8 billion, ~~and~~while that imbalances in agricultural trade ~~between the EU and India is steadily increasing~~remained stable in the last decade, so there is an interest for the EU producers to be able to access the Indian market to redress/address this imbalance;

2022/01/13
Committee: AGRI

2021/2177(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Ivo HRISTOV, Pina PICIERNO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to negotiate a separate agreement on the protection of geographical indications ~~before negotiating an EU-India trade agreement~~, stresses that the conclusion of the trade agreement and the investment agreement between the EU-India should be conditional on the latter;

2022/01/13
Committee: AGRI

2021/2177(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Pina PICIERNO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Calls on the Commission not to negotiate a reduction in the existing tariff and non-tariff protection~~Notes that the trade agreement is a real opportunity to gain access to this major and rapidly growing market and calls ofn the ~~EU’s common internal market for agricultural products that can be grown in the EU and for foodstuffs produced from them~~Commission to negotiate a reduction or removal of the existing tariff for the EU agricultural products;

2022/01/13
Committee: AGRI

2021/2177(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Pina PICIERNO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the text of the agreement - as consistently done in previous EU FTAs - provides protection of the EU’s common internal market by preventing: (i) the importation of non- authorized genetically modified organisms in foodstuffs, feed and seeds; (ii) the importation of agricultural products and foodstuffs with higher levels of pesticide residues than ~~provid~~allowed for in EU law, through systemic application of EU rules on MRLs; (iii) the importation of agricultural products and foodstuffs in whose production hormonal preparations which are banned in the EU have been used; (iv) the introduction of antimicrobial- resistant strains of microbes.

2022/01/13
Committee: AGRI

2021/2177(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Ivo HRISTOV, Pina PICIERNO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Draws attention to the fact that the trade agreement will require both parties to make robust commitments on both the social and environmental aspects of sustainability including the relevant ILO conventions, the decent work agenda, key environmental conventions including the Paris Cop21 commitments on climate change, and cooperation on animal welfare;

2022/01/13
Committee: AGRI

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

— having regard to the Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 28 April 2021 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2021/… of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, amending Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EU) 2017/2107 and (EU) 2019/833 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2016/16271a _________________ 1a (EP-PE_TC1-COD(2019)0272)

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

— having regard to the judgement number 1801790 given on July 15th, 2021 by the fourth chamber of the Administrative Court of Montpellier

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas objective 14.b of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals calls for providing “access of small- scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets”;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas the STECF assessment of the social dimension of the CFP found that in 2020 only 16 out of 23 coastal Member States replied to the Commission’s request to inform it of the allocation method used; whereas according to STECF, several of those responses were of limited use as they contained only broad descriptions of the national fishing fleet or simply emphasised the intent of their allocations without outlining the ‘transparent and objective criteria’;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. Whereas according to STECF the Commission’s 2020 request to Member States to provide information on their allocation system included a question on impact assessment and only two Member States (Sweden and Denmark) reported conducting such an assessment;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. Whereas according to STECF Ireland is the only member state that is reported to cite Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 in its management rules and descriptions;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)

Oa. Whereas very often the management of fishing opportunities is bureaucratic and distant from fishers and the stakeholders involved in the sector; whereas regulations are often complex and opaque and in many cases, policy consultations are not accessible to most fishers;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas some stocks are mainly targeted by ~~different~~particular fleet types, but many others are targeted by both small-scale and large-scale fleets;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)

Ra. whereas on November 10th, 2020 the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission have reached an agreement on the Regulation establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, amending Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EU) 2017/2107 and (EU) 2019/833 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2016/1627; Whereas such agreement was then voted down by the Council contradicting a decision already agreed with the other two institutions;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that fish stocks are a natural ~~common goods that~~public resource and so too are shares or rights to harvest them; Stresses in this regard that they should not be considered commodities and should be managed in a way that guarantees the highest long-term benefits for society and minimises the impact on ecosystems; Stresses also, in this regard, that no actor should be granted an indefinite, exclusive right to fish stocks that are owned commonly;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that in fisheries under quota management the problem of choke species has the potential to shut down fishing operations before the end of the season with potentially significant economic implications for fishers; underlines in this regards that a good quota system should include a fair degree of flexibility as it would allow fishers who need an extra quotas for a choke species and fishers who have available quotas to arrive at a mutually beneficial outcome;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Deplores the fact that the Member States are not transparent and are not making public what criteria they apply when distributing fishing opportunities; recalls that an objective allocation methods entails the clear and unambiguous description of well-defined allocation criteria including a clear description of the relative weightings of criteria or the conditions for their use in case of multiple criteria for allocation;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that transparent allocation criteria provides stability and legal certainty for operators; stresses therefore that information on the functioning of the system of fishing opportunities, including the method of allocation, should be easily accessible and capable of being understood by the general public so as to facilitate a consistent, rule-based allocation method that allows fora better scrutiny, less influence by particular interests and a more predictability for fishers;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Calls on~~Underlines that quota shares represent the entitlement to a public resource; calls on in this regard the Member States to make their respective methods of distributing fishing opportunities and the final quota allocation of each producer organisation and each vessel publicly available through the establishment of a compulsory public register at the national level, in line with the applicable data protection legislation;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Considers that the Commission, in its capacity of guardian of the treaties, has the obligation to guarantee the full respect of the prescriptions enshrined in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013; In this regard, calls on the Commission to ensure the correct application by all the member states of the binding transparency provision of Article 17 with regards to national quota allocation processes through an active and constant monitoring activity and, if necessary, to open an infringement procedure for those Member States that fail to comply with that requirement;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that producer organisations (POs) play an essential role in distributing fishing opportunities among the different vessels, yet relatively few small-scale fishers belong to POs, and even fewer small-scale fishers have their own dedicated POs limiting therefore their capacity to exploit this channel to access fishing opportunities;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that the allocation methods smust involve all stakehould ~~be developed in consultation with~~ers in an interactive and collaborative manner and should ensure representation from all fleet segments, producers organizations, Cofradias associations, workers organizations, fishing communities and other relevant stakeholders,; considers that allocation methods should be based on the best available scientific advice, and should include notice periods to allow fishers to adapt;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the Member States to design allocation systems in a way so as to guarantee simplicity, avoid obscure bureaucratic practices and, ultimately, allow operators and stakeholders to be able to monitor the allocation criteria and process;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Notes that the Member States ~~have only marginally modified their fishing opportunity allocation methods~~in general have not drawn a direct line between Article 17 and their national quota allocation systems; In this regards, notes that there are no recorded instances of member states changing their allocation methods in 2014 when the reformed CFP and Article 17 came into force, suggesting a minor or non-existent impact since the reform of the CFP in 2013;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Recalls that the use of transparent and objective criteria of an environmental, social or economic nature is an obligation for Member States under Article 17 of the CFP;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that the current allocation methods, exceedingly based on historical rights criteria, allow for a certain level of economic stability in the fishing sector, but, at the same time, contribute to reinforcing trends, such as economic concentration in the fishing sector ~~and the difficulty of~~, that distort competition, erect barriers at the entrance and renders the sector little attractingve for new young fishers; considers, furthermore, that these methods do not provide incentives to fishers who implement fishing practices with a reduced environmental impact, do not provide fair opportunities to small- scale fishers and threaten their existence; in this regards, calls on Member States to adequately protect small-scale fisheries with substantial ad hoc quotas and guarantee that any future increase in quotas, due to good stock management or a successful recovery plan, is redistributed mainly among this segment of the fleet;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Calls on the Member States to incentivise operators, through their allocation processes, to establish and strengthen social dialogue with unions and workers’ organisations as well as to fully apply collective bargaining agreements in order to promote social sustainability and fair working conditions within the fisheries sector;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls on the Members States, in line with Article 17 of the CFP, to ~~use age criteria when allocating~~allocate a fair share of the fishing opportunit~~ies~~y available to them~~, in order to support the entry into the business of young fishers~~ on the basis of experience and age criteria as well as to those who decide to enter the sector for the first time in order to even entry barriers, correct market failures, support the entry into the business of young fishers and ultimately facilitate the much needed generational renewal in the fisheries sector;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to engage in more proactive work with the Member States to investigate ways to distribute fishing opportunities in line with the ~~recommendations laid down in~~provisions of Article 17 of the CFP, and to publish guidelines on the ~~use~~correct implementation of the transparent and objective criteria of a social and environmental ~~criteria~~nature when allocating fishing opportunities;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Stresses the fact that the translation of the original Article 17 wording “shall use” into other languages may have weakened the legally binding imperative of this element inasmuch as in certain cases it has been translated to be suggestive rather than imperative; Stresses therefore the fact that the adoption of Article 17 into national law, particularly regarding the legally binding terminology, should be reviewed and updated where necessary; calls in this regard the Commission to address this issue within its upcoming report on the functioning of the CFP as well as in a possible future review of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls on the Commission, in its upcoming report on the functioning of the CFP, to analyse the implementation of Article 17 by the Member States and make proposals on how to improve its implementation; in this regard, calls on the Commission to consider the establishment of a legal instrument aimed at introducing the obligation to list publicly the details of the criteria used for allocating quota among the different segment of the fleet and the beneficiaries of the allocations through a national transparency register; Calls on the Commission to also consider the setting up of a permanent mechanism aimed at monitoring the correct implementation of the transparency requirement and the correct balancing of social, economic and environmental obligations listed in Article 17;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2168(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Clara AGUILERA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Stresses that the EU is still missing a legislative tool in order to implement the ICCAT decisions taken during its latest sessions; Stresses with deep concern that such a normative void risks to endanger the allocation of important quota for the EU fisheries sector; Urges therefore the Presidency of the Council to come up with an alternative proposals to the agreement already reached between the parties that is able to correspondingly meet the position of the European Parliament;

2022/02/02
Committee: PECH

2021/2079(INI)

Cristina MAESTRE, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas agriculture on islands is hampered by their remote location, insularity and environmental specificities, small holdings, limited diversity in production, dependence on local markets, the climate crisis, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss and a lack of energy, limitations in the access to fresh water and digital infrastructure;

2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI

2021/2079(INI)

Cristina MAESTRE, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas insular territories in the Union account for 80% of European diversity and represent a landscape and environmental treasure that requires specific protection;

2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI

2021/2079(INI)

Cristina MAESTRE, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)

B b. whereas a substantial part of the socio-economic development of islands is based on sectors with a high temporary rate as it is the case for agriculture and tourism; whereas this socio-economic development is sometimes threatened by the islands’ own geological, geographical, climatic specificities, and diverse characteristics;

2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI

2021/2079(INI)

Cristina MAESTRE, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)

B c. whereas islands have faced specific difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic due to their geographical isolation and difficulties in accessing basic supplies from mainland territories, such as fuel or water;

2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI

2021/2079(INI)

Cristina MAESTRE, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Commission to maintain a~~ppropriate funding, including through the~~dequate levels of funding via POSEI programmes for ~~the~~ outermost regions and ~~smaller~~ Aegean islands in its entirety within the CAP and without budget cuts, to enhance agricultural competitiveness, ensure sustainable management of natural resources and support balanced territorial development on EU islands;

2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI

2021/2079(INI)

Cristina MAESTRE, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Calls on the Commission to maintain the long-term co-financing rate for the outermost regions at 85% for the EAFRD in order to ensure the socio- economic development of these territories and thereby alleviate the problems arising from their remote location;

2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI

2021/2079(INI)

Cristina MAESTRE, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Urges the Commission to increase the financial allocations for POSEI in the event of exceptional situations, such as the current one faced by the agricultural sector in the island of La Palma (Canary Islands) after the eruption of the volcano which began on 19 September 2021; calls for urgent action by the EU to ensure that the aid reaches the affected farmers in a rapid and effective manner; recalls that the eruption endangers a unique agricultural sector such as the Canary Islands banana industry, with estimated losses that exceed 100 million euros;

2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI

2021/2079(INI)

Cristina MAESTRE, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the need to strengthen both the integrated territorial development approach towards islands and initiatives such as those on smart villages and digital innovation hubs with regard to islands in order to support sustainable agriculture and food production; highlights the importance of promoting the smart use of energy and water in order to ensure that islands make the most out of their scarce resources available;

2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI

2021/2079(INI)

Cristina MAESTRE, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Regrets that EU policies do not always take into account the specific characteristics of the most remote island territories and that the needs of these regions are under-represented in European legislation; recalls that the EU lacks a specific strategy to address the problems and challenges of outermost regions; calls on the European Commission to consider launching a strategy to study and analyse the needs of these territories in detail;

2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI

2021/2079(INI)

Cristina MAESTRE, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the Member States to utilise all available tools under cohesion policy to reinforce food sovereignty and the self-sustainability of islands and make them an integral part of the transition towards sustainable food systems, thus turning geographical handicaps into opportunities;

2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI

2021/2079(INI)

Cristina MAESTRE, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Calls on the Commission to take into account the specific problems faced by European islands during COVID-19; calls on the Commission to take into account their impact on agriculture and livestock farming in islands where the isolation and cessation of the economy put at risk the access to basic supplies as fuel and water from mainland territory;

2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI

2021/2079(INI)

Cristina MAESTRE, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for the Commission to promote island policies during regional planning processes to support sustainable agriculture, food production and agro- tourism with funds complementary to those from the EAFRD; urges it also to assess the real cost of insularity.

2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI

2021/2079(INI)

Cristina MAESTRE, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls for the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas to specifically integrate the particularities of outermost regions and Aegean islands; stresses that the Rural Observatory represents a unique opportunity for the production of adequate and updated high-quality data for island territories focused, amongst others, on access to land, establishing the grounds for the development of a holistic agricultural and economic development of islands;

2021/11/10
Committee: AGRI

2021/2075(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Johan DANIELSSON, Vera TAX, Sara CERDAS, Alessandra MORETTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Emphasises the key role that workers in the transport sector have played during the most difficult moments of the pandemic to ensure that essential supplies to urban centres, including those of medical supplies and personnel, have remained open supplies of the most basic items, including medicinal products;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Johan DANIELSSON, Vera TAX, Sara CERDAS, Alessandra MORETTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Underlines that transport workers in cities have higher exposure to the risk of infection than the rest of the population of working age, notes that these challenging circumstances and changes in trajectories has put strains on the entire urban supply chain;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Johan DANIELSSON, Vera TAX, Sara CERDAS, Alessandra MORETTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1 c. Stresses that urban mobility must be aligned with the Union’s climate and environmental objectives and be more fair, inclusive, accessible, affordable and safe, whilst also promoting active and healthy lifestyles;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses the need for local authorities to reengineer public transport in order to ensure safe, healthy and environmentally sustainable commuting options and to complement public transport with on-demand and shared transport services; highlights that EU, national and regional awareness-raising campaigns on the safe use of public transport would help and encourage citizens to regain trust in collective passenger transport;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Johan DANIELSSON, Vera TAX, Sara CERDAS, Alessandra MORETTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Notes that public transport systems have struggled to regain market shares in terms of users once restrictive measures have been softened or removed;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Johan DANIELSSON, Vera TAX, Sara CERDAS, Alessandra MORETTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Highlights the importance of awareness-raising measures for passengers to regain trust in public transport after the COVID-19 crisis;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Johan DANIELSSON, Vera TAX, Sara CERDAS, Alessandra MORETTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2 c. Stresses that public collective transport remains the backbone of sustainable transport, moving large numbers of passengers over long distances;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for a revision of the Commission guidelines on developing and implementing sustainable urban mobility plans to include a new objective to improve the resilience of mobility systems in case of rapid fluctuations in mobility demand; calls for those urban mobility plans to foster multimodality and to tackle some side effects resulting from overconcentration of the population in certain urban areas, such as congestion and rising transport costs, throughout, for instance, balanced socio-economic arrangements to ensure there is no discrimination against EU citizens;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Calls on the Commission to better integrate the EU road safety targets and actions into the guidelines on the sustainable urban mobility plans by monitoring and promoting best practices, including establishing an indicator on using EU funding for improving urban road safety effectively;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Notes that new personal mobility devices (e-scooters, electric bikes, among others) raise a number of serious concerns related to the safety of the devices themselves, their safe use, as well as to the lack of safe parking spaces in urban areas; calls on the Commission to issue guidelines for Member States on managing these safety aspects, including traffic rules; reminds the Commission and the Member States of the need to implement EU and national awareness- raising and education campaigns on the safe use of micromobility devices, with a particular focus on vulnerable road users and the redesigning of urban public spaces to include safe parking areas for these devices;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3 c. Calls on the Commission, in view of the upcoming revision of the Urban Mobility Package, to promote synergies between safety and sustainability measures in urban areas; calls, in this regard, for the reprioritisation of transport infrastructure in urban areas, including the repurposing of public spaces towards sustainable and safer transport modes such as public transport, walking, cycling and other personal mobility devices (e-scooters, electric bikes, etc), while taking into consideration the special needs of vulnerable road users; encourages greater investments for parking and other mobility connectivity zones in the entry of urban areas, providing for easy access to different modes of public transport, in view of the need to reduce urban congestion and CO2 emissions;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recognises that urban logistics are an essential public service; calls on local authorities to develop dedicated sustainable urban logistics plans that integrate freight into the planning of more dynamic and flexible uses of curb space; calls on the Commission and the Member States to work closely with regions and cities, particularly across borders, to enhance and complete relevant missing last-mile infrastructure and multimodal and cross- border connections throughout the TEN- T, thus enabling more seamless and efficient mobility system for passenger transport and freight logistics, which in turn prevents congestion and reduces emissions;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Calls for the swift finalisation of the Common European Data space for mobility which could have a positive impact in public transportation systems in terms of efficacy and efficiency and could consequently attract more users;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Johan DANIELSSON, Vera TAX, Sara CERDAS, Alessandra MORETTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Welcomes the increase of active mobility such as walking, bicycling and calls on cities to ensure sufficient infrastructure for active mobility and to make this an integral part of urban mobility and infrastructure design;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Johan DANIELSSON, Vera TAX, Sara CERDAS, Alessandra MORETTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. Believes that, where appropriate and in full respect of the principle of subsidiarity, the cycling and walking infrastructure put in place in Member States as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic should remain in place and be expanded, in order to further promote safe active mobility;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

5 b. Calls for an EU action plan to implement a single and multimodal ticketing system which allows consumers to book and reserve a journey involving multiple operators, including cross-border connections, and different means of transport;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Johan DANIELSSON, Vera TAX, Sara CERDAS, Alessandra MORETTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5 c. Recalls that almost 40 percent of all road fatalities in Europe occur in urban areas and that vulnerable road- users account for 70% of these fatalities; stresses that it is imperative to improve road safety in urban areas and that particular attention should be paid to improving the safety of vulnerable road users;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Johan DANIELSSON, Vera TAX, Sara CERDAS, Alessandra MORETTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)

5 d. Welcomes that the EU has reaffirmed its long-term strategic goal to get close to zero deaths and zero serious injuries on European roads by 2050, known as Vision Zero, calls for increased efforts to reach the medium-term goal to reduce deaths and serious injuries by 50 % by 2030;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Johan DANIELSSON, Vera TAX, Sara CERDAS, Alessandra MORETTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)

5 e. Calls on the Commission to reflect the changing nature of urban mobility in its upcoming EU urban mobility framework;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Highlights that the European Investment Bank (EIB)’ revision of lending policy should enable private investment to improve resilience and accelerate the deployment of sustainable and smart technologies in all transport modes in line with the Smart and Sustainable Mobility Strategy; further highlights that the revised lending policy should boost public and private investment in more sustainable multimodal transport modes; welcomes the EIB’s intention to support, alongside public authorities, ambitious investment programmes fostering sustainable mobility at local and regional level, such as sustainable urban mobility plans and public transport projects;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6 b. Underlines that the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has highlighted and exposed strong disparities between urban and rural areas, such as in the quality and access to basic services i.e. healthcare and transport services; recalls that rural areas, which are home to 30.6% of the EU population, and particularly sparsely populated ones, suffer from a shortage of quality transport infrastructures as well as from low frequency of collective public transport services, which directly affect their connectivity, accessibility and ultimately their socioeconomic development; reiterates that improving and reinforcing rural-urban connectivity can play a decisive role in reversing depopulation trends and addressing post- COVID demographic changes and behaviours, such as the increased spread of teleworking or rural tourism;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6 c. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the expansion of the home delivery sector and specifically the use of vans and powered two-wheeled vehicles such as mopeds and bicycles, boosting the emergence of new types of platform work and business models; calls on the Commission to ensure that professional van drivers undergo appropriate training and to address the issue of van drivers’fatigue and speeding, particularly as a result of the large increase in the number of home deliveries; calls on the Commission to come up with a recommendation on the safety of delivery personnel, including requirements for employers and companies to ensure the provision and use of safety equipment and safe vehicles, as well as training in the digital tools they might have to use, such as applications and interactive platforms;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Johan DANIELSSON, Vera TAX, Sara CERDAS, Alessandra MORETTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Calls for concrete measures to support the best practices currently employed by national, regional and local authorities, recalls the importance of modern, seamless TEN-T networks and high-speed cross-border services across Europe for unlocking the potential of international collective sustainable transport to make tourism more sustainable throughout every season of the year;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Underlines that cohesion policy should contribute to better integrating women in policy planning for regional and urban development to design gender- inclusive cities and communities in the post-COVID era;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2075(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Johan DANIELSSON, Vera TAX, Sara CERDAS, Alessandra MORETTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7 b. Recalls, in this respect, the need to strengthen urban nodes and public transport, which are an important part of tourists’ experiences and citizens’ everyday lives in tourist destinations;

2021/10/01
Committee: TRAN

2021/2007(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Clara AGUILERA, Pina PICIERNO, Juozas OLEKAS, Cristina MAESTRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses the significant role played by geographical indications (GI) and traditional specialities guaranteed (TSG) in enhancing consumer trust in keyparts of the food chain, thereby protecting the reputation of the EU food and drink sector in the single market and international markets~~, despite the fact that they only represent 7 % of total EU food and drink sales;~~.

2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI

2021/2007(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Clara AGUILERA, Pina PICIERNO, Juozas OLEKAS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that GIs have major economic value in the agriculture sector; the value of all these products has increased to more than EUR 75 billion, which corresponds to more than 7% of the total EU food and drink sales, of which over one fifth derives from exports outside the EU; stresses, therefore, the need to protect GI and TSG as intellectual property rights, both within the single market and worldwide through bilateral and multilateral agreements with non-EU countries;

2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI

2021/2007(INI)

Paolo DE CASTRO, Pina PICIERNO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Herbert DORFMANN, Salvatore DE MEO, Dino GIARRUSSO, Nicola PROCACCINI, Daniela RONDINELLI, Massimiliano SMERIGLIO, Nicola DANTI, Alessandra MORETTI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. regrets the refusal, in the framework of the ongoing negotiations for the modernisation of the EU-Chile Association Agreement, of granting exclusive protection to flagship EU geographical indications, in particular in the wine sector; calls on the Commission to further enhance the protection of Intellectual Property Rights, notably Geographical Indications, in all EU trade agreements;

2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI

2021/2007(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Clara AGUILERA, Pina PICIERNO, Juozas OLEKAS, Cristina MAESTRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Believes that GIs should be better protected against all practices of commercial misconduct in Union law, including when used as ingredients or in services; highlights the importance to ensure that the reputation of the GIs in question is not weakened by a third party.

2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI

2021/2007(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Clara AGUILERA, Pina PICIERNO, Juozas OLEKAS, Cristina MAESTRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. NRecalls the growth in importance of online sales during the COVID crisis, when agro-tourism was halted, preventing visits to many direct sellers, and notes the still greater potential of the online market for GIs and TSGs, but stresses that it can only be achieved if intellectual rights are better protected~~; calls on the Commission to be at the forefront of online protection by including it in bilateral and multilateral trade agreements~~, mostly online; points out that the protection of GIs should apply to all goods that are sold through means of electronic commerce and that procedures should be made available to GIs producers to prevent the registrations in bad faith of domain names that undermine GIs protection;

2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI

2021/2007(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Clara AGUILERA, Pina PICIERNO, Juozas OLEKAS, Cristina MAESTRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. stresses on the necessity of guaranteeing a better protection for GIs and TSGs; calls on the Commission to work at international level, and in particular when negotiating bilateral agreements, to protect the system of GIs as a whole;

2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI

2021/2007(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Clara AGUILERA, Pina PICIERNO, Juozas OLEKAS, Cristina MAESTRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4 b. Invites the Commission to improve and overall strengthen the IP control system and its enforcement for GIs at EU level and to legally define the concepts of "Agro-Food Fraud and Crime" and "imitation" at EU level, in order to avoid that EU quality production continues to be counterfeited, causing huge economic damage to both EU farmers and economic operators; in this respect, invites the Commission to fully assess the potential of IT tools, such as AI and blockchain;

2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI

2021/2007(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Clara AGUILERA, Pina PICIERNO, Juozas OLEKAS, Cristina MAESTRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Considers it essential to protect intellectual property rights to, by promote ing innovation, in particular with the aim of introducing more resilient agricultural varieties to cope with climate change and help to achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal;

2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI

2021/2007(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO, Clara AGUILERA, Pina PICIERNO, Juozas OLEKAS, Cristina MAESTRE

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Stresses that varieties obtained through sustainable biotechnologies, should only be protected under the Community Plant Variety Right and not under the patent law, since these varieties cannot be distinguished from other existing ones.

2021/06/25
Committee: AGRI

2021/0420(COD)

Valter FLEGO, Biljana BORZAN, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Tonino PICULA, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Karlo RESSLER, Tomislav SOKOL, Željana ZOVKO, Sunčana GLAVAK, Ivan Vilibor SINČIĆ, Mislav KOLAKUŠIĆ, Ladislav ILČIĆ, Irena JOVEVA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Nicola DANTI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 18/23

Add the following to the comprehensive network: - Pula - Buzet (HR) - Divača (SI) - Trieste (IT) rail freight/passenger line Lupoglav – Buzet - state border (SI) - Prešnica (SI)

2023/01/25
Committee: TRAN

2021/0420(COD)

Valter FLEGO, Biljana BORZAN, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Tonino PICULA, Romana JERKOVIĆ, Karlo RESSLER, Tomislav SOKOL, Željana ZOVKO, Sunčana GLAVAK, Ivan Vilibor SINČIĆ, Mislav KOLAKUŠIĆ, Ladislav ILČIĆ, Irena JOVEVA, Klemen GROŠELJ, Nicola DANTI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 19/23

Add the following to the comprehensive network: Rijeka - Divača (SI) - Trieste (IT) road connection Kanfanar – Umag – State border - (SI) road connection

2023/01/25
Committee: TRAN

2021/0240(COD)

Elisabetta GUALMINI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)

(7a) The quality of the national AML/CFT framework, together with the long-standing reputation and experience of the host member state in the fight against Money Laundering and Terrorism financing, should be among the essential factors to determine the location of establishment of the seats of the Authority. In addition, a balanced geographical distribution and presence of the seats of EU authorities across Member States is crucial to ensure equal treatment and proximity to all EU citizens; for this reason, the seat of the Authority should be established in a city where no other EU agencies or independent authorities are already located.

2022/07/05
Committee: ECON LIBE

2021/0240(COD)

Elisabetta GUALMINI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)

The choice of the location of the seat of the Authority shall take into consideration the following essential factors: (a) it shall be determined on the basis of proven quality, the good reputation and effectiveness of the national AML/CFT framework and activities; (b) it shall ensure a balanced distribution and presence of Union authorities across the EU among all Member states; (c) it shall ensure that the seat of the Authority is established in a city where no other EU agency or independent authority are already located.

2022/07/05
Committee: ECON LIBE

2021/0223(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) Implementation in Member States should ensure that a sufficient number of publicly accessible recharging points is installed, in particular at public transport stations, such as port passenger terminals, airports or railway stations. A sufficient number of publicly accessible fast recharging points dedicated to light-duty vehicles should also be deployed to increase consumer convenience ~~in particular~~ across the TEN-T network, the main roads and in urban areas, to ensure full cross-border connectivity and allow electric vehicles to circulate throughout the Union.

2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN

2021/0223(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) A sufficient number of publicly accessible fast recharging points dedicated to heavy-duty vehicles should also be deployed along the TEN-T network and the main roads to ensure full connectivity throughout the Union. That infrastructure should have sufficient power output to allow the recharge of the vehicle within the driver’s legal break time. In addition to fast recharging points along the network, heavy-duty vehicles should also be able to use publicly accessible recharging infrastructure for overnight recharging along the main transport network to specifically support the electrification of the long haul sector.

2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN

2021/0223(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) The increasing number of electric vehicles in road, rail, maritime and other transport modes will require that recharging operations are optimised and managed in a way that does not cause congestion and takes full advantage of the availability of renewable electricity and low electricity prices in the system. Smart recharging in particular can facilitate the integration of electric vehicles into the electricity system further as it enables demand response through aggregation and through price based demand response. System integration can further be facilitated through bi-directional recharging (vehicle-to-grid). All ~~normal~~ recharging points ~~at which vehicles are typically parked for a longer period~~ should therefore support at least smart recharging.

2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN

2021/0223(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 38

(38) ‘publicly accessible’ alternative fuels infrastructure, means an alternative fuels infrastructure– on-grid or off-grid - which is located at a site or premise that is open to the general public, irrespective of whether the alternative fuels infrastructure is located on public or on private property, whether limitations or conditions apply in terms of access to the site or premise and irrespective of the applicable use conditions of the alternative fuels infrastructure;

2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN

2021/0223(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 41

(41) ‘recharging point’ means a fixed or mobile, on-grid or off-grid interface that allows for the transfer of electricity to an electric vehicle, which, whilst it may have one or several connectors to accommodate different connector types, is capable of recharging only one electric vehicle at a time, and excludes devices with a power output less than or equal to 3,7 kW the primary purpose of which is not recharging electric vehicles.;

2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN

2021/0223(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 41 a (new)

(41 a) ‘off-grid recharging point’ means a charging point based on the temporal decoupling between the provision of the charging service for an electric vehicle and the withdrawal of the electricity from the grid;

2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN

2021/0223(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 45

(45) ‘recharging station’ means ~~a single physical installation at a specific location, consisting of one or~~ more recharging points;

2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN

2021/0223(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)

- – no region or territory is left behind and that regional disparities in the deployment of the infrastructure for alternative fuels are well-addressed in the formulation and implementation of national policy frameworks, through fixed, off-grid or mobile charging point.

2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN

2021/0223(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – indent 1

– price per session, or

2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN

2021/0223(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – indent 2

– price per minute, or

2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN

2021/0223(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8

8. From the date referred to in Article 24, operators of recharging points shall ensure that all publicly accessible ~~normal~~ power recharging points operated by them are capable at least of smart recharging.

2022/03/21
Committee: TRAN

2021/0223(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Petar VITANOV, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Bogusław LIBERADZKI, Rovana PLUMB, Andreas SCHIEDER, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Ismail ERTUG, Maria GRAPINI, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21

~~Article 30e Transfer, surrender and cancellation of allowances […]~~deleted

2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN

2021/0211(COD)

Petar VITANOV, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Bogusław LIBERADZKI, Rovana PLUMB, Andreas SCHIEDER, Inma RODRÍGUEZ-PIÑERO, Ismail ERTUG, Maria GRAPINI, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30f

~~Article 30f Monitoring, reporting, verification of emissions and accreditation […]~~deleted

2022/02/08
Committee: TRAN

4. Considers that the integration and interlinking of sustainable local production, processing and marketing with tourist accommodation and the gastronomy sector promotes European cultural heritage and customs, as well as local traditions and food culture and gastronomy as a unique experience;

2020/09/14
Committee: AGRI

2020/2038(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Sara CERDAS, Carmen AVRAM, Pina PICIERNO, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS, Clara AGUILERA, Miroslav ČÍŽ, Paolo DE CASTRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that accessibility and other requirements to increase competitiveness can be supported by the CAP Strategic Plans, the EAFRD funds and LEADER measures to promote targeted local development strategies and boost innovative approaches which because of their very nature are linked to rural communities and contribute to sustainable tourism.;

2020/09/14
Committee: AGRI

2020/2038(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Sara CERDAS, Carmen AVRAM, Pina PICIERNO, Tonino PICULA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Emphasises the necessity to promote the short chain system in depopulating rural areas and supports the promotion of direct initiatives in inland rural areas, such as "carrovaning”, craft and “food and wine” workshops focused on the production and step-by-step processing of certain agricultural products;

2020/09/14
Committee: AGRI

2020/2038(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Sara CERDAS, Carmen AVRAM, Pina PICIERNO, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS, Clara AGUILERA, Miroslav ČÍŽ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Paolo DE CASTRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Underlines the urgent necessity to invest funds on the architectonic preservation of historically and culturally relevant villages, as well as to encourage the conversion of abandoned agricultural structures to family-run accommodation activities;

2020/09/14
Committee: AGRI

2020/2038(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Sara CERDAS, Carmen AVRAM, Pina PICIERNO, Tonino PICULA, Juozas OLEKAS, Clara AGUILERA, Miroslav ČÍŽ, Paolo DE CASTRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Points out the importance of the broadband extension, considering that cottages and farms are not always located in easily accessible points: proposes the creation of assistance services for touristic businesses operating in rural areas, guaranteeing free business consultancy and distributing material to prevent environmental impact.

2020/09/14
Committee: AGRI

2020/2023(INI)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Manuel PIZARRO

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas the current negotiation will be of decisive importance for the future of the Member States and the United Kingdom (UK) and, in that context, fishing and the management of living marine resources are essential issues; whereas the fisheries sector directly and indirectly represents hundreds of thousands of jobs, provides a livelihood for many coastal areas and coastal communities, contributes to fix population thus fighting demographic decline, contributes to safe and healthy food for millions of consumers, and promotes a strong environmental model;

2020/04/06
Committee: PECH

2020/2023(INI)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Manuel PIZARRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Reaffirms that no comprehensive agreement can be concluded between the EU and the UK if it does not include a complete, balanced and long-term ~~fisheries agreement~~agreement on fisheries and fisheries- related matters, allowing the continuation under optimal conditions of access to waters, resources and markets of the parties concerned; Recalls the need for the agreement on fisheries to be concluded by 1 July 2020;

2020/04/06
Committee: PECH

2020/2023(INI)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Manuel PIZARRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that the greatest mutual benefit will be obtained by maintaining reciprocal a~~cces~~nd equal access for fishers to waters and resources, by defining common, coherent and stable principles and rules, enabling open access of fishing and aquaculture products to markets without causing economic or social tensions through unbalanced competition;

2020/04/06
Committee: PECH

2020/2023(INI)

Clara AGUILERA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Stresses the need to include in the draft agreement proposal, the distribution percentages that are currently applied for the stocks to be shared between both parties in Annex FISH-2 (Allocation of fishing opportunities) in accordance with the principle of relative stability in force. The fact that the percentages of the stocks to be shared between both parties have been left empty might be seen as an initial concession to the United Kingdom, lowering the objectives of the current mandate;

2020/04/06
Committee: PECH

2020/2023(INI)

Clara AGUILERA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Urges the Commission to include provisions on the prevention and combat of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities within Union and United Kingdom waters;

2020/04/06
Committee: PECH

2020/2023(INI)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Manuel PIZARRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses the need for adequate cooperation and consultation mechanisms, a common scientific approach and guarantees that the UK will continue to contribute to data collection and the scientific assessment of stocks; and urges the parties to continue their active and loyal cooperation in matters of fishing control and the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing;

2020/04/06
Committee: PECH

2020/2023(INI)

Clara AGUILERA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Underlines the importance of including a reference in the agreement on the obligation of cooperation within the framework of coastal States, as provided by International Law, which is essential for fisheries management measures and the sustainability of shared stocks;

2020/04/06
Committee: PECH

2020/2023(INI)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Manuel PIZARRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Believes that the current context of crisis resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak does not facilitate the negotiations for an agreement within the demanding timetable established; calls, therefore, on the parties to be flexible so that the transitional period can be extended if necessary and to provide certainty for the sector;

2020/04/06
Committee: PECH

2020/2023(INI)

Clara AGUILERA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Believes that in case the extension of the transitional period is agreed, the current distribution of TACs and quotas should be extended accordingly in order to provide legal certainty to the fisheries sector;

2020/04/06
Committee: PECH

2020/2023(INI)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Ivo HRISTOV, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Manuel PIZARRO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. However, urges the Commission and the Member States to prepare for all scenarios, both the extension of the transitional period and the no-deal, and to devise the necessary measures to support the sector as well as the regulatory frameworks appropriate to either scenario;

2020/04/06
Committee: PECH

2020/2018(INL)

Patrizia TOIA, Alessandra MORETTI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to clarify the liability of Transport and Tourism platforms; invites therefore the Commission to set a uniform obligation for platforms to verify the legality of the service offered and the ~~service provider and~~information provided by the service provider through the introduction of due diligence protocols, urges the Commission to act on illegal content, through a legally binding Notice and Action procedure.

2020/05/07
Committee: TRAN

2020/2018(INL)

Patrizia TOIA, Alessandra MORETTI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Draws attention to the importance of data also as strategic public goods and underlines the relevance of data access in the platform economy; highlights the vital role data plays for local governments in enforcing and developing policies in the fields of Transport and Tourism; welcomes the Communication of the European Commission on a European data strategy1, in particular the development of common European data spaces in strategic economic sectors, such as transport and mobility, in compliance with data protection rules; invites therefore the Commission to carefully work on a Common European mobility data space as detailed in the roadmap 1 European Commission, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Social and Economic Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a European data strategy, 19.02.2020, COM(2020) 66 final

2020/05/07
Committee: TRAN

2020/1998(BUD)

Manuel PIZARRO, Pietro BARTOLO, Clara AGUILERA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Ivo HRISTOV, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Recalls that at the peak of the confinement caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the fishing sector, in particular small-scale coastal fishing vessels, continued to operate maintaining the regular supply of local markets, guaranteeing Union citizens access to healthy marine food, particularly in isolated coastal areas and regions where supply chains were hampered by logistical constraints

2020/09/14
Committee: PECH

2020/1998(BUD)

Manuel PIZARRO, Pietro BARTOLO, Clara AGUILERA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Ivo HRISTOV, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Stresses that the negotiations on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union seem to be moving towards a no-deal scenario, and the social and economic consequences for the fishing fleets operating in UK waters will be huge; emphasises that financial support for the Union fishing fleet operating in those waters, now third country waters, needs to be ensured from the beginning of 2021 and that fishermen who are already in a difficult situation due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be subject to a double penalty .

2020/09/14
Committee: PECH

2020/1998(BUD)

Manuel PIZARRO, Pietro BARTOLO, Clara AGUILERA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Ivo HRISTOV, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8

8. Reiterates that the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) must be given the additional funding and equipment it needs to carry out its activities properly and to ensure that the EU meets its sustainable fishing goals, in particular with the changes to Fisheries Control Regulation that are now being negotiated and, seems to increase the competences and tasks to be assumed by EFCA;

2020/09/14
Committee: PECH

2020/1998(BUD)

Elisabetta GUALMINI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Considers that it is also necessary to strengthen further important priorities in the heading; calls, inter alia, for a substantial increase in the amount dedicated to SME objectives and actions, in particular with the scope of supporting and increasing the participation of women in SMEs and their access to markets; recalls the important role that Union agencies play in helping to achieve Union policy objectives; calls therefore for sufficient funding and staffing for all agencies in line with their tasks and responsibilities;

2020/10/20
Committee: BUDG

2020/1998(BUD)

Elisabetta GUALMINI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Paolo DE CASTRO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20 a. reiterates the demand for a substantial increase in the amount dedicated to support SMEs, in particular in the tourism sector, so as to build up their capacity to recover from the consequences of the pandemic, in areas such as sustainability, digitalisation and innovation and foster concrete actions to promote EU tourism businesses; moreover, reiterates EP request to create a new specific budget line in order to take into consideration that this sector, which is of paramount importance for the whole EU economy, competitiveness, employment and social development, has been particularly hard hit by the COVID- 19 crisis and is experiencing a rapid and sharp drop in demand and a surge in job losses, putting many European SMEs at risk;

2020/10/20
Committee: BUDG

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37

(37) Because of their position, gatekeepers might in certain cases restrict the ability of business users of their online intermediation services to offer their goods or services to end users under more favourable conditions, including price, through other online intermediation services or alternative distribution channels. Such restrictions have a significant deterrent effect on the business users of gatekeepers in terms of their use of alternative online intermediation services or alternative distribution channels, limiting inter-platform contestability, which in turn limits choice of alternative online intermediation or distribution channels for end users. To ensure that business users of online intermediation services of gatekeepers can freely choose among alternative online ~~intermediation~~ services and channels, and differentiate the conditions under which they offer their products or services to their end users, it should not be accepted that gatekeepers limit business users from choosing to differentiate commercial conditions, including price. Such a restriction should apply to any measure with equivalent effect, such as for example increased commission rates or de- listing of the offers of business users.

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62

(62) In order to ensure the full and lasting achievement of the objectives of this Regulation, the Commission should be able to assess whether a provider of core platform services should be designated as a gatekeeper without meeting the quantitative thresholds laid down in this Regulation; whether systematic non- compliance by a gatekeeper warrants imposing additional remedies; and whether the list of obligations addressing unfair practices by gatekeepers should be reviewed and additional practices that are similarly unfair and limiting the contestability of digital markets should be identified. Such assessment should be based on market investigations to be run in an appropriate timeframe, by using clear procedures and legally binding deadlines, in order to support the ex ante effect of this Regulation on contestability and fairness in the digital sector, and to provide the requisite degree of legal certainty.

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14

(14) ‘Ancillary service’ means services provided in the context of or together with core platform services, including payment services as defined in point 3 of Article 4 and technical services which support the provision of payment services as defined in Article 3(j) of Directive (EU) 2015/2366, fulfilment, services, parcel delivery services, as defined in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 2018/644, freight transport services and identification or advertising services;

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

3. Where a provider of core platform services meets all the thresholds in paragraph 2, it shall notify the Commission thereof within three months after those thresholds are satisfied and provide it with the relevant information identified in paragraph 2.. That notification shall include the relevant information identified in paragraph 2 for each of the core platform services of the provider that meets the thresholds in paragraph 2 point (b). The notification shall be updated whenever other core platform services individually meet the thresholds in paragraph 2 point (b). Following notification by a provider of core platform services, the Commission shall take the decision to conduct a market investigation under Article 15 within 60 days.

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

A failure by a relevant provider of core platform services to notify the required information pursuant to this paragraph shall not prevent the Commission from designating these providers as gatekeepers pursuant to paragraph 4 at any time. The possibility for the Commission to conduct a market investigation in the event of a failed notification by a provider of a core platform service shall not be subject to time limitation.

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – introductory part

6. The Commission ~~may~~shall identify as a gatekeeper, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 15, any provider of core platform services that meets each of the requirements of paragraph 1, but does not satisfy each of the thresholds of paragraph 2, or has not presented sufficiently substantiated arguments in accordance with paragraph 4.

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point f

(f) other structural market characteristics, such as the consistent growth of the platform’s core service market share in a given digital sector leading to a dominant market position over a three year timeframe.

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 7

7. For each gatekeeper identified pursuant to paragraph 4 or paragraph 6, the Commission shall, within 60 days, identify the relevant undertaking to which it belongs and list the relevant core platform services that are provided within that same undertaking and which individually serve as an important gateway for business users to reach end users as referred to in paragraph 1(b).

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 8

8. The gatekeeper shall comply with the obligations laid down in Articles 5 and 6 within ~~six~~three months after a core platform service has been included in the list pursuant to paragraph 7 of this Article.

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. The Commission shall, without undue delay and at the latest within six months, open proceedings pursuant to Article 18 where a gatekeeper does not comply with the obligation set in paragraph 8.

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

In respect of each of its core platform services identified pursuant to Article 3(7), and ancillary services, a gatekeeper shall:

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) allow business users to offer the same products or services to end users through third party online intermediation services or through their own direct sales channels at prices or conditions that are different from those offered through the online intermediation services of the gatekeeper;

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(c a) refrain from treating more favourably in ranking services and from giving a more favourable display of products offered by the gatekeeper itself, or by any third party belonging to the same undertaking, compared to similar services or products of third party, and apply fair and non-discriminatory conditions to such ranking and display;

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e

(e) refrain from requiring business users to use, offer or interoperate with an identification service ~~of the gatekeeper~~, or any other ancillary service, of the gatekeeper itself or of third parties belonging to the same undertaking, in the context of services offered by the business users using the core platform services of that gatekeeper;

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. In respect of each of its core platform services identified pursuant to Article 3(7), and ancillary services, a gatekeeper shall:

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) refrain from using, ~~in competition with business us~~directly or through third parties belonging to the same undertaking, in competition with business users and with ancillary service providers, any data not publicly available, which is generated through activities by those business users, including by the end users of ~~these~~ business users, of its core platform services or provided by those business users of its core platform services or by the end users of these business users;

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) refrain from treating more favourably in ranking services and products offered by the gatekeeper itself or by any third party belonging to the same undertaking compared to similar services or products of third party and apply fair and non-discriminatory conditions to such ranking;deleted

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) refrain from treating more favourably, including in ranking services - core platform and ancillary services - and products offered by the gatekeeper itself or by any third party belonging to the same undertaking compared to similar services or products of third party and apply fair and non-discriminatory conditions to such ranking;

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i

(i) provide business users, or third parties authorised by a business user, free of charge, with effective, high-quality, continuous and real-time access and use of aggregated orand non-aggregated data, that is provided for or generated in the context of the use of the relevant core platform services by those business users and the end users engaging with the products or services provided by those business users; for personal data, provide access and use only where directly connected with the use effectuated by the end user in respect of the products or services offered by the relevant business user through the relevant core platform service, and when the end user opts in to such sharing with a consent in the sense of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679; ;

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3

3. Paragraph 2 of this Article is without prejudice to the powers of the Commission under Articles 25, 26 and 27. Following a decision under paragraph 2 of this Article, if the Commission finds the gatekeeper in non-compliance under Article 25 and a decision under article 26 is taken, the non-compliance period is considered to have commenced from the implementation deadline in Article 3(8).

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7

7. A gatekeeper may, within the deadline set in Article 3(8), request the opening of proceedings pursuant to Article 18 for the Commission to determine whether the measures that the gatekeeper intends to implement or has implemented under Article 6 are effective in achieving the objective of the relevant obligation in the specific circumstances. A gatekeeper may, with its request, provide a reasoned submission to explain in particular why the measures that it intends to implement or has implemented are effective in achieving the objective of the relevant obligation in the specific circumstances. The Commission shall adopt its decision within six months from the opening of proceedings pursuant to Article 18. If in its decision the Commission finds the gatekeeper is non-compliant under Article 25 and a decision under Article 26 is taken, the non-compliance period is considered to have commenced from the implementation deadline in Article 3(8).

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 34 to update and strengthen the obligations laid down in Articles 5 and 6 where, based on a market investigation pursuant to Article 17, it has identified the need for new obligations addressing practices that limit the contestability of core platform services or are unfair in the same way as the practices addressed by the obligations laid down in Articles 5 and 6.

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) the purpose of the investigation and the specific aim sought to be achieved.

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission may conduct a market investigation for the purpose of examining whether a provider of core platform services should be designated as a gatekeeper pursuant to Article 3(6), or in order to identify core platform services for a gatekeeper pursuant to Article 3(7). It shall endeavour to conclude its investigation by adopting a decision in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 32(4) within ~~twelve~~six months from the opening of the market investigation.

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2

2. In the course of a market investigation pursuant to paragraph 1, the Commission shall endeavour to communicate its preliminary findings to the provider of core platform services concerned within ~~six~~four months from the opening of the investigation. In the preliminary findings, the Commission shall explain whether it considers, on a provisional basis, that the provider of core platform services should be designated as a gatekeeper pursuant to Article 3(6).

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3

3. A gatekeeper shall be deemed to have engaged in a systematic non- compliance with the obligations laid down in Articles 5 and 6, where the Commission has issued at least t~~hree~~wo non-compliance or fining decisions pursuant to Articles 25 and 26 respectively against a gatekeeper in relation to any of its core platform services within a period of five years prior to the adoption of the decision opening a market investigation in view of the possible adoption of a decision pursuant to this Article.

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1

The Commission may conduct a market investigation with the purpose of examining whether one or more services within the digital sector should be added to the list of core platform services or to detect types of practices that may limit the contestability of core platform services or ~~may b~~prima facie unfair and which are not effectively addressed by this Regulation. It shall issue a public report at the latest within 24 months from the opening of the market investigation.

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. The Commission shall ~~adopt~~endeavour to adopt, within six months from the opening of the proceedings under Article 18, a non- compliance decision in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 32(4) where it finds that a gatekeeper does not comply with one or more of the following:

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3

3. In the non-compliance decision adopted pursuant to paragraph 1, the Commission shall order the gatekeeper to cease and desist with the non-compliance within an appropriate deadline and ~~to provide explanations~~specify mandatory corrective measures a non- compliant gatekeeper shall implement to comply with the obligations in Articles 5 and 6. The gatekeeper shall also present its own plan on how it ~~plan~~intends to comply with the decision and the corrective measures.

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1

1. The powers conferred on the Commission by Articles 26 and 27 shall be subject to a ~~thre~~five year limitation period.

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Before adopting a decision pursuant to Article 7, Article 8(1), Article 9(1), Articles 15, 16, 22, 23, 25 and 26 and Article 27(2), the Commission shall give the gatekeeper or undertaking or association of undertakings, together with other relevant stakeholders, including consumer organisations and business users, concerned the opportunity of being heard on:

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0374(COD)

Josianne CUTAJAR, István UJHELYI, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Maria GRAPINI, Rovana PLUMB

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1

1. When three or more Member States request the Commission to open an investigation pursuant to Article 15 because they consider that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that a provider of core platform services should be designated as a gatekeeper, the Commission shall within four months examine whether there are reasonable grounds to open such an investigation. The result of any such investigation shall be made publicly available.

2021/06/02
Committee: TRAN

2020/0006(COD)

Petar VITANOV, Vera TAX, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Rovana PLUMB, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Maria GRAPINI, István UJHELYI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for all. A just climate and energy transition must not leave anyone behind and should create conditions to eradicate energy poverty. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard.

2020/06/17
Committee: TRAN

2020/0006(COD)

Petar VITANOV, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Rovana PLUMB, Maria GRAPINI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy. Тhe transfer mechanism shall be flexible, in order to allow Member States to assess the best way to allocate resources.

2020/06/17
Committee: TRAN

2020/0006(COD)

Petar VITANOV, Vera TAX, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Rovana PLUMB, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Maria GRAPINI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)

(9 a) In order to set out an appropriate financial framework for the JTF and to ensure a level playing field, reducing the off-shoring of production and additional funds to deploy policies restricting the emissions the Commission shall introduce a carbon border tax mechanism as an EU own resources.

2020/06/17
Committee: TRAN

2020/0006(COD)

Petar VITANOV, Vera TAX, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Rovana PLUMB, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Maria GRAPINI, István UJHELYI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers and self- employed persons whose activity has affected as a result of significant structural changes, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as providing job- search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market.

2020/06/17
Committee: TRAN

2020/0006(COD)

Petar VITANOV, Vera TAX, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Rovana PLUMB, Maria GRAPINI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)

(12a) Joint distribution of funds should be carried out following the principle of "priority regions with high carbon intensity", which includes cumulative those that rely heavily on coal (and coal plants) and GDP per capita below the EU average.

2020/06/17
Committee: TRAN

2020/0006(COD)

Petar VITANOV, Vera TAX, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Rovana PLUMB, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Maria GRAPINI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)

(15a) The territorial just transition plans are to be submitted as soon as possible but not later than one year after the entry into force of this Regulation. That poses an implementation challenge for managing authorities and for the Member States, as the adoption of these plans is necessary to release the funding. Conditional pre- financing for technical assistance should, therefore, be made available before the adoption of the plans in order to alleviate this challenge.

2020/06/17
Committee: TRAN

2020/0006(COD)

Petar VITANOV, Vera TAX, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Rovana PLUMB, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Maria GRAPINI, István UJHELYI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h

(h) upskilling and reskilling of workers and self-employed persons;

2020/06/17
Committee: TRAN

2020/0006(COD)

Petar VITANOV, Vera TAX, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Rovana PLUMB, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Maria GRAPINI, István UJHELYI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j

(j) active inclusion of jobseekers;, including income support for transitioning workers and mobility grants for workers who need to move for a new job

2020/06/17
Committee: TRAN

2020/0006(COD)

Petar VITANOV, Vera TAX, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Rovana PLUMB, Isabel GARCÍA MUÑOZ, Maria GRAPINI, István UJHELYI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Supported activities must meet the following criteria: - Contribution of job creation activities; - Contribution to reducing CO2 emissions; - Contributing to security of supply (eg if it is necessary to replace the phased interrupted power for electricity); -Contribution to the circular economy, air quality, rehabilitation of sites, upgrading and retraining of workers and/or self- employed persons.

2020/06/17
Committee: TRAN

2019/2178(INI)

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Clara AGUILERA, Pietro BARTOLO, Ivo HRISTOV, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

— - having regard to The European Union's European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP);

2021/04/07
Committee: PECH

2019/2178(INI)

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Pietro BARTOLO, Ivo HRISTOV, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)

— - having regard to EU Biodiversity strategy for 2030;

2021/04/07
Committee: PECH

2019/2178(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Predrag Fred MATIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the Mediterranean Sea is ~~a common good to be protected, and~~one of the areas with the greatest biodiversity in the world in addition to being a basin that is home to coastal communities that depend largely on fishing, and particularly small-scale fishing; whereas its current worrying environmental status ~~is worrying~~, partly as a result of overfishing, ~~and is having~~is seriously endangering not only biodiversity but also the survival of a sector whose loss of profitability may have extremely negative repercussions for the industry as a whole;

2021/04/07
Committee: PECH

2019/2178(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Predrag Fred MATIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. having regard to the significant socioeconomic impact of restrictions on fishing activities; , which undermine the profitability of thousands of companies to the point of endangering their very survival, with a potentially devastating impact on employment and social cohesion in coastal areas;

2021/04/07
Committee: PECH

2019/2178(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Predrag Fred MATIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the majority of the Mediterranean fishing fleet consists of small-scale artisanal fishing vessels, accounting for some 80% of the fishing fleet and 60% of jobs in the Mediterranean basin, and whereas some fleets have shrunk significantly ~~decreased in size~~;

2021/04/07
Committee: PECH

2019/2178(INI)

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Pietro BARTOLO, Ivo HRISTOV, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. whereas healthy level of fish stocks needs to be reached to prevent a loss of jobs and to sustain important economic sectors that depend on fisheries;

2021/04/07
Committee: PECH

2019/2178(INI)

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Clara AGUILERA, Pietro BARTOLO, Ivo HRISTOV, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

I a. whereas fishing and aquaculture are among the hardest hit sectors, as demand has seen a sudden decline.

2021/04/07
Committee: PECH

2019/2178(INI)

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Pietro BARTOLO, Ivo HRISTOV, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)

I b. having regard to a range of temporary and targeted COVID measures proposed by the Commission to address the challenges faced by the seafood community;

2021/04/07
Committee: PECH

2019/2178(INI)

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Clara AGUILERA, Pietro BARTOLO, Ivo HRISTOV, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Urges the Commission to address the needs of Mediterranean countries by providing scientific and technical support for those countries to utilize regional and international funding mechanisms, and for developing sustainable development projects;

2021/04/07
Committee: PECH

2019/2178(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Predrag Fred MATIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to ensure that every legislative proposal to restrict fishing activities ~~takes account of its socioeconomic impact~~is preceded by a wide- ranging impact assessment to quantify its possible socioeconomic impact on coastal communities and on the productivity and competitiveness of EU fisheries undertakings and the production chain, and is supported by scientific data that are kept up to date and shared with fishers’ associations;

2021/04/07
Committee: PECH

2019/2178(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Predrag Fred MATIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines the lack of precise quantification of the consequences for fish stocks of all possible impacts over and beyond fishing activities, such as pollution, global warming, alien species, exploitation of hydrocarbons, dredging and maritime transport; stresses that this lack of information does not allow for sufficiently adequate and effective decision-making to ensure the conservation of fish stocks and marine ecosystems;

2021/04/07
Committee: PECH

2019/2178(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Predrag Fred MATIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Stresses that any future legislative measures to promote the recovery of fish stocks in the Mediterranean Sea that have an impact on the fishing activity of the European fisheries sector should be implemented gradually and in proportion to the sector's capacity for action; stresses, in addition, the importance of ensuring that any future legislative proposal does not impose an excessive bureaucratic and financial burden on the European fisheries sector, particularly on small-scale fisheries;

2021/04/07
Committee: PECH

2019/2178(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Emphasises that any legislative initiative aimed at protecting and rebuilding stocks in the Mediterranean Sea should not be limited solely to measures restricting fishing activities, but should take a holistic approach to the problem and jointly address all the threats to stock depletion;

2021/04/07
Committee: PECH

2019/2178(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Stresses the urgent need to renew the very elderly fishing fleets operating in the Mediterranean, as regards both vessel and engine design, in order to reduce the environmental impact of fishing on the environment and improve safety and working conditions on board;

2021/04/07
Committee: PECH

2019/2178(INI)

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Clara AGUILERA, Pietro BARTOLO, Ivo HRISTOV, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4 d. Calls on the Commission to consider integrating fisheries into the EU Neighbourhood Policy, as a tool for invigorating regional cooperation;

2021/04/07
Committee: PECH

2019/2178(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Predrag Fred MATIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. CStresses that acceptance by the fisheries sector above all is also indispensible to achieve fully any Mediterranean restocking goals and ensure the proper implementation of rules laid down by the EU legislature; calls on the Commission accordingly to improve and step up cooperation and dialogue with the advisory councils, taking due account of their views and acknowledging the importance of fishers for coastal communities and the need to involve fishers, relevant professional organisations and civil society organisations in the formulation of rules to be implemented and decision-making processes;

2021/04/07
Committee: PECH

2019/2178(INI)

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Manuel PIZARRO, Pietro BARTOLO, Ivo HRISTOV, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to improve and step up cooperation and dialogue with the advisory councils, taking due account of their views and acknowledging the importance of fishers for coastal communities and the need to involve fishers, relevant professional organisations and civil society organisations in decision-making processes; as co-management is key to develop sustainable fisheries in coastal waters;

2021/04/07
Committee: PECH

2019/2178(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Predrag Fred MATIĆ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the Commission, through its agencies, to step up its efforts to monitor EU territorial waters in order to identify third-country vessels illegally fishing in EU territorial waters and protected marine areas and make the conditions in which EU fishers work safer ~~and, where necessary,~~; stresses that it is essential to provide these agencies with adequate funding and manpower to this end;

2021/04/07
Committee: PECH

2019/2160(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the marine waste visible on beaches and on the surface of open bodies of water represents only a fraction of a much further reaching pollution phenomenon; whereas this waste stems from activities on land but also at sea, and ranges from nanoplastics to containers lost at sea, from wrecks of semi-sunken vessels to waste that is potentially very hazardous to fishermen and the quality of their catches, such as explosives or other war debris;

2020/11/13
Committee: PECH

2019/2160(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the impact of marine waste on the fisheries sector is felt more by small-scale fisheries than industrial fisheries, since smaller vessels are more vulnerable to damage by waste to their propellers, engines and fishing gear,and since marine litter is more concentrated in shallow marine waters, where most small- scale fishing takes place;

2020/11/13
Committee: PECH

2019/2160(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Pietro BARTOLO

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas marine waste can be carried by currents over long distances, and it can thus have negative effects on areas and sectors that are far from its point of origin and that are not responsible for its production;

2020/11/13
Committee: PECH

2019/2160(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas the fisheries sector has for some time acted as a first line of defence against pollution caused by marine waste, although this is only a small contribution to tackling the problem on a global scale, fishermen and aquaculture producers having for some time played an active and proactive role in contributing to cleaner seas;

2020/11/13
Committee: PECH

2019/2160(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Pietro BARTOLO

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas the costs of disposing of marine waste are very often covered, while labour costs, costs deriving from lack of space aboard vessels, and costs relating to damage to fishing gear and engines are not covered;

2020/11/13
Committee: PECH

2019/2160(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Carmen AVRAM

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas many issues and differences still remain between the Member States in relation to port reception facilities, despite the important progress made on the entry into force of Directive (EU) 2019/883; in many Union ports it is still very difficult for fishermen to locate these facilities, where they exist, and to have access to them; whereas all of this acts as a barrier and disincentive to fisheries operators to contribute to cleaner seas;

2020/11/13
Committee: PECH

2019/2160(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses the need to improve the European legislative framework in order to reduce financial costs for fishermen accidentally catching marine litter when fishing, while avoiding presenting them with an excessive bureaucratic burden; stresses, further, that legislation on marine litter should pay greater attention to the social dimension of the problem;

2020/11/13
Committee: PECH

2019/2160(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Pietro BARTOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses the need to strengthen communication and coordination between the Member States and between sea basins so as to ensure an integrated approach allowing fishing vessels to land marine waste in any Union port;

2020/11/13
Committee: PECH

2019/2160(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses the need to foster inclusive solutions and dialogue between the representatives of all categories affected by the problem of marine waste; stresses, further, the need to strengthen the bottom-up approach, promoting practical solutions for workers in the fishing sector, with a view to ensuring more effective implementation of the rules;

2020/11/13
Committee: PECH

2019/2160(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Commission to champion an ambitious governance model in international UN negotiations on marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdictions and to recognise the ocseans as a common good, with a view to adopting a new approach that prioritises individual and collective responsibilities over the traditional principles of freedom and sovereign rights, as laid down in the Law of the Sea, and thus ensures that the sea is protected;

2020/11/13
Committee: PECH

2019/2160(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Pietro BARTOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the data collected by Member States on the loss, marketing and collection of fishing gear to be recorded in a database at national or sea-basin level and harmonised in a single report to make it easier to identify and tackle marine waste and ensure better monitoring and better assessment at European level;

2020/11/13
Committee: PECH

2019/2160(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Stresses that in order to improve and enhance the effectiveness of the legislative framework and governance relating to the collection, disposal and recycling of marine waste, it is essential to proceed with and broaden awareness raising, prevention and training projects aimed at those working in the fishing sector, thereby promoting greater involvement in those issues;

2020/11/13
Committee: PECH

2019/2160(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Urges the Commission to play a major role in the UN’s Decade of Ocean Science and to support digitisation and the use of artificial intelligence with a view to improving our understanding of the ocseans and our impact on them;

2020/11/13
Committee: PECH

2019/2160(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to step up research and data collection on the impact of marine waste on fisheries and ecosystems and the impact of nano- and microplastics on both fishery resources and human health; calls, further, on the Commission to conduct an assessment of the social and economic contribution of fishermen through ‘Fishing for Litter’ projects, with a view to quantifying more accurately the contribution of the fisheries sector to action for cleaner seas;

2020/11/13
Committee: PECH

2019/2160(INI)

Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Carmen AVRAM, Ivo HRISTOV

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Stresses that the shortage of available data and studies makes it difficult to quantify the exact extent to which damage caused by marine litter is affecting the fisheries sector and its negative economic consequences for fishermen; calls, therefore, on the Commission to increase collection of data on the amount and type of litter in European waters and its effect on fishing, increasing, too, the collection of data on the amount of waste landed, disposed of and delivered for recycling;

2020/11/13
Committee: PECH

2019/2160(INI)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Pietro BARTOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for information on the loss of fishing gear at sea to be put to more effective use when it comes to tackling marine pollution through improved data- sharing among Member States and EU agencies, and for ~~this information to be used to develop new tools for identifying and tracking fishing gear lost at sea~~greater harmonisation in the recording of data on the quantity and quality of marine waste collected and landed; stresses the need to develop new tools for identifying and tracking fishing gear lost at sea and electronic applications for assisting fishermen to record data on marine waste; stresses the need to create an integrated platform for recording and reporting landings of marine litter, for example using the requirements of Directive (EU) 2019/883 obliging port operators to issue a waste delivery receipt to the master of the vessel;

2020/11/13
Committee: PECH

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Pietro BARTOLO

4. Recalls that aquaculture is becoming an important element in the objective to cope with increasing consumption of fisheries products in the Union, and that its further development can provide a sustainable alternative to fishing, as aquaculture already employs 85.000 people throughout the European Union.

2019/08/28
Committee: PECH

2019/2028(BUD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Pietro BARTOLO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to help communities that depend on fisheries to diversify their economies into other maritime activities such as tourism, marine conservation, data collection and research, and help them to add more value to their fishing activities.

2019/08/28
Committee: PECH

2019/0226M(NLE)

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to Senegal's Country Strategic Plan (2019–2023),

2020/02/27
Committee: PECH

2019/0226M(NLE)

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)

- having regard to Senegal’s National Strategy for the Promotion of Green Jobs (2015–2020),

2020/02/27
Committee: PECH

2019/0226M(NLE)

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas illegal and unreported fishing (IUU) not only depletes the natural resource base and lowers natural productivity, but also negatively affects fishers’ livelihoods and national revenues;

2020/02/27
Committee: PECH

2019/0226M(NLE)

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)

Gb. whereas strategic objectives under Senegal’s Country Strategic Plan (2019– 2023) include sustainable management and improved productivity of fisheries and an overall increase in market access and competitiveness for the fishing industry;

2020/02/27
Committee: PECH

2019/0226M(NLE)

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)

Gc. whereas the fisheries sector provides employment for over 600,000 Senegalese, about 17%of the working population;

2020/02/27
Committee: PECH

2019/0226M(NLE)

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 2 a (new)

- collecting data to identify gender gaps

2020/02/27
Committee: PECH

2019/0226M(NLE)

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 2 b (new)

- fostering empowerment and leadership through the formation of women's associations within the fisheries and aquaculture sector

2020/02/27
Committee: PECH

2019/0226M(NLE)

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Commission to carry out a global study on the impact of EU bilateral fisheries agreements and, in particular, on the benefits arising from sectoral support and the activity of the European fleet in third country waters to local economies (development of sustainable fishing, local employment, infrastructure, social improvements, etc.); having a unified and consistent approach towards all Western African countries respectively;

2020/02/27
Committee: PECH

2019/0226M(NLE)

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Urges the Commission to manage small pelagic at a regional level, as the FAO’s working group on small pelagics in north-western Africa recommends, given that Senegal shares these stocks with Morocco, Mauritania and Gambia. Joint research programmes should be established and the Commission should ensure that all scientific committees meet at the same time, or within a few days of one another.

2020/02/27
Committee: PECH

2019/0226M(NLE)

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Recommends participation of stakeholders in the preparation of operational programs, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; by involving local fishing communities and consulting with them in accordance with the Senegalese law;

2020/02/27
Committee: PECH

2019/0226M(NLE)

Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Clara AGUILERA, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Calls upon increased clarity and harmonisation of reporting in marine protected areas (MPAs) as well as agreed holistic management plan which allocates roles and determines the body responsible for the overall coordination of management activities;

2020/02/27
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the overall objective of the EU-Guinea Bissau Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) is to ~~increas~~enhance fisheries cooperation between the EU and Guinea-Bissau, in the interests of both parties, by promoting a sustainable fisheries policy and the sound and sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in Guinea- Bissau’s ~~Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)~~fishing zones, in addition to the development of the Guinea-Bissau fisheries sector; (The fisheries partnership agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau for the period 16 June 2007 to 15 June 2011, which is the basis for the new Protocol, contains in Article 2 the reference to "Guinea-Bissau fishing zones". The change from "Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)" to "fishing zones" is introduced for consistency with and its blue economy; Or. en the FPA.)

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EU-Guinea Bissau SFPA is of considerable importance in the context of the SFPAs concluded by the EU with third countries, and is currently the third most important in terms of the funds involved, and offers the added advantage of being one of only three agreements allowing access to mixed fisheries;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the contribution of Guinea- Bissau’s fisheries to the country’s wealth is very low (3.5% of GDP in 2015), although the funds that it will receive through the SFPA as financial compensation for access to resources make a significant contribution to its national public finances;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas compared to the previous Protocol, the EU financial contribution has been increased from 9 000 000 euros to 11 600 000 per year as regards the annual amount for access to fishery resources and from 3 000 0000 euros to 4 000 000 per year as regards the support of Guinea-Bissau’s sectoral fisheries policy;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas during the first period covered by the Protocol the fishing opportunities granted to EU fleets are as follows: 3 700 GRT for shrimp freezer trawlers, 3 500 GRT for fin-fish and cephalopods freezer trawlers and 15 000 GRT for small pelagic trawlers, 28 tuna freezer seiners and longliners, and 13 pole-and-line tuna vessels; whereas during the second period the fishing opportunities granted to EU fleets are as follows: 2 500 tonnes for shrimp freezer trawlers, 11 000 for fin-fish freezer trawlers, 1 500 tonnes for cephalopod freezer trawlers and 18 000 tonnes for small pelagic trawlers, 28 tuna freezer seiners and longliners, and 13 pole-and- line tuna vessels;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas~~, although the EU has had fisheries agreements with~~ the first fisheries agreement between the EEC and Guinea- Bissau ~~since the early 1980s, the development cooperation component of these agreements (sectoral support) has done nothing to promote either significant~~dated back to 1980; whereas the previous protocol to the Agreement expired on 23 November 2017; whereas the performance of the development cooperation component of these agreements (sectoral support) has not been globally satisfactory; whereas, notwithstanding, progress has been recorded in fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance, sanitary inspection capacity and the participation of Guinea- Bissau in regional fisheries bodies; whereas the sectoral cooperation needs to be enhanced in order to better promote the development of the local fisheries sector orand the ~~development of~~ related industries and activities so as to ensure that a greater proportion of the added value created by the exploitation of the country’s natural resources remains in Guinea-Bissau;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas trade in fishery products from Guinea-Bissau has been banned by the EU for many years owing to the country’s inability to comply with the sanitary measures required by the EU; whereas the delay in the analytical laboratory’s certification process (CIPA) is the main barrier to the export of fishery products from Guinea-Bissau to the EU; whereas the Guinean authorities and the European Commission are working together in the certification process in order to overcome the ban;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the ~~Guinean authorities have a legitimate ambition to see an increase in~~re is a need to ensure that a greater proportion of the added value generated from the exploitation of fishery resources in the Guinean ~~EEZ, since currently most of this added value does not~~fishing zones remains ~~with~~in the country;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

J a. whereas compared to the previous Protocol, the number of seamen to be signed on in the Union fleet has been significantly increased; whereas the owners of Union vessels shall endeavour to sign on additional Guinean seamen; whereas the competent authorities of Guinea-Bissau shall draw up and keep up to date an indicative list of qualified seamen who are candidates to be signed on by Union vessels;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

L a. whereas Guinea-Bissau is one of the 13 countries under the scope of the project ‘Improved regional fisheries governance in western Africa (PESCAO)’ adopted by Commission Decision C(2017) 2951 of 28 April 2017 which, among other objectives, aims to strengthen the prevention of and responses to IUU fishing by improving monitoring, control and surveillance at national and regional level.

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Notes the importance of the EU- Guinea Bissau SFPA, both for Guinea Bissau and for EU fleets operating in Guinea-Bissau ~~water~~fishing zones; emphasises that there is scope for more effective progress in terms of fisheries cooperation between the EU and Guinea-Bissau and ~~considers that it should therefore~~reiterates its call on the Commission to take every step required to go beyond previous protocols on the implementation of this agreement;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the objectives of the EU-Guinea Bissau SFPA have had differing degrees of success: while, on the one hand, the agreement has offered and provides considerable fishing opportunities for EU vessels in the Guinea-Bissau ~~EEZ~~fishing zones and European shipowners have made considerable use of these opportunities, on the other hand, the local fisheries sector has not, overall, developed enough or in a satisfactory manner;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Stresses that this protocol contains a non-discrimination clause (Article 3) whereby Guinea-Bissau undertakes not to grant more favourable technical conditions to other foreign fleets operating in Guinea-Bissau's fishing zone that have the same characteristics and target the same species; calls on the Commission to follow closely fisheries agreements with third countries in Guinea-Bissau's fishing zone;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Considers that a transition in the management of fishing opportunities (from fishing effort management to total allowable catch management) poses a challenge to this Protocol; calls on the Commission and the competent authorities of Guinea-Bissau to promote, without delay, an appropriate and effective transition, which safeguards the necessary reliability and effectiveness of the ERS and the processing of catch data;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Supports the need for significant progress in the development of the Guinea- Bissau fisheries sector, including the fishing industry and related activities, and calls on the Commission to take all necessary measures – including a possible revision and the bolstering of the sectoral support component of the agreement, along with ~~the creation of condition~~measures to increase the absorption rate of th~~is support – in order to ensure an effective reversal of the path taken in recent decades~~e financial contribution – in order to achieve this objective;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part

5. Considers that the EU-Guinea Bissau SFPA will not achieve its objectives if it does not increase added value in Guinea-Bissau as a result of the exploitation of its fishery resources; ~~indicates~~considers it of utmost importance to comply with the provisions set out in the Protocol on sectoral support, so that it contributes to the full implementation of the national strategy for fisheries and the blue economy; identifies in this regard as priority areas for EU support, mobilising the necessary technical and financial assistance to:

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

b. ~~construction of~~developing key infrastructure for fisheries and related activities, such as ports (both industrial and artisanal), sites for landing, storing and processing fish, markets, distribution and marketing structures, quality analysis laboratories;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point d a (new)

d a. supporting small-scale fishing;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the European Commission ~~to prioritise and urgently~~and the competent authorities of Guinea- Bissau to enhance their cooperation in order to establish the conditions for the export of Guinea-Bissau fishery products to the EU, in particular as regards the verification of the required sanitary conditions and certification of the analytical laboratory (CIPA), s~~inc~~o as to overcome the current ban ~~constitutes a significant barrier to~~, boost the development of the local fisheries sector and, consequently, ~~to the achievement of~~progress towards achieving the SFPA objectives;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Supports the need to ~~increas~~enhance the contribution of the SFPA to the local creation of direct and indirect jobs, either on vessels operating under the SFPA or in fishing activities, both upstream and downstream; considers that the Member States can play a key role and be an active part in capacity-building and training efforts in order to achieve this;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Considers that there is a need to improve the quantity and quality of data on all catches (target and by-catch), on the conservation status of fishery resources in the ~~EEZ~~fishing zones of Guinea-Bissau and, in general, on the impact of the SFPA on ecosystems, and that an effort should be made to develop the capacity of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau to acquire such data; calls on the Commission to help ensure that the bodies responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Agreement, namely the Joint Committee and Joint Scientific Committee, can operate smoothly, with the involvement of artisanal fishermen’s associations, trade unions, representatives of coastal communities and Guinea-Bissau civil society organisations;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers that, in ~~view of a possibl~~the event of the closure of fisheries or the ~~setting of restrictions on fisherie~~introduction of fishing restrictions, in order to ensure that resources are sustainable as foreseen in the Procotol, local fishing needs should be addressed first, on the basis of sound scientific advice;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Supports the need, with a view to improving the sustainability of fishing activities, to improve the governance, control and surveillance of the ~~EEZ~~fishing zones of Guinea Bissau and to combat IUU fishing, inter alia, by stepping up the monitoring of vessels (through the VMS system);

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Pietro BARTOLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11 a. Stresses the importance of allocating the fishing opportunities provided by the SFPA on the basis of the principles of equity, balance and transparency;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls on the European Commission to forward to Parliament the minutes and conclusions of the meetings of the Joint Committee, the multiannual sectoral programme referred to in Article 5 of the Protocol and the results of its annual evaluations, information on the coordination of this programme with the strategic plan for the development of Guinea-Bissau’s fisheries (2015-2020), the minutes and conclusions of the meetings of the Joint Scientific Committee, as well as information on IUU fishing in the Guinean ~~EEZ~~fishing zones, the integration of EU economic operators in the Guinean fisheries sector (Article 10 of the Protocol) and the verification of compliance with the obligations of shipowners (e.g. in relation to the contribution in kind provided for in Chapter V of the Annex to the Protocol); calls on the Commission to present to Parliament, within the last year of application of the Protocol and before the opening of negotiations for its renewal, a full report on its implementation;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2019/0090M(NLE)

Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Clara AGUILERA, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Calls on the European Commission to better integrate the recommendations ~~now made~~of the European Parliament in the EU- Guinea -Bissau SFPA, taking them into account, inter alia, in the procedures for the renewal of the Protocol;

2019/11/21
Committee: PECH

2018/0356M(NLE)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Ivo HRISTOV, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

A a. Whereas Viet Nam is the world's forth producer of aquaculture products;

2019/11/14
Committee: PECH

2018/0356M(NLE)

Pietro BARTOLO, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Richard CORBETT, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Appreciates that the EVFTA strengthen cooperation between the partners in the fight against IUU fishing under its “Trade and Sustainable Development Chapter” and underlines the importance of strengthening the constructive dialogue with Vietnam in order to successfully address the global challenges posed by illegal fishing

2019/11/14
Committee: PECH

2018/0356M(NLE)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Ivo HRISTOV, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Expresses its appreciation for the cooperation framework in the promotion of the development of sustainable aquaculture, provided by the "Trade and Development Chapter";

2019/11/14
Committee: PECH

2018/0356M(NLE)

Pietro BARTOLO, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Richard CORBETT, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Stresses the importance of implementing Vietnam’s new fisheries legislation at provincial level and communicate the importance of compliance to the local stakeholders in the fisheries sector

2019/11/14
Committee: PECH

2018/0356M(NLE)

Clara AGUILERA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Ivo HRISTOV, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Encoura~~Urges the Vietnamese authorities to closely monitor the country’s fishing fleet and to implement measures to ensure the full traceability of fisheries products destined for export to the EU market;

2019/11/14
Committee: PECH

2018/0356M(NLE)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Ivo HRISTOV, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Encourages the Vietnamese authorities to closely monitor the country’s fishing fleet and to implement measures to ensure the full traceability of fisheries products destined for export to the EU market. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all products entering the EU market comply with EU phyto-sanitary standards;

2019/11/14
Committee: PECH

2018/0356M(NLE)

Clara AGUILERA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Ivo HRISTOV, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Recalls that fishing and aquaculture products are conditional sectors of investments, as described in Vietnam s investment framework, which prohibits investments deemed as detrimental to the environment, among other areas.

2019/11/14
Committee: PECH

2018/0356M(NLE)

Pietro BARTOLO, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Richard CORBETT, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Encourages the Vietnamese authorities to allocate sufficient financial and human resources to the fight against IUU fishing at both the national and provincial level

2019/11/14
Committee: PECH

2018/0356M(NLE)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Richard CORBETT, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Is of the opinion that preferential tariffs should be based on conditions, i.e. a coupling with controls, and a review on the achievement of those conditions, such as the level of reduction of fishing capacity

2019/11/14
Committee: PECH

2018/0356M(NLE)

Pietro BARTOLO, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Richard CORBETT, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Is of the opinion that preferential tariffs should also be accompanied by monitoring and auditing of the implementation of the Vietnamese Action Plan to tackle IUU fishing and review of the commitments made by Vietnam under Article 13.9 of the EU-Viet Nam FTA;

2019/11/14
Committee: PECH

2018/0356M(NLE)

Pietro BARTOLO, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Richard CORBETT, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Isabel CARVALHAIS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Recalls that the ‘yellow card’ notification should be seen as a means to encourage the Vietnamese authorities to persevere in their efforts to tackle IUU fishing activities; believes that further extension of the ‘yellow card’ should be accompanied by clear operational targets and timelines with a view to implement the measures needed and to give a constructive sense to the sanction;

2019/11/14
Committee: PECH

2018/0356M(NLE)

Clara AGUILERA, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES, Manuel PIZARRO, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Ivo HRISTOV, Pietro BARTOLO, Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses the importance of including all EU fish products protected with a geographical indication of origin in chapter 12 of the FTA on intellectual property.

2019/11/14
Committee: PECH

2018/0356M(NLE)

Pietro BARTOLO, Manuel PIZARRO, Richard CORBETT, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Calls on the European Commission to provide specific financial and technical support to Vietnam in order to facilitate the implementation of environmental sustainability standards for seafood products. Moreover, calls on the European Commission to also incentivize individual Vietnamese fisheries to help meet sustainability standards

2019/11/14
Committee: PECH

2018/0356M(NLE)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Ivo HRISTOV, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Appreciates that ASEAN Member States are starting to increase region-wide cooperation on fisheries management;

2019/11/14
Committee: PECH

2018/0356M(NLE)

Pietro BARTOLO, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Richard CORBETT, Predrag Fred MATIĆ, Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Ivo HRISTOV, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Carmen AVRAM, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. Calls on the Commission to make full use of all the tools at its disposal, including the ‘red card’, should Viet Nam fail to fulfil the conditions for sustainable fisheries. in order to ensure the safety of imports of fish and seafood products into the EU market and to protect its consumers.

2019/11/14
Committee: PECH

2018/0356M(NLE)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO, Clara AGUILERA, Manuel PIZARRO, Ivo HRISTOV, Isabel CARVALHAIS, Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Encourages the Vietnamese authorities to step up awareness campaigns and capacity building initiatives to discourage the inappropriate use of antibiotics in aquaculture and prevent the insurgence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

2019/11/14
Committee: PECH

2018/0196(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6

6. Where the Member State fails to take effective action in response to a request made in accordance with paragraph 1, within the deadlines set out in paragraphs 3 and 4, the Commission may suspend all or part of the payments for the programmes or priorities concerned in accordance with Article 91.deleted

2018/10/15
Committee: ECON

2018/0196(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

The Commission shall make a proposal to the Council and Parliament, by means of a delegated act, to suspend all or part of the commitments ~~or payments~~ for one or more of the programmes of a Member State in the following cases:

2018/10/15
Committee: ECON

2018/0196(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point a

~~(a) where the Council decides in accordance with Article 126(8) or Article 126(11) TFEU that a Member State has not taken effective action to correct its excessive deficit;~~deleted

2018/10/15
Committee: ECON

2018/0196(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2

Priority shall be given to the suspension of commitments; payments shall be suspended only when immediate action is sought and in the case of significant non- compliance. The suspension of payments shall apply to payment applications submitted for the programmes concerned after the date of the decision to suspend.deleted

2018/10/15
Committee: ECON

2018/0196(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1

A proposal by the Commission for the suspension of commitments shall be deemed adopted by the Council unless the Council decides, by means of an implementing act, to reject such a proposal by qualified majorityThe delegated act referred to in paragraph 7 may be rejected by the Council and Parliament within onthree months of the submission of the ~~Commission~~ proposal.

2018/10/15
Committee: ECON

2018/0196(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3

~~The Council shall adopt a decision, by means of an implementing act, on a proposal by the Commission referred to in paragraph 7 in relation to the suspension of payments.~~deleted

2018/10/15
Committee: ECON

2018/0196(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 9

9. The scope and level of the suspension of commitments ~~or payments~~ to be imposed shall be proportionate, shall respect the equality of treatment between Member States and shall take into account the economic and social circumstances of the Member State concerned, in particular the level of unemployment, the level of poverty or social exclusion of the Member State concerned in relation to the Union average and the impact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State concerned. The impact of suspensions on programmes of critical importance to address adverse economic or social conditions shall be a specific factor to be taken into account.

2018/10/15
Committee: ECON

2018/0196(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 2

In case of persistent non-compliance, the suspension of commitments ~~may exceed~~is subject to a ceiling of twice the maximum percentages set out in the first sub-paragraph.

2018/10/15
Committee: ECON

2018/0196(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

The Co~~uncil shall~~mmission shall submit a delegated act lifting the suspension of commitments ~~on a proposal from the Commission,~~ in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 8, in the following cases:

2018/10/15
Committee: ECON

2018/0196(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 2

After the ~~Council has lifted~~lifting of the suspension of commitments, the Commission shall re- budget the suspended commitments in accordance with Article [8] of Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) [ […] (MFF regulation)].

2018/10/15
Committee: ECON

2018/0196(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 11 – subparagraph 5

A decision concerning the lifting of the suspension of payments shall be taken by the Council on a proposal by the Commission where the applicable conditions set out in in the first sub- paragraph are fulfilled.deleted

2018/10/15
Committee: ECON

2018/0196(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. The procedure set out in paragraphs 7 to 10 shall be applied only where: (a) application of the relevant instruments of economic governance with regard to points (b) to (e) of paragraph 7 has been requested in advance, (b) the Commission has demonstrated, by means of an impact assessment, that the persistence of excessive macroeconomic imbalances is caused by insufficient implementation of these instruments, and (c) one of the cases referred to in points (b) to (e) of paragraph 7 is putting cohesion policy expenditure in that Member State at risk.

2018/10/15
Committee: ECON

2018/0196(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1

The Commission shall keep the European Parliament ~~informed of the implementation of this Article. In particular, the Commission shall, when one of the conditions set out in paragraph 7 is fulfilled for a Member Sta~~and the Council continuously informed in the course of the procedure referred to in paragraph 7. In particular, the Commission shall immediately submit to the European Parliament the reasons for its proposal, accompanied by an impact analysis pursuant to point (b) of paragraph 11a, and by an analysis of the expecte,d im~~mediately inform the European Parliament and provide~~pact of the suspension on the economy of the Member State, and details of the Funds and programmes which could be subject to a suspension of commitments for the purpose of the structured dialogue to ensure a meaningful debate and facilitate a transparent implementation process.

2018/10/15
Committee: ECON

2018/0196(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2

The European Parliament may invite the Commission for a structured dialogue on the application of this Article, having regard to the transmission of the information referred to in the first sub- paragraph.deleted

2018/10/15
Committee: ECON

2018/0196(COD)

Giuseppe FERRANDINO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 3

The Commission shall transmit the proposal for suspension of commitments or the proposal to lift such a suspension, to the European Parliament and to the Council immediately after its adoption, stating the reasons for the proposal.

2018/10/15
Committee: ECON

507 Amendments of Giuseppe FERRANDINO