19 Amendments of Asger CHRISTENSEN related to 2022/0269(COD)
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Fisheries Agreements with third countries are an essential instrument to guarantee the working conditions of third-country workers in the European fleet.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) Forced labour in non-cooperating countries is sometimes linked to IUU fishing, which is why the fight against IUU fishing is essential to eliminate forced labour.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) The Commission should analyse the situation of non-cooperating countries in the fisheries sector and its impact on the European sector.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) ‘producer’ means the producer of agricultural and fisheries products as referred to in Article 38(1) TFEU or of raw materials;
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Economic operators shall not place or make available on the Union market products that are made with forced labour, coming from IUU fishing, nor shall they export such products.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 27 to supplement this Regulation by providing further details on the risk- based approach Member States has to use pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article. Such delegated acts shall further complement the work done by the Network in accrodance with Article 24, especially in relation to ensuring the effective and uniform application of this Regulation.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The competent authorities may request information from third countries on fisheries issues where they have reasonable grounds for suspecting that products from forced labour are being introduced.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Competent authorities may ask diplomatic representations of the Union in relevant third countries to provide information and support.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) an order for the economic operators that have been subject to the investigation to donate the products concerned to charitable organisations or organisations that benefit public interest or where donation is not possible, recycle the products concerned or when neither of these two options are possible, dispose of the respective products in accordance with national law consistent with Union law.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) that any product remaining with the economic operator concerned is donated the products concerned to charitable organisations or organisations that benefit public interest or where donation is not possible, recycle the products concerned or when neither of these two options are possible, disposed of in accordance with national law consistent with Union law at the expense of the economic operator.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Competent authorities shall provide economic operators affected by a decision adopted pursuant to Article 6(4) the possibility of requesting a review of that decision within 15 working days from the date of receipt of that decision. In case of perishable goods, animals and plants, that time limit shall be 5 working days. The request for review shall contain information which demonstrates that the products are placed or made available on the market or to be exported in compliance with Article 3.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall set up a mechanism for the submission of information pursuant to paragraph 1. That mechanism shall be available in all official languages of the institutions of the Union, and it shall be user friendly and free of charge.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the submission of information, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts establishing templates for the submission of information. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 29.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall call upon external expertise to provide an indicative, non-exhaustive, verifiable and regularly updated database of forced labour risks in specific geographic areas, including non- cooperating third countries or with respect to specific products including with regard to forced labour imposed by state authorities. The database shall be based on the guidelines referred to in Article 23, points (a), (b) and (c), and relevant external sources of information from, amongst others, international organisations and third country authorities.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall ensure efficient cooperation among the competent authorities of the Member States as well as with non-cooperating third countries through facilitating and coordinating the exchange and collection of information and best practices with regard to the application of this Regulation.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Where customs authorities identify a product entering or leaving the Union market that may, in accordance with a decision received pursuant to Article 15(3), be in violation of Article 3, they shall suspend the release for free circulation or the export of that product. Customs authorities shall immediately notify the relevant competent authorities of the competent Member State of the suspension and transmit all relevant information to enable them to establish whether the product is covered by a decision communicated pursuant to Article 15(3).
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Where the release for free circulation or export of a product has been refused in accordance with Article 19, customs authorities shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the product concerned is donated to charitable or public interest purposes. If such products cannot be donated, they should be recycled, and if that is not possible, they should be disposed of in accordance with national law consistent with Union law. Articles 197 and 198 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 shall apply accordingly.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) ensure good collaboration and exchange of information with authorities involved in implementing rules in relation to IUU-fishing and traceability for fisheries- and aquaculture products.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a (new)
Article30a Review 1. By [five years after the date of application] and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Regulation taking account of its objectives and shall submit a report thereon to the European Parliament and to the Council. 2. The report shall assess whether this Regulation achieved its objective, in particular with regard to reducing the number of products on the Union market made with forced labour , improving cooperation between competent authorities and strengthening the controls on products entering the Union market and the synergies with other Union legislations, such as Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013, while taking into account the impact on business, in particular on SMEs. 3. The report shall be accompanied, where appropriate, by a legislative proposal. 4. The Commission shall continuously monitor the implementation of this Regulation. The monitoring shall be based on a scientific and transparent methodology and shall take into account information provided by stakeholders