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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 as regards specific measures to alleviate the consequences of the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine on fishing activities and to mitigate the effects of the market disruption caused by that military aggression on the supply chain of fishery and aquaculture products
2022/06/21
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2022/0118(COD)
Documents: PDF(195 KB) DOC(70 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Nuno MELO', 'mepid': 96978}]

Amendments (8)

Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Therefore, it should be possible for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) established by Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 to support specific measures to mitigate the effects of the market disruption caused by the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine on the supply chain of fishery and aquaculture products. Those measures should comprise financial compensation to recognised producer organisations and associations of producer organisations which store fishery or aquaculture in accordance with Articles 30 and 31 of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council4 , and financial compensation to operators of the fishery and aquaculture sector, including the processing sector, for their income forgone, and for additional costs they incurred due to the market disruption caused by the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine and its effects on the supply chain of fishery and aquaculture products. Expenditure for operations supported under those measures should be eligible as of 24 February 2022, which is the date of the start of the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine. _________________ 3 Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2328/2003, (EC) No 861/2006, (EC) No 1198/2006 and (EC) No 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 1255/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 149 20.5.2014, p. 1). 4 Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1184/2006 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 354 28.12.2013, p. 1).
2022/06/16
Committee: PECH
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) It should also be possible for the EMFF to support financial compensation for the temporary cessation of fishing activities where the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine jeopardises the security of fishing activities or where its impact impedes the economic viability of fishing operations. Such temporary cessation should occur as of 24 February 2022, which is the date of the start of the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine.
2022/06/16
Committee: PECH
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Given the significant socio- economic consequences of the market disruption caused by the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine on the supply chain of fishery and aquaculture products, it should be possible to support the temporary cessation of fishing activities caused by the military aggression of Russia against UkraineIt should be possible to support both of those measures with a maximum co-financing rate of 75100 % of eligible public expenditure.
2022/06/16
Committee: PECH
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) Given the need for flexibility in the reallocation of financial resources following the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine, it should be possible to have a 50 % of the total amount available per Member State to be equally distributed among its regions thus allowing all the regions, including the ones that already used the most of their amount in the context of EMFF, to alleviate the consequences of the war in Ukraine for their fishing and aquaculture sector.
2022/06/16
Committee: PECH
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
(5 b) Given the need for flexibility in the reallocation of financial resources following the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine, it should be possible to have a derogation from the N+3 rules applicable to the Member States and, as a consequence, to the regions.
2022/06/16
Committee: PECH
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 508/2014
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point (d)
(d) where the temporary cessation of fishing activities occurs between 1 February and 31 December 2020 as a consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak, including for vessels operating under a Sustainable fisheries partnership agreement, or occurs as of 24 February 2022 as a consequence of the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine that jeopardises the security of fishing activities or impedes the economic viability of fishing operations.
2022/06/16
Committee: PECH
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 508/2014
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 65(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and by way of derogation from the first subparagraph thereof, expenditure for operations supported under point (d) of the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be eligible as of 1 February 2020 if they are the consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak, or as of 24 February 2022 if they are the consequence of the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine that jeopardises the security of fishing activities or impedes the economic viability of fishing operations.
2022/06/16
Committee: PECH
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
4a. The EMFF may support measures for temporary cessation of fishing activities caused by the COVID-19 outbreak or by the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine that jeopardises the security of fishing activities or impedes the economic viability of fishing operations, as provided for in point (d) of Article 33(1), under the conditions laid down in Article 33.
2022/06/16
Committee: PECH