BETA

Activities of Sylvie GODDYN related to 2016/2016(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Management of fishing fleets in the outermost regions FR
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2016(INI)

Amendments (12)

Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
— having regard to Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which confers a special status on the outermost regions (ORs) and provides for the adoption of ‘specific measures’ enabling the full implementation of the Treaties and common policies, including in the area of fisheries,
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the ORs began to be incorporated into the CFP when the limitation on fishing effort was introduced in the 1990s; whereas, this is the reason the ORs consider themselveswere unfairly treated by the CFP and call it thesuffered a ‘double penalty’ (no access to previous aid for fleet renewal and the current prohibition on aid for renewal);
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) among other things provides for support of producer organisations, engines, and community-led local development (CLLD) under certain conditions; stresses that the modernisation of engines is not sufficient to allow fishermen to establish sustainable fishing;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas the EMFF consimust, in orders the following ineligible:o avoid rendering Article 349 TFEU meaningless, make operations which increase the fishing capacity of a vessel, equipment which increases the ability of a vessel to find fish, and the construction of new fishing vessels or the importation of fishing vessels ineligible;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that in some ORs the fishing fleets are below their capacity limits set by the CFPtoo old and poorly equipped to achieve their capacity limits set by the CFP, which is hampering the development of these regions;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores the significant level of IUU fishing taking place in the ORs’ EEZ attributable to both domestic and foreign vessels; points out that for the domestic part, such practices also result from local food supply issues; recalls that the development of fisheries in the ORs would make it possible to increase surveillance of their waters and thus to combat IUU fishing more effectively;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Encourages therefore the Commission to promote negotiations with neighbouring countries of the ORs with which Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) have not yet been signed; notes that this could help counteract unfair competition; stresses that these agreements must not be taken as an excuse to refuse to modernise the fleets of the ORs;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that a restructuring of the fishing sector in the ORs is needed and if necessary a reduction of the number of vessels should be considerdeleted;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Advocates reconsidering the fleet segmentation basis under a potential future CFP, in order to make better use of capacity limits and facilitate development;deleted
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Proposes increasproviding aid intensity for engine replacement in the ORs where scientific evidence indicates that clifor the modernisation of vessels in order to matke conditions and climate change have a decisive negative impact on the ORs’ fleetsfishing sustainable;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Advocates not establishing a dedicated fund for the ORs, as comprehensive resourcin order to adapt the criteria for awarding subsidies tof the European Structural and Investment Funds are already availablespecific characteristics of those regions in accordance with Article 349 TFEU;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that modernisation may lead to increased and more diversified fishing activities; stresses that these activities must not undermine the objectives of sustainable fisheries and healthy stocks;deleted
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH