443 Amendments of Ian HUDGHTON
Amendment 343 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. When compared with the quantities landed or the result of an inspection, the permitted margin of tolerance in estimates recorded in the fishing logbook of the quantities in kilograms of fish retained on board shall be 10 % per species. For species retained on board or for the case of mixed catches of small pelagic species in the Mediterranean that do not exceed 50kg live weight equivalent, the permitted margin of tolerance shall be 20% per species.
Amendment 369 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Masters of Union catching vessels of less than 12 metres’ length overall shall submit by electronic means the information referred to in Article 14, to the competent authority of their flag Member State after the last fishing operation has been completed and before entering portthe landing of the catches.
Amendment 385 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to specific provisions contained in multiannual plans, masters of Union fishing vessels of 12 metres’ length overall or more and performing fishing trips longer than 12 hours shall notify by electronic means the competent authorities of their flag Member State at least four hours before the estimated time of arrival at port of the following information:
Amendment 457 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 25 a – paragraph 1
Article 25 a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure effective control of the landing obligation. For this purpose a minimum percentage of fishing vessels fishing for species subject to the landing obligation and flying their flag established in accordance with paragraph 2, shall be equippincluded with continuously recording Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) systems incorporating data storagin a specific observers programme..
Amendment 471 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 25 a – paragraph 3
Article 25 a – paragraph 3
3. In addition to the CCTV systems referred to in paragraph 1, Member States may require the use of other electronic monitoring systems for the purpose of controlling the landing obligation.
Amendment 502 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 35
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 35
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 39a – paragraph 1
Article 39a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that vessels using the following active fishing gears: trawls, seines and surrounding nets, are equipped with permanently installed devices that measure and record engine power within 5 years of the adoption of this Regulation in cases where:
Amendment 631 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 49
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 49
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 60 – paragraph 5 – point c a(new)
Article 60 – paragraph 5 – point c a(new)
(ca) In case of fisheries products destined for human consumption, Member States may authorise weighing of unsorted fisheries products to be market according to the exception of article 56 a bis.3.
Amendment 667 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 56
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 56
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 68 – paragraph 1
Article 68 – paragraph 1
1. Fisheries products when landed and transported before placing on the market or before the first sale in a third country shall be accompanied by a transport document covering the fisheries products and quantities transported.
Amendment 21 #
2017/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, during the evaluation of the last CFP, the Commission found that whilst the CFP to date had ‘not worked well’ the coastal regime within the 12 nautical mile zone ‘has generally worked well’;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2120(INI)
Qa. whereas nonetheless, other than in relation to measures on markets and financial measures, freshwater biological resources lie outwith the scope of the CFP and accordingly any attempt to regulate freshwater biological resources at EU level would be ultra vires;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines the fact that, in keeping with the objectives of the CFP, any evaluation of the impact and significance of recreational fishing must include reference to the economic, social and employment benefits of recreational fishing activities;
Amendment 103 #
2017/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recognises that recreational fishing has gone on for centuries across the EU and is an integral part of the culture, traditions and heritage of a great many coastal and island communities; notes that the different types of recreational fishing are as diverse as the cultures of the EU itself and that recognition must be given to this fact in any attempt to legislate in this area;
Amendment 120 #
2017/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that any such future regulation should fully respect the clear definition of responsibilities at the Union, regional, national and local levels, must fully respect the principles underpinning regionalisation, and must respect Member State competences within the 12 nautical mile zone;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. UnderlinEmphasises that systematic recourse to provenance research is urgently needed to achieve a more transparent and responsible art market, and to discourage lootingand deter looting and trafficking of art and cultural goods from armed conflicts and wars, and should therefore be actively promoted;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on Member States to take appropriate action to put an end to the illegal trade in cultural goods from the territories of states at war such as Syria and Iraq, thereby preventing cultural goods from being used as a source of terrorist financing;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that the absence orand laxity of rules in certain Member States concerning provenance research and due diligence is fostering looting and smuggling and that atrafficking and incentivising smuggling. As a result of the lack of common standards, the applicable law often remains unclear for all stakeholders, including museums, art dealers, collectors, tourists and travellers; asks, therefore, the Commission to envisage harmonizing the rules on provenance research, and incorporating some basic principles of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention on stolen or illegally exported cultural objects in a legislative act and to be mindful of the UN Security Council Resolutions 2199 and 2253;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the growing public awareness with regard to art and cultural goods looted during World War II and more recently the surge in looting of art and cultural goods during the conflicts in Iraq and Syria, in addition to the importance of provenance research has led to the development of useful resources for establishing the ownership history of a work of art; urges the Commission to proceed to a thorough mappingoverview of existing databases and to envisage the creation of a streamlined, central database that takes account of the available information specific to the Member States;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that on the basis of such databases, a common cataloguing system cshould be put in place which could use standardised object IDs; askrequests therefore the Commission to envisage introducing the object IDs as developed and promoted by ICOM and other organisations as the market standard within the entire internal market;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2023(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that to enable proper provenance research, the creation of a documentary record or a transaction register is needed, encompassing information on owners’ names, dates of ownership and means of transference, i.e. inheritance, or sale through a dealer or auction, but also on locations where the work was keptstored, from the time of its creation by the artist until the present day; askrequests the Commission to actively support the drafting of common guidelines on such registers and to adopt appropriate and timely measures in order to encouragesure that Member States to introduce a general obligation for art market professionals to keepmaintain such a transaction register.;
Amendment 40 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The definitions based on those used in the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, the UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property signed in Paris on 14 November 1970 and the UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen or Illegally Exported Cultural Objects signed in Rome on 24 June 1995, to which a significant number of Member States are a party, should be used in the Regulation, considering the familiarity of many third countries and most Member States with their provisions.
Amendment 45 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The legality of export should be examined based on the laws and regulations of the country where the cultural goods were discovered or created ('source country'). In order to avoid circumvention, when the cultural goods enter the Union from a different third country, the person who seeks to introduce them into the customs territory of the Union should demonstrate that they were exported from there legally, when the third country in question is a signatory State of the 1970 UNESCO Convention and thus a country committed to fighting against illicit trafficking of cultural property. In other cases, the person should prove lawful cultural goods or objects were exported from the source countrre legally.
Amendment 48 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order not to impede trade within goods across the Union’s external borders disproportionately, this Regulation should only apply to goods meeting a certain age and value limit. For that purpose, it seems appropriate to set a 25100 year minimum age threshold for allthe most vulnerable categories of cultural goods, in line with the provisions of the 1954 Hague Convention, the 1970 UNESCO Convention and of the 1995 UNIDROIT Convention. That minimum age threshold will ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation focus on cultural goods most likely to be targeted by looters in conflict areas, without excluding other goods the control of which is necessary for ensuring protection of cultural heritage.
Amendment 49 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order not to impede trade with goods across the external border disproportionately, this Regulation should only apply to goods meeting a certain age limit. For that purpose, it seems appropriate to set a 25100 year minimum age threshold for all categories of cultural goods. T recalling the UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property of November 1970; that minimum age threshold will ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation focus on cultural goods most likely to be targeted by looters in conflict areas, without excluding other goods the control of which is necessary for ensuring protection of cultural heritage.
Amendment 58 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Since certain categories of cultural goods, namely archaeological objects, elements of monuments, rare manuscripts and incunabula are particularly vulnerable to pillage and destruction, it seems necessary to provide for a system of increased scrutiny before they may enter the customs territory of the Union. Such a system should require the presentation of a licence issued by the competent authority of the Member State of entry prior to the release for free circulation of those goods or their placement under a special customs procedure other than transit. Persons seeking to obtain such a licence should be able to prove licit export from the source country with the appropriate supportive documents and evidence, in particular, export certificates or licences issued by the thirdsource country of export, ownership titles, invoices, sales contracts, insurance documents, transport documents and experts appraisals. Based on complete and accurate applications, the competent authorities of the Member States should decide whether to issue a licence without undue delay.
Amendment 70 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Temporary admission of cultural goods for educational, scientific orestoration, exhibition and academic research purposes should not be subject to the presentation of a licence or of a statement.
Amendment 82 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation sets out the conditions and procedure for the entryimport of cultural goods into the customs territory of the Union.
Amendment 99 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 'source country' means the country in the current territory of which the cultural goods were created or discovered, discovered and subsequently removed, excavated or stolen from land or underwater in the current territory of the source country;
Amendment 101 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 104 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 116 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The release of cultural goods for free circulation and the placing of cultural goods under a special procedure other than transit shall only be permitted upon the presentation of an import licence issued in accordance with Article 4 or of an importer statement made out in accordance with Article 5.
Amendment 129 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the temporary admission, within the meaning of Article 250 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013, in the customs territory of the Union of cultural goods for educational, scientific restoration, exhibition and academic research purposes;
Amendment 143 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The holder of the goods shall apply for an import licence to the competent authority of the Member State of entry. The application shall be accompanied by any supporting documents and information substantiating that the cultural goods in question have been exported from the source country in accordance with its laws and regulations. However, where the export country is a Contracting Party to the UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property signed in Paris on 14 November 1970 ('the 1970 UNESCO Convention'), the application shall be accompanied by any supporting documents and information substantiating that the cultural goods have been exported from that country in accordance with its laws and regulations.
Amendment 154 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) where the export country is not a Contracting Party to the 1970 UNESCO Convention,n it is not demonstrated that the cultural goods were exported from the source country in accordance with its laws and regulations;
Amendment 158 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 162 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) the competent authority has reasonable grounds to believeaffirm that the holder of the goods did not acquire them lawfully.
Amendment 163 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) if the import request concerns a cultural good for which the same application was previously refused by another member state of the Union, refusal that the applicant is required to communicate to the competent authority for the issue of the license import;
Amendment 173 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5
Article 5
Amendment 212 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 11 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. In their preparatory works for the implementation of this Regulation, the Commission and the Member States shall cooperate with international organisations, such as the UNESCO, the Interpol, EUROPOL and the ICOM, to ensure effective training, capacity building activities and awareness rising campaigns.
Amendment 216 #
Amendment 217 #
2017/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – table a (new)
Annex – table a (new)
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the import of cultural goods Cultural goods covered by Article 2 (1) A. 1. Archaeological objects more than 100 years old which are the products of: – excavations and finds on land or under water 9705 00 00 – archaeological sites 9706 00 00 – archaeological collections 2. Elements forming an integral part of artistic, historical or 9705 00 00 religious monuments which have been dismembered, of an age exceeding 100 years 9706 00 00 3. Pictures and paintings, other than those included in 9701 categories 4 or 5, executed entirely by hand in any medium and on any material 4. Watercolours, gouaches and pastels executed entirely by 9701 hand on any material 5. Mosaics in any material executed entirely by hand, other 6914 than those falling in categories 1 or 2, and drawings in any medium executed entirely by hand on any material 9701 6. Original engravings, prints, serigraphs and lithographs Chapter 49 with their respective plates and original posters 9702 00 00 8442 50 99 7. Original sculptures or statuary and copies produced by 9703 00 00 the same process as the original, other than those in category 1 8. Photographs, films and negatives thereof 3704 3705 3706 4911 91 80 9. Incunabula and manuscripts, including maps and 9702 00 00 musical scores, singly or in collections 9706 00 00 4901 10 00 4901 99 00 4904 00 00 4905 91 00 4905 99 00 4906 00 00 10. Books more than 100 years old, singly or in collections 9705 00 00 9706 00 00 11. Printed maps more than 100 years old 9706 00 00 12. (a) Collections and specimens from zoological, botanical, 9705 00 00 mineralogical or anatomical collections; (b) Collections of historical, paleontological, ethnographic or 9705 00 00 numismatic interest 13. Any other antique items not included in categories A.1 to 97060000 A.12 more than 100 years old The cultural objects in categories A.1 to A.13 are covered by this Regulation only if their value corresponds to, or exceeds, the financial thresholds under B. B. Financial thresholds applicable to certain categories under A (in euro) Value: Whatever the value – 1 (Archaeological objects) – 2 (Dismembered monuments) – 9 (Incunabula and manuscripts) 15 000 – 5 (Mosaics and drawings) – 6 (Engravings) – 8 (Photographs) – 11 (Printed maps) 30 000 – 4 (Watercolours, gouaches and pastels) 50 000 – 3 (Pictures) – 7 (Statuary) – 10 (Books) – 12 (Collections) – 13 (Any other object) The assessment of whether or not the conditions relating to financial value are fulfilled must be made when an application for an import licence is submitted. The financial value is that of the cultural object in the Member State referred to in Article 2, point 1(a). For the Member States which do not have the euro as their currency, the values expressed in euro in Annex I shall be converted and expressed in national currencies at the rate of exchange on 31 December 2001 published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This countervalue in national currencies shall be reviewed every two years with effect from 31 December 2001. Calculation of this countervalue shall be based on the average daily value of those currencies, expressed in euro, during the 24 months ending on the last day of August preceding the revision which takes effect on 31 December. This method of calculation shall be reviewed, on a proposal from the Commission, by the Advisory Committee on Cultural Goods, in principle two years after the first application. For each revision, the values expressed in euro and their counter values in national currency shall be published periodically in the Official Journal of the European Union in the first days of the month of November preceding the date on which the revision takes effect. Or. en (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?qid=1522064603053&uri=CELEX:32009R0116)
Amendment 255 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
3(1) The delivery of the Pillar will require multi-level action and cross- sectoral approaches to encourage good employment practices across society and strengthen public service delivery. All tiers of government need to be engaged in the development of policy-making mechanisms related to the EPSR in a way that is commensurate with their respective competences. Equally all stakeholders must also be involved to ensure proper implementation;
Amendment 291 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
Paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. 4. Calls for decisive steps towards legal certainty on what constitutes ‘employment’, also forone that is grounded on the concept of ‘fair work’ that is being developed through the Commission’s public consultation leading to the definition of guidance of fair work principles. This should also include work intermediated by digital platforms; underlines that open- ended contracts should remain the norm given their importance for socio-economic security; calls for the directive on fair working conditions to include relevant minimum standards to be ensured in more precarious forms of employment, in particular:
Amendment 479 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 9 – point 1 (new)
(1) Points out that there is an emerging trend away from "one size fits all" public services and towards more effective and efficient integrated public services, for instance on health and social care issues, that are individually personalised. The development of the Pillar should acknowledge these trends and to exploit their potential to improve quality of life and empower communities and citizens,
Amendment 582 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers access to quality and affordable long-term care services, including home-based care, to be a right that should be delivered by adequately resourced public bodies and upheld with the help of suitably qualified professionals employed under decent conditions; believes that low- income households should therefore be targeted by adequate public services and tax deductions; repeats its call for legislation on carers’' leave accompanied by adequate remuneration and social protection;
Amendment 920 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 – point j a (new)
Paragraph 26 – point j a (new)
ja. Expects the Commission to encourage all EU Member States as well as those Member States that have a formal partnership with the EU and those connected to the European Labour Market and the European Social Dialogue to take an active role in the Social Pillar,
Amendment 1099 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to translate the EPSR into relevant external action, in particular by promoting the implementation of the UN SDGs, the ILO conventions and European social standards through trade agreements and strategic partnerships with all levels of government;
Amendment 1117 #
2016/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Considers that the EPSR should be adopted in 2017 as a binding agreement between the European Parliament and the European Council, involving social partners at the highest level, and should contain a clear roadmap for implementation including at the local and regional level, with concrete commitments and target dates;
Amendment 23 #
2016/0284(COD)
(2) The development of digital technologies and internet has transformed the distribution of and access to television and radio programmes. Users increasingly expect to have access to television and radio programmes both live and on- demand, using traditional channels such as satellite or cable and also through online services. Broadcasting organisations are therefore increasingly offering, in addition to their own broadcasts of television and radio programmes, online services ancillary to their broadcast, such as simulcasting and catch-up services. Retransmission services operators, which aggregate broadcasts of television and radio programmes into packages and provide them to users simultaneously to the initial transmission of the broadcast, unaltered and unabridged, use various techniques of retransmission such as cable, satellite, digital terrestrial, closed circuit IP-based or mobile networks as well as the open internet. On the part of users, there is a growing demand for access to broadcasts of television and radio programm, including catch-up services, not only originating in their Member State but also in other Member States of the Union, including from members of linguistic minorities of the Union as well as from persons who live in another Member State than their Member State of origin.
Amendment 29 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The development of digital technologies and internet has transformed the distribution of and access to television and radio programmes. Users increasingly expect to have access to television and radio programmes both live and on- demand, using traditional channels such as satellite or cable and also through online services. Broadcasting organisations are therefore increasingly offering, in addition to their own broadcasts of television and radio programmes, online services ancillary to their broadcast, such as simulcasting and catch-up services. Retransmission services operators, which aggregate broadcasts of television and radio programmes into packages and provide them to users simultaneously to the initial transmission of the broadcast, unaltered and unabridged, use various techniques of retransmission such as cable, satellite, digital terrestrial, closed circuit IP-based or mobile networks as well as the open internet. On the part of users, there is a growing demand and need for access to broadcasts of television and radio programmes, including catch-up services, not only originating in their Member State but also in other Member States of the Union, includingespecially from members of linguistic minorities of the Union as well as from, persons who live in another Member State than their Member State of origin as well as persons who study other languages than their mother tongue.
Amendment 30 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) A number of barriers hinder the provision of online services which are ancillary to broadcasts and the provision of retransmission services and thereby the free circulation of television and radio programmes within the Union. Broadcasting organisations transmit daily many hours of news, cultural, political, documentary or entertainment programmes. These programmes incorporate a variety of content such as audiovisual, musical, literary or graphic works, which is protected by copyright and/or related rights under Union law. That results in a complex process to clear rights from a multitude of right holders and for different categories of works and other protected subject matter. Often the rights need to be cleared in a short time-frame, in particular when preparing programmes such as news or current affairs. In order to make their online services available across borders, broadcasting organisations need to have the required rights to works and other protected subject matter for all the relevant territories which further increases the complexity of the rights’ clearance.
Amendment 40 #
2016/0284(COD)
(6) Council Directive 93/83/EEC17 facilitates cross-border satellite broadcasting and retransmission by cable of television and radio programmes from other Member States of the Union. However, the provisions of that Directive on transmissions of broadcasting organisations are limited to satellite transmissions and therefore do not apply to online services ancillary to broadcast while the provisions concerning retransmissions of television and radio programmes from other Member States are limited to simultaneous, unaltered and unabridged retransmission by cable or microwave systems and do not extend to such retransmissions by means of other technologies. _________________ 17 Council Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission OJ L 248, 6.10.1993, p. 15– 21.
Amendment 40 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) A number of barriers hinder the provision of online services which are ancillary to broadcasts and the provision of retransmission services and thereby the free circulation of television and radio programmes within the Union. Broadcasting organisations transmit daily many hours of news, cultural, political, documentary or entertainment programmes. These programmes incorporate a variety of content such as audiovisual, musical, literary or graphic works, which is protected by copyright and/or related rights under Union law. That results in a complex process to clear rights from a multitude of right holders and for different categories of works and other protected subject matter. Often the rights need to be cleared in a short time-frame, in particular when preparing programmes such as news or current affairs. In order to make their online services available across borders, broadcasting organisations need to have the required rights to works and other protected subject matter for all the relevant territories which further increases the complexity of the rights' clearance.
Amendment 44 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Therefore, cross-border provision of online services ancillary tof broadcasters and retransmissions of television and radio programmes originating in other Member States should be facilitated by adapting the legal framework on the exercise of copyright and related rights relevant for those activities. Online cross-border access to European content will be further enhanced by including in the online services of broadcasting organisations also their on-line services that mainly consist of the provision to the public of works which are produced, co-produced or commissioned under their editorial responsibility, as most of these will be European works as defined by Directive 2010/13/EU.
Amendment 55 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The ancillary online services covered by this Regulation are those services offered by broadcasting organisations which have a clear and subordinate relationship to the broadcast. They include services giving access to television and radio programmes in a linear manner simultaneously to the broadcast and services giving access, within a defined time period after the broadcast,services giving access to television and radio content including services giving access to television and radio programmes which have been previously broadcast by the broadcasting organisation (so-called catch-up services). In addition, ancillary online servicesThey include services which give access to material which enriches or otherwise expands television and radio programmes broadcast by the broadcasting organisation, including by way of previewing, extending, supplementing or reviewing the relevant programme’s content. The provision of access to individual works or other protected subject matter that have been incorporated in a television or radio programme should not be regarded as an ancillary online service. Similarly, as well as material genuinely produced for the online environment. Public broadcasters in particular need to be able to use different dissemination channels to reach different audiences in order to fulfil their public service mandate. In order to reach younger audiences, the possibility to disseminate services designed for the online environment is crucial. Therefore, the provision of access to works or other protected subject matter independently of broadcast, such as services giving access to individual musical or audiovisual works, music albums or videos, do not fall under and webcasting are included in the scope of the definition of ancillary online services.
Amendment 61 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Council Directive 93/83/EEC17 facilitates cross-border satellite broadcasting and retransmission by cable of television and radio programmes from other Member States of the Union. However, the provisions of that Directive on transmissions of broadcasting organisations are limited to satellite transmissions and therefore do not apply to online services ancillary to broadcast while the provisions concerning retransmissions of television and radio programmes from other Member States are limited to simultaneous, unaltered and unabridged retransmission by cable or microwave systems and do not extend to such retransmissions by means of other technologies. _________________ 17 Council Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission OJ L 248, 6.10.1993, p. 15– 21.
Amendment 63 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to facilitate the clearance of rights for the provision of ancillary online services across borders it is necessary to provide for the establishment of the country of origin principle as regards the exercise of copyright and related rights relevant for acts occurring in the course of the provision of, the access to or the use of an ancillary online service. That principle of country of origin should apply exclusively to the relationship between right holders (or entities representing right holders such as collective management organisations) and broadcasting organisations and solely for the purpose of the provision of, the access to or the use of an ancillary online service. The principle of country of origin should not apply to any subsequent communication to the public or reproduction of content which is protected by copyright or related rights and which is contained in the ancillary online service.
Amendment 70 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Therefore, cross-border provision of online services ancillary tof broadcasters and retransmissions of television and radio programmes originating in other Member States should be facilitated by adapting the legal framework on the exercise of copyright and related rights relevant for those activities.
Amendment 74 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Since the provision of, the access to or the use of an ancillary online service is deemed to occur solely in the Member State in which the broadcasting organisation has its principal establishment, while de facto the ancillary online service can be provided across borders to other Member States, it is necessary to ensure that in arriving at the amount of the payment to be made for the rights in question, the parties should take into account all aspects of the ancillary online service such as the features of the service, the audience, including the audience in the Member State in which the broadcasting organisation has its principal establishment and in other Member States in which the ancillary online service is accessed and used, and thall available language versions.
Amendment 78 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The ancillary online services covered by this Regulation are those services offered by broadcasting organisations which have a clear and subordinate relationship to the broadcast. They include services giving access to television and radio programmes in a linear manner simultaneously to the broadcast and services giving access, within a defined time period after the broadcast, to television and radio programmes which have been previously broadcast by the broadcasting organisation (so-called catch- up services). In addition, ancillary online services include services which give access to material which enriches or otherwise expands television and radio programmes broadcast by the broadcasting organisation, including by way of previewing, extending, supplementing or reviewing the relevant programme's content. The provision of access to individual works or other protected subject matter that have been incorporated in a television or radio programme should not be regarded as an ancillary online service. Similarly, the provision of access to works or other protected subject matter independently of broadcast, such as services giving access to individual musical or audiovisual works, music albums or videos, do not fall under the definition of ancillary online service.
Amendment 101 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The exemption provided for in Article 4 for the rights exercised by broadcasting organisations should not limit the choice of holders of rights to transfer their rights to a collective management organisation and thereby have a direct share in the remuneration paid by the operator of a retransmission service.
Amendment 106 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to prevent circumvention of the application of the country of origin principle through the extension of the duration of existing agreements concerning the exercise of copyright and related rights relevant for the provision of an ancillary online service as well as the access to or the use of an ancillary online service, it is necessary to apply the principle of country of origin also to existing agreements but with a transitional period.
Amendment 114 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to achieve the objective of promoting the cross-border provision of ancillary online services and of facilitating retransmissions of television and radio programmescontent originating in other Member States, it is appropriate to adopt a Regulation, which directly applies in Member States. A Regulation is necessary in order to guarantee a uniform application of the rules across Member States and their entering into force at the same time with regard to all the concerned transmissions and retransmissions. The direct applicability of a Regulation reduces legal fragmentation and provides greater uniformity by introducing a harmonised set of rules which promote the free circulation of television and radio programmescontent originating in other Member States.
Amendment 116 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) A review of the Regulation should be undertaken after the Regulation has been in force for a period of time, in order to assess, among others, to what extent the cross-border provision of ancillary online services has increased to the benefit of European consumers and hence also to the benefit of improved cultural diversity in the Union. This review should be coordinated with provisions aimed at improving the cross-border accessibility of content on video-on-demand platforms that were included in Article 10 of Directive 2017/... of the European Parliament and of the Council18a , in the form of a dispute resolution mechanism. Should this mechanism not lead to a significant increase in the cross-border availability of content on video-on- demand platforms, the inclusion of these services in the scope of this Regulation should be considered. _________________ 18aProposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on copyright in the Digital Single Market, COM(2016)0593.
Amendment 134 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) “ancillary online service” means an online service consisting in the provision to the public, by or under the control and responsibility of a broadcasting organisation, of linear and non linear radio or television programmes simultaneously with or for a defined period of time after their broadcast byas of any material produced by or for the broadcasting organisation as well asor being part of anythe material producvided by or for the broadcasting organisation which is ancillary to such broadcaster to the public;
Amendment 141 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) “retransmission” means any simultaneous, unaltered and unabridged retransmission, other than cable retransmission as defined in Directive 93/83/EEC and other than retransmission provided over an internet access service as defined in Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 , intended for reception by the public of an initial transmission from another Member State, by wire or over the air, including that by satellite but excluding online transmission, of television or radio programmes intended for the reception by the public, provided that such retransmission is made by a party other than the broadcasting organisation which made the initial transmission or under whose control and responsibility such transmission was made. _________________ 19 Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 laying down measures concerning open internet access and amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks and services and Regulation (EU) No 531/2012 on roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union, OJ L 310, 26.11.2015, p. 1.
Amendment 163 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
(1) The acts of communication to the public and of making available occurring when providing an ancillary online service by or under the control and responsibility of a broadcasting organisation as well as the acts of reproduction which are necessary for the provision of, the access to or the use of the ancillary online service shall, for the purposes of exercising copyright and related rights relevant for these acts, be deemed to occur solely in the Member State in which the broadcasting organisation has its principal establishment. Any disputes over the exercise of these rights shall fall under the jurisdiction of that Member State.
Amendment 164 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to prevent circumvention of the application of the country of origin principle through the extension of the duration of existing agreements concerning the exercise of copyright and related rights relevant for the provision of an ancillary online service as well as the access to or the use of an ancillary online service, it is necessary to apply the principle of country of origin also to existing agreements but with a transitional period.
Amendment 171 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
(2) When fixing the amount of the payment to be made for the rights subject to the country of origin principle as set out in paragraph 1, the parties shall take into account all aspects of the ancillary online service such as the features of the ancillary online service, the audience, the potential audience and theall language versions.
Amendment 179 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) When an author has transferred his right to retransmission to a producer, he shall retain an unwaivable right to obtain an equitable remuneration for the retransmission of the work which may be exercised only through a collective management organisation representing authors, unless other collective management agreements guarantee such remuneration to audiovisual authors.
Amendment 202 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 203 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) "ancillary online service" means an online service consisting in the provision to the public, by or under the control and responsibility of a broadcasting organisation, of linear and non-linear radio or television programmes before, simultaneously with or for a defined period of time after their broadcast by the broadcasting organisation as well as of any material produced by or for the broadcasting organisation which is ancillary to such broadcast;
Amendment 236 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – title
Article 2 – title
Application of the principle of ‘country of origin’ to ancillary online services
Amendment 247 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
(1) The acts of communication to the public and of making available occurring when providing an ancillary online service by or under the control and responsibility of a broadcasting organisation as well as the acts of reproduction which are necessary for the provision of, the access to or the use of the ancillary online service shall, for the purposes of exercising copyright and related rights relevant for these acts, be deemed to occur solely in the Member State in which the broadcasting organisation has its principal establishment.
Amendment 272 #
2016/0284(COD)
Exercise of the rights in retransmission and in re-use of broadcasting organisations' on-demand services by right holders other than broadcasting organisations
Amendment 300 #
2016/0284(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(5 a) The principles of paragraphs 1 to 5 shall apply also to the integral re-use of the broadcasting organisation’s on- demand services by a party other than the broadcasting organisation under whose control and responsibility such services were primarily made available.
Amendment 281 #
2016/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. This Regulation does not apply to the activities referred to in Article 2(2) of Directive 2006/123/EC with the exception of point (g) in Article 2(2) of Directive 2006/123/EC.
Amendment 362 #
2016/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) receive electronically supplied services, the main feature of which is the provision of access to and use of copyright-protected works or other protected subject matter, in respect of which the trader has the requisite rights for the territory from which the consumer seeks to receive such services;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas a differentiation must be made between the northern agreements with Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands, and SFPAs involving other countries;
Amendment 86 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Recalls that the basic regulation of the CFP requires efforts to be made at Union level to monitor the activities of Union fishing vessels that operate in non-Union waters outside the framework of Sustainable fisheries partnership agreements; invites the Commission to provide regular updates on what efforts are being so made;
Amendment 165 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers it regrettable that previous estimates of the size of the ‘external fleet’ have used differing definitions of the types of vessel to be included, with the result that existing estimates are not comparable, which makes it impossible to carry out an analysis of the fleet’s size and evolution over time; encourages the Commission, as a matter of urgency, to develop a definition of the external fleet that includes all vessels operating outside EU waters, so as to allow historical comparison; notes that the northern agreements are of a fundamentally different nature to SFPAs given the joint management of stocks which takes place involving the EU and the northern countries concerned; considers that there is accordingly no need to include vessels operating under these agreements within definitions and analyses of the wider "external fleet";
Amendment 17 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the reformed CFP has regionalisation as one of its cornerstones in recognition of the fact that, given the huge diversity of Europe's fisheries, centralised management is not appropriate; whereas given the very nature of coastal and island fishing, regionalisation and a non-centralised approach is of particular importance in this sector and the communities it serves;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the new Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy gives preferential access to small-scale, coastal and traditional fishermen within a zone extending for 12 nautical miles, i.e. in the most sensitive part of the EU’s waters and whereas the Commission's evaluation of the old Common Fisheries Policy Regulation found that the 12-mile zones were one of the few successes of the old management regime;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to propose a suitable range of definition ofs for coastal, small-scale coastal and traditional fishing that will be based more on the socio- economic characteristics and specificities of a specific region than on the dimensions and power of fishing vessels; considers that, given the huge variation in the fisheries concerned, any definitions must be flexible enough to allow for local circumstances to be fully taken into consideration by local, national and regional policy makers.
Amendment 176 #
2015/2090(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Expresses concern at and opposition to the non-selective approach being taken, consisting of banning the use in the Mediterranean region of traditional gears and techniques (e.g. banning the use of gillnets outside of the category of commercial fishing), which form part of the local inhabitants’ traditions and way of life, are more environmentally friendly, and do not have a significant impact on the status of endangered stocks; feels that a non-selective approach to the use of gears and techniques is having a serious impact on the viability of already marginalised coastal and island communities, causing further depopulation and hindering development and innovation; believes that this approach, as with the case of the proposal to ban driftnets, suggests that the Commission is still adjusting to the decentralised reformed CFP which the co- legislators chose to adopt; reminds the Commission of its duty to operate within the framework of regionalisation as set out in the new CFP Regulation.
Amendment 153 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that representations of national, regional and local governments and their associations should not fall under the EU lobbTransparency register ifas they have their own mandatory lobby register and do not offer workspace for private or corporate actors within their representatioact in the public interest and are accountable to elected politicians;
Amendment 378 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission to organise better co-operation modalities with the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in order to be able to take their opinions into account, including at the pre-legislative stage during the conduct of Territorial and Subsidiarity Impact Assessments, in order to be able to take into account their assessments and opinions at an earlier stage in the legislative procedure;
Amendment 382 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Stresses that enhanced cooperation with CoR cannot be a substitute for strategic and structured dialogue with Local and Regional Authorities themselves, in addition to their representatives, in assessing the Territorial, Subsidiarity, cost benefit and administrative capacity impact at local and regional level of draft policies and legislation, and thus significantly expanding the principles outlined in the Better Regulation package;
Amendment 394 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Recalls that the purpose of the principle of subsidiarity is to ensure that decisions are taken as closely as possible to the citizen; Consequently believes that decision-making in line with the principle of subsidiarity would benefit from a comprehensive joint assessment by local, regional and national governments, parliaments and EU institutions as of the pre-legislative stage;
Amendment 401 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Considers that the practical possibilities for national parliaments appropriate within each Member State's constitutional framework and where appropriate regional legislative parliaments as foreseen in Protocol (No. 2), to ensure the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality should be improved, and cooperation between national parliaments strengthened, to enable them, in close cooperation among themselves, to reach the necessary quorum under article 7(3) of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 481 #
2014/2249(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41a. Suggests that the National Reform Programmes in each Member State would benefit from an enhanced and robust dialogue at national level with the competent local and regional authorities, who are responsible for implementing and delivering targets within each NRP
Amendment 23 #
Amendment 31 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 stipulates that Member States should cooperate at regional level in the development and implementation of conservation measures affecting fishing activity; this regional framework replaces the previous one-size-fits-all approach used in the Common Fisheries Policy.
Amendment 39 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The definition of driftnets should be refined for reasons of clarity and in order to ensure uniformity in the understanding and implementation by Member States of rules on driftnetsreflect the huge regional variation in fisheries and fishing techniques; accordingly definitions and the development and implementation of relevant conservation measures should be initiated by Member States cooperating at regional level.
Amendment 41 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 44 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The current Union legislative framework on driftnetfishing activities has shown weaknesses and loopholes in that rules proved easy to circumvent and ineffective in terms of addressing the conservation concerns linked to this fishing gears a result of the one-size-fits- all approach of previous fisheries Regulations.
Amendment 52 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The driftnet fishing is carried out by an undefinable number of small-scale multipurpose fishing vessels, the vast majority of which operating without any regular scientific and control monitoring. Due to the small scale nature of these fishing activities, which makes it easy to escape monitoring, the control and enforcement efforts have not produced the necessary results in terms of conservation of marine resources, in particular with regard to certain protected speciesit is difficult to quantify precisely how many families and small businesses in economically fragile communities would be adversely affected by ill-conceived EU legislation.
Amendment 57 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Illegal driftnet activities carried out by Union fishing vessels, in particular for the purpose of targeting species listed in Annex VIII of Regulation (EC) No 847/97, continue to be reported and have been cause of criticism regarding the Union compliance with applicable international obligations in this respect. Illegal fishing activities are best combatted by implementing proper control and enforcement regimes, not by amending the very laws which are being broken.
Amendment 60 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 66 #
2014/0138(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In view of the reasons stated above and in order to properly address the conservation concerns that this fishing gear continues to cause, as well as to achieve the environmental and enforcement objectives in an effective and efficient manner, while taking into account the minimal socio-economic impacts, it is necessary to introduce a full prohibition to take on board or use any kind of driftnets in all Union waters and by all Union vessels whether they operate within Union waters or beyond, as well as by non-Union vessels in Union watersapt to the new regional dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy, it is appropriate that any measures dealing with driftnets be initiated, where necessary, by Member States cooperating at regional level.
Amendment 46 #
2013/0436(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The fact that the elimination of discards is being implemented progressively means that the necessary amendment of certain provisions within the current technical measures and control regulations can likewise be made progressively and, indeed, general principles of good law-making suggest that proceeding on a step-by-step basis is more likely to result in properly drafted legislation.
Amendment 148 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 36 b (new)
(3 b) "standardised packaging" means the standardisation of pack colour and the removal of all branding from packaging, with the exception of the brand name which will appear in a standardised font and position on the package. Standardisation can also be extended to pack shape, size, method of opening and other forms of appearance. The relevant legal markings such as health warnings and tax stamps are retained on the package.
Amendment 213 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. For the purpose of protecting public health, Member States may maintain or introduce national rules concerning the labelling and packaging of tobacco products which go beyond the rules laid down in this Directive, including the maintenance or introduction of provisions allowing standardised packaging of tobacco products.
Amendment 34 #
2012/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 1 – point 7 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No1342/2008
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
(7 a) In Article 16(3): The words "in 2009" are deleted where they first appear.
Amendment 95 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Union is committed to implement the Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, in particular Resolutions 61/105 and 64/72, which call on States and Regional Fisheries Management Organisations to ensure the protection of vulnerable deep-sea marine ecosystems from the destructive impact of bottom fishing gears, as well as the sustainable exploitation of deep-sea fish stocks.
Amendment 98 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The development and adoption of the measures recommended by NEAFC to protect deep water vulnerable marine ecosystems against the adverse effects of bottom fishing gear, in accordance with resolutions 61/105 and 64/72, have been widely supported by the Union, and have been recognised by the General assembly of the United Nations as a very significant step towards achieving the goal of protecting vulnerable marine ecosystems and their biodiversity.
Amendment 100 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
Amendment 101 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 c (new)
Recital 2 c (new)
(2c) FAO guidelines on the management of deep-sea fisheries in the High Seas adopted in 2008, that the Union committed to respect and which define the concrete implementation of resolution 61/105 of the United Nations General Assembly, invite coastal States to apply the principles and methods they contain in their national courts. Given the example provided by the relevance of the measures recommended to the flag States by the NEAFC for waters beyond national jurisdiction, there is no reason for the coastal States in the NEAFC regulated area not to apply these measures in their own waters. It is therefore appropriate to provide that the measures recommended by NEAFC to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems in deep water against the adverse effects of bottom fishing gears shall apply 'mutatis mutandis' in EU waters, instead of any other modality.
Amendment 103 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to maintain necessary reductions in fishing capacity achieved so far in deep-sea fisheries, and to focus management measures on the most relevant part of the fleet for deep sea fisheries, it is appropriate to provide that fishing for deep-sea species is subject to a fishing authorisation which limits the capacity of vessels eligible to land deep-sea species. With a viewfish deep-sea species in a targeted manner. It is however necessary that fishing licenses are also delivered for bycatch fishing of deep-sea species, considering that all these fishing activities are likely to focus management measures on the part of the fleet most relevant for deep-sea fisheries, the fishing authorisations should be issued according to target or by- catch fisherycur in areas where deep water vulnerable marine ecosystems may be present, and that they should be protected against the adverse effects that may have these activities, including those using bottom gears. However, the Council and Parliament Regulation (EU) No xxx/2013 from xxx 2013 on the common fisheries policy defines a goal of eliminating discards that also apply to deep-sea species. The novelty of this new requirement should be taken into account so that vessels incidentally capturing deep-sea species and which are not currently subjected to a licensing regime for fishing, are not totally deprived of the opportunity to continue their traditional fishing activities.
Amendment 108 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 115 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 124 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Moreover, vessels which haveo wish to change gear in order to be able to stay in the fishery should be eligible for receiving financial assistance from the European Fisheries Fund provided that the new gear reduces the impact of fishing on non- commercial species and provided also that the national operational programme allows contributing to such measures.
Amendment 130 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Vessels targetfishing deep-sea species with otherin a targeted or accessory manner with bottom gear should not extend their range of operation according to their fishing authorisation within Union waters, unless expansion can be assessed as not carrying a significant risk of negative impact on vulnerable marine ecosystems. Similarly, wherever their area of activity may be, when finding indices of the presence of vulnerable marine ecosystems, they should avoid these locations in the future, pending whether these indices reflect a proved presence of vulnerable marine ecosystems.
Amendment 136 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Scientific advice concerning certain fish stocks found in the deep-sea indicates that these stocks are particularly vulnerable to exploitation, and that fishing for these stocks should be limited or reduced as a precautionary measurehowever there have been quantified improvements in some stocks such as the roundnose grenadier, blue ling and black scabbardfish. Fishing opportunities for deep-sea stocks should not go beyond those levels which are scientifically advised as precautionary. In the case of advice being absent for lack of sufficient information about stocks or species, no fishing opportunities should be allocated.
Amendment 139 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Regulation (EU) No xxx/2013 from the Council and the European Parliament from xxx 2013 on the common fisheries policy defines the rules which should govern the determination of opportunities in respect of the precautionary principle and aiming at quickly achieving maximum sustainable yield. There is no need to consider different ways from those defined as general, especially in spite of their particularly vulnerability to exploitation, several stocks of deep-water species with a major commercial interest are already recognised by ICES as being operated in accordance with the principle of maximum sustainable yield. The Commission may propose a framework for deep-sea species by-catch through a system of TACs and quotas, if it considers it necessary for their preservation.
Amendment 163 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) ‘deep-sea species’ means the species listed in Annex I and Ia (new);
Amendment 167 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) ‘most vulnerable species’ means the deep-sea species indicated in the third column ‘Most vulnerable (x)’ of the table in Annex Ia (new);
Amendment 177 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. 'existing fishing areas' means fishing areas where fishing operations have been conducted since the entry into force of Council Regulation 2347/2002 of 16 December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep- sea stocks;
Amendment 179 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. 'new fishing areas' means fishing areas where no previous deep-water fishing operations have been documented
Amendment 180 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. 'exploratory fishing' means fishing operations conducted in new fishing areas;
Amendment 181 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. 'fishing vessel' means a Union vessel operating in the waters defined in Article 2 or a third country vessel operating in Union waters;
Amendment 185 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the vessel's master records in the logbook a percentage of deep-seathe species defined in Annex I which is equal or superior to 1025% of the overall catch weight in the fishing daytrip concerned.
Amendment 192 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Fishing activities carried out in Union waters not targeting deep-sea species but catching deep-sea species as a by-catch, carried out by a Union fishing vessel, shall be subject to a fishing authorisation, which shall indicate deep-sea species as by-catch.
Amendment 194 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Amendment 198 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
The aggregate fishing capacity measured in gross tonnage and in kilowatt of all fishing vessels holding a fishing authorisation issued by a Member State, allowing the targeted catch of deep-sea species, whether as target or by-catch species, as defined in Article 4 (2) shall at no time exceed the aggregate fishing capacity of vessels of that Member State which have landed 10 tonnes or more of deep-sea species during any of the two calendar years preceding the entry into force of this Regulation2009-2011, whichever year provides the higher figure.
Amendment 205 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Each application for a fishing authorisation allowing for the catch of deep-sea species whether as target or by- catch specithin areas of existing fishing activities, and for its renewal shall be accompanied by a description of the area where it is intended to conduct fishing activities, the type of gears, the depth range at which the activities will be deployed, and of the individual species targetedrelevant species.
Amendment 214 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a Procedure for identification of areas of existing fishing activities The Commission shall identify areas of existing fishing activities in line with the provisions of Article 3 of the NEAFC recommendations on regulating bottom fishing, as quoted in Annex 2 a (new) of this Regulation.
Amendment 221 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the locations of the intended activities targeting deep-sea species in the deep-sea métier. The location(s) shall be defined by coordinates in accordance with the World Geodetic System of 1984list the bottom-sea gear that will be used;
Amendment 224 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the locations, if any, of activities in the deep-sea métier during the last three full calendar years. Those location(s) shall be defined by coordinates limit the authorised fishing accordance with the World Geodetic System of 1984 and they shall circumscribe the fishing activities as closely as possible.tivities to existing fishing areas;
Amendment 227 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) provide for the respect of measures currently applying in the NEAFC framework;
Amendment 238 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Any fishing authorisation issued on the basis of an application made in accordance with paragraph 1 shall specify the bottom gear to be used and limit the fishing activities authorised to the area in which the intended fishing activity, as set out in paragraph 1(a), and the existing fishing activity, as set out in paragraph 1(b), overlap. However, the area of the intended fishing activity can be extended beyond the area of the existing fishing activity if the Member State has assessed and documented, based on scientific advice, that such extension would not have significant adverse impaWithout prejudice to Article 7 (1), fishing activities that are to take place in waters defined in paragraph 1 but that are defined as new fishing areas in the meaning of Article 3 paragraph 2b(new) shall be subject to a fishing authorisation. Applications for such authorisations shall include a detailed project for the exploratory fishing activity that follows the NEAFC guidelines outlined in Annex IIa(new). Applications will be accepted if it can be shown that the activity described will have no harmful effects on vulnerable marine ecosystems.
Amendment 242 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) Applications for fishing authorisations in waters defined at Article 2 point b) shall fulfil the conditions set out in Regulation (EC) No 734/2008 of 15th July 2008 on the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the high seas from the adverse impacts of bottom fishing gears.
Amendment 243 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 2 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 2 (new)
(2) Existing fishing areas, as defined under article 3 and provisions for identification, as set out in article 6a(new), correspond to: (a) in Union waters: fishing areas for which there is evidence of fishing activity in the period since the entry into force of Council Regulation 2347/2002 of 16th December 2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep sea stocks. (b) in Union waters under NEAFC jurisdiction: existing fishing zones that are defined and established in the NEAFC framework, as mentioned in Annex IIb(new).
Amendment 244 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 3 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 3 (new)
Amendment 245 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 4 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 4 (new)
(4) In addition to the requirements in paragraph 5, by-catch authorisations, as defined in Article 4 (3) shall require the reporting of all species in Annex I, whether retained or discarded.
Amendment 246 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 5 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point 5 (new)
(5) Fishing activities conducted in the framework of fishing authorisations referred to in Article 4 may be subject to the introduction of quantitative limits on the total amount of catches of the species included in Annex Ia (new) if such a limit is necessary
Amendment 251 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 269 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) where the best scientific information available does not identify exploitation rates corresponding to the precautionary approach to fisheries management due to lack of sufficient data concerning a certain stock or species, nothe fishing opportunities may be allocated for the fisheries concernedfor the relevant fishing management period may not be fixed higher than the rates provided within the ICES approach for data limited stocks.
Amendment 278 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Council, acting in accordance with the Treaty, may decide to switching from the fixing of annual fishing opportunities for deep-sea species in terms of both fishing effort limits and catch limits to the fixing of only fishing effort limits for specific fisheries shall be decided in accordance with the Treaty.
Amendment 313 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts as referred to in Article 13 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminateperiod of three years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power no later than nine months before the end of the three year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of timean identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council oppose such extension no later than three months before the end of each period.
Amendment 318 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Special fishing authorisations issued in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 shall remain valid until their replacement by fishing authorisations allowing the catch of deep-sea species issued in accordance with this Regulation, but shall in any case no longer be valid after 30 September 20124.
Amendment 321 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Annex I
Amendment 343 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – point 3
Annex 2 – point 3
3. Discards shall be sampled in all deep-sea métiers. The sampling strategy for landings and discards shall cover all the species listed in Annex I and Ia as well as species belonging to the seabed ecosystem such as deep-water corals, sponges or other organisms belonging to the same ecosystem.
Amendment 344 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)
Annex IIa Identification of existing bottom fishing areas 1. The mapping of existing fishing areas within European Union waters shall be given priority. 2. A preliminary map based on VMS data and other geo reference data presently available with the European Commission and the Member States shall be developed. 3. Member States having vessels involved in bottom fishing activities in the period 2003 to 2013 shall, for the purpose of paragraph 1, submit comprehensive maps of existing fishing areas to the European Commission according to the guidelines set out in annex 3 of the NEAFC recommendation on regulating bottom fishing. 4. The comprehensive map of existing bottom fishing areas referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 shall be revised regularly to incorporate any relevant information.
Amendment 345 #
2012/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II b (new)
Annex II b (new)
Annex IIb Bottom fishing activities in new bottom fishing areas 1. Upon entry into force of this regulation, all bottom fishing activities in new bottom fishing areas or with bottom gear not previously used in the area concerned, shall be considered as exploratory fisheries and shall be conducted in accordance with an Exploratory Bottom Fisheries Protocol to be adopted as soon as possible. Until such a protocol is adopted the provision set out in the protocol set out in Annex 1 of the NEAFC recommendation on regulating bottom fishing shall apply. 2. The exploratory bottom fishing activities shall be subject to the assessment procedure set forth in Article 5 of the NEAFC recommendation on regulating bottom fishing, with the understanding that particular care shall be taken in the evaluation of risks of the significant adverse impact on vulnerable marine ecosystems, in line with the precautionary approach. 3. Member States shall communicate the required information under the exploratory fisheries protocol referred to in paragraph 1 to the European Commission, together with the information or preliminary impact assessment referred to in Article 5, paragraph 3 (i), below. 4. Member States shall provide 1 year after entry into force of this Regulation, a report of the results of such activities to the European Commission. 5. Prior to commencing new bottom fishing activities based upon the results of exploratory bottom fisheries conducted in the prior two years, the European Commission shall review the assessments undertaken in accordance with Article 5 below and the results of the fishing protocols implemented by the participating fleets, and shall: (i) Authorise these bottom fishing to proceed and establish conservation and management measures to prevent significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems from individual bottom fishing activities and to ensure the long- term sustainability of deep sea fish stocks, or (ii) not authorize these bottom fishing activities to proceed. 6. Member States shall ensure that vessels flying their flag conducting exploratory fisheries have an observer on board. Observers shall collect data in accordance with a Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem Data Collection Protocol to be adopted as soon as possible. Until such a protocol is adopted, the interim protocol set out in Annex 2 of the NEAFC recommendation on regulating bottom fishing shall apply.
Amendment 20 #
2012/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In the light of advice from ICES and STECF certain technical conservation measures in the West of Scotland (ICES Division VIa), Celtic Sea (ICES Divisions VIIf,g) and Irish Sea (ICES Division VIIa) to protect Rockall haddock, cod, haddock and whiting stocks should be maintained to contribute to the conservation of fish stocks.
Amendment 29 #
2012/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation No 850/98
Article 29d – paragraph 4a (new)
Article 29d – paragraph 4a (new)
4a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, it shall be permitted to fish for queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) provided that: (a) the fishing gear used is specialised otter trawl gear configured to select against fish catches (60cms low headline); (b) the fishing gear includes a square mesh panel as described in Annex XIVc; (c) the fishing gear is constructed with a minimum mesh size of 80mm; (d) no less than 90% of the retained catch by weight is comprised of queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis)
Amendment 31 #
2012/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation No 850/98
Article 29d – paragraph 5 - point a
Article 29d – paragraph 5 - point a
(a) the fishing gear used incorporates a sorting grid in accordance with Annex XIVa; or a combination of a square-mesh panel as described in Annex XIVc and highly selective gear that has been approved by STECF;
Amendment 32 #
2012/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Amendment 35 #
2012/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation No 850/98
Article 29d - paragraph 7 - point b
Article 29d - paragraph 7 - point b
Amendment 37 #
2012/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation No 850/98
Article 29d - paragraph 9
Article 29d - paragraph 9
Amendment 38 #
2012/0158(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation No 850/98
Article 29d - paragraph 10
Article 29d - paragraph 10
Amendment 20 #
2012/0013(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
(4a) In Article 16(3) the words "in 2009," are deleted.
Amendment 34 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the abovementioned local fleets often come from coastal communities who have depended upon adjacent fisheries resources for generations and whereas EU policy must function in such a manner so as to fully respect these traditional fishing operations;
Amendment 151 #
2011/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Reaffirms that in accordance with the principle of respecting the traditional link between coastal communities and the waters they have historically fished EU vessels should not compete with local fishermen for the same resources;
Amendment 82 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that the over-centralised model of fisheries management that has characterised the CFP over the last 30 years has been a failure and that the current reform must bring about meaningful decentralisation; further notes that small-scale fishing varies hugely across the EU; believes therefore that a one-size-fits-all approach to defining small-scale fishing would be inappropriate and that Member States should be able to apply designations to their fleets as they see appropriate;
Amendment 93 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that local management, that is based on scientific knowledge and that involves the sector in setting out and implementing policy, is the management type that best meets the needs of small- scale fishing and indeed larger scale fishing, in line with the principles of regionalisation and decentralisation;
Amendment 108 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. RStrongly rejects the mandatory implementation of TFCs; argues that the decision on whether or not to adopt TFCs and on which sectors of the fleet to include in this scheme should be left to the Member States;
Amendment 137 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to work with the Member States to improve the definition of small-scale fishing in the EU in a manner which fully recognises the huge variation in fisheries across the Union and respects the rights of Member States to manage their fleets in the most appropriate way;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to provide for the establishment of long-term management plans for all EU fisheries within a highly decentralised management regime which fully involves all relevant stakeholders ; highlights the possibility of grouping fisheries according to geographical fishing regions whereby the specificities of the different European seas should be taken into account and a separate regime should apply to small-scale coastal fisheries; believes that there should be a possibility for investments in new landing sites and start-up packages in order to secure a new generation of fishermen entering into small-scale fisheries;
Amendment 20 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and the RACs in the future to use the ecosystem approach as a basis for all long-term management plans (LTMPs), with clearly defined objectives and harvest control rules playing a pivotal role in each plan, whereby the latter is to lay down rules for determining annual fishing effort taking into account the difference between the current stock size and structure of the fishery and the target stock objective; urges the Council in this regard to follow the objectives of the LTMPs without exception;
Amendment 36 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes that in recent years some Member States in cooperation with their fishing industries and other stakeholders have implemented various trials of fishing gears and management practices with a view to eliminating discards; considers that trials implemented at this level and with the full cooperation of the fishing industry are more likely to be met with success than those imposed directly by the EU with minimal input from the industry;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Considers that within the reformed CFP Member States cooperating on a regional basis should be encouraged to work with the industry and other stakeholders to find innovative methods of eliminating discards in a manner most appropriate to individual regions and fisheries;
Amendment 49 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to establish a definition of overcapacity at EU level accommodating regional definitions, where local specificities are taken into account and historical rights are fully respected; further calls on the Commission to redefine fishing capacity in such a way that both the vessel's fishing capacity and its actual fishing effort are taken as a basis; stresses moreover the necessity to define small- scale fisheries in order to dissociate them from industrial fisheries;
Amendment 54 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Considers that, given the huge differences in fishing fleets, methods and practices across the EU, any definition of small-scale fisheries should be left to Member States operating within broad parameters set by the EU but within a manner most appropriate to their national and regional specificities;
Amendment 60 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Member States to carry out mandatory cutscuts wherever necessary and appropriate to achieve set targets for a sustainable level of capacity for every fishery so as to tackle the remaining significant overcapacity of thecertain fishing fleets, with sanctions for failure to meet the targets, i.e. the freezing of funds from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF);
Amendment 67 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. RecognisNotes the Commission's proposal to introduce a system of individually transferable fishing concessions (TFCs), subject to strict safeguards, providing a special regime for small-scale and coastal fisheries as well as preferential treatment for ecologically-friendly fishing vessels, and addressing the issue of rights concentration and the possibility of revoking fishing concessions; believes, therefore, that a Member State should be exempted from the obligation to introduce TFCs if its fishing capacity is within the set ceiling or if the Member State in question can prove that it can achieve the necessary capacity reduction without using a TFC systemconsiders that the introduction of TFCs should remain a matter for the Member States, operating within a significantly decentralised CFP;
Amendment 76 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Considers that the reformed CFP must protect Europe's traditional fishing communities; believes that to this end historical fishing rights must be protected and believes that the mandatory international trade of TFCs would undermine these communities and their rights;
Amendment 89 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Notes that in the CFP Green Paper the Commission expressly stated that the 12 nautical mile regime "has generally worked well";
Amendment 92 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to re- examinecognise that the principle of relative stability under the parameters for guaranteeing preferential share-out of coastal communities and equal access to waters and fishery resourceseeks to ensure that a link is maintained between fishing communities and the waters they have historically fished; strongly believes that the reformed CFP must fully respect historical rights;
Amendment 95 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 100 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the special access regime for small-scale fisheries those fishing vessels that traditionally fish in those waters from ports on the adjacent coast within the 12 nautical mile zone should be retained;
Amendment 104 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Notes that the STECF report carried out in relation to the Shetland Box stated that removal of the Box could lead to an increase in fishing effort in its area and that STECF accordingly recommended that the Box remain in place;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas, in addition to Parliament gaining new powers, the new Treaty regime by virtue of Article 2(1) TFEU permits the EU to empower the Member States to legislate in areas of exclusive competence, such as the conservation of marine biological resources under the CFP;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the present communication recalls that the previous CFP failed to achieve its key objectives: many stocks are overfished; the economic situation of parts of the EU fleet is fragile despite high levels of subsidy; jobs in the fishing sector are unattractive; and the situation of many coastal communities depending on fisheries is precarious;
Amendment 10 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the failure of the CFP to achieve its objectives after a period of 30 years suggests that the top-down centralised approach for managing fisheries is not appropriate given the hugely diverse nature of the EU's waters, fisheries and fishing cultures;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas nevertheless some EU fisheries are accredited as being sustainable showing that cooperation between the governing authorities, the fishing industry and other stakeholders can bring about satisfactory results;
Amendment 25 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas small-scale fleets and those of a larger-scale industrial nature have very different characteristics, and probs indeed do fleets in different parts of the EU regardlemss thatof vessel size; accordingly appropriate management instruments cannot be fitted into a uniform model, and thus different fleets need to be treated differently;
Amendment 42 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the common fisheries policy (wild fisheries and aquaculture sector) needs a thorough and ambitious reform if the EU is to lay the foundations of a socio-economically viable and environmentally sustainable fisheries industry in the Unionall parts of the Union where fishing activities have always taken place;
Amendment 49 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the EU's wild fisheries and aquaculture sector, if properly managed, could make a greater contribution to European society's needs, in terms of food security, employment, and the maintenance of dynamic and varied fishing and coastal communities;
Amendment 52 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recognises that fishing has provided employment for numerous often economically fragile communities around the coasts of Europe for many generations; considers that all these communities, regardless of size, deserve protection under European fisheries policy and that the historic link between communities and the waters they have historically fished must be maintained;
Amendment 58 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that incentives should be offered to those who fish sustainably using environment-friendly fishing methods, in order to ensure positive use of such fishing practices; believes that the development of both the environment-friendly fishing methods and the incentives to be offered should be done at a level close to the stakeholders and with the cooperation of fishermen and other interested bodies;
Amendment 62 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is convinced that the reform of the CFP must establish the right instruments to support an ecosystem-based fisheries management; believes, therefore, that the multiannual management plans must take account of such an ecosystemic approach; considers however that any attempt to establish the management instruments by means of central diktat will doom the CFP to another decade of failure and believes therefore that real management powers must be devolved to the Member States, encouraged to cooperate on a regional base;
Amendment 78 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the objective of achieving MSY based on fishing mortality (FMSY) should be established immediately, as this will in any case put the vast majority of stocks on the right track; calls on the Commission andto empower the Member States to implement this objective in an operational manner, based on sound scientific data and taking account of the socio-economic consequences;
Amendment 109 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need for more scientific research to develop tackle and fishing techniques in such a way as to avoid bycatches of non-targeted species and promote other sustainable fishing methods; underlines the importance of addressing the management of mixed fisheries to this end; considers that the fishing industry itself must play a key role in developing sustainable fishing methods and therefore believes that policymakers should seek to cooperate at all stages with the industry;
Amendment 118 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes the difficulty of applying such a measure in the Mediterranean as well as other EU waters, given the existence of mixed fisheries, specific fishing practices and specific climatic and geological conditions; believes that further consultations are needed to tackle the difficulties linked to establishing the infrastructure for collecting and processing the bycatch as proposed by the Commission; calls for measures to reduce the catch of juveniles and discourage the market in juveniles;
Amendment 131 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the discard ban should be based on a step-by-step introduction by fishery, to make it easier for the sector to adapt; stresses that the producers' organisations should be actively involved in the gradual implementation of such a ban; believes that a science led approach will prove more effective than a simple blanket discard ban;
Amendment 170 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes with concern that the proposal to introduce ‘Transferable Fishing Concessions’ (TFCs), contained in the basic regulation, raises concerns regarding the concentration and creation of monopolies; stresses that in a number of countries transferable fishing rights have allowed fishing capacity to be reduced, which is commendable; emphasises, however, that adequate safeguards would need to be introduced in order to protect small-scale and coastal fishing, which is the most economically endangered part of the industry but also that providing most of the jobs and economic activity in coastal regions;
Amendment 179 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Believes that the decision as to whether to introduce TFCs should remain a Member State competence, allowing them to use management instruments most appropriate to their fisheries;
Amendment 182 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Believes that respecting and protecting historic fishing rights gives fishing communities a long-term incentive to conserve stocks given that they will be assured the future benefits of such stock conservation; believes that the Commission proposal to allow TFCs to be fully tradeable at an international level will fundamentally undermine those historic rights;
Amendment 192 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Believes that such a measure should offer priority access to those who fish in a socially and environmentally responsible way; believes that TFCs should not be the only measure proposed for reducing overcapacity, and that athe Member State s should be exempted from the obligation to introduce TFCs if it achieves the necessaryowered to make arrangements most appropriate to their circumstances to bring about capacity reduction without their usehere necessary;
Amendment 206 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that prior to the mandatory introduction of TFCs the CommissionMember States introducing appropriate measures to bring about any necessary capacity reduction they should undertake fleet assessments in order to obtain credible results vis-à-vis the precise situation of overcapacity at EUnational, regional and fishery level, thus making it possible to propose appropriate and targeted instruments for its reduction; the Commission could be informed of the results of these fleet assessments;
Amendment 241 #
Amendment 245 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Shares the view expressed in the Commission proposal regarding the need for adaptation and specific measures, based on the disparate realities of the European fishing industry, and especially in the case of the Union's coastal areas and outermost regions; supports the idea of to establishing regionalisation and decentralisation as one of the main instruments of this new governance, in order to respond adequately to the needs of each sea basin and incentivise adherence to rules adopted at European level;
Amendment 246 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Believes that the development of appropriate technical measures to eliminate discards, the promotion of sustainable fishing, the bringing about of fleet capacity reduction where necessary and, indeed, the general success of the reformed CFP will only be ensured if decisions are taken at an appropriate level and in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders; considers therefore regionalisation and decentralisation not to be a mere instrument alongside technical measures etc. but to be a pre- requisite to these other instruments succeeding in their aims;
Amendment 249 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31 b. Notes that, whilst the protection of marine biological resources under the CFP is an exclusive of the EU, Article 2(1) TFEU permits Member States to be empowered to exercise this competence; considers that the Commission should not use the fact that fisheries is generally an exclusive competence to seek to retain control and power at the centre but rather believes that Article 2(1) can be used to ensure that decisions are taken at an appropriate level;
Amendment 270 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Expresses doubts as to the added value likely to be attained by the creation of an aquaculture Advisory Council given the huge variety in the EU's aquaculture sector and the fact that many aspects of aquaculture regulation are and should remain a Member State competence;
Amendment 276 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Stresses that an ambitious and real reform of the CFP can only be successful if sufficient financial means are available for the next ten years, in order to support all the reform measures and tackle the socio- economic problems that may occur; rejects any calls from Member States to seek to reduce EU funds to fisheries and aquaculture;
Amendment 268 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Where contracting authorities choose to award a contract to the most economically advantageous tender, they must determine the award criteria on the basis of which they will assess tenders in order to identify which one offers the best value for money. The determination of these criteria depends on the subject-matter of the contract since they must allow the level of performance offered by each tender to be assessed in the light of the subject-matter of the contract, as defined in the technical specifications, and the value for money of each tender to be measured. Furthermore, the chosen award criteria should not confer an unrestricted freedom of choice on the contracting authority and they should ensure the possibility of effective competition and be accompanied by requirements that allow the information provided by the tenderers to be effectively verified. Where justified on public policy grounds in order to promote sustainable economic growth, contracting authorities may include criteria related to socio- economic impact in order to identify which tender offers the best value for money. Such cases may arise where there is a need to develop and retain a skilled workforce, foster business capacity in order to ensure that contracting authorities' future requirements can be met, or avoid any detrimental impact on the workforce or business capacity as a result of the contract award decision.
Amendment 1172 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 66 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 66 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) quality, including technical merit, aesthetic and functional characteristics, accessibility, design for all users, environmental characteristics and innovative character, and where justified on public policy grounds in order to promote sustainable economic growth, socio-economic impact;
Amendment 258 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
Amendment 268 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
Amendment 280 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
Amendment 295 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
Amendment 356 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) Conscious of the need to identify the most suitable areas for developing aquaculture taking into account access to waters and space, the EMFF should support national authorities in making their strategic choices at national level within the constitutional order of each Member State.
Amendment 546 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) promoting a balanced and inclusive territorial development of fisheries areas taking into account the regionalised approach necessary in fisheries management;
Amendment 556 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) fostersupporting the implementation and decentralisation of the CFP.
Amendment 586 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) diversification of fisheries activities where necessary and appropriate into other sectors of maritime economy and growth of maritime economy, including mitigation of climate change.
Amendment 611 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) enhancement of the competitiveness and viability of fisheries, in particular of small scale coastal fleet, and improvement of safety or working conditions;
Amendment 656 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) reduction of thany negative impacts of fisheries on the marine environment;
Amendment 698 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b a (new)
(ba) the support for the establishment of mechanisms necessary to properly decentralise the CFP within the terms of [the CFP regulation].
Amendment 779 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 799 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) transfer of ownership of a business except where this is the purchase of a business through diversification out of fishing or where professional fishermen purchase an existing processing business linked to article 40.;
Amendment 875 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall draw up a single operational programme for its entire territory to implement the Union priorities to be co- financed by the EMFF or a set of regional operational programmes. Member States with regional operational programmes may also submit for approval a national framework containing common elements for these programmes without a separate budgetary allocation.
Amendment 877 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where the constitutional arrangements of a Member State are such that responsibilities for fisheries management within different parts of that Member State's territory lies with different legislative institutions, regional operational programmes to be co- financed by the EMFF shall be drawn up by each relevant legislative institution for the territory for which they are responsible.
Amendment 1203 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – title
Article 34 – title
Support to systems of transferable fishing concessions ofmethods for the allocation of fishing opportunities within the CFP
Amendment 1216 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In order to establish or modify systems of transferable fishing concessions under Article 27facilitate the development, adaptation or modification of each Member State's chosen method for the allocation of fishing opportunities within the terms of [the [RCFP regulation on the CFP], the EMFF may support:
Amendment 1217 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the design and development of technical and administrative means necessary for the creation or functioning of a transferable fishing concessions systemdevelopment, adaptation, modification or functioning of the allocation method;
Amendment 1224 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) stakeholder participation in designing and developing transferable fishing concessions systemsor modifying the allocation method;
Amendment 1229 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the monitoring and evaluation of transferable fishing concessions systemshe allocation method;
Amendment 1234 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the management of transferable concessions systemshe allocation method.
Amendment 1321 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 4
Article 37 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1422 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. In order to also support the onshore processing of unwanted catches, as well as on board processing, support is available towards the purchase of existing processing facilities to process fishermen's own catches. This can include support towards joint venture companies with existing processors.
Amendment 1468 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 4
Article 41 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1917 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70
Article 70
Amendment 2148 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Amendment 2292 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1
Article 106 – paragraph 1
Amendment 2293 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 107 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the managing authority, which may be either a public or private law body acting at national or regional level, or the Member State itself when it carries out that task, to be in charge of the manag and partner managing authority with responsibility for delivery of the programme, or elements of theat programme concerned;
Amendment 2304 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2
Article 107 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall clearly define the tasks of the managing authority, the paying agency and, under sustainable local development, the local action groups referred to in Article 62 with regard to the application of eligibility and selection criteria and the project sele and where appropriate, the partner managing authority, the accredited paying agency or the paying agency, and the local action pgrocedureups.
Amendment 2305 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The managing authority, and where appropriate the partner managing authority, shall be responsible for managing and implementing the programme in an efficient, effective and correct way, and in particular for:
Amendment 2318 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 2
Article 108 – paragraph 2
2. The Member State or themanaging authority or the partner managing authority may designate one or more intermediate bodies including regional or local authorities, or non- governmental organisations, to carry out the management or implementation of operations under the operational programme.
Amendment 2319 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 3
Article 108 – paragraph 3
3. When a part of its tasks is delegated to another body, the managing authority or partner managing authority shall retain full responsibility for the efficiency and correctness of management and implementation of those tasks. The managing authority shall ensure that appropriate provisions are in place to allow the other body to obtain all necessary data and information for execution of those tasks.
Amendment 2324 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 1
Article 109 – paragraph 1
1. The paying agency shall be a dedicated department or body of the Member States responsible for the management and control of expenditure. With the exception of payment, the execution of those tasks may be delegated.
Amendment 2325 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 2
Article 109 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall accredit as paying agencies departments or bodies which fulfil the accreditation criteria to be laid down by the Commission pursuant to Article 111(2). However, for those operational programmes where the total amount of support from the EMFF does not exceed EUR 250,000,000, the paying agency will not require to be accredited.
Amendment 2329 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 111 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) minimum conditions for the accreditation of paying agencies or paying agency with regard to the internal environment, control activities, information and communication, and monitoring, as well as rules on the procedure for issuing and withdrawing accreditation;
Amendment 2336 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 1
Article 112 – paragraph 1
1. The certification body shall be a public or private audit body designated by the Member State which shall provide an opinion on the management declaration of assurance covering the completeness, accuracy and veracity of the annual accounts of the paying agency, the proper functioning of its internal control system, the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions, as well as the respect of the principle of sound financial management. It shall be operationally independent from the paying agency concerned, the managing authority and the authority which has accredited that paying agency. However, for those operational programmes where the total amount of support from the Funds does not exceed EUR 250,000 000, the audit authority may be part of the same public authority or body as the managing authority unless expressly accepted by the Commission at the time of the adoption of the programme.
Amendment 239 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Common Fisheries Policy should ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities contribute to long-term sustainable environmental, economic, and social conditions. It should contribute moreover to increased productivity, a fair standard of living for the fisheries sector, stable markets, ensure the availability of resources and that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices. The Common Fisheries Policy has to date failed in these aims and it has therefore been necessary for the Union to have a major re-evaluation of fisheries management.
Amendment 262 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) At the World Summit on Sustainable Development at Johannesburg in 2002, the Union and its Member States committed to act against the continued decline of many fish stocks. Therefore, the Union should improve its Common Fisheries Policy to ensure that as a matter of priority exploitation levels of marine biological resources stocks are restored and maintained at levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yields from the populations of harvested stocks by 2015 where possible. Where less scientific information is available, this may require applying proxies to maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 293 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) It is important that the management of the Common Fisheries Policy is guided by principles of good governance. Those principles include decision-making based on best available scientific advice, broad stakeholder involvement and a long-term perspective. The successful management of the Common Fisheries Policy also depends on a clear definition of responsibilities at Union, national, regional and local levels and on the mutual compatibility and consistency of the measures taken with other Union policies. The precise definition of responsibilities at different levels will vary in each Member State given the different constitutional arrangements in place.
Amendment 302 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 309 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Rules in place restricting access to resources within the 12 nautical mile zones of Member States have operated satisfactorily benefiting conservation by restricting fishing effort in the most sensitive part of Union waters. Those rules have also preserved traditional fishing activities on which the social and economic development of certain coastal communities is highly dependent. Those rules should therefore continue to apply indefinitely.
Amendment 317 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Marine biological resources around the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands should continue to be especially protected since they contribute to the preservation of the local economy of these islands, having regard to the structural, social and economic situation of those islands. The limitation of certain fishing activities in those waters to fishing vessels registered in the ports of the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands should therefore be maintained indefinitely.
Amendment 328 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Multi-annual plans should where possible cover multiple stocks where those stocks are jointly exploited. The multiannual plans should establish the basis for fixing fishing opportunities and quantifiable targets for the sustainable exploitation of stocks and marine ecosystems concerned, defining clear timeframes and safeguard mechanisms for unforeseen developments. Multiannual plans should be developed in full cooperation with stakeholders, the Member States and the Advisory Councils.
Amendment 341 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Measures are needed to reduce and eliminate the current high levels of unwanted catches and discards. Indeed, unwanted catches and discards constitute a substantial waste and affect negatively the sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources and marine ecosystems as well as the financial viability of fisheries. An obligation to land all catches of managed stocks caught during fishing activities in Union waters or by Union fishing vessels should be established and gradually implemented. A priority should be given to developing, promoting and encouraging measures and incentives aimed at avoiding unwanted catches in the first place.
Amendment 380 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Commission should be able to adopt temporary measures in the event of a serious threat, requiring immediate action, to the conservation of marine biological resources or to the marine ecosystem resulting from fishing activities. These measures should be established within defined timescales and should be operational for a fixed period of time.
Amendment 381 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) Member States should be able to adopt temporary measures in the event of a serious threat, requiring immediate action, to the conservation of marine biological resources or to the ecosystem resulting from fishing activities.
Amendment 388 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Member States should be able to adoptresponsible for the adoption of conservation measures and technical measures for the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy to allow for the policy to better address the realities and specificities of individual fisheries and to increase the adherence to the policy.
Amendment 389 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26 a) Member States should be encouraged to cooperate with each other on a regional basis.
Amendment 411 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) A system of transferable fishing concessions for the majority of managed stocks under the Common Fisheries Policy should be implemented no later than 31 December 2013 for all vessels of 12 meters' length or over and all other vessels fishing with towed gears. Member States may exclude vessels up to 12 meters' length oMember States should be responsible for developing their than vessels using towed gear from transferable fishing concessions. Such a system should contribute to industry-induced fleet reductions and improved economic performance while at the same time creating legally secure and exclusive transferable fishing concession of a Member State's annual fishing opportunities. Since marine biological resources are a common good, transferable fishing concessions should only establish user entitlements to a Member State's part of annual fishing opportunities which may be recalled according to established rulown systems for the allocation of fishing opportunities.
Amendment 421 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
Amendment 441 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) SGiven that fishing fleets in each Member State have specific characteristics and contribute to the socio- economic vulnerability of some small- scale fleets justify the limitation of the mandatory system of transferable fishing concessions to large vessels. The system of transferable fishing concessions should apply to stocks for which fishing opportunities are allocatedwell- being of coastal communities, Member States should be responsible for choosing their own systems for the allocation of fishing opportunities, including with regard to their small-scale fleets.
Amendment 448 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
Amendment 517 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) The specific nature of aquaculture requires an Advisory Council for stakeand huge diversity of aquaculture in each Member State requires that the management and development of aquaculture shoulder consultation on elements of Union policies which could affect aquaculture be taken within the political and legal framework of each Member State, with the Union's role being to encourage aquaculture development without centralising management at the Union level.
Amendment 550 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53 a (new)
Recital 53 a (new)
(53 a) Advisory Councils should be consulted by Member States and the Commission prior to management measures being implemented. Divergence from an Advisory Council's opinion in the implementation or modification of measures should be fully explained by the Member State involved or by the Commission where appropriate.
Amendment 585 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) in relation to measures on markets and financial measures in support of the Common Fisheries Policy, fresh water biological resources, aquaculture, and the processing and marketing of fisheries and aquaculture products, in relation to measures on markets and financial measures in support of the Common Fisheries Policy.
Amendment 630 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The Common Fisheries Policy shall apply the precautionary approach to fisheries management, and shall aim to ensure, by 2015, that exploitation of living marine biological resources restores and maintains populations of harvested species abovet least at levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield. This exploitation rate shall be achieved by 2015 where possible.
Amendment 749 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) fully respect the link between individual fishing communities and nations and the waters they have historically fished;
Amendment 787 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) clear definition of responsibilities at the Union, national, regional and local levels respecting the constitutional arrangements of each Member State;
Amendment 790 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) the need to take a decentralised and regionalised approach to fisheries management;
Amendment 825 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) the empowerment of Member States to manage their own fisheries whilst cooperating with each other on a regional basis.
Amendment 886 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 11
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 11
– ‘catch limit’ means a quantitative limit on catches of a fish stock or group of fish stocks subject to an obligation to land, over a given period, and a quantitative limit on landings of a fish stock or group of fish stocks over a given period for which an obligation to land does not exist;
Amendment 888 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 11 a (new)
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 11 a (new)
– 'unwanted catches' means catches of species below minimum conservation reference size or minimum landing size, or of prohibited species, or of species subject to catch limits for which a Member State and/or a fisherman does not or does no longer have a quota;
Amendment 1015 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 1
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Union fishing vessels shall have equal access to waters and resources in all Union waters other than those referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, subject to the measures adopted under Part III.
Amendment 1017 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 2
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 2
2. In the waters up to 12 nautical miles from baselines under their sovereignty or jurisdiction, Member States shall be authorised from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2022 to restrict fishing to fishing vessels that traditionally fish in those waters from ports on the adjacent coast, without prejudice to the arrangements for Union fishing vessels flying the flag of other Member States under existing neighbourhood relations between Member States and the arrangements contained in Annex I, fixing for each Member State the geographical zones within the coastal bands of other Member States where fishing activities are pursued and the species concerned. Member States shall inform the Commission of the restrictions put in place under this paragraph.
Amendment 1023 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 3
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 3
3. In the waters up to 100 nautical miles from the baselines of the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands, the Member States concerned may from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2022 restrict fishing to vessels registered in the ports of those islands. Such restrictions shall not apply to Union vessels that traditionally fish in those waters, in so far as those vessels do not exceed the fishing effort traditionally exerted. Member States shall inform the Commission of the restrictions put in place under this paragraph.
Amendment 1034 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The provisions which will follow arrangements set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be adopted by 31 December 2022remain in place indefinitely.
Amendment 1036 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. For species of special importance in the region known as the Shetland Box which are biologically sensitive by reason of their exploitation characteristics, fishing within the Shetland Box will be restricted to vessels flying the flag of Member States who have traditionally had access to the area.
Amendment 1075 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) establishing incentives, including those of an economic nature, to reduce unwanted catches, in particular by promoteing more selective orfishing techniques and to improve or restore the ecosystem, for instance through low impact fishing;
Amendment 1080 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) gradually eliminating discards on a case-by-case basis and taking into account the best available scientific advice;
Amendment 1083 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) fixingadopting measures on the fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities;
Amendment 1117 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) restrspecifications on the construction of fishing gear, including
Amendment 1119 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) modifications or additional devices to improve selectivity or to reduce impact on the benthic zoneecosystem;
Amendment 1126 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) prohibilimitations ofn the use of certain fishing gears and on fishing activities in certain areas or seasonperiods;
Amendment 1132 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1148 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point f
Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) specific measures to reduce thminimise the negative impacts of fishing activities on marine eco-systems and non target species;
Amendment 1251 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Multiannual plans shall provide for adaptations of the fishing mortality rate, resulting in a fishing mortality rate that restores and maintains all stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield by 2015 where possible.
Amendment 1275 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In cases where fishing mortality is, over a period of time, trending towards maximum sustainable yield it shall not be necessary to take remedial action.
Amendment 1312 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 1332 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 1340 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point g
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 1343 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point h
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point h
Amendment 1352 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point i
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point i
Amendment 1363 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point j
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point j
Amendment 1379 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 a (new)
Part 3 – article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a Member State actions to meet the objectives of a multiannual plan In order to meet the objectives of a multiannual plan, Member States shall be encouraged to cooperate on a regional basis and may implement measures including: a) technical measures including measures concerning the elimination of unwanted catches; b) quantifiable indicators for periodic monitoring and assessment of the progress related to achieving the targets of the multiannual plan; c) specific measures and objectives for the freshwater part of the life cycle of anadromous and catadromous species; d) minimisation of impacts of fishing on the eco-system; e) safeguards and criteria activating those safeguards; f) any other measures suitable to achieve the objectives of multiannual plans.
Amendment 1406 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 13 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 13 – paragraph 1
1. On the basis of evidence of a serious threat to the conservation of marine biological resources, or to the marine eco- system and requiring immediate action, the Commission, upon a reasoned request of a Member State or on its own initiative, may decide on temporarergency measures to alleviate the threat. These emergency measures shall not last more than six months. The Commission may take a new decision to extend the temporary measures for no more than six months.
Amendment 1418 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 13 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The Member State shall communicate the reasoned request referred to in paragraph 1 simultaneously to the Commission, to the other Member States and to the Advisory Councils concerned. They may submit their written comments to the Commission within five working days of the request. The Commission shall take a decision within 15 working days of receipt of the request referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1424 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 3 – article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The emergency measures shall have immediate effect. They shall be notified to the Member States concerned, and published in the Official Journal.
Amendment 1432 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Technical measures frameworks to ensure the protection of marine biological resources and the reduction of the impact of fishing activities on fish stocks and on marine eco-systems shall be established by Member States. Technical measures frameworks shall:
Amendment 1463 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) be adopted in a manner most appropriate to each Member State, sea basin and fishery.
Amendment 1475 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – title
Part 3 – article 15 – title
Obligation to land all catcheeliminate discards
Amendment 1585 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to wider obligations to eliminate the catching of unwanted catches in the first place.
Amendment 1586 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Member States shall be authorised to conduct pilot projects with a view to developing conservation measures aimed at eliminating catching of unwanted catches.
Amendment 1640 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 1
1. In a multiannual plan established pursuant to Articles 9, 10 and 11 Member States mayshall be authorised to adoptand responsible for the adoption of measures, in accordance with that multiannual plan, which specify the conservation measures applicable to vessels flying their flagin relation to stocks in Union waters for which they have been allocated fishing opportunities.
Amendment 1656 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 – point b
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) are compatible with the scope and objectives of the multiannual planUnion conservation measure;
Amendment 1667 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In respect of conservation measures applying to a specific geographical area, Member States having a direct management interest affected by the measures shall cooperate with each other for the purposes of ensuring that conservation measures taken are fully compliant with paragraph 2 and are compatible at the regional level.
Amendment 1672 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Member States shall consult the relevant Advisory Councils and the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STEFC) on a draft of the measures accompanied by an explanatory memorandum. Such drafts shall at the same time be notified to the Commission and other Member States.
Amendment 1675 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Member States shall duly take into account the opinions submitted by the relevant Advisory Councils and STECF and, where the final measures adopted diverge from these opinions, shall provide detailed explanations of the reasons why they diverge. Member States shall make every effort to involve in this consultation, at an early stage and in an open and transparent manner, other relevant stakeholders of the fishery concerned, in order to identify the views and proposals of all the relevant parties during the preparation of the measures envisaged.
Amendment 1678 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. In respect of conservation measures applying to a specific geographical area, Member States may adopt national measures which have been agree with the other Member States in the area concerned provided that they are compatible with the relevant conservation measure and/or multiannual plan.
Amendment 1708 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to specify the conservation measures for fisheries covered by a multiannual plan, if the Member States authorised to take measures in accordance with Article 17 do not notify such measures to the Commission within threesix months after the date of entry into force of the multiannual plan.
Amendment 1716 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to specify conservation measures for fisheries covered by a multiannual plan, ifIn the event that the Commission considers that
Amendment 1720 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 2 – point a
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) Member State measures are deemed not to benot compatible with the objectives of a multiannual plan on the basis of an assessment carried out pursuant to Article 19 or
Amendment 1722 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) Member State measures are deemedo not to meet the objectives and quantifiable targets set out in multiannual plans effectively, on the basis of an assessment carried out pursuant to Article 19, or
Amendment 1723 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 2 – point c
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) safeguards established in accordance with Article 11(i) are triggered. They shall notify the Member State of their opinion as regards the measures, giving reasons for why they consider that the measures are not compatible with the multiannual plan, do not meet the objectives or quantifiable targets, or trigger the safeguards established in accordance with Article 11(i).
Amendment 1725 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In the event of the Commission delivering an opinion pursuant to paragraph 2, the relevant Member State shall have three months in which to modify their measures in order to make them compatible with and to meet the objectives of the multiannual plan.
Amendment 1726 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. In the event of a Member State failing to modify their measures pursuant to paragraph 2a, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to specify conservation measures for fisheries covered by the multiannual plan.
Amendment 1727 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Prior to adopting any delegated acts in accordance with Article 55, the Commission shall consult the relevant Advisory Councils and the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STEFC) on a draft of the measures accompanied by an explanatory memorandum.
Amendment 1728 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Part 3 – article 20 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. The Commission shall duly take into account the opinions submitted by the relevant Advisory Councils and STECF and, where the final delegated acts adopted diverge from these opinions, shall provide detailed explanations of the reasons why they diverge. The Commission shall make every effort to involve in this consultation, at an early stage and in an open and transparent manner, other relevant stakeholders of the fishery concerned, in order to identify the views and proposals of all the relevant parties during the preparation of the measures envisaged.
Amendment 1731 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 20 a (new)
Part 3 – article 20 a (new)
Article 20 a Member State measures in case of a serious threat to marine biological resources 1. On the basis of evidence of a serious threat to the conservation of marine biological resources, or to the marine eco- system and requiring immediate action, a Member State may decide on emergency measures to alleviate the threat. These emergency measures shall not last more than six months. The Member State may take a new decision to extend the emergency measures for no more than six months. 2. The Member State shall communicate the emergency measures referred to in paragraph 1 simultaneously to the Commission, to the other Member States and to the Advisory Councils concerned.
Amendment 1738 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In a technical measures framework established pursuant to Article 14 Member States mayshall be authorised to adoptand responsible for the adoption of measures, in accordance with that framework, which specify the technical measures applicable to vessels flying their flag in relation to stocks in their waters for which they have been allocated fishing opportunities. Member States shall ensure that such technical measures:
Amendment 1769 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 24 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 24 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to specify technical measures, if Member State measures are deemed on the basis of an assessment carried out pursuant to Article 23:In the event that the Commission considers that Member State measures
Amendment 1772 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 24 – paragraph 2 – point a
Part 3 – article 24 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) not to beare not compatible with the objectives set out in a technical measures framework or
Amendment 1774 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 24 – paragraph 2 – point b
Part 3 – article 24 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) do not to meet the objectives set out in such a technical measures framework effectively. The Commission shall notify the Member State of their opinion as regards the measures, giving reasons for why they consider that the measures are not compatible with or do not meet the objectives set out in the technical measures framework.
Amendment 1775 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 3 – article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In the event of the Commission delivering an opinion pursuant to paragraph 2, the relevant Member State shall have three months in which to modify their measures in order to make them compatible with and to meet the objectives of the technical measures framework.
Amendment 1776 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 24 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Part 3 – article 24 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. In the event of a Member State failing to modify their measures pursuant to paragraph 2a, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 to specify technical measures covered by the technical measures framework.
Amendment 1777 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 24 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Part 3 – article 24 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Prior to adopting any delegated acts in accordance with Article 55, the Commission shall consult the relevant Advisory Councils and the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STEFC) on a draft of the measures accompanied by an explanatory memorandum.
Amendment 1778 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 24 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Part 3 – article 24 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. The Commission shall duly take into account the opinions submitted by the relevant Advisory Councils and STECF and, where the final delegated acts adopted diverge from these opinions, shall provide detailed explanations of the reasons why they diverge. The Commission shall make every effort to involve in this consultation, at an early stage and in an open and transparent manner, other relevant stakeholders of the fishery concerned, in order to identify the views and proposals of all the relevant parties during the preparation of the measures envisaged.
Amendment 1783 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
A Member State mayshall adopt measures for the conservation of fish stocks in Union waters provided that those measures:
Amendment 1802 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – title
Part 4 – article 27 – title
Establishment of systems of transferable fishing concessionMember State systems for the allocation of fishing opportunities
Amendment 1808 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall establish a system of transferable fishing concessions no later than 31 December 2013 forfor the allocation of fishing opportunities assigned to that Member State in accordance with Union law. It shall inform the Commission of the allocation system.
Amendment 1821 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1831 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1845 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 2
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may extend the system of transferable fishing concessions to fishing vessels of less than 12 meters length overall and deploying other types of gear than towed gear and shall in systems for the allocation of fishing opportunities shall be fully compatible with the objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3 and shall be fully appropriate form the Commission thereofregion and fishery concerned.
Amendment 1854 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28
Part 4 – article 28
Allocation of transferable fishing 1. A transferable fishing concession shall establish an entitlement to use the individual fishing opportunities allocated in accordance with Article 29(1). 2. Each Member State shall allocate transferable fishing concessions on the basis of transparent criteria, for each stock or group of stocks for which fishing opportunities are allocated in accordance with Article 16, excluding fishing opportunities obtained under sustainable fisheries agreements. 3. For the allocation of transferable fishing concessions pertaining to mixed fisheries, Member States shall take account of the likely catch composition of vessels participating in such fisheries. 4. Transferable fishing concessions may only be allocated by a Member State to an owner of a fishing vessel flying the flag of that Member State, or to legal or natural persons for the purpose of being used on such a vessel. Transferable fishing concessions may be pooled together for collective management by legal or natural persons or recognized producer organisations. Member States may limit eligibility for receiving transferable fishing concessions on the basis of transparent and objective criteria. 5. Member States may limit the period of validity of transferable fishing concessions to a period of at least 15 years, for the purpose of reallocating such concessions. Where Member States have not limited the period of validity of the transferable fishing concessions, they may recall such concessions with a notice of at least 15 years. 6. Member States may recall transferable fishing concessions with a shorter notice in the event of an established serious infringement committed by the holder of the concessions. Such recalls shall be operated in a manner which gives full effect to the Common Fisheries Policy, the proportionality principle and, whenever necessary, with immediate effect. 7. Notwithstanding paragraph 5 and 6, Member States may recall transferable fishing concessions that have not been used on a fishing vessel for a period of three consecutive years.rticle 28 deleted concessions
Amendment 1911 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 29
Part 4 – article 29
Amendment 1953 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 30
Part 4 – article 30
Amendment 1967 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 31
Part 4 – article 31
Amendment 1999 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 32
Part 4 – article 32
Amendment 2011 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 33
Part 4 – article 33
Allocation of fishing opportunities not subject to a system of transferable fishing 1. Each Member State shall decide how fishing opportunities assigned to it in accordance with Article 16, and which are not subject to a system of transferable fishing concessions, may be allocated to vessels flying its flag. It shall inform the Commission of the allocation method.rticle 33 deleted concessions
Amendment 2030 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 1
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall if and where necessary put in place measures to adjust the fishing capacity of their fleets in order to achieve an effective balance between such fishing capacity and their fishing opportunities.
Amendment 2064 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 1
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State fleet shall be subject to fishing capacity ceilings as set out in Annex IIshall seek to ensure that its fleet capacity is effectively balanced with its fishing opportunities.
Amendment 2070 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 2
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2078 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 3
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 3
Amendment 2088 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 36 – paragraph 3
Part 5 – article 36 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall set up a Union fishing fleet register containing the information that it receives pursuant paragraph 2. The fleet register shall be clearly divided into sub-sections for each Member State.
Amendment 2306 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 2
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay establish a multiannual national strategic plan for the development of aquaculture activities on their territory by 2014.
Amendment 2345 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 44
Part 8 – article 44
Amendment 2479 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – article 53 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Part 12 – article 53 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) assist Member States in implementing appropriate measures within a regionalised Common Fisheries Policy;
Amendment 55 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) As fish stocks are shared resources, their sustainable and efficient exploitation can, in certain instances, be better achieved by organisations composed of members from different Member States. Therefore it is necessary to foresee also the possibility for the setting up of transnational producer organisations and associations of producer organisations, which remain subject to competition rules as foreseen in the present regulation and which respect the need to maintain the link between individual coastal communities and the fisheries and waters that they have historically exploited.
Amendment 85 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
The Common Market Organisation shall be guided by the principles of good governance laid down in Article 4 of the Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy and shall operate in a manner which fully respects the distribution of powers within the constitutional arrangements of each Member State.
Amendment 100 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promoting viable fishing activities of their members in full compliance with the conservation, management and exploitation policy laid down in the Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy and environmental legislation;
Amendment 107 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 120 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) assuring the availability of supplies;
Amendment 127 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) ensuring a fair standard of living for those engaged in fisheries.
Amendment 138 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) planning the fishing activities of their members in a manner fully compliant with measures to ensure, for each Member State, relative stability of fishing activities;
Amendment 158 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3
Amendment 184 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promoting sustainable aquaculture activities of their members by providing opportunities for their development within the legal framework established within each Member State or part thereof;
Amendment 196 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) ensuring a fair standard of living for those engaged in aquaculture activities.
Amendment 221 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) complying with all measures aimed at ensuring, for each Member State, relative stability of fishing activities for each fish stock or fishery.
Amendment 254 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21
Article 21
1. A producer organisation whose members are nationals of a single Member State or an association of producer organisations recognised in a single Member State shall perform its tasks without prejudice to the provisions governing the allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States in accordance with Article 16 of the Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy. 2. A producer organisation whose members are nationals of different Member States or an association of producer organisations recognised in different Member States shall perform its tasks without prejudice to the provisions governing the allocation of fishing opportunities among Member States in accordance with Article 16 of the Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy.
Amendment 301 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The Member State shall approve the plan when the competent authorities are satisfied that the plan fully complies with the objectives laid down in Article 3. Once approved, the producer organisation shall immediately implement the plan.
Amendment 303 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. Producer organisations may revise the production and marketing plan and the revision shall be communicated for approval to the competent authorities of the Member State on the condition that any such revisions are compliant with the objectives laid down in Article 3.
Amendment 412 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) its name in the official language or languages of the Member State or a part of the Member State;
Amendment 5 #
2010/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Sole Article - point 1 - point b - point i - indent 5 a (new) Council Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009
Article 1 - paragraph 2 - point a - points vii-ix (new)
Article 1 - paragraph 2 - point a - points vii-ix (new)
- The following points are added: “(vii) For vessels using mesh range in the range 110mm to 119mm and with a 120mm square mesh panel then the catch retained on board shall consist of at least 70 % of any combination of the target species included in the longer list of such target species for mesh size range 80 to 90 mm specified in Annex I to Regulation (EC) 850/98 and no more than 5 % Cod. (viii) In the event that no more than 50 % of the overall TAC of an individual Member State has not been taken by 1 September of each year, haddock shall, from that point on, be excluded from the catch composition requirements and the requirements on the remaining two species, cod and whiting, shall be reduced from 30 % to 20 %. (ix) By way of derogation from point 6.1, it shall be permitted to fish for queen scallops provided that: (a) the fishing gear used incorporates a sorting grid in accordance with points (b), (c), (d) and (e) from Appendix 2 to this Annex or a square-mesh panel as described in Appendix 5 to this Annex; (b) no less than 90 % of the retained catch by weight is comprised of queen scallops"
Amendment 8 #
2010/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation Sole Article - point 1 - point b - point i c (new) Council Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009
Article 1 - paragraph 2 - point c
Article 1 - paragraph 2 - point c
(ic) subparagraph c shall be replaced by the following: "6.3. By way of derogation from points 6.1 and 6.2 it shall be permitted to conduct fishing activities using inshore static nets fixed with stakes, tangle nets, scallop dredges, mussel dredges, handlines, mechanised jigging, draft nets and beach seines, pots and creels within the specified areas and time periods, provided that: (i) no fishing gear other than inshore static nets fixed with stakes, tangle nets, scallop dredges, mussel dredges, handlines, mechanised jigging, pots and creels are carried on board or deployed; and (ii) no fish other than mackerel, pollack, salmon, shellfish and crustacea are retained on board, landed or brought ashore."
Amendment 9 #
2010/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act Sole Article - point 1 - point b - point i d (new) Council Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009
Article 1 - paragraph 2 - point c a (new)
Article 1 - paragraph 2 - point c a (new)
(id) The following subparagraph is inserted: "(ca) in point 6.5 (i) the following text shall be added at the end of the subparagraph: 'The square mesh panel shall be at least three metres in length, except when incorporated into nets towed by vessels of less than 112 kilowatts, when it must be of at least two metres in length'”
Amendment 18 #
2009/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Warmly supports the key priorities of the EU 2020 strategy: exploiting new sources of growth via the digital economy, improving the regulatory framework for strengthening territorial cohesion and promoting better conditions of competitiveness, entrepreneurship and innovation for all the regions, developing SMEs and supporting their growth potential; calls for these policies to be strengthened further within the framework of the forthcoming deepening of the EU 2020 strategy while ensuring that Objective 2 remains focused on delivering EU territorial cohesion;
Amendment 37 #
2009/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets the fact that the Sixth progress report from the Commission on economic and social cohesion does not include specific qualitative and quantitative data on the short term and long-term impact of the financial and economic crisis in the EU regions, particularly with regard to the most significant economic and social indicators; therefore calls on the Commission to present a special report/study on the effects of the financial and economic crisis in the EU regions, in particular the Objective 2 regions, that can be used as the basis for a proposal on the continuation of Objective 2 in those areas where it can provide an added value regarding national funds;
Amendment 46 #
2009/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor, on a continuous basis, the impact of the crisis in various structural and development fields and the use made of the opportunities offered by the financing instruments earmarked for Objective 2 primarily to support competitiveness and employment, with an emphasis on entrepreneurship and SMEs, and to use this evidence to prepare and target the future Objective 2 EU Cohesion to those areas, at regional and local level, where added value of EU interventions can be demonstrated;
Amendment 25 #
2009/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the need to formulate regulations and implementing rules in such a way that procedures are transparent, provide better access to the Structural Funds for potential beneficiaries and reduce administrative burdens for participants, particularly via a number of key measures such as making public the guidance notes on implementation agreed upon between the Commission and the Member States; reiterates its view that transparent and clear procedures are factors of good governance, and welcomes in this context the efforts made by the Commission to present simplification proposals;
Amendment 44 #
2009/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for more detailed guidance from the Commission on how to put the partnership clause into practice under current programmes, and for sufficientrequests legally binding detailed rules on partnership in the future regulatory textsions including a clearly verifiable set of criteria;
Amendment 47 #
2009/2232(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the provision of better- targeted and more regular and timely information to partner organisations, particularly those that are members of the managing structures, and for enhanced use of technical assistance to support partnership, inter alia by giving partner organisations the opportunity to take part in training events organised for delivery bodies;
Amendment 5 #
2009/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. having regard to the fact that the Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region is a pilot for future macro-regional strategies, such as the Danube Basin, the Mediterranean Sea, the North Sea, the Alps and the Atlantic Arc, and that the Strategy’s success will directly influence the way in which future strategies are implemented,
Amendment 29 #
2009/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Draws attention to the needEmphasises that it is a priority to create an effective and environmentally friendly transport and communication network (sea, - with a dominant role in the transport of goods - land and inland);
Amendment 35 #
2009/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Draws attention to the significant economic disproportion that exists in the Baltic Sea Region and in terms of innovation, and the necessity to increase the potential of highly developed areas and eliminate inequality in order to create a permanent area of common prosperity with a high level of competitiveness, which is crucial in the face of an aging population, and the necessity to eliminate inequality in order to create a permanent area of common prosperity;
Amendment 59 #
2009/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that all actions regarding sector policies with a territorial dimension are of key importance to the Strategy’s success and the achievement of the ambitious goals of further micro-regional strategies, including the common agricultural policy, fisheries policy and industrial policy, as well as combining available funds intended for jointly defined goals in a given area; in this context a policy review should be carried out with regard to these new challenges and appropriate organisational structures put in place at EU level, and how they should relate with existing national and local structures;
Amendment 77 #
2009/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the importance of promoting the development of culture, education and research as well as encouraging the Member States to enter into close cooperation in these areas;
Amendment 80 #
2009/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Guided by the principle of subsidiarity, under which the Union shall act if the objectives of the proposed action cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, and seeing the enormous potential for cooperation at local and regional level, underlines the considerable importance of creating an effective, multilevel structure for cooperation, that capitalises these new cooperation opportunities in these functional areas while respecting established local and regional institutions;
Amendment 93 #
2009/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Awaits with great interest the analysis of the first results and experiences in connection with the implementation of the Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, which will lead to the development of new sources of payment and a method for financing macro-regional strategies and be an inspiration and example for further macro-regions, while stressing however that the development of macro regions is essentially a complementary measure that does not aim at substituting EU financing of individual local and regional programmes as the priority of interventions;
Amendment 98 #
2009/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. For the benefit of future macro-regional strategies, draws attention to the need for the European Commission to resolve the issue of its own appropriate human and financial resources, in order, inter alia, to anticipate these strategies in the regions concerned on the basis of the territorial realities;
Amendment 102 #
2009/2230(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the European Commission, the Member States and its own members to find answers to the questions of what nature macro-regional policies should take and how they should be programmed (separately or as part of cohesion policy) and timed, who should implement them and how, and with what sources of funding they should be financed, particularly in the context of the EU2020 Strategy, the EU budget review and the future cohesion policy;
Amendment 13 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 14 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas fisheries policy must therefore be radically decentralised with real powers and responsibilities being returned to Europe's fishing nations, cooperating with each other on a regional basis,
Amendment 20 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the application of the CFP interacts directly with areas as vast as the environment, safety, public health, consumer protection and regional development and whereas it is essential to guarantee proper and careful harmonisation between all these areas whilst fully respecting the principle of subsidiarity,
Amendment 26 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the current geopolitical, economic and social situation and the drawing-up of a strategy and action plan for the preservation and sustainable development of the oceans and seas in Europe and the world (integrated maritime policy – IMP), justify increased decision- making power for Parliament with regard to the CFP as well as powers to the Member States, given their fundamental role in managing maritime policy within their own jurisdiction,
Amendment 37 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas, despite the significant progresslittle progress has been made following the revision of the CFP in 2002, serious problems relating to fleet overcapacity and the scarcity of fishery resources still remain and have worsened in recent yearsin terms of moving the EU towards a sustainable and viable fisheries policy and the current review offers a vital opportunity to abolish the centralised "one size fits all" regime,
Amendment 42 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas problems such as overcapacity and scarcity of fishing resources should not be seen as endemic or universal given the huge variations in differing fleets and fisheries, and whereas solutions to such problems should be developed and implemented in a manner which recognises wide regional variations across the EU,
Amendment 52 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas fishing is essential to the livelihood of many coastal communities, which have engaged in this activity for several generations and have thus, in addition, contributed to the EU's cultural heritage and whereas fisheries policy must be developed in such a way as to protect livelihoods in all of Europe's traditional fishing regions by respecting historic rights,
Amendment 54 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas historic rights have previously been protected by the principle of relative stability and, regardless of future management regimes, the benefits to coastal communities accrued from relative stability must remain with these communities,
Amendment 69 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
N a. whereas some Member States have already instituted their own schemes, such as conservation credit schemes, aimed at encouraging positive innovation in the industry, and whereas such actions taken at Member State level can be adjusted to take account of local circumstances in cooperation with the stakeholders,
Amendment 70 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N b (new)
Recital N b (new)
N b. whereas efforts taken at local and Member State level, in cooperation with stakeholders, to manage fisheries in a sustainable manner are more likely to be effective than regulations imposed from above and should therefore be recognised, encouraged and incentivised,
Amendment 76 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas regional management bodies should form a vital and important role in the use and sustainable exploitation of fisheries within the Community's own waters, allowing management decisions to be taken at a more appropriate level involving the relevant stakeholders,
Amendment 99 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes also the two main principles set out by the Commission with a view to an effective and successful reform of the CFP, namely the need to give more responsibility to the sector, based on the establishment of conditions favourable to good fishing practice and to make management models more flexible in order to create alternatives to the traditional single system of TACs and quotaappropriate to the specific conditions in individual regions, areas and fisheries;
Amendment 110 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Further stresses that in addition to being one of the most integrated Community policies, the CFP has been one of the Community's biggest failures and thus requires the EU to radically rethink fisheries policy;
Amendment 113 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that despite having been extensively reformed in 2002, the CFP, 27 years after its establishment, is faced with serious problems whose main featu, many of which ares are overfishing, overcapacity, overinvestment and waste direct result of an over-centralised "one size fits all" approach, with additional aspects, such as the economic and social regression, currently affecting the sector, globalisation of the fisheries and aquaculture market and the consequences of climate change;
Amendment 120 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Considers that problems such as overfishing, overcapacity, overinvestment and waste should not be considered to be endemic or universal but rather that these problems are specific to particular fleets and fisheries, and should be remedied in a manner which recognises these specificities;
Amendment 124 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that Parliament has in previous terms drawn attention to the fact that CFP rules were not being sufficiently complied with by enough operators and has repeatedly called on all Member States to improve controls, harmonise inspection and sanction criteria, ensure transparency of inspection findings and strengthen the Community inspection systems;
Amendment 136 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Considers that regional management bodies within EU waters, involving the Member States and relevant stakeholders, should be created to play a key role in the governance and application of good fishing practice within the respective EU jurisdictions;
Amendment 176 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Maintains that, within a regime where management controls are the responsibility of Member States and regional bodies, a more selective approach should be applied to fishing gear in order to avert and/or reduce by-catches, thus making for more responsible fishing;
Amendment 178 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Maintains that the abovementioned long-term sustainability of the sector, the adoption of the ecosystem approach, the application of the precautionary principle and the selection of appropriate gears will only come about within the context a decentralised fisheries policy with decisions taken appropriate to the situations relevant in individual fisheries and maritime regions;
Amendment 185 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Commission and the Member States to conduct a detailed and exhaustive survey on the size, characteristics, and spread of the current Community fleet, since this is essential in order to establish ataking into account the vast differences between Member States, regions and fisheries, since this will be useful in establishing at national and regional level appropriate regimes whereby the small-scale fleet would be treated differently from the large-scale fleet, each category being defined according to soumanagement decisions can be taken in accordance with the peculiarities of each locality, Member State and cmariteriaime region;
Amendment 191 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Notes that, given the vast differences between the fleets and fisheries in the various Member States and regions of the Community, the criteria for defining small-scale fleets will differ from area to area and a single set of criteria for the entire Community would run contrary to any efforts to bring about decentralised fisheries policy;
Amendment 192 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Notes that in the Green Paper the Commission acknowledges that the 12 nautical mile regime has generally worked well and thus that one of the few areas in which the CFP has been relatively successful is that where the Member States have had control;
Amendment 219 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Amendment 226 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Believes that, given the social and cultural importance of fishing to many coastal regions and in particular those areas which might otherwise be economically disadvantaged, European fisheries policy must take full account of the historic fishing rights of these regions, nations and Member States;
Amendment 227 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Considers that historic rights have previously been protected by the principle of relative stability and that any new management regime must retain the benefits to coastal communities accrued from relative stability;
Amendment 239 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that all fishing operators, men and women alike, need to be accorded the same status in all Member States, especially as regards access to social security,that they should be offered full social security and protection within the social welfare systems of each Member State and that a strategy must be put in place to provide financial support to fishing professionals who, because fishing capacity has to be adjusted according to the availability of fish stocks, might lose their job;
Amendment 270 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Considers that, whilst long term strategic objectives may be formulated at EU level, real responsibilities in terms of developing and implementing individual operating plans should be given to Member States and regional bodies, with the European institutions playing a role to ensure that key objectives are met;
Amendment 275 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Considers that management plans should be regularly monitored and assessed, without detracting from the minimum flexibility required to enable them to be adapted swiftly by the Member States and regional bodies involved to new circumstances affecting the broader context;
Amendment 295 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Urges the Commission to carefully explore the possibility of adopting new fisheries management mechanisms, as opposConsiders that if the principles of regionalisation and subsidiarity are to be truly adhered to, the TAC and quota system, for example fishing effort management and the use of transferable fishing rights, since such arrangements would enable the fleet to be adapted in a more flexible way, in line with the actual diversity and distribution of stocks, and could be supported by structural implementing measures, without neglecting the more vulnerable small-scale sectorprecise details of management mechanisms within individual fisheries and regions should be devised at a level which truly reflects these principles, subject to their conformity with the agreed long-term objectives;
Amendment 341 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls for a more comprehensive policy to make Member States take greater responsibility and powers, whereby they would be eligible for structural funding and other forms of Community support if, and only if, they had fulfilled their control and conservation commitments;
Amendment 346 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Believes that the involvement of stakeholders in the design and management of fisheries management policies can lead to more effective management measures and thus believes that positive innovation taken at individual, local or Member State level should be recognised, encouraged and incentivised;
Amendment 347 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
Paragraph 35 b (new)
35 b. Urges in particular encouragement and incentives for measures aimed at eliminating the discarding of fish;
Amendment 376 #
2009/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Considers that, given the failure of the CFP over the last 27 years, it would be a mistake for Community aquaculture policy to simply become a pillar of a new CFP and further considers that aquacultural policy should be developed with full respect for the huge national and regional diversity in the sector;
Amendment 21 #
2008/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need that, in line with the principle of Territorial Cohesion, all regions of the EU, considered at least on a NUTS II basis, are able to be linked with the Trans European Transport Network;
Amendment 32 #
2008/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Agrees therefore to develop a more realistic network approach with corridors reflecting the needs for intermodal connections for citizens and freight; emphasises therefore that priority must be given to rail, ports, sustainable maritime and inland waterways and their hinterland connections or intermodal nodes in infrastructure links with and within new Member States; stresses the need that consistency is ensured between the TEN-T projects and the local and regional transport plans;
Amendment 54 #
2008/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to intensify its efforts to ensure better European coordination of territorial development (Territorial Agenda of the European Union as well as the principle of Territorial Cohesion) and transport planning; large differences between mountainous, coastal/island, central, peripheral and other trans-border areas have to be taken into account;
Amendment 82 #
2008/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recognises the crucial role of Member States, in full partnership with their regional and local authorities, in deciding, planning and financing transport infrastructure, including European cross- border coordination and cooperation; expects more coherence from the European Council between requests for TEN-T projects and decisions on TEN-T budgets;
Amendment 87 #
2008/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines in this regard that the financial crisis puts greater pressure on the European Union, Member States and regions to base decisions concerning transport infrastructure projects on sound cost-benefit assessments, their medium to long-term contribution to Territorial Cohesion, sustainability and the European trans-border added value;
Amendment 94 #
2008/2218(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reminds the Commission that EU co- financing for transport infrastructure projects by TEN-T, cohesion, regional funds and the EIB must correspond with the following criteria: economic viability, environmental sustainability, EU territorial cohesion, transparency for taxpayers and citizen's involvement (partnership principle);
Amendment 8 #
2008/2217(INI)
Draft report
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas it should be stressed that whenever urban transport frameworks are already well developed, added value from any forthcoming European proposals would be better achieved by supporting the development of existing structures rather than replicating current methods,
Amendment 35 #
2008/2217(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Proposes that European state aid and cofinancing in the field of urban transport could eventually be made conditional on the existence of integrated urban mobility (urban travel) plans;
Amendment 49 #
2008/2217(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 13 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 13 – indent 2 a (new)
- analysis of the linkages between local transport plans and the Trans-European transport network;
Amendment 65 #
2008/2217(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Suggests that a European policy be introduced for the standardisation and certification of equipment as regards safety, comfort (noise, vibrations, etc.), network interoperability (‘busways’, tram- train, etc.), accessibility for people with reduced mobility, soft transport and clean-engine technologies (buses, taxis, etc.), on the basis of a carbon audit and on a technology-neutral basis;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas urban centres are in many ways extremely important for the life of Europe’s citizens; whereas Europe’s cities face similar problems and challenges with regard to space use, pollution (40 % of total CO2- and 70 % of all gas emissions are produced urban areas), congestion, noise, accidents and road safety as a consequence of urban traffic, in spite of the differences in their structure,
Amendment 10 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas urban mobility is a major contributor to climate change and air pollution (40 % of total CO2- and 70 % of all gas emissions in EU), noise, human health problems; whereas these problems need to be tackled if any EU strategy to combat climate change and other environmental problems is to be successful;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas a suitable division of tasks between the European Union and towns and cities must be decided upon by respecting the wide variation in responsibility for transport provision across the Member States, in which the European Union should play a supporting role,
Amendment 42 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 55 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers the clear definition of areas of responsibility of the European Union to be necessary; is convinced that a distinct added value could be introduced in some areas by concerted action within the Community provided that this added value can sufficiently be demonstrated;
Amendment 106 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 - Indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 3 - Indent 4 a (new)
- the provision of legal certainty regarding local public service provision and public procurement;
Amendment 109 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes that whenever urban transport frameworks are already well developed, added value from any forthcoming European proposals would be better achieved by supporting the development of existing structures rather than replicating current methods;
Amendment 121 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers it necessary for the European Union to take into account the particular needs of urban transport in the policy areas where it has legislative power (e.g. environment policy, social and labour market policy, competition policy, industry policy, regional and cohesion policy, transport policy) and to take appropriate action provided it can justify EU added value;
Amendment 133 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 - Introductory part
Paragraph 5 - Introductory part
5. Calls for specific European rules and/or guidance for the standardisation and harmonisation of the following to be drawn up:
Amendment 136 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 - Indent 1
Paragraph 5 - Indent 1
Amendment 148 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 - Indent 3
Paragraph 5 - Indent 3
- the mobility of peoplersons with disabilities,reduced mobility (PRMs), including the elderly and people with young children, without being dependent on cars;
Amendment 158 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the introduction of an EU label to be awarded to the best performing urban areas in terms of urban mobility;
Amendment 165 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - Indent 3
Paragraph 6 - Indent 3
- drawing upmaking comparative analysis of local sustainable mobility plans and supporting measures for regional and urban planning (‘city of short distances’),
Amendment 169 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - Indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 6 - Indent 4 a (new)
- the development of local transport partnerships,
Amendment 173 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - Indent 5
Paragraph 6 - Indent 5
- guidelines for an environmentally aware public procurement policy,
Amendment 178 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - Indent 7
Paragraph 6 - Indent 7
- promotion of the use of alternative means of transport such as the bicyclesustainable mobility chains: walking-cycling-carsharing- carpooling-taxi-collective/public mobility,
Amendment 183 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - Indent 7 a (new)
Paragraph 6 - Indent 7 a (new)
- the introduction of call-a-bike systems, such as the ones used in Berlin and Paris,
Amendment 185 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - Indent 9
Paragraph 6 - Indent 9
- measures to avoid using or ease the loadoptimize logistics and mobility management in favour onf transport, reduction and/or avoidance such as teleworking or flexible starting times at workplaces and schools, attracting diverse commercial and administrative services and improving quality of life in cities;
Amendment 194 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - Indent 9 a (new)
Paragraph 6 - Indent 9 a (new)
Amendment 227 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Finds that the European Union can make an important contribution to financing urban transport measures, for example by using the structural and cohesion funds by introducing a new “sustainable transport earmarking” wherever sufficient aid intensity can be ensured, and calls on the Commission to honour its responsibility in this respect; recalls the financing responsibility of Member States for measures affecting the environment and transport prescribed in Community law;
Amendment 233 #
2008/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the financing of projects from European Union funds to be more closely linked to conditions and requirements in the future and considers this to be a suitable instrument for promoting environmentally friendly transport concepts, specially taking into account the forthcoming EU Budget review;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that, to date, neither the sustainability of marine resources nor the economic viability of Europe's fishing fleets and coastal communities has been well served by the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and that, accordingly, the IEMP should be developed in such a way as to avoid failings in the CFP such as over-centralisation and the failure to take account of the regional diversity of the EU's waters;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Believes that, given the huge diversity in Europe's waters, coastal communities and fisheries sectors the IEMP must have full regard for the principle of subsidiarity, with particular recognition being given to the constitutional, legal and administrative structures operating within individual Member States;
Amendment 19 #
2008/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it possible for ports and nature to coexist in a sustainable manner, and calls on the Directorate-General for the Environment to work together with the Directorate-General for Trs the destruction of nature often causes economic damage to other sectors, such as tourism, agriculture and fisheries, and therefore calls on the Transport Commissioner to work intensively with the Environment Commissioner in drawing up and enforcing Europeans port in drawing up theses and environmental legislation and guidelines;
Amendment 45 #
2008/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 64 #
2008/2007(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21a (new)
Paragraph 21a (new)
21a. Strongly supports the role of locally owned, not-for-profit trust ports, and urges local, regional, national and European authorities to take steps to protect them from disrepair, as their social, recreational and touristic benefit for the surrounding communities goes beyond their original economic function;
Amendment 33 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Given that the success of the Common Fisheries Pany fisheries management policy involves implementing an effective system of control, the measures provided for in this Regulation seek to establish a Community system for inspection, monitoring, control, surveillance and enforcement with a global and integrated approach so as to ensure compliance with all the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy in order to provide for the sustainable exploitation of living aquatic resources by covering all aspects of the policy.
Amendment 35 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The current allocation of responsibilities between the Member States, the Commission and the Common Fisheries Control Agency should be further clarified. Control of compliance with the Common Fisheries Policy rules should be first and foremost the responsibility of the Member States. The Commission for its part should ensure that Member States implement the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy throughout the Community in a consistent manner. To this end the current system of micro-decisions should be progressively replaced by a macro-management-based approach.
Amendment 169 #
2008/0216(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47
Article 47
Amendment 13 #
2008/0063(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Effective fisheries management mechanisms should be developed in co- operation with the fishing industry. To this end, evaluation and decision-making should involve the relevant Regional Advisory Councils and Member States.
Amendment 15 #
2008/0063(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Any such cod-avoidance programmes are more likely to succeed if they are developed in co-operation with the fishing industry; accordingly, cod-avoidance programmes developed within Member States should be considered an effective means of promoting sustainability, and the development of such programmes should be encouraged alongside the operation of the relevant Community legislation.
Amendment 23 #
2008/0063(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1
Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 423/2004
Article 7 - paragraph 1
Article 7 - paragraph 1
1. Eachvery three years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall request STECF to evaluate the progress of each of the depleted cod stocks towards recoverytowards recovery of each depleted cod stock. In addition, the Commission shall seek the views of the relevant Regional Advisory Councils and Member States as to the effective management of cod stocks.