38 Amendments of Ana MIRANDA related to 2018/0210(COD)
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Regulation (EU) xx/xx of the European Parliament and of the Council [Regulation laying down Common Provisions] ('Common Provisions Regulation')3 has been adopted in order to improve the coordination and harmonise the implementation of support under Funds in shared management (the 'Funds'), with the main aim of simplifying policy delivery in a coherent way. Those common provisions apply to the part of the EMFF under shared management. The Funds pursue complementary objectives and share the same management mode. Therefore Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions] sets out a series of common general objectives and general principles such as partnership and multi-level governance. It also contains the common elements of strategic planning and programming, including provisions on the Partnership Agreement to be concluded with each Member State, and sets out a common approach to the performance orientation of the Funds. Accordingly, it includes enabling conditions, a performance review and arrangements for monitoring, reporting and evaluation. Common provisions are also set out with regard to eligibility rules, and special arrangements are defined for financial instruments, use of InvestEU, community- led local development and financial management. Some management and control arrangements are also common to all Funds. Complementarities between the Funds, including the EMFF, and other Union programmes should be described in the Partnership Agreement, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions]. _________________ 3 OJ C […], […], p. […]. OJ C […], […], p. […].
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Europe's maritime sector employs over 5 million jobs generating almost EUR 500 billion a year, with a potential to create many more jobs. The output of the global ocean economy is estimated at EUR 1.3 trillion today and this could more than double by 2030. The need to meet CO2 emissions targets, requires that at least 30% of the EU budget should be used for climate related action. It is also necessary to increase resource efficiency and reduce the environmental footprint of the blue economy has been a significant driving force for innovation in other sectors such as marine equipment, shipbuilding, ocean observation, dredging, coastal protection and marine construction. Investment in the maritime economy has been provided by Union structural funds, in particular the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the EMFF. New investment tools such as InvestEU mustcould be utilised to meet the growth potential of the sector.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) The processing industry plays a role in the availability and quality of fishery and aquaculture products. It should be possible for the EMFF to support targeted investments in that industry, provided they contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the CMO. Such support should be provided only through financial instruments and through InvestEU and not through grants.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions], each Member State shall prepare a single programmenational programme or regional operational programmes to implement the priorities referred to in Article 4.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States concerned shall prepare as part of their programme, jointly with relevant authorities and stakeholders of their territories, an action plan for each of their regions, including outermost regions referred to in Article 6(2), which shall set out:
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b – point ii
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b – point ii
ii) for outermost regions, the compensation for additional costs referred to in Article 21;
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The multiannual financial framework set out in Regulation (EU) xx/xx6 provides that the Union budget must continue to support fisheries and maritime policies. The EMFF budget should amount,be maintained in current prices, to at EUR 6 1400 000 000 as for the period 2014- 2020. EMFF resources should be split between shared, direct and indirect management. EUR 5 311 000 000 should be allocated to support under shared management and EUR 829 000 000 to support under direct and indirect management. In order to ensure stability in particular with regard to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, the definition of national allocations under shared management for the 2021-2027 programming period should be based on the EMFF 2014-2020 shares. Specific amounts should be reserved for the outermost regions, control and enforcement and collection and processing of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes, while amounts for permanent cessation and extraordinary cessation of fishing activities should be capped. _________________ 6 OJ C […], […], p. […].
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The EMFF should be based on four priorities: fostering sustainable fisheries and the conservation of marine biological resources; contributing to food security in the Union through competitive and sustainable aquaculture and markets; enabling the growth of a sustainable blue economy and foster, supporting and strengthening prosperous coastal communities; strengthening international ocean governance and enabling safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed seas and oceans. Those priorities should be pursued through shared, direct and indirect management.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The EMFF beyond 2020 should be based on a simplified architecture without predefining measures and detailed eligibility rules at Union level in an overly prescriptive manner. Instead, broad areas of support should be described under each priority. Member States should thus draw up their programme indicating therein the most appropriate means for achieving the priorities. A variety of measures identified by the Member States in those programmes might be supported under the rules set out in this Regulation and in Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions], provided they are covered by the areas of support identified in this Regulation. However, it is necessary to set out a list of ineligible operations so as to avoid detrimental impacts in terms of fisheries conservation, for example a general prohibition of investments enhancing fishingleet capacity. Moreover, investments and compensations for the fleet should be strictly conditional on their consistency with the conservation objectives of the CFP.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The United nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development identified conservation and sustainable use of oceans as one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 14). The Union is fully committed to that goal and its implementation. In that context, it has committed to promote a sustainable blue economy which is consistent with maritime spatial planning, the conservation of biological resources and the achievement of good environmental status, to prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, to eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and to refrain from introducing new such subsidies. This outcome should result from the World Trade Organisation fisheries subsidies negotiation. In addition, in the course of World Trade Organisation negotiations at the 2002 World Summit of Sustainable Development and at the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), the Union has committed to eliminate subsidies contributing to fisheriesleet overcapacity and overfishing.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The EMFF should contribute to the achievement of the environmental objectives of the Union and should follow European environmental policy, including water quality standards guaranteeing the quality of the marine environment suitable for improving the outlook for fisheries. This contribution should be tracked through the application of Union environmental markers and reported regularly in the context of evaluations and annual performance reports.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Fisheries are vital to the livelihood and cultural heritage of many coastal communities in the Union, in particular where small-scale coastal fishing plays an important role. With the average age in many fishing communities being over 50, generational renewal and diversification of activities within the fisheries sector remain a challenge.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Given the high level of unpredictability of fishing activities, exceptional circumstances may cause significant economic losses to fishers. In order to mitigate those consequences, it should be possible for the EMFF to support a compensation for the extraordinary cessation of fishing activities caused by the implementation of certain conservation measures, i.e. multiannual plans, targets for the conservation and sustainable exploitation of stocks, measures to adapt the fishing capacity of fishing vessels to available fishing opportunities and technical measures, by the implementation of emergency measures, by the interruption, due to reasons of force majeure, of the application of a sustainable fisheries partnership agreement, by a natural disaster or by an environmental incident or by vessel traffic accidents that may affect sea water and the coastline. Support should be granted only if the impact on fishers of such circumstances is significant, i.e. if the commercial activities of the vessel concerned are stopped during at least 90 consecutive days and if the economic losses resulting from the cessation amount to more than 30% of the average annual turnover of the business concerned during a specified period of time. The specificities of eel fisheries should be taken into account in the conditions for granting such support.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Small-scale coastal fishing ishas specific charried out by fishing vessels below 12 metres and not using towed fishing gearacteristics and problems that differentiate it from large-scale fishing. It includes fishing, farming and shellfish harvesting. The definition of coastal fishing should not be limited to vessel size as the only criterion, which is an outdated, unrealistic criterion. Instead, the definition should relate to governance for state and sub-state fishery management skills, geomorphology and technical and environmental aspects. Criteria, such as how the type of fishing gear is selected and its impact on the marine ecosystem, time at sea, crew number, the characteristics of the economic unit operating the resources, the economic impact and the extent of the benefits for coastal towns, fishing traditions for coastal communities, etc. The definition of small-scale coastal fishing used in Europe should be flexible and should respect the range of state and sub-state fishing management skills. That sector represents nearly 75% of all fishing vessels registered in the Union and nearly half of all employment in the fishery sector. Operators from small-scale coastal fisheries are particularly dependant on healthy fish stocks for their main source of income. The EMFF should therefore give them a preferential treatment by creating a Specific Programme for Small-Scale Coastal Fishing, through a 100% aid intensity rate, including for operations related to control and enforcement, with the aim of encouraging sustainable fishing practices. In addition, certain areas of support should be reserved for small-scale fishing in fleet segment where the fishing capacity is balanced with the available fishing opportunities, i.e. support for the acquisition of a second- hand vessel and for engine replacement or modernisation. Furthermore, Member States should include in their programme an action plan for small-scale coastal fishing, which should be monitored on the basis of indicators for which milestones and targets should be set.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Under shared management, it should be possible for the EMFF to support the protection and restoration of marine and coastal biodiversity and ecosystems. For that purpose, support should be available to compensate the collection by fishers of lost fishing gears and marine litter from the sea and for investments in ports to provide adequate reception facilities for lost fishing gears and marine litter. Support should also be available for actions to achieve or maintain a good environmental status in the marine environment as set out in Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ('Maritime Strategy Framework Directive')11, for the implementation of spatial protection measures established pursuant to that Directive and, in accordance with the prioritised action frameworks established pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC ('Habitats Directive')12, for the management, restoration and monitoring of NATURA 2000 areas as well as for the protection of species under Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ('Birds Directive')13 , Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy, as well as the European standards for urban waste water. Under direct management, the EMFF should support the promotion of clean and healthy seas and the implementation of the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy developed in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 16 January 201614, in coherence with the objective of achieving or maintaining a good environmental status in the marine environment. _________________ 11 Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19). 12 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.07.1992, p. 7). 13 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.01.2010, p. 7). 14 COM(2018) 28 COM(2018) 28
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33 a (new)
Recital 33 a (new)
(33a) The quality and diversity of the Union’s seafood products provide a competitive advantage for producers, which makes an important contribution to cultural and gastronomic heritage, reconciling the preservation of cultural traditions with the development and application of new scientific expertise. Citizens and consumers increasingly demand quality products with different specific characteristics linked to their geographic origin. For this purpose, the EMFF will be able to support seafood products included in Regulation 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs. In particular, it will be able to support the recognition and registration of quality Geographical Indications under this Regulation. It will also be able to support the management entities for the Protected Designations of Origin (PDOs) and the Quality Protected Geographical Indications (PGIs), as well as the programmes they develop for improving quality. Furthermore, it will be able to support the research carried out by these management entities for better awareness of the specific production facility, processes and products.
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 14
(14) ‘small-scale coastal fishing’ means fishing carried out by fishing vessels of an overall length of less than 12 metres and not using towed gear as listed in Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/200626; _________________ 26 Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 of 21 December 2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 (OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11)as well as the gathering and rearing of shellfish. The definition must be flexible and realistic and must not only take account of the size of the vessel, but also of criteria defined in the light of specific competence, regional diversity and geomorphology, technical, social, cultural and environmental aspects.
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the EMFF for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 6 1400 000 000 in current prices.
Amendment 597 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall prepare as part of their programme an action plan for small-scale coastal fishing, given the social, economic and environmental cohesion that this type of fishing entails, which shall set out a strategy for the development of profitable and sustainable small-scale coastal fishing. This strategy shall be structured along the following sections, where applicable:
Amendment 613 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) improvement of health, safety and working conditions on board fishing vessels and ashore in fishing- related activities;
Amendment 624 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Small-scale coastal fishing shall be excluded from the allocation of TACs and quotas where fisheries have their own organisational competences in the field of fisheries management.
Amendment 642 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) The improvement and modernization of the small-scale fishing fleet with the aim of increasing its safety, capacity, living and working conditions, safety on board and preservation of catches so that it can carry out fishing in the most efficient, technical, and sustainable way both in terms of energy and the environment, without this implying an increase in fleet capacity.
Amendment 647 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) Innovation through the different financial instruments.
Amendment 674 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the fishing vessel is registered as active and has carried out fishing activities at sea for at least 1230 days in each of the last threthe calendar years preceding the year of submission of the application for support;
Amendment 707 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The EMFF may support a compensation for the extraordintemporary cessation of fishing activities caused by:
Amendment 721 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) maritime traffic accidents that may affect marine waters and the coast, thereby having an impact on fishery resources.
Amendment 726 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the commercial activities of the vessel concerned are stopped during at least 9015 consecutive days; and
Amendment 742 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) owners of fishing vessels which are registered as active and which have carried out fishing activities at sea for at least 1230 days in each of the last threthe calendar years preceding the year of submission of the application for support; or
Amendment 815 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) compensation for the use of sustainable fishing and shellfishing gears;
Amendment 841 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may support the promotion of a sustainable aquaculture as provided for in Article 34(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. It may also support actions taken by the bodies managing quality marks (geographical indications) referred to in Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs. It may also support animal health and welfare in aquaculture in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 and Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council33. _________________ 32 Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (‘Animal Health Law’) (OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1). 33 Regulation (EU) No 652/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material, amending Council Directives 98/56/EC, 2000/29/EC and 2008/90/EC, Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 882/2004 and (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decisions 66/399/EEC, 76/894/EEC and 2009/470/EC (OJ L 189, 27.6.2014, p. 1).
Amendment 851 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Productive aquaculture investments under this Article may only be supported through the financial instruments provided for in Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions] and through InvestEU, through InvestEU and through grants, preferentially for small and medium-sized enterprises, in accordance Article 10 of that Regulation.
Amendment 858 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Support for extensive aquaculture such as shellfishing and mussel growing as part of the sustainable extensive aquaculture system, both at sea and on land, shall prioritise the professional activities related to this type of aquaculture, with particular emphasis on women (shellfish gatherers, net makers, processors in the processing industry, vendors, etc.) through a gender mainstreaming policy;
Amendment 864 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
The EMFF may support actions contributing to the achievement of the objectives of the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products as provided for in Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and further specified in Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013. It may also support actions promoting the marketing, the quality and the value added of fishery and aquaculture products. It may also support actions taken by the bodies managing quality marks (geographical indications) referred to in Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.
Amendment 875 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The differential treatment between sustainable extensive aquaculture and intensive industrial aquaculture shall be considered. Sustainable extensive aquaculture is characterised by its sustainability as shown in scientific reports by the EU itself.
Amendment 879 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Support under this Article shall only be granted through the financial instruments provided for in Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions] and, through InvestEU and through public grants, preferentially for small and medium-sized enterprises, in accordance Article 10 of that Regulation.
Amendment 950 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1
Article 42 – paragraph 1
The EMFF shall support the development and dissemination of market intelligence for fishery and aquaculture products by the Commission in accordance with Article 42 of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013. The EMFF shall also support in relation to marine products the promotion of the quality marks referred to in Regulation (EU) No 1151/29012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs.