14 Amendments of Francisco José MILLÁN MON related to 2014/0138(COD)
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
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The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety calls on the Committee on Fisheries, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a prohibition on driftnet fisheries, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 812/2004,(EC) No 2187/2005 and (EC) No 1967/2006 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 894/97.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
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The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The measures adopted pursuant to this Regulation to regulate the use of drifting gillnets shall also bear in mind the principle of proportionality, so as to protect mainly the activity of the small- scale fishing fleet.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The current Union legislative framework on driftnets has shown weaknesses and loopholes in that, in certain cases, rules proved easy to circumvent and ineffective in terms of addressing the conservation concerns linked to this fishing gear.
Amendment 53 #
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 operatingoperating in some cases 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 always produced the necessary results in terms of conservation of marine resources, in particular with regard to certain protected species.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Illegal driftnet activities carried out by some 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.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) VSome vessels carrying out fisheries with small-scale driftnets may need some time to adjust to the new situation and necessitate a phasing-out period. This Regulation should therefore enter into force on 1 January 20156.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall apply to all fishing activities within the scope of the Common Fisheries Policy as set out in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, with the exception of vessels meeting the requirements set out in the second paragraph.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Fishing gear of a kind which does not entail any risk to protected or endangered species, and the vessels which use such gear, shall remain outside of the scope of this Regulation.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Scope Scope 1b. Member States shall forward a list of the fisheries which meet the requirements laid down in the second paragraph, together with a scientific and/or technical justification, to the European Commission before 31 December 2015.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. The European Commission shall be authorised to adopt a delegated act with the list of the fishing gears referred to in the second paragraph.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Conditions for fishing with driftnets 1. Vessels engaged in driftnet fishing may not use simultaneously another type of gear and any other gear on board shall be stowed and secured as stipulated under Article 47 of Regulation (EC) N° 1224/2009. 2. The master of a fishing vessel using one or more driftnets shall ensure that: a) nets in use remain under constant visual observation; b) markers are affixed to each end of the net, so that its position may be determined at any time. Driftnets shall be permanently marked with the registration letters and numbers of the vessel to which they belong. 3. In accordance with Article 7(1)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, all fishing vessels over 12 metres in length using one or more drift-nets must have a prior fishing authorisation issued by the competent authorities of the flag Member State.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 b (new)
Article 3 b (new)
Article 3b Regionalised measures 1. Measures necessary to ensure the environmental sustainability of driftnets shall be drafted on a regionalised basis. 2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 may include: a) prohibitions or restrictions concerning the use of driftnets shorter than 2500 metres; b) the addition of new prohibited species; c) a total ban on the use of driftnets in a given sea area or specific fishery;