Activities of Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA related to 2011/0195(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Common fisheries policy (debate)
Amendments (181)
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should not constitute an impediment to the obligation of the Union to sustainably manage the exploitation of marine resources.
Amendment 260 #
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 above those capable of producing maximum sustainable yields from the populations of harvested stocks by 2015. Where less scientific information is available, this may require applying proxies to maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The concept of Maximum Sustainable Yield as enshrined in UNCLOS has been a legally binding fisheries management target on the Union since its ratification in 1998.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) Adopting fishing mortality rates below those necessary to maintain fish stocks at levels above those capable of producing the MSY is the only way of ensuring that the fishing industry becomes economically viable in the long term without reliance upon public aid.
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Unnecessary suffering of marine wildlife, including fish, sharks, turtles, seabirds and marine mammals must be avoided, therefore improved catching and slaughtering methods should be developed.
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18 a) In order to create incentives for improving fishing selectivity, total allowable catches should not be increased to include quantities that would otherwise be discarded.
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 b (new)
Recital 18 b (new)
(18 b) In order to create incentives for improving fishing selectivity, total allowable catches should not be increased to include quantities that would otherwise be discarded.
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In view of the precarious economic state of the fishing industry and the dependence of certain coastal communities on fishing activities, it is necessary to ensure the relative stability of fishing activities by allocating fishing opportunities among Member States, based on a predictable share of stocks for each Member State, taking into account their compliance with the provisions of the Common Fisheries Policy.
Amendment 410 #
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 other 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 ccess to the fishery should be based on environmental and social criteria as a means of promoting responsible fishing which would serve to ensure that those operators who fish in the least environmentally damargine 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 rulesg way and provide the greatest benefits for society are encouraged.
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) For Union fishing vessels not operating under a system of transferable fishing concessions, sSpecific measures mayshould be taken to align the number of Union fishing vessels with available resources. Such measures should set compulsory maximum fleet capacity ceilings and establish national entry/exit schemes in relation to decommissioning funding granted under the European Fisheries Fund.
Amendment 476 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Member States should manage and make available to end-users of scientific- data the collected data, on the basis of a multi-annual Union program. Member States should also cooperate with each other to coordinate data collection activities. Where relevant, Member States should also cooperate with third countries within the same sea basin regarding data collection.
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Sustainable fisheries agreements concluded with third countries should ensure that Union fishing activities in third country waters are based on the best available scientific advice, ensuring a sustainable exploitation of the marine biological resources while respecting the principle in the UNCLOS of surplus. Those agreements, which provide for access rights in exchange for a financial contribution from the Union, should contribute to the establishment of a high quality governance framework to ensure in particular efficient monitoring, control and surveillance measures.
Amendment 573 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
Amendment 604 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 1
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The Common Fisheries Policy shall ensure that fishing and aquaculture activitiesIn order to achieve the objectives of the Treaty and to provide long-term sustainable environmental, economic and social conditions and contribute to the availability of food supplies, the Common Fisheries Policy shall ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities are environmentally sustainable in the long term.
Amendment 632 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2
2. To this end, the Common Fisheries Policy shall apply the precautionary approach to fisheries management, and shall aim to ensure, with high probability and by 2015, that exploitation of living marine biological resources restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 3
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The Common Fisheries Policy shall implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management to ensure that the impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem are limited. minimised and do not contribute to the degradation of the marine environment.
Amendment 676 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
For the purpose of achieving the general objectives set out in Article 2, the Common Fisheries Policy shall in particularalso:
Amendment 678 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) ensure that fishing capacity is quantitatively and qualitatively assessed and managed so that the fleets' ability to catch fish is commensurate with the available resources;
Amendment 689 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) eliminate unwanted and unauthorised catches of commercial and non- commercial stocks and gradually ensure that all catches of such stocks are landed without creating new markets or expanding existing ones;
Amendment 699 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) contribute to the achievement and maintenance of good environmental status as set out in Article 1(l) of Directive 2008/56EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive);
Amendment 712 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) provide conditions for efficient fishing activities withinnvironmentally and socially sustainable fishing activities, based on equitable and transparent criteria, to foster an economically viable and competitive fishing industry;
Amendment 726 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) promote the development ofensure that Union aquaculture activities toare environmentally sustainable and contribute to food security and employment in coastal and rural areas;
Amendment 730 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) ensure systematic and harmonised data collection and management;
Amendment 732 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 752 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 756 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 782 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Subject to the above and to the extent possible, the Common Fisheries Policy shall also seek to: (a) create conditions that contribute to a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing activities; (b) take into account the interests of consumers; (c) develop techniques to improve animal welfare, including the minimisation of unnecessary animal suffering in both capture fisheries and aquaculture.
Amendment 798 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) establishment of measures in accordance withthat follow the best available scientific advice, consistent with the precautionary approach;
Amendment 821 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) consistence with the integrated maritime policy, and with other Union policies in particular environment and development policies.
Amendment 827 #
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) transparency and access to information in accordance with the Aarhus Convention, including for the external dimension.
Amendment 837 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
– ‘fishing vessel’ means any vessel equipped for commercial fishing of marine biological resources and related activities;
Amendment 849 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 6
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 6
– ‘'maximum sustainable yield’' means the maximum average catch that may be taken from a fish stock indefinitely, for a given selectivity;
Amendment 866 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 7
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 7
– ‘'precautionary approach to fisheries management’' means an approach according to which decision-making shall be more cautious, by taking uncertainties into account, especially when information is unreliable or inadequate, and that the absence of adequate scientific information should not justify postponing or failing to take management measures to conserve target species, associated or dependent species and non- target species and their environment;
Amendment 876 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
– ‘'ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management’' means an approach ensuring that benefits from living aquatic resources are high while the direct and indirect impdecision-making considers the impacts of fishing, other human activities and environmental factors of fishing operations on marine ecosystems are low and not detrimental to the future functioning, diversity and integrity of those ecosystemn target stocks and all other species belonging to the same ecosystem or associated with or dependent upon the target stocks, ensuring that the collective pressure of such activities is kept within levels compatible with the achievement of good environmental status;
Amendment 911 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 14 a (new)
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 14 a (new)
- 'small pelagic species' means mackerel, herring, horse mackerel, blue whiting, boarfish, anchovy, argentine, sardinella;
Amendment 914 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 14 b (new)
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 14 b (new)
- ‘large pelagic species’ means bluefin tuna, swordfish, albacore tuna, bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, other billfish;
Amendment 916 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 14 c (new)
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 14 c (new)
- ‘species for industrial purposes’ means capelin, sandeel, Norway pout;
Amendment 936 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 18
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 18
– ‘'individual fishing opportunities’' means annual fishing opportunities allocated to holders of transferable fishing concessionsa fishing licence in a Member State on the basis of the proportion of fishing opportunities pertaining to that Member State;
Amendment 943 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 19
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 19
– ‘'fishing capacity’' means a vessel's tonnage in GT (Gross Tonnage) and, its power in kW (Kilowatt) as definednd its gear type as defined respectively in Articles 4 and 5 and Annex XI of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2930/8635 , the amount of gear deployed and any other parameter that affects its ability to catch fish;
Amendment 970 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 28
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 28
– ‘surplus of allowable catch’ means that part of the allowable catch which a coastal State does not have the capacity to harvest as defined in UNCLOS Article 62, based on the obligations of UNCLOS Article 61;
Amendment 988 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 32
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 32
– ‘'sustainable fisheries agreements’' mean international agreements concluded with another state for the purpose of obtaining access to resources or waters that aim to restore or maintain fish stocks at levels above those capable of producing maximum sustainable yield in exchange for financial compensation from the Union.;
Amendment 997 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 32 a (new)
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 32 a (new)
– 'good environmental status' means as defined in Directive 2008/56/EC Art 9.3
Amendment 1019 #
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 1025 #
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 1033 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1039 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – title 1
Part 3 – title 1
Amendment 1040 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article -7 (new)
Part 3 – article -7 (new)
Article -7 Conservation measures The Union shall adopt measures for the conservation of marine biological resources, as outlined in Articles 7 and 8. They shall be incorporated in the multiannual management plans as outlined in Articles 9 through 11 inclusive.
Amendment 1046 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1056 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) establishing targets for the sustainable exploitation of stocks in accordance with the objectives set in Art 2.2;
Amendment 1062 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) adopting measures for the purpose of adapting the number of fishing vessels and/or types of fishing vessels and/or the amount and type of gear deployed to available fishing opportunities;
Amendment 1076 #
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 or enhanced access to resources, to promote more selective or low impact fishing;
Amendment 1100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point h
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) conducting pilot projects on alternative types of fishing management techniques that increase selectivity or minimise the impact of fishing activies on the marine environment.
Amendment 1127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) prohibitions or restrictions of the use of certain fishing gears in certain areas or seasons;
Amendment 1144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e
Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) requirements for fishing vessels to cease operating in an area for a defined minimum period in order to protect a temporary aggregation of a vulnerable marine resourceincluding spawning aggregations;
Amendment 1157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – title
Part 3 – article 9 – title
Multiannual management plans
Amendment 1168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Multiannual management plans providing for levels of fishing mortality and other conservation measures to maintain or restore fish stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield shall be established as a priority. Plans for all regulated stocks and fisheries shall be adopted within three years of the entry into force of the present regulation.
Amendment 1184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the basis for fixing fishing opportunities for the fish stocks concerned on the basis of predefined conservation reference points; and while respecting scientific advice;
Amendment 1193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) measures to improve the selectivity of fishing gears and practices so as to reduce catches of unwanted and unauthorised fish and other species;
Amendment 1197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(bb) measures to maintain age and sex structures of fish stocks capable of ensuring their full reproductive potential;
Amendment 1199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b c (new)
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b c (new)
(bc) measures to reduce the impact of fishing activities on the marine environment, including the benthic zone;
Amendment 1200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b d (new)
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b d (new)
(bd) measures to reduce the impact of fishing activities on the marine environment, including the benthic zone;
Amendment 1201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b e (new)
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b e (new)
(be) measures for the disposal on shore of catches retained under the provisions of Article 15;
Amendment 1202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b f (new)
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b f (new)
(bf) measures for the restoration and maintenance of good environmental status; and
Amendment 1203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b g (new)
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b g (new)
(bg) measures to ensure compliance with the provisions of the multiannual management plan.
Amendment 1227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55, to set fishing opportunities at zero for those stocks for which multiannual management plans have not been adopted by the date set out in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1256 #
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 by 2015 in a fishing mortality rate that shall, with high probability, restores and maintains all stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield by 2015.
Amendment 1265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Multiannual plans shall aim to eliminate unwanted and unauthorized catches of commercial and non- commercial species.
Amendment 1294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) spawning stock biomass, and/or
Amendment 1296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
(iia) selectivity of the fishing gear and/or
Amendment 1306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) clear time frames to reach all of the quantifiable targets;
Amendment 1311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) provisions to systematically reduce fishing opportunities when the quality or quantity of data available from the fishery decline;
Amendment 1321 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) technical measures including measures concerning the eliminata comprehensive set of technical measures designed to eliminate unwanted and unauthorised catches of commercial and non-commercial species within a periond of unwanted catchesthree years from the date of entry into force of the multiannual plan;
Amendment 1408 #
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, mayshall decide on temporary measures to alleviatremove the threat.
Amendment 1434 #
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 the marine environment, including marine biological resources, and the reduction of the impact of fishing activities on fish stocks and on marine eco-systemther species shall be established and incorporated into new and, within three years, existing multiannual plans. Technical measures frameworks shall:
Amendment 1450 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reducminimise and progressively eliminate catches of undersized individuals from fish stocks;
Amendment 1454 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) reduce catches of unwanted marine organisms;minimise and progressively eliminate catches of unwanted and unauthorized marine organisms including seabirds
Amendment 1459 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) mitigatnimise the impact of fishing gear on the ecosystem and the marine environment, with particular regard to the protection of biologically sensitive stocks and habitats.
Amendment 1497 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 1
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 1
– mackerel, herring, horse mackerel, blue whiting, boarfish, anchovy, argentine, sardinella, capelinsmall pelagic species;
Amendment 1502 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2
– bluefin tuna, swordfish, albacore tuna, bigeye tuna, other billfish.large pelagic species; and
Amendment 1504 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2 a (new)
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2 a (new)
– species used for industrial purposes.
Amendment 1511 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) At the latest from 1 January 2015: cod, hake, sole;all other species.
Amendment 1515 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1530 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Species for which scientific evidence demonstrates high survival rates, bearing in mind the specifics of the fishing operation (gear, depth), shall be exempted from the provisions of paragraph 1. The Commission shall be authorised to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55, to determine such a list of species.
Amendment 1546 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Minimum conservation reference sizes based on the best available scientific advice concerning the size at maturity shall be established for the fish stocks set out in paragraph 1. The sale of catches of such fish stocks below the minimum conservation reference size shall be restricted for reduction to fish meal and oil or pet food only.
Amendment 1562 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Proceeds from sales of all landings resulting from the obligation included in paragraph 1 shall go in their entirety to a fund managed by the Member State in which the landings occur to be used for control and surveillance and the collection of scientific and fishery-related data.
Amendment 1578 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The European Fisheries Control Agency shall coordinate the impementation of the obligation to land all catches through Joint Deployment Plans.
Amendment 1597 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Fishing opportunities allocated to Member States shall ensure each Member State relative stability of fishing activities for each fish stock or fishery. The interests of eachBeginning from 1 January 2015, fishing opportunities allocated to Member States shall be taken into account when new fishing opportunities are allocatedcompliance with the Common Fisheries Policy.
Amendment 1615 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Fishing opportunities shall comply winot exceed the quantities recommended by scientific advice as necessary to achieve the quantifiable targets, time frames and margins established in accordance with Article 9(2) and 11(b), (c) and (h).
Amendment 1630 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – chapter 1 – title
Part 3 – chapter 1 – title
MULTIANNUAL MANAGEMENT PLANS
Amendment 1644 #
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 may be authorised, following the procedures outlined in the present article, to adopt measures, in accordance with that multiannual plan, which specify the conservation measures applicable to vessels flying their flag in relation to stocks in Union waters for which they have been allocated fishing opportunities.
Amendment 1647 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. For fisheries conducted entirely within the waters under the sovereignty and jurisdiction of a single Member State, the Member concerned State shall create one or more committees including all relevent stakeholders which shall be consulted concerning the measures to be adopted. If the Member State intends to deviate in any way from the advice it receives from that committee it shall publish an assessment outlining in detail its reasons for deviating from the advice.
Amendment 1653 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) are compatible with the objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3 and the principles of good governance set out in Article 4;
Amendment 1657 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) meet the objectives and quantifiable targets set out in a multiannual plan effectively with a high probability and within the time frame specified; and
Amendment 1668 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States adopting conservation measures pursuant to Article 17(1) shall notify the Commission, other interested Member States and relevant Advisory Councils of such measures. In cases where the Member State fails to adopt such conservation measures within three months of the adoption of the multiannual management plan, the Commission shall be empowered to act under the provisions of Article 20.
Amendment 1673 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. For fisheries conducted within the waters under the sovereignty and jurisdiction of two or more Member States, the Member States concerned shall cooperate in order to develop a joint recommendation for the conservation measures to be adopted. Each Member State shall create one or more committees including all relevent stakeholders which shall be consulted concerning the measures to be adopted. If the Member State intends to deviate in any way from the advice it receives from its national committee in the joint recommendation for conservation measures, it shall publish an assessment outlining in detail its reasons for deviating from the advice.
Amendment 1676 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. The Member States shall ensure that the joint recommendation for conservation measures developed pursuant to paragraph 5: (a) are compatible with the objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3 and the principles of good governance set out in Article 4; (b) are compatible with the scope and objectives of the multiannual plan; (c) meet the objectives and quantifiable targets set out in a multiannual plan effectively with a high probability and within the time frame specified; and (d) are no less stringent than those existing in Union legislation.
Amendment 1679 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. If all concerned Member States agree to a single joint recommendation for management measures, then the Commission shall, after verifying that the provisions of paragraph 7 are met, adopt the joint recommendation by delegated act in accordance with Article 55. Where all relevent Member States do not agree on a single joint recommendation within a period of three months of the adoption of the multiannual management plan, the Commission shall be empowered to act under the provisions of Article 20. The Commission may in addition submit a proposal under the ordinary legislative procedure.
Amendment 1681 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 e (new)
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. The Commission may at any time assess the compatibility and effectiveness of conservation measures adopted by Member States pursuant to paragraph 1.
Amendment 1683 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 f (new)
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Detailed rules for the application of this article shall be adopted based on a proposal by the Commission.
Amendment 1685 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 18
Part 3 – article 18
Amendment 1691 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 19
Part 3 – article 19
Amendment 1781 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 25 – title
Part 3 – article 25 – title
Member States' measures applicable solely to fishing vessels flying their flag
Amendment 1784 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 3 – article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) apply solely to fishing vessels flying the flag of that Member State or, in the case of fishing activities which are not conducted by a fishing vessel, to legal or natural persons established in the territory;
Amendment 1795 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 26 a (new)
Part 3 – article 26 a (new)
Amendment 1796 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 26 b (new)
Part 3 – article 26 b (new)
Article 26 b Member State emergency measures 1. If there is evidence of a serious and unforeseen threat to the conservation of living aquatic resources, or to the marine ecosystem resulting from fishing activities, in waters falling under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of a Member State where any undue delay would result in damage that would be difficult to repair, that Member State may take emergency measures, the duration of which shall not exceed three months. 2. Where emergency measures to be adopted by a Member State are liable to affect fishing vessels of other Member States, such measures shall be adopted only after consulting the Commission, the relevant Member States and relevant Advisory Councils on a draft of the measures accompanied by an explanatory memorandum.
Amendment 1797 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 26 c (new)
Part 3 – article 26 c (new)
Article 26 c Member State Territorial Management Units 1. Member States may establish territorial management units (TMU) for fisheries in their territorial waters. Such units shall comprise a geographically delimited fishing area where Member States assign, to individual fishermen or a group of eligible holders, revocable, exclusive and non-transferable user entitlements to fish. 2. Member States adopting systems of TMUs shall inform the Commission. 3. Member States with coastal waters in the Mediterranean Sea shall establish TMUs for their Mediterranean fisheries by 2015 at the latest. In Mediterranean waters individual TMUs or groups of them, as appropriate, shall constitute the fishery unit addressed by multiannual plans according to Article 9. 4. If the Commission considers that the network of territorial management units of a Member State in the Mediterranean Sea is insufficient to achieve the requirements of paragraph 1 it shall request the Member State to make the necessary changes. If, within one year of receipt of the Commission's request, the Member State has not adapted its network, the Commission shall be empowered, by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 55, to adopt additional measures to this end.
Amendment 1803 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – title
Part 4 – article 27 – title
Establishment of systems of transferable fishing concessionfor allocation of fishing opportunities
Amendment 1811 #
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 fordecide, for vessels flying its flag, on the method of allocating the fishing opportunities assigned to that Member State in accordance with Community law. It shall inform the Commission of the allocation method.
Amendment 1822 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1832 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1840 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 2
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1857 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28 – title
Part 4 – article 28 – title
Allocation of transferable fishing concessionfishing opportunities
Amendment 1858 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 1
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1865 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 2
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall allocate transferable fishing concessionfishing opportunities on the basis of equitable, transparent criteriaand objective environmental and social criteria as provided for in Article 36 bis, 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.
Amendment 1869 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 3
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1877 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 4
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 4
4. Transferable fishing concessionFishing opportunities 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 criteriaits flag.
Amendment 1879 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. When allocating fishing opportunities, a Member State may provide incentives to fishing vessels deploying selective fishing gear that eliminates unwanted by-catch or using fishing techniques with reduced environmental impact, inter alia reduced energy consumption or habitat damage within the fishing opportunities assigned to that Member State.
Amendment 1886 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 5
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 5
5. Where Member States may limit the period of validitydevelop new systems of transferable fishing concessions to a period of at least 15 years, for the purpose of reallocating such concessions. Where Member States have not, they shall limited their period of validity of the transferable fishing concessions, they may recall such concessions with a notice of at least 15 years.
Amendment 1889 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Under no circumstances shall systems of transferable fishing concessions apply outside Union waters.
Amendment 1898 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 6
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 6
6. Member States may recall transferable fishing concessions with a shorter noticefishing opportunities 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.
Amendment 1904 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 7
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 7
7. Notwithstanding paragraph 5 and 6, Member States may recall transferable fishing concessionMember States may recall and reallocate fishing opportunities that have not been used on a fishing vessel for a period of three consecutive years.
Amendment 1907 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Fishing vessels shall undertake fishing activities only when in possession of sufficient individual fishing opportunities to cover all their potential catch.
Amendment 1908 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 7 b (new)
Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Member States may set fees for the use of individual fishing opportunities to contribute to fisheries management- related costs.
Amendment 1909 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 29
Part 4 – article 29
Amendment 1912 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 29
Part 4 – article 29
Amendment 1957 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 30 – title
Part 4 – article 30 – title
Register of transferable fishing concessions and individual fishing opportunities
Amendment 1961 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 30 – paragraph 1
Part 4 – article 30 – paragraph 1
Member States shall establish and maintain a register of transferable fishing concessions and individualfishing opportunities. Systems existing prior to 1 January 2013 shall be included in such a register. The register shall include the name and address of the holder and, where relevant, the purchase price of the fishing opportunitiesy. It shall be in the public domain.
Amendment 1964 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 31
Part 4 – article 31
Amendment 1968 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 31
Part 4 – article 31
Amendment 1995 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 32
Part 4 – article 32
Amendment 2000 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 32
Part 4 – article 32
Amendment 2010 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 33
Part 4 – article 33
Amendment 2012 #
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 2025 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article -34 a (new)
Part 5 – article -34 a (new)
Article -34 a Measurement of fishing capacity 1. Fishing fleets of the Member States shall be measured in terms of their ability to catch fish. To this end, by 30 June 2013 the Commission shall submit a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council to amend Council Regulation (EEC) 2930/1986 to define capacity according to the following characteristics: a) length overall b) breadth c) gross tonnage d) engine power e) gear type f) gear dimension (including number of units deployed) g) any other measurable characteristic that affects a vessel's ability to catch fish 2. Member States shall submit to the Commission verified data for their fleets according to the vessel characteristics included in paragraph 1 by 31 December 2013. Failure to do so shall result in a suspension of their fishing opportunities. 3. By 30 June 2014 the Commission shall publish a detailed inventory of the capacity of the current fishing fleets of each Member State. The Commission shall base this document on information furnished by the Member States as well as other information available to it, including, inter alia, scientific institutes, Regional Fisheries Management Organisations and others. This inventory shall constitute the basis for revised fishing capacity ceilings for each Member State in Annex II. 4. By 30 June 2014 the Member States shall submit to the Commission and publish an evaluation of the appropriate capacity of each segment of the fleets flying their flag, given the resources available to it. 5. The Commission shall verify the evaluations submitted by the Member States prior to their approval.
Amendment 2031 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 1
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place measures to adjust the fishing capacity of their fleetBy 31 December 2014 Member States shall adopt a detailed programme for any necessary adjustment of the fishing capacity of their fleets in terms of vessel number and characteristics in order to achieve an effective balance between such fishing capacity and their fishing opportunities. Such adjustment shall be achieved by 31 December 2015.
Amendment 2056 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Failure by Member States to adapt their fleets by the date specified in paragraph 1 will result in a suspension of the fishing opportunities of the fleet segments concerned.
Amendment 2058 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 concerning the re-calculation of the fishing capacity ceilings as referred to in Article 33 a paragraph 3.
Amendment 2059 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 4 c (new)
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Union vessels shall require a valid engine certificate, issued in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, in order to be issued with a fishing licence or authorisation.
Amendment 2061 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 35 – title
Part 5 – article 35 – title
Amendment 2066 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 1
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State fleets shall be subject to fishing capacity ceilings as set out in Annex IImanage entries into their fleets and exits from their fleets in such a way that the entry into the fleet of new capacity into the fleet without public aid is compensated by the previous withdrawal without public aid of at least the same amount of capacity.
Amendment 2071 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 2
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2079 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 3
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 3
Amendment 2093 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 36 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Part 5 – article 36 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The following information shall be in the public domain: (a) vessel name, Community Fishing Vessel Register number and physical characteristics; (b) licences and authorisations held by vessels; (c) name and address of vessel owner.
Amendment 2095 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 a (new) – article 36 a new
Part 5 a (new) – article 36 a new
PART V a CRITERIA FOR ALLOCATION OF ACCESS TO FISHERIES Article 36 a Access criteria When allocating access to fisheries, Member States shall use transparent, quantifiable, equitable and verifiable criteria and grant priority access to environmentally and socially sustainable fishing practices. Criteria shall take account inter alia of: - the impact on the marine environment, - selectivity of the gear or fishing practice, - energy consumption and emissions, - employment provided, - working conditions, - quality of product, - contribution to the local economy, - history of compliance of the operator. Preference shall be given for fisheries for human consumption Every three years, Member States shall conduct a performance evaluation of all individual operators using vessels flying their flag. Performance data shall be incorporated in a data base accessible to the Commission, the Control Agency, and third countries upon request.
Amendment 2110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – article 37 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 6 – article 37 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the level of fishing, its temporal and spatial patterns and the impact that fishing activities have on the marine biological resources and, on the marine eco-systems, and the achievement of good environmental status and
Amendment 2165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – title -1 – article 38 a (new)
Part 7 – title -1 – article 38 a (new)
Article 38 a External policy The external dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy shall be coherent with the Union's environment, development and trade policies. It shall follow the same principles and promote the same standards for fisheries management as applied in EU waters.
Amendment 2182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 39 – paragraph 2
Part 7 – article 39 – paragraph 2
2. The positions of the Union in international organisations dealing with fisheries and RFMOs shall be based on best practice and the best available scientific advice and the precautionary and ecosystem-based approaches to ensure that fishery resources are maintained above or restored above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 2190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 39 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Part 7 – article 39 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The Union shall actively promote the conduct of independent performance reviews of RFMOs and the full and prompt implementation of their recommendations.
Amendment 2191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 39 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Part 7 – article 39 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. The Union shall actively support the development of equitable and transparent allocation mechanisms of fishing opportunities.
Amendment 2195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 40 – paragraph 1
Part 7 – article 40 – paragraph 1
The Union, assisted by the European Fisheries Control Agency, shall cooperate with third countries and international organisations dealing with fisheries, including RFMOs, to strengthen compliance with measures adopted by such international organisations. Member States shall ensure compliance of their operators with the measures referred to in the previous paragraph. In cases of non-compliance, Council Regulation 1005/2008 shall apply.
Amendment 2201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 1
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 1
1. Sustainable Fisheries Agreements with third countries shall establish a legal, economic and environmental governance framework for fishing activities carried out by Union fishing vessels in third country waters in accordance with relevant measures adopted by international organizations including RFMOs. Such frameworks may include: a) development and support for the necessary scientific and research institutions; b) monitoring, control and surveillance capabilities; and c) other capacity building items pertaining to the development of a sustainable fisheries policy of the third country.
Amendment 2215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2
2. Union fishing vessels shall only catch surplus of the allowable catch determined by the third country as referred to in Article 62(2) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and identified on the basis of the best available scientific advice and relevant information exchanged between the Union and the third country concerned about the total fishing effort on the affected stocks by all fleets, in order to ensure that fishery resources remain above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield. Special consideration shall be given to the nutritional needs of the populations in the coastal State and of the land-locked States in the region and sub-region in accordance with Articles 69 and 70 of UNCLOS.
Amendment 2224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Sustainable Fisheries Agreements shall provide that fishing authorisations for stocks in the third country shall only be granted to fishing vessels that have been flagged in the EU during the 24 months preceding the request for a fishing authorisation.
Amendment 2228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. No Union fishing vessels shall operate in a third country with which the Union has negotiated a Sustainable Fisheries Agreement outside the provisions of that Agreement.
Amendment 2230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Respect for democratic principles and human rights, as laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant international human rights instruments, and for the principle of the rule of law, shall constitute an essential element of Sustainable Fisheries Agreements.
Amendment 2231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Independent evaluations shall be conducted of the impact of each protocol prior to the adoption of the mandate for negotiations for succeeding protocols and shall include information on catches and fishing activities. Such evaluations shall be in the public domain.
Amendment 2236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 7 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support part of the cost of access to the fisheries resources in third country waters with the beneficiaries of the access to the fishery paying a progressively greater share of the costs;
Amendment 2248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – title 2 a – article 42 a (new)
Part 7 – title 2 a – article 42 a (new)
TITLE II a OTHER ARRANGEMENTS Article 42 a Union fishing activities outside Sustainable Fisheries Agreements Member States shall obtain information on the existence of any arrangements between nationals of a Member State and a third country, allowing fishing vessels flying their flag to engage in fishing activities in waters under the jurisdiction or sovereignty of a third country and shall inform the Commission thereof by submission of a list of the vessels concerned and the details of the arrangement and activities.
Amendment 2249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – title
Part 8 – title
SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE
Amendment 2252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – title
Part 8 – article 43 – title
Amendment 2258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. With a view to promotingconserving the marine environment, promoting environmental sustainability and contributing to food security, growth and employment, non-binding Union strategic guidelines on common priorities, conditions and targets for the development of aquaculture activities shall be established by the Commission by 2013. Such strategic guidelines shall take account of the relative starting positions and different circumstances throughout the Union, shall form the basis for multiannual national strategic plans and shall aim at:
Amendment 2259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) reducing the environmental impact of aquaculture activities so as to contribute to the achievement of good environmental status;
Amendment 2260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) encouraging the use of non- carnivorous species and reducing the use of fishery products as fish feed;
Amendment 2270 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) improving the competitiveness of the aquaculture industry and supporting its development and innovation;
Amendment 2273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) encouragingsuring that economic activity does not contribute to the degradation of the marine environment;
Amendment 2280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 2307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 2
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall establish a multiannual national strategic plan for the development of aquaculture activities on their territory by 2014 in conformity with the Union strategic guidelines.
Amendment 2311 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 3
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 3
3. The multiannual national strategic plan shall include the Member State's objectives and the measures and timelines required to achieve them.
Amendment 2314 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point a
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 2322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point b
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 2415 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 10 – article 46 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 10 – article 46 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The implementation of the Union fisheries control system shall be sustained by an effective cooperation and coordination between Member States, the Commission and the European Fisheries Control Agency at a regional level to implement the principles included in paragraph 2. The European Fisheries Control Agency shall be the control regulation body designated for the exchange of data in electronic form and enhanced maritime surveillance capacity in order the monitor fishing activities. In case of serious threat to the conservation of marine biological resources, the European Fisheries Control Agency shall set up an emergency unit upon request by the Commission.
Amendment 2416 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 10 – article 46 a (new)
Part 10 – article 46 a (new)
Amendment 2452 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 11 – article 51 – paragraph 2
Part 11 – article 51 – paragraph 2
2. Serious infringements by operators of the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy shall result in temporary or permanent bans on access to the Union financial assistance and/or the application of financial reductions. Such measures shall be dissuasive, effective and proportionate to the nature, extent, duration and repetition of serious infringements.
Amendment 2454 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 11 – article 51 – paragraph 3
Part 11 – article 51 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that Union financial assistance is granted only if no sanctions for serious infringements have been imposed to the concerned operator within a period of 15 years prior to the date of application for Union financial assistance.
Amendment 2507 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – article 54 – paragraph 1
Part 12 – article 54 – paragraph 1
1. Advisory Councils shall be composed of organizations representing the fisheries operators and other interest groupall stakeholders affected by the Common Fisheries Policy.
Amendment 2539 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 14 – article 57 – paragraph 4
Part 14 – article 57 – paragraph 4
Amendment 2542 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 14 – article 58
Part 14 – article 58
Amendment 2545 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 14 – article 58 a (new)
Part 14 – article 58 a (new)
Article 58 a Review 1. Every 5 years, the Commission shall review the provisions of Part I and present proposals to the European Parliament and the Council to incorporate progress and best practices in fisheries management. 2. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the operation of the Common Fisheries Policy before the end of 2022.