BETA

Activities of Ulrike RODUST

Plenary speeches (67)

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (debate) DE
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2018/0210(COD)
Multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (debate) DE
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0238(COD)
Multi-annual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (A8-0263/2017 - Ulrike Rodust) (vote) DE
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0238(COD)
Multi-annual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (debate) DE
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0238(COD)
Multi-annual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (debate) DE
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/0238(COD)
Management of fishing fleets in the outermost regions (A8-0138/2017 - Ulrike Rodust) DE
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2016(INI)
Management of fishing fleets in the outermost regions DE
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2016(INI)
Management of fishing fleets in the outermost regions DE
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2016(INI)
The MFF mid-term revision (B8-1173/2016) DE
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2016/2931(RSP)
Multiannual plan for the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (debate) DE
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0285(COD)
Traceability of fishery and aquaculture products in restaurants and retail (debate) DE
2016/11/22
EU-Mauritania fisheries partnership agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution - EU-Liberia sustainable fisheries partnership agreement (debate) DE
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0224(NLE)
Multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean (debate) DE
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/0096(COD)
Fisheries partnership agreement with Guinea-Bissau: fishing opportunities and financial contribution (recommendation) - Fisheries partnership agreement with Guinea-Bissau: fishing opportunities and financial contribution (report) - Fisheries partnership agreement with Madagascar: fishing opportunities and financial contribution - Fisheries partnership agreement with Cape Verde: fishing opportunities and financial contribution (report) - Fisheries partnership agreement with Cape Verde: fishing opportunities and financial contribution (recommendation) (debate) DE
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0319(NLE)
Multiannual plan for the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (debate) DE
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/0285(COD)
Landing obligation (debate) DE
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0436(COD)
Sustainable exploitation of sea bass (debate) DE
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2596(RSP)
Northeast Atlantic mackerel fishery - Conservation of sea-bass (debate)
2016/11/22
Compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0007(COD)
Common Fisheries Policy - Common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0195(COD)
Common Fisheries Policy - Common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0195(COD)
Financing, management and monitoring of the CAP - European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development - Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products - Direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - Transitional provisions on support for rural development (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/0117(COD)
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (debate)
2016/11/22
EU-Mauritania fishing opportunities and financial contribution protocol (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0258(NLE)
Measures for the recovery of European eel stocks (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/0201(COD)
Institutional deadlock regarding multi-annual fisheries management plans (debate)
2016/11/22
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - 2011/0280(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) - 2011/0281(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) - 2011/0282(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on financing, management and monitoring of the CAP - 2011/0288(COD) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2013/2528(RSP)
Common fisheries policy (A7-0008/2013 - Ulrike Rodust) (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0195(COD)
Common fisheries policy (A7-0008/2013 - Ulrike Rodust) (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0195(COD)
Common fisheries policy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0195(COD)
Common fisheries policy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0195(COD)
Protection of animals during transport (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2012/2031(INI)
Baltic salmon stock and the fisheries exploiting that stock - Conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms - Removal of fins of sharks on board vessels - Small-scale and artisanal fisheries and CFP reform - External dimension of the common fisheries policy (debate)
2016/11/22
Direct payments to farmers (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0286(COD)
Schmallenberg outbreak (debate)
2016/11/22
Multi-annual plan for western stock of Atlantic horse mackerel - TAC and quotas regulation for 2012 - Contribution of the common fisheries policy to the production of public goods (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2899(RSP)
Contractual relations in the milk and milk products sector (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0362(COD)
Farm input supply chain - Imbalances in the food supply chain (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2114(INI)
EU-Morocco fisheries partnership agreement - Future protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial compensation provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/0139(NLE)
Combating illegal fishing at the global level (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2210(INI)
"Food for Free" programme (debate)
2016/11/22
The CAP towards 2020: Meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0280(COD)
EHEC outbreak in the EU Member States (debate)
2016/11/22
Antibiotic resistance (debate)
2016/11/22
Migration flows and asylum and their impact on Schengen (debate)
2016/11/22
European fisheries sector crisis due to rise in oil prices (debate)
2016/11/22
EC-Comoros fisheries agreement - Community financial measures for the implementation of the common fisheries policy and in the area of the Law of the Sea - Fisheries - transitional technical measures - Imports from Greenland of fishery products (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/0080(COD)
Rising food prices (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2011/2538(RSP)
Consequences in the European Union of the dioxin animal feed incident (debate)
2016/11/22
Interim Partnership Agreement between the EC and the Pacific States - Interim Partnership Agreement between the EC and the Pacific States (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0250(NLE)
Welfare of laying hens (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2979(RSP)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (16-17 December 2010) - Establishing a permanent crisis mechanism to safeguard the financial stability of the euro area (debate)
2016/11/22
Situation in Western Sahara (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2010/2954(RSP)
The situation in the beekeeping sector (debate)
2016/11/22
Long-term plan for the anchovy stock in the Bay of Biscay and the fisheries exploiting that stock - Multiannual plan for the western stock of Atlantic horse mackerel and the fisheries exploiting that stock - Prohibition of highgrading and restrictions on fishing for flounder and turbot in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound - Use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0153(COD)
Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries - Scheme of control and enforcement applicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0051(COD)
Protection of animals used for scientific purposes (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2008/0211(COD)
Future of the CAP after 2013 (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2236(INI)
Arrangements for importing fishery and aquaculture products into the EU with a view to the future reform of the CFP (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2238(INI)
Future of the CAP after 2013 (A7-0204/2010, George Lyon) (vote)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2236(INI)
Oil exploration and extraction - risks, liability and regulation (debate)
2016/11/22
Ban on commercial whaling (debate)
2016/11/22
A new impetus for the Strategy for the Sustainable Development of European Aquaculture (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2107(INI)
A catch documentation programme for bluefin tuna (thunnus thynnus) (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/0116(COD)
Specific measures for agricultural markets (debate)
2016/11/22
Green Paper on reform of the common fisheries policy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2106(INI)
Crisis in the dairy farming sector (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2009/2663(RSP)

Reports (4)

REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a multi-annual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks and repealing Council Regulation (EC) 676/2007 and Council Regulation (EC) 1342/2008 PDF (885 KB) DOC (126 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2016/0238(COD)
Documents: PDF(885 KB) DOC(126 KB)
REPORT on the management of the fishing fleets in the Outermost Regions PDF (463 KB) DOC (73 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2016/2016(INI)
Documents: PDF(463 KB) DOC(73 KB)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision (EC) No 2004/585 PDF (166 KB) DOC (74 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2011/0195(COD)
Documents: PDF(166 KB) DOC(74 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy PDF (1 MB) DOC (2 MB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2011/0195(COD)
Documents: PDF(1 MB) DOC(2 MB)

Shadow reports (11)

REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council PDF (735 KB) DOC (338 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2018/0210(COD)
Documents: PDF(735 KB) DOC(338 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for a period of four years PDF (380 KB) DOC (94 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2015/0229(NLE)
Documents: PDF(380 KB) DOC(94 KB)
REPORT on a new CFP: structure for technical measures and multiannual plans PDF (181 KB) DOC (140 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2015/2092(INI)
Documents: PDF(181 KB) DOC(140 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual plan for the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 PDF (739 KB) DOC (422 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2014/0285(COD)
Documents: PDF(739 KB) DOC(422 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulations (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2187/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1098/2007, No 254/2002, (EC) No 2347/2002 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing (EC) No 1434/98 as regards the landing obligation PDF (705 KB) DOC (443 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2013/0436(COD)
Documents: PDF(705 KB) DOC(443 KB)
REPORT on the situation and future prospects of the European fishing sector in the context of the Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Thailand PDF (226 KB) DOC (121 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2013/2179(INI)
Documents: PDF(226 KB) DOC(121 KB)
REPORT on the future of Europe’s horticulture sector – strategies for growth PDF (203 KB) DOC (102 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2013/2100(INI)
Documents: PDF(203 KB) DOC(102 KB)
REPORT For a comprehensive EU fishery strategy in the Pacific Region PDF (252 KB) DOC (169 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2012/2235(INI)
Documents: PDF(252 KB) DOC(169 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1300/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a multi-annual plan for the stock of herring distributed to the west of Scotland and the fisheries exploiting that stock PDF (212 KB) DOC (250 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2011/0345(COD)
Documents: PDF(212 KB) DOC(250 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force PDF (208 KB) DOC (137 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2011/0257(NLE)
Documents: PDF(208 KB) DOC(137 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 on the European Fisheries Fund, as regards certain provisions relating to financial management for certain Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability PDF (211 KB) DOC (176 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2011/0212(COD)
Documents: PDF(211 KB) DOC(176 KB)

Opinions (2)

OPINION on Food crisis, fraud in the food chain and control thereof
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Documents: PDF(104 KB) DOC(310 KB)
OPINION Parliament's position on the 2011 Draft Budget as modified by the Council - Section III - Commission
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Documents: PDF(116 KB) DOC(89 KB)

Shadow opinions (5)

OPINION on international ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans in the context of the 2030 SDGs
2016/11/22
Committee: TRAN
Dossiers: 2017/2055(INI)
Documents: PDF(216 KB) DOC(74 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Animal Health
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2013/0136(COD)
Documents: PDF(481 KB) DOC(742 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species
2016/11/22
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2013/0307(COD)
Documents: PDF(373 KB) DOC(699 KB)
OPINION on the General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013 - all sections
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2012/2092(BUD)
Documents: PDF(112 KB) DOC(84 KB)
OPINION on the mandate for the trilogue on the 2013 draft budget
2016/11/22
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2012/2016(BUD)
Documents: PDF(104 KB) DOC(83 KB)

Institutional motions (3)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the proposed Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco, the Implementation Protocol thereto and an exchange of letters accompanying the said Agreement PDF (153 KB) DOC (54 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2019/2565(RSP)
Documents: PDF(153 KB) DOC(54 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Srebrenica commemoration PDF (262 KB) DOC (67 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2747(RSP)
Documents: PDF(262 KB) DOC(67 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated regulation of 19 August 2014 amending Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences PDF (238 KB) DOC (59 KB)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2014/2805(DEA)
Documents: PDF(238 KB) DOC(59 KB)

Oral questions (1)

Autonomous driving PDF (197 KB) DOC (27 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(197 KB) DOC(27 KB)

Written explanations (1)

Establishing the European Defence Industrial Development Programme aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovative capacity of the EU defence industry (A8-0037/2018 - Françoise Grossetête) DE

. – Die SPD-Gruppe im Europaparlament wendet sich weder gegen eine Europäische Verteidigungsunion noch gegen PESCO sowie die dadurch entstehenden Synergie- und Einsparungseffekte. Um die Verteidigungsunion umzusetzen, brauchen wir aber vor allem den politischen Willen der Mitgliedstaaten. Eine Stärkung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der bereits heute gut aufgestellten europäischen Verteidigungsindustrie, die mit dem Europäischen Programm zur industriellen Entwicklung im Verteidigungsbereich angestrebt wird, ist hingegen falsch konzipiert. Denn sie löst die Probleme bestehender Doppelstrukturen und Inkompatibilitäten in der Rüstungsbeschaffung nicht. Stattdessen befördert der Fokus auf die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit vor allem europäische Waffenexporte. In diesem Zusammenhang kritisieren wir die mangelnde Exportkontrolle. Einer Subventionierung für prosperierende Rüstungskonzerne mit europäischem Steuergeld aus zivilen Förderprogrammen stimmen wir als SPD-Gruppe im Europaparlament nicht zu. EU-Mittel sollten im Rahmen einer EU-Industriestrategie an Sektoren mit wirklichem Förderungsbedarf vergeben werden.
2016/11/22

Written questions (10)

Allocation of autonomous tariff quotas for certain fishery products among the Member States PDF (39 KB) DOC (17 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(39 KB) DOC(17 KB)
Recreational fisheries for western Baltic cod PDF (5 KB) DOC (16 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(5 KB) DOC(16 KB)
European Cormorant Management Plan PDF (91 KB) DOC (15 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(91 KB) DOC(15 KB)
Bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean PDF (5 KB) DOC (15 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(5 KB) DOC(15 KB)
Impact of small hydroelectric power stations on the migration and reproduction of certain species of fish PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(5 KB) DOC(23 KB)
Concern about the increasing number of small hydropower plants in EU rivers PDF (98 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(98 KB) DOC(24 KB)
Unfair labour practices in Asia shrimp farms PDF (94 KB) DOC (25 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(94 KB) DOC(25 KB)
Respect for human and labour rights in countries benefiting from GSP+ PDF (102 KB) DOC (25 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(102 KB) DOC(25 KB)
Labelling of fishery products PDF (6 KB) DOC (25 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(6 KB) DOC(25 KB)
Provisions for exhibitors of fitted kitchens regarding the energy consumption labelling of large domestic appliances PDF (100 KB) DOC (24 KB)
2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(100 KB) DOC(24 KB)

Amendments (989)

Amendment 2 #

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas lost and discarded fishing gear constitutes the bulk of marine plastic litter;deleted
2018/05/03
Committee: PECH
Amendment 9 #

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the release of enormous quantities of plastic into the sea not only has an adverse impact on marine resources but also affects fishing activity, inter alia by increasing the costs involved in cleaning nets and disposing of litter collected;
2018/05/03
Committee: PECH
Amendment 19 #

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas ghost fishing occurs when lost or abandoned, non-biodegradable fishing nets, traps and lines catch, entangle, injure, starve and kill fish, turtles, marine mammals and seabirdscause the death of marine life;
2018/05/03
Committee: PECH
Amendment 27 #

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas discarded plastic releases into the water toxic compounds that are ingested and that can poison and kill fish, turtles, marine mammals and seabirdse effects of which on marine organisms and the marine environment remain widely unknown and need to be subject to further research;
2018/05/03
Committee: PECH
Amendment 36 #

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas discarded macro plastics strongly affects marine life by entanglement, asphyxiation and ingestion causing injuries and death of marine life;
2018/05/03
Committee: PECH
Amendment 53 #

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement a port reception scheme for end-of-life nets andsupport plans for the collection of litter at sea with the involvement of fishing vessels and to implement a port reception scheme for end-of-life nets; calls furthermore on the Commission and Member States to use the recommendations ofin the Best Practice Framework for the Management of Fishing Gear, liaising closely with the fishing sector to fight ghost fishing; invites the Commission to assess the viability of using biodegradable fishing nets;
2018/05/03
Committee: PECH
Amendment 59 #

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that the implementation of Article 48 (3) on retrieval and reporting obligations regarding lost fishing gear of the control Regulation (Regulation (EC) 1224/2009) has not been part of the Commission's 2017 evaluation and implementation report; firmly believes that a future control Regulation should contain similar provisions and that their implementation should be subject to reporting obligations;
2018/05/03
Committee: PECH
Amendment 61 #

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the EU and Member States to improve the coordination of international efforts to reduce the forms of marine pollution and to step up global measures against plastic, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDG 14);
2018/05/03
Committee: PECH
Amendment 77 #

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the use of innovative fishing gear by encouraging fishermen to ‘trade in’ old nets and to adapt existing nets with net trackers and sensors linked to smart phone apps, radio frequency identification chips and vessel ‘creeptrackers so that skippers can keep more accurate track of their nets and retrieve them if necessary;
2018/05/03
Committee: PECH
Amendment 85 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas every year between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes of plastic waste enter the ocean;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 86 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas practically every type of plastic material and object can be found in the ocean from the Great Pacific garbage patch, containing at least 79.000 tons of plastic floating in an area of 1.6 million square kilometres, to the Earth's remotest areas such as the deep ocean floor and the Arctic;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 90 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas plastic makes up 85 per cent of beach litter;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 91 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas 90 per cent of all seabirds swallow plastic particles;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 93 #

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers to assess the need to establish an Extended Producer Responsibility for producers of plastics incorporated in fishing and aquaculture gear materials;
2018/05/03
Committee: PECH
Amendment 98 #

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that Member States must do more to encourage the fishing industry to apply for EMFF grformulate strategies and plants allowing them to make the changes necessary to their fishing gear to minimise their impact on marine ecosystems and wildlifeto reduce the loss of fishing gear at sea, including by means of EMFF grants.
2018/05/03
Committee: PECH
Amendment 110 #

2018/2035(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that a number of Pilot Projects and projects funded by different EU programmes have focused on various aspects of ghost nets and ghost fishing; calls on the Commission to consider the findings and recommendations of those projects in future policy action on ghost nets and ghost fishing;
2018/05/03
Committee: PECH
Amendment 273 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls for an action plan to phase out single-use plastic items within all buildings of the European Institutions;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 408 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to introduce a ban on micro-plastics which are intentionally added to products, such as cosmetics and cleaning products, and for which viable alternatives are available;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 420 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Takes note of the good practice of Operation Clean Sweep and the Port of Antwerp’s ‘zero pellet loss’ initiative; believes there is scope to replicate this initiative at EU and global level, as well as throughout the entire plastic supply chain to prevent pellet loss across the supply chain, to tackle the second largest direct source of microplastic pollution in the EU;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 447 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Stresses that sufficient funding of research and innovation is key to understand the source, quantification and impact of macro-, micro- and nanoplastics on the marine ecosystems and to develop innovative solutions; and calls therefore for a budget of at least €120 billion for Horizon Europe in the Multiannual Financial Framework after 2020;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 457 #

2018/2035(INI)

34b. Calls on the Commission to establish in the context of the Framework Programme 9 a 'Mission Plastic Free Ocean' to reduce plastics entering the marine environment and collect plastics present in the ocean. Asks in this context to establish a European Ocean Agency dealing with the challenges of observation, coordination and implementation of European initiatives and the management of national and European funds to tackle marine litter and other marine and maritime challenges such as climate change and acidification;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 460 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 c (new)
34c. Highlights the innovative potential of start-ups in the context of recycling and upcycling;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 461 #
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 462 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 d (new)
34d. Calls on the Commission to step up efforts to increase ocean literacy in Europe to empower ocean engaged citizens and by doing so raise awareness about the environmental challenge of plastic pollution and other forms of marine litter;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 463 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 e (new)
34e. Calls for an EU policy dialogue on marine litter and plastic pollution, bringing together representatives of civil society, the plastic industry, specific sectors such as the fishing, shipping and tourism, as well as scientists and politicians from the local to European level;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 464 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 f (new)
34f. Emphasises the importance of projects such as fishing for litter campaigns and beach clean-ups;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 465 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 g (new)
34g. Considering that abandoned, lost and otherwise discarded fishing gear accounts for at least 10 per cent of marine litter, calls for a better implementation of the compulsory reporting of lost fishing gear and measures to facilitate the collection, recycling and upcycling of fishing gear;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 483 #

2018/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Given that a great portion of plastic waste in the ocean originates from countries in Asia and Africa, the issues of plastic pollution and waste management capacities should be a priority in the context of the EU's external policy framework ranging from EU development policy, sustainable fisheries partnership agreements, to ocean partnerships in the framework of an international ocean governance;
2018/05/25
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 40 #

2018/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas according to Directive 2014/94/EU, alternative fuels still encompass fuels of fossil origin, thus contradicting the goal of decarbonisation and the phasing out of fossil fuels; however, in the shipping sector, LNG and CNG as transitory technologies may contribute to cleaner air especially around ports and along coastlines;
2018/06/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 73 #

2018/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Suggests an annual evaluation of the Member States’ implementation status and broadening of the Directive’s scope to shift it from deployment along the TEN-T network to also covering urban and regional nodes and the infrastructure for public fleets; calls on the Commission to extend the CEF's scope in this regard and increase its funding;
2018/06/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 85 #

2018/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. calls on the Commission to complement the climate related goals of Directive 2014/94/EC with additional clean air measures following the fitness check of the EU Ambient Air Quality Directives1a; _________________ 1a 2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC
2018/06/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 90 #

2018/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s effort to provide an additional EUR 800 million as start-up financing to support the uptake of alternative fuels infrastructure; doubts, however, that the leverage will be sufficient given the projected need for EUR 5.2 billion up to 2020 and an additional EUR 16-22 billion of overall investment up to 20253 ; _________________ 3urges the Commission to not only support the deployment but also the operating of such infrastrucutre during the unprofitable market uptake phase; _________________ 3 COM(2017)0652. COM(2017)0652.
2018/06/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 109 #

2018/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on Member States to review their energy taxation frameworks in order to facilitate and incentivise the uptake of alternative fuels, including land side electric charging of ships that cannot compete with energy generation by dirty combustion engines on board which is exempted from taxation and to remove burdensome taxation on electricity used to generate alternative fuels, including power- to-gas as storage for intermittent renewable energies; calls on the Commission to include such an exemption for ports in the Energy Taxation Directive;
2018/06/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 117 #

2018/2023(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets that progress regarding the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure and the availability of alternatively powered vehicles is too slow, and calls on manufacturers to step up efforts in this regard; recognises the need for policies that stimulate the offer of alternatively fuelled light and heavy-duty vehicles, such as ambitious emissions standards in 2025 and 2030 for new light and heavy-duty vehicles, including strong incentives such as a bonus-malus system for zero and low emission vehicles;
2018/06/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 28 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
(7) Reflecting the important contribution that research and innovation should make to address challenges in food, agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, rural development and the bioeconomy, and to seize the corresponding research and innovation opportunities in close synergy with Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy, relevant actions under the Specific Programme will be supported with EUR 106 billion for the cluster 'Food and, Natural Resources', Seas and Oceans’ for the period 2021-2027.
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 43 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
(e) cluster Food and, Natural Resources, Seas and Oceans', as described in Annex I, Pillar II, section 5;
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 110 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 10
Activities under this Cluster contribute in particular to the goals of the Energy Union, as well as to those of the Digital Single Market, the Jobs, Growth and Investment agenda, the strengthening of the EU as a global actor, the new EU Industrial Policy Strategy, the Circular Economy, the Raw Materials Initiative, the Security Union and the Urban Agenda, the Maritime Policy as well as the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU as well as EU legal provisions to reduce noise and air pollution.
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 148 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – introductory part
5. CLUSTER 'FOOD AND, NATURAL RESOURCES, SEAS AND OCEANS'
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 149 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 7 a (new)
They will especially contribute to a mission "Clean and productive seas and oceans" described in detail in the specific Work Programme.
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 153 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.4 – introductory part
5.2.4. Seas and Oceans
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 167 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 5 – introductory part
5. Food and, Natural Resources, Seas and Oceans
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 175 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 8
8. Food and, Natural Resources, Seas and Oceans
2018/09/18
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 254 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
(7) Reflecting the important contribution that research and innovation should make to address challenges in food, agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, rural development and the bioeconomy, and to seize the corresponding research and innovation opportunities in close synergy with Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy, relevant actions under the Specific Programme will be supported with EUR 106 billion for the cluster 'Food and Natural Resources from Land and Sea' for the period 2021-2027.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 389 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
(e) cluster Food and Natural Resources from Land and Sea', as described in Annex I, Pillar II, section 5;
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1324 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 10
Activities under this Cluster contribute in particular to the goals of the Energy Union, as well as to those of the Digital Single Market, the Jobs, Growth and Investment agenda, the strengthening of the EU as a global actor, the new EU Industrial Policy Strategy, the Circular Economy, the Raw Materials Initiative, the Security Union and the Urban Agenda, the Maritime Policy as well as the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU as well as EU legal provisions to reduce noise and air pollution.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1512 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – introductory part
5. CLUSTER 'FOOD AND NATURAL RESOURCES' FROM LAND AND SEA
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1538 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 7 a (new)
They will especially contribute to a mission "Clean and productive seas and oceans" described in detail in the specific Work Programme.
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1611 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.4 – introductory part
5.2.4. Seas and Oceans
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1733 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 5 – introductory part
5. Food and Natural Resources from Land and Sea
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1979 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 8
8. Food and Natural Resources from Land and Sea
2018/09/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 47 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
(e) cluster 'Food and, Natural Resources, Seas and Oceans';
2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 76 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 5
(5) EUR 106 000 000 000 for cluster 'Food and, Natural Resources', Seas and Oceans’;
2018/09/12
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 701 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
(e) cluster 'Food and Natural Resources from Land and Sea';
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 999 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 5
(5) EUR 106 000 000 000 for cluster 'Food and Natural Resources from Land and Sea';
2018/09/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 43 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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, in current prices, to EUR 6 140 000 000 to 6 866 943 600 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 7 739 176 524 in current prices). 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 000939 794 375 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 6 694 261 648 in current prices) should be allocated to support under shared management and EUR 927 149225 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 1 044 914 876 in current prices) 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. […].
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 45 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) The EMFF must also contribute to other United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs).In particular, this Regulation highlights the following objectives: a) SDG.1 Eradicate poverty:the EMFF contributes to improving the living conditions of the most fragile coastal communities, especially those dependent on a single fish stocks threatened by overfishing, global change and environmental issues. b) SDG.3 Good health and well-being:the EMFF contributes to the fight against the pollution of coastal water bodies, responsible for endemic diseases, and to ensure good quality of food from fisheries and aquaculture. c) SDG.7 Clean energy:by financing the blue economy, the EMFF supports the deployment of marine renewables and ensure that this development is consistent with the protection of the marine environment and preservation of fish resources. d) SDG.8 Decent work and economic growth:The EMFF contributes to the development of the blue economy as a factor of economic growth.It also ensures that this economic growth is a source of decent jobs for coastal communities.In addition, the EMFF contributes to improving the working conditions of fishermen. e) SDG.12 Responsible Consumption and Production:The EMFF contributes to the rational use of natural resources and limits the waste of natural and energy resources. f) SDG.13 Fight against climate change:the EMFF devotes 30% of its budget to the fight against climate change. g) SDG.14 Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 64 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
(35 a) (new) There is a need for support measures in order to facilitate social dialogue and to use the EMFF to help train skilled professionals for the maritime and fisheries sector. The importance of modernising the maritime and fisheries sector and the role that innovation plays in this calls for reassessing the financial allocations for professional and vocational training in the EMFF.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 65 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 b (new)
(35 b) Investment in human capital is also vital to increase the competitiveness and economic performance of fishing and maritime activities. Therefore, the EMFF should support advisory services, cooperation between scientists and fishermen, professional training, lifelong learning, and should stimulate the dissemination of knowledge, help to improve the overall performance and competitiveness of operators and promote social dialogue. In recognition of their role in fishing communities, spouses and life partners of self-employed fishermen should, under certain conditions, also be granted support for professional training, lifelong learning and the dissemination of knowledge, and for networking that contributes to their professional development.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 71 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 15
(15) ‘sustainable blue economy’ means all sectoral and cross-sectoral economic activities throughout the single market related to oceans, seas, coasts and inland waters, covering the Union's insular and outermost regions and landlocked countries, including emerging sectors and non-market goods and services and being consistent with Union environmental legislation.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 77 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the EMFF for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 6 140 000 000866 943 600 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 7 739 176 524 in current prices).
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 79 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The part of the financial envelope under shared management as specified in Title II shall be EUR 5 311 000 000939 794 375 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 6 694 261 648 in current prices) in accordance with the annual breakdown set out in Annex V.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 86 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The part of the financial envelope under direct and indirect management as specified in Title III shall be EUR 829 000 000927 149 225 in 2018 constant prices (EUR 1 044 914 876 in current prices).
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 94 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) a strategy for the sustainable exploitation of fisheries and the development of sustainable blue economy sectors, while fighting against marine litter and promoting community-led local development (CLLD) and fisheries local action groups (FLAGs);
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 114 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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, in current prices, to EUR 6 140 000 000. 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 EUR 6 866 943 600 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 7 739 176 524 in current prices). EMFF resources should be split between shared, direct and indirect management. EUR 5 939 794 374 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 6 694 261 648 in current prices) should be allocated to support under shared management and EUR 927 149 226 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 1 044 914 876 in current prices) 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. […].
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 118 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) (new) in order to improve their environmental sustainability and energy efficiency, the eco-friendly renovation and restoring of old building and infrastructures, given that the activity is directly linked to the fishing activity
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 121 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. (new) The support referred to in paragraph 1(c) may only be granted if it can be proved that the old infrastructure will be renovated or restored in order to foster a diversification of the income given that the activity is directly linked to the fishing activity.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 122 #

2018/0210(COD)

(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, in current prices, to EUR 6 140 000 000. 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 extraordintemporary cessation of fishing activities should be capped. _________________ 6 OJ C […], […], p. […]. OJ C […], […], p. […].
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 144 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – title
Collection and, processing and dissemination of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 145 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may support the collection, management and use, use and dissemination of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes in fisheries and aquaculture, as provided for in Article 25(1) and (2) and Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and further specified in Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004, on the basis of the national work plans referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 151 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) investments in ports to provide adequate reception facilities for lost fishing gears and marine litter collected from the sea, as well as unwanted catches referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013;
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 165 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a Statistical information network of aquaculture 1. The EMFF may support the collection, management and use of aquaculture management data as referred to in Article 34 (1) (a) and(e) and (5) and Article 35 ( 1) (d) of Regulation (EU) no. 1380/2013 in view of the establishment of a statistical information network on aquaculture and national work plans for its application. 2. By way of derogation from Article 2, the support referred to in paragraph 1 may also be granted for operations outside the territory of the Union. 3. Implementing acts shall be established in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 2, paragraph 2, paragraph 2. 4. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts approving or amending the national work plans referred to in paragraph 1 by 31 December of the year preceding last year by which the work plan is to be applied.
2018/11/09
Committee: REGI
Amendment 203 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) The success of the CFP is dependent on the availability of scientific advice for the management of fisheries, and hence on the availability of data on fisheries. In the light of the challenges and costs to obtain reliable and complete data, it is necessary to support Member States' actions to collect and process data in line with Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council ('Data Collection Framework Regulation')9 and to contribute to the best available scientific advice. This support should allow synergies with the collection and processing of other types of marine data, including data about recreational fisheries. _________________ 9 Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 (OJ L 157, 20.06.2017, p. 1).
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 222 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 extraordintemporary 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. 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.
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 405 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the EMFF for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 6 140 000 000866 943 600 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 7 739 176 524 in current prices).
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 415 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The part of the financial envelope under shared management as specified in Title II shall be EUR 5 311 000 000939 794 374 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. EUR 6 694 261 648 in current prices) in accordance with the annual breakdown set out in Annex V.
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 439 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Any funding that is not spent under Articles 19 and 20 on control and data collection may be reallocated to the European Fisheries Control Agency
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 453 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The part of the financial envelope under direct and indirect management as specified in Title III shall be EUR 829 000 000927 149 226 in 2018 constant prices (i.e. 1 044 914 876 in current prices).
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 648 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall be equipped for sea fishing and be between 5 and 30 years old.
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 663 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The EMFF may support the acquisition of new or replacement constructions in small coastal fisheries under the following conditions: (a) the fishing capacity of the fleet of a Member State shall not be increased and (b) the stocks used by a vessel of the small coastal fishery shall be managed using MSY, in which the stocks which made up 60 % of the vessel’s cumulative catch in the last 7 years were within the safe biological limits of B > MSY Btrigger and F < FMSY for at least 5 of the last 7 years and (c) the operator of the new construction shall commit to transmit detailed data on expenditure, catch composition and incidental catch to the monitoring authorities and for scientific usage. This may include the installation of electronic monitoring systems.
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 673 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) the cessation leads to a total decrease in the fishing capacity as the money received is not re-invested in the sector
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 696 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – title
ExtraordinTemporary cessation of fishing activities
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 704 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The EMFF may support a compensation for the extraordintemporary cessation of fishing activities caused by:
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 712 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Commission measures in case of a serious threat to marine biological resources, aor Member State emergency measures referred to in Articles 12 and 13, respectively of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 759 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) fishers who have worked at sea for at least 120 days in each of the last three calendar years preceding the year of submission of the application for support on board a Union fishing vessel concerned by the extraordintemporary cessation.
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 785 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may support the collection, management and use of data for fisheries and aquaculture management and scientific purposes, including data on recreational fisheries, as provided for in Article 25(1) and (2) and Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and further specified in Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004, on the basis of the national work plans referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1004.
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 829 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points (e) and (f) of paragraph 2 include corresponding actions by fish farms and farmers.
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 855 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Productive aquaculture investments under this Article may only be supported through grants and through the financial instruments provided for in Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions] and through InvestEU, in accordance Article 10 of that Regulation.
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 882 #

2018/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Support under this Article shall only be granted through grants and through the financial instruments provided for in Article 52 of Regulation (EU) No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions] and through InvestEU, in accordance Article 10 of that Regulation.
2018/10/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 71 #

2018/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States may request the transfer of up to 5 % of programme financial allocations from any of the Funds to any other Fund under shared management or to any instrument under direct or indirect managementthe European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund or the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund.
2018/10/09
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 309 #

2018/0193(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 9 a – paragraph 3
3. Flag Member States shall ensure that fisheries monitoring centres have access to all relevant data and in particular as listed in Articles 109 and 110 and operatthat monitoring takes place 7 days a week and 24 hours a day.
2019/02/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 484 #

2018/0193(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 33 – paragraph 6
6. Catches taken in the framework of scientific research which are marketed and sold including, where appropriate, those below the applicable minimum conservation reference size, shall be recorded by the Member States and the data on such catches shall be submitted to the Commission. They shall be counted against the quota applicable to the flag Member State insofar as they exceed 2 % of the quotas concerned. This paragraph shall not apply to catches taken during research surveys at sea as referred to in Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*).
2019/02/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 489 #

2018/0193(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 33 – paragraph 8
8. Fishing effort deployed in the framework of scientific research by a vessel carrying a fishing gear or gears subject to a fishing effort regime or operating in a fishery subject to a fishing effort regime in a geographical area subject to that fishing effort regime shall be counted against the maximum allowable fishing effort related to such fishing gear or gears or such fishery and to such geographical area of its flag Member State if the catches taken during the deployment of this effort are marketed and sold insofar as they exceed 2 % of the fishing effort allocated. This paragraph shall not apply to catches taken during research surveys at sea as referred to in Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1004.
2019/02/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 592 #

2018/0193(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 46
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 58 – paragraph 7
(7) Member States may exempt from the requirements set out in this Article small quantities of products sold directly from fishing vessels to consumers, provided that these do not exceed 5 kgEUR 50 of fishery product per end consumer per day.
2019/02/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 605 #

2018/0193(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 47
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 59 – paragraph 3
(3) CEnd consumers acquiring up to an amount of 5 kgEUR 50 of fishery product per day which are not thereafter placed on the market but used only for private consumption shall be exempted from this Article.
2019/02/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 666 #

2018/0193(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 54
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 65
An end consumer acquiring products not exceeding 5 kgEUR 50 of fishery product per consumer per day which is not thereafter placed on the market but used only for private consumption, shall be exempted from the provisions laid down in Articles 62 and 64.
2019/02/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 684 #

2018/0193(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 60
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 74 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) the use and functioning of CCTVs and other electronic monitoring devices;
2019/02/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 703 #

2018/0193(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 89a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that a natural person having committed or a legal person held liable for infringements of rules of common fisheries policy is punishable by effective, proportionate and dissuasive criminal-law and administrative sanctions.
2019/02/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 786 #

2018/0193(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 70
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 93a – paragraph 2
2. By 30 June every year, Member States shall submit to the Commission a report on the number and type of inspections and controls performed in the previous year, in accordance with the national control programmes and in compliance with the present Regulation.
2019/02/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 792 #

2018/0193(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 74 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 105 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory sentence
In the case of an overfishing of a quota, allocation or share of a stock or a group of stocks available to a Member State in a given year, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, operate deductions in the following year or, depending on the seriousness of the infringement, in the following three years from the annual quota, allocation or share of the Member State which has overfished by applying a multiplying factor according to the following table:”
2019/02/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 796 #

2018/0193(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 75 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 106 – paragraph 2
If the fishing effort in a geographical area or in a fishery available to a Member State is exceeded the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, operate deductions in the following year or, depending on the seriousness of the infringement, in the following three years from the fishing effort available to that Member State for the geographical area or the fishery concerned by applying a multiplying factor according to the following table:”
2019/02/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 65 #

2018/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 expressly sets the objective of restoring and maintaining populations of harvested species above levels which can produce maximum sustainable yield. To achieve this goal, Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 stipulates that all stocks should gradually reach the level of fishing rate capable of producing the maximum sustainable yield by 2015 if possible, or by 2020 at the latest.
2018/08/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 88 #

2018/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The objective of this plan should be to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, and in particular, reaching and maintaining MSY for the target stocksmaintaining populations covered by this Regulation above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield, implementing the landing obligation for demersal stocks subject to catch limits, promoting a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing activities, bearing in mind coastal fisheries and socio- economic aspects. It should also implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management in order to minimise negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem. It should be coherent with the Union’s environmental legislation, in particular the objective of achieving good environmental status by 2020 (in accordance with Directive 2008/56/EC) and the objectives of Directive 2009/147/EC and Council Directive 92/43/EEC. This plan should also specify details for the implementation of the landing obligation in Union waters of the Western Waters for all stocks of species to which the landing obligation applies under Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
2018/08/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 149 #

2018/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. This Regulation also applies to by- catches caught in the Western Waters when fishing for the stocks listed in paragraph 1 pursuant to the provisions on fisheries management of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, Article 2(2) and respecting the maximum sustainable yield exploitation rate. However, where ranges of FMSY and safeguards linked to biomass for those stocks are established under other Union legal acts establishing multiannual plans, those ranges and safeguards shall apply.
2018/08/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 167 #

2018/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The plan shall contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the common fisheries policy listed in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, in particular by applying the precautionary approach to fisheries management, and shall aim to ensure that exploitation of living marine biological resources restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce MSY. The maximum sustainable yield exploitation rate shall be achieved gradually for all stocks, and by 2020 at the latest, and will be maintained thereafter.
2018/08/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 175 #

2018/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The plan shall implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management in order to ensure that negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem are minimised. In particular, the plan should contribute to reduce, and preferably eliminate, bycatch of sensitive species such as birds, cetaceans and turtles, as well as the impact on sensitive habitats in particular sea mounts, deep-sea reefs and coral gardens or sponges colonies. It shall be coherent with Union environmental legislation, in particular with the objective of achieving good environmental status by 2020 as set out in Article 1(1) of Directive 2008/56/EC and the objectives set out in Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 2009/147/EC and Articles 6 and 12 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC.
2018/08/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 200 #

2018/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Those stocks shall be managed under the precautionary approach to fisheries management as defined in point 8 of Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 when no adequate scientific information is available. For stocks where no scientific advice and data exist, the targets set out in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 are to be met. Those targets ensure that the relevant stocks will be preserved at a level which is at least comparable with the targets for the highest sustainable yield.
2018/08/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 221 #

2018/0074(COD)

2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall contribute to the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 3 and are applicable to both commercial and recreational fisheries.
2018/08/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 235 #

2018/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Where stocks of common interest are also exploited by third countries, the Union shall engage with those third countries with a view to ensuring that those stocks are managed in a sustainable manner that is consistent with the objectives of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013, in particular Article 2(2) thereof, and of this Regulation. Where no formal agreement is reached, the Union shall make every effort to reach common arrangements for fishing of such stocks with a view to making the sustainable management possible thereby promoting a level-playing field for Union operatorsexploiting stocks at the MSY rate by 2020 at the latest and thereafter.
2018/08/10
Committee: PECH
Amendment 68 #

2018/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6a (new)
(6a) Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 expressly sets the objective of restoring and maintaining populations of harvested species above levels which can produce maximum sustainable yield. To achieve this goal, Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 stipulates that all stocks should gradually reach the level of stock exploitation capable of producing the maximum sustainable yield by 2015 if possible, or by 2020 at the latest.
2018/10/16
Committee: PECH
Amendment 76 #

2018/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) ‘Best available scientific advice’ refers to publicly available scientific advice thatwhich has been subjected to expert review and is supported by the most up-to-date scientific data and methods and has either been issued or reviewed by an independent scientific body that is recognised at Union or international level and which fulfils the requirements set out in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
2018/10/16
Committee: PECH
Amendment 88 #

2018/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The objective of the plan provided for in this Regulation should be to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, and in particular, reaching and maintaining MSY for the target stocksmaintaining populations covered by this Regulation above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield, implementing the landing obligation for demersal stocks subject to a minimum conservation reference size, and promotensuring a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing activities, bearing in mind coastal fisheries and socio-economic aspects. It should also implement the ecosystem- based approach to fisheries management in order to minimise negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem. It should be coherent with the Union’s environmental legislation, in particular the objective of achieving good environmental status by 2020 (in accordance with Directive 2008/56/EC28) and the objectives of Directive 2009/147/EC29 and Council Directive 92/43/EEC30. _________________ 28 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 (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) (OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19). 29 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, 26.1.2010, p. 7). 30 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7).
2018/10/16
Committee: PECH
Amendment 141 #

2018/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. This Regulation shall applyies to by- catch stockes caught in the wWestern Mediterranean Sea when fishing for the stocks referred to in paragraph 1mentioned in paragraph 1 which must be fished in accordance with the provisions on fisheries management of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, Article 2(2), respecting the maximum sustainable yield exploitation rate. It shall also apply to any other demersal stocks caught in the western Mediterranean Sea and for which sufficient data are not available.
2018/10/16
Committee: PECH
Amendment 156 #

2018/0050(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1.(1) The plan shall contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the common fisheries policy, as listed in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, in particular by applying the precautionary approach to fisheries management, and shall aim to ensure that exploitation of living marine biological resources restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce MSY. The maximum sustainable yield exploitation rate shall be achieved gradually for all stocks, and by 2020 at the latest, and will be maintained thereafter.
2018/10/16
Committee: PECH
Amendment 40 #

2018/0012(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. If the lost fishing gear cannot be recovered, the ship’s captain shall enter information about it in the logbook. The competent authority of the flag Member State shall inform the competent authority of the coastal Member State. Information on the lost fishing gear shall be collected and recorded by the Member States and transmitted annually to the Commission.
2018/06/26
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 6 July 2017 on promoting cohesion and development in the outermost regions of the EU: implementation of Article 349 of the TFEU 1a, 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0316.
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 3 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas it is important to evaluate and regulate individually the different fishing methods, or segments of recreational described in the ICES 2013 definition;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 4 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas it is important to understand the difference between recreational fisheries and, semi-subsistence fishing, because the two should be evaluated and regulated separatelysemi-commercial and commercial fishing because the EU's two-tier system requires that semi-subsistence fishing and semi-commercial fishing should be evaluated and regulated as either recreational or commercial fishing;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 12 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas without a clear legal distinction between recreational fisheries and, semi-subsistence and semi-commercial fishing, certain illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing may go undetected by falling under those two categories; not being counted and regulated as commercial fishing;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 15 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas in order to properly manage any type of fishing activity, including recreational fisheries, regular and reliable data collection and time series are required in order to assess the impact on fish stocks and on the environment; whereas, in addition to the direct impact on fish stocks, the further environmental impact of recreational fisheries has also been insufficiently studied;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 17 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas in order to properly manage any type of fishing activity, including recreational fisheries, reliable data collection and time series are required in order to assess the impact on fish stocks or other marine organisms and on the environment;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 25 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the objectives listed in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 refer to the need to achieve economic, social and employment benefits, and to restore and maintain fish stocks and other marine organisms above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 32 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the availability of data on recreational fisheries varies from region to region, with better information available about marine recreational fisheries in the North and Baltic Seas, than in the Mediterranean and Black Seas or the Atlantic;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 35 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas the estimated number of marine recreational fishermen in the EUurope stands at between 8.7 and 9 million people, or 1.6 % of the European population, who fish for an estimated 77 million days each year;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 39 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas the estimated economic impact of European marine recreational fisheries (without the value of tourist fisheries) is EUR 10.5 billion, comprising EUR 5.1 billion direct, EUR 2.3 billion indirect and EUR 3.2 billion induced expenditure. EU alone: EUR 8.4 billion (comprising EUR 4.2 billion direct, EUR 1.8 billion indirect and EUR 2.5 billion induced expenditure);
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 42 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas marine recreational fisheries supports an estimated 10099 000 full- time equivalent jobs in the EU(FTEs) in Europe, comprising 57 000 direct, 18 000 indirect and 24 000 induced jobs, and generating an average economic value of EUR 49 000 per year per full-time equivalent job (including NorwayFTE; EU alone: 84 000 FTEs (50 000 direct, 15 000 indirect and 20 000 induced jobs);
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 45 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas the estimated percentage contribution to total catches by maritime recreational fisheries ranges widely, depending on the targeted species – from 1.8 % for mackerel to 13-72 % for the European eel;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 48 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas the evaluation of the impact of recreational fisheries on fish stocks includes the retention of catches and the mortality rates of released fish; whereas the survival rate of fish caught by rod and line (catch and release fishing), ismay be higher than equivalent rates for fish caught with other gear and by other practices and should thus be taken into consideration in these cases; whereas further information is needed on the main gear used in marine recreational fisheries so that a comparison can be made between the survival chances of discards in commercial fisheries and released fish in recreational fisheries;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 54 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas owing to the poor state of Northern sea bass and Western Baltic cod stocks, recreational fisheries have been included in recovery plans, by setting bag limitsrestrictions have been introduced at EU-level by setting bag limits or forbid retention (sea bass), in order to help recover these stocks;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 56 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. whereas certain recreational fishermen are targeting diadromous species such as salmon, trout and eel; whereas data collection on these species should be carried out in both freshwater and saltwater in order to evaluate how fish stocks change over time;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 57 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas the areas that are most accessible to the majority of recreational fishermen are coastal areas where, in addition to species of fish, invertebrates and seaweed are often caught as well; whereas these play a key role in the ecology of such areas; whereas the impact of catches of these species will also need to be assessed, with regard not only to the stocks concerned but also the ecosystems of which they form a part;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 61 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q b (new)
Qb. whereas the Common Fisheries Policy was made up to manage commercial fisheries, with no consideration taken to recreational fisheries, its peculiarities and needs for specific management instruments and planning;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 75 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission to propose the necessary measures in order to expand data collection for recreational fisheries to encompass more fish stocks and to make thedraw up a feasibility study on the uniform collection of data on its socio- economic impact mandatory;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 76 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission to propose the necessary measures in order to expand data collection for recreational fisheries to encompass more fish stocks and other marine organisms and to make the collection of data on its socio-economic impact mandatory;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 87 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all the necessary data on recreational fisheries are collected in order to provide a complete evaluation of fish stocks and other marine organisms; cautions that without such a comprehensive evaluation, the multiannual plans might not achieve the objectives of the CFP;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 88 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all the necessary data on recreational fisheries are regularly collected in order to provide a complete evaluation of fish stocks; cautions that without such a comprehensive evaluation, the multiannual plans might not achieve the objectives of the CFP;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 97 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to support the development of recreational fishing in the tourism sector, as an important contributor to the development of the blue economy in small communities and coastal communities; considers that doing so would have a positive impact on efforts to prolong the tourism season beyond the summer months; further takes the view that, with a view to practical implementation, the Commission should designate a special year of recreational fishing as part of the EDEN sustainable tourism project and launch projects to promote recreational fishing tourism in small coastal communities under the COSME Fund;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 99 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission to support the development of recreational fishing in the tourism sector, as an important contributor to the development of the blue economy in small communities and coastal communities, particularly in the outermost regions; considers that doing so would have a positive impact on efforts to prolong the tourism season beyond the summer months;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 105 #

2017/2120(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to improve data collection from commercial fisheries - particularly small scale fisheries - in order that stocks can be managed sustainably and in order that the relative impacts of all sectors can be accurately taken into account when deciding management measures;
2018/03/01
Committee: PECH
Amendment 40 #

2017/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas inter-branch organisations (as they are referred to in the CMO) have the potential to improve the coordination of marketing activities along the supply chain and to push forward with measures that are of interest for the whole sector;
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 89 #

2017/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, the Member States, and regional and local authorities to encourage the establishment of inter-branch organisations, as well as producer organisations and associations of producer organisations at transnational level (as envisaged in the CMO), based on biogeographical regions or at EU level; points out that this is an essential tool for empowering producer organisations and giving them greater negotiating power;
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 127 #

2017/2119(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Member States and regional authorities to boost the transfer of information on existing support schemes and strengthen administrative support, for example by means of information platforms.
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 12 #

2017/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 6 July 2017on promoting cohesion and development in the outermost regions of the EU implementation of Article 349 of the TFEU1a _________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0316
2018/03/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 84 #

2017/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
M a. whereas the EU is also heavily dependent on the importation of fisheries products from third countries for aquaculture feed, and more sustainable, alternative feed has so far been insufficiently researched and promoted;
2018/03/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 234 #

2017/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Stresses that spatial planning does not necessarily have to go through the segregation of activities in certain areas, but rather in the balanced compatibility between them and that can potentially bring benefits to all
2018/03/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 244 #

2017/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Notes that the fisheries sector enjoys a competitive advantage over the aquaculture sector, which in most cases relies on other sources of energy, partly through the exemption from taxation of fuels at national level; calls for such differences of treatment at national level to be eliminated;
2018/03/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 273 #

2017/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Commission to investigate how best to monitor farming procedures, in respect of environmental, hygiene and social standards, in exporting third countries so that a level playing field can be implemented internationally. At the same time, the results of the monitoring of aquaculture processes in third countries should be decisive for the renewal of export authorizations for products to the EU;
2018/03/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 332 #

2017/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 10 a (new)
Increasing sustainability of the EU's aquaculture sector
2018/03/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 337 #

2017/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Notes that innovative systems aiming at breeding fish as closely as possible in keeping with the ecosystem, using natural feed, have not so far had a sufficient presence on the European market; calls for the framework conditions for such systems to be improved;
2018/03/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 339 #

2017/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Notes that types of feed, whose main components are fishmeal and fish oil, have a negative impact on the sustainability of aquaculture; calls, therefore, for the legal framework to be created to increase the use of highly innovative feeds based on plant and insect-protein in aquaculture;
2018/03/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 341 #

2017/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 11
Ensuring adequate financing through the EMFF and further structural funds
2018/03/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 350 #

2017/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40 a. Calls for all schemes that would prevent the promotion of aquaculture, including through other EU financial instruments (such as the ERDF), to be reviewed in a subsidy-oriented manner;
2018/03/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 356 #

2017/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Requests that a precondition for Member State access to EMFF funding should be havingMember States that have not fully attained at least 50 % of the goals identified in the national strategic plans should only have access to EMFF funding if they restructure their funding practices and redraft them under particular scrutiny by a (possibly international), competently staffed body of representatives of industry and science;
2018/03/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 366 #

2017/2118(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43 a. Notes that the fisheries sector enjoys a competitive advantage over the aquaculture sector, which in most cases relies on other sources of energy, partly through the exemption from taxation of fuels at national level; calls for such differences of treatment at national level to be eliminated;
2018/03/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
- having regard to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 2015 Paris Agreement, which entered into force on 4 November 2016 and its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) aimed at reducing carbon dioxide (CO2)greenhouse gas emissions,
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Article 191 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 2 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to the UN Ocean Conference held on 5-9 June 2017 in New York,
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 2 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the importance ofWelcomes the Joint Communication entitled "International ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans’ (SWD(2016)0352), but stresses its generic terms, suitable only for describing general guidelines; regrets the lack of attention to the mor"(JOIN (2016) 49 final); recognising the cross-cutting nature of the subject, calls on the Commission and the Member States to further develop the concrete actions needed to accomplish the stated goals at international level;
2017/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 3 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 1 c (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 2015 Paris Agreement, which entered into force on 4 November 2016 and its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions,
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 4 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to Article 191 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union,
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 4 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 2012/33/EU of 21 November 2012 amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels and the ongoing impact assessment on the extension of the Sulphur Emission Control Areas within the European Waters,
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 5 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 4 b (new)
- having regard to Directive 2000/59/EC on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues,
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 6 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the proposal of Baltic Sea and North Sea countries to the IMO to introduce designated Nitrogen Emission Control Areas (NECAs),
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 7 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
- having regard to the ongoing preparatory process for the UN Ocean Conference to be held fromon 5-9 June 2017 in New York,
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 9 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of conserving at least 10% of the Coastal and Marine Areas in accordance with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14.5 and the Convention on Biological Diversity; Notes that Marine Protected Areas have ecological and socioeconomic benefits and represent an important tool for the management of fishing activities; recalls in particular the Ecological and Biological Significant Areas (EBSA) and the need to preserve those important areas for the support of healthy functioning oceans and the many services they provide;
2017/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 13 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 2012/33/EU of 21 November 2012 amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels and the ongoing impact assessment on the extension of the Sulphur Emission Control Areas within the European Waters,
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 13 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Fully endorses the Commission's action plan set out in the 2016 Joint Communication on International Ocean Governance;highlights the urgent need for Commission and Member States to swiftly deliver on these actions and turn the EU's commitment to sustainable development for the oceans into concrete policies at EU and international level;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 14 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
- having regard to the proposal of Baltic Sea and North Sea countries to the IMO to introduce designated Nitrogen Emission Control Areas (NECAs),
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 14 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Reiterates the strong maritime dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly, but not limited to, goal 14:Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 15 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 c (new)
- having regard to Directive 2000/59/EC on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues,
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 15 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses the need for strengthened cooperation, policy coherence and coordination among all governments and institutions at all levels, including between and among international organisations, regional and subregional organisations and institutions, arrangements and programmes;notes in this respect the important role of effective and transparent multi-stakeholder partnerships and of the active engagement of governments with global, regional and subregional bodies, the scientific community, the private sector, the donor community, non-governmental organisations, community groups, academic institutions, business and industry and other relevant actors;recognizes the importance of gender equality and the crucial role of women and youth in the conservation and sustainable use of oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 16 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Stresses that improving transparency, public accessibility of information, stakeholder involvement, and the legitimacy of UN organisations, including public accountability of country representatives at international bodies, such as the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is a matter of priority in addressing existing shortcomings in the governance framework;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 17 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Stresses the need for capacity building strategies for developing States, in particular the least developed countries, for the protection of the marine environment and the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources, in particular regarding the establishment of adequate water treatment and waste- management facilities;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 18 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Notes, furthermore, with regard to international law on air pollution that, under UNCLOS, Member States are not permitted to board and inspect ships in the high seas or during innocent passages, even in cases of solid evidence of infringement;calls, therefore, on the UN parties to enhance the legal framework of UNCLOS with the aim of addressing any existing governance gaps and of establishing robust enforcement mechanisms for international environmental law;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 18 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls that the Marine Strategy Framework Directive aims to achieve Good Environmental Status (GES) and, in particular, notes that the properties and quantities of marine litter shall not cause harm to the coastal and marine environment (Descriptor 10); recalls that plastics and microplastics are harmful to fisheries, accounts for around 80% of marine litter and that the EU will launch in 2017 a Strategy on Plastics, in line with Agenda 2030 and circular economy; calls on the Commission, Member States and third countries to strengthen the international framework, for example through the implementation of the G7 Action Plan to Combat Marine Litter;
2017/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 20 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses the importance of early response to invasive species considering the increased impact and risk they constitute for fisheries and ocean productivity, biodiversity and the role they play in disrupting natural ecosystems; calls on Member States to strengthen their cooperation between each other and with third countries, including through synchronised and cooperative actions, exchange of information, data and best practices;
2017/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 23 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Welcomes the progress made in Member States regarding the establishment of maritime spatial planning, however, stresses that further efforts are needed for a successful and coherent implement of the Directive 2014/89/EU in order to set an example for an introduction of MSP at a global level;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 24 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Reiterates the transnational and international dimension of maritime spatial planning and calls on the Commission to urge Member States to intensify the cooperation with third countries in the process of their maritime spatial planning, in particular in the framework of existing regional institutional cooperation;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 25 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Stresses the importance to promote MSP globally not only at a political level but also in the public sphere, in particular with regard to the education and training of future maritime spatial planners;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 26 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Emphasises the importance of land-sea interactions, related processes such as integrated coastal management, and the involvement of stakeholders for a successful implementation of maritime spatial planning in the Member States as well as globally;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 33 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas about 4.8 million to 12.7 million1a metric tons of plastic debris such as food packaging and plastic bottles washed offshore in 2010 alone, or about 1.5% to 4.5% of the world's total plastic production, and the cumulative quantity of waste will result in a tenfold increase in the total amount of plastic discarded into the sea by 2020; __________________ 1aPlastic waste inputs from land into the ocean, Jenna R. Jambeck , Roland Geyer, Chris Wilcox, Theodore R. Siegler, Miriam Perryman, Anthony Andrady, Ramani Narayan, Kara Lavender Law; Science 13 Feb 2015 Vol. 347, Issue 6223, pp. 768-771
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 37 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the use of plastics for consumer products has become increasingly widespread, and production has steadily increased since the material was first put into wide use a half century ago, resulting in about 322 million tons of plastic manufactured globally in 2015; whereas growing production, combined with both changes in the way we use plastic and demographic developments, have led to an increase in the amount of plastic debris dumped in our oceans; whereas if this trend continues, according to UNEP, almost 33 billion tonnes of plastic will have accumulated by 2050;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 39 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the most common forms of debris are cigarette filters, plastic bags, fishing equipment such as nets, and all types of packaging; whereas between 60 and 90% of marine debris has been manufactured using one or more plastic polymers, such as polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene (PP) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), all of which have an extremely long degradation time; whereas as a result, the majority of plastics manufactured today will take decades or even centuries to disappear;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 40 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas plastic waste causes death and disease to marine wildlife through suffocation, entanglement and intoxication; whereas plastic materials broken up by waves and sunlight to form microparticles that are less than 5mm in diameter end up in the stomach of marine life such as mussels, worms and zooplankton, while nanoplastics that are barely half a millimetre in size penetrate the cell membranes and nuclei of small marine animals; whereas plastic debris that is invisible to the naked eye enters the food chain at its very source;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 41 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas according to the UNEP, the estimated natural capital cost of marine plastic debris is about 8 billion dollars a year 1a and fishing, marine transport, tourism and the leisure industry are just some of the many business sectors affected by marine pollution; __________________ 1aMarine Plastic Debris and Microplastics, UNEP https://wedocs.unep.org/rest/bitstreams/11 700/retrieve
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 42 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas until there is an internationally agreed definition of biodegradability (in the marine environment), the adoption of plastic products labelled as "biodegradable" will not bring about a significant decrease, either in the quantity of plastic entering the ocean, or the risk of physical and chemical impacts on the marine environment;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 42 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Member States, regional and local authorities and private bodies to focus on innovation projects, blue technologies and the use of clean energy in order to promote more ecological infrastructure and maritime transport, through EFSI, the Horizon 2020 programme and the CEF; calls on the Commission to develop ocean partnerships with the main stakeholdkey players in this area as a means of boosting cooperation on matters of common interest, such as Blue Growth;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 43 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B g (new)
Bg. whereas nutrient pollution (eutrophication) coming from diverse sources, including agricultural run-off and sewage and wastewater discharges, overloads marine environments with high concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorous, and other nutrients, which can produce large algal blooms, the decomposition of which after they die consumes oxygen while creating hypoxic, or oxygen depleted, "dead zones" where fish and other marine life cannot thrive; whereas an estimated 500 dead zones now exist in the world and many more areas suffer the adverse effects of high nutrient pollution;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 44 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B h (new)
Bh. whereas due to their extreme reliance on underwater sounds for basic life functions, like searching for food and mates and the absence of any mechanism to safeguard them against it, marine life is threatened by industrial noise from shipping, seismic exploration, and naval sonar used for routine training exercises, which can result in hearing damage, masking animals' communication and navigation signals, as well as physiological and reproductive problems;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 45 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B i (new)
Bi. whereas the loss of marine biodiversity is weakening the ocean ecosystem and its ability to withstand disturbances, adapt to climate change and play its role as a global ecological and climate regulator; whereas climate change due to human activity has a direct impact on marine species by altering their abundance, diversity and distribution and affecting their feeding, development and breeding, as well as the relationships between species;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 49 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the threat of marine litter to the oceans and its crucial importance to achieve good environmental status for marine waters and therefore urges the Commission to intensify its efforts to combat marine litter in Europe and globally by addressing land-based sources through reducing drastically the amount of litter produced and increasing the level of recyclability as well as by addressing sea-based sources through tackling the problem of illegal dumping of waste such as fishing gear, the increasing amount of disposed wastewater outside the territorial waters and supporting financially the collection of marine litter as well as the improvement of waste management systems in ports and harbours;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 51 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. States that the discharge of garbage from ships is a serious element of the problem of marine debris;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 52 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas maritime transport has an impact on the global climate and on air quality, as a result both of CO2 emissions and other non-CO2 emissions, such as nitrogen oxides, sulphur oxides, methane, particulate matter and black carbon;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 52 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. States that the major obstacle to the implementation of MARPOL has been the lack of, or insufficient, reception facilities in many ports worldwide;takes note that inadequate port reception facilities are a particularly acute problem especially for small island developing States, whose ports are frequently visited by cruise ships of a capacity larger than their facilities can handle;therefore calls on the Member States to support developing Countries and particularly Small Island Development States to better implement the MARPOL convention and thereby protect the environment and livelihoods of people in harbour areas;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 53 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas prospecting, drilling, and the transport of oil and gas reserves located under the sea floor in many parts of the world can seriously damage sensitive marine areas and disturb marine species; whereas in many cases, oil and gas exploration and drilling is permitted in or near Marine Protected Areas (MPAs);
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 53 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Stresses that action by both the Member States and the Commission to tackle the illegal export and dumping of plastic waste need to be stepped up, including stricter enforcement of EU shipment regulations, as well as stricter monitoring and inspection schemes at ports and at all waste treatment facilities, targeting suspected illegal transfers and combating the export of waste for reuse, and to ensure that exports only go to facilities that fulfil the requirements of environmentally sound management, as laid down in Article 49 of the Waste Shipment Regulation;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 54 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas Article 191 TFEU commits the Union to a high level of protection in its environmental policy including through the application of the precautionary principle, and the polluter- pays principle;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 54 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. States that the exchange of ballast water is a possible route to avoid the introduction of invasive alien species;stresses that while the IMO Ballast Water Convention, which is intended to control and manage this problem, will soon enter into force, its successful implementation will depend on more widespread ratification;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 55 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas the risks posed by the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in Arctic maritime transports are multiple: in the event of spills, the highly dense fuel emulsifies, sinks and can be transported extremely long distances if it gets trapped in ice; spilled HFO poses enormous risks to the food security of Arctic indigenous communities, whose subsistence depends on fishing and hunting; combustion of HFO produces sulphur oxides and heavy metals, as well as large amounts of black carbon, which, when deposited on Arctic ice, stimulates the absorption of heat into the ice mass, accelerating the melting process and the effects of climate change; whereas the transport and use of HFO is prohibited by the IMO in the waters surrounding the Antarctic;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 55 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6 e. Underlines that maritime transport has an impact on the global climate and on air quality, as a result both of CO2 emissions and non-CO2 emissions, such as nitrogen oxides, sulphur oxides, methane, particulate matter and black carbon;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 56 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas nitrogen oxide emissions especially in port cities and coastal areas are generated to a large extent by shipping and are a major concern for public health and environmental protection in Europe; whereas overall nitrogen oxide emissions from shipping in the EU remain largely unregulated and, if left unabated, are estimated to surpass land-based nitrogen oxide emissions already in 20201 1a; __________________ 1aEuropean Environmental Agency 2013: The impact of international shipping on European air quality and climate forcing.
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 56 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6 f. Notes that the Third IMO Greenhouse Gas Study of 2014 states that, depending on future economic and energy developments, maritime CO2 emissions are projected to increase by 50 % to 250 % in the period up to 2050, while Parliament's 2015 study entitled 'Emission Reduction Targets for International Aviation and Shipping' states that if an IMO action plan to combat climate change were further postponed, the share of maritime CO2 emissions within global GHG emissions might rise substantially to 17 % for maritime transport by 2050;stresses therefore that shipping would alone consume a large share of the remaining green house budget to limit the temperature increase to well below 2 degree Celsius;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 57 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6 g. Reiterates that, in accordance with the Paris Agreement, all sectors of the economy are required to contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions;urges the adoption by the IMO of a clear emissions target and near-term immediate abatement measures by 2018 to reduce international maritime CO2 emissions at global level in line with the goals set by the Paris Agreement;notes, furthermore, that in the absence of a comparable system operating under the IMO, CO2 emissions emitted in Union ports and during voyages to and from Union ports of call, shall be accounted for through the EU Emissions Trading Scheme or a comparable robust pricing mechanism, to be operational from 2023;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 58 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D f (new)
Df. whereas shore side electricity (SSE) involves connecting ships to the port electricity network while they are at berth; whereas in vast majority of locations, the energy mix used to produce SSE results in fewer emissions than burning fuel on the ships themselves 1a; whereas current legislation such as the Sulphur Directive (EU) 2016/802 clearly recognises the use of SSE as an alternative to the requirement of using low-sulphur marine fuel, while the Directive 2014/94/EU on the Deployment of an Alternative Fuel Infrastructure requires Member States to ensure that SSE supply shall be installed as a priority in ports of the TEN-T Core Network, and in other ports, by 31 December 2025. __________________ 1aWinkel, R., Weddige, U., Johnson,d., Hoen, V., & Papaefthimiou, S. (2015), Shore Side Electricity in Europe: Potential and environmental benefits, Energy Policy, DOI http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti cle/pii/S0301421515300240
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 58 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 h (new)
6 h. Notes that nitrogen oxide emissions especially in port cities and coastal areas are generated to a large extent by shipping and are a major concern for public health and environmental protection in Europe;regrets that overall nitrogen oxide emissions from shipping in the EU remain largely unregulated and, if left unabated, are estimated to surpass land- based nitrogen oxide emissions already in 2020;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 59 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 i (new)
6 i. Calls on the respective bodies to ensure a level playing field internationally with regards to sulphur- and nitrogen oxide-emissions, by adapting the respective limit values to the lowest existing limit values;calls on the Commission to explore and propose measures to significantly reduce the nitrogen oxide emissions from the existing fleet, including an impact assessment of a possible introduction of a nitrogen oxide levy and fund system to reach considerable reductions fast and effectively;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 60 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 j (new)
6 j. Calls on the Commission to draw up, by 2020 at the latest, a proposal addressing the use and installation of land-generated electricity by ships at berth in EU ports to reduce emissions within the harbour areas, taking into account the pollutants such as sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), black carbon and particulate matter (PM) emitted by ships using their auxiliary engines to generate electrical power for communications, lighting, ventilation and other on-board equipment when anchored in ports;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 61 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 k (new)
6 k. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to assess and to promote the application of speed restrictions to ships on IMO level in order to reduce emissions, taking into account the Energy Efficiency Desing Index (EEDI) and the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) and the fact that speed limits in the road and rail sector is commonplace;underlines that the internal and external economic benefit of lower ship speeds outweigh the costs;notes that slow steaming is comparatively easy to monitor and to enforce, imposing a low administrative burden on stakeholders;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 62 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 l (new)
6 l. Reiterates its 2017 call from the Artic resolution1a for the Commission and the Member States to take all necessary measures to play an active role in facilitating the ban on the use and carriage as ship fuel of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in fuel tanks of vessels navigating the Arctic seas through the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) as it is currently regulated for the waters surrounding Antarctica; invites the Commission to include the environmental, health and climate risks of the use of HFO in its position on International Ocean Governance; calls on the Commission, in the absence of adequate international measures, to put forward proposals on rules for vessels calling at EU ports prior to journeys through Arctic waters, with a view to of prohibiting the use and carriage (as fuel in bunker tanks) of HFO; _________________ 1a 2016/2228(INI)
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 63 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 m (new)
6 m. Calls on the European Commission and the EU member states to work actively towards rapid finalisation of the protracted IMO work plan on reducing black carbon (BC) emissions from ships sailing in the Arctic with the view of slowing down rapid temperature increases and the accelerated melting of polar ice in the region;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 64 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the EU should play a leading role in discussions and negotiations in international fora with a view to ensuring that all parties concerned accept their responsibilities, in terms of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases or pollutants, and face the growing challenges of sustainable resource management;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 68 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas transparency in international organisations is a key feature to ensure democratic accountability and inclusiveness;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 68 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Urges the Commission to strengthen the maritime cooperation and capacity building in the framework of its external policy framework such as development cooperation and trade agreements, in particular Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements, to build capacities to tackle the impacts of climate change, marine litter as well as for a better ocean governance and a sustainable blue growth;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 71 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls to intensify efforts to increase ocean literacy in Europe and globally through a closer cooperation and exchange between researchers, stakeholders, decision-makers and the public with a strong focus on educational programmes on the importance of oceans and seas as well as information about careers in the blue economy;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 72 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Calls in accordance with the UN Our Ocean, Our Future:Call for Action for thorough assessments on the state of the ocean, based on science and traditional knowledge systems;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 73 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8 d. Emphasises the importance to include coastal local authorities and outermost regions in the process to bring international ocean governance closer to EU citizens;
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 74 #

2017/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8 e. Stresses that ocean governance should build on the best available knowledge and therefore calls for increased research and innovation to govern the ocean and its resources in a way which ensures the conservation and restoration of marine ecosystems, including the sustainability of the exploitation of its resources.
2017/07/14
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 80 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls the integrated and indivisible character of all the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the interlinkages and synergies between them, and reiterates the critical importance of all EU actions being guided by the 2030 Agenda, including the principles reaffirmed therein;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 84 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, in order to implement the actions listed in the Joint Communication successfully,Calls on the Commission tought to have set clear deadlines, put forward legislative proposals, where appropriate, and set up mechanisms to support coordination at EU level in order to successfully implement the actions listed in the Joint Communication;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 85 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes and fully endorses the "Our ocean, our future: Call for Action" adopted by the UN Ocean Conference in June 2017, in support of the implementation of SDG 14 to conserve and sustainably use oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development; notes with great satisfaction the 1,328 voluntary commitments by governments, other intergovernmental and civil society organisations, the private sector, academic and research institutions and the scientific community towards ocean conservation and raised awareness about the importance of the ocean to human survival;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 100 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that improving transparency, public access to information, stakeholder involvement, and the legitimacy of UN organisations, including public accountability of country representatives at international bodies, such as the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is a matter of priority in addressing existing governance shortcomings;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 104 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to take a proactive and progressive role within international bodies to put forward transparency reforms and increase the overall environmental ambition of actions undertaken;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 105 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need for strengthened cooperation, policy coherence and coordination among all governments and institutions at all levels, including between and among international organisations, regional and subregional organisations and institutions, arrangements and programmes; notes in this respect the important role of effective and transparent multi-stakeholder partnerships, and the active engagement of governments with global, regional and subregional bodies, the scientific community, the private sector, the donor community, non-governmental organisations, community groups, academic institutions and other relevant actors;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 110 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Underlines the need to develop comprehensive strategies to raise awareness of the natural and cultural significance of the oceans;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 114 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that Arctic marine ecosystems are crucial for the preservation of global biodiversity; notes that the reduction of Arctic sea ice and other environmental changes in the Arctic, combined with the limited scientific knowledge about marine resources in this area, necessitates a precautionary approach aiming to establish appropriate international measures to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of resources in the Arctic high seas;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 117 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that the Union's precautionary principle has to be applied in case of any potential future deep sea mining exploration; is alarmed by the Commission's insistence on deep-sea mining being one of the Union's priority sectors for blue growth given the scientific evidence of its significant and irreversible environmental risks; is concerned, whether further promotion of deep-sea mining will adversely affect the actions required under SDG 12 on a transition to sustainable consumption and production;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 125 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Urges the Commission to call on Member States to carefully evaluate deep- sea mining exploration licenses in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction and on Member States' continental shelf; recalls Member States' legal obligation to fulfil the requirements of the Directive on environmental impact assessments 1a; __________________ 1a Directive 2011/92/EU
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 128 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support an international memorandum on commercial deep-sea mining exploitation licences until the effects of deep-sea mining on the marine environment, biodiversity and human activities at sea have been studied and researched sufficiently and all possible risks are understood;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 142 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. WelcomeAwaits the forthcoming strategy on plastic by the Commission as well as theany other measures aimed at combating marine litter and, including the recently announced Action Plan, aimed at combating marine litter; calls for high ambition in the Strategy on Plastics in a Circular Economy in order to adequately tackle the problem of marine litter at source, and urges the Commission to present concrete legislative actions in this area, in particular concerning Ecodesign for plastics and microplastics; expresses its deep concern about the scale of the issue;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 156 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls its position for an ambitious circular economy package with EU marine litter reduction objectives of 30 % and 50 % in 2025 and 2030 respectively and increased recycling targets for plastic packaging; calls on the Member States to uphold the same level of ambition for marine litter reduction;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 159 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that the EU should lead a global initiative to monitor and significantly reduce marine litter in the oceans; notes that Member States committed to the goals of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, which stipulates that the properties and quantities of marine litter shall not cause harm to the coastal and marine environment (Descriptor 10) 1a __________________ 1a Directive 2008/56/EC
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 162 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Urges the European Commission and Member States to prioritise reduction in marine litter sources through measures such as market-based instruments and regulatory frameworks, including through: - A drastic reduction or ban on the consumption of single-use plastic products; - The promotion of measures to reduce plastic material use and other incentives to stimulate a behavioural change towards more sustainable production and consumption patterns; - The promotion of eco-friendly and recyclable materials in industrial production; - A phase-out of non-recoverable plastic materials that potentially accumulate in marine environments (e.g., microplastics in personal care products); - The promotion of extended producer responsibility programmes and life-cycle assessments;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 166 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Stresses the importance of a life- cycle approach to plastic products, including the consideration of the degradation of different polymers and the rate of fragmentation (in the marine environment) by internalizing the environmental and social costs of products (cost internalisation), enhancing the process of closing the loop in product and process development and manufacturing, as well as in life cycle chains of plastic products, improving the lifespan of products, promoting green public and private procurement, promoting among others green engineering principles and frameworks, eco-design and eco-labelling, and strengthening the ability of private actors, including small and medium-sized enterprises, to shift to more environmentally friendly production processes;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 171 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13d. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote cost-effective activities and instruments, as well as cooperation at all levels with regard to risk-based and environmentally sound clean-up activities for marine litter in rivers and coastal and marine areas, according to national circumstances; In this regard, urges the Commission and Member States to facilitate financing, public-private partnerships, and capacity- building, and to develop and utilize international criteria for collective removal actions, clean-up and restoration, including, with regard to quantities, population, sensitivity of ecosystem and feasibility;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 175 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13f. Calls on the Commission to work in international fora to develop a clear sustainability framework for biodegradable plastics in all natural environments, including definitions and standards;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 177 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 h (new)
13h. Calls on the Member States to strengthen education and awareness- raising measures on marine litter, the use of plastics and the impact of individual consumer behaviour on the environment by introducing elements into educational curricula at all levels, providing educational and outreach materials targeted at specific interest groups and range of ages to promote behavioural change, as well as organising large-scale information campaigns for citizens;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 178 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 i (new)
13i. Underlines the need to reduce nitrogen and phosphorous leakage into the oceans, thus reducing human-induced eutrophication through fundamental changes in the European agricultural model, by, inter alia, restrictions in the use of fertilizers, optimizing nutrient use to crop requirements, cautious planning in the use of fertilizers and establishment of more sustainable agricultural forms, as well as through reductions in atmospheric sources of nitrogen, better cleaning of sewage and waste water, and better control of diffuse urban nutrient sources, such as run-off from streets and storm sewers, and address the pressure on the marine ecosystems with the mid-term review of the Common Agricultural Policy;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 179 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 j (new)
13j. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all measures to facilitate the adoption of international regulations to limit noise from industrial activities such as shipping and seismic surveys, in particular in biologically sensitive habitats through, for example, an annex for noise pollution to MARPOL, similar to the newly added annex on air pollution;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 180 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 k (new)
13k. Notes that the obligations taken under the Paris Agreement make it unreasonable and counterproductive to exploit new fossil fuel sources, especially when situated in ecologically vulnerable areas;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 181 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 l (new)
13l. Stresses that all waters are vulnerable to the offshore drilling of fossil fuels; emphasises that the use of fossil fuels will further contribute to and accelerate the climate change that is threatening our planet; is of the view that the EU must cooperate with international partners in order to achieve a just transition away from offshore drilling and thus contribute to the goal of a low- carbon economy;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 182 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 m (new)
13m. Underlines that any new licence for oil or gas exploration should follow strict precautionary regulatory standards in the field of environmental protection and safety for oil or gas exploration, prospection and production, and include binding commitments as regards the decommissioning of exploration infrastructure which in general has a limited life-span;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 183 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 n (new)
13n. Stresses that no oil and gas exploration and drilling should be permitted in or near Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and vulnerable areas of high conservation value;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 184 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 o (new)
13o. Highlights the major potential of energy produced from the flow of waves and tides or the thermal and salinity gradients of oceans and seas; notes that in the long-term, ocean energy has the potential to become one of the most competitive and cost-effective forms of energy generation;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 185 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 p (new)
13p. Calls on the Commission to reduce marine litter from shipping by considering to promote higher special fee cost recovery systems for waste in all European ports in the framework of the revision of the Directive 2000/59/EC, as has already been adopted in the Baltic area as a method to incentivise waste delivery;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 189 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the need for sustainable fisheries management practices, including through restoring fish stocks at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics, through the implementation of management measures, monitoring, control and enforcement, based on the best available scientific advice, by supporting the consumption of fish sourced from sustainably managed fisheries, and through precautionary and ecosystem approaches as appropriate, as well as by strengthening cooperation and coordination, including through, as appropriate, regional fisheries management organizations, bodies and arrangements;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 193 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Notes that the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), in order to protect marine resources and avoid overexploitation, should ensure that fishing mortality rates are set at levels allowing fish stocks to recover and to remain above levels capable of sustaining the maximum sustainable yield (MSY);
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 194 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Urges the European Commission to accelerate further work and strengthen cooperation and coordination on the development of interoperable catch documentation schemes and traceability of fish products;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 195 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Emphasises the need to end destructive fishing practices and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, addressing their root causes and holding actors and beneficiaries accountable by taking appropriate actions, so as to deprive them from benefitting of such activities, and effectively implementing flag State obligations as well as relevant port State obligations;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 196 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
15e. Notes that the EU regulation to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has made advancements, but that implementation in all Member States should be improved, and that more coordination with third countries is needed, to ensure that no illegal fish enter the EU market; calls on the EU to continue its international efforts to persuade other market states to take similar measures to close markets to IUU- caught fish;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 197 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 f (new)
15f. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to act decisively to prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from newly introducing such subsidies, including through accelerating work to complete negotiations at the World Trade Organization on this issue, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of those negotiations;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 198 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to provide funding opportunities for the establishment of marine protected areas and the exchange of best practices as a contribution to the achievement of the global target of 10 % of marine and coastal areas to be designated as Marine Protected Areas by 2020 as set out in SDG 14.5; notes that Marine Protected Areas have ecological and socioeconomic benefits and represent an important tool for the management of fishing activities; recalls, in particular, the importance of ecologically and biologically significant areas (EBSAs) and the need to preserve these for the support of healthy, functioning oceans and the many services they provide;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 205 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Cregrets that currently less than 3 % of the world's ocean are designated as fully protected marine reserves; deplores the lack of ambition and progress made by Member States in the designation and sound management of Marine Protected Areas under EU environmental legislation (in particular the Birds and Habitats Directives) 1a; calls on the Member States to step up their efforts to implement a holistic approach to the design, management and evaluation of Marine Protected Areas, in order to reach their full potential for protecting marine biodiversity; calls on the Member States to increase the number of designated Marine Protected Areas; __________________ 1aDirective 2009/147/EC and Council Directive 92/43/EEC
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 213 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Member States to support Least Developed Countries and particularly Small Island Development States to better implement the MARPOL convention and thereby protect the environment and livelihoods of people in harbour areas;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 225 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that even the Third IMO Greenhouse Gas Study of 2014 states that, depending on future economic and energy developments, maritime CO2 emissions are projected to increase by 50 % to 250 % in the period up to 2050, while Parliament’s 2015 study entitled ‘Emission Reduction Targets for International Aviation and Shipping’ states that if an IMO action plan to combat climate change were further postponed, the share of maritime CO2 emissions within global GHG emissions might rise substantially to 17 % for maritime transport by 2050; stresses therefore that shipping would alone consume a large share of the remaining green house budget to limit the temperature increase to well below 2 degree Celsius;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 239 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to come up, by 2020 at the latest, with a proposal addressing the use and installation of land-generated electricity by ships at berth in EU ports to reduce emissions within the harbour areas;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 241 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Calls on the respective bodies to level the playing field EU-wide with regards to sulphur- and nitrogen oxide- emissions, by adapting the respective limit values to the lowest existing limit values;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 242 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Calls on the Commission to explore and propose measures to significantly reduce the nitrogen oxide emissions from the existing fleet, including an impact assessment of a possible introduction of a nitrogen oxide levy and fund system to reach considerable reductions fast and effectively;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 243 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20d. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to propose legal and technical measures to further reduce particulate matter and black carbon emissions;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 246 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the importance of developing innovative services for public and private actors such as knowledge hubs and networks in order to obtain a good knowledge of the environmental status of marine waters, to enhance the sharing of scientific data, best practices and know- how, and to fully implement the actions of the Marine Knowledge 2020 roadmap 1a; welcomes, in this context, the full operability of the Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service and the intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO); __________________ 1a SWD(2014)149 final
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 255 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls for greater public and private financing of scientific research in order to gain better understanding of our oceans; notes that 95 % of this realm still remain unexplored;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 256 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Stresses the need to dedicate greater resources to marine scientific research, such as interdisciplinary research and sustained ocean and coastal observation, as well as the collection and sharing of data and knowledge, including traditional ones, in order to increase our knowledge of the ocean, to better understand the relationship between climate and the health and productivity of the ocean, to strengthen the development of coordinated early warning systems on extreme weather events and phenomena, and to promote decision-making based on the best available science, to encourage scientific and technological innovation, as well as to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 262 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Stresses that promoting further investments in marine science together with third countries, such as in the Galway Declaration from 2013, as well as investments in common research projects in developing countries and establishing international networks where results and information can be shared, is of utmost importance for the development of better and more sustainable fishing and marine ecosystem management and for tackling common challenges with regard to the oceans;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 264 #

2017/2055(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to propose an alignment of EMODnet with other international marine data collection efforts by 2018; recalls the importance of the Union's commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and particularly SDGs 14.A and 14.A.1 as well as to the G7 Tsukuba Communiqué in this context; urges the Commission and the Member States to remind international partners of their commitments to promote accessible, interoperable and open science; calls on the Commission to report regularly to the European Parliament on the progress made towards truly global ocean observation platforms;
2017/07/06
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 66 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Scientific findings point to the fact that, for small pelagic fisheries, setting and allocating fishing opportunities can bring about a more effective change in fishing mortality than by managing fishing effort.
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 68 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) To achieve the objectives of the CFP, a number of conservation measures are to be adopted as appropriate in any combination thereof, such as multi-annual plans, technical measures, fixing and allocation of fishing opportunities and also, where necessary, any combination thereof.
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 77 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The objective of the multiannual plan should be to contribute to achieving the objectives of the CFP, and especially reaching and maintaining MSY for the stocks concernegradually expanding fish populations again by 2020 and keeping them above the biomass level for maximum sustainable yield, achieving a sustainable fisheries sector and providing an effective management framework.
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 80 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 expressly sets the objective of restoring and maintaining populations of harvested species above levels which can produce maximum sustainable yield. To achieve this goal, Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 stipulates that all stocks should gradually reach the level of fishing rate capable of producing the maximum sustainable yield by 2015 if possible, or by 2020 at the latest.
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 86 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 requires that fishing opportunities be fixed in accordance with the targets, time frames and margins set out in the multiannual plans.
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 87 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) It is appropriate to establish the target fishing mortality (F) that corresponds to the objective of reaching and maintaining MSY as ranges of values which are consistent with achieving maximum sustainable yield (FMSY). Those ranges, based on best available scientific advice, are necessary in order to provide flexibility to take account of developments in the scientific advice, to contribute to the implementation of the landing obligation and to take into account the characteristics of mixed fisheries. The FMSY ranges have been calculated by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) and.45a Based on this plan they are derived to deliver no more than a 5 % reduction in long-term yield compared to MSY.45 In addition, the upper limit of the range is capped, so that the probability of the stock falling below Blim is no more than 5 %. _________________ 45aScientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) – Small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea. Mediterranean assessments part 1 (STECF-15-14). 2015. [Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, EUR 27492 EN, JRC 97707, 52 pp.] [The second part of this reference seems to be mistaken. OPOCE, please check.]
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 89 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) When scientific evidence indicates that recreational fisheries have a significant impact on the fishing mortality of a stock, the Council should take these fisheries into account. The Council should be able to set a TAC for commercial catches which takes into account the volume of recreational catches and/or to adopt other measures restricting recreational fisheries such as bag limits and closure periods.
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 91 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Where the targets relating to MSY are not available, the precautionary approach should applys referred to in Article 2(2) are not available, the multiannual plan should establish measures on the basis of the precautionary approach as defined in Article 4 1.(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. These measures should ensure a degree of conservation of the relevant stocks that is at least comparable to exploitation rates in accordance with the maximum sustainable yield as set out in Article 9(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 120 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) ‘B-lim’ means the biomass reference point provided in the best available scientific advice below which there may be reduced reproductive capacity;
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 122 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a b (new)
(ab) ‘Best available scientific advice’ refers to publicly available scientific advice that is supported by the most up-to- date scientific data and methods and has either been issued or reviewed by an independent scientific body that is recognised at the European or international level.
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 127 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) ‘Range of FMSY’ means a range of values where all levels of fishing mortality within the scientifically indicated boundaries of that range, in situations of mixed fisheries and in accordance with scientific advice,provided in the best available scientific advice where all levels of fishing mortality within that range result in the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) in the long term given a fishing pattern and under existing average environmental conditions without significantly affecting the reproduction process for the stocks concerned; in question. It is derived to deliver no more than a 5% reduction in long-term yield compared to the maximum sustainable yield. It is capped so that the probability of the stock falling below the limit spawning stock biomass reference point (Blim) is no more than 5%;
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 129 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) ‘MSY F lower’ means the lowest value within the range of FMSY;
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 131 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(db) ‘MSY F upper’ means the highest value within the range of FMSY;
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 132 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d c (new)
(dc) ‘FMSY point value’ is the value of the estimated fishing mortality that with a given fishing pattern and current environmental conditions gives the long- term maximum yield;
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 134 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d d (new)
(dd) ‘Lower range of FMSY’ means a range that contains values from MSY F lower up to FMSY point value;
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 135 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d e (new)
(de) ‘Upper range of FMSY’ means a range that contains values from FMSY point value up to MSY F upper;
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 137 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) ‘MSY Btrigger’ means the spawning stock biomass reference point provided in the best available scientific advice below which specific and appropriate management action is to be taken to ensure that exploitation rates in combination with natural variations rebuild stocks above levels capable of producing MSY in the long term.;
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 141 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The multiannual plan shall contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the common fisheries policy listed in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, in particular by applying the precautionary approach to fisheries management, and shall aim to ensure that exploitation of living marine biological resources restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce MSY. The level of fishing which can produce the maximum sustainable yield shall gradually be achieved for all stocks by 2015 if possible or, at all events, by 2020 at the latest.
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 150 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Measures under the plan shall be taken in accordance with the best available scientific advice.
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 154 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The target fishing mortality shall be achieved as soon as possible and on a progressive, incremental basis, by 2020 for the stocks concerned, and it shall be maintained thereafter within the ranges set out in Annex Iof FMSY, in accordance with this Article, and in line with the objectives laid down in Article 3(1).
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 157 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Fishing opportunities shall comply with the target fishing mortality ranges set out in Annex I, column A to this Regulationlower range of FMSY available at that time for that stock.
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 159 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2, fishing opportunities may be fixed at levels corresponding to lower levels of fishing mortality than those set out in Annex I, column Athat are lower than the ranges of FMSY.
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 163 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Notwithstanding paragraphs 2 and 3, fishing opportunities for a stock may be fixed in accordance with the fishing mortality ranges set out in Annex I, column B, provided that the stock concerned is above the minimum spawning biomass reference point set out in Annex II, column Aupper range of FMSY available at that time for that stock, provided that the stock concerned is above MSY Btrigger:
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 168 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. When scientific advice indicates that recreational fisheries have a significant impact on the fishing mortality of a particular stock, the Council shall take them into account and may limit recreational fisheries when setting fishing opportunities in order to avoid exceeding the total target of fishing mortality.
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 178 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The conservation reference points expressed as minimum and limit spawning stock biomass levels toshall be applied in order to safeguard the full reproductive capacity of the stocks concerned are set out in Annex II.
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 182 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. When scientific advice indicates that the spawning stock biomass of either of the stocks concerned is below the minimum spawning stock biomass reference point set out in Annex II, column A to this Regulation(MSY Btrigger), all appropriate remedial measures shall be adopted to ensure the rapid return of the stock concerned to levels above those capable of producing MSY. In particular, by way of derogation from Article 4(2) and 4(4) of this Regulation, fishing opportunities for the stocks concerned shall be fixed at a level consistent with a fishing mortality that is reduced below the range set out in Annex I, column A to this Regulationlower range of FMSY, taking into account the decrease in biomass of that stock.
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 185 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. When scientific advice indicates that the spawning stock biomass of either of the stocks concerned is below the limit spawning stock biomass reference point (Blim) as set out in Annex II, column B to this Regulation, further remedial measures shall be taken to ensure the rapid return of the stock concerned to levels above the level capable of producing MSY. In particular, those remedial measures may include, by way of derogation from Article 4, paragraphs 2 and 4, suspending the targeted fishery for the stock concerned and the adequate reduction of fishing opportunities.
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 189 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
When scientific advice indicates that remedial action is required for the conservation of the small pelagic stocks referred to in Article 1(2) of this Regulation, or, in the case of anchovy and sardine, when the spawning biomass of either of these stocks for a given year is below the conservation reference points set out in Annex II, column A to this Regulation, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 of this Regulation and Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No1380/2013 regarding:. Such delegated acts may supplement this Regulation by laying down rules regarding measures referred to in Article 6a of this Regulation.
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 190 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
When scientific advice indicates that remedial action is required for the conservation of the small pelagic stocks referred to in Article 1(2) of this Regulation, or, in the case of anchovy and sardine, when the spawning biomass of either of these stocks for a given year is below the conservation reference points set out in Annex II, column A to this RegulationMSY Btrigger, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 of this Regulation and Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No1380/2013 regarding:
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 194 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) characteristics of the fishing gear, in particular mesh size, construction of the gear, size of the gear or use of selectivity devices to ensure or improve selectivity;deleted
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 195 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) use of the fishing gear and depth of gear deployment, to ensure or improve selectivity;deleted
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 196 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) prohibition or limitation to fish in specific areas to protect spawning and juvenile fish or fish below the minimum conservation reference size or non-target fish species;deleted
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 197 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) prohibition or limitation on fishing or the use of certain types of fishing gear during specific time periods, to protect spawning fish or fish below the minimum conservation reference size or non-target fish species,deleted
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 198 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) minimum conservation reference sizes, to ensure the protection of juveniles of marine organisms;deleted
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 201 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) other characteristics linked to selectivity.deleted
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 206 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a Technical measures 1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15 of this Regulation and Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 in order to supplement this Regulation regarding the following technical measures: (a) specifications of characteristics of fishing gears and rules governing their use, to ensure or improve selectivity, to reduce unwanted catches or to minimise the negative impact on the ecosystem; (b) specifications of modifications or additional devices to the fishing gears, to ensure or improve selectivity, to reduce unwanted catches or to minimise the negative impact on the ecosystem; (c) limitations or prohibitions on the use of certain fishing gears and on fishing activities, in certain areas or periods to protect spawning fish, fish below the minimum conservation reference size or non-target fish species, or to minimise the negative impact on the ecosystem; and (d) the fixing of minimum conservation reference sizes for any of the stocks to which this Regulation applies, to ensure the protection of juveniles of marine organisms. 2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall contribute to the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 3.
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 235 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Target fishing mortality (as referred to in Article 4) [...]deleted
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 237 #

2017/0043(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II
Conservation reference points (as referred to in Article 5) [...]deleted
2018/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A (new)
A. whereas the 1998 Baveno Manifesto created the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security with the objective to determine Europe's global monitoring role in the field of the environment and security. Since 2012 this initiative is named Copernicus;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 2 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B (new)
B. whereas political decisions made by the European Parliament and the Council in 2007 resulted in the allocation of a budget for the European satellite navigation programs EGNOS and Galileo and provided for an agreement on the governance structure of the programs;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 7 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Space Strategy for Europe, which is of great importance for marine and maritime issues and fishing activities;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 10 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls the attention for the lack of mention of the relation between Air and Sea, as the absence of the words "ocean" and "marine" demonstrate;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 14 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that space technologies, data and space based services ‘already contribute to a number of public policies and economic sectors’ including control of fishing activities, forecast and monitoring of shipping routes and detection and monitoring of oil spills;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 15 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises that allowing public authorities to benefit from more permanent and more responsive space- based ocean surveillance capacities will allow them to respond more quickly and to make substantial savings by better targeting their actions and especially while fighting against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 17 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Emphasises the importance of Galileo and EGNOS on maritime security and navigation strengthening and improving other international systems and contributing to Europe technological independence;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 18 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Recalls the Commission for the importance of better coordination between Galileo and EGNOS and the related Copernicus services also concerning safety;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 19 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Recognises the necessity to develop secure satellite communication systems to meet existing and future needs within the European maritime community, including maritime surveillance based upon Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, which depend heavily on satellite communications;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 20 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Welcomes the Governmental Satellite Communications initiative of the European Commission (GOVSATCOM);
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 21 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3g. Emphasises the importance of Copernicus to fully understand climate and meteorology, ocean natural biological processes and anthropogenic aggressions, all crucial issues for fisheries;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 22 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 h (new)
3h. Welcomes the recent launch of the Copernicus Marine Service "Ocean State Report" an effort of 80 European scientific experts from more than 25 institutions is a step forward into the development of regular annual reporting on the state and health of the Global Ocean and European Seas based;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 26 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the need to substantially reinforce educational and training tools that allow full use of the benefits created by space related tools;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 29 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Recognises the importance of the Copernicus Relay and Copernicus Academy networks in fostering stakeholder engagement, bringing the regional user dimension to the table and increasing the reach of promotion of Copernicus data and services uptake;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 32 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Agrees that Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus are not yet fully explored and recognises potential on the alliance between public and private sector over space strategy;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 35 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that space technology as well as its in situ components requires large budgets and that it is essential to allocate the necessary resources to this sector in the EU budget;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 38 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Notes that the Commission proposes to "encourage the uptake of space solutions", in particular by providing technical support in using innovative and cross-border procurement for space solutions;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 40 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Considers that the consolidation of existing and future capacities into a real European space-based maritime surveillance system - which will benefit a number of institutional users and whose services could be commercially exploited for export - could be a textbook case for the Commission's innovative ambitions in the space sector;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 43 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories give an extraordinary dimension and geographic possibilities to Europe, allowing for the development of deployment stations, monitoring facilities and ground-truthing systems all around the globe, and regrets that Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories are not mentioned in the Strategy;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 44 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises that priorities on public use of space, including observation, should be related to the legislative needs of European initiatives such as the "Marine Strategy" Framework-Directive;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 45 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Acknowledges the potential offered by space infrastructures and derived services to efficiently contribute to the objectives of an international ocean governance, e.g. to implement the COP21 agreement and mitigate impact of climate change on oceans, coastlines and ecosystems, to fight marine litter or to promote maritime spatial planning (MSP) at global level;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 47 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls the importance of ensuring ‘the needs of various EU agencies’, such as the European Maritime Safety Agency and the European Fisheries Control Agency, and emphasises that these institutions will also contribute to the fulfilment of the objectives of the Space Strategy for Europe, and emphasises that these institutions shall also contribute for the fulfilment of the objectives of the Space Strategy for Europe;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 50 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Recalls that one of the major assets for private sector on the Space Exploration is the development of patents and proprietary information, which should be emphasised in the development of the Space Strategy for Europe;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 52 #

2016/2325(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Alerts for the rapid development of new technologies that rely on augmented intelligence, cognitive computing and neural systems, none of those items are mentioned in the Space Strategy for Europe;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 3 #

2016/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas this is the first EU-Cook Islands FPA, which guarantees a European presence in the waters of the eastern Pacific following the non-renewal of the agreement with Kiribati (and the agreements signed but not implemented with Micronesia and the Salomon Islands);
2016/12/12
Committee: PECH
Amendment 4 #

2016/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas our presence in the region should serve to promote a sustainable fisheries policy and sound exploitation of resources, guaranteeing the proper management of Pacific tuna resources;
2016/12/12
Committee: PECH
Amendment 5 #

2016/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the EU-Cook Islands FPA is based on the best available scientific advice, respecting the conservation and management measures of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) within the limits of the available surplus;
2016/12/12
Committee: PECH
Amendment 6 #

2016/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas problems exist in relation to inspection and control, and illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a problem that is difficult to overcome, bearing in mind the scattered nature of territory and resources;
2016/12/12
Committee: PECH
Amendment 7 #

2016/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas a commitment has been given not to grant other non-European fleets more favourable conditions than those provided for in the Agreement, and the Agreement contains the Cotonou clause on human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law;
2016/12/12
Committee: PECH
Amendment 9 #

2016/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the contributions intended to support the development of the Cook Islands’ fisheries policy, ranging between 47.6% and 50% of the total to be transferred, amount to a major contribution in percentage terms;
2016/12/12
Committee: PECH
Amendment 11 #

2016/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas EU longliner catches have tended to be located in the warmer waters to the south of the Cook Islands, and bearing in mind the requirements imposed by the Cook Islands’ shark conservation regulation, and whereas the ex ante assessment found that there will be no interest in the future for EU longliners to fish in the Cook Islands EEZ;
2016/12/12
Committee: PECH
Amendment 21 #

2016/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that support for sectoral development is an important aspect of contributing to the sustainability of a partner country, as it helps to enhance the country’s operational independence, underpin its development strategy and guarantee its sovereignty;
2016/12/12
Committee: PECH
Amendment 25 #

2016/2230(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls the Commission to consider the application of the precautionary principle accordingly to the rules of the CFP and to analyse the use of floating Fishing Aggregating Devices in the area and its influence in the tuna ecology and make proposals for their use accordingly to their findings;
2016/12/12
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1 #

2016/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea was adopted by Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea in December 1982, and entered into force in November 1994 to establish a treaty regime to govern activities on the world’s oceans;
2016/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 2 #

2016/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas Saami, Nenets, Khanty, Evenk, Chukchi, Aleut, Yupik and Inuit cultures need to be protected as reflected in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP);
2016/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 11 #

2016/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas under the 2016 United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda Goal 14 aims to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources, including the target to protect 10% of marine areas by 2020;
2016/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 13 #

2016/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Strategic Plan for Biological Diversity 2011-2020, including Target 11 which states that by 2020, at least 10% of coastal and marine areas are conserved through effectively and equitably managed, ecologically representative and well-connected systems of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, and integrated into the wider landscape and seascapes;
2016/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 15 #

2016/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas the Convention for Biological Diversity recognised 77 Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSA) and 13 Super EBSA that need particular precautionary management;
2016/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 18 #

2016/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas the Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation unites the European Union, Canada and the United States of America to, among others, build a capacity to understand and predict major Atlantic and Arctic processes, as well as the changes and risks they carry in relation to human activities and climate change;
2016/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 19 #

2016/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E e (new)
Ee. whereas institutions as European Marine Board, European Polar Board and EurOcean are continually studying and disseminating information about the Arctic;
2016/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 20 #

2016/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E f (new)
Ef. whereas Articles 4 and 5 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement require parties to sustainably manage and take action to conserve sinks and reservoirs of greenhouse gases, such as the oceans;
2016/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 21 #

2016/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls that Arctic changes have worldwide implications, particularly in view of the fact that adverse effects of global warming occur at a much faster pace in this vulnerable environment;
2016/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 26 #

2016/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the rights to land and natural resources are an important part of the culture and survival of indigenous peoples in the Arctic;
2016/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 28 #

2016/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the European Commission to support initiatives to ban the use of bottom trawling in EBSAs and in the Arctic high seas;
2016/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 36 #

2016/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the European Commission to continue and re-enforce the use of Horizon 2020 and other funding programs to study the Arctic;
2016/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1118 #

2016/2114(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 176 – paragraph 1
1. Where the text to be put to the vote contains two or more provisions or references to two or more points or lends itself to division into two or more parts having a distinct meaning and/or normative value, a split vote may be requested by a political group or at least 40 Members. Split votes on compromise amendments shall be inadmissible.
2016/09/27
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 1165 #

2016/2114(REG)

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 209 – paragraph 1
Rules 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 38 to 48, 160, 162(2) and (10), 165, 167, 169 to 172, 174,The following Rules concerning voting, interruptive and procedural motions shall apply mutatis mutandis to committees: Rule 164a (Prevention of obstruction), Rule 168a (Thresholds), Rule 169 (Tabling and moving amendments), Rule 170 (Admissibility of amendments), Rule 171) (Voting procedure), Rule 174 (Order of voting amendments), Rule 176 (1), 177, 178, 181, 182, 184 to 187, 190 and 191 shall apply mutatis mutandis to committee mee (Split voting), Rule 177 (Right to vote), Rule 178 (Voting), Rule 179a (Tied votes), Rule 180(2) and (2a) (Vote by roll call), Rule 180a (Voting by secret ballot), Rule 181 (Use of electronic voting system), Rule 182a (Disputes on voting), Rule 184a (Points of order), Rule 190 (Adjournment of debate or vote) and Rule 191 (Suspension or closure of the sittings).
2016/09/27
Committee: AFCO
Amendment 14 #

2016/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas at the high-level meeting on the status of stocks in the Mediterranean (February 2016, Catania), an agreement was reached on the urgent need to reverse these negative trends, taking note of the major challenge of achievingcomplying with the CFP obligation relating to MSY for all species by 2020 at the latest;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 33 #

2016/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it urgent to provide a response that is collective, based on multi- tier cooperation – international, European, national and regional; considers that all stakeholders, including commercial and recreational fishermen, scientists and NGOs, should be involved in an inclusive, bottom-up process;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 36 #

2016/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that there are no common, detailed definitions for small and artisanal fisheries; stresses that such definitions are needed at EU level as soon as possible, for use in further political action;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 44 #

2016/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Observes that the influence of recreational fishing on stocks and its socioeconomic potential in the Mediterranean have not been sufficiently studied; considers that, in future, data should be gathered on the number of recreational fishermen, the volume of their catches and the value added by them in coastal communities;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 57 #

2016/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that it is not feasible to protect and safeguard Mediterranean fisheries and environmental resources through effective fisheries management policies unless they arthey must be backed up by strong, wide-ranging and urgent policies and measures to counter the anthropogenic factors that affect and have an adverse impact on those resources: climate change (warming, acidification, rainfall), pollution (chemical, organic, macro- and microscopic), gas and oil exploration and extraction, shipping traffic, invasive species and destruction or alteration of natural habitats, especially coastal;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 72 #

2016/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it feasible to introduce non-transferable quotas, especially for species subject to single-species fisheries; is of the view that, to avoid social inequalities, fishing opportunities should be allocated using objective and transparent criteria, including environmental, social and economic criteria, and should also be fairly distributed within the various fisheries segments, including traditional and small- scale and recreational fishing; is of the view, in addition, that incentives should be provided for fleets to use more selective fishing equipment and techniques that have a reduced impact on the marine environment, in keeping with Article 17 of the CFP regulation;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 78 #

2016/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the system of marine protected areas in the Mediterranean covers an inadequate area, with major coverage disparities between the various basins; considers it crucial to increase the percentage of marine protected areas and to identify areas to be covered by protection measures,in order, in accordance with commitments under international law, to cover at least 10% of the Mediterranean, taking into account biotopes in the high seas, by 2020, and to build up an ecologically coherent network of protected sea areas; stresses that in many cases the existing protected sea areas are not properly managed in order to ensure development of their ecosystem services and economic utility; considers, therefore, that in addition to implementntroducing an effective monitoring and control system to check they are effective, it is necessary to develop and apply management measures in accordance with the ecosystem approach in order to be able to monitor the effectiveness of the protection measures;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 97 #

2016/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that in the Mediterranean, a minimum permitted size should be adopted for all commercial and recreational targeted species, depending on sexual maturity and based on the best scientific knowledge;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 115 #

2016/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that 250 000 people are directly employed on board boats and that the number of people dependent on the fishing industry increases exponentially if one includes families whose subsistence is derived from regional fishing and who are employed in secondary industries, such as processing, maintenance of boats and tourism, including tourism linked to recreational fisheries; notes that 60% of work involved in fishing is located in developing countries to the south and east of the Mediterranean, which shows how important small-scale and recreational fishing isare for the sustainable development of those regions and, in particular, for the most vulnerable coastal communities;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 141 #

2016/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers assessments of the fishing effort in recreational fishing and gathering of catch data in each sea basin and in the Mediterranean to be important;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 4 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the species of sea turtles Chelonia mydas, Eretmochelys imbricata and Dermochelys coriacea are threatened by illegal trafficking and that, in addition to illegal catches, they are still bycaught in some industrial fisheries;
2016/09/21
Committee: PECH
Amendment 8 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that the populations of sturgeon decreased dramatically due to habitat destruction and intense exploitation to meet the demand for caviar; The caviar trade is regulated by CITES and the exploitation of some species is prohibited;
2016/09/21
Committee: PECH
Amendment 10 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Recalls that illegal coral harvesting, as with Corallium rubrum in the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean, or accidental, as the one associated with bottom trawling and longline fisheries, constitute threats to habitats and the ecosystem services they support;
2016/09/21
Committee: PECH
Amendment 17 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to acknowledge and pay due attention to IUU fishing carried out in Europe (such as the fishing of glass-eels and sturgeon and damage to coralcoral harvesting);
2016/09/21
Committee: PECH
Amendment 20 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of fighting illegal exports from Europe of glass eels and European sturgeon used in caviar trafficking;
2016/09/21
Committee: PECH
Amendment 25 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Suggests that the import permits for organisms or organism parts that are the subject of conservation measures be revised (Regulation 1185/2003 amended by Regulation 605/2013);
2016/09/21
Committee: PECH
Amendment 53 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
12. Advocates introducing Europe- wide recognition for stakeholders who are particularly involved in the fight against illegal trafficking. This could have the form of a prize given to those who are particularly involved, sometimes risking their lives, on fighting wildlife trafficking in land, mountains, lakes, rivers and sea;
2016/09/21
Committee: PECH
Amendment 8 #

2016/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas fisheries-related tourism can help to create jobs, promote social inclusion, improve the quality of life, and revitalise communities that depend on fishing, especially in areas where there is little else in the way of economic activities; whereas this potential varies greatly both in regional terms and depending on the type of fisheries involved and vessel sizes;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 18 #

2016/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas fisheries-related tourism can afford an opportunity to attract environment-conscious tourists by providing a wide offering that can ranginge from local products to green business styles;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 23 #

2016/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the socio-economic gains resulting from fisheries-related tourism are of a highly seasonal nature, as they occur chiefly in the summer months; whereas the benefits to be gained from greater customer loyalty, an oft-quoted subject, are achievable throughout the year;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 27 #

2016/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the EMFF supports investment to help fishermen diversify their income by developing complementary activities, including investment for boatsadditional on-board safety equipment, fishing tours, shore-based tourism services, catering, recreational and sport fishing services, and fishing-related educational activities;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 30 #

2016/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas fisheries-related tourism activities are carried out by professioncommercial fishermen seeking to diversify their sources of income, promote, and enhance the status of, their profession and the socio-cultural heritage, and improve the sustainable use of aquatic ecosystems, aims which they sometimes pursue by carrying tourists on fishing boats; whereas while these fishing activities plainly involve a tourism element and a recreational purpose, they are not covered by any clear-cut standard-setting definition;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 33 #

2016/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. whereas the term ‘fishing tours’ (called ‘pescaturismo’ in Italian) denotes tourist/recreational fishing activities carried out by professioncommercial fishermen who take tourists on board their vessels in order to show them the fisheries world;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 35 #

2016/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R
R. whereas tourist services offered by fishermen ashore (in Italian ‘ittiturismo’) include gastronomic tourism and hospitality ventures run by professioncommercial fishermen; whereas one of the main differences between the above two types of tourism is that the latter cannot take place aboard fishing boats;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 40 #

2016/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital S
S. whereas recreational fishing is an activity carried out solely for recreational and/or competitive sporting purposes, in which living aquatic resources are exploited, but catches may not, under any circumstances, be sold; whereas although the intention is not to make a profit, recreational fishing is included among the tourist activities that generate a parallel economy which can be managed by professioncommercial fishermen through services, facilities, and infrastructure offered to recreational fishermen;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 44 #

2016/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U
U. whereas in Italy there has been a steady increase in applications for licences to carry out fisheries-related tourism activities; whereas, according to a recent survey, the Italian regions with the highest number of licences are Liguria (290), Emilia-Romagna (229), Sardinia (218), Calabria (203), Campania (200), and Sicily (136): whereas 1 600 licences in all were registered in the period from 2002 to 2012; whereas in 2003 the regions with the highest number of licences were Campania (63), Liguria (62), Sicily (60), and Sardinia (59), closely followed by Apulia (46), Calabria (39), and Tuscany (37); whereas the considerable differences among Member States as regards the number of licences are due in part to local conditions and above all to the different safety regulations applying to fisheries-related tourism activities;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 50 #

2016/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Z
Z. whereas a survey of fishing tour operators in Italy has revealed that fishing tours translate into much shorter working hours at sea for fishermen, with a corresponding reduction in the gear used, daily catch volumes up to 50% lower, fishing effort reduced by a half, and roughly 16% less by-catch, compared with traditional fishing; whereas this brings major benefits for fish stock and marine ecosystem conservation; whereas, from a social point of view, shorter working hours at sea are conducive to the physical and mental well-being of fishermen and their families;deleted
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 54 #

2016/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AA
AA. whereas, as regards the economic point of view, it has emerged that daily revenue from fishing tours is in the range of EUR 400-600, double the amount that an entrepreneur could earn by selling the catch alone; whereas, however, seasonality remains a problem, since tourist activities are particularly affected by weather and sea conditions; whereas the possibility of using fisheries-related tourism as a source of additional income depends greatly on the type of fisheries involved and vessel sizes;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 71 #

2016/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Considers it essential to redesign and adapt fishing vessels for tourist activities, bearing in mind that boats need to be renovated in order to guarantee tourists’ safety and offer the comfort necessary for a pleasant experience; points out, however, that alterations of this kind, especially when carried out during the off-season for tourism, must not entail any restrictions for commercial fisheries;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 93 #

2016/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Given the huge differences among EU fishing operators involved in tourism, calls on the Commission to adopt common rules on navigation safety, health and hygiene requirements for vessels used to carry out fishing tourism activities, and possible tax concessions, with the proviso that the above measures must be sufficiently flexible to accommodate major differences in terms of individual fisheries and fishing vessels and allow for distinctive regional characteristics;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 108 #

2016/2035(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that training courses should be organised for fishermen, their families, and all local people involved so as to ensure that they have the knowledge necessary to welcome tourists and guarantee their safety, as well as language skills;
2017/03/30
Committee: PECH
Amendment 19 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the ORs began to be incorporated into the CFP when the limitation on fishing effort was introduced in the 1990s; whereas, this is the reason the ORs consider themselves unfairly treated by the CFP and call it the ‘and 'doubley penalty’ised' by the CFP (no access to previous aid for fleet renewal and the current prohibition on aid for renewal);
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 23 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas important sectors of the fishing fleet in the ORs were until recently not regulated or entered in the fleet register and therefore had no access to the Fisheries Fund for modernisation;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 37 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas the EMFF can, however, provide financial help for ships in order to improve energy efficiency, safety, onboard hygiene and the quality of fishery products, as well as working conditions;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 67 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the specific provisions for the ORs in the EMFF, such as the compensation for additional costs (which are subsidised 100% by the EMFF) – which is higher than in the previous programming period – and the maximum35% increase in public aid intensity, which is higher than for other region for other measures in OR areas;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 89 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores the significant level of IUU fishing taking placeundertaken in the ORs’ EEZ attributable to both domestic and foreign vessels; points out that for the domestic part, such pracby foreign vessels and calls on the national authoritices also result from local food supply issuesto step up the fight against IUU fishing;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 96 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on all parties involved to speed up implementation of the EMFF and use the opportunities it provides to invest heavily in fleet modernisation - improvements to safety, onboard hygiene, energy efficiency and quality of fishery products - as well as in fishing ports, landing sites and aquaculture, in order to generate new market outlets; also calls for the compensation regime for additional costs to be applied in order to make the sector more viable;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 104 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that a restructuring of the fishing sector in the ORs ismay be needed in order to ensure sustainable management of fish stocks, and if necessary a reduction of the number of vessels should be considered;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 115 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that both the databasesdata collection on stocks and assessing the impact of small- scale vessels in the ORs has to be improved in order to reinforce the scientific basis for fishing opportunities in the ORs;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 120 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that the potential of aquaculture should be better exploited in the ORs, as it might open up new export possibilitieresult in new production possibilities and high-quality products;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 127 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States to stimulate the use of the European Structural and Investment Funds and to stress the synergies between the different funds in the ORs in order to develop economic opportunities for all players in the blue economy;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 134 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Advocates reconsidering the fleet segmentation basis under a potential future CFP, in order to make better use of capacity limits and facilitate developmentthe requisite balance between each segment and the stocks being fished;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 143 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Proposes considering increasinged aid intensity for engine replacementmodernising fishing vessels in the ORs where scientific evidence indicates that climate conditions and climate change have a decisive negative impact on the safety of the ORs’ fleets;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 149 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Advocates not esexamining the suitabilishingty of a dedicated fund for the ORs, as comprehensive resources ofnd determining whether the European Structural and Investment Funds alre already availableady provide comprehensive resources and whether synergies between individual funds might be better ensured within the ESIF;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 160 #

2016/2016(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Recommends creating better incentives under a future EMFF to encourage young people to enter the fishing sector and improve overall organisation of the fisheries sector in the ORs;
2017/02/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 239 #

2016/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Technical measures where relevant should apply to recreational fisheries which can have a significant impact on the stocks of fish and shellfish species.
2017/06/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 314 #

2016/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. Articles 7 and 14 and Part A of Annexes V to XThis Regulation shall also apply to recreational fisheries.
2017/06/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 337 #

2016/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure that catches of marine species below minimum conservation reference sizes do not exceed 5% by volumethe levels defined in accordance with Article 2(2)18a, and that contribute to achieving the objectives established in Article 152(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
2017/06/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 413 #

2016/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 45 a (new)
(45 a) ‘full documentation’ means an accounting system that gives comprehensive, complete and reliable documentation of all catches and discards at sea, which may include, but not exclusively, the use of logbooks, on-board observers and/or electronic monitoring.
2017/06/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 459 #

2016/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. When caught as bycatch, species referred to in paragraph 1 shall not be harmed and specimens shall be promptly released. In this connection, with a view to improved data and to facilitating scientific studies, catches need to be recorded to a sufficient extent.
2017/06/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 497 #

2016/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with the procedure set out in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 Member States may submit joint recommendations defining appropriate technical measures at the regional level that deviate from the measures set out in paragraph 1. The Commission shall make these joint recommendations public immediately after their submission by the Member States and shall make public any scientific assessment carried out to ensure their compliance with the provisions of Article 18 (5) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
2017/06/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 505 #

2016/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a Levels of catches of marine species below minimum conservation reference sizes 1.In accordance with the procedure set out in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, Member States may submit joint recommendations defining the levels referred to in Article 4(1)(a) and the implementing methods for measuring the compliance with these levels. 2.The levels referred to in paragraph 1 shall be defined for each fishery and each metier and shall aim at reducing the level of catches of marine species below minimum conservation reference sizes, on the basis of the best available scientific data. 3.Where no joint recommendation is submitted by [1 January 2019], the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts defining the elements referred to in paragraph 1, in accordance with Article 32 of this Regulation.
2017/06/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 509 #

2016/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to establish technical measures at regional level with the aim of achieving objectives of multiannual plans referred to in Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Such measures shall be established by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 32 of this Regulation and Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Notwithstanding Article 18(1) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the Commission may adopt such delegated acts also in the absence of a joint recommendation referred thereto.
2017/06/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 513 #

2016/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. Where Member States submit joint recommendations for the establishment of technical measures as referred to in paragraph 1, they shall provide scientific evidence to support the adoption of those measures. The Commission shall make these joint recommendations public immediately after their submission by the Member States.
2017/06/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 515 #

2016/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission mayshall require the STECF to assess the joint recommendations referred to in paragraph 5 and shall make this assessment public.
2017/06/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 547 #

2016/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
- provide information on the effectiveness of existing mitigation measures and monitoring arrangements;
2017/06/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 574 #

2016/0074(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Where the report shows that a Member State failed to comply with its obligation regarding control and data collection, the Commission may interrupt or suspend the EMFF funding for this Member State, in accordance with Articles 100 and 101 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014.
2017/06/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1 #

2015/2093(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
– having regard to paragraph 3 of Article 3 of the EU Treaty which foresees the need for commitment to the "sustainable development of Europe", including providing a "high level of protection and improvement of the environment." and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43s 11, 43 and 191 thereof,
2016/04/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 30 #

2015/2093(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas low cost remote tracking technologies, such as the Automatic Identification System (AIS), enables voluntary control and increases the ease of monitoring and safety of fishermen;
2016/04/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 86 #

2015/2093(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Emphasises the need to discuss with the different national, outermost regions and regional authorities when creating or revising legal instruments;
2016/04/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 108 #

2015/2093(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for the EFCA Core Curriculum to be translated and circulated widely, with the aid of the EMFF; proposes that this manual be embellished with examples of good practice employed by inspectors;
2016/04/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 109 #

2015/2093(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Proposes the improvement of training and information for fishermen, both of which could be incorporated into their professional organisations, with a view to improving their understanding of the importance of the regulations and thus inculcate a culture of respect for them; recommends in this regard that consultations with the advisory committees would be effective; proposes to create online databases for documents and information relevant to fisheries (including the penalty point system), in so far as the data protection provisions in force permit, making the regulations accessible for all to read; is of the opinion that the EMFF could contribute to these measures;
2016/04/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 115 #

2015/2093(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Emphasises the importance of assessing and certifying the control training initiatives provided by third parties;
2016/04/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 121 #

2015/2093(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the importance of increasing the presence of EFCA close to Member States, including Outermost Regions;
2016/04/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 128 #

2015/2093(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Recommends expanding the controls – for example extended monitoring – to cover the entire chain of production and assigning responsibilities for control at sea to a single administrative body in order to avoid an overlapping of controls which causes unnecessary pressure;
2016/04/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 136 #

2015/2093(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. iIs of the view that controls based on risk assessment should be based on transparent minimum criteria defined at European level;
2016/04/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 139 #

2015/2093(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for a standardisation of sanctions and prefers economic rather than penal sanctions, but also recalls the need to introduce incentives for fisher; considers that preference should be given to incentives to fishermen (as referred to, for example, in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013) in order to prevent infringements;
2016/04/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 153 #

2015/2093(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Encourages the establishment of funding mechanisms to increase the use of low cost technologies to enable voluntary control and increase monitoring and safety of fishermen, especially in small scale artisanal fisheries;
2016/04/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 165 #

2015/2093(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Requests the development of a data transfer and analysis system which is compatible throughout the Union; further requests that it falls to the Commission to set the framework for the exchange of data and information, in accordance with the data protection provisions in force;
2016/04/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 7 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the reform of the common fisheries policy (CFPRegulation (EU) No 1380/2013) includeds among its objectives the achievement ofrestoring and maintaining populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield (MSY), using an ecosystem-based approach; whereas technical measures and multiannual plans, which are concerned with conservation, are are among the main tools to achieve these objectives;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 13 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the mainimportant changes introduced under the 2013 CFP reform also include discard eliminRegulation (EU) No 1380/2013 also include the landing obligation and regionalisation;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 28 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the complexity of the technical measures and the difficulties arising, coupled with the absence of any tangible results or incentives under the CFP have contributed to making fishermen mistrustfulhave contributed to lower the acceptance of the rules by fishermen;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 31 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the review of technical measures, based on a solid scientific approach, should seek to improve the sustainability of fishery resources without compromising the economic viability of fishing activityconservation and sustainable exploitation of stocks and minimise the negative impact of fishing on the environment;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 37 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the discard ban and maximum sustainable yield objective requiachieving the objectives of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 requires among other measures the use of more selective fishing gear;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 39 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the discard balanding obligation involves a radical change of approach to fisheries management, and hence to technical measures in key areas such as catch composition;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 57 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas regionalisation can ensure that rules are adapted to the specific requirements of each fishery and each basin, ensuring flexibility and facilitating a rapid response to any emergencies arising;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 62 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas regionalisation can help make the rules simpler and more comprehensible, which would be greatly welcomed by the fisheries sector and other stakeholders, especially where it isthey are involved in the adoption thereof;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 76 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas certain proposals for specific regulations containing technical measures (concerning driftnets, cetacean bycatches, ban on on-board shark finning or deep-sea fishing) have proved controversial; whereas some proposals, such as those concerning deep-sea fishing in the northeast Atlantic, have been blocked for over three years; whereas deliberations on driftnet fishing are also deadlocked; whereas a number of specific provisions regarding technical measures, such as those concerning on-board shark finning, have been rejected by the RFMOs,Deleted
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 83 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. whereas technical measures applicable in the Mediterraneaeach individual basin are not always adapted to the needs of the different local fisheries in that basin;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 94 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital R
R. whereas the Mediterranean basin is very different to other EU fishing basins, since iand most fis shared by third countries with conservation rules very different to those of Europeh stocks are overexploited;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 96 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital S
S. whereas the multiannual plans adopted between 2002 and 2009 were not all equally effective, the least satisfactory being attributed to the shortcomings of certain instruments and verification proceduresffective;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 100 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital T
T. whereas CFP reform introduced landing requirements while failing to do anything to make the TAC and quota systems less inherently rigid;deleted
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 108 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U
U. whereas difficulties in implementing the discard ban in mixed fisherieslanding obligation are likely to arise with 'choke' species; whereasand therefore the multiannual plans should therefore seek to promote instruments, such as fishing effort regulation, that are unconstrained by the rigidities of the TAC and quota system, thereby helping to ensurincorporate instruments able to help achieve the aim of restoring and maintaining populations of fishery species above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield and improve the economic performance of fleets at a given fishing mortality rate;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 119 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AA
AA. whereas the plans must set a general objective that is achievable in administrative and scientific terms; whereas it should include high and stable yieldslong-term stable yields in accordance with best available scientific advice, something which must be reflected in annual Council decisions regarding fishing opportunities in the light of the latestbest available scientific intelligenadvice; whereas these annual decisions should be strictly confined to the allocation of fishing opportunities, and should as far as possible seek to avoid large fluctuations in this respect;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 124 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AD
AD. whereas progress has been made with the multi-annual plan for the Baltic, the Council having agreed to work jointly with the EP on the adoption of fishing mortality targets;deleted
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 131 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AH
AH. whereas, for the same species, minimum conservation reference sizes may vary from one area to another in order to take into account the specific nature of the fisherspecies and the fishing gear employedfisheries; whereas, whenever possible, horizontal decisions for all areas are desirable in order to facilitate monitoring;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 139 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that technical measures must be reviewed in a bid to simplify and standardiseement the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy, simplify current rules, and improve the scientific base and make it more consistent and more acceptable to the fisheries sector;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 162 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Believes codecision to be unnecessary for measures adopted at regional level or possibly subject to frequent changes;Deleted
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 176 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that rules regarding technical measures should be structured on three co-decisional axes and a fourdetermined using the regionalisation axis. The first three would comprise a process and be basetd ofn common centralised rules, a set of specific rules for the larger sea basins and a number of specific technical regulations, all off which would be adopted by co-decision; Notes that regionalisation would apply to rules applicable at regional level or subject to frequent changes; Measures shall be re- evaluated on a regular basis
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 185 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it necessary to assess the suitability, effectiveness and socio- economic implications for EU fleets of specific regulations based on technical measures, such as those concerning driftnets, incidental cetacean catches, the ban on on-board shark finning or deep- sea fishing;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 195 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that there is an urgent need to establish a coherent set of technical operational procedures for each of the three main basins, taking account of the specific nature of each, especially that of the Mediterranean, where Community decisions may have a significant impact on competition between European and third-country fishing fleets;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 201 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Maintains that, notwithstanding the discard balanding obligation, provisions regarding technical measures in areas such as catch composition must be sufficiently flexible to adapt in real time to progress in the fisheries and more selective fishing techniques;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 209 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that a review of technical measures must takeshall take into account their impact in terms of not only biological resources conservation and the marine environment but also fishing operating costs and profitability;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 213 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the conservation objective of the regulation on technical measures could be achieved more effectively through actions aimed at improving supply and demand management, foc7using to a greater extent on producer organisations, thereby optimizing the results being sought by EU provisions;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 224 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the co-legislators must continue to seek agreement on multiannual plans on the basis of the case-law which is currently established by the EU Court of Justice;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 226 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that multi-annual plans should form a robust and lasting framework for fisheries management, be based on best and most recent scientific and socio- economic findings and be adapted to the evolution of stocks, as well as providing flexibilityscientific findings and guidelines for annual Council decisions on fishing opportunities; notes that these annual decisions should not exceed the strict scope of the allocation of fishing opportunities, and should, as far as possible, seek to avoid large fluctuations thereof;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 235 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that, in order to avoid problems arising from compulsory landings for mixed fisheries, it would be advisable to find ways of regulating the fishing effort free of the rigidities of TACs and quotas;Deleted
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 245 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that the transitional validity of the delegated acts regarding discard plans, including changes to the minimum sizes, should not in any case exceed three years and should be replaced, where appropriate, by a multi-annual plan and that, to that end, multiannual plans should be adopted as soon as possible;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 248 #

2015/2092(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Takes the view that, in the context of regionalisation, it is necessary to avoid the proliferation of decisions on minimum sizes for each species, since this would make verification harder and could lead to marketing irregularities or fraud;
2015/10/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 4 #

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the vulnerable marine ecosystem (VME) concept that emerged from discussions at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and gained momentum after UNGA Resolution 61/105 of 2006 and that VMEs constitute areas that may be vulnerable to impacts from fishing activities,
2015/11/19
Committee: PECH
Amendment 5 #

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the 2009 Azores Scientific Criteria and Guidance for identifying "ecologically or biologically significant marine areas" (EBSA) and designing representative networks of marine protected areas in open ocean waters and deep sea habitats of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD),
2015/11/19
Committee: PECH
Amendment 8 #

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. whereas international ocean governance is gaining a particular momentum in the EU agenda;
2015/11/19
Committee: PECH
Amendment 53 #

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls for an increased cooperation between fisheries relevant bodies within the European Commission, namely DG MARE, DG DEVCO and DG TRADE;
2015/11/19
Committee: PECH
Amendment 54 #

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. The development of the external dimension should also aim the creation of quality jobs in the Union and elsewhere;
2015/11/19
Committee: PECH
Amendment 63 #

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Recalls that the environmental standards that must also apply to EU external fisheries include the implementation of the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management along with the precautionary approach so as to rebuild and maintain exploited stocks above levels that can produce the maximum yield by 2015 wherever possible and by 2020 at the latest for all stocks;
2015/11/19
Committee: PECH
Amendment 67 #

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that all aspects of the external dimension of the CFP must be predicated on equitable relationships between the EU and its partners globally, be they bilateral (sSustainable fFishing peries Partnership aAgreements (SFPAs) or multilateral (RFMOs);
2015/11/19
Committee: PECH
Amendment 89 #

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Calls for the increase of independent observer programs that contribute to the monitoring of the fisheries and the collection of scientific data;
2015/11/19
Committee: PECH
Amendment 94 #

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Recognises that international good governance can only be led by example, applying to EU fleets the highest social and environmental standards and showcase it as benchmark for improving international standards within the RFMOs so they can be extended to the non EU fleets;
2015/11/19
Committee: PECH
Amendment 104 #

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Calls for more studies and increased protection of deep sea species and habitats, mainly of those especially sensitive or fundamental for the ecosystem's long term sustainability;
2015/11/19
Committee: PECH
Amendment 110 #

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. calls on the Commission to ensure that local coastal fisheries in the outermost regions of the EU are not disadvantaged by Partnership Agreements for sustainable fishing;
2015/11/19
Committee: PECH
Amendment 116 #

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Recognises the importance of the creation of a larger framework with developing countries that not only encompasses fisheries but also the preceding and subsequent areas of the supply chain;
2015/11/19
Committee: PECH
Amendment 117 #

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Encourages the EU to avoid the negotiation of SFPA with countries where corruption is accepted;
2015/11/19
Committee: PECH
Amendment 119 #

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12e. Calls for the enforcement of methodologies to ensure proper and transparent use of Union funds;
2015/11/19
Committee: PECH
Amendment 138 #

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Calls for instruments to protect workers and decent working conditions to be included in European regulations on fishing matters (especially ILO Convention 188 on working conditions in the fishing sector) as well as in fishing partnership agreements to guarantee the same working conditions, the same protection of workers' rights and the same levels of training;
2015/11/19
Committee: PECH
Amendment 177 #

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Promotes the development of a unique international system to register all vessels sailing in international waters;
2015/11/19
Committee: PECH
Amendment 178 #

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Welcomes the EU IUU Regulation and acknowledges its contribution to the promotion of sustainable fishing in the world;
2015/11/19
Committee: PECH
Amendment 187 #

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Emphasises that also in the framework of SFPAs the complete traceability of marine fisheries products should be ensured.
2015/11/19
Committee: PECH
Amendment 192 #

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Believes that economic, social and environmental conditions prevailing in the collection and processing of fish should be clear to consumers;
2015/11/19
Committee: PECH
Amendment 203 #

2015/2091(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 f (new)
26f. Calls for the continuing work towards the identification and protection of VME and EBSA both in Exclusive Economic Zones and Continental Shelfs and in ABNJ;
2015/11/19
Committee: PECH
Amendment 9 #

2015/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas coastal fishing varies to a great degree between individual Member States in terms of its basic definition and characteristics – coastal and small-scale coastal fishing is a traditional form of fishing – and significant socio- economic divergences exist between the Member States;
2015/11/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 23 #

2015/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas coastal fishing should be made subject to management at local levelpursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 which would take account of the diversity of the fleets, gears, techniques and fish stocks in individual Member States and in every individual fishing zone;
2015/11/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 28 #

2015/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas mainly traditional gears and techniques, which by virtue of their specific characteristics define the identity and way of life of coastal regions, are used in coastal fishing, and it is vitalthere is a need to preserve their use and protect them as an element of cultural, historical and traditional heritage;
2015/11/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 35 #

2015/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the impossibility of using specific gears and techniques – which are more environmentally friendly and which do not have a significant impact on the status of endangered stocks – has a serious effect on the viability of already marginalised coastal and island communities causes increased depopulation and hinders development and innovation;
2015/11/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 56 #

2015/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas some coastal fishing regions are located close to economically developed regions and tourist destinations but are nonetheless unable to achieve adequate economic growth; whereas the pressure to use the sea’s resources is already growing in such regions, and the fisheries sector is being marginalised in favour of tourismand tourism should be given equal importance;
2015/11/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 78 #

2015/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital U
U. whereas anthropogenic influences, i.e. human activities, in coastal regions have been underestimated in the context of environmental protection issues; whereas the cumulative effects of various activities on narrow coastal regions have not been adequately recognised or assessed; whereas activities that take place in coastal areas, such as maritime transport, tourism, waste water from the mainland, etc., particularly affect the fisheries sector;
2015/11/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 128 #

2015/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to promote and support investments in fisheries in the area of tourism, which represents a growing economic sector with great potential for fisheries, in order to add to tourism capacities bysynergy effects through information tours to fishing grounds, promoting fish products, gastronomy, angling tourism, underwater and diving tourism, etc., and by presenting them as part of the traditional menu, thereby capitalising on fishing heritage and the recognisability of a specific fishing region; emphasises that all publicly funded complementary fishing activities need to comply with legal standards in the Member State in question, particularly with regards to fiscal regulations:
2015/11/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 133 #

2015/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to actively promote and support, in the context of the Cohesion Fund, investment in the diversification of fisheries in the area of culture and art as part of traditional heritage (handicrafts, music and dance) and to support investment in the promotion of tradition, history and fishing heritage in general (fishing gears, techniques, historical documents, etc.) by opening museums and organising exhibitions that relate closely to coastal fishing;
2015/11/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 162 #

2015/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to provide at least 40% of the support as part of initiatives for the direct management of project financing, in which emphasis is placed on coastal fisheries and the development of coastal regions;
2015/11/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 189 #

2015/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to ensure that a review of the assessment of the status of fish stocks as regardsrelevant to coastal fisheries is carried out, and stresses the need for an analysis of small-scale fishing’s impact on fish stocks, given that the species fished in coastal fisheries are mainly of little economic significance and account for a small proportion of commercial fishing;
2015/11/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 199 #

2015/2090(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to promote projects, in the context of cohesion policy, that will make a contribution to protecting coastal and island areas as traditional, cultural and historic heritage areas;
2015/11/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 72 #

2015/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) "Dormant agreements" stand for countries which adopted a fisheries partnership agreement without having a protocol into force, for structural or conjonctural reasons. The Union has several "dormant" agreements with third countries. Union vessels are therefore not allowed to fish in waters under the regime of the dormant agreements. The Commission should make an effort to "wake up" these agreements or to cease the partnership agreement.
2016/09/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 101 #

2015/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the operatorcaptain and the fishing vessel have not been subject to a sanction for a serious infringement according to the national law of the Member State pursuant to Article 42 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 and Article 90 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 during the 12 months prior to the application for the fishing authorisation;
2016/09/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 134 #

2015/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. If a flag Member State fails to refuse, amend, suspend or withdraw the authorisation in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 5, after a formal consultation with the Member State, the Commission may decide to withdraw the authorisation and notify the flag Member State and the operator accordingly.
2016/09/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 147 #

2015/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the operator has paid all fees and financial penalties claimed by the third country competent authority overcompetent authorities of the third country (after final court decisions), in the plast 12 months.
2016/09/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 186 #

2015/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) There is a surplus of allowable catch;
2016/09/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 198 #

2015/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2 – indent 2
– an examination of the latter by the flag Member State on the basis of the assessment of itsa national scientific institute of the Union;
2016/09/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 221 #

2015/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it has been issued with a fishing authorisation by its flag Member State after consulting a EU national scientific institute to assess the proposed fishery sustainability; and
2016/09/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 251 #

2015/0289(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) name and flag, flag of the vessel, Community Fishing Fleet Register, International Maritime Organisation number and name of the company owner of the vessel;
2016/09/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 66 #

2015/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The definition of "recreational fisheries" should include all non- commercial fisheries, irrespective of their specific purpose, in order to cover all forms of fisheries that may affect fish stocks and ecosystems, to ensure the impact and socio-economic value of such fishing is fully taken into consideration when managing fisheries.
2016/01/26
Committee: PECH
Amendment 80 #

2015/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Fish stock assessments that are fundamental for scientific advice on sustainable catch levels depend on quality data. However, data are often the product of incomplete and inaccurate reporting, due inter alia to IUU fishing and some catches from recreational fisheries not being included in the assessments.
2016/01/26
Committee: PECH
Amendment 82 #

2015/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 b (new)
(21b) there is a need for data collection on by-catch of protected species, including sea birds, marine mammals and turtles, and on the impact of fisheries on habitats, vulnerable marine areas and the ecosystem in order to ensure the proper implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.
2016/01/26
Committee: PECH
Amendment 85 #

2015/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) Member States should determine the way they collect data, but in order to be able to combine data on a regional level in a meaningful way, minimum requirements for data quality, coverage and compatibility should be agreed by Member States at regUnional level. When there is general agreement on the methods at regUnional level, Regional Co- ordination Groups should submit a regional work plan on the basis of that agreement for adoption by Commission.
2016/01/26
Committee: PECH
Amendment 88 #

2015/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) Union legislation should no longer determine the precise details of methodologies to be applied in collecting data. Provisions on particular methods of data collection should therefore be replaced by the description of the process by which they will be determined. That process should be in accordance to Union minimum requirements for data quality, coverage and compatibility and essentially include cooperation between Member States and data users in regional co- ordination groups, and validation by the Commission through work plans submitted by Member States.
2016/01/26
Committee: PECH
Amendment 89 #

2015/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) The data referred to in this Regulation should be put into publicly available national computerised databases so that they are accessible to the Commission and can be made available to data users. It is in the interest of all data user that data which does not allow for personal identification should be available without restrictions to any party who has an interest in its analysis.
2016/01/26
Committee: PECH
Amendment 110 #

2015/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the information needs for the management and implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy, the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, the Integrated Maritime Policy and the Birds and Habitats Directives;
2016/01/26
Committee: PECH
Amendment 111 #

2015/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) the information needs on the impact of decisions on recreational fisheries;
2016/01/26
Committee: PECH
Amendment 113 #

2015/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the need and relevance of data for decisions on fisheries management and protection of the ecosystem including vulnerable species, birds and habitats,
2016/01/26
Committee: PECH
Amendment 128 #

2015/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) including socio-economic data on recreational fisheries to enable the socio- economic performance of the Union recreational fisheries sector to be assessed;
2016/01/26
Committee: PECH
Amendment 157 #

2015/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall approve the work plans and the amendments thereto made in accordance with Article 8(2) on the basis of the evaluation by the STECF, not later than three months after receiving the work plans.
2016/01/26
Committee: PECH
Amendment 168 #

2015/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall set up adequate processes and publicly accessible electronic technologies to ensure an effective application of Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, and shall refrain from any unnecessary restrictions to the widest possible dissemination of detailed and aggregated data.
2016/01/26
Committee: PECH
Amendment 169 #

2015/0133(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall set up adequate processes and electronic technologies to ensure an effective application of Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, and shall refrain from anyimposing unnecessary restrictions to public availability to ensure the widest possible dissemination of detailed and aggregated data.
2016/01/26
Committee: PECH
Amendment 402 #

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the fact that even today people belonging to minorities are still victims of discrimination; calls for more consistency of the European Union in the field of minority protection; strongly believes that all Member States as well as candidate countries shall be bound by the same principles and criteria in order to avoid the application of double standards; Calls therefore, as a part of resolving the so- called Copenhagen dilemma, for the establishment of an effective mechanism to monitor and ensure fundamental and acquired rights of national and linguistic minorities both in candidate countries and in countries already admitted to the European Union;
2015/05/12
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 74 #

2014/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative for a pan-European dialogue between cruise operators and port and coastal tourism stakeholders; stresses that joint planning and joint action are just as necessary for the acceptance of tourism by the population as they are for its sustainable development;
2015/06/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 233 #

2014/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Emphasises that sustainable fishing tourism can make an important contribution to the economy of rural areas in Europe; stresses that this form of tourism can only continue to exist if endangered fish species are managed more sustainably in Europe’s inland waters;
2015/06/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 350 #

2014/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Calls on the Member States and the players involved to develop effective means to counter the skills shortage in the industry in all areas of the tourism sector, in particular in the area of digitisation;
2015/06/25
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1 #
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 10 #

2014/2240(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas marine spatial planning and the integrcoordinated management of coastal areas are vital management tools when it comes to preventing conflicts and optimising interdependence between various sectors, and whereas, in that connection, the move away from ICZM at EU level is deplorablegreater coordination of national and regional management plans for coastal areas is needed;
2015/04/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 20 #

2014/2240(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E
E. whereas blue growth must be fully consistent with the concept of sustainable development, which can only be achieved if the aims of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive are rigorously pursued up to 2020;
2015/04/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 23 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas there is a great deal of ignorance about the seas and oceans, their resources and biodiversity, and the ways in which these interact with human activities – whether taking place or still to be developed – and whereas inadequate knowledge on those points severely inhibits sustainable use of the resources concerned and poses an obstacle to innovation;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 33 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas investments in marine and maritime research and innovation will strengthen the position of the EU as a global leader in the field of maritime policy;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 33 #

2014/2240(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission to propose a definition of the blue economy that covers all existing or future production and employment at sea, as well as the onshore ramifications thereof; calls on the Commission to draw up an non-exhaustive, inclusive list that covers, as a minimum, the following activities: maritime technology and innovation, sustainable fisheries, shipbuilding, renewable marine energy, sustainable seabed mining, marine biotechnology, seaweed farming, fish farming, shellfish farming, coastal and maritime tourism, the development of offshore platforms and shipping;
2015/04/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 59 #

2014/2240(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to incorporate the concept of smart specialisation into sea basin strategies, so that maritime research and innovation acquire a regional focus and that regional core skills are promoted in a targeted manner;
2015/04/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 63 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the development of a unified European maritime industrial strategy which should bring together EU initiatives on all maritime-related sectors;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 64 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Defends that the value and services, including non-monetary services, associated to marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning should be taken into real consideration on blue growth initiatives and investments.
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 84 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for clear-cut objectives and time- frames to be laid down with a view to making data – whether relating to the sea- floor or to the water column and living resources – more accessible and, more fully interoperable and harmonised for information about seas and oceans to be supplied to the public;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 94 #
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 106 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that the Member States and regional authorities have a key role to play in developing the blue economy and urges the Commission to support and encourage all forms of cooperation between Member States and regional authorities, for example joint programming initiatives;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 119 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Considers the shortage of qualified professionals in various fields of study and activity – including, though not confined to, researchers, engineers, and technicians, to be a huge hurdle that could prevent the blue economy from fully realising its potential; maintains that this shortcoming is closely bound up with the growing disengagement and disinvestment by Member States in the spheres of science and education and with the decline in ththerefore urges Member States and regional authorities to invest in an ambitious social dimension of blue pgrofessional status and social standwth and maritime literacy ing of several of the professions concerned, and therefore calls for thesrder to promote training and access for young people two trends to be reversed without delaymaritime professions;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 135 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for an appropriate financial framework to be established in order to stimulate innovation, the development of the blue economy and job creation, combining and coordinating the financial instruments available – structural and investment funding (EMFF, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund), the research framework programme, the possible creation of a future KIC focused on the blue economy and so forth; points out that the instruments should be better geared to the needs of individual stakeholders – public institutions, businesses, especially SMEs, non-governmental organisations, etc. – and the opportunities being offered widely publicised;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 136 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for an appropriate financial framework to be established in order to stimulate the development of the blue economy and job creation, combining and, coordinating and facilitating the access to the financial instruments available – structural and investment funding (EMFF, ERDF, ESF, Cohesion Fund), the research framework programme, and so forth; points out that the instruments should be better geared to the needs of individual stakeholders – public institutions, businesses, especially SMEs, non- governmental organisations, etc. – and the opportunities being offered widely publicised;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 145 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to support the efforts of Member States to promote specialisation strategies with a view to creating and exploiting value chains linked to the many and varied blue economy activities; considers that the development of clusters or ‘hyperclusters’ implies that Member States must play an active role in fostering synergies between sectors; considers that strategies for maritime research and technological development could pilot in a single sea basin at first and hence serve for the wider blue economy as a best practice example;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 149 #
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 151 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Considers that the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning directive in a timely manner will foster investment in the blue economy as it provides the necessary certainty;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 153 #
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 163 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers that environmentally healthy coastal and maritime areas are key for sustainable human activities; calls therefore for the full implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework directive;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 165 #
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 204 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that renewable marine energies are an industrial sector for the future that can combat climate change and EU energy dependence, achieve greater energy sustainability and meet the Europe 2020 targets; points out that in this regard offshore grids between the Member States are of great importance;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 209 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to propose and update a non-exhaustive list of maritime activities (e.g. offshore energy production, deep-sea mining, sand and gravel exploitation at sea etc.) requiring prior environmental impact assessments; considers that prospection and mining on the continental shelf require uninterrupted State involvement, especially as regards information, environmental impact assessment, analysing and minimising risks, and the exercise of sovereignty; points to the potential offered by these activities for embedding scientific knowledge and development and technology transfer; points to the challenges entailed in extracting minerals dissolved in sea water;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 221 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Emphasises the importance of promoting socially, economically and environmentally sustainable forms of tourism that can constitute a significant source of added value for maritime areas;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 223 #

2014/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Believes that a maritime safety "Erika IV" package should be launched to prevent further major maritime disasters; considers that this package should recognise the ecological damage to marine waters in the European legislation;
2015/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 8 #

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas in Italy there are 804 159 anglers with an economic turnover of EUR 241 247 700 (reported in 2012), and the region in question is estimated to have around 1.2 million registered anglers;deleted
2015/06/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 12 #

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the blue economy represents a potential solution to the economic crisis as it boosts new jobs creation, growth and economic development, especially in coastal and island countries; whereas the EU strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian region cannot be implemented without taking into consideration the concept of the blue economy as it covers a wide range of economic sectors linked to the seas and oceans, spanning traditional and emerging sectors including fisheries, aquaculture, (seagoing) shipping and inland waterway transport, ports and logistics, tourism;
2015/06/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 13 #

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the environmental protection is part of the EU strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian region and economic development cannot be conceived without environmental sustainability;
2015/06/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 24 #

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission, as an independent facilitator in this strategy, and as the financier, to do its best to make sure the socio-economic differences between the countries are reduced and not increased and that the strategy helps in strengthening the economic and social cohesion within the European Union and with the third countries of the Ionian-Adriatic region;
2015/06/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 38 #

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to encourage the development of recreational fisheries in the region as sustainable and profitable tourismnd to promote integrated policies for recreational fishing (fishing tourism, mariculture, “pescaturismo”), in compliance with the principle of sustainability;
2015/06/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 55 #

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the States members of the strategy to improve the environmental quality through projects aimed at reducing chemical physical and microbiological pollution, optimizing the activities of maritime traffic, protecting biodiversity and investing also on marine recovery areas;
2015/06/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 56 #

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and the States of the strategy to promote the fundamental work of women in the fisheries sector, to promote their professional qualification and their inclusion in the coastal action groups and producers' organizations;
2015/06/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 57 #

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and on the States members of the strategy to develop common projects in compliance with the principle of the CFP;
2015/06/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 58 #

2014/2214(INI)

5b. Calls on the Commission and the States of the strategy to provide incentives that attract young people in the field of fisheries and aquaculture in the Adriatic and Ionian region and encourage them to undertake such activities.
2015/06/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 59 #

2014/2214(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to intensify the exchange of good practices, such as the sustainability of projects developed by the Coastal Action Groups.
2015/06/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 28 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) It is appropriate to establish a multi- species fisheries plan taking into account the dynamics between the stocks of cod, herring and sprat, and also considering the by- catch species of the fisheries for these stocks, namely the Baltic stocks of plaice, brill, flounder and turbot, and incidental catches of seabirds and marine mammals. The objective of this plan should be to aim at achievinge and maintaining maximum sustainable yields for the stocks concerned.
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 29 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) It is appropriateThe ultimate goal is to establish a multi- species fisheries plan taking into account the dynamics between the stocks of cod, herring and sprat, and also considering the by-catch species of the fisheries for these stocks, namely the Baltic stocks of plaice, brill, flounder and turbot. The objective of this plan should be to aim at achievinge and maintaining maximum sustainable yields for the stocks concerned, as well as to minimise the impact of the fisheries on the wider marine environment.
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 32 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) It is appropriate to establish a multi- species fisheries plan taking into account the dynamics between the stocks of cod, herring and sprat, and also considering the by-catch species of the fisheries for these stocks, namely the Baltic stocks of plaice, brill, flounder and turbot. The objective of this plan should be to aim at achieving and maintainingrestore and maintain populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yields for the stocks concerned.
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 38 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) These targets should therefore be established and expressed in terms of fishing mortality rates, based on scientific advice19 that restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield. The maximum sustainable yield exploitation rate should be the upper limit for exploitation. __________________ 19 ICES technical services, September 2014 http://www.ices.dk/sites/pub/Publication% 20Reports/Advice/2014/Special%20Reque sts/EU_Fmsy_range_for_Baltic_cod_and_ pelagic_stocks.pdf
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 58 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) As regards the time-frame, it is expected that for the stocks concerned maximum sustainable yield should be reachedthe stocks concerned should achieve the target by 2015 where possible and, on a progressive, incremental basis at the latest by 201520. It should be maintained from therese dates on.
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 62 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The plan shall also apply to plaice, flounder, turbot and brill in ICES Subdivisions 22-32 as well as to seabirds and marine mammals caught when fishing for the stocks concerned.
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 69 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The plan shall aim at contributing toplement the objectives of the common fisheries policy listed in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and in particular:
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 77 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) achieving and maintainensuring that exploitation restores and maintains populations of the stocks concerned above biomass levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield for the stocks concerned, and
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 86 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The plan shall aim at contributinge to the implementation of the landing obligation established in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 for the stocks concerned and for plaice.
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 90 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a The plan shall contribute to the achievement of good environmental status pursuant to Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 20081a __________________ 1aDirective 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 (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) (OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p.19)
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 92 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The target fishing mortality shall be reachieved by 2015 and maintained onwardswhere possible and, on a progressive, incremental basis at the latest by 2020 and maintained thereafter for the stocks concerned. The fishing mortality for the stocks concerned shall be set within the following ranges:
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 109 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. When the spawning biomass of any of the stocks concerned for a certain year is below the minimum spawning biomass levels set out in paragraph 1, appropriate remedial measures shall be adopted to ensure rapid return ofthat the stocks concerned return to precautionary levels as soon as possible. In particular, by way of derogation from Article 4(2) of this Regulation and in accordance with Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 fishing opportunities shall be set at levels lower than those resulting in target fishing mortality ranges laid down in Article 4(1). These remedial measures may also include, as appropriate, the submission of legislative proposals by the Commission and emergency measures adopted by the Commission under Article 12 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 158 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall aim at achieving the objectives set out in Article 3 and in particular the protection of juveniles or spawning fish, and the mitigation of incidental catches of seabirds and marine mammals.
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 177 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, the prior notification obligation laid down in that Article shall apply to masters of Union fishing vessels of eight metres overall length or more retaining on board at least 300 kg of cod or two tons of pelagic stocks. The competent authorities of the coastal Member States may give permission to an earlier entry at port.
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 183 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – title
Evaluation and review of the plan
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 186 #

2014/0285(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14
The Commission shall ensure an evaluation of the impact of this plan on the stocks covered by this Regulation and on the fisheries exploiting those stocks, in particular to take account of changes in scientific advice, six years after the entry into force of the plan and, thereafter, every six years. Within the framework of the evaluation of the plan, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on progress achieved towards restoring and maintaining fish stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield. The Commission shall submit the results of these evaluations to the European Parliament and Council.
2015/03/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 105 #

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to catch any marine biological resource with driftnetuse driftnets longer than 1000 metres; and
2015/03/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 114 #

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to keep any kind ofcarry on board of fishing vessels driftnets on board of fishing vesselsf an aggregate length exceeding 1000 metres. The total length of several driftnets shall not exceed 1000 metres.
2015/03/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 128 #

2014/0138(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Objectives for driftnet fisheries Fisheries using driftnets that are not prohibited under Article 3 shall be carried out in such a way to ensure that: (a) catches of, and harm to, protected species as listed in the annexes of the Habitats and Birds Directives are avoided; and (b) unwanted catches are minimised; and (c) the mesh size, length and height of driftnets are ensured for increased selectivity and to minimise the negative impact on the ecosystem.
2015/03/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 3 #

2013/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas, following other precedents, a tariff reduction for canned and prepared tuna wcould represent a serious erosion of the preferences enjoyed by ACP countries and the beneficiaries of the generalised system of preferences (GSP+), under which third countries undertake to, as far as Thailand was concerned, be offered by the EU in return for Thailand’s complyiance with certain policies on matters such as respect for human rights, labour, the environment and good governance in exchange for tariff preferences;
2013/12/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 11 #

2013/2179(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for access to the EU markettariff exemptions for canned and prepared fish and shellfish from Thailand to remain subject to the current tariff and thus to be excluded from tariff liberalisation, so as to safeguardbe permitted only under clearly defined conditions; maintains accordingly that Thailand must significantly improve the human rights situation in the fisheries sector, not least by clamping down on people trafficking, exploitation, and slavery; maintains in addition that Thailand must take visible steps to curb illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing; considers, moreover, that the competitiveness of the Community tuna industry and preserveshould be safeguarded and that the significant activity and social dimension associated with the tuna industry in the EU (25 000 direct and 54 000 indirect jobs) should in that way be preserved;
2013/12/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 28 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, in addition to the cultivation of fruit and vegetables, the horticulture sector also incorporates the cultivation of ornamental plants, nurseries, perennial nurseries, gardening services, cemetery gardening and landscape gardening;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 32 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas businesses operating in the horticulture sector are often also involved in the areas of production, sales and services;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of promoting the EU horticulture sector and enabling it to compete in the global marketplacein the areas of research and development, energy efficiency and security, adjustment to and the combating of climate change and innovation;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 47 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the promotion of F&V consumption in Member States through educational activities such as the Grow Your Own Potato and Cook Your Own Potato industry schemes in the UK and the EU School Fruit Scheme, an important programme at European level;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that local and regional production and marketing help to create and safeguard economic activity and jobs in rural areas;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 65 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Points out that short value chains help to reduce emissions which are damaging to the climate;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 66 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Notes that urban farming offers the horticulture sector new outlets;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission, in its review of the EU F&V regime, to produce clearer practical rules about how POs should bon the designed and managed, and believes that in order to encourage more growers to join POs it is crucially important thaworking methods of POs and adjust the scheme adapts to fit the market structures that exist in Member States, so that it is attractive for growers to join POs;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 106 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that both the Plant Protection Products Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of 21 October 2009) and the new Biocides Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of 22 May 2012) require the Commission to specify scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine- disrupting properties by December 2013; is concerned that these criteria have the potential to remove significant substances which could still be used with acceptable risk; urges the Commission to fully consider the impact of different approaches when presenting proposals for endocrine disruptors;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 110 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to reassess the current restrictions on the use of some neonicotoinoids in light of new scientific evidence and urges the Commission to properly assess the economic and environmental impact of such restrictions before bringing them into force;deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for plant cultivation methods, such as crop rotation and the planting of catch crops, the use of traditional and new varieties and research and development, should be geared to minimising the environmental damage caused by the horticulture sector;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 121 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Notes with concern the Commission proposal for a regulation on plant reproductive material (COM(2013)0262) and stresses that while regulation in this area is necessary, any legislation should be proportional and recognise the principle of subsidiaritychanges to legislation must not serve to endanger traditional varieties and crops;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 127 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Commission to prioritise economically important horticultural crops for funding and research using new and innovative plant breeding techniques, and to provide clarity about the regulatory status of plants produced by these new techniques;deleted
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 135 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to differentiate between cisgenic and transgenic plants and to create a different approvals process for cisgenic plants so as to recognise that cisgenesis is an extension of plensure that the ban on the cultivation antd breeding and not a form of genetically modificationed plants in the EU is upheld;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 138 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the specificeasonally high labour needs of the horticulture sector, and specifically the need for seasonal workers, and calls on the Member States to ensure that there are effective schemes in place to ensure that horticulture producers can access the labour they need for key periods of the year, and emphasises that appropriate wages must be paid, that wage dumping must be ruled out and that steps must be taken to ensure that social standards are complied with;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 144 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the renewed emphasis on apprenticeships in workforce training but notes with concern that the numbers of people completing horticulture apprenticeships in some Member States remains worryingly low; emphasises that Europe-wide information campaigns encouraging young people to consider jobs in horticulture can help to enhance the sector's image;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 158 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Is deeply concerned that up to a third of edible produce is wasted because of its appearance and calls on the Commission to create possibilities for marketing a wider range of quality specifications of produce; draws attention, in that connection, to trials conducted in Austria and Switzerland involving the sale of blemished fruit and vegetables;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 166 #

2013/2100(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Points out that aquaponic systems can make sustainable local food production possible and that the combination of freshwater fish farming and vegetable cultivation in a closed system can help to reduce resource consumption by comparison with traditional systems;
2013/11/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2013/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas smallholders do not receive enoughneed adequate administrative support orand good quality advice; whereas Member States create red tape, and whereas smallholders have insufficient knowledge and experience where administration is concerned;
2013/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2013/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that simply reducing the number of small agricultural holdings should not be the main objective of restructuring, as this will not boost the competitiveness of larger holdings; with this in mind, calls on the Member States to: come up with appropriate solutions and development models for smallholdings, taking account of the specific characteristics of farming in the country concerned and of regional variations; boost the competitiveness, viability and, profitability and sustainability of smallholdings; foster entrepreneurship; create jobs; and curb rural depopulation;
2013/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 72 #

2013/2096(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for an increase in direct sales – for example of traditional products – on local and regional markets, and for the development on smallholdings of a simplifiedustainable, responsible form of processing, but without extensive monitoring systems; calls, furthermore, on regional authorities to be more active with regard to the development of infrastructure for direct sales, including rural and urban marketplaces, making it easier for consumers to get hold of cheap, healthy, high-quality farm produce;
2013/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 34 #

2013/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes the crucial importance of applying and transposing existing rules properly and of ensuring that data is not only collected but also evaluated and linked at international level;
2013/11/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 60 #

2013/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Proposes that the results of national food monitoring be published centrally for dissemination throughout the EU;
2013/11/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2013/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that mandatory origin labelling, combined with a range of other measures, can contribute to combatting food fraud by fostering a better-informed and more transparent food supply chain;
2013/11/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 70 #

2013/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that short (local and regional) food production chains help to increase consumer confidence by making it easier for consumers to check and understand production processes and the provenance of product content;
2013/11/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 72 #

2013/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls for a review of what is required of companies’ in-house inspection systems and of the obligation on companies to notify the authorities about any unmarketable food or feedstuffs they are offered;
2013/11/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 73 #

2013/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls for legal protection for whistle- blowers working in the food industry who report abuses to the authorities;
2013/11/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 101 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 850/98
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Undersized marine organisms which belong to a species shall be subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx] shall be retained on board, landed and counted against quotas. They shall not be sold, displayed or offered forNo 1380/2013. Article 2(2)(h) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and the relevant implementing provisions set out in Regulation (EC) No 142/2011 shale for human consumptionl not apply.
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 143 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – subpoint b
Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Undersized marine organisms, which do belong to a species shall be subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx] shall be retained on board, landed and counted against quotas. They shall not be sold, displayed or offered forNo 1380/2013. Article 2(2)(h) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and the relevant implementing provisions set out in Regulation (EC) No 142/2011 shale for human consumptionl not apply.
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 156 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007
Article 8 – paragraph 3
2a. Article 8(3) is deleted.
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 234 #

2013/0436(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 17 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 105 – paragraph 2 – table –row 1
Extent of Multiplying overfishing factor relative to the permitted landings Up to 10 % Excess * 1,01
2014/11/04
Committee: PECH
Amendment 145 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
(1) Information provision and promotion measures shall not be brand-oriented. Nevertheless, product brands may be visible during demonstrations or tastings and on information and promotional material, subject to compliance with specific conditions to be adopted pursuant to Article 6(a).the following conditions:
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 146 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) several brands must be mentioned,
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 147 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (new)
(b) each brand of the members of the proposing organisation may be shown,
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 148 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c (new)
(c) each brand must be equally visible and
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 149 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d (new)
(d) the graphic presentation of the brand must use a smaller format than the message of the measure.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 151 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
(2) Information measures shall not encourage the consumption of any product on grounds of its origin. Nevertheless, the origin of products may be visible on information and promotional material subject to compliance with specific conditions to be adopted pursuant to Article 6(b).the following conditions:
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 153 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) in the case of products registered pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2011, in the protected form,
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 154 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b (new)
(b) in the case of measures for the internal market, the origin may only be presented in a graphically smaller format than the European information and
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 155 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c (new)
(c) in the case of measures for third- country markets, the origin may be presented on an equal footing with the European information.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 211 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 23 concerning: (a) the specific conditions for the visibility of commercial brands during product demonstrations or tastings and on information and promotional material, as referred to in Article 4(1); (b) the conditions for indicating the origin of products, as referred to in Article 4(2).Article 6 deleted Delegated powers
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 219 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The proposing organisation should represent the sector at national or European level. The proposed programmes should be implemented over a period of at least one and not more than three years and should be on a significant scale, which means at least nationwide.
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 320 #

2013/0398(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – point a
(a) the specific conditions under which each of the proposing organisations referred to in Article 7 may submit a programme, in particular with a view to guaranteeing that organisations are representative and the programme is of significant scale;deleted
2014/02/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 16 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The criteria to list invasive alien species considered to be of Union concern isare the core instrument to apply these new rules. The Commission will do its utmost to submit a proposal for a list based on those criteria within one year of the entry into force of this legislation to the Committee. The criteria should include a risk assessment pursuant to the applicable provisions under the Agreements of the World Trade Organisation on placing trade restrictions on species. They are to be laid down by a panel of experts to be appointed by the Commission, the Council, and the European Parliament.
2013/12/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 17 #

2013/0307(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Some of the species that are invasive in the Union may be native in some of the Union’s Outermost Regions and vice versa. In the Communication from the Commission on “The outermost regions: an asset for Europe”18 it was recognised that the remarkable biodiversity of the outermost regions calls for the development and implementation of measures to prevent and manage invasive alien species in those regions as defined by the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union taking into account European Council Decisions 2010/718/EU of 29 October 2010 amending the status with regard to the European Union of the island of Saint-Barthélemy19 and 2012/419/EU of 11 July 2012 amending the status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union20. Therefore all the provisions of these new rules should apply to the Union’s Outermost Regions except for provisions relating to invasive alien species of Union concern which are native to those regions. In addition, to allow for the necessary protection of the biodiversity in such regions, it is necessary that the concerned Member States concerned draw up, as a complement to the list of invasive alien species of Union concern, specific lists of invasive alien species for their Outermost Regions to which these new rules should also apply. __________________ 18 19 20Some of the alien species that are invasive in the Union may be native to parts of the Union and to Outermost Regions and vice versa. __________________ 18 COM (2008)642 final. COM (2008)642 final. 19 OJ L 325, 9.12.2010, p. 4. OJ L 325, 9.12.2010, p. 4. 20 OJ L 204, 31.7.2012, p. 131. OJ L 204, 31.7.2012, p. 131.
2013/12/05
Committee: PECH
Amendment 99 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL On the production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material (plant reproductive material law) (Text with EEA relevance)
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 163 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the production, with a view to making available on the market, of plant reproductive material; andeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 194 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) exchanged in kind betweenbetween persons other than professional operators, or between professional operators and persons other than professional operators.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 212 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 2
(2) ‘plant reproductive material’ means seed and other propagating material; 'seed' means seeds of plants intended for cultivation; 'other propagating material' means parts of plant(s) capable of, and intended for, producing entire plants;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 228 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 5
(5) ‘making available on the market’ means the holding for the purpose of sale within the Union, including offering for sale or for any other form of transfer, and the sale, distribution, import into, and export out of, the Union and other forms of transfer, by a professional operator aimed at commercial exploitation and whether free of charge or not;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 238 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – introductory part
(6) ‘professional operator’ means any natural or legal person carrying out, as a profession, at least one of the following activities with regard to plant reproductive material aimed at commercial exploitation:
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 240 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point a
(a) producing;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 246 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point b
(b) breeding;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 248 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point c
(c) maintaining;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 249 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point d
(d) providing services;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 251 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 6 – point e
(e) preserving, including storing; andeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 284 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Professional operators shall ensure that plant reproductive material produced and made available on the market under their control fulfils the requirements of this Regulation.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 286 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Specific responsibilities of professional operators producing plant reproductive material
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 290 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – introductory part
Professional operators producing plant reproductive material shall:
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 296 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Professional operators shall ensure that plant reproductive material is traceable at all stages of production andthe entry and exit of each operator's premises involved in its making available on the market.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 300 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
For the purpose of paragraph 1, professional operators, with the exception of farmers exchanging seeds from their own farm on their own behalf and for their own account, and operators whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million, shall keep information allowing them to identify the persons to whom they have supplied plant reproductive material and the material concerned, unless that material has been supplied in retail.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 321 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
This Part shall apply to the production, with a view to making available on the market, and to the making available on the market of plant reproductive material other than forest reproductive material.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 327 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 4
(4) ‘clone’ means an individual progeny, originally derived from another plant by vegetative reproduction, which remains genetically identical to the latter;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 331 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 5
(5) ‘variety maintenance’ means the actions to ensure that a variety remains consistent with its descagronomically relevant characteripstioncs;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 351 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point 10 a (new)
(10a) 'heterogeneous material' means plant reproductive material that does not belong to a variety as defined in Point (1) of this Article, and is not a mixture of varieties protected by any intellectual property right.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 352 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Title II
Production and mMaking available on the market of plant reproductive material belonging to genera and species listed in Annex I
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 353 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Title shall apply to the production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material belonging to genera and species which comply with one or more of the following criteria:
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 356 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) they represent a significant area of production, larger than 0,1% of the total agricultural area of the European Union;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 359 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) they represent a significant value of production, larger than 0,1% of the total value of agricultural production of the European Union;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 362 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) they are produced or made available on the market by a significant number ofmore than 100 professional operators in the Union;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 363 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) they are produced or made available on the market by a significant number of professional operators in the Union;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 366 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) they contain substances which, for all or particular uses, must be subject to particular rules concerning the protection of human and animal health, and the environment.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 408 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – title
Production and mMaking available on the market of pre- basic, basic, certified and standard material
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 411 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Plant reproductive material produced and made available on the market shall comply with:
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 422 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraphs 1(a) and 1(b) shall not apply to productionquality requirements of plant reproductive material referred to in Article 14(3) and Article 36.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 424 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Plant reproductive material may be produced and made available on the market only if it belongs to a variety registered in a national variety register referred to in Article 51 or in the Union variety register referred to in Article 52. or if a description of the plant reproductive material is available to the purchaser.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 426 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Plant reproductive material may be produced and made available on the market only if it belongs to a variety registered in a national variety register referred to in Article 51 or in the Union variety register referred to in Article 52.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 437 #
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 466 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15
Article 15 Requirement to belong to registered clones Plant reproductive material belonging to a clone may be produced and made available on the market only if that clone is registered in a national variety register referred to in Article 51 or in the Union variety register referred to in Article 52.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 474 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Making heterogeneous material available on the market 1. Plant reproductive material may be produced and made available on the market as heterogeneous material, registered in a national variety register referred to in Article 51, on the basis of an officially recognised description. This includes inter alia a) Landraces, conservation varieties or selections thereof which do not comply with articles 60, 61 and 62 but provide a certain stability as regards their agronomic performance, b) multicomponent varieties derived from open pollination (polycross) of a defined set of parental lines which do not comply with articles 60, 61 and 62 but provide a certain stability as regards their agronomic performance, c) Open pollinated varieties and populations of completely or partially outcrossing species which do not comply with articles 60, 61 and 61 but provide a certain stability as regards their agronomic performance, d) Population crosses between open pollinated populations or open pollinated varieties with high level of heterogeneity, e) Composite cross populations derived from crosses of defined parental lines and evolved in a certain environment with a high level of heterogeneity and high plasticity needed for adaptation to changing environmental conditions. 2. Heterogeneous material is obtained through methods which respect natural crossing barriers. 3. The making available on the market of heterogeneous material shall comply with the provisions of Title III.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 480 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Plant reproductive materialSeed and potato seed shall be produced in accordance with the production requirements set out in Part A of Annex II and shall be made available on the market only if it fulfils the quality requirements set out in Part B of Annex II.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 481 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Plant reproductive material undergoing official certification shall be produced in accordance with the production requirements set out in Part A of Annex II and shallmay be made available on the market only if it fulfils the quality requirements set out in Part B of Annex II.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 487 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. During processing, packaging, storage, transport or at delivery, lots of plant reproductive material may be split into two or more lots. In that case the professional operator shall keep records concerning the origin of the new lots except when there is no more than one intermediary between the producer and the user and all professional operators concerned supply the same local or regional markets.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 500 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. This article applies to potatoes and to species which are grown on more than 5% of the total agricultural area in the Union. These species are listed in Annex Ia.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 535 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25
Where the official labels are produced by the competent authorities, as referred to in point (b) of Article 22, the competent authorities shall carry out all necessary field inspections, sampling and testing in accordance with the certification schemes, adopted pursuant to Article 20(2), to confirm compliance with the production and quality requirements adopted pursuant to Article 16(2).
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 536 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – title
Notification of the intended production and certificationcertification with official label of pre-basic, basic and certified material
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 546 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. If a lot is split into more lots, a new official label or operator's label shall be issued for each lot. If several lots are merged into a new lot, a new official label or operator's label shall be issued for that new lot. These requirements shall not apply to local circulation of plant reproductive material.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 548 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – title
Post certification tests for pre-basic, basic and certified material with official label
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 557 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. Where the post certification tests show that pre-basic, basic or certified material has not been produced or made available on the market in compliance with the production and quality requirements referred to in Article 16(2), and with the certification schemes referred to in Article 20(2), the competent authorities shall ensure that the professional operator concerned takes the necessary corrective actions. Those actions shall ensure that the material concerned either complies with those requirements or is withdrawn from the market.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 558 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. If it is repeatedly found, during the post certification tests, that a professional operator produces or makes available on the market plant reproductive material which does not comply with the quality requirements referred to in Article 16(2), or with the certification schemes referred to in Article 20, the provisions of Article 26(2) shall apply.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 563 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 a (new)
Article 32 a Mixtures Mixtures of varieties and/or genera and species may be made available on the market with the following restrictions: (a) An official label may only be affixed to the mixture if all the ingredients of the mixture have been certified with an official label before. All other mixtures, including those containing genera and species not listed in Annex I shall be made available on the market as standard material. (b) The label of the mixture has to contain an ingredient's list with at least the common name and the weight percentage of each ingredient.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 564 #
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 577 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 a (new)
Article 33 a Preservation mixtures 1. Preservation mixtures may only be made available on the market as standard material. 2. In the case it is not possible to make a preservation mixture available on the market as standard material, an indication of the natural environment where the preservation mixture has been harvested shall be provided. This information shall at least include: (a) the date and the place of harvest; and (b) which plant societies are concerned.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 608 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it is made available on the marketproduced in small quantities by persons other than professional operators, or by professional operators employing no more than ten persons and whose annual turnover or balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 621 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) it complies with the provisions of Title III of this act.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 634 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 140, setting out, with regard to the production and making available on the market of niche material belonging to particular genera or species, one or more of the following: (a) the maximum size of packages, containers or bundles; (b) requirements concerning traceability, lots and labelling of the niche market material concerned. (c) modalities of making available on the market.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 671 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 a (new)
Article 40a Maintenance of a fair national market Member States may adopt emergency measures, by means of national legislation, under the following situations. 1. Measures are needed to ensure proportionality and subsidiarity; 2. Measures are needed to ensure the availability of rare and historical plant reproductive materials on the market; 3. Measures are needed to protect the environment or presence of agricultural biodiversity; 4. Measures are needed to protect indigenous rights and traditional ways of life. Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member States of each Measure adopted pursuant to this Article.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 676 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 a (new)
Article 42 a Local circulation Small producers making available on the market plant reproductive material only on the local market for local circulation shall be excluded from the obligations of this legislation.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 677 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43
Article 43 Imports on the basis of Union equivalence Plant reproductive material may be imported from third countries only if it is established, pursuant to Article 44, that it fulfils requirements equivalent to those applicable to plant reproductive material produced and made available on the market in the Union.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 683 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 a (new)
Article 43a Import conditions Imports to the Union of Plant reproductive material shall not be prohibited or restricted, except in one of the following cases: (a) It is prohibited by an existing trade agreement. (b) Import is explicitly prohibited by another Union act. (c) A demonstrable risk exists from plant disease, invasive species or other phytosanitary risk not already present and established in the Union. (d) A demonstrable risk of consumer fraud exists. (e) Materials are being made available on the market at subsidized prices or at a price so low it constitutes dumping, and the total commercial value exceeds 1 million Euros. (f) The PRM to be imported or its lot do not comply with the quality requirements of this Regulation for the respective species and categories and types of material.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 688 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3
3. Where the export of plant reproductive material to a third country is neither governed by an agreement with a third country nor by the rules of the third country into which that plant reproductive material is to be exported, the requirements for production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material within the Union territory, as set out in Articles 13 to 42, shall apply.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 695 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47
This Title shall apply to the production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material belonging to genera and species other than the ones listed in Annex I and for provisions of article 14 (3) (heterogeneous material), article 36 (niche markets) and article 57 (registration under officially recognised description).
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 699 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) in the case of seeds, it shall have satisfactory germination, as appropriate for the genera and species concerned, to allow an appropriate number of plants per area after sowing, and to ensure the maximumsufficient yield and quality of the production;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 702 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 2
2. Compliance with the requirements of points (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 1 shall be assessed in light of the applicable international standard recommendations: (a) the Seed Scheme Rules and Regulations of OECD; (b) the seed potato standards of UNECE; (c) the rules on sampling and testing of the International seed testing association ISTA for the genera or species concerned; (d) and the rules of EPPO.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 705 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3
3. Where no international standard recommendations exist for genera or species concerned, compliance with the requirements of points (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 1 shall be assessed in the light of, the relevant national standards of the Member State, where the plant reproductive material is for first time made available on the marketdeleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 723 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt, by means of implementing acts, the format of the national variety registers. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141(3).deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 743 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the official description of the variety, or, where, applicable, the officially recognised description of the variety with an indication of the region(s) where the variety has historically been grown and to which it is naturally adapted (‘region(s) of origin’);
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 747 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) where applicable, the indication that the variety has been bred using non- traditional breeding methods, including an enumeration of all the methods used for obtaining that variety.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 767 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) they bear a denomination deemed suitable pursuant to Article 64; and article 78 (3);
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 782 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 140, listing the genera or species with particular importance for the satisfactory development of agriculture in the Union. Those genera or species shall be listed in accordance with the criteria set out in Part A of Annex IV.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 787 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 140, listing the genera or species with particular importance for the sustainable development of agriculture in the Union. Those genera or species shall be listed in accordance with the criteria set out in Part B of Annex IV.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 795 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) in case the variety had been previously not registered in a national variety register or in the Union variety register and plant reproductive material belonging to that variety has been made available on the market before the entry into force of this Regulation;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 800 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) in case the variety had been previously registered in any national variety register or in the Union variety register on the basis of a technical examination pursuant to Article 71, but has been deleted from those registers more than five years before the submission of the current application and would not fulfil the requirements laid down in Articles 60, 61 and 62 and, where applicable, Article 58(1) and Article 59(1).
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 821 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) it is produced in the region(s) of origin;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 824 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) a description of that variety is known to exist in literature or is accessible as traditional knowledge of local communities within the Union
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 831 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3
3. After the registration of a variety in a national variety register pursuant to paragraph 2(a), competent authorities may approve additional region(s) of origin for that variety.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 837 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) in the case of a newly bred variety, the description delivered by the applicant is examined for correctness according to the respective technical guidance by the competent authority.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 845 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The design, criteria and conditions of examination shall take into account the targeted use of the variety, in particular as regards climatic and environmental conditions and/or low input or organic farming conditions.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 855 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1
1. For the purposes of the official description, referred to in point (a) of Article 56(2) and (3), a variety shall be deemed to be distinct, if it is clearly distinguishable, by reference to the expression of that least one characteristics that results from a particular genotype or combination of genotypes, from any other variety whose existence is commonly known on the date of the application determined pursuant to Article 70 whereas the variety type and mode of reproduction are recognised as a characteristics of distinctness.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 859 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) a description of that variety is known to exist in literature or is accessible as traditional knowledge of local communities within the Union.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 862 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The respective examination designs shall take into account that reference varieties must be equal to the tested variety regarding the particular features of its variety type and mode of reproduction.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 864 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 62
For the purposes of the official description referred to in point (a) of Article 56(2) and (3), a variety shall be deemed to be stable if the expression of those characteristics which are included in the examination for distinctness, as well as any other characteristics used for the variety description, remains in principle unchanged after repeated reproduction or, in the case of cycles of reproduction, at the end of each such cycle. Variations that can be attributed to the particular features of its variety type, mode of reproduction or changed environmental conditions are to be accepted.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 875 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) it may commonly cause its users difficulties as regards recognition or reproduction;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 878 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) it is identical to, or may be confused with, a variety denomination under which another variety of the same or of a closely related species is entered in a national variety register or in the Union variety register, or under which material of another variety has been made available on the market in a Member State or in a Member of the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, unless that other variety no longer remains in existence and its denomination has acquired no special significance; or the name of that variety is known to exist in literature or is accessible as traditional knowledge of local communities within the Union;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 882 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) it is liable to give offence in one of the Member States or is contrary to public order;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 890 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 140, setting out specific rules concerning the suitability of variety denominations. Those rules may concern: (a) their relation to denominations of trade marks; (b) their relation to geographical indications or designations of origin for agricultural products; (c) written consents of holders of prior rights to remove impediments to the suitability of a denomination; (d) specific criteria to determine whether a denomination is misleading or confusing as referred to in paragraph 1(f); and (e) the use of a denomination in the form of a code.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 895 #
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 907 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) where applicable, the indication that the variety has been breed using non- traditional breeding methods, including an enumeration of all the methods used for obtaining that variety;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 922 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the content requirements laid down in Article 67; and
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 925 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the format adopted pursuant to Article 68.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 927 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2
2. If the application does not comply with the requirements laid down in Article 67 or the format adopted pursuant to Article 68, the competent authority shall give the applicant the possibility to make its application compliant within a given time.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 930 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70
The date of application for registration shall be the date on which an application complying with the content requirements laid down in Article 67 and the format adopted pursuant to Article 68 was submitted to the competent authority.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 931 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1
1. Where, as a result of the formal examination, the application is found to comply with the content requirements referred to in Article 67 and the format adopted pursuant to Article 68, a technical examination of the variety shall be carried out for the purpose of establishing an official description.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 986 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The competent authority shall collect any complaint that a denomination has been misused. When a complaint has been formulated, the competent authority shall assess if the denomination has been misused and the reasons that have oriented the choice of the registrant to misuse the denomination. Where the assessment reveals that the applicant involuntary misused an existing denomination, the competent authority shall make this denomination unique and distinguishable from the misused one by changing or amending it. The applicant may suggest proposals for the changed or amended denomination; Where the assessment reveals that the applicant could not have been unaware that he misused an existing denomination, the competent authority shall adopt a decision refusing registration as set out in article 79(2).
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 996 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 1
1. The registration of a variety in a national variety register may be renewed for further periods of 310 years, in accordance with the procedure and the conditions laid down in Article 84.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 997 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The renewal of the registration of a variety in a national variety register shall only be granted if the following conditions are met:variety continues complying with the requirements of Article 56, and, where applicable of Article 57;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 998 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the variety continues complying with the requirements of Article 56, and, where applicable of Article 57;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1000 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the competent authority determines that a person is responsible for maintaining the variety in accordance with the provisions of Article 86.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1002 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 4
4. The competent authority may renew the registration of a variety in a national variety register, without an application for renewal being submitted pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2, where it considers that the renewal of that registration serves sustainable agricultural production and the preservation of genetic diversity, and that the conditions of paragraph 3 are fulfilled.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1011 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86
[...]deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1027 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 1
1. In the case of varieties provided with an officially recognised description, no fees shall be charged for the actions referred to in point (e) of Article 87(1).
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1029 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of varieties provided with an officially recognised description, the competent authorities shall reduce the amount of the fee for the actions referred to in of points (a), (c), (d), and (f) of Article 87(1). That reduction shall take place in a manner to ensure that the fee does not constitute a barrier to the registration of the variety concerned.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1032 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 1
1. Fees provided for in Article 87 and 88 shall not directly or indirectly be refunded, unless unduly collected.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1040 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 2
2. Applicants employing fewer than 10 persons and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million shall be exempted from the payment of the fees provided for in Article 87 and Article 88.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1044 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 3
3. The costs referred to in Articles 87 and 88 shall not include those incurred for the performance of official controls on the applicants referred to in paragraph 2.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1069 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1
1. Varieties and clones registered in the Union variety register shall be maintained by the applicant, or by any other person acting in mutual agreement with the applicant. The other person shall be notified to the Agency.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1092 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 4
4. The competent authority shall take appropriate measures to, on request, make available the information contained in the files of the national variety register to any person requesting access to this information. This provision shall not apply whereas long as the information must be treated as confidential pursuant to Article 75.
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1397 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – heading
REQUIREMENTS FOR PRE-BASIC, BASIC, AND CERTIFIED AND STANDARD MATERIAL, AND ELEMENTS FOR THE ADOPTION OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1405 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part D – point c
(c) the specific uses of the genera, species, or types of plant reproductive material concerned;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1421 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part A – point l
(l) the indication, where appropriate, that the plant reproductive material belongs to a variety with officially recognised description only, and indication of the region of origin of that variety;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1435 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Part A – point b
(b) they are of vital importance for food processing, feed processing or industrial processing;deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1437 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Part A – point c
(c) they are of vital importance for resilience and low-input agriculture, including organic agricultural production.deleted
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1438 #

2013/0137(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Part A – point c a (new)
(ca) they are of vital importance for food processing, feed processing or industrial Processing. The number of species selected according to the above criteria must not exceed 10;
2013/12/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #

2013/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The mechanism of the financial discipline, together with the modulation, was introduced with the 2003 CAP reform. BothThis instruments provideds for a linear reduction of the amount of direct payments to be granted to farmers. Taking into account the implications of the unequal distribution of direct payments between small and large beneficiaries, modulation has been applied to amounts in excess of EUR 5000 in order to achieve a more balanced distribution of payments. In respect of calendar year 2013, the adjustment of direct payments referred to in Article 10(a) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 continues to provide for the same exemption as the modulation. The financial discipline should be applied in a similar way to also contribute to achieving the objective of a more balanced distribution of payments; therefore, it is appropriate to provide for the application of the adjustment rate only for amounts in excess of EUR 5000.
2013/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 11 #

2013/0087(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The amounts of direct payments within the meaning of Article 2(d) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 to be granted to a farmer in excess of EUR 5000 for an aid application submitted in respect of calendar year 2013 shall be reduced by 4.981759[XXX] %.
2013/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2012/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recommends that the Commission investigate the prophylactic and therapeutic use of homeopathy and phytotherapy in animal husbandry as a way of reducing or replacing antibiotics;
2012/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2012/2041(INI)

Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 10
10. PTo this end, proposes that the action point on monitoring should be strengthened by establishing a database on antimicrobial use, to be run by the appropriate competent authorities; notes th detailing species, diagnosis, active substance, dose and treatment period, to be run by the Member States; data can be entered electronically by farmers or by veterinarians; the database should use existing monitoring data farmers are already obliged, under phytosanitary rules, to record antimicrobial applications in on-farm registers; that data can be entered electronically by farmers or by veterinarians; the rawrom networks operated by EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), the ESVAC network (EMA (European Medical Agency) European Surveillance of Veterinary Antimicrobial Consumption, the ECDC (European Centre for Disease Control) European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption Network (ESAC-Net), the ECDC European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS- Net), and the ECDC Food- and Waterborne Disease Network (FWD-Net). Raw farm data would be used by the competent authorities and would not be available to third parties, and collated data would be available at Member State and EU levels for monitoring purposes.
2012/09/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that, on account of the austerity measures approved in many Member States in order to rebalance national budgets and reduce public debt, a realistic EU budget stipulating both positive and negative priorities is needed; notes that the commitments budgeted for agriculture and rural development have been raised slightly, with increases in commitments of 0.4% and 1.3% respectively compared with 2012, and increases in payments of 0.5% and 5.4% respectively, resulting in a total increase in payments under Heading 2 of 1.6%, which is well below the overall budget increase of 6.8%; calls on the Commission continually to search for possible budget savingsrealistic budget savings, bearing in mind the fact that, compared with national budgets and measured against its tasks, the EU budget is far too modest;
2012/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that there is an increase of 5.4 % in payment appropriations for rural development, with further payments under the European Economic Recovery Plan also expected in 2013; urges the Commission to monitor the correct implementationpoints out that the second-pillar CAP programmes are a major driver of rural development projects with a viewand, as such, help to guaeneranteeing the legitimacy of EU spending added value in rural areas and hence to create jobs;
2012/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 9 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses its concern about the volatility of agricultural markets causing uncertainty to farmers and agribusinesses; calls on the Commission to monitor developments in agricultural markets and to react swiftly and effectively when needed; strongly urges the Commission to provide means of action for times of crisis and to increase the level of knowledge among farmers as to how to respond to volatile markets;
2012/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Voices its concern about the continuing problems of some producers, for example in the milk sector, caused by the abolition of milk quotas, and in the fruit and vegetable sector, owing to adverse weather conditions, and notes that thise latter sector has already faced severe problems in certain Member States since 2011 as a result of the handling of the EHEC outbreak; points out the important role that promotion measures can play in improving the sector’s healthhealth of these sectors;
2012/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2012/2016(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the continuing imbalances in the food supply chain, in which the position of primary producers is considerably weaker than that of the other actors; urges the Commission to take action to improve the transparency of prices and margins for producers in the food supply chain; highlights the value of a pilot project in this area;
2012/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 193 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Fishing authorisations referred to in paragraph 1 for vessels using bottom trawls or bottom-set gillnets shall expire at the latest two years after the entry into force of this Regulation. After that date, fishing authorisations targeting deep-sea species with bottom trawls or bottom-set gillnets shall neither be issued nor renewed.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 239 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Any fishing authorisation issued on the basis of an application made in accordance with paragraph 1 shall specify the characteristics, type and dimensions of the bottom gear to be used and limit the fishing activities authorised to the area in which the intended fishing activity, as set out in paragraph 1(a), and the existing fishing activity, as set out in paragraph 1(b), overlap. However, the area of the intended fishing activity can be extended beyond the area of the existing fishing activity if the Member State has assessed and documented, based on best available scientific advice, that such extension would not have significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems. This assessment shall be conducted in accordance with Annex IIa and the 2008 FAO International Guidelines for the Management of Deep-Sea Fisheries in the High Seas and shall be made publicly available. The Commission, in consultation with the Member State and the scientific advisory body, shall review this assessment to ensure that all areas where VMEs are known or likely to occur have been identified and that the proposed mitigation and management measures are sufficient to prevent significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 272 #

2012/0179(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. When allocating the fishing opportunities for deep-sea species available to them Member States shall use transparent and objective criteria that shall include, inter alia: (a) selectivity of fishing methods, gears and practices with low by-catch and low impact on the marine ecosystem, with a particular focus on most vulnerable species and vulnerable marine ecosystems; (b) record of compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy and EU environmental requirements and with respecting catch and/or fishing effort limits designated by scientific advice; (c) quality employment (d) fuel emissions and energy efficiency of the fishing operation; and (e) use of video surveillance or an equivalent electronic monitoring equipment, (f) working conditions that comply with relevant international standards, notably the 2007 ILO Work in Fishing Convention.
2013/09/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 45 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the import of queen bees and artificial swarms may pose a threat to bee health, since bee diseases may be introduced into the EU with them,
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 46 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the import of queen bees and artificial swarms from third countries and the resulting import of various strains of Varroa increases the virulence and damaging effects of the Varroa strains already present in the EU,
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 96 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Asks the Commission to consider the scope for stepping up research into bee health, with a focus on the prevention of bee diseases and the strengthening of bees’ immune systems;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 100 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need to support training programmes for beekeepers, farmers and farmoresters on disease prevention and control, botanical knowledge and the impact of pesticides, with the purpose of encouraging the acquisition of qualifications;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 172 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Member States to consider the advisability of making beekeeping and bee health part of agricultural training;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 212 #

2011/2108(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission to propose measures under the second pillar of the CAP to promote beekeeping training for farmers and foresters and make closer networking between beekeepers, farmers and foresters possible;
2011/08/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
– having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 18 March 2010 on ‘the reform of the common agricultural policy in 2013’2,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 b (new)
– having regard to the Opinion of the Committee of the Regions, ‘The CAP until 2020 – food, natural resources and rural areas – the future challenges’3,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 20 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas a sustainable, productive and competitive European agriculture makes a significant contributionust in future make a considerably more significant contribution than at present to the implementation of the EU’s sustainability strategy, to the EU 2020 Strategy and to meeting new political challenges such as security of supply of food, energy and industrial raw materials, climate change, the environment and biodiversity, health and demographic change in the EU and whereas in this context the situation brought about by the Lisbon Treaty must be taken into account,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 77 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas thegreater incorporation of general objectives into the CAP, particularly relating to consumer protection, environmental protection, climate protection, animal welfare and regional cohesion, is in principle to be welcomed but this must not jeopardise the competitiveness of European farmerneeded, which requires special measures in order to safeguard the competitiveness of farmers who are using particularly sustainable farming methods,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 87 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the European agricultural model of a multifunctional, broad-based, environmentally sound agriculture which respects principles of animal welfare is hardly achievable at world market prices and under world market conditions,
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 201 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the communication from the Commission concerning a reform of agricultural policy; calls, however, for the principles set emphasises the need for a thoroughgoing reform of that common policy in order to take account below to be incorporated in the legislative proposalof the changed nature of the farming industry in the EU27 and the new international context of globalisation; calls for the continued implementation of a strong and sustainable CAP with a budget commensurate with the ambitious objectives to be pursued in an effort to meet the new challenges;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 464 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for an adequate basic allowance for small farmers, which Member States can optionally determine in those Member States where these farms help to stabilise rural development; calls for theseIs strongly in favour of establishing a specific, simplified aid scheme for the very numerous small farmers in Europe, who help to stabilise rural development and employment; in view of the very considerable diversity of farm structures within the EU, calls for Member States to decide, in accordance with subsidiarity, what percentage of the direct payments to be incorporated in the new subsidy system should be made available to their small farmers; stresses, however, that thisto participate in defining these small farmers, adopting a common criterion: the predominant role of family labour; stresses that having the benefit of this scheme must not hamper the necessary structural change in order to modernise their farms;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 485 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for a further simplification of the direct payment system, for example simplified transfer rules for payment entitlements in the event of non-activation, merging of minimum payment entitlements, simplification of the rules governing the national reserve and changes to gear them more to young farmers or reduce them, depending on the transition to the regional/national single area payment, abolition of handwritten cattle registries, an effective and unbureaucratic monitoring system for both pillars and uniform penalties; considers that administrative systems which can be proven to be operating well should be looked upon favourably in the light of the scale of monitoring prescribed;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 558 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. ObservesIs conscious of the fact that, for historical reasons, farms in the European Union have a very diverse structure as regards size, employment arrangements and legal form; is aware that direct payments are moving away from a historical basis to area-based payments and that the provision of public goods is independent of farm size; rejects, therefore, measures which discriminate against particular types of farm, labour productivity and legal form; supports the principles of imposing ceilings and/or degressivity of direct aid in the light of the size of holding, except in the case of agricultural cooperatives or where employment is an important factor; stresses that in this way priority should be assigned to businesses which employ labour;
2011/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 613 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers it important that the CAP, like all other EU policies, be involved in the 2020 Strategy, and that it seems logical under such circumstances that the redistribution of direct aid take account of factors such as employment, the environment and combating climate change;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 625 #
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 634 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that better resource protection is an element in sustainable farming, which should involve separate support for environmental measures going beyond the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC), which already entail many environmental measures, and being geared to multiannual applications, as a result of which greater environmental benefits can be attained;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 659 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that resource protection should be directly linked to the granting of targeted direct payments in order to attain these environmental objectives to the maximum without the need to introduce new, bureauthat provide incentives to maximise environmental benefits and sustainability, without however creatic environmental conditions into the first pillar; considers that a flat- rate income payment, as envisaged in a top-up model in the first pillar, must cover costs and income lossng insurmountable practical hurdles for farmers or additional red tape for administrative authorities;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 666 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Considers therefore that any environmental advantages can be attained more effectively and directly by means of second-pillar measures adopted by the Member States, which should ideally build on existing agrienvironmental measures or should supplement measures which take into account climatic and geographical differences in the Member States; observes that resource protection programmes should be pursued everywhere by means of a priority catalogue of area-based measures in the second pillar which are subject to basic requirements, particularly in the fields of climate, environment and innovation (Annex I), and are 100% EU-financed; regards the greening of direct payments in the first pillar as lying in the fact that any recipient of direct payments in the EU must implement at least two priority area- based resource protection programmes in order to be eligible for the complete farm payment; believes that the administration involved in these measures can be minimised by managing them in accordance with the system of the existing agrienvironmental programmes, thus avoiding duplication of monitoring and additional application and administration procedures;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 692 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Rejects the option of a uniform flat- rate direct payment for the whole of the EU and recommends inclusion of the proposals already put forward in the European Parliament's own-initiative report on the future of the CAP after 2013, which provided much of the inspiration for the Commission Communication; considers that this system of direct payments should be applicable to all hectares of farmland and could combine the following three objectives; - the provision of basic aid to ensure not just the socio-economic viability of the competitive and multifunctional model for European agriculture, but also high- quality and wide-scale food safety, the supply of basic public goods, and agricultural activity that provides employment in rural areas, with safety in the workplace criteria obviously governing this employment; - the payment of supplementary aid for enforcing simple, best-practice obligations to protect the environment (protection of soil, water, biodiversity, etc.) and combat global warming adapted to the climate and natural features of each region; some of these already exist through the GAEC, but are not harmonised among Member States, such as mandatory plant cover, environmental set-aside, compulsory rotation, crop diversity (including protein crops), rates of soil organic matter, tillage restrictions, or the presence of hedges, permanent pasture, grazing land and extensively managed crops of great environmental interest; - the provision of specific aid to compensate for natural handicaps in order to maintain agricultural activity in mountain regions, environmentally- sensitive regions, regions within the Natura 2000 network and the outermost regions; this aid would supplement and complement second-pillar aid granted to less-favoured areas;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 706 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for the resources allocated to greening to be reserved for recipients of direct payments and only disbursed in connection with greening;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 721 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Regards this model as making a substantial contribution to the simplification of the direct payments system and to the attainment of new compulsory environmental objectives; observes that, under this model, there is no need to step up the current rate of monitoring and the current monitoring capacities, as existing checks can be used, and that checks in the second pillar can be combined in the basic and regeneration programme; considers also that no new systems of payments or penalties need be introduced;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 735 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Realises that resources from the first pillar (as for a top-up model) should be used to pay for this environmental component; believes, however, that Member States where direct payments lie below the EU average should be given the option of making the payment by means of cofinancing from the first pillar or instead by means of financing entirely from the second pillar; observes that the Member States must notify the Commission of their decision on the financing by 31 July 2013; notes that individual Member States’ modulation resources should be used;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 752 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Advocates compensation for natural disadvantages in the second pillar and rejects a complementary payment in the first pillar on account of the additional administrative work involved;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 768 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that direct payments are no longer justified without cross compliance (CC) and therefore that the CC systemonditions and therefore that a cross compliance system that is less complicated in practice and at administrative level (controls) should apply to all recipients of direct payments;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 781 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Commission to ascertain whether as a result of introducing obligatory ‘greening’ for direct payments the present cross-compliance rule is still relevant as a penalty instrument; notes that this does not mean that the directives and regulations underlying cross- compliance should be amended but that compliance with and monitoring of them are no longer tied to the CAP support policy;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 789 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Calls, in view of the greater concentration of direct payments on resource protection and environmental measures, for a substantial reduction of the scope of CC; calls on the Commission to make significant progress in simplifying and harmonising rules on monitoringonsiders that attaching conditions to direct aid was a necessary first step towards the CAP taking the environment, public health, and animal health and welfare into account; considers, however, that this mechanism has raised a whole range of problems relating to administrative issues and acceptance by farmers in their work; thinks that this system should be simplified and adapted to what farmers are actually able to do; considers, finally, that any future response to environmental challenges and combating climate change will require the gradual and voluntary adoption of new technical production methods, the practical arrangements for which will be included in the conditions governing the distribution of first-pillar direct aid;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 799 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that CC should be restricted to monitoring for compliance with fundamental and recognised standards and standards closely related to farming, which lend themselves to systematic monitoring;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 835 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Considers that the general market orientation of the CAP should be maintained and that the general structure of market management instruments should likewise be retained; it must however be remembered that, given the highly volatile nature of agricultural market, rules are necessary to prevent financial speculation in food commodity markets;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 852 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Emphasises that the CAP should incorporate a certain number of flexible and effective market instruments which act as a safety net, fixed at appropriate levels and available in the event of serious market disruption; points out that some of these instruments exist already, but can be adapted, whilst others can be created as needed; considers that, in view of the widely differing conditions in the individual sectors, differentiated sectoral solutions are preferable to across-the- board approaches;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 858 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Considers that, in view of the anticipatedincrease in environmental and climate dangers and the increased risk of epidemics and considerable price fluctuations on agricultural markets, additional risk prevention is of vital importance, particularly at individual farm levelhealth problems, risk management measures must be introduced to complement the range of measures intended to combat excessive price fluctuations; given the multiannual nature of such instruments, endorses the Commission’s proposal to include them among the second-pillar measures;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 877 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Recalls that market-orientated production and direct payments are at the heart of any insurance against risk, and that it is farmers who are responsible for risk prevention; supports the Member States, in this context, in making national risk insurance instruments available to farmers;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 925 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Continues to support the Commission’s proposal to lower the intervention thresholds for market crops to zero, maintaining a – possibly reduced – intervention threshold only in the case of wheat;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 970 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the Commission to examine the extent to which the role of producer groups or sectoral associations can be extended to all production sectors and incorporated into the risk preventionin managing markets and promoting quality can be extended to all production sectors; calls for measures of this kind to take particular account of products covered by quality-label schemes;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 987 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
43. Takes the view, therefore, that the Commission should devise common rules on support from Member States for risk management systems, possibly by creating common rules in the common market organisation, in order to keep to a minimum any distortion of competition and trade; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to notify all measures to introduce risk management and to submit an appropriate impact assessrules governing the common market organisation; considers that these public rules must give producers more negotiating power vis-à- vis processors, increase market transparency (as regards production and sales volumes, stocks, etc.) and bring about certain changes in competition policy, which should be accepted, given that these professional market management arrangements with the legislative proposalll reduce budget expenditure;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1007 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
45. Advocates that the 2006 sugar market reform be extended to 2020 in its existing form in order to develop a system for the subsequent period which can operate without quotas;deleted
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1075 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
48. Is aware of the importance of the second pillar, in view of its environmental, modernisation and structural improvement achievements, but also for attaining political objectives, which should also benefit farmers; calls therefore for second- pillar measures to be better suited to their objectives, so that the effectiveness of growth, employment and climate measures and measures for the benefit of rural areas can be increased; considers that, in this context, particular attention should be devoted to assisting young farmers and supporting farms which conduct targeted information and awareness-raising work on the importance of agriculture and thus enhance confidence and boost the image of agriculture among the general public;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1164 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
50 a. Considers that action must be taken to offset the difficulties arising from administrative requirements (e.g. in connection with nature reserves, Natura 2000 areas, water safeguard zones); further considers that the economic attractiveness of contract-based conservation measures should be enhanced e.g. by the reintroduction of incentive arrangements;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1167 #

2011/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 b (new)
50 b. Calls on the Commission to examine whether it is possible under the second pillar to introduce contract-based climate measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture;
2011/03/22
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2011/2020(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Commends the Commission on its efforts to maintain overall payment appropriations for fisheries at the same level as in the previous financial year; points out, however, that the 2007-2013 multiannual financial framework does not take adequate account of the political importance of the common fisheries policy (CFP), in particular as regards the political expectations from greater EU involvement in fisheries control, in fisheries research and in cushioning the social effects of what is a necessary reduction in capacity in some areas;
2011/07/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 4 #

2011/2020(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses surprise atNotes the large sums placed in the reserve and calls for the relevant legislative acts to be adopted in order to enable optimum use to be made of those sums, with special reference to the acts relating to international fisheries agreements;
2011/07/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 6 #

2011/2020(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the increase in payment appropriations for fisheries markets (line 11 02) and the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) (line 11 06), but points out that keeping commitment appropriations for fisheries markets at the same level will make it difficult to provide the necessary support in this area over the coming yearsince this reflects the fact that the EFF is now being more successfully implemented by the Member States; points out, furthermore, that due account needs to be taken of the gradual establishment in 2012 of the Monitoring Centre for Fisheries Market Prices, for which the Commission has undertaken to put forward a legal basis;
2011/07/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 19 #

2011/2020(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Council to reconsider its position on the volume of commitments and payments against the lines in Title 11, in particular those relating to the EFF.
2011/07/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 20 #

2011/2019(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls upon the Commission to set up a pilot project to coordinate research on the use of homeopathy and herbal medicine in livestock farming, in line with the motion for a resolution on antibiotic resistance in which Parliament called for the use of antibiotics in livestock farming to be reduced and for alternative methods to be used; such methods include the use of homeopathy and herbal medicine; the pilot project should involve the collection of data as to what research projects in the field of homeopathy and herbal medicine have already been set up by the various Member States’ universities and higher education institutions, and what findings they have made; the pilot project should also investigate whether, and in what framework, the universities involved cooperate;
2011/05/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 204 #

2011/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) The achievement of the objectives of the CFP would also be undermined if Union financial assistance under EMFF is paid to Member States who do not comply with their obligations to ensure balance between the fishing fleet and the fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 34(1) of the CFP Basic Regulation or their obligations under the CFP rules related to the public interest of conservation of marine biological resources, such as collecting data and implementing the control obligations. Moreover, without complying with those obligations there is a risk that inadmissible beneficiaries or ineligible operations are not detected by the Member States.
2013/01/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 255 #

2011/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) In order to address health and safety needs on board, the EMFF should support investments covering safety and hygiene on board, provided that the fishing vessel is part of a fisheries system in which there is a demonstrable balance between fleet capacity and available fishing opportunities and the investments do not increase the capacity of the fishing vessel.
2013/01/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 663 #

2011/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a a (new)
(aa) attainment of a good environmental status as defined in the Marine Strategy Framework Directive;
2013/01/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 699 #

2011/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b a (new)
(ba) the training of fishermen in how to apply the provisions of Common Fisheries Policy with the focus on environmental sustainability.
2013/01/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 732 #

2011/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) operators who committed other cases of non compliance with the CFP rules and/or the environmental policy of the Union which seriously jeopardise the sustainability of the stocks concerned and/or the attainment of a good environmental status by 2020 and/or the favourable conservation status of species and natural habitats that are protected by EU bird and habitat directives.
2013/01/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 804 #

2011/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) all investments on board or in the equipping of fishing vessels in the case of fleets in which a balance between fleet capacity and the available fishing opportunities as defined in Article 34(1) of the CFP Regulation has not been established;
2013/01/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 815 #

2011/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. EUR 4 535A maximum of EUR 3 964 000 000 of the resources referred to in paragraph (1) shall be allocated to the sustainable development of fisheries, aquaculture and fisheries areas under Chapters I, II and III of Title V.
2013/01/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 817 #

2011/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. At least EUR 477690 000 000 of the resources referred to in paragraph (1) shall be allocated to control and enforcement measures referred to in Article 78.
2013/01/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 819 #

2011/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. At least EUR 358716 000 000 of the resources referred to in paragraph (1) shall be allocated to measures on data collection referred to in Article 79.
2013/01/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 991 #

2011/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. In order to stimulate innovation in fisheries, the EMFF may support projects aiming at developing or introducing new or substantially improved products compared to the state of art, new or improved processes, new or improved management and organisation systems, provided such projects contribute to the objectives formulated in Article 2 of the Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy.
2013/01/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1031 #

2011/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the training of fishermen in how to apply the provisions of the Common Fisheries Policy with the focus on environmental sustainability.
2013/01/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1174 #

2011/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. The support shall only be granted to fishermen or owners of fishing vessels if the relevant fishing vessel is deployed in a fleet that establishes a balance between the fleet’s capacity and the available fishing opportunities.
2013/01/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1264 #

2011/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) direct restocking measures, if these are provided for as a conservation measure in a legislative act of the Union.
2013/01/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1304 #

2011/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 3
3. Support shall only be granted when the gear or other equipment referred under paragraph 1 has demonstrably significantly better size- selection or lower impact on non-target species than the standard gear or other equipment permitted under Union law or relevant national law of Member States adopted in the context of regionalisation as referred to in the [Regulation on the CFP].
2013/01/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1371 #

2011/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) investments on board aimed at reducing the emission of pollutants or green-house gases and increasing energy efficiency of fishing vessels shall only be granted provided the investment does not increase the capacity of the fishing vessel;
2013/01/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1442 #

2011/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4
4. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall only be granted to owners of Union fishing vessels whose vessels are which have carried a fishing activity for at least 60 days at sea during the two years preceding the date of submission of the application and on condition that they can be demonstrated to have been used in a fishery in which a balance exists between the capacity of the fleet and the available fishing opportunities.
2013/01/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1567 #

2011/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – title
Investments in off-shore and non-food aquaculture
2013/01/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1600 #

2011/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The EMFF may also support the following: a) improvements and modernisation in relation to animal health and animal welfare, including the purchase of equipment aiming at protecting the farms from wild predators b) limiting the negative impact or increasing the positive impact on the environment and increasing resource efficiency; c) the restoration of existing aquaculture ponds or lagoons through removal of silt, or possible measures aimed at the prevention of silt deposition.
2013/01/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1654 #

2011/0380(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) lifelong learning, dissemination of scientific knowledge and innovative practices and acquisition of new professional and technical skills in aquaculture;
2013/01/17
Committee: PECH
Amendment 139 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
(41) The main elements of that integrated system and, in particular, the provisions concerning a computerised database, an identification system for agricultural parcels, aid applications or payment claims and a system for the identification and recording of payment entitlements should be maintained. at an appropriate level while taking due account of the necessity of not imposing undue administrative burdens on farmers and administration
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 159 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
(57) The cross compliance system implies certain administrative constraints for both beneficiaries and national administrations since record keeping must be ensured, checks must be carried out and penalties have to be applied where necessary. Those penalties should be proportionate, effective and dissuasive. Such penalties should be without prejudice to other penalties laid down under other provisions of Union or national law. For the sake of consistency, it is appropriate to merge the relevant Union provisions into one single legal instrument. For farmers participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP], the efforts to be made under the cross compliance system may be considered as exceeding the benefit of keeping those farmers under that system. For reasons of simplification, those farmers should therefore be exempted from cross compliance and in particular from its control system and from the risk of cross compliance penalties. However, that exemption should be without prejudice to the obligation to respect the applicable provisions of the sectoral legislation and to the possibility to be checked and to be imposed penalties under that legislation.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 542 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States may set up a warning system in case of non-compliance. Beneficiaries would receive a warning in order to adjust the irregularity, in a certain period of time before any penalty would be given. Severe irregularities would still be sanctioned immediately.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 554 #

2011/0288(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 2
However, Article 91 shall not apply to beneficiaries participating in the small farmers scheme referred to in Title V of Regulation (EU) No xxx/xxx[DP] and to the beneficiaries receiving aid under Article 29(9) of Regulation (EU) No RD/xxx.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #

2011/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The financial transfers to the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development provided for in Articles 134, 135 and 1365 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 relate to the 2007-2013 multi-annual financial perspectives. However, calendar year 2013 corresponds to financial year 2014 falling under the next multi-annual financial framework which permanently sets out the amounts available for rural development programming. Consequently, such financial transfers should be abolished.
2012/03/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2011/0286(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 73/2009
Articles 134, 135, 136
(5) Articles 134, 135 and 1365 are deleted.
2012/03/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) To ensure the sustainable development of rural areas, it is necessary to focus on a limited number of core priorities relating to knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas, the competitiveness of all types of agriculture and farm viability, and food chain organisation and risk management in agriculture, restoring, preserving and enhancing ecosystems dependant on agriculture and forestry, resource efficiency and the shift towards a low carbon economy in the agricultural, food and forestry sectors, and promoting social inclusion, poverty reduction and the economic development of rural areas. In doing so account must be taken of the diversity of situations that affect rural areas with different characteristics or different categories of potential beneficiaries and the cross-cutting objectives of innovation, environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation action should relate to both limiting emissions in agriculture and forestry from key activities such as livestock production, fertilizer use and to preserving the carbon sinks and enhancing carbon sequestration with regard to land use, land use change and the forestry sector. The Union priority for rural development relating to knowledge transfer and innovation in agriculture, forestry and rural areas should apply horizontally in relation to the other Union priorities for rural development.
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 120 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) The agricultural sector is subject more than other sectors to damage to its productive potential caused by natural disasters. In order to help farm viability and competitiveness in the face of such disasters support should be provided for helping farmers restore agricultural potential damaged. Member States should also ensure that no overcompensation of damages occurs as a result of the combination of Union (in particular the risk management measure), national and private compensation schemes. In order to ensure the efficient and effective use of EAFRD budgetary resources, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of defining the eligible costs under this measure.deleted
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 176 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) Farmers are exposed today to increasing economic and environmental risks as a consequence of climate change and increased price volatility. In this context, effective management of risks has an increased importance for farmers. For this reason a risk management measure should be set up to assist farmers in addressing the most common risks faced by them. This measure should therefore support farmers to cover the premiums they pay for crop, animal and plant insurance as well as the setting up of mutual funds and the compensation paid by such funds to farmers for losses suffered as a result of the outbreak of animal or plant diseases or environmental incidents. It should also cover an income stabilisation tool in the form of a mutual fund to support farmers facing a severe drop in their income. In order to ensure that there is equal treatment among farmers across the Union, that competition is not distorted and that the international obligations of the Union are respected, specific conditions should be provided for the granting of support under these measures. In order to ensure the efficient use of EAFRD budgetary resources the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of defining the minimum and maximum duration of commercial loans to mutual funds.deleted
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 376 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
(3) promoting food chain organisation and risk management in agriculture, with a focus on the following areas:
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 383 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) supporting farm risk management:deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 411 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
(a) increasing efficiency and sustainability in water use by agriculture;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 544 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of young farmers and mountain areas, the maximum support rates may be increased in accordance with Annex I. However, the maximum combined support rate shall not exceed 950%.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 639 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Support under this measure shall cover vocational training and skills acquisition actions, demonstration activities and information actions. Vocational training and skills acquisition actions may include training courses, workshops and coaching. Support may also cover short-term exchanges of people who are or would like to be engaged in the agricultural, food or forestry sectors or in horticulture, and visits to undertakings in the agricultural and food sectors.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 657 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support under this measure shall be for the benefit of persons engaged or intending to be engaged in the agricultural, food and forestry sector and in horticulture, land managers and other economic actors which are SMEs operating in rural areas. The training or other knowledge transfer or information action provider shall be the beneficiary of the support. Execution by intermediaries shall be possible.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 666 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Support under this measure shall not include courses of instruction or training, which form part of normal education programmes or systems at secondary or higher levels.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 668 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Bodies providing knowledge transfer and information services shall have the appropriate capacities in the form of staff qualifications and professional experience and regular training to carry out this task.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 670 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Eligible costs under this measure shall be the costs of organising and delivering the knowledge transfer or information action. In the case of demonstration projects, support may also cover relevant investment costs. Costs for travel, accommodation and per diem expenses of participants as well as the cost of replacement of farmerspersons engaged in agriculture shall also be eligible.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 678 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 90 concerning the further specification of eligible costs, the minimum qualifications of bodies providing knowledge transfer services and the duration and content of farm exchange schemes and farm visits for persons engaged in agriculture.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 814 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) improve the overall performance of the agricultural holding and make a significant contribution to minimising emissions which are damaging to the climate and/or to improving animal welfare standards and/or to creating jobs;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 885 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Support under this measure shall be limited to the maximum support rates laid down in Annex I. These maximum rates may be increased for young farmers, collective investments and integrated projects involving support under more than one measure, investments in areas facing significant natural constraints as referred to in Article 33(3) and operations supported in the framework of the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability in accordance with the support rates laid down in Annex I. However, the maximum combined support rate may not exceed 950%.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 958 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support under paragraph 1(a)(i) shall be granted to young farmers. for a maximum period of three years, subject to compliance with the requirement to take advantage of management advisory services throughout the funding period.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1195 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Eligible operations shall be consistent with the forest protection plan established by the Member States. For holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the Member States in the programme, support shall be conditional on the submission of a forest management plan detailing the preventive objectives.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1199 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Forest areas classified as medium to high forest fire risk according to the forest protection plan established by the Member States shall be eligible for support relating to forest fire prevention.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1202 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. Support under paragraph 1(d) shall be subject to the formal recognition by the competent public authorities of Member States that a natural disaster has occurred and that this disaster, or measures adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest has caused the destruction of at least 30% of the relevant forest potential. This percentage shall be determined on the basis of either the average existing forest potential in the three-year period immediately preceding the disaster or on the average of the five-year period immediately preceding the disaster, excluding the highest and the lowest entrya considerable amount of damage. The Member States shall set the threshold for reimbursement in relation to the stock of trees.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1467 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Support under this measure shall be granted per hectare of forest to forest holders, municipalities and their associations who undertake, on a voluntary basis, to carry out operations consisting of one or more forest-environment commitments. Bodies managing state owned forests may also benefit from support provided they are independent from the state budgetAs well as area-related payments, it shall be possible to grant tree-related or project-related payments.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1482 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Commitments shall be undertaken for a period of between five and seven years. However, where necessary and duly justified, Member States may determine a longer period in their rural development programmes for particular types of commitments. Tree-related or project- related payments may be one-off payments provided that they are earmarked for a specific use over a 15- year period.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1547 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37
[...]deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1592 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38
Article 38 Crop, animal, and plant insurance 1. Support under Article 37(1)(a) shall only be granted for insurance contracts which cover for loss caused by an adverse climatic event or by an animal or plant disease or a pest infestation or a measure adopted in accordance with Directive 2000/29/EC to eradicate or contain a plant disease or pest which destroys more than 30 % of the average annual production of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and lowest entry. 2. The occurrence of an adverse climatic event or the outbreak of an animal or plant disease or pest infestation has to be formally recognised as such by the competent authority of the Member State concerned. Member States may, where appropriate, establish in advance criteria on the basis of which such formal recognition shall be deemed to be granted. 3. Insurance payments shall compensate for not more than the total of the cost of replacing the losses referred to in Article 37(1)(a) and shall not require or specify the type or quantity of future production. Member States may limit the amount of the premium that is eligible for support by applying appropriate ceilings. 4. Support shall be limited to the maximum rate laid down in Annex I.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1604 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39
[...]deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1625 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40
[...]deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1665 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41
Article 41 Rules on the implementation of the measures The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt rules on the implementation of the measures in this section concerning: (a) procedures for selection of authorities or bodies offering farm and forestry advisory services, farm management or farm relief services and the degressivity of the aid under the advisory services measure referred to in Article 16 ; (b) the assessment by the Member State of the progress of the business plan, payment options as well as modalities for access to other measures for young farmers under the farm and business development measure referred to in Article 20; (c) demarcation with other measures, conversion to units other than those used in Annex I, calculation of transaction costs and conversion or adjustment of commitments under the agri- environment-climate measure referred to in Article 29, the organic farming measure referred to in Article 30 and the forest-environmental and climate services and forest conservation measure referred to in Article 35; (d) the possibility of using standard assumptions of income foregone under the measures of Articles 29, 30, 31, 32, 34 and 35 and criteria for its calculation; (e) calculation of the amount of support where an operation is eligible for support under more than one measures. These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 91.deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1780 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) foster innovation in agriculture and forestry.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1852 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promote a resource efficient, productive, low emission, climate friendly and resilient agricultural and forestry sector, working in harmony with the essential natural resources on which farming and forestry depends;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1866 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) build bridges between cutting-edge research knowledge and technology and farmers and foresters, businesses and advisory services.
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1956 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(aa) 75% for the implementation of specified EU priority objectives: measures under Natura 2000, the Water Framework Directive and the EU Biodiversity Strategy. This should apply equally in respect of area-related, investment-related and other support measures;
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2090 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX I – Article 35(3)
35(3) Forest-Environmental 200(*) Per ha per year services and forest conservation 150 Euro Per tree as a one-off payment (including outputs for 15 years) 65% Of the eligible costs
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2123 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
ANNEX IV – column 1 – point 3
RD priority 3: promoting food chain organisation and risk management in agriculture
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2124 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 5
Article 37 Risk managementdeleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2125 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 6
Article 38 Crop, animal, and plant insurancedeleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2126 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 7
Article 39 Mutual funds for animal and plant diseases and environmental incidentsdeleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2127 #

2011/0282(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 8
Article 40 Income stabilisation tooldeleted
2012/07/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 438 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on ‘The CAP towards 2020: Meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future’11 sets out potential challenges, objectives and orientations for the Common agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2013. In the light of the debate on that Communication, the CAP should be reformed with effect from 1 January 2014. That reform should cover all the main instruments of the CAP, including Council Regulation (EU) No [COM(2010)799] of [...] establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation)12 . In view of the scope of the reform, it is appropriate to repeal Regulation (EU) No [COM(2010)799] and to replace it with a new Single CMO Regulation. The reform should also, as far as possible, harmonise, streamline and simplify the provisions, particularly those covering more than one agricultural sector, including by ensuring that non-essential elements of measures may be adopted by the Commission by way of delegated acts. Moreover, the reform shall continue the direction of previous reforms towards greater competitiveness and market orientation.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 528 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 94
(94) A single market involves a trading system at the external borders of the Union. That trading system should include import duties and export refunds and should, in principle, stabilise the Union market. The trading system should be based on the undertakings accepted under the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in bilateral agreements.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 535 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 106 a (new)
(106 a) The Union will no longer use export subsidies for agricultural products and shall continue to coordinate efforts with the world's major agriculture producers to cut trade distortion subsidies. New Common Agricultural Policy shall be aligned with the EU concept of policy coherence for development in order to achieve a reasonable level of food independence in developing countries,
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 538 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 107
(107) Provisions for granting refunds on exports to third countries, based on the difference between prices within the Union and on the world market, and falling within the limits set by the commitments made within the WTO, should serve to safeguard the Union's participation in international trade in certain products falling within this Regulation. Subsidised exports should be subject to limits in terms of value and quantity.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 547 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 108
(108) Compliance with the limits in terms of value should be ensured at the time when the export refunds are fixed through the monitoring of payments under the rules relating to the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund. Monitoring can be facilitated by the compulsory advance fixing of export refunds, while allowing the possibility, in the case of differentiated refunds, of changing the specified destination within a geographical area to which a single export refund rate applies. In the case of a change of destination, the export refund applicable to the actual destination should be paid, with a ceiling on the amount applicable to the destination fixed in advance.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 551 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 109
(109) Compliance with the quantity limits should be ensured by a reliable and effective system of monitoring. To that end, the granting of export refunds should be made subject to an export licence. Export refunds should be granted up to the limits available, depending on the particular situation of each product concerned. Exceptions to that rule should be permitted only for processed products not listed in Annex I to the Treaty, to which volume limits do not apply. Provision should be made for a derogation from strict compliance with management rules where exports benefiting from export refunds are not likely to exceed the quantity laid down.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 554 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 110
(110) In the case of the export of live bovine animals, provision should be made whereby export refunds are granted and paid only if the provisions established in Union legislation concerning animal welfare, in particular those concerning the protection of animals during transport, are respecdeleted.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 557 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 111
(111) In order to ensure equality of access to export refunds for exporters of agricultural products covered by this Regulation, the power to adopt certain acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of applying certain rules for agricultural products to products exported in the form of processed goods.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 559 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 112
(112) In order to encourage exporters to respect animal welfare conditions and to enable the competent authorities to verify correct expenditure of export refunds where this is conditional on respect for animal welfare requirements, the power to adopt certain acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of animal welfare requirements outside the customs territory of the Union, including the use of independent third parties.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 563 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 113
(113) In order to ensure that operators respect their obligations when participating in tendering procedures, the power to adopt certain acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of designating the primary requirement for release of licence securities for tendered export refunds.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 566 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 114
(114) In order to minimise the administrative burden for operators and authorities, the power to adopt certain acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of acts to set thresholds below which the obligation to issue or present an export licence may not be required, designate destinations or operations where an exemption for the obligation to present an export licence can be justified and permit in justified situation export licences to be granted ex- post.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 569 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 115
(115) In order to adhere to practical situations justifying full or partial eligibility to export refunds, and in order to help operators bridge the period between the application for and the final payment of the export refund, the power to adopt certain acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of measures pertaining to: another date for the refund; the consequences for the payment of the export refund when the product code or destination mentioned in a licence is not in conformity with the actual product or destination; advance payment of export refunds including the conditions for the lodging and release of a security; checks and proof when doubts on the real destination of products exist including the opportunity for re- importation into the customs territory of the Union; destinations treated as exports from the Union, and inclusion of destinations within the customs territory of the Union eligible for export refunds.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 572 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 116
(116) In order to ensure that products benefiting from export refunds are exported from the customs territory of the Union and to avoid their return to that territory, and in order to minimise the administrative burden for operators in generating and submitting proof that refund products reached a country of destination for differentiated refunds, the power to adopt certain acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of measures pertaining to: the time limit by which the exit from the customs territory of the Union must be finalised, including the time for temporary re-entry; the processing that products benefiting from export refunds may undergo during that period; the proof of having reached a destination for differentiated refunds; the refund thresholds and conditions under which exporters may be exempted from such proof; and conditions for approval of proof of reaching a destination for differentiated refunds by independent third parties.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 576 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 117
(117) In order to take account of the specificities of the different sectors, the power to adopt certain acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of specific requirements and conditions for operators and of the products eligible for an export refund including, in particular, the definition and characteristics of the products, and the establishment of coefficients for the purposes of calculating export refunds.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 732 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Products may be disposed of by making them available for the scheme for food distribution to the most deprived in the Union set out in Regulation (EU) No […] if that scheme so provides. In that case, the accounting value of such products shall be at the level of the relevant fixed public intervention price referred to in Article 14(2).deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 875 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the conditions for the sale or disposal of products bought-in under public intervention, in particular, regarding selling prices, the conditions for removal from storage, the subsequent use or destination of products released, including procedures relating to products made available for use in the scheme for food distribution to the most deprived in the Union, including transfers between Member States;
2012/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1919 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 130 a (new)
Article 130a Suspension of import duties in the sugar sector Should the world market price for white sugar exceed the EU reference price for white sugar, the Commission shall be empowered to suspend all or some of the normal customs duties for all types of sugar for a period it shall determine, in order to guarantee that the European market is properly supplied with sugar.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1938 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 133
[...]deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1950 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 134
The quantities which may be exported with an export refund shall be allocated (a) is most suited to the nature of the product and the situation on the relevant market, allowing the most efficient use of the resources available, taking into account the efficiency and structure of Union exports and their impact on the market balance without creating discrimination between the operators concerned and in particular between large and small operators; (b) is least cumbersome administratively for operators, taking into account the administrative requirements.Article 134 deleted Export refund distribution by the method which:
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1955 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 135
1. The same export refunds shall apply to the same products in the whole Union. They may vary according to destination, especially where the world market situation, the specific requirements of certain markets, or obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 218 of the Treaty make this necessary. 2. Measures on the fixing of refunds shall be taken by the Council in accordance with Article 43(3) of the Treaty.Article 135 deleted Export refund fixation
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1962 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 136
[...]deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1966 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 137
1. With regard to products of the beef and veal sector, the granting and the payment of the refund for exports of live animals shall be subject to compliance with the animal welfare requirements established in the Union legislation and, in particular, the protection of animals during transport. 2. Taking into account the need to encourage exporters to respect animal welfare conditions and to enable the competent authorities to verify correct expenditure of export refunds where that is conditional on respect for animal welfare requirements, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 on the respect of animal welfare requirements outside the customs territory of the Union, including the use of independent third parties. 3. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, adopt necessary measures for the application of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).Article 137 deleted Export refunds for live animals in the beef and veal sector
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1979 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 138
The volume commitments resulting from the agreements concluded in accordance with Article 218 of the Treaty shall be respected on the basis of export licences issued for the reference periods applying to the products concerned. The Commission may adopt implementing acts necessary to respect the volume commitments, including ceasing or limiting the issue of export licences when such commitments are or can be exceeded. With regard to compliance with the obligations under the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, the ending of a reference period shall not affect the validity of export licences.Article 138 deleted Export limits
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1984 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 139
[...]deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1990 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 140
Implementing powers in accordance with The Commission shall by means of implementing acts, adopt necessary measures for the application of this Section, in particular: (a) on the redistribution of exportable quantities which have not been allocated or utilised; (b) on products referred to in point (b) of Article 133(1). Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2).Article 140 deleted the examination procedure
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1995 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 141
Other implementing powers The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, fix coefficients adjusting export refunds in accordance with the rules adopted pursuant to Article 139(6).Article 141 deleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2141 #

2011/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 159 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) Chapter VI of Part III, andeleted
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation and to avoid unfair competition or discrimination between farmers, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in respect of: the fixation of the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme; the adoption of rules on applications for allocation of payment entitlements; the adoption of measures regarding the reversion of non- activated payment entitlements to the national reserve; the adoption of requirements related to the notification of transfer of payment entitlements to the national authorities and the deadlines within which such notification are to take place; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for areas with natural constraints; the setting out of the annual ceiling for the payment for young farmers; the setting out of the annual ceilings for the voluntary coupled support; the adoption of rules on the procedure for the assessment and approval of decisions in the framework of the voluntary coupled support; the adoption of rules on the procedure of the authorisation and the notifications to the producers related to the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop specific payment for cotton; the provision for rules on the calculation of the reduction of the amount of the crop specific payment for cotton; the adoption of rules concerning general notification requirements. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 159 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The distribution of direct income support among farmers is characterised by the allocation of disproportionate amounts of payments to a rather small number of large beneficiaries. Due to economies of size, larger beneficiaries do not require the same level of unitary support for the objective of income support to be efficiently achieved. Moreover, the potential to adapt makes it easier for larger beneficiaries to operate with lower levels of unitary support. It is therefore fair to introduce a system for large beneficiaries where the support level is gradually reduced and ultimately capped to improve the distribution of payments between farmers. Such system should however take into account salaried labour intensity to avoid disproportionate effects on large farms with high employment numbers. Those maximum levels should not apply to payments granted to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment since the beneficial objectives they pursue could be diminished as a result. Nor should the capping be applied in respect of cooperatives or other legal entities whose members run a farming business jointly, or which comprise a number of farmers, and which receive and channel the payments before distributing them in full to their members. In order to make capping effective, Member States should establish some criteria in order to avoid abusive operations by farmers seeking to evade its effects. The proceeds of the reduction and capping of payments to large beneficiaries should remain in the Member States where they were generated and should be used for financing projects with a significant contribution to innovation under Regulation (EU) No […] of the European Parliament and of the Council of….on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) [RDR].
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 244 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) One of the objectives of the new CAP is the enhancement of environmental performance through a mandatory ‘greening’ component of direct payments which will support agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment applicable throughout the Union. For that purpose, Member States should use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual payment, on top ofstrictly linked with the basic payment, for compulsory practices to be followed by farmers addressing, as a priority, both climate and environment policy goals. Those practises should take the form of simple, generalised, and non- contractual and annual actions that go beyond cross- compliance and are linked to agriculture such as crop diversificrotation, maintenance of permanent grassland and ecological focus areas. The compulsory nature of those practises should also concern farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in ‘Natura 2000’ areas covered by Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and by Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, as long as these practises are compatible with the objectives of those Directives. Farmers who fulfil the conditions laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should benefit from the ‘greening’ component without fulfilling any further obligation, given the recognised environmental benefits of the organic farming systems. Non-respect of the ‘greening’ component should lead to penalties on the basis of Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR].
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 252 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) In order to ensure that the obligations referred to the crop diversificrotation measure are applied in a proportionate and non- discriminatory way and lead to an enhanced environmental protection, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of the adoption of the definition of ‘crop’ and of rules concerning the application of the measure.
2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 283 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) Member States should be allowed to use part of their national ceilings for direct payments for coupled support in certain sectors in clearly defined cases. The resources that may be used for any coupled support should be limited to an appropriate level, while allowing such support to be granted in Member States or in their specific regions facing particular situations where specific typeThe decoupling of direct support and the introduction of the single payment scheme were essential elements in the process of fareforming or specific agricultural sectors are particularly important for economic, environmental and/or social reasons. Member States should be allowed to use up to 5 % of their national ceilings for this support, or 10 % in case their level of coupled support in at least one of the years of the period 2010-2013 exceeded 5 %. However, in duly justified cases where certain sensitive needs in a region are demonstrated, and upon approval by the Commission, Member States should be allowed to use more than 10 % of their national ceiling. Coupled support should only be granted to the extent necessary to create an incentive to maintain current levels of production in those regions. This support should also be available to farmers holding, on 31 December 2013, special payment entitlements allocated under Regulation (EC) No 1782/200the CAP. Experience gained through the application of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 together with the evolution of the market situation indicates that schemes that were kept outside the single payment scheme in 2013 cand Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and who do not have eligible hectares for the activation of payment entitlements. As regards the approval of voluntary coupled support exceeding 10 % of the annual national ceiling fixed per Member State, the Commission should further be empowered to adopt implementing acts without applying Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 now be integrated into the basic payment scheme to promote more market- oriented and sustainable agriculture.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 293 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) In order to ensure efficient and targeted use of Union funds and to avoid double funding under other similar support instruments, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission for the purpose of defining the adoption of rules concerning the conditions for granting voluntary coupled support and of rules on its consistency with other Union measures and on the cumulation of support.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 300 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
(38) AMember States should be allowed to use part of their national direct payments ceiling to put in place a simple and specific scheme for small farmers should be put in place in order to reduce the administrative costs linked to the management and control of direct support. For that purpose, a lump- sum payment replacing all direct payments should be established. Rules seeking simplification of formalities should be introduced by reducing, amongst others, the obligations imposed on small farmers such as those related to the application for support, to agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment, to cross-compliance and to controls as laid down in Regulation (EU) No [...] [HZR] without endangering the achievement of the overall objectives of the reform, it being understood that Union legislation as referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No [...] [HZR] applies to small farmers. The rules on cross compliance shall however still apply to small farmers, as it is important that all farmers in receipt of EU funds, regardless of size of their holdings, adhere to minimum environmental standards. The objective of that scheme should be to support the existing agricultural structure of small farms in the Union without countering the development towards more competitive structures. For that reason, access to the scheme should be limited to existing holdings.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 343 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b – point v
(v) a voluntary coupled support scheme;deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 367 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 1
– rearing or growing of agricultural products including harvesting, milking, breeding animals and keeping animals for farming purposes, and mowing or grazing land primarily or solely for environmental reasons,
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 428 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) "permanent grassland" means land used to growon which grasses or other herbaceous forageplants suitable for grazing grow naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown) and that has not been included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or longer; it may include other species suitable for grazing provided that the grasses and other herbaceous forage remain predominan, that is mowed or grazed and that has not been ploughed or re-seeded for five years or longer. Landscape features to be defined by the Member States may be included in permanent grassland, provided that the land in question has its own “extensive pasture” land-use code or that the grazed and/or mowed area accounts for more than 50% of it;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 460 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) "grasses or other herbaceous forage" means all herbaceous plants traditionally found in natural pastures or normally included in mixtures of seeds for pastures or meadows in the Member State (whether or not used for grazing animals); the definition also covers low-growing shrubs, reeds, rushes, sedges and other plants of no or little value as fodder;
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 696 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Where farmers receiving the animal- related coupled support referred to in Title IV hold fewer hectares than the threshold selected by a Member State for the purposes of point (b) of paragraph 1, that Member State shall apply point (a) of paragraph 1.deleted
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 767 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to cooperatives and other legal persons whose members together operate a farm or which are composed of a number of farmers who receive direct payments and who receive and channel the subsidies before they are fully divided among their members, to whom, as individuals, paragraph 1 shall apply.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 810 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Before 1 August 2013, Member States may decide to make available as additional support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified under Regulation (EU) No [...] [RDR], up to 120 % of their annual national ceilings for calendar years 2014 to 2019 as set out in Annex II to this Regulation. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for granting direct payments. Funds transferred as additional support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified under Regulation (EU) No [...] [RDR] will not be subject to co- financing.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 820 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Before 1 August 2013, Member States may decide to make available as additional support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD as specified under Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR], up to 120 % of their annual national ceilings for calendar years 2014 to 2019 as set out in Annex II to this Regulation. As a result, the corresponding amount shallThe funds made available shall be 100 % cofinanced and the corresponding amount shall, as a result of the reallocation, no longer be available for granting direct payments.
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 894 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Member States that, on 31 December 2013, operated the single payment scheme on the basis of the regional model laid down in Article 59 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 may decide, by 1 August 2013, to maintain the payment entitlements allocated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and/or with Regulation (EC) No 73/2009. Member States taking the decision referred to in the previous subparagraph shall use the national reserve as referred to in Article 23 to allocate, in 2014, payment entitlements to those farmers with eligible hectares for which no payment entitlements were allocated in accordance with Regulation (EC) N° 1782/2003 and/or with Regulation (EC) N° 73/2009, provided they respect the conditions laid down in Article 21(1).
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 913 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set the annual national ceiling for the basic payment scheme by deducting from the annual national ceiling established in Annex II the annual amounts to be set in accordance with Articles 33, 35, 37 and 397. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56(2).
2012/07/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1272 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Farmers entitled to a payment under the basic payment scheme referred to in Chapter 1 shall observundertake on their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2) the following package of agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment:
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1281 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have crop rotation of at least three different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 310 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year;
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1505 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – title
Crop diversificrotation
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1536 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 310 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of a rotation of at least three different crops. None of those three crops shall cover less than 5 % of the arable land and the main one shall not exceed 70 % of the arable land or fallow over three consecutive years.
2012/07/23
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1622 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Farmers shall maintain as permanent grassland the areas of their holdings declared as such in the application made pursuant to Article 74(1) of Regulation (EU) No XXX (HZ) for claim year 2014, hereinafter referred to as ‘reference areas under permanent grassland’. Permanent grassland that has been converted to arable land between 2011 and the year 2014, has to be reseeded, if environmental reasons require this.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1648 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Farmers shall be allowed to convert a maximum of 5 % of their reference areas under permanent grassland, unless there are biodiversity and water protection reasons which stand against this conversion. Such examples include conversion on flooding areas, on carbon- rich soils, on protected areas, on precious or sensible soils for water and biodiversity protection. A conversion can be carried out only after submission of an agri- environmental plan or a given written permission. That limit shall not apply in the case of force majeure or exceptional circumstances.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1732 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. FWhere the eligible area is greater than 10 hectares, farmers shall ensure that at least 7 % of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in aArticle 25(2)(b)(ii).
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1746 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The following shall apply to ecological focus areas: - the use of chemical plant protection products and mineral fertilisers is prohibited; - areas are non-tradable and must be located within the same physical region; - areas may be changed annually; - cultivation of leguminous crops is permitted on no more than 50% of ecological focus areas; - ploughing and sowing are permitted only until 15 May and harvesting must take place after 15 July; - the cultivation of rare and threatened crops and varieties is permitted; - on fields exceeding 30 hectares in area, the ecological focus areas must lie within the field.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1772 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The following shall be eligible for designation as ecological focus areas: - species-rich arable land and grassland; - cereals with wide row spacing (at least 20cm); - riparian strips at least 10m in width free of fertilisers or plant protection products; - late-mowing or late-grazing grassland;
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2008 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38
[...]deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2085 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39
[...]deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2157 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 40
Article 40 Notification 1. The decisions referred to in Article 39 shall be notified to the Commission by the date referred to in that Article and, except for the decision referred to in Article 39(4)(c), the notification shall include information on the regions targeted, the selected types of farming or sectors and the level of support to be granted. 2. The decisions referred to in Article 39(2) and (3), or, where appropriate, in Article 39(4)(a), shall also include a detailed description of the particular situation in the region targeted and of the particular characteristics of the types of farming, or specific agricultural sectors, which make the percentage referred to in Article 39(1) insufficient to address the difficulties referred to in Article 38(2) and which justify an increased level of support.deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2162 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 41
Article 41 Approval by the Commission 1. The Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, approve the decision referred to in Article 39(3), or, where appropriate, in Article 39(4)(a), where one of the following needs in the region or sector concerned is demonstrated: (a) the necessity to sustain a certain level of specific production due to the lack of alternatives and to reduce the risk of production abandonment and the resulting social and/or environmental problems, (b) the necessity to provide stable supply to the local processing industry, thus avoiding the negative social and economic consequence of any ensuing restructuring, (c) the necessity to compensate disadvantages affecting farmers in a particular sector which are the consequence of continuing disturbances on the related market; (d) the necessity to intervene where the existence of any other support available under this Regulation, Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR] or any approved State aid scheme is deemed insufficient to meet the needs referred to in points (a), (b) and (c). 2. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, adopt rules on the procedure for the assessment and approval of decisions referred to in paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 56(2).deleted
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2188 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 a (new)
Article 46a Report on the impact of Cotton subsidies The Commission shall prepare a report on the effectiveness of the measures contained in Articles 42-46 in delivering the support to the EU cotton sector envisaged in the Acts of Accession of Bulgaria, Greece, Portugal and Spain. The report shall be presented to the Council and the Parliament before 31 March 2014 and shall make recommendations on alternative methods of providing support which are compatible with developments in the CAP and with the obligation of Policy Coherence for Development under Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
2012/07/24
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2272 #

2011/0280(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
In order to finance the payment referred to in this Title, Member States shall deduct the amounts corresponding to the amounts to which the small farmers would be entitled as a basic payment referred to in Chapter 1 of Title III, as a payment for agricultural practises beneficial for the climate and the environment referred to in Chapter 2 of Title III and, where applicable, as a payment for areas with natural constraints referred to in Chapter 3 of Title III, and as a payment for young farmers referred to in Chapter 4 of Title III and as coupled support referred to in Title IV from the total amounts available for the respective payments.
2012/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 767 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) ensure that all commercially exploited species are managed through catch limits and/or fishing effort,
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 775 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
(f b) promote the deployment of fishing gears and practices with low environmental impact.
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 2038 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. If a Member State exceeds its allowable catch within a fishery by 10 % or more for two consecutive years, the fishery concerned will be presumed to have too much fishing capacity, Member States shall adopt a capacity reduction plan pursuant to Article 34 , paragraph 1 b (new) plan within one year, and Member States shall make fishing concessions transferable within that fishery within one year irrespective if the transitional period provided for in Article 31(1) has expired.
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 2045 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Notwithstanding Article 11, Member States shall adopt capacity reduction plans by ...* for each fishery where fishing capacity is not in an effective balance with the available fishing opportunities. Such capacity reduction plans have to lead to an alignment of fishing capacity with the available fishing opportunities within one year of the entry into force of the capacity reduction plan.
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 2067 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Member States shall manage entries into the fleet and exits from the fleet in such a way that the entry of new capacity into the fleet is compensated by the previous withdrawal without public aid of at least the same amount of capacity;
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 2080 #

2011/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 3
3. 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 paragraphs 1 and 2 1. The Commission shall propose a revision of Annex II by ...1 and shall consider setting capacity ceilings for different segments, e.g. for vessels operating under sustainable fisheries agreements or for vessels operating in a certain fishery.
2012/06/25
Committee: PECH
Amendment 426 #

2011/0194(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) environmental informationconfirmation of the sustainability of the fishery in question through - a description of the minimum standards set out in Annex XXX (FAO guidelines on eco-labelling for fish and fisheries products from marine fisheries), - accreditation and certification of the standard holder, - a certificate stating that the fishing practice and product chain are in accordance with the certification standards, and - a description of the condition of the target species, the impact of fishing on the ecosystem and the management of the fishery;
2012/04/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 467 #

2011/0194(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III a (new)
FAO GUIDELINES FOR THE ECOLABELLING OF FISH AND FISHERY PRODUCTS FROM MARINE CAPTURE FISHERIES SCOPE 1. These guidelines are applicable to ecolabelling schemes that are designed to certify and promote labels for products from well-managed marine capture fisheries and focus on issues related to the sustainable use of fisheries resources. PRINCIPLES 2. The following principles should apply to ecolabelling schemes for marine capture fisheries: 2.1 Be consistent with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and other relevant international instruments. 2.2 Recognize the sovereign rights of States and comply with all relevant laws and regulations. 2.3 Be of a voluntary nature and market- driven. 2.4 Be transparent, including balanced and fair participation by all interested parties. 2.5 Be non-discriminatory, do not create unnecessary obstacles to trade and allow for fair trade and competition. 2.6 Provide the opportunity to enter international markets. 2.7 Establish clear accountability for the owners of schemes and the certification bodies in conformity with international standards. 2.8 Incorporate reliable, independent auditing and verification procedures. 2.9 Be considered equivalent if consistent with these guidelines. 2.10 Be based on the best scientific evidence available, also taking into account traditional knowledge of the resources provided that its validity can be objectively verified. 2.11 Be practical, viable and verifiable. 2.12 Ensure that labels communicate truthful information. 2.13 Provide for clarity. 2.14 Be based, at a minimum, on the minimum substantive requirements, criteria and procedures outlined in these guidelines. 3. The principle of transparency should apply to all aspects of an ecolabelling scheme including its organizational structure and financial arrangements. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 4. Ecolabelling schemes should take into account that principles, minimum substantive requirements, criteria and procedures set out in this document will apply equally for developed, transition and developing countries. 5. Bearing in mind that ecolabelling schemes relate to fisheries management, and rights and duties of States, it is recognized that the involvement of States in ecolabelling schemes is desirable and should be encouraged. It is also recognized that States and, as appropriate, Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) may develop ecolabelling schemes in a manner consistent with these guidelines. Ecolabelling schemes should give full consideration to the recommendations and advice by States, and, as appropriate, RFMOs. 6. In accordance with Article 5 of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, and recognizing that all countries should have the same opportunities, and in view of the special conditions applying to developing countries and countries in transition and their important contribution to international fish trade, it is acknowledged that in order to benefit from applying ecolabelling schemes, States, relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and financial institutions should provide developing countries and countries in transition with financial and technical assistance to develop and maintain appropriate management arrangements that will allow them to participate in such schemes. Such assistance should also consider direct support towards the often high costs of accreditation and certification. Development agencies and donor institutions are encouraged to support FAO in facilitating financial and technical assistance to developing countries and countries in transition. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 7. For the purpose of these International Guidelines, the following terms and definitions apply. Accreditation: 8. Procedure by which a competent authority gives formal recognition that a qualified body or person is competent to carry out specific tasks. (Based on ISO/IEC Guide 2:1996, 12.11) Accreditation body: 9. Body that conducts and administers an accreditation system and grants accreditation.(Based on ISO Guide 2, 17.2) Accreditation system: 10. System that has its own rules of procedure and management for carrying out accreditation.(Based on ISO Guide 2, paragraph 17.1) Arrangement: 12. A cooperative mechanism established by two or more parties be they governmental, private or non-governmental entities. Audit: 13. A systematic and functionally independent examination to determine whether activities and related results comply with planned objectives. (Based on Codex Alimentarius, Principles for Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection, CAC/GL 20) Certification: 14. Procedure by which a third party gives written or equivalent assurance that a product, process or service conforms to specified requirements. Certification may be, as appropriate, based on a range of inspection activities which may include continuous inspection in the production chain. (Based on ISO Guide 2, 15.1.2 and Principles for Food Import and Export Certification and Inspection, CAC/GL 20) Certification body: 15. Competent and recognized body that conducts certification. A certification body may oversee certification activities carried out on its behalf by other bodies. (Based on ISO Guide 2, 15.2) Chain of custody: 16. The set of measures which is designed to guarantee that the product put on the market and bearing the ecolabel logo is really a product coming from the certified fishery concerned. These measures should thus cover both the tracking/traceability of the product all along the processing, distribution and marketing chain, as well as the proper tracking of the documentation (and control of the quantity concerned). Complaint: 17. An objection by a person or body to a decision regarding accreditation, de-accreditation, certification or de-certification. Conformity assessment: 18. Any activity concerned with determining directly or indirectly that relevant requirements are fulfilled. 19. Note: typical examples of conformity assessment activities are sampling, testing and inspection; evaluation, verification and assurance of conformity (supplier's declaration, certification); registration, accreditation and approval as well as their combinations.(ISO Guide 2, 12.2) Decision: 20. Any resolution by an accreditation or certifying body or arrangement concerning the rights and obligations of a person or body. Ecolabelling scheme: 21. Ecolabelling schemes entitle a fishery product to bear a distinctive logo or statement which certifies that the fish has been harvested in compliance with conservation and sustainability standards. The logo or statement is intended to make provision for informed decisions of purchasers whose choice can be relied upon to promote and stimulate the sustainable use of fishery resources. Standard for certification: 22. Document approved by a recognized organization or arrangement, that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for products or related processes and production methods, with which compliance is not mandatory under international trade rules. It may also include or deal exclusively with terminology, symbols, packaging, marking or labelling requirements as they apply to a product, process or production method. (Based on TBT agreement, Annex 1, paragraph 2) In these guidelines, unless otherwise qualified, the word standard refers to a standard for certification. The standard for certification will include requirements, criteria and performance elements in a hierarchical arrangement. For each requirement, one or more substantive criteria should be defined. For each criterion, one or more performance elements should be provided for use in assessment. Standard-setting organization or arrangement: 23. Organization or arrangement that has recognized activities in standard setting.(Based on ISO Guide 2, paragraph 4.3) Third party: 24. Person or body that is recognized as being independent of the parties involved, as concerns the issue in question.(ISO/IEC Guide 2:1996) Unit of certification: 25. The "unit of certification" is the fishery for which ecolabelling certification is sought, as specified by the stakeholders who are seeking certification. The certification could encompass: the whole fishery, where a fishery refers to the activity of one particular gear-type or method leading to the harvest of one or more species; a sub-component of a fishery, for example a national fleet fishing a shared stock; or several fisheries operating on the same resources. The "stock under consideration" exploited by this fishery (unit of certification) may be one or more biological stocks as specified by the stakeholders for certification. The certification applies only to products derived from the "stock under consideration" (see paragraph 30). In assessing compliance with certification standards, the impacts on the "stock under consideration" of all the fisheries utilizing that "stock under consideration" over its entire area of distribution are to be considered. MINIMUM SUBSTANTIVE REQUIREMENTS AND CRITERIAFOR ECOLABELS Introduction 26. The following sets forth the minimum substantive requirements and criteria for assessing whether a fishery can be certified and an ecolabel awarded to a fishery. Ecolabelling schemes may apply additional or more stringent requirements and criteria related to sustainable use of the resources. The requirements and criteria presented below are to be based on and interpreted in accordance with the current suite of agreed international instruments addressing fisheries, in particular the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement and the 1995 Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, as well as related documentation including the 2001 Reykjavik Declaration on Responsible Fisheries in the Marine Ecosystem. 27. Requirements are specified for each of three areas: the management systems, the fishery and associated "stock under consideration" for which certification is being sought, and consideration of serious impacts of the fishery on the ecosystem . Criteria and related measurable performance indicators and a corresponding monitoring system should be established in order to assess the conformity of the fishery concerned with the requirements and the criteria of the ecolabelling scheme. In developing and applying the criteria and assessing the conformity of the fishery with the standard of certification, the views and opinions of States, RFMOs and FAO should be fully considered. Management systems 28. Requirement: The fishery is conducted under a management system which is based upon good practice and that ensures the satisfaction of the requirements and criteria described in Paragraph 29. The management system and the fishery operate in compliance with the requirements of local, national and international law and regulations, 28.1 For the "stock under consideration" there are documented management approaches with a well based expectation that management will be successful taking into account uncertainty and imprecision. 28.2 There are objectives, and as necessary, management measures to address pertinent aspects of the ecosystem effects of fishing as per paragraph 31. 29. The following criteria will apply to management systems for any fisheries, but it must be recognized that special consideration needs to be given to small- scale fisheries with respect to the availability of data and with respect to the fact that management systems can differ substantially for different types and scales of fisheries (e.g. small scale through to large scale commercial fisheries). 29.1 Adequate data and/or information are collected, maintained and assessed in accordance with applicable international standards and practices for evaluation of the current state and trends of the stocks. This can include relevant traditional, fisher or community knowledge, provided its validity can be objectively verified. 29.2 In determining suitable conservation and management measures, the best scientific evidence available is taken into account by the designated authority, as well as consideration of relevant traditional fisher or community knowledge, provided its validity can be objectively verified, in order to evaluate the current state of the "stock under consideration". 29.2bis: Taking due account of paragraph 32, for the "stock under consideration" the determination of suitable conservation and management measures should include or take account of: – Total fishing mortality from all sources is considered in assessing the state of the "stock under consideration", including discards, unobserved mortality, incidental mortality, unreported catches and catches in other fisheries. – Management targets are consistent with achieving maximum sustainable yield (MSY) (or a suitable proxy) on average, or a lesser fishing mortality if that is optimal in the circumstances of the fishery (e.g. multispecies fisheries) or to avoid severe adverse impacts on dependent predators. – The management system should specify limits or directions in key performance indicators (see 30.2), consistent with avoiding recruitment overfishing or other impacts that are likely to be irreversible or very slowly reversible, and specify the actions to be taken if the limits are approached or the desired directions are not achieved. 29.3 Similarly, data and information, including relevant traditional, fisher or community knowledge, provided its validity can be objectively verified, are used to identify adverse impacts of the fishery on the ecosystem, and timely scientific advice is provided on the likelihood and magnitude of identified impacts (see paragraph 31). 29.4 The designated authorities adopt and effectively implement appropriate measures for the conservation and sustainable use of the "stock under consideration" based on the data, information and scientific advice referred to in the preceding bullets. Short-term considerations should not compromise the long-term conservation and sustainable use of fisheries resources. 29.5 An effective legal and administrative framework at the local, national or regional level, as appropriate, is established for the fishery and compliance is ensured through effective mechanisms for monitoring, surveillance, control and enforcement (see paragraph 6). 29.6 In accordance with the Code of Conduct Article 7.5, the precautionary approach is being implemented to protect the "stock under consideration" and to preserve the aquatic environment. Inter alia this will require that the absence of adequate scientific information should not be used as a reason for postponing or failing to take conservation and management measures. 10 Further, relevant uncertainties are being taken into account through a suitable method of risk assessment. Appropriate reference points are determined and remedial actions to be taken if reference points are approached or exceeded are specified. "Stocks under consideration" 30. Requirement: The "stock under consideration" is not overfished, and is maintained at a level which promotes the objective of optimal utilization and maintains its availability for present and future generations, taking into account that longer term changes in productivity can occur due to natural variability and/or impacts other than fishing. In the event that biomass drops well below such target levels, management measures (Code of Conduct Article 7.6) should allow for restoration within reasonable time frames of the stocks to such levels (see also paragraph 29.2.bis). The following criteria are applicable: 30.1 The "stock under consideration" is not overfished if it is above the associated limit reference point (or its proxy). 30.2 If fishing mortality (or its proxy) is above the associated limit reference point, actions should be taken to decrease the fishing mortality (or its proxy) below that limit reference point. 30.3 The structure and composition of the "stock under consideration" which contribute to its resilience are taken into account. 30.4 In the absence of specific information on the "stock under consideration", generic evidence based on similar stocks can be used for fisheries with low risk to that "stock under consideration". However, the greater the risk the more specific evidence is necessary to ascertain the sustainability of intensive fisheries. Ecosystem considerations 31. Requirement: Adverse impacts of the fishery on the ecosystem should be appropriately assessed and effectively addressed. Much greater scientific uncertainty is to be expected in assessing possible adverse ecosystem impacts of fisheries than in assessing the state of target stocks. This issue can be addressed by taking a "risk assessment/risk management approach". For the purpose of development of ecolabelling schemes, the most probable adverse impacts should be considered, taking into account available scientific information, and traditional, fisher or community knowledge provided that its validity can be objectively verified. Those impacts that are likely to have serious consequences should be addressed. This may take the form of an immediate management response or further analysis of the identified risk. In this context, full recognition should be given to the special circumstances and requirements in developing countries and countries in transition, including financial and technical assistance, technology transfer, and training and scientific cooperation. The following criteria are to be interpreted in the context of avoiding high risk of severe adverse impacts: 31.1 Non target catches, including discards, of stocks other than the "stock under consideration" are monitored and should not threaten these non-target stocks with serious risk of extinction; if serious risks of extinction arise, effective remedial action should be taken. 31.2 The role of the "stock under consideration" in the food web is considered, and if it is a key prey species in the ecosystem, management measures are in place to avoid severe adverse impacts on dependent predators. 31.3 There is knowledge of the essential habitats for the "stock under consideration" and potential fishery impacts on them. Impacts on essential habitats and on habitats that are highly vulnerable to damage by the fishing gear involved are avoided, minimized or mitigated (Code of Conduct 7.2.2). In assessing fishery impacts, the full spatial range of the relevant habitat should be considered, not just that part of the spatial range that is potentially affected by fishing. 31.4 In the absence of specific information on the ecosystem impacts of fishing for the unit of certification, generic evidence based on similar fishery situations can be used for fisheries with low risk of severe adverse impact. However, the greater the risk the more specific evidence is necessary to ascertain the adequacy of mitigation measures. Methodological aspects Assessing current state and trends in target stocks 32. There are many ways in which state and trends in stocks may be evaluated, that fall short of the highly quantitative and data-demanding approaches to stock assessment that are often used for large scale fisheries in developed countries. Use of less elaborate methods for stock assessment should not preclude fisheries from possible certification for ecolabelling. However it should be noted that, to the extent that the application of such methods results in greater uncertainty about the state of the "stock under consideration", more precautionary approaches to managing fisheries on such resources will be required which may necessitate lower levels of utilization of the resource. There is a variety of management measures commonly used in small scale or low value fisheries that nonetheless can achieve quite adequate levels of protection for stocks in the face of uncertainty about the state of the resource. A past record of good management performance could be considered as supporting evidence of the adequacy of the management measures and the management system. PROCEDURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS Introduction 33. Drawing heavily on available guides, especially those produced by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), this chapter of the guidelines addresses the three principal procedural and institutional matters that any ecolabelling scheme should encompass: (1) the setting of certification standards, (2) the accreditation of independent certifying bodies, and (3) the certification that a fishery and the product chain of custody are in conformity with the required standard and procedures. The certification standard encapsulates the objectives that are pursued by a scheme. It is usually expressed in specific criteria that a product and/or the production process and methods would have to meet to get certified. 34. Accreditation of a certification body seeks to verify that the body is appropriate and capable for the certifying tasks. It would have to ascertain that the certification body is neutral and independent and has the technical and financial capacity to perform a certification of the conformity of a fishery with the established standard. Similar requirements apply to the accreditation body itself. The accreditation body needs to have the technical and financial capacity to undertake accreditation tasks, and perform these tasks in a neutral, non- discriminatory and independent manner. 35. The above three steps in the setting up of an ecolabelling scheme would normally have to occur sequentially in the same order whereby (2) accreditation and (3) certification would remain regular activities of the scheme once established. The scheme may also, at a regular but longer time interval, review and revise the certification standard in view of new knowledge and experiences. Structure 36. The procedural guidelines are presented in three parts as follows: 1) Guidelines for the Setting of Standards of Sustainable Fisheries, 2) Guidelines for Accreditation, and 3) Guidelines for Certification. Each of these three parts is further subdivided into four sections: i) Purpose, ii) Normative references, iii) Functions and structure; and iv) Requirements. The Requirements are the minimum requirements that a body, person or arrangement should meet to be recognized as competent and reliable in its domain. The Principles listed earlier in these guidelines apply equally to procedural and institutional aspects of marine fisheries ecolabelling schemes. Options for governance structures 37. There are various options for the governance of an ecolabelling scheme. The initiative for a scheme could be taken by a government, an intergovernmental organization, a non-governmental organization, or a private industry association. There are also various options for the geographical range of a scheme. It could be national, regional or international in scope. 38. The owner of a scheme may not necessarily be directly engaged in its operational affairs. These may be handled by an organization or arrangement which has been specifically set up for this purpose. It could be public, non- governmental or private. The owner of the scheme may lay down rules and regulations under which the ecolabelling arrangement or body is required to operate. The body may implement one ecolabelling scheme for one specific sector (e.g. fisheries) or may have responsibilities for various sectors (textiles; paper; etc.) 39. The owner of an ecolabelling scheme should engage a separate independent specialist accreditation body to take on the task of accreditation of certification bodies on its behalf. The accreditation body could be private, public or an autonomous body governed by public service rules. Guidelines for the Setting of Standards of Sustainable Fisheries Purpose 40. The setting of standards is among the most critical tasks of any ecolabelling scheme of products from sustainable marine capture fisheries. The standards reflect the objectives for sustainable fisheries that are being pursued through the scheme. Standards comprise quantitative and qualitative indicators of the governance system or management regime of a fishery as well as of its outcome in terms of sustainable fisheries and conservation of marine fishery resources and related ecosystems. 41. Standards should not distort global markets and should not create unnecessary obstacles to international trade. Normative basis 42. The normative basis of standards of sustainable fisheries is given by international fisheries instruments and applicable national legislation. 43. In procedural terms, the normative basis for standard development includes the following: – ISO/IEC Guide 59 Code of good practice for standardization.1994. – WTO TBT, ANNEX 3 Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, Adoption and Application of Standards. – FAO. 1998. Report of the Technical Consultation on the Feasibility of Developing Non-Discriminatory Technical Guidelines for Eco-Labelling of Products from Marine Capture Fisheries, Rome, Italy, 21-23 October 1998.FAO Fisheries Report No. 594. – ISEAL. P020 Guidance on ISEAL Code of Good Practice for Setting Social and Environmental Standards. Public Draft. July 2003. – ISEAL. Code of Good Practice for Voluntary Process and Production Method Standard-setting Procedures. Public Draft. 1 March 2003. Functions and organizational structure 44. A standard setting organization or arrangement is assigned with the tasks of setting, reviewing, revising, assessing, verifying and approving standards. These tasks can be fulfilled through a specialized standard-setting body or through another suitable arrangement. 45. Where there is no standard-setting body, the organizational structure of a standard-setting arrangement should include, inter alia, a technical committee of independent experts and a consultation forum whose mandates are established. Requirements Transparency 46. Transparency in the development of standards is necessary to guarantee and to ensure consistency with relevant international standards and to facilitate access, and participation of all interested parties, especially those of developing countries and countries in transition. 47. Standard-setting organizations or arrangements should carry out their activities in a transparent fashion and following written rules of procedure. Procedural rules should contain a mechanism for the impartial resolution of any substantive or procedural disputes about the handling of standard-setting matters. 48. A standard is under preparation (under review or under revision) from the moment a decision has been taken to develop, review or revise a standard until that standard has been adopted. 49. Once a standard has been adopted, it should be promptly published and should be accessible on the Internet. 50. At least once every six months, the standard-setting organization or arrangement should publish a work programme containing: − its name; − its address; − the list of standards currently under preparation; − the list of standards currently under reviewing or revision; − the list of standards which were adopted in the preceding period. 51. A notice of existence of the work programme should be published in a national or, as may be, regional or international publication of standardization activities and/or should be accessible on the Internet whenever possible. 52. On the request of any interested party, the standardizing organization or arrangement should promptly provide, or arrange to provide a copy of its standard setting procedures, most recent work programme, draft standard or final standard. 53. Translations into English, French or Spanish of standard setting procedures, most recent work programme, draft standards or final standards should be provided upon request, within the means of the standard-setting body or arrangement. Participation by interested parties 54. Standard-setting arrangements or organizations should ensure balanced participation by independent technical experts and by representatives of interested parties in the standard development, revision and approval process. Development of standards of sustainable fisheries should, wherever possible, include representatives of fisheries management authorities, the fishing industry, fish workers organizations, the scientific community, environmental interest groups, fish processors, traders and retailers as well as consumer associations. 55. Interested parties should be associated in the standard-setting tasks through an appropriate consultation forum or be made aware of an appropriate alternative mechanisms by which they can participate. Where more than one forum is designated, coordination requirements applicable to them should be determined. 56. Standardizing arrangements or organizations should have written procedures to guide decision-making. Notification provisions 57. Before adopting a standard, the standardizing organization or arrangement should allow a period of at least 60 days for the submission of comments on the draft standard by interested parties. No later than the start of the comment period, the standardizing organization or arrangement should publish a notice announcing the period for commenting in a national or, as may be, regional or international publication of standardization activities and/or on the Internet. 58. The standardizing organization or arrangement should take into account, in further processing of the standard, the comments received during the period for commenting. The reply should include an explanation why a deviation from relevant national or international standards is necessary. Keeping of records 59. Proper records of standards and development activity should be prepared and maintained. The standard setting organization or arrangement should identify a central focal point for standards-related enquiries and for submission of comments. Contact information for this focal point should be made easily available including on the Internet. Review and revision of standards and of standard setting procedures 60. Standards should be reviewed at regular published intervals and, if appropriate, revised following such reviews. Certified fisheries should be given a period of at least three years to come into compliance with the revised standards. 61. Proposals for revisions can be submitted by any interested party and should be considered by the standard- setting organization or arrangement through a consistent and transparent process. 62. The procedural and methodological approach for setting standards should also be updated in the light of scientific and technical progress and of the experience gained in standard setting of sustainable fisheries. Validation of standards 63. In developing and revising standards, an appropriate procedure should be put in place to validate the standard vis-à-vis the minimum requirements for sustainable marine fisheries as laid out in these guidelines. Validation is also required to ensure that standards do not encompass criteria or requirements that are of no relevance for sustainable fisheries and could cause unnecessary barriers of trade or mislead the consumer. Guidelines for Accreditation Purpose 64. Accreditation provides assurance that certification bodies responsible for conducting conformity assessments with sustainability standards and chain of custody requirements in fisheries are competent to carry out such tasks. By awarding accreditation to a certification body, accreditation bodies provide assurance that the latter is able to assess and certify that a certain fish or fishery product comes from a fishery that conforms with the established standard of sustainability. Normative reference 65. ISO Guide 61.General Requirements for assessment and accreditation of certification/registration bodies.1996. Functions and structure 66. Accreditation is carried out on the basis of a system that has its own rules and management, i.e. an accreditation system. The tasks of granting accreditation following successful assessment should be undertaken by competent accreditation bodies. In order to be recognized as competent and reliable in undertaking the assessment in a non- discriminatory, impartial and accurate manner, an accreditation body should fulfil, inter alia, the following requirements. Requirements Non-discrimination 67. Access to the services of the accreditation body should be open to all certification entities irrespective of their country of residence. Access should not be conditional upon the size of the applicant body or membership in any association or group, nor should accreditation be conditional upon the number of certification bodies already accredited. 68. Full recognition should be given to the special circumstances and requirements of certification bodies in developing countries and countries in transition including financial and technical assistance, technology transfer, and training and scientific cooperation. Independence, impartiality and transparency 69. The accreditation body should be independent and impartial. In order to be impartial and independent, the accreditation body should: − be transparent about its organizational structure and the financial and other kinds of support it receives from public or private entities; − be independent from vested interests, together with its senior executive and staff; − be free from any commercial, financial and other pressures which might influence the results of the accreditation process; − ensure that decision on accreditation is taken by a person(s)who has (ve) not participated in the assessment; − not delegate authority for granting, maintaining, extending, reducing, suspending or withdrawing accreditation to an outside person or body. Human and financial resources 70. The accreditation body should have adequate financial resources and stability for the operation of an accreditation system and should maintain appropriate arrangements to cover liabilities arising from its operations and/or activities. 71. The accreditation body should employ a sufficient number of personnel having the necessary education, training, technical knowledge and experience for performing accreditation functions in fisheries. 72. Information on the relevant qualifications, training and experience of each member of the personnel involved in the accreditation process should be maintained by the accreditation body. Record of training and experience should be kept up to date. 73. When an accreditation body decides to subcontract work related to accreditation to an external body or person, the requirements for such an external body should be no less than for the accreditation body itself. A properly documented contractual or equivalent agreement covering the arrangements including confidentiality and conflict of interests, should be drawn up. Accountability and reporting 74. The accreditation body should be a legal entity and should have clear and effective procedures for handling applications for accreditation procedures. In particular, the accreditation body should maintain and provide to the applicants and accredited entities: −a detailed description of the assessment and accreditation procedure; − the documents containing the requirements for accreditation; − the documents describing the rights and duties of accredited bodies. 75. A properly documented contractual or equivalent agreement describing the responsibilities of each party should be drafted. 76. The accreditation body should have: − defined objectives and commitment to quality; − procedures and instructions for quality documented in a quality manual; − an established effective and appropriate system for quality. 77. The accreditation body should conduct periodic internal audits covering all procedures in a planned and systematic manner to verify that the accreditation system is implemented and effective. 78. The accreditation body may receive external audits on relevant aspects. The results of the audit should be accessible by the public. 79. Qualified personnel, attached to the accreditation body's team, should be nominated by the accreditation body to conduct the assessment against all applicable accreditation requirements. 80. Personnel nominated for the assessments should provide the accreditation body with a report of its findings as to the conformity of the body assessed to all of the accreditation requirements. The report should provide sufficiently comprehensive information such as: − the qualification, experience and authority of the staff encountered; − the adequacy of the internal organization and procedures adopted by the certification body to give confidence in its services; − the actions taken to correct identified nonconformities including, where applicable, those identified at previous assessments. 81. The accreditation body should have policy and procedures for retaining records of what happened during the assessment visit for a period consistent with its contractual, legal or other obligations. The records should demonstrate that the accreditation procedures have been effectively fulfilled, particularly with respect to application forms, assessment reports and other documents relating to granting, maintaining, extending, reducing, suspending or withdrawing accreditation. The records should be identified, managed and disposed of in such a way as to ensure the integrity of the process and confidentiality of the information. Resolution of complaints concerning accreditation of certifying bodies 82. The accreditation body should have a written policy and procedures for dealing with any complaints in relation to any aspect of the accreditation or de- accreditation of certifying bodies. 83. These procedures should include establishment, on an ad hoc basis as appropriate, of an independent and impartial committee to respond to a complaint. If possible, the committee should attempt to resolve any complaints through discussion or conciliation. If this is not possible, the committee should provide a written ruling to the accreditation body, which should transmit it to the other party or parties involved. 84. The accreditation body should: a) keep a record of all complaints, and remedial actions relative to accreditation; b) take appropriate corrective and preventive action; c) assess the effectiveness of remedial actions; d) safeguard confidentiality of information obtained during the investigation and resolution of complaints. 85. Information on procedures for handling complaints concerning accreditation should be made publicly available. 86. The above does not exclude recourse to other forms of legal and administrative processes as provided for in national legislation or international law. Confidentiality 87. The accreditation body should have adequate arrangements, consistent with applicable laws, to safeguard confidentiality of the information obtained in the course of its accreditation activities at all levels of its organization, including committees and external bodies acting on its behalf. 88. Where the law requires information to be disclosed to a third party, the body should be informed of the information provided, as permitted by the law. Otherwise information about an applicant certification body should not be disclosed to a third party without a written consent of the body. Maintenance and extension of accreditation 89. The accreditation body should have arrangements to ensure that an accredited certification body informs it without delay of changes in any aspects of its status or operation. 90. The accreditation body should have procedures to conduct reassessments in the event of changes significantly affecting the capabilities, or scope of accredited activities of the accredited body or the conformance with any other relevant criteria of competence specified by the accreditation body. 91. Accreditation should be re-assessed at sufficiently close intervals to verify that the accredited certification body continues to comply with the accreditation requirements. The periodicity for carrying out reassessments should not exceed five years. Suspension and withdrawal of accreditation 92. The accreditation body should specify the conditions under which accreditation may be suspended or withdrawn, partially or in total, for all or part of the scope of accreditation. Change in the accreditation requirements 93. The accreditation body should give due notice of any changes it intends to make in its requirements for accreditation. 94. It should take account of views expressed by interested parties before deciding on the precise form and effective date of the changes. 95. Following a decision on, and publication of, the changed requirements, it should verify that each accredited body carries out any necessary adjustments to its procedures within such time as, in the opinion of the accreditation body, is reasonable. 96. Special considerations should be given to accredited bodies in developing countries and countries in transition. Proprietor or licensee of an accreditation symbol or a logo 97. The accreditation body which is proprietor or licensee of a symbol or logo, intended for use under its accreditation programme, should have documented procedures describing its use. 98. The accreditation body should not allow use of its accreditation mark or logo in any way which implies that the accreditation body itself approved a product, service or system certified by a certification body. 99. The accreditation body should take suitable action to deal with incorrect references to the accreditation system or misleading use of accreditation logos found in advertisements, catalogues, etc. Guidelines for Certification Purpose 100. Certification is the procedure by which a third party gives written or equivalent assurance that a fishery conforms with the relevant standard and that a proper chain of custody is in place. Certification is an integral and indispensable part of any ecolabelling scheme of products from sustainable marine fisheries. It provides assurance to buyers and consumers that a certain fish or fishery product comes from a fishery that conforms with the established standard for a sustainable fishery. Impartial certification based on an objective assessment of all relevant factors ensures that ecolabels convey truthful information. This is a necessary condition for the ecolabelling scheme to attain its objectives. Scope 101. There are two types of certification, certification of the fishery itself and certification of the chain of custody between the time the fish is harvested and the time the fish or fishery product is sold to the final consumer. Separate certificates may be issued for the fishery and for the chain of custody. 102. Two types of assessments are required for certification: a) conformity assessment of whether a fishery conforms with the standard and related certification criteria; b) chain of custody assessment of whether adequate measures are in place to identify fish from a certified fishery at subsequent stages of fish processing, distribution and marketing. 103. Fish and fishery products that are labelled to indicate to the consumer their origin from a sustainable fishery require both types of assessments and certificates. Normative references 104. ISO Guide 62, General Requirements for bodies operating assessment and certification/registration of quality systems. 1996. 105. ISO/IEC Guide 65, General requirements for bodies operating product certification systems . 1996. 106. WTO. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, Article 5. Functions and structure 107. The tasks of carrying out conformity and chain of custody assessments should be undertaken by recognized and accredited certification bodies. In order to be recognized as competent and reliable in undertaking the assessments in a non- discriminatory, impartial and accurate manner, a certification body has to fulfil, inter alia, the following requirements. Requirements Independence and impartiality 108. The certification body should be legally and financially independent from the owner of the ecolabelling scheme. 109. The certification body and its assessment and certifying staff, whether directly employed by the certification body or sub-contracted by it, should have no commercial, financial or any other interest in the fishery or chain of custody to be assessed other than for its certification services. 110. The certification body should ensure that different personnel conduct the certification decision and the certification assessments. 111. The certifying body should not delegate authority for granting, maintaining, extending, reducing, suspending or withdrawing certification to an outside person or body. Non-discrimination 112. Access to the services of the certification body should be open to all types of fisheries whether managed by a regional, governmental, parastatal or non-governmental fisheries management organizations or arrangement. Access to certification should not be conditional upon the size or scale of the fishery nor should certification be conditional upon the number of fisheries already certified. Human and financial resources 113. The certification body should have adequate financial resources and stability for the operation of a certification system and should maintain appropriate arrangements to cover liabilities arising from its operations and/or activities. 114. The certification body should employ a sufficient number of personnel having the necessary education, training, technical knowledge and experience for performing conformity and/or chain of custody assessments in fisheries. 115. Information on the relevant qualifications, training and experience of each member of the personnel involved in the certification process should be maintained by the certification body. Record of training and experience should be kept to date. 116. When a certification body decides to sub-contract work related to certification to an external body or person, the requirements for such an external body should be no less than for the certification body itself. A properly documented contractual or equivalent agreement covering the arrangements including confidentiality and conflict of interests, should be drawn up. Accountability and reporting 117. The certification body should be a legal entity and have clear and effective procedures for handling applications for certification of the fishery and/or the chain of custody. In particular, the certification body should maintain and provide to the applicants and certified entities: − a detailed description of the assessment and certification procedure; − the documents containing the requirements for certification; − the documents describing the rights and duties of certified entities. 118. A properly documented contractual or equivalent agreement describing the rights and duties of each party should be drafted between the certification body and its clients. 119. The certification body should have: − defined objectives and commitment to quality; − policies and procedures for quality documented in a quality manual; − an established effective, appropriate system for quality. 120. The certification body should conduct periodic internal audits covering all procedures in a planned and systematic manner to verify that the certification system is implemented and effective. 121. The certification body may receive external audits on relevant aspects. The results of the audits should be accessible by the public. 122. The certification body should have a policy and procedures for retaining records for a period consistent with its contractual, legal or other obligations. The records should demonstrate that the certification procedures have been effectively fulfilled, particularly with respect to application forms, assessment reports and other documents relating to granting, maintaining, extending, reducing, suspending or withdrawing certification. The records should be identified, managed and disposed of in such a way as to ensure the integrity of the process and confidentiality of the information. 123. The certification body should ensure that, in the event of changes, all affected parties are notified. 124. The certification body should make appropriate documents available on request. Certification fees 125. The certification body should maintain a written fee structure for applicants and certified fisheries which should be available on request. In establishing the fee structure and in determining the specific fee of a certification assessment, the certification body should take into account, inter alia , the requirements for accurate and truthful assessments, the scale, size and complexity of the fishery or chain of custody, the requirement of non- discrimination of any client, and the special circumstances and requirements of developing countries and countries in transition. Confidentiality 126. The certification body should have adequate arrangements, consistent with applicable laws, to safeguard confidentiality of the information obtained in the course of its certification at all levels of its organization. 127. Where the law requires information to be disclosed to a third party, the client should be informed of the information provided, as permitted by the law. Otherwise information about a particular product or fishery should not be disclosed to a third party without a written consent of the client. Maintenance of certification 128. The certification body should carry out periodic surveillance and monitoring at sufficiently close intervals to verify that certified fisheries and/or certified chains of custody continue to comply with the certification requirements. 129. The certification body should require the client to notify it promptly of any intended changes to the management of the fishery, or the chain of custody, or other changes which may affect conformity. 130. The certificate body should have procedures to conduct reassessments in the event of changes significantly affecting the status and management of the certified fishery, or the chain of custody, or if analysis f a complaint or any other information indicates that the certified fishery and/or the chain of custody no longer comply with the required standard and/or related requirements of the certification body. 131. The period of validity of a certificate should not exceed five years in the case of a fishery and three years in the case of the chain of custody. The assessment required for re-certification should give particular attention to changes that have been made in the conduct of the fishery or in the management practices, and on any new conditions that changes in standards might require. Renewal of certification 132. On the basis of prior regular monitoring and auditing exercises and a full reassessment, the validity of certification can be renewed up to the time limits of five years in the case of a fishery and three years in the case of the chain of custody. Suspension and withdrawal of certification 133. The certification body should specify the conditions under which certification may be suspended or withdrawn, partially or in total, for all or part of the scope of certification. 134. The certification body should require that a certified fishery and/or chain of custody upon suspension or withdrawal of its certification (however determined), discontinues use of all advertising matter that contains any reference thereto and returns any certification documents as required by the certification body. The certification body should also be responsible for informing the public about the withdrawal or suspension after the appeals process is exhausted. Maintaining the chain of custody 135. Chain of custody procedures are implemented at the key points of transfer. At each point of transfer, which may vary according to the type of fish or fishery product traded, all certified fish or fishery products must be identified and/or segregated from non-certified fish or fishery products. 136. The certification body should ensure that a recipient of certified fish or fishery products should maintain pertinent chain of custody records, including all records relating to shipment, receipt and invoicing. 137. The certification body should have documented procedures defining auditing methods and periodicity of audits. The periodicity of audits should depend on: − the technical processes undertaken at the point of transfer; − such risk factors as the value and volume of the certified output. 138. Any breach or apparent breach of the chain of custody identified during an inspection/audit should be explicitly recorded in the inspection/audit report together with: − an explanation of the factors that allowed the breach to occur; − an explanation of the corrective actions taken or required to ensure that a similar breach does not re-occur. 139. All inspection/audit records should be incorporated into a written inspection/audit report that is available to pertinent parties and filed at the certification body office. 140. The inspection/audit report should contain, as a minimum: − the date of the inspection/audit; − the name(s) of the person(s) responsible for the report; − the names and addresses of the sites inspected/audited; − the scope of the inspection/audit; − comments on the conformity of the client with the chain of custody requirements. Use and control of a certification claim, symbol or a logo 141. The certification body, accreditation body or owner of the ecolabelling scheme should have documented procedures describing the requirements, restrictions or limitations on the use of symbols or logos indicating that a fish or fishery product comes from a sustainable fishery. In particular, the ecolabelling scheme is required to ensure that symbols or logos should not relate to claims that are of no relevance for sustainable fisheries and could cause barriers of trade or mislead the consumer. 142. The certification body, accreditation body or owner of the ecolabelling scheme should not issue any license to affix its mark/claim/logo or issue any certificate for any fishery or fishery product unless it is assured that the product bearing it is in fact produced from certified sources. 143. The certification body, accreditation body or owner of the ecolabelling scheme is responsible that no fraudulent or misleading use is made with the use and display of its certification mark and logos. 144. If the certification body, accreditation body or owner of the ecolabelling scheme confers the right to use a symbol or logo to indicate certification, the fishery and any fish or fishery product from such fishery may use the specified symbol or logo only as authorized in writing by it. 145. The certification body, accreditation body or owner of the ecolabelling scheme should take suitable action to deal with incorrect references to the certification system or misleading use of symbols and logos found in advertisements, catalogues, etc. 146. All certificates issued should include: − the name and address of the accreditation body or owner of the ecolabelling scheme; − the name and address of the certification body; − the name and address of the certification holder; − the effective date of issue of the certificate; − the substance of the certificate; − the term for which the certification is valid; − signature of the issuing officer. Resolution of complaints and appeals 147. The accreditation body or owner of the ecolabelling scheme should have a written policy and procedures, applicable to accredited certification bodies, for dealing with any complaints and appeals from involved parties in relation to any aspect of certification or de-certification. Such procedures should be timely, clearly define the scope and nature of appeals that will be considered and should be open only to parties involved in, or consulted, during the assessment. Costs of appeals should be borne by the appellant. 148. These procedures should include an independent and impartial committee to respond to any complaint. If possible, the committee should attempt to resolve any complaint through discussion or conciliation. If this is not possible, the committee should provide a written finding to the certification body, accreditation body or owner of the ecolabelling scheme as appropriate, which should transmit the finding to the party or parties involved. 149. The above does not exclude recourse to other forms of legal and administrative processes as provided for in national legislation or international law. Keeping of records on complaints and appeals concerning certification 150. The certification body, accreditation body or promoter/owner of the ecolabelling scheme should: - keep a record of all complaints and appeals, and remedial actions related to certification; - take appropriate corrective and preventive action; - assess the effectiveness of remedial actions; - safeguard confidentiality of information obtained during the investigation and resolution of complaints and appeals concerning certification. 151. Information on procedures for handling of complaints and appeals concerning certification should be made publicly available.
2012/04/13
Committee: PECH
Amendment 1 #

2010/2184(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that a delegation from the Committee on Fisheries visited the Community Fisheries Control Agency in June 2010 and was very satisfied with the general state of the Agency's affairs, particularly the execution of the Joint Deployment Plans;
2011/02/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 82 #

2010/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)
Va. whereas, due to the reduction in the area under leguminous crops and the associated decline in demand for leguminous plant seeds, only five significant protein plant breeding programmes now exist in the European Union,
2010/12/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 127 #

2010/2111(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to introduce a framework programme for decentralised agricultural research as part of research on agriculture and rural development, a programme to provide initial impetus to improved breeding of leguminous plants and on- farm training programmes on improving the breeding of locally adapted protein plants;
2010/12/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Millennium Development Goals,
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 12 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
1 OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p.16 Ma. whereas the EU must aim to ensure improved monitoring of human rights and social and environmental standards when concluding international trade agreements,
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas the EU must strike a balance in international trade agreements between market liberalisation and protection for economic sectors and the rights of workers and consumers,
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M c (new)
Mc. whereas local small farmers, who make a significant contribution to food security in their regions, must not be adversely affected by the EU's conclusion of international trade agreements,
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 15 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M d (new)
Md. whereas the European Parliament must work towards ensuring that social and environmental standards, human rights and sustainability are enshrined in all trade agreements in a binding manner,
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that external trade policy must not jeopardise the EU’s ability to maintain a strong agricultural sector and to ensure food security against a background of increased market volatility; calls on the Commission to defend thea multifunctional and sustainable role ofor EU agriculture and the European agri-food model;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 26 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. CondemnsRegrets that the Commission’s approach, which far too often makes concessions on agriculture in order to obtain enhanced market access in third countries for industrial products and services;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 29 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission no longer to put agricultural interests behind the interests of the industrial and services sector;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to propose an approach that strikes a balance between domestic production and imports, taking into account, for each agricultural sector, the development of multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations, as well as EU environmental, social, and safety standards and respect for human rights;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that standards equivalent to those applied in the EU must be imposed on imports so as to ensure that EU farmers compete on a level playing field and EU citizens are effectively protected; underlines the need for tighter import controls at borders so that compliance with EU standards in the case of products from third countries is guaranteed;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 57 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. UrgesCalls on the Commission proactivesuitably to promote the EU’s offensive agricultural interests, given the vast export potential of the EU’s high quality agri-food products; underlines, inter alia, the need to step up promotion programmes, including through an increase in the percentage of EU cofinancing; notes that these measures ar this context, the need to use WTO- compatible, falling as they do into the ‘green box’ measures;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that, in a bid to secure a successful outcome to the DDA, the EU made an extremely generous offer on agriculture, but thiswhich was not reciprocated by an equivalent level of ambition from other developed and advanced developing countries;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2010/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Deplores the absence of progress on the establishment of a multilateral register for wines and spirits as well as on the extension of the protection of geographical indications to all agricultural products; recalls that these elements are sine qua nonimportant for a balanced outcome to the agricultural negotiations;
2010/11/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 61 #

2010/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls, in this regard, for further efforts to be undertaken to equip all rural areas with the most up-to-date IT infrastructure (e.g. broadband), as this is essential to the competitiveness of rural areas;
2010/11/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 92 #

2010/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Points out that women's associations in rural areas perform a large part of their work on an honorary basis and that they must be further strengthened, recognised and supported, as they make a major contribution to the training and further training of women in rural areas, and stresses that greater recognition is needed in this area as well as better financial guarantees and social cover for honorary positions;
2010/11/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 95 #

2010/2054(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Points out that women's networks need more political support in order to achieve greater social acceptance;
2010/11/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2010/2040(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it essential to strengthen regional cooperation in order to achieve sustainable and more efficient management of marine and coastal resources, particularly where there is a complete interdependence of activities in the maritime area, as is the case in particular in the Mediterraneanmany European Union waters;
2010/06/24
Committee: PECH
Amendment 19 #

2010/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Asks the Commission, therefore, to come up with an overarching, cross- sectoral strategy for sustainable growth in coastal regions and maritime sectors by 20132, based on a broad investigation of potentials and policy options and on broad stakeholder consultation; considers that one element of this strategy should be a new, integrated approach to strengthening Europe’s world leadership in maritime engineering across sectors such as shipbuilding, clean shipping, off-shore energy development and technologies;
2010/07/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 21 #

2010/2040(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls, also, for consultation mechanisms to be established for drawing up decisions relating to the integrated maritime policy (IMP) and the common fisheries policy (CFP), based in particular on the joint consultation bodies set up in each Member State and bringing together actors from the fisheries and maritime affairs sectors, thus making possible a genuine upstream exchange between IMP and CFP actors;
2010/06/24
Committee: PECH
Amendment 30 #

2010/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Asks the Commission to ensure that the new IMP will receive appropriate funding; calls on the Commission, in the next financial perspective, and to study, as one option, the Committee of the Regions’ proposal of a coastal fund the establishment of a coastal fund; stresses that in future the IMP should not be financed solely from the resources of the Common Fisheries Policy but rather that all sectoral policies which benefit from the creation of the IMP should contribute to its financing;
2010/07/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 49 #

2010/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the regional sea-basin initiatives and strategies proposed so far by the Commission and the macroregional strategies of relevance to the sea; recognises that the implementation of the IMP principles requires that they be translated into targeted strategies and specific measures tailored to the specificities of each sea basin, and in the case of the Mediterranean, the various sub- regions present therein; calls for further dialogue and co-operation in order to improve the governance of the marine space and coastal areas in the different maritime sea basins, including the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Atlantic, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean area, and asks the Commission to implement the proposed actions;
2010/07/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 75 #

2010/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Member States to comply with their obligations under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and, by 15 July 2012, perform an assessment of the environmental status of their marine waters and establish environmental targets and monitoring programmes; calls on Member States, furthermore, to adopt ambitious programmes of measures to attain a good environmental status for those waters;
2010/07/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 76 #

2010/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Calls on Member States to comply with their obligation under Article 13 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive to designate marine protected areas; calls, furthermore, on Member States to monitor compliance with the protection measures effectively;
2010/07/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 78 #

2010/2040(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25c. Calls on the Commission and Member States at international level, particularly under the auspices of the International Maritime Organisation, to seek the introduction of compulsory pilotage in particularly dangerous international waters, for example the Kadet Trench in the Baltic, in order to reduce the danger of oil disasters caused by vessels;
2010/07/15
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 83 #

2010/2002(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a new
35a. Point out that the funds proposed for the development of an integrated Maritime Policy (IMP) are not sufficient to cover the most important aspects of the launch of this new policy; stresses that a new European Union maritime policy could develop to the detriment of the existing priority areas of the CFP in so far as their budgetary funding is concerned; stresses, that in future the IMP should also be financed by means provided from budgetary lines foreseen for transport policies;
2010/05/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 84 #

2010/2002(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b new
35b. Expresses its concern that the political importance of the Common Fisheries Policy(CFP) is not adequately reflected in the draft budget for 2011; points out that the funds proposed for the development of an Integrated Maritime policy are not sufficient to cover the most important aspects of the launch of this new policy; stresses that a new European Union maritime policy could develop to the detriment of the existing priority areas of the CFP in so far as their budgetary funding is concerned; stresses, that in future such a policy will require adequate financing under more than one budget line;
2010/05/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 85 #

2010/2002(BUD)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 c new
35c. Expresses its concern that the political importance of the Common Fisheries policy (CFP) is not adequately reflected in the draft budget 2011, as the European Commission proposes a decrease in commitment appropriations by 0,6% compared to the 2010 budget;
2010/05/12
Committee: BUDG
Amendment 1 #

2010/2001(BUD)

Draft opinion
Heading (new before paragraph 1)
On the European Commission draft budget
2010/07/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 10 #

2010/2001(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the proposed increase in commitment and payment appropriations for the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) proposed by the European Commission;
2010/07/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 13 #

2010/2001(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the proposed cut in commitment appropriations for support for the management of fish resources (improvement of scientific advice) proposed by the European Commission, since expanding fisheries research is an essential prerequisite for a successful fisheries policy; notes that, in the medium and long term, a significant increase in expenditure on fisheries research is essential for successful reform of the CFP;
2010/07/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 26 #

2010/2001(BUD)

Draft opinion
Heading (new after paragraph 7)
On the proposed Council amendments
2010/07/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 27 #

2010/2001(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Strongly deplores the Council's proposals to cut commitment and payment appropriations in the area of fisheries control, both as regards EU involvement in the tasks carried out by the Member States in this field and with respect to the Union's own control activities; points out that the Commission is already only able to provide funds for 20 inspectors, which is no more than a drop in the ocean as regards the urgent need to further expand the EU control network, given the scale of fishing activity and the expanse of EU waters;
2010/07/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 28 #

2010/2001(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Deplores also the Council proposal to cut the appropriations for the Community Fisheries Control Agency in Vigo in comparison with the Commission's proposal; points out that this Agency provides significant value added in that it helps coordinate EU-wide fisheries control;
2010/07/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 29 #

2010/2001(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Deplores the Council's proposal to make massive cuts in the resources to support Member States in the collection of scientific data; reminds the Council in this context that the database for fisheries policies decisions is currently highly unsatisfactory; also reminds the Council that European Commission support is all the more valuable since Member States are not always diligent in fulfilling their obligations to collect and transmit fisheries data;
2010/07/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 30 #

2010/2001(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Calls on the Council to review its position on the level of payments under the European Fisheries Fund (EFF), as ex post redeployment otherwise seems inevitable; condemns the Council's call to cut the budgetary resources intended to monitor the proper use of EFF resources.
2010/07/20
Committee: PECH
Amendment 90 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) In the absence of EU legislation on such contracts, Member States may, within their own contract law systems, make the use of such contracts compulsory provided that in doing so EU law is respected and in particular that the proper functioning of the internal market and the common market organisation is respected. Given the diversity of situations across the EU in this context, in the interests of subsidiarity, such a decision should remain with Member States. However, to ensure appropriate minimum standards for such contracts and good functioning of the internal market and the common market organisation, some basic conditions for the use of such contracts should be laid down at EU level. Since some dairy co- operatives may have rules with similar effect in their statues, in the interests of simplicity they should then be exempted from a requirement for contracts. In order to ensure that any such system is effective where intermediate parties collect milk from farmers to deliver to processors, it should apply equally in such a case.
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 92 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) In the absence of EU legislation on such contracts, Member States may, within their own contract law systems, make the use of such contracts compulsory provided that in doing so EU law is respected and in particular that the proper functioning of the internal market and the common market organisation is respected. Given the diversity of situations across the EU in this context, in the interests of subsidiarity, such a decision should remain with Member States. However, to ensure appropriate minimum standards for such contracts and good functioning of the internal market and the common market organisation, some basic conditions for the use of such contracts should be laid down at EU level. With a view to uniform standards applicable throughout the EU, the Commission should, however, submit appropriate proposals on the drawing-up of standard contracts. Since some dairy co- operatives may have rules with similar effect in their statutes, in the interests of simplicity they should then be exempted from a requirement for contracts. In order to ensure that any such system is effective where intermediate parties collect milk from farmers to deliver to processors, it should apply equally in such a case.
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 170 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point c – subpoint viii a (new)
(viiia) providing information on the particular characteristics of milk and milk products with a protected designation of origin (PGO) or a protected geographical indication (PGI); this information should include details concerning: - the naturalness of the product (admixture of substances foreign to milk); - the places of production (sites of production and processing). Member States shall ensure that the labelling of milk products and imitations thereof is clearly defined and that penalties apply for infringements;
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 186 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint i
(i) 3.50% of total Union production, and
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 189 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint ii
(ii) 33% of the total national production of any particular Member State covered by such negotiations by that producer organisation, andeleted
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 198 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint iii
(iii) 33% of the total combined national production of all the Member States covered by such negotiations by that producer organisation,deleted
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 246 #

2010/0362(COD)

Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 185 e – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In the interests of protecting fair competitive practices and in order to avoid market distortion, the commercially sensitive nature of such data shall be taken into consideration before they are made public. In order to ensure transparency, decisions not to publish data shall, however, only be taken in special cases and on objective grounds.
2011/03/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2010/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Union funding should be designed to support exploratory work on actions which aim to promote the strategic objectives of the Integrated Maritime Policy, including the integrated maritime governance at all levels, the further development and implementation of integrated sea-basin strategies tailored to the specific needs of Europe’s different sea basins, the definition of the boundaries of sustainability of human activities in the framework of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, which constitutes the environmental pillar of the Integrated Maritime Policy, paying due attention to their cumulative impacts, on the basis of the ecosystem approach, the further involvement of stakeholders in integrated maritime governance schemes, the further development of cross-cutting tools for integrated policy-making, the development of standards for the fair distribution of maritime exploitation rights, taking particular account of the special nature of the fishing industry and the fact that it is frequently disadvantaged by competing interests, the promotion of the international dimension of the Integrated Maritime Policy, and sustainable economic growth, employment, innovation and competitiveness.
2011/03/16
Committee: PECH
Amendment 51 #

2010/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) When implementing the Programme care should be taken to ensure that structures are not needlessly duplicated but existing sectoral initiatives are incorporated instead; this applies to existing EU initiatives such as the regional fisheries advisory committees, but also to initiatives that cross EU frontiers, such as the Helsinki Baltic Marine Environment Commission (Helcom) in the environmental domain.
2011/03/16
Committee: PECH
Amendment 79 #

2010/0257(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) develop standards that result in ensuring that all user interests are treated fairly in terms of society as a whole.
2011/03/16
Committee: PECH
Amendment 30 #

2010/0254(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – Section I – point 1 – subpoint a – subparagraph 2
Flavour, pulp, and cells obtained by suitable physical means from the same species of fruitfrom the juice which are separated during processing may be restored to the same juice.
2011/04/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2010/0254(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – Section I – point 1 – subpoint a – subparagraph 5
Flavour, pulp and cells are obtained by suitable physical means from the same species of fruit may be restored to the juicefruit juice in question itself or from fruit juices of the same species of fruit.
2011/04/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 32 #

2010/0254(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – Section I – point 1 – subpoint b – subparagraph 1
The product obtained by reconstituting concentrated fruit juice defined in Part I.2 with potable water that meets the criteria of Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on the quality of water intended for human consumption*storing to the fruit juice concentrate the water extracted from the juice during concentration, the flavour lost from the juice and, if appropriate, the pulp and cells. The water added must display appropriate characteristics, particularly from the chemical, microbiological and organoleptic viewpoints, such as to guarantee the essential qualities of the juice.
2011/04/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 15 #

2010/0208(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 11492 […] thereof,
2011/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2010/0208(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The Commission should make sure that the Council conclusions of December 2008 are complied with and that proper implementation is ensured of the statutory requirements for GMO risk assessment in accordance with Annex II to Directive 2001/18/EC.
2011/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 32 #

2010/0208(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) As cultivation is closely linked to the use of land and to the protection of flora and fauna, matters in respect of which Member States retain important competencies, it appears appropriate to give them a right to restrict or prohibit GM cultivation on their territory on grounds related to environmental or other legitimate factors relating to the deliberate release of GMOs into the environment where those factors have not been addressed as part of the harmonised procedure foreseen in Part C of Directive 2001/18/EC or have not been sufficiently dealt with.
2011/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2010/0208(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 9
(9) On the basis of the subsidiarity principle, the purpose of this Regulation is not to harmonize the conditions of cultivation in Member States but to grant freedom to Member States to invoke otherestrict or gprounds than scientific assessment of health and environmental risks to ban cultivation of GMOs on their territoryhibit the cultivation of GMOs on their territory on grounds related to environmental or other legitimate factors which might arise from the deliberate release or the placing on the market of GMOs where those factors have not been addressed as part of the harmonised procedure foreseen in Part C of Directive 2001/18/EC or have not been sufficiently dealt with. In addition one of the purposes of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations27 which is to allow the Commission to consider the adoption of binding acts at EU level would not be served by the systematic notification of Member States' measures under that Directive.. Moreover, since measures which Member States can adopt under this Regulation cannot have as a subject the placing of the market of GMOs and thus does not modify the conditions of placing on the market of GMOs authorised under the existing legislation, the notification procedure under Directive 98/34/EC does not appear the most appropriate information channel for the Commission. Therefore, by derogation, Directive 98/34/EC should not be applicable. A simpler notification system of the national measures prior to their adoption appears to be a more proportionate tool for the Commission to be aware of these measures. Measures which Member States intend to adopt should thus be communicated together with their reasons to the Commission and to the other Member States one month prior to their adoption for information purposes.
2011/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2010/0175(COD)

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to prepare a comprehensive management plan for flat fish in the Baltic Sea.
2010/10/06
Committee: PECH
Amendment 3 #

2010/0094(NLE)

Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Requests the Commission to send it the conclusions of the meetings and proceedings of the Joint Committee provided for in Article 9 of the Agreement, as well as the multiannual sectoral programme referred to in Article 7(2) of the Protocol and the findings of the annual assessments; calls for representatives of its Committee on Fisheries and of its Committee on Development, acting as observers, to attend meetings and proceedings of the Joint Committee provided for in Article 9 of the Agreement; calls on the Commission to submit an implementation review of the Agreement to Parliament and the Council in the final year of application of the Protocol, before negotiations are opened on the renewal of the Agreement;
2010/09/07
Committee: PECH
Amendment 11 #

2009/2238(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Q. having regard to the partially divergent interests of European fishermen and fish farmers, processing industries, distributors, importers and consumers, which the policies pursued at European level should endeavour to reconcile in an effective and balanced manner,
2010/05/26
Committee: PECH
Amendment 36 #

2009/2238(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Warns against concluding inCalls on the European Commission to ensure that the WTO any agreement on fisheries sector subsidies that would deny the EU the possibility of granting its producers certain types of support, without imposing the same constraints on otheris currently being negotiated does not lead to EU producers suffering unfair competitive disadvantages vis-à-vis producers from countries that are among itthe EU's main suppliers;
2010/05/26
Committee: PECH
Amendment 56 #

2009/2238(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Demands that all the trade preferences granted by the EU in respect of fishery and aquaculture products be made strictly conditional upon the fulfilment of stringent environmental and social requirements; further demands that provisions to this effect in agreements concluded should include credible mechanisms for monitoring compliance with the undertakings given and for suspending the preferences, or simply withdrawing them, if the undertakings are breached; recognises at the same time that the Community fleet has the responsibility to set a good example in third-country and international waters as regards compliance with environmental and social standards;
2010/05/26
Committee: PECH
Amendment 155 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to draw up standard contracts for individual operators in the food chain;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 156 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the Commission to invest more in farmers’ initial and further training in order to extend their knowledge of contract law;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 162 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the competences of European commodity exchange authorities so as to limit and prevent speculation on food commodities and to work towards the implementation of adequate EU measures preventing speculation on non-agricultural commodities to influence agricultural futures;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 201 #

2009/2237(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to support local and regional food marketing initiatives and not to burden them unduly with regulations and red tape, because they contribute significantly to the generation of added value by agricultural enterprises;
2010/05/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 52 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the economic crisis has had a serious negative effect on agriculture, with farm income decreasing by 12.2% on average between 2008 and 2009 and unemployment in rural areas increasing in the last year; whereas as a direct effect of the economic crisis, consumption in Europe decreased on average by 10.55% between 2008 and 2009, and in some Member States this reduction exceeded 20%; whereas other effects of the economic crisis have been a lack of access to credit for farmers and a strain on the public finances of the Member States, weakening their ability to provide co- financing. However co-financing should not be excluded as a possibility to provide funds. But it is important to find a common framework for co-financing,
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Sa. whereas the CAP must be geared to the maintenance and development of multifunctional, extensive, sustainable agriculture in Europe,
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 120 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital S b (new)
Sb. whereas the production and marketing of agricultural products must be more strongly supported at regional and local level,
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 145 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that rural development is now an integral part of the CAP architecture with its focus on rural communities, improving the environment, modernising and restructuring agriculture and improving product marketing and competitiveness, therefore the rural development should also be maintained as an important pillar of the CAP in future;
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 160 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the CAP is the most integrated of all EU policies and therefore logically accounts for thea largest share of the EU budget; recognises that its share of the budget has steadily decreased from about 75% of the total EU budget in 1985 to 39.3% by 2013 , representing less than 0.45% of total EU GDP , whilst at the same time support is more thinly spread today with 12 new Member States joining the EU;
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 233 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that the CAP must continue to provide solutions to the threat of land abandonment, rural depopulation and the ageing of the rural population in the EU to ensure the long-term sustainability of rural communities in the EU, therefore it is furthermore necessary to continue a target-oriented rural development in the CAP;
2010/04/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 335 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls, therefore, that unless farming activity is preserved across the EU, nothe preservation of farming activity across the EU plays an important part in the provision of public goods will be possible;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 426 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Calls for a fairer distribution of CAP payments and insists that it should be fair to farmers in both new and old Member States8 , for this purpose in the Member States objective criteria should be considered for example purchasing power parity, different levels of costs, different income disparity between agriculture and overall economy;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 439 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Believes that viable farming businesses are fundamental to sustaining thriving rural communities, since agriculture and the countryside are closely connected;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 570 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 – point 1
(1) Believes that in order to reduce the disparities in the distribution of direct support funds between Member States, the hectare basis alone will not be sufficient and, therefore, calls for additional objective criteria such as a purchasing power coefficient, different levels of costs, different income disparity between agriculture and overall economy, to be used to achieve an overall balanced distribution;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 646 #

2009/2236(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
56. Believes that there should be a basic EU-funded direct area payment to all EU farmers in order to provide basic food security for European consumers, allow farmers to produce high-quality food competitively in relation to well subsidised trade partners (US), ensure that farming activity continues across the EU and provide baseline public goods through cross-compliance requirements for Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions, as well as high quality and animal welfare standards; calls for an absolute requirement of minimum activity to be included in the cross-compliance rules and proportionality to be the key principle applied when enforcing the rules, points out that direct area payment should be linked to the farmer and not to the land-owner;
2010/04/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
– having regard to Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which lays down that, in the formulationg and implementingation of the Union's policies, the Union and the Member States shall always pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals as sentient beings,full regard shall always be paid to the welfare requirements as sentient beings of animals used in agriculture and fisheries, transport, the internal market and research and technological development; the laws and administrative provisions in force in the individual Member States shall be taken into account;
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 144 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Observes that Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has created a new legal situation in which new powers and greater responsibility have been vested in the European Union and its institutions and considers that this article applies to all pets and imprisoned animals, and not onlyimals intended for food- producingtion, circus animals, animals kept in zoos or similar establishments and stray animals;
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 363 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Heading 6
The link between animal health and public healthdeleted
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 367 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that the use of antibiotics is an indicator of the state of health of animals, and expresses its deep concern about the acute problem of antibiotic resistance in animals and humans;deleted
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 380 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that the problem of antibiotic resistance is not confined to farm animals, and calls on the Commission, therefore, in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, also to take account of the role of pets in this connection;deleted
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 386 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls that diseases are by their nature not confined within national borders and stresses that common measures are therefore needed to tackle diseases - such as salmonellosis and rabies - which are passed on between human beings and animals, including pets, due to poor animal health and inadequate keeping of animals;deleted
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 403 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls in this context its aforementioned resolution of 22 May 2008, which likewise stressed the problem of antibiotic resistance, and emphasises that farmers, breeders and animal owners are primarily responsible for monitoring animals' health and welfare;deleted
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 406 #

2009/2202(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to step up its monitoring of the use of antibiotics in the European Union and, if need be, set up a common European database for this purpose;deleted
2010/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 122 #

2009/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
1 29a. Calls on the Commission to take the Kindermann Report (P6_TA(2008)0583). steps called for in Parliament’s resolution of 4 December 20081, particularly with regard to the implementation of a staged cormorant population management plan, coordinated at European level, and scientific data gathering on the size of cormorant populations; calls on the Commission to bring forward proposals for comprehensive legislation in this field;
2010/04/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 129 #

2009/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission to extend the scope of Council Regulation 1/2005 (EC) on the protection of animals during transport so as to limit the transport of fish over long distances, thus promoting locally based hatchery operations and encouraging slaughter close to the fish farm;
2010/04/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 132 #

2009/2107(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that pre-slaughter procedures classed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) as harmful to the wellbeing of the fish are avoided; methods of slaughter, such as asphyxiation in ice slurry, in which, according to the EFSA, fish retain consciousness for a long time before death, should be prohibited;
2010/04/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 16 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. stresses the need for quality standards that ensure effective communication with consumers about the way that products have been produced and that offer incentives for improving these standards, thus contributing to wider EU policy objectives;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 26 #

2009/2105(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. calls in this respect on the Commission to conduct a study on the various options available for giving European producers the possibility of displaying on their products their commitment to quality, food safety and respect of all European standards of production, including through the option of a European Union quality logo, which should be made available only to agricultural goods resulting entirely from European production;
2009/11/18
Committee: AGRI