59 Amendments of Anna ROSBACH related to 2011/0195(COD)
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Common Fisheries Policy should ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities contribute to long-term sustainable environmental, economic, and social conditions. It should contribute moreover to increased productivity, a fair standard of living for the fisheries sector, stable markets, ensure the availability of resources and that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Sustainable exploitationmanagement of marine biological resources should be based on the precautionary approach, which is to be derived from the precautionary principle referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 191(2) of the Treaty. The precautionary principle applies where scientific evidence is insufficient, inconclusive or uncertain.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In view of the precarious economic state of the fishing industry and the dependence of certain coastal communities on fishing activities, it is necessary to ensure the relative stability of fishingmaritime related activities by allocating fishing opportunities among Member States, based on a predictable share of stocks for each Member State.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The Union should promote the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy internationally. To this end, the Union should strive to improve the performance of regional and international organisations in conservation and sustainable management of international fish stocks, by promoting decision-making based on science and improved compliance, increased transparency and stakeholder participation, and by combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) Aquaculture should contribute to the preservation of the food production potential on a sustainable basis throughout the Union so as to guarantee long-term food security for European citizens and to contribute to the growing world aquatic food demand. Aquaculture should not increase the fishing pressure on wild stocks and should be subjected to environmental impact assessment prior to any expansion.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) conservation, management and exploitationuse of marine biological resources; and
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 3
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The Common Fisheries Policy shall implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries and aquaculture management to ensure that the impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem are limited.
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. a description of the role, abundance and diversity of fish in relation to biodiversity and marine food webs and measures to restore and maintain the functionality of such food webs, where they are impacted on by fishing activities;
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) contribute to maintaining or restoring fish stockpopulations of harvested species above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield through improvements in size-selection and where appropriate species selection;
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reduce catches of undersizedimmature individuals from fish stocks;
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shallmay establish a system of transferable fishing concessions no later than 31 December 2013 for
Amendment 512 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point c
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) indicators for environmental, economic and social sustainability, food safety, animal health and welfare, sustainable environment;
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point d
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) assessment of other possible cross- bordering effects on neighbouring Member States, standardisation and consistency of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive in order to reduce environmental impacts and the effects of climate change.
Amendment 522 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 -point d a (new)
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 -point d a (new)
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 11 – article 51 – paragraph 3
Part 11 – article 51 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that Union financial assistance is granted only if no sanctions for serious infringements haves been imposcommitted toby the concerned operator within a period of 15 year prior to the date of application for Union financial assistance.
Amendment 578 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) conservation, management and exploitationsustainable use of marine biological resources; and
Amendment 599 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Contribute to a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing activities within and outside the Union.
Amendment 671 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The Common Fisheries Policy shall promote a shift towards low-impact fishing methods and ensure that the fishing capacity of the fleets is aligned with exploitation levels that comply with paragraph 2.
Amendment 797 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) establishment of fishing opportunities and other measures in accordance with the best available scientific advice;
Amendment 819 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) consistence with the integrated maritime policy, and withobligation in the field of environment, development and other Union policies.
Amendment 872 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
– ‘ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management’ means an approach ensuring that benefits from living aquatic resources are high while the direct and indirect impacts of human activities, including fishing operations on marine ecosystems, are low andavoided or minimised and where possible eliminated and are not detrimental to the future functioning, diversity and integrity of those ecosystems;. Fish populations are maintained within the ecologically viable levels, biological diversity is preserved, functions of the ecosystem are kept at acceptable levels.
Amendment 895 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 12
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 12
– ‘conservationlimit reference point’ means values of fish stock population parameters (such as biomass or fishing mortality rate) used in fisheries management, for example with respect to an acceptable level of biological riskthat set a limit biological reference point for the fixing of fishing opportunities which is equal to maximum sustainable yield, as adjusted by the imposition orf a desired level of yieldprecautionary buffer that increases as scientific uncertainty increases;
Amendment 942 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 19
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 19
– ‘fishing capacity’ means a vessel's tonnage in GT (Gross Tonnage) and its power in kW (Kilowatt) as defined in Articles 4 and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2930/8635 in addition to characteristics of onboard equipments;
Amendment 1066 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) adopting measures to meet requirements under environmental legislation;
Amendment 1143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e
Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) requirements for fishing vessels to cease operating in an area for a defined minimum period in order to protect aessential fish habitats and temporary aggregations of a vulnerable marine resource;
Amendment 1183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the basis for fixing fishing opportunities for the fish stocks concerned on the basis of predefined conservation reference pointslimit reference points consistent with the objectives set out in Article 2 and without ever exceeding the level specified by the scientific advice; and
Amendment 1186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) measures capable of effectively preventing conservationlimit reference points from being transgressed.
Amendment 1208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Multiannual plans shall, where possible, cover either fisheries exploiting single fish stocks or fisheries exploiting a mixture of stocks, taking due account of interactions between stocks and fisheries. , fisheries and the marine ecosystem and regional marine strategies for the restoration and maintenance of a good environmental status;.
Amendment 1218 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Multiannual plans shall comply with the objectives in Articles 2 and 3, be based on the precautionary approach to fisheries management and shall take into account the limitations of the available data and assessment methods and all quantified sources of uncertainty in a scientifically valid manner, so that so that where scientific evidence is uncertain, fisheries management will act more cautiously but absence of adequate scientific information shall not be used as justification for not taking action.
Amendment 1252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Multiannual plans shall provide for adaptations of the fishing mortality rate, resulting in a fishing mortality rate thatthe restoration and maintenance of all stocks of harvested species above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield by 2015. Where this is not biologically possible, or where there is a failure to achieve that stock level by 2015, the fishing mortality rate shall be adjusted to that which will restores and or maintains all stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield by 201520, and if that is not possible, by the earliest biologically possible date thereafter.
Amendment 1282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the geographical scope, in terms of stocks, fishery and the marine ecosystem to which the multiannual plan shall be applied;
Amendment 1373 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) New point (k) a description of the role, abundance and diversity of fish in relation to biodiversity and marine food webs and measures to restore and maintain the functionality of such food webs, where they are impacted on by fishing activities;
Amendment 1377 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point j b (new)
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point j b (new)
(jb) measures to protect species listed in Annex IV of Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC from the impacts of fishing.
Amendment 1433 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Technical measures frameworks to ensure the protection of marine biological resources and the reduction of the impact of fishing activities on fish stocks and on marine eco-systems shall be established in relation to fishing activities in and outside of EU waters. Technical measures frameworks shall:
Amendment 1442 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) contribute to maintaining or restoring fish stockpopulations of harvested species above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield through improvements in size-selection and where appropriate species selection;
Amendment 1448 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reduce catches of undersized individuals from fish stockjuvenile species;
Amendment 1485 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. All catches of the following fish stocks subject to catch limits caughtharvested species including bycatch caught in the following fisheries during fishing activities in Union waters or by Union fishing vessels outside Union waters (i) shall be recorded, and as regards fish stocks subject to fishing opportunities, shall be deducted from a fishing vessel's allocated individual fishing opportunities and a Member States' fishing opportunities, with immediate effect; and (ii) shall be brought and retained on board the fishing vessels and recorded and landed, except when used as live bait, , in accordance with the following timeframe:
Amendment 1544 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Minimum conservation reference sizes based on the best available scientific advice shall be established for the fish stocks set out in paragraph 1. The sale of catches of such fish stocks below the minimum conservation reference size shall be restricted for reduction to fish meal or pet food onlywhich are subject to the obligation to land all catches set out in paragraph 1, in cases where the landing obligatio fails to induce sufficient avoidance of juvenile catches. The sale of catches of such fish stocks below the minimum conservation reference size shall be prohibited. Minimum conservation reference sizes shall not exceed any dimensions and sizes determined by existing EU legislation including in particular those in Article 17.
Amendment 1569 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that Union fishing vessels flying their flag are equipped to ensurprovide full documentation, including video surveillance or other equivalent electronic monitoring systems on the vessels to monitor all catches, of all fishing and processing activities for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the obligation to land all catches. For a transitional period, Member States shall promote voluntary full documentation by CCTV, and comparable means, by granting additional fishing opportunities in accordance with Article 29(4), leading to the mandatory use of such technology [for all vessels] by [2014]. Member States shall publish records of all catches, and shall make this information publicly accessible by publishing it on appropriate websites or providing a direct link to it. With regard to access to environmental information, Directive 2003/4/EC shall apply.
Amendment 1613 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Fishing opportunities shall not exceed the level specified in the scientific advice and shall comply with quantifiable targets, time frames and margins established in accordance with Article 9(2) and 11(b), (c) and (h).
Amendment 1620 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. If no corresponding multiannual plan has been adopted for a commercially used fish stock in EU waters, an exploitation rate shall be established at the latest by 2015 in order to restore and maintain the population well above levels capable of producing the maximum sutainable yield by 2020 at the latest.
Amendment 1625 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The Commission shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council an annual report assessing whether current fishing opportunities are proving effective in restoring and maintaining populations of harvested species at levels above those which can produce the target laid down in Article 2.2.
Amendment 1696 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Part 3 – article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The Commission shall assess whether the measures are consistent with the multiannual plans and comply with the provisions set out in Article 17 and the objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3.
Amendment 1745 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Part 3 – article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) measures to protect species listed in Annex IV of Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC from the impact of fishing;
Amendment 1809 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shallmay establish a system of transferable fishing concessions no later than 31 December 2013 for
Amendment 2051 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 4
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that from 1 January 2013 the fishing capacity of their fleet does not exceed at any time the fishing capacity ceilings established in accordance with Article 35.
Amendment 2054 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. 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.
Amendment 2266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) improving the quality, competitiveness and ecological sustainability of the aquaculture industry andby supporting its development and innovation;
Amendment 2292 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) phasing-out of unsustainable feed, especially those obtained from wild capture fisheries.
Amendment 2320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point b
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 2332 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
(d a) Requirements for coherent management of capture based aquaculture and the related wild stocks ensuring sustainability in both phases of the production aiming at a progressive phasing out of this type of activity.
Amendment 2335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point d b (new)
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point d b (new)
(d b) provisions for the use of sustainable feeds;
Amendment 2338 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point d c (new)
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point d c (new)
(d c) food safety, animal health and welfare, sustainable environment;
Amendment 2340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point d d (new)
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point d d (new)
(d d) the requirement to use sustainable feeds, the potential to use animal by- products and the development of alternatives to fish meal and oil;
Amendment 2341 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point d e (new)
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point d e (new)
(d e) standardisation and consistency of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive in order to reduce environmental impacts and the effects of climate change
Amendment 2442 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 11 – article 50 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 11 – article 50 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The Union shall ensure that detailed and timely information on the objectives and administration of financial assistance, including relevant budgets and evaluations, are publicly available.
Amendment 2505 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – article 54 – paragraph 1
Part 12 – article 54 – paragraph 1
1. Advisory Councils shall be composed of organizations representing the fisheries operators and other interest groups affected by the Common Fisheries Policy as well as scientists and representative of relevant national and regional administrations.
Amendment 2538 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 14 – article 57 – paragraph 4
Part 14 – article 57 – paragraph 4
Amendment 2544 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 14 – article 58 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 14 – article 58 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the operation of the Common Fisheries Policy by the end of 2022.