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22 Amendments of Carl HAGLUND related to 2011/2318(INI)

Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 8 July 2010 on "arrangements for importing fishery and aquaculture products into the EU with a view to the future reform of the CFP" (2009/2238(INI)),
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Urges the Commission to promote international law, notably the Law of the Sea Convention (UNCLOS) and the participation in ILO conventions and to guard compliance with these rules; encourages the Commission to cooperate with third countries in all appropriate forums, especially in regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs);
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the EU should be active within the UN system to explore means for the global community to address the need for more integrated global ocean governance, regarding both living marine resources and other resources as well as pollution and the impacts of climate change on the oceans; furthermore believes that the EU should support the World Banks Global Program on Fisheries (PROFISH);
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that bilateral fisheries agreements, or Sustainable Fisheries Agreements (SFA) as the Commission proposes to call them, negotiated between partners and equitably implemented, should be of benefit to both parties, providing economic resources, technical and scientific expertise and support for improved fisheries management and good governance to the third country, while allowing the continuation of fishing activities by EU vessels that provide a modest but important supply of fish to the EU and other markets;
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the Fishing Authorisations Regulation should be amended so that EU-flagged vessels which have temporarily left the register of a Member State to seek fishing opportunities elsewhere are not allowed to benefiting from fishing opportunities under the SFA if they subsequently return to an EU register; the same shall apply to temporarily re- flagging while fishing under RFMOs;
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages the Commission in its endeavours to obtain complete and reliable data from the coastal Stateird countries on the total amount of fishing occurring in its waters, so as to prevent over-exploitation;
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Reaffirms that EU vessels should not compete with local fishermen for the same resources;deleted
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the EU must make increased efforts to help provide the coastal Statird countries with which it negotiates bilateral agreements with sufficient data and information for reliable stock assessments, and that providing funding for a scientific research vessel in regions where the EU fleet is active would considerably strengthen scientific analyses on fish stocks, which is a prerequisite for any SFA;
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Believes at the same time efforts should be increased to obtain the necessary data from third countries with which the EU has bilateral fishing agreements, in order to assess the effectiveness of the agreement and that conditions are met, e.g. the benefit of the local population;
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Insists that the Commission closely monitors the implementation of bilateral agreements, with annual reports being sent to Parliament and the Council, as well as evaluations performed by external, independent experts to be sent to the co- legislators in due time prior to the negotiation of new protocols, all of which should be in the public domain and translated at least into the three working languages of the EU;
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines the need for Parliament to be wholadequately involved in both the negotiating process and the long-term monitoring of the functioning of bilateral agreements, in order to respect according to the provisions of the TFEU; recalls its conviction that Parliament should be represented at the Joint Committee meetings envisaged in fisheries agreements, and insists that civil society, includas observers; the Parliament should be immediately and fully informed on an equal footing bowith EU and third country fisheries representatives, also participate in those meetingsthe Council at all stages of the procedure related to FPAs, pursuant to Article 13(2) TEU and Article 218(10) TFEU;
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Strongly believes that the Commission should make sure that negotiations with third countries envisaging new agreements or protocols to bilateral fishery agreements are initiated well in advance of the expiry date of such provisions; in this context underlines the importance of the early involvement of Parliament to avoid the provisional application of such provisions which lead to irreversible fait accompli, not serving the benefit of the EU nor of the third country;
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24 b. Believes that the European fishing industry shall take over a considerable financial share of the costs when acquiring access rights to non-EU fishing zones in the framework of a bilateral or multilateral fisheries agreement;
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that there should be a regional approach to the negotiation and implementation of the EU's bilateral agreements, and, where appropriate, a clear link between the terms they contain and the management measures and performance of the relevant RFMOs;deleted
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Is firmly opposed to the EU supporting the adoption of rights-based management systems in RFMOs which would jeopardise the livelihood of dependent fishing communities;deleted
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Considers that EU vessels should not be allowed to temporarily reflag in order to take advantage of fishing opportunities under other flags, either in bilateral fisheries agreements or under the auspices of RFMOs;deleted
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Encourages banks and other lending institutions to incorporate assessments of the environmental and social sustainability of activities, and not simply their short-term profitability, prior to granting access to capital;deleted
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that fair, transparent and sustainable trade in fish is strengthened in the EU's bilateral and multilateral trade agreements;
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 b (new)
41 b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that fish and fishery products from third countries meet the same sanitary and hygiene conditions as well as come from sustainable fisheries, thus to create a level-playing field between EU and non- EU countries' fisheries;
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 c (new)
41 c. Calls on the Commission to further streamline EU policy regarding development, trade and fisheries policy objectives;
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 d (new)
41 d. Calls on the Commission to develop specific eco-labelling schemes based on transparent and easy understandable criteria for fish caught in third countries and imported into the EU;
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 – indent 5 a (new)
- include provisions for suspension and review of the payment of the financial contribution as well as provisions on the suspension of the implementation of the protocol in case there is a breach of essential and fundamental elements on human rights, as laid out for example by Article 9 of the Cotonou Agreement, or non compliance with the ILO Declaration of Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work;
2012/05/08
Committee: PECH