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Activities of João FERREIRA related to 2019/0226M(NLE)

Shadow reports (1)

REPORT containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol on the implementation of the Agreement on a Sustainable Fisheries Partnership between the European Union and the Republic of Senegal
2020/10/08
Committee: PECH
Dossiers: 2019/0226M(NLE)
Documents: PDF(180 KB) DOC(67 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA', 'mepid': 96922}]

Amendments (16)

Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the Agreement should make it possible for the Republic of Senegal to increase the added value generated from the exploitation of fishery resources in its EEZ, since currently most of this added value does not remain within the country;
2020/02/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the Agreement should contribute to the promotion or development of the Senegalese fisheries sector, especially small-scale fisheries and the building and renovation of basic infrastructure, such as ports, landing sites, storage facilities and processing plants;
2020/02/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas Parliament must be immediately and fully informed, at all stages, of the procedures concerning the Protocol or its renewal;
2020/02/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that there is scope for more effective progress in terms of fisheries cooperation between the EU and the Republic of Senegal and considers that it should therefore go beyond previous protocols on the implementation of this agreement, in particular with regard to development support for the Senegalese fisheries sector;
2020/02/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Supports the need for significant progress in the development of the Senegalese fisheries sector, including the fishing industry and related activities, and calls on the Commission to take all necessary measures, including a possible revision and the bolstering of the sectoral support component of the agreement, along with the creation of conditions to increase the absorption rate of this support;
2020/02/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. SupportNotes the EU strategy of being able to maintain a network of agreements in the region in or; considers to complement actions tohat the agreements should help promote the sustainability of stocks within regional fisheries organisations (RFOs);
2020/02/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes the view that measures should be taken to guarantee that the reference tonnage stipulated in the Agreement is not exceeded;
2020/02/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that the EU-Republic of Senegal SFPA will not achieve its objectives if it does not increase added value in that country as a result of the exploitation of its fishery resources;
2020/02/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Supports the need to increase the contribution of the SFPA to the local creation of direct and indirect jobs, either on vessels operating under the SFPA or in fishing activities, both upstream and downstream; considers that the Member States can play a key role and be an active part in capacity-building and training efforts in order to achieve this;
2020/02/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. Recommends, in order to ensure compliance with the sectoral support objectives set out in Article 5 and without prejudice to other activities, the following priority and strategic actions to be supported by the EU, mobilising the necessary technical and financial assistance for this purpose:
2020/02/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 4
- supporting decent working conditions for women; the recognition and improvement of the role of women in fishing and of their working conditions, as well as the organisation of this role;
2020/02/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 5 a (new)
- enabling the construction and renovation of fisheries and related infrastructures that facilitate the development of the Senegalese fishing sector, especially small-scale fishing;
2020/02/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 7
- increased efforts to prevent delayedsupport implementation of the sectoral support by the Senegalese side;
2020/02/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Urges the European Commission and the Member States, in their cooperation and official development assistance policies, to take into account that the European Development Fund (EDF) and sectoral support provided for in the EU-Republic of Senegal SFPA should complement each other and be fully coordinated, with a view to strengthening the local fisheries sector and to the full exercise of the country’s sovereignty over its resources; calls on the Commission to facilitate, through the EDF and other relevant instruments, the necessary steps for the provision of infrastructure which, by reason of its scale and costs, cannot be built solely by means of sectoral support within the framework of the SFPA;
2020/02/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that, in view of a possible closure of fisheries or the setting of restrictions on fisheries, in order to ensure that resources are sustainable local fishing needs should be addressed first, on the basis of sound scientific advice;
2020/02/27
Committee: PECH
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on the European Commission to better integrate the recommendations now made in the EU- Republic of Senegal SFPA, taking them into account, inter alia, in the procedures for the renewal of the Protocol;
2020/02/27
Committee: PECH