5 Amendments of Jens GEIER related to 2012/2009(DEC)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes note that, although the reduction of fishing overcapacity has been a recurrent theme in previous reforms of the CFP and has been addressed in the Court's Special Reports No 3/1993 and No 7/2007, the expensive measures taken to date to reduce fishing overcapacity by adapting the fishing fleet to fishing resources have been unsuccessfulcan be questioned;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Criticises the Commission for not having effectively defined or quantified ‘Is concerned that many Member States have not fully complied with their obligations to report on their efforts to achieve a sustainable balance between fishing capacity and fishing opportunities, and have not sufficiently made use of the existing guidelines for an improved analysis of the balance between fishing overcapacity’ in a way that would allow for alignment of and fishing opportunities1; __________________ 1 DG Mare, 2008. Guidelines for an improved analysis of the balance between fishing capacity toand fishing opportunities;. The use of indicators for reporting according to Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, March 2008.
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is concerned, furthermore, that fleet capacity ceilings, as a measure to restrict the size of the fishing fleet, have become irrelevant as the actual fleet size is well under the ceilings and could be even 200 000 tonnes bigger, while still complying with the rules;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that it is for all responsible actors in the Member States - notably the fishermen themselves - to adequately define how to measure ‘capacity’ and ‘overcapacity’; nNotes that the CFP measures vessel capacity in terms of power (kilowatt) and size (gross tonnage) and that, however, these measures do not take into account technological progress in fishing methods, which complicates setting appropriate targets for its reduction; notes that for reasons of coherence the Commission wants to maintain these static parameters until the end of 2015;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers, moreover, that in the light of the Court's criticism it becomes clear that the EFF and CFP provis insufficient and dide no value added, further disruptt lead to an adaptation of the fishing industryfleet in Europe and should therefore be discontinued in order to avoid further waste of taxpayers‘ moneyto fishing resources; in this respect, welcomes the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) as part of the EU's multi-annual financial framework for 2014-2020;