42 Amendments of Alain CADEC related to 2011/0194(COD)
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Fishing plays a particularly important role in the economies of the EU’s coastal regions, including the outermost regions (ORs). Given that it provides fishermen in those regions with a livelihood, steps should be taken to foster market stability and a better match between supply and demand.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In view of the large volumes of fishery and aquaculture products that are imported into the EU and the substantial proportion of overall EU consumption for which they account, it is essential for the common market organisation to form part of a commercial and customs policy geared to regulating imports and mitigating their effects on the first-sale prices paid to EU producers and the profitability of their activities.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) The greatest possible degree of consistency needs to be achieved between the common fisheries policy and the common commercial policy, with the latter policy systematically being used to further the objectives of the former, both in WTO multilateral negotiations and in connection with bilateral and regional trade agreements.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 c (new)
Recital 5 c (new)
(5c) All national agencies with responsibility for customs and health checks on fishery and aquaculture products imported into the EU must be given the human and financial resources and tools they require to do their job properly.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) It is essential, in order for the Common Market Organisation to be a success, that consumers are informed, through marketing and educational campaigns, about the value of eating fish and the wide variety of species available, as well as told of the importance of being able to understand the information contained on labels;
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) In view of the remoteness and geographical isolation of ORs, a special action programme taking account of the specific features of such regions is possible under Article 349 of the Treaty.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The widening variety of fishery and aquaculture products makes it essential to provide consumers with a minimum amount of mandatory information on the main characteristics of products, including, in the case of fishery products, the date and place of landing. In order to promote differentiation of products, it is also necessary to take account of additional information that may be indicated on a voluntary basis.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) In view of the importance that consumers attach to origin and provenance, in the broad sense of the terms, when choosing between the fishery and aquaculture products available on the market, special care must be taken to ensure that the information they are given thereon is as accurate, clear and comprehensive as possible.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) With a view to ensuring consistency between the common fisheries policy – with particular reference to its common market organisation and consumer information provisions – and the common commercial policy, care must be taken to avoid excessively broad definitions of the preferential origin of fishery and aquaculture products, as well as any exceptions to the standard definitions that would undermine product traceability and cause confusion as to where and how a given product has been sourced.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promoting viable and sustainable fishing activities of their members in full compliance with the conservation policy laid down in the Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy and environmental legislation;
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) managing the resource access rights assigned to their members in accordance with the provisions of Chapter IV of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation;
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) helping to maintain and create jobs in coastal regions;
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
Measures to be deployabled by fishery producer organisations
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Fishery producer organisations mayshall make use of the following measures to achieve the objectives set out in Article 7:
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) channelloncentrating the supply and the marketing of their members' products;
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) managing their members’ fishing opportunities on a collective basis.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promoting extensive and sustainable aquaculture activities of their members by providing opportunities for their development;
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 - paragraph 1 - point e a (new)
Article 10 - paragraph 1 - point e a (new)
(ea) using, where possible, Information Communications Technology to ensure that the best possible price for products is achieved;
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promotion of responsible, extensive and sustainable aquaculture, notably in terms of environment protection, animal health and animal welfare;
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) coordinating and developing activities of common interest for the member producer organisations, including the improved marketing of products for consumers.
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) improving quality, knowledge of and the transparency of production and the market, as well as product traceability and food safety;
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) implementing vocational training measures.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) they may not hold a dominant position on a given market unless necessary in pursuance of the goals of aArticles 39 and 40 of the Treaty.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1(a) a fishery producer organisation is deemed representative where it accounts for at least 6530 % of the quantities marketed of the relevant product during the previous year in the area where it is proposed to extend the rules.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. The rules to be extended to non- members shall apply for a period between 930 days and 12 months.
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Within two month15 days of receipt of the notification, the Commission shall take a decision authorising or refusing to authorise the extension of rules and shall inform the Member States. Where the Commission has not taken a decision within the two-month15-day period, the extension of rules shall be deemed to have been authorised by the Commission.
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Each producer organisation shall submit a production and marketing plan to their competent national authorities to fulfil the objectives laid down in Articles 3, 7 and 10.
Amendment 341 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) classification by quality, size or weight, as well as presentation;
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. The products for which marketing standards have been laid down may be marketed for human consumption in the Union only in accordance with those standards.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3
Article 40 – paragraph 3
3. All fishery products landed, including those not complying with marketing standards, may be, under the responsibility of the Member States, distributed free of charge to philanthropic or charitable institutions established in the Union or to persons who are recognised by the legislation of the Member State concerned as being entitled to public assistance.
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the area where the producproduct’s provenance, i.e. where it was caught or farmed;
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the date of catchand place of landing of fishery products or harvest of aquaculture products;
Amendment 394 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the area where the producproduct’s provenance, i.e. where it was caught or farmed;
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – title
Article 44 – title
Indication of the catch or produc, rearing or cultivation area
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The indication of the catch or production areaproducts’ provenance, i.e. where they were caught or farmed, in accordance with Article 42, paragraphs 1(c) and 2(c) shall consist of the following:
Amendment 419 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) details of whether the products were caught inside or outside EU waters;
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) details of the flag State of the vessel that caught the products;
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) in the case of fishery products caught in freshwater, a reference to the Member State or third country of provenancecatch of the product;
Amendment 448 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) make adequate market information available to the adequate level to stakeholdersall stakeholders. This should include making such information available to consumers in an accessible and understandable manner.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – New entries to be inserted/added
Annex II – New entries to be inserted/added
03026999 Skate (Raja spp, Amblyraja spp and Leucoraja spp) 03028410 European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)