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Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) During the Fisheries Consultations between the Union and Norway of 28 June 2012 common technical and control measures were specified to be applied in the Skagerrak~~, the list of species to be covered by an obligation to land all catches and the timetable by which these species should be progressively included in the obligation to land~~.

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) An obligation to ~~lan~~record on board all catches of stocks subject to catch limits needs to be established, except for species or fisheries where there is scientific evidence of high survival rates of discarded fish or where the burden to fishermen of having to extract the unwanted species from the catch for separate treatment is unreasonably high. [Art. 3].

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The system of ~~lan~~recording all catches requires ~~substantial changes to the present fisheries and the management of the fisheries concerned. There~~vessels to be equipped fore, th~~e obligation to land should be introduced progressively~~is purpose.

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) For the protection of juvenile fish, the functioning of the fisheries market and to ensure that no unjust profit can be gained from catching fish under a minimum conservation reference size, the handling of such catches should be limited to fdis~~h meal, pet food or other non-human consumption products, or~~tribution for charitable purposes.

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) For the proper monitoring of fishing activities with special regard to verifying that the obligation to land all catches of stocks subject to catch limitations is complied with at sea, it is necessary to operate a Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) system on vessels operating in the Skagerrak, it is necessary to step up control at sea by the Member States concerned and by Norway.

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) In order to facilitate more selective fishing under ~~an obligation to land all catches, it is appropriate to exempt the vessels operating in the Skagerrak from~~the objective of significantly reducing unwanted catches, it is appropriate to allow fishermen to invest in more selective gear and maintain the effort regime set out in Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long- term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks and repealing Regulation (EC) No 423/2004 for vessels operating in the Skagerrak.

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) It is required to provide a level of flexibility for fishermen to adapt to the new regime in the Skagerrak. Accordingly, the permitted flexibility in the year-to year quota uptake established in Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas should not be deemed as overfishingnecessary for Member States to present and implement a plan aimed at significantly reducing unwanted catches.

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) In order to adapt to the technical and scientific progress in a timely and proportionate fashion and to ensure flexibility and allow evolution of certain measures, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending Annex I as regards the timeline and the stocks subject to the obligation to land all catches and in respect of amending Annex II as regards minimum conservation reference size.deleted

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

~~(19) The Commission, when preparing and drawing up~~ delegated ~~acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.~~

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) The prohibition of retention on board of certain species at certain times in the Skagerrak and the scope of this Regulation make necessary certain amendments to Regulation (EC) No 850/98 and Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008.deleted

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – title

Obligation to ~~land all~~record all catches on board and significantly reduce unwanted catches

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. By way of derogation from Article 19(1) of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 all catches of the fish stocks listed in Annex I shall be brought and re~~tain~~corded on board the fishing vessels and landed in accordance with the timeline set out in that Annex, except if the discarded fish of such stocks have high survival rate or where the burden to fishermen of having to extract the unwanted species from the catch for separate treatment is unreasonably highmay be thrown back into the sea after having been recorded.

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2

2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, and by way of derogation from Article 19(1) of Regulation (EC) 850/98 when fishing with gears having a mesh size equal to or less than 32 mm all catches of stocks, including stocks to which the obligation to land does not apply, shall be brought and retained on board the fishing vessels and landAs from 1 January 2013, all records of unwanted catches in the Skagerrak shall be forwarded to the Commission so that their composition can be analysed.

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3

3. ~~Paragraph 1 shall not apply to fishing with pots or creels~~The Member States concerned shall significantly reduce unwanted catches of commercial stocks as defined in Annex I, notably by introducing selectivity measures as set out in Article 6 of this Regulation.

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4

4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend Annex I on the basis of advances in scientific information or where the burden to fishermen proves to be disproportionate to the benefits. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance Article 16On 31 December each year, each Member State concerned shall submit to the Commission an annual report on the measures implemented in order to achieve the objective of significantly reducing unwanted catches.

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. If the Member States concerned do not submit a plan for significantly reducing unwanted catches, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in order to establish a plan for significantly reducing unwanted catches in the Skagerrak, without introducing a landing obligation.

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. All catches of stocks referred to in Article 3 made by Union fishing vessels shall be counted against the quotas applicable to the flag Member State for the stock or group of stocks in question, irrespective of the place of landing.deleted

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall ensure that ~~quota is available for fishing vessels operating in the Skagerrak for any stocks subject to the obligation to land what they may catch, taking account of the likely catch composition of the vessel~~fishing vessels flying their flag and operating in the Skagerrak are equipped to record their catches.

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3

~~3. Member States shall ensure that fishing vessels flying their flag retaining on board fish for which the Member State has no quota shall return to port.~~deleted

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1

1. Where a minimum conservation reference size is set for a stock subject to Article 3, the ~~sale~~distribution of catches of that stock below the minimum conservation reference size shall be restricted ~~for reduction to fish meal, pet food or other non-human consumption products only, or for~~to charitable purposes.

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10

1. By way of derogation from Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, masters of Union fishing vessels retaining on board fish stocks subject to Article 3 of this Regulation shall notify the competent authorities of their flag Member State of the information listed in Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 two hours before entering into port. 2. By way of derogation from Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1010/2009, masters of third country fishing vessels retaining on board fish stocks subject to Article 3 of this Regulation shall notify the competent authorities of the Member State whose port they wish to use of the information listed in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 two hours before entering into port.Article 10 deleted Prior notification

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title

Re~~mote Electronic Monitoring~~cording on board

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1

1. Member States ~~shall~~may operate a Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) system for monitoring of fishing activities of the fishing vessels flying their flag and operating in the Skagerrak.

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

2. A fishing vessel of 12 metres’ length overall or more shall have installed on board a fully functioning REM system that consists of a sufficient number of closed circuit TV (CCTV) cameras on board, GPS and sensors to be allowed to leave port.deleted

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3

3. Paragraph 2 shall be applied in accordance with the following timeline: (a) as from 1 January 2014 to Union fishing vessels of 15 metres’ length overall or more; (b) as from 1 July 2015 to Union fishing vessels of 12 metres’ length overall or more.deleted

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4

4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt implementing acts on the following aspects of the REM: reliability of the system, system specifications, data to be recorded and processed, monitoring the use of the REM, or any other elements necessary for the functionality of the system. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance Article 17.deleted

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point 2

~~2. Article 38 is~~ deleted.

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19

Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 is amended as follows: 1. In Article 11(1), the following second subparagraph is added: "The fishing effort regime referred to in the first subparagraph shall not apply to the Skagerrak from 1 January 2013." 2. In Article 12(5), the following second subparagraph is added: "Where the Skagerrak is excluded from the fishing effort regime pursuant to Article 11(1) second subparagraph, the fishing effort that can be associated with the Skagerrak, and which contributed to establishment of the baseline effort, shall no longer be taken into account for the purpose of establishing the maximum allowable fishing effort."Article 19 deleted Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20

Derogation from Regulation (EC) No 1. By way of derogation from (a) Article 3(3) of Regulation 847/1996 , when more than 75 % of a quota for a stock subject to Article 3 has been utilized before 31 October of the year of its application, the Member State to which such a quota has been allocated may request the Commission's permission to land additional quantities of fish of the same stock to be deducted from the quota of that stock in the following year indicating the additional quantity required (borrowing), and (b) Article 4(2) of Regulation 847/1996, a Member State to which a relevant quota has been allocated may ask the Commission, before 31 October of the year of application of the quota, to withhold a part of its quota to be transferred to the following year (banking). The quantities referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) shall not exceed (i) in 2013 20 % of the appropriate quota, (ii) in 2014 15 % of the appropriate quota and (iii) from 2015 10 % of the appropriate quota. 2. The additional quantity borrowed in accordance with paragraph 1 shall not be considered as exceeding permitted landings for the purposes of the deductions set out in Article 105 of Regulation 1224/2009.Article 20 deleted 847/96

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table – title

List of species ~~to be progressively included in the obligation to land.~~for which unwanted catches are to be significantly reduced

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point a

(a) requirements of full catch sampling at sea and in port, where appropriate;

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point d

~~(d) use of remote electronic monitoring (REM) that consists of closed circuit TV (CCTV), GPS and sensors;~~deleted

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point e

(e) reference fleet for the main fisheries in Skagerrak, ~~eithe~~in particular by the use of ~~REM or~~ observers;

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – introductory part

2. For the purposes of control and inspection to verify the level of compliance with Articles 6~~, 7~~ and 87, the national control and inspection measures shall include reference at least to the following:

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

Alain CADEC

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3

3. Baselines for inspection The Member States concerned shall assign the highest risk level to fisheries carried out in the Skagerrak in their risk management system established in accordance with Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. A separate risk factor shall be established for vessels fishing in the Skagerrak and other Union waters during the same fishing trip and they shall also be assigned to the highest risk level.deleted

2013/01/09
Committee: PECH

35 Amendments of Alain CADEC related to 2012/0232(COD)

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