26 Amendments of Gabriel MATO related to 2017/2129(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to European Parliament resolution of 27 April 2017 on the management of the fishing fleets in the Outermost Regions (P8_TA(2017)0195)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas verifying that fish from EU producers meets EU phytosanitary standards is the responsibility of Member States, while for imported fish the Commission authorises third countries to identify establishments allowed to export fish products to the EU, provided that they can guarantee equivalent standards;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the outermost regions of the European Union that are in the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean neighbour third countries whose fishing, production and marketing conditions do not always meet European standards, resulting in unfair trade vis-à- vis local production;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that in order to place fishery and aquaculture products on the market, EU operators must comply with a wide range of regulations and meet strict criteria, including the rules of the CFP and phytosanitary, labour, vessel safety and environmental standards, all of which are underpinned by regimes to ensure compliance; is convinced that these combine to create high standards concerning the quality and sustainability of the product that EU consumers have legitimately come to expect;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that imports of such products are subject to fewer controls, the primary controls being phytosanitary standards and the Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU) Regulation14, the latter having been designed solely to ensure that the product was caught in compliance with the applicable rules; _________________ 14 Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008. Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008.
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In order to ensure fair treatment of imported fisheries and aquaculture products and European products, the European Union should require that all products respect the same conservation and resource management standards, as well as the hygiene requirements imposed by European legislation, and should at the same time strengthen control measures.
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses its concern that different rules for placing fish on the market create a discriminatory market that adversely affects EU fishers and fish farmers;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned that the system employed for verification of the phytosanitary standards of imported fishery productsby the competent third country authorities for the verification of sanitary criteria for fishery products exported to the European Union does not provide sufficient guarantees that the standardsse criteria are always observedrespected, especially where there is a transshipment of goods;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that even the Commission’s own Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) auditsaudits by DG SANTE show that some third countries are falling far short of ensuring that products meet the necessary health standards, at least as concerns fishing and processing vessels and reeffactory vessels, which hampers, thus putting EU consumers at riske carrying out of sanitary controls at EU border inspection posts to verify that the legal sanitary requirements are met;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Insists on a stricter implementation of Community legislation on labelling and consumer information, both in retail markets and in hotel and restaurant services, both for imported and EU products; considers, to this end, that the application of the Control Regulation should be enhanced in all Member States in all the stages of the supply chain;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is alarmed that civil society observations ofby the difficulties that non-EU fishing vessels operating off West Africa over many years have demonstrated the difficultiesexperience, according to certain observations, in ensuring the traceability of products and respect for sanitary standards; believes that the veracity of the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety certificates for third country fishing vesselscertificates issued by third countries for vessels and establishments authorised to export to the European Union cannot be fully relied upon;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets that conflicting signals are sometimes sent by the Commission to third countries, such as in negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs) or otherwise expanding access to the EU market with countries that have been pre-identified under the IUU Regulation or the Non-Sustainable Fishing Regulation16; stresses that it is necessary that DG TRADE coordinate closely with DG MARE when negotiating trade agreements with third countries affecting fishery products; _________________ 16 Regulation (EU) No 1026/2012.
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Stresses that free trade agreements affecting fishery products should be preceded by economic and social impact studies for the sector; reiterates that, in free trade agreements, fishery products must be treated as sensitive products for which reasonable tariff protection should remain an important instrument; considers it essential that the Commissioner in charge of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries play an important role in close co-ordination with the Commissioner for Trade in the negotiation of such agreements .
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 – indent 2
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 – indent 2
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Calls for serious consideration to be given to the interests of the outermost regions when entering into sustainable fisheries partnership agreements or trade agreements with third countries, providing, if necessary, for the exclusion of sensitive products;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the European Commission to promote information campaigns explaining the sustainability efforts made by EU fishermen and fish farmers, emphasising the high level of qualitative and environmental standards required by EU legislation compared to those of third countries;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Urges the Commission – given that the sustainability of fishing by EU vessels is ensured by the common fisheries policy, which sets the highest standards world- wide – to create a public label for products from EU fisheries;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the Commission and thsome Member States have failed to implement strictly and enforce all three regulations, as describrecognised in many documents, including those of the of the European Commission, the ECA and independent observers;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – indent 2
Paragraph 19 – indent 2
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – indent 3
Paragraph 19 – indent 3
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 – indent 6 a (new)
Paragraph 19 – indent 6 a (new)
– lack of uniformity and a clear definition of serious infringements shared between Member States;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Stresses the need to ensure that when an imported product is rejected in a port of one EU Member State it cannot enter the EU market through another port in another Member State;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Calls on the European Commission to submit its proposal to amend the Control Regulation as soon as possible;