56 Amendments of Patrice TIROLIEN related to 2011/0195(COD)
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The Common Fisheries Policy should ensure the promotion of a high level of employment in the fish and aquaculture sector, improve working conditions for fishermen and fish farmers, by guaranteeing them an appropriate level of social protection and giving concrete assurances as to fair and equal competition with third countries and Member States, by preventing distortions of competition based on excessive labour cost differences. In view of this, the Common Fisheries Policy shall set the conditions for a harmonisation of social legislation applicable to those who work on the seas.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) It is important that the management of the Common Fisheries Policy is guided by principles of good governance. Those principles include decision-making based on best available scientific advice, broad stakeholder involvement, if possible through representative bodies, and a long- term perspective. The successful management of the Common Fisheries Policy also depends on a clear definition of responsibilities at Union, national, regional and local levels and on the mutual compatibility and consistency of the measures taken with other Union policies.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy should take into account interactions with other maritime affairs as addressed by the Integrated Maritime Policy, recognizing that all matters related to Europe’s oceans and seasthe seas and oceans which border European territory are interlinked, including maritime spatial planning. Coherence and integration should be ensured in the management of different sectoral policies within the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Baltic Sea, North Sea, Celtic Seas, Bay of Biscay and the Iberian Coast, Mediterranean and Black Sea sea basins.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Marine biological resources around the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islandoutermost regions should continue to be especially protected since they contribute to the preservation of the local economy of these islands, having regard to the structural, social and economic situation of those islands. The limitation of certain fishing activities in those waters to fishing vessels registered in the ports of the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islandoutermost regions should therefore be maintained.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The objective of sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources is more effectively achieved through a multi-annual approach to fisheries management, establishing as a priority multi-annual plans reflecting the specificities of different sea basins and different fisheries.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Member States should be able to adopt conservation measures and technical measures for the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy to allow for the policy to better address the realities and specificities of different sea basins and individual fisheries and to increase the adherence to the policy.
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In their 12 nautical mile zone, and in the 100 nautical mile zone for the outermost regions within the limit of their exclusive economic zone, Member States should be allowed to adopt conservation and management measures applicable to all Union fishing vessels, provided that, where such measures apply to Union fishing vessels from other Member States, the measures adopted are non-discriminatory, prior consultation of other interested Member States has taken place and that the Union has not adopted measures specifically addressing conservation and management within that 12 nautical mile zone.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) A system of transferable fishing concessions for the majority of managed stocks under the Common Fisheries Policy should be implemented no later than 31 December 2013 for all vessels of 125 metres'’ length or over and all other vessels fishing with towed gears. Member States may exclude vessels up to 125 metres'’ length other than vessels using towed gear from transferable fishing concessions. Such a system should contribute to industry- induced fleet reductionsfleet capacity adjustment when a situation of overfishing is detected and improved economic performance while at the same time creating legally secure and exclusive transferable fishing concession of a Member State'’s annual fishing opportunities. Since marine biological resources are a common good, transferable fishing concessions should only establish user entitlements to a Member State'’s part of annual fishing opportunities which may be recalled according to established rules.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) Taking into account the mainly non-industrial nature of fishing in the outermost regions, it should fall to the competent regional authorities to set up the appropriate capacity management system for fleets registered in ports in these regions.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Member States should manage and make available to end-users of scientific- data the collected data, on the basis of a multi-annual Union program. Member States should also cooperate with each other to coordinate data collection activities. Where relevant, Member States should also cooperate with third countries within the same sea basin regarding data collection, if possible using a regional body established for this very purpose.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Policy-oriented fFisheries science should be reinforced by means of nationally-adopted fisheries scientific data collection, research and innovation programs in coordination with other Member States as well as by Union research and innovation framework tools and increasing human resources, expertise and Union financial assistance.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 a (new)
Recital 39 a (new)
(39a) When the Union enters into sustainable fishing agreements with third countries sharing the same sea basin with a peripheral region, it should ensure a fair division of resources in order to foster the development of the fishing sector in those regions.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41a) A transparent framework is needed for all fishing negotiations conducted between the Union and neighbouring third countries in order to exchange and share fishing opportunities, or grant access to their respective waters for vessels.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Since aquaculture activities in the Union are influenced by different conditions across national borders, including as regards authorisations for the operators, the licensing procedure should be made smoother and harmonised. The Union strategic guidelines for national strategic plans should be developed to improve the competitiveness of the aquaculture industry, supporting its development and innovation, and encouraging economic activity, diversification and improving the quality of life in coastal and rural areas, as well as mechanisms to exchange among Member States information and best practices through an open method of coordination of national measures concerning business security, access to Union waters and space, and administrative simplification of licensing.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) There is a need to strengthen the competitiveness of the Union fishery and aquaculture sector, and a call for simplification in support of better management of production and marketing activities of the sector; the Common Market Organisation for fishery and aquaculture products should ensure a level- playing field for all fishing and aquaculture products marketed in the Union, whether from the Union or third countries, should enable consumers to make better informed choices and support responsible consumption, and should improve the economic knowledge and understanding of the Union markets along the supply chain. The provisions of the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products should impose conditions on imports of fishery and aquaculture products while respecting the internationally recognised social and environmental regulations.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) It appears appropriate that the Commission be empowered by delegated acts to create atwo new Advisory Councils and to modify areas of competence of existing ones, in particular considering the specificities of the Black Sea and the outermost regions.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part I – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part I – Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) provide conditions for efficient fishing activities within an economically viable and competitive fishing industry; by ensuring a level playing field for competition in the context of exchanges of fish and aquaculture products with third countries;
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part I – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Part I – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– ‘Union Waters’ means the waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Member States with the exception of the waters adjacent to the territories listed in Annex II to the Treaty;
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part II – Article 6 – paragraph 3
Part II – Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. In the waters up to 100 nautical miles from the baselines of the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islandoutermost regions, the Member States concerned may from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2022 restrict fishing to vessels registered in the ports of those islandregions. Such restrictions shall not apply to Union vessels thatable to prove that they traditionally fish in those waters, in so far as those vessels do not exceed the fishing effort traditionally exerted. Member States shall inform the Commission of the restrictions put in place under this paragraph.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Title IV - Article 26 – title
Part III – Title IV - Article 26 – title
Member State measures within the 12 nautical mile zone and in the 100 nautical mile zone around the outermost regions
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Title IV - Article 26 – paragraph 1
Part III – Title IV - Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. A Member State may take non- discriminatory measures for the conservation and management of fish stocks and to minimise the effect of fishing on the conservation of marine eco-systems within 12 nautical miles of its baselines and within the 100 nautical mile zone around the outermost regions within the limit of their exclusive economic zone, provided that the Union has not adopted measures addressing conservation and management specifically for that area. The Member State measures shall be compatible with the objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3 and no less stringent than those in existing Union legislation.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part IV – Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part IV – Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) all fishing vessels of 125 metres’ length overall or more; and
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 4 – Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) all fishing vessels under 125 metres’ length overall fishing with towed gear.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part IV – Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Part IV – Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The system of transferrable fishing concessions shall not apply in the outermost regions; nevertheless, the competent regional authorities should develop a fleet capacity management system and submit it to the Commission for approval.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part XII – Article 52 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part XII – Article 52 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Advisory Council which shall be created for the outermost regions shall be divided into 3 sections: the Greater Caribbean section covering Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana; the South West Indian Ocean section covering Réunion and Mayotte and finally the Macaronesia section covering the Canary Islands, the Azores and Madeira.
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) It is important that the management of the Common Fisheries Policy is guided by principles of good governance. Those principles include decision-making based on best available scientific advice, broad stakeholder involvement through the Advisory Councils, and a long-term perspective. The successful management of the Common Fisheries Policy also depends on a clear definition of responsibilities at Union, national, regional and local levels and on the mutual compatibility and consistency of the measures taken with other Union policies.
Amendment 299 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy should take into account interactions with other maritime affairs as addressed by the Integrated Maritime Policy, recognizing that all matters related to Europe'’s oceans and seas are interlinked, including maritime spatial planning. Coherence and integration should be ensured in the management of different sectoral policies within the Baltic Sea, Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Celtic Seas, Bay of Biscay and the Iberian Coast, Mediterranean and, Black Sea and outermost- region sea basins.
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Marine biological resources around the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands should continue to be especially protected since they contribute to the preservation of the local economy of these islands, having regard to the structural, social and economic situation of those islands. The limitation of certain fishing activities in those waters to fishing vessels registered in the ports of the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands should therefore be maintained; this special protection regime should also be extended to the waters of the French Antilles, Guiana and Reunion, whose situation is identical to that of the aforementioned outermost regions.
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Marine biological resources around the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands should continue to be especially protected since they contribute to the preservation of the local economy of these islands, having regard to the structural, social and economic situation of those islands. The limitation of certain fishing activities in those waters to fishing vessels registered in the ports of the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands should therefore be maintained; this special protection regime should also be extended to the waters of the French Antilles, Guiana and Reunion, whose situation is identical to that of the aforementioned outermost regions.
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) It is necessary to support the development of the key sectors in which the outermost regions possess potential for specialisation and strong comparative advantages, for example fisheries and aquaculture. In order to implement a regionalised common fisheries policy it will be necessary to recognise their special status and to apply Articles 349 and 355(1) TFEU.
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) It is necessary to support the development of the key sectors in which the outermost regions possess potential for specialisation and strong comparative advantages, for example fisheries and aquaculture. In order to implement a regionalised common fisheries policy it will be necessary to recognise their special status and to apply Articles 349 and 355(1) TFEU.
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The objective of sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources is more effectively achieved through a multi-annual approach to fisheries management, establishing as a priority multi-annual plans reflecting the specificities of the various sea basins and of different fisheries.
Amendment 382 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Member States should be able to adopt conservation measures and technical measures for the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy to allow for the policy to better address the realities and specificities of the various sea basins and individual fisheries and to increase the adherence to the policy.
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32 a (new)
Recital 32 a (new)
(32a) Differentiated capacity management systems should be introduced for fleets operating exclusively outside Union waters and for fleets registered in the outermost regions in order to take account of their specificities.
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Member States should manage and make available to end-users of scientific- data the collected data, on the basis of a multi-annual Union program. Member States should also cooperate with each other to coordinate data collection activities. Where relevant, Member States should also cooperate with third countries within the same sea basin regarding data collection, through the Regional Fisheries Management Organisations.
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 a (new)
Recital 39 a (new)
(39a) When the Union concludes sustainable fishing agreements with third countries sharing the same sea basin as outermost regions, it should ensure equitable allocation of resources.
Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Respect for democratic principles and human rights, as laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant international human rights instruments, and for the principle of the rule of law, should constitute an essential element of Sustainable Fisheries Agreements and be subject to a specific human rights clause and where appropriate with the relevant provisions of the agreements concluded by the Union and the ACP countries.
Amendment 498 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Respect for democratic principles and human rights, as laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Righ should constitute an essential element of Sustainable Fisheries Agreements, and other relevant international human rights instruments, and forit should be possible for these agreements and their implementing protocols to be suspended in the event of a serious breach of these principle of the rule of law, should constitute an essential element of Sustainable Fisheries Agreements and be subject to a specific human rightss. It is also necessary for the Union’s partner countries to be able, before concluding an agreement, to be precisely and fully informed of the extent of the rights and obligations of each of the parties to the agreement. In the case of the ACP countries, it has been established that the provisions of Articles 8, 9 and 96 of the Cotonou Agreement constitute the legal basis for the relevant legal provisions binding the Union and its partners, without there being any need to lay down a specific clause.
Amendment 500 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41a) A transparent framework should be provided for all fisheries consultations between the Union and third countries in its neighbourhood with a view to exchanging and allocating fishing opportunities, or granting access to their respective waters for their vessels.
Amendment 502 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 b (new)
Recital 41 b (new)
(41b) Fisheries agreements concluded by the Union with third countries in its neighbourhood regarding mutual fisheries relations are the subject of annual consultations but do not provide for any precise and concrete procedure governing their implementation by the Commission. The Council should therefore be permitted to make annual recommendations to the Commission on the management of the consultations which it holds.
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) There is a need to strengthen the competitiveness of the Union fishery and aquaculture sector, and a call for simplification in support of better management of production and marketing activities of the sector; the Common Market Organisation for fishery and aquaculture products should ensure a level- playing field for all fishing and aquaculture products marketed in the Union, whether these products originate in the Union or in third countries, should enable consumers to make better informed choices and support responsible consumption, and should improve the economic knowledge and understanding of the Union markets along the supply chain. The chapter on the Common Organisation of the Markets should include provisions making imports of fisheries and aquaculture products subject to compliance with internationally recognised social and environmental standards.
Amendment 553 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) It appears appropriate that the Commission be empowered by delegated acts to create atwo new Advisory Councils and to modify areas of competence of existing ones, in particular considering the specificities of the Black Sea and the Outermost Regions.
Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54 a (new)
Recital 54 a (new)
(54a) In order to take into account the specificities of the outermost regions, it is appropriate to provide for the establishment of an Advisory Council for those regions.
Amendment 558 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54 a (new)
Recital 54 a (new)
(54a) In order to take into account the specificities of the outermost regions, it is appropriate to provide for the establishment of an Advisory Council for those regions.
Amendment 704 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) provide conditions for efficient fishing activities within an economically viable and competitive fishing industry, ensuring balanced competitive conditions in the context of trade in fisheries and aquaculture products with third countries;
Amendment 1028 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Part 2 – Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In the waters situated in the exclusive economic zones of Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique and Réunion, the Member States concerned may from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2022 restrict fishing to vessels registered in the ports of those islands. Such restrictions shall not apply to Union vessels that traditionally fish in those waters, in so far as those vessels do not exceed the fishing effort traditionally exerted. Member States shall inform the Commission of the restrictions put in place under this paragraph.
Amendment 1032 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Part 2 – Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In the waters situated in the exclusive economic zones of Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique and Réunion, the Member States concerned may from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2022 restrict fishing to vessels registered in the ports of those islands. Such restrictions shall not apply to Union vessels that traditionally fish in those waters, in so far as those vessels do not exceed the fishing effort traditionally exerted. Member States shall inform the Commission of the restrictions put in place under this paragraph.
Amendment 1103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 3 – Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall be drawn up on the basis of the scientific, technical and economic opinions available, in particular the reports drafted by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF), and in the light of the opinions received from the regional advisory councils concerned, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Treaty and this Regulation.
Amendment 1850 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The system of transferable fishing concessions shall not apply to the outermost regions, but the competent regional authorities must draw up a system for the management of fleet capacities and submit it to the Commission for approval.
Amendment 2063 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 1
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 1
1. EThe fleet capacity of each Member State fleet shall be subject to fishing capacity ceilings as set out in Annex IIbroken down by sea basin in which each fleet segment operates, which will in particular involve a specific breakdown for vessels operating in the outermost regions and for vessels operating exclusively outside Community waters.
Amendment 2205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Union shall conclude bilateral fisheries agreements in the mutual interest of the Union and of partner third countries, with the objective of ensuring sustainable exploitation of the stocks of target species. Such agreements shall contribute to maintaining the activity of European fishing fleets operating under these agreements and shall aim to obtain an appropriate share of the available surplus, fully commensurate with the interests and needs of the European fleets concerned.
Amendment 2206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Union shall conclude bilateral fisheries agreements in the mutual interest of the Union and of partner third countries, with the objective of ensuring sustainable exploitation of the stocks of target species. Such agreements shall contribute to maintaining the activity of European fishing fleets operating under these agreements and shall aim to obtain an appropriate share of the available surplus, fully commensurate with the interests and needs of the European fleets concerned.
Amendment 2211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2
Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2
2. Under such fisheries agreements, Union fishing vessels shall either only catch surplus of the allowable catch determined by the third country as referred to in Article 62(2) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and identified on the basis of the best available scientific advice and relevant information exchanged between the Union and the third country concerned about the total fishing effort on the affected stocks by all fleets, or obtain access to third-country waters in order to fish highly migratory fish stocks in line with the measures for their management and conservation adopted by the relevant regional fisheries management organisation, in order to ensure that fishery resources remain above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 2247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – title 2 a (new)
Part 7 – title 2 a (new)
TITLE II a FISHERY, FISHING OPPORTUNITY EXCHANGE AND JOINT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS In order to ensure the stability of historical fishing activities of Union vessels in neighbouring third country waters and ensure the sustainable management of fishery stocks shared with them or of common interest, the Union shall conclude with these third countries fisheries agreements which may be bilateral or multilateral, annual or multiannual. These agreements shall seek to define the fishing opportunities accessible respectively to Union vessels and vessels from the third country or third countries concerned, regarding either stocks shared between, or of common interest to, the Union and the third country or third countries concerned, or stocks managed exclusively by the Union or the third countries concerned. The implementation of agreements concluded may, on an annual or multiannual basis and in the mutual interest of the parties to the agreement, set out arrangmeents for the joint management of shared stocks, for an exchange of fishing opportunities regarding stocks managed exclusively by one of the parties to the agreement or for an exchange of access opportunities granting vessels of the different parties to the agreement access to the waters of the other parties in order to fish from stocks governed by the fishing rights of these countries. It may also establish other conservation measures under Article 7 and 8, with a view to ensuring their joint application. All these arrangements shall be negotatiated under formalised fisheries agreements. In implementing these agreements, the Union shall endeavour to ensure a balanced exchange of fishing opportunities for the various Member States concerned and take due account of the benefits which it is granting or has already granted the third country or third countries concerned and which are covered by the scope of the common fisheries policy. Where it adopts conservation measures under Articles 7 and 8 in respect of its vessels and its waters, the Union shall also ensure that they are consistent with conservation measures applicable within its waters to vessels flying the flag of third countries with which it has concluded agreements.
Amendment 2466 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – article 52 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Part 12 – article 52 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Advisory Council which is to be set up for the outermost regions shall be divided into three sections: a greater Caribbean section covering Guadeloupe, Martinique and Guyana, a Southwest Indian Ocean section, covering Reunion and Mayotte, and a Macaronesia section covering the Canaries, the Azores and Madeira.
Amendment 2468 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – article 52 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Part 12 – article 52 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Third countries sharing a sea basin with territories of the Union may have observer status on the regional Advisory Councils.