Activities of Patrice TIROLIEN related to 2011/0380(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund repealing Council Regulation(EC) No 1198/2006 and Council Regulation(EC) No 861/2006 and Council Regulation(EC) No XXX/2011 on integrated maritime policy
Amendments (66)
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 42, Article 43(2), Article 91(1), Article 100(2), Article 173(3), Article 175, Article 188, Article 192(1), Article 194(2) and, Article 195(2) and Article 349 thereof,
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) To ensure that the EMFF contributes to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, the IMP and the Europe 2020 Strategy, it is necessary to focus on a limited number of core priorities relating to fostering innovation and knowledge based fisheries and aquaculture, promoting sustainable and resource-efficient fishing and aquaculture, and increasing employment and territorial cohesion by unlocking the growth and job potential of coastal and inland fisheries and aquaculture communities and promoting diversificationatility of fisheries activities into other sectors of the marine economynd aquaculture activities.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The financing of the Common Fisheries Policy and Maritime Integrated Maritime Policy expenditure through a single fund, the EMFF, should address the need for simplification as well as strengthening the integration of both policies. The extension of shared management to Common Markets Organisations including the compensation for the outermost regions, control and data collection activities and complementary tools for implementation of the Integrated Maritime Policy should further contribute to simplification and reduce the administrative burden both for the Commission and the Member States as well as achieve greater coherence and efficiency of the support granted.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Union budget should finance the Common Fisheries Policy and the Integrated Maritime Policy expenditure through a single fund, the EFMF, either directly or in the context of shared management with the Member States. Shared management with the Member States should apply not only to measures to support fisheries, aquaculture and community-led local development but also to Common Markets Organisations and the compensation for the outermost regions, control and data collection activities and the complementary tools for implementation of the Integrated Maritime Policy. Direct management should apply to scientific advice, voluntary contributions to Regional Fisheries Management Organisations, advisory councils and operations for the implementation of an Integrated Maritime Policy. The types of measures that can be financed using the EMFF should be specified.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) In line with the goal of simplification, all activities of the EMFF which fall under shared management, including control and data collection, should take the form of one singlean operational programme per Member State or regional operational programmes, in accordance with its national structure. The programming exercise shall cover the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020. Each Member State should prepare a single operational programme. Each programme should identify a strategy for meeting targets in relation to the Union priorities for the EMFF and a selection of measures. Programming should comply with Union priorities, while being adapted to national contexts and complement the other Union policies, in particular rural development policy and cohesion policy.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Conscious of the potential that diversificationprofessional versatility and diversification, as defined in Article 3, offers for small scale coastal fishermen and their crucial role in coastal communities, the EMFF should help diversificationthem to diversify their activities by covering business start- ups and investments for the retrofitting of their vessels, in addition to the relevant training to acquire appropriate professional skills in the relevant field outside fishing activities.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The introduction of the transferable fishing concessions systems should make the sector more competitive. Consequently, there may be a need for new professional opportunities outside the fishing activities. Therefore, the EMFF should support the diversification and job creation in fishing communities in particular by supporting business start-ups and the reassignment of vessels for maritime activities outside fishing activities of small scale coastal fishing vessels. This last operation seems to be appropriate as the small scale coastal fishing vessels are not covered by the transferable fishing concessions systemsIn order to make fisheries a viable sector for the future, the EMFF should support the diversification and job creation in fishing communities in particular by supporting business start-ups and supporting young fishermen in setting up.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) New forms of income combined with aquaculture activities have already shown their added value for business development. Therefore the EMFF should support these complementary activities outside aquaculture such as angling- tourism, and educational, promotional or environmental activities.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) In fisheries and aquaculture areas, community-led local development should encourage innovative approaches to create growth and jobs, in particular by adding value to fisheries and aquaculture products and diversifying the local economy towards new economic activities, including those offered by "blue growth" and the broader maritime sectors, whilst maintaining and reinforcing local employment and local fisheries and aquaculture businesses in order to preserve a dynamic primary sector on the coastline.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) In order to ensure the viability of fisheries and aquaculture in a highly competitive market, it is necessary to lay down provisions granting support for the implementation of the [Regulation (EU) No on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products] as well as for marketing and processing activities carried by operators to maximise the value of fisheries and aquaculture products. Particular attention should be paid to the promotion of operations which integrate producing, processing and marketing activities of the supply chain. In order to adapt to the new discard ban policypolicy and maximise the value of catches, particularly those with low commercial value, the EMFF should also support the processing of unwanted catchethese products.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) Fishing activities in the outermost regions of the European Union are facing difficulties, in particular because of the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fisheryproduction, processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products, due to the particular handicaps recognised by Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65
Recital 65
(65) In order to maintain the competitiveness of certain fishery and aquaculture products from the outermost regions of the European Union compared with that of similar products from other European Union's regions, the European Union introduced measures in 1992 to compensate for the related additional costs in the fisheries sector. The measures applying for the period 2007-2013 are laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 791/2007. It is necessary to continue providing support to offset the additional costs for the marketing of certain fishery products as of 1 January 2014. It is necessary to expand the support given by Council Regulation (EC) No 791/2007, with effect from 1 January 2014, to offset the additional costs for the production, processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products, for exports destined for the Community market or on the local market.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 66
Recital 66
(66) In view of the different marketing conditionproduction, processing and marketing conditions for fishery and aquaculture products in the outermost regions concerned, and the fluctuations in captures and stocks and of market demands, it should be left to the Member States concerned to determine the fishery productand aquaculture products or product categories eligible for compensation, their respective maximum quantities and the compensation amounts within the overall allocation per Member State.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68
Recital 68
(68) Member States should set the compensation amount at a level which allows appropriate off-setting of additional costs, arising from the specific handicaps of the outermost regions and in particular from the costs of transporting the products to mainland Europe. To avoid overcompensation, the amount should be proportional to the additional costs the aid off-sets and in no case exceed 100 % of the transport and other related costs to mainlandcontinental Europe. To this end, it should also take into account other types of public intervention having an impact on the level of additional costs.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68 a (new)
Recital 68 a (new)
(68a) In order to contribute to maintaining fishing activities in the outermost regions, the EMFF should contribute to the replacement of a fishing vessel's main or auxiliary engine, to the construction of new ports, to the funding of construction and maintenance of anchored fish aggregating devices on new landing sites or new auction halls. Added value for environmental protection should be an important criterion in the selection of projects to fund.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 98
Recital 98
(98) The operational programmes should be subject to monitoring and evaluation in order to improve itstheir quality and demonstrate itstheir achievements. The Commission should set up a framework for a common monitoring and evaluation ensuring among others that relevant data is available on a timely manner. In this context a list of indicators should be determined and the impact of the EMFF policy assessed by the Commission in relation to specific objectives.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 99
Recital 99
(99) Responsibility for monitoring of the programmes should be shared between the Managing Authority and a Monitoring Committee set up for this purpose. To this end the respective responsibilities should be specified. Monitoring of the programmes should involve the drawing up of an annual implementation report, to be sent to the Commission.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 100
Recital 100
(100) With a view to strengthening accessibility and transparency of information about funding opportunities and project beneficiaries, in each Member State a single website or website portal providing information on the national operational programme or the regional operational programmes, including the lists of operations supported under each operational programme, should be made available. This information should give a reasonable, tangible and concrete idea to the wider public and in particular to Union taxpayers on how Union funding is spent in the framework of the EMFF. In addition to this objective, the publication of relevant data should serve the purpose of further publicising the possibility of applying for Union funding. However in full respect of the fundamental right to data protection and in line with the judgment of the Court in the Joined Cases Schecke, the publication of the names of natural persons should not be requested.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the sustainable development of fisheries areas and, inland fishing and aquaculture,
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5
(5) 'fisheries and aquaculture area' means an area with sea or lake shore or including ponds or a river estuary with a significant level of employment in fisheries or aquaculture and designated as such by the Member State;
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 16 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 16 a (new)
(16a) 'collective projects' means actions in the common interest implemented collectively by the operators themselves or by the organisations acting on behalf of the producers, or by other organisations recognised by the Member State, seeking in particular to: (a) contribute sustainably to better management or conservation of resources; (b) promote selective fishing methods or gears and reduction of by-catches; (c) remove lost fishing gear from the sea bed in order to combat ghost fishing; (d) improve working conditions and safety; (e) contribute to the transparency of markets in fisheries and aquaculture products including traceability; (f) improve quality and food safety; (g) develop, restructure or improve aquaculture sites; (h) make investments concerning production, processing or marketing equipment and infrastructure including for waste treatment; (i) upgrade professional skills, or develop new training methods and tools; (j) promote partnership between scientists and operators in the fisheries sector; (k) develop networking and exchange of experience and best practice among organisations promoting equal opportunities between men and women and other stakeholders; (l) improve management and control of access conditions to fishing areas, in particular through the drawing up of local management plans approved by the competent national authorities; (n) enhance internal and external communication in and between organisations of fishermen and aquaculture farmers and organisations of producers;§
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 16 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 16 b (new)
(16b) 'organisation of fishermen or aquaculture farmers' means a professional organisation recognised by the Member State representing the fishing sector interests, and responsible for managing resource access and professional fishing and aquaculture activities, other than the producer organisations defined in Regulation (EU) No ... on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products;
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) promoting a balanced and inclusive territorial development of fisheries and aquaculture areas;
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) construction of new fishing vessels, decommissioning or importation of fishing vessels;
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) construction of new fishing vessels, except in the outermost regions;
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) by way of derogation, anchored fish aggregating devices could be funded by the EMFF in the outermost regions.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall draw up a singlenational operational programme or regional operational programmes to implement the Union priorities to be co- financed by the EMFF.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – title
Article 19 – title
Guiding principles for the operational programmes
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In the preparation of the national operational programme or regional operational programmes, the Member State shall take into account the following guiding principles:
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) where applicable, consistency of the measures under Union priorities for EMFF referred to in Article 38(1d)of this Regulation with the Natura 2000 prioritised action frameworks referred to in Article 8(4) of the [Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora].
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – title
Article 20 – title
Content of the operational programmes
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) sustainable development conditionality criteria if a sustainability criteria table has been established that goes beyond the existing regulations and gives rise, after validation by the Commission, to subsidised support (Annex I)
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The operational programmes shall include the methods for the calculation of simplified costs, additional costs or income foregone in accordance with Article 103, or method to calculate compensation according to relevant criteria identified for each of the activities deployed under Article 38(1).
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. In addition, the operational programmes shall include a description of the specific actions to promote equal opportunities and prevent any discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, including the arrangements to ensure the integration of gender perspective at operational programme and operation level.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) entry of young people into the profession through start-up support for small-scale coastal fishing and one generation replacing another, notably thanks to business transfer arrangements.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31a Promoting social inclusion 1. In order to foster entrepreneurship in fishing, the EMFF may support new fishermen in setting up their businesses. The aim here is to ensure that one generation of fishermen is replaced by the next, that technical and empirical fishing knowledge is preserved and transferred, and to foster the creation and retention of jobs within the fishing industry. The EMFF provides therefore for: (a) individual premiums to fishermen less than 40 years old who can demonstrate that they have worked at least five years as fishermen or have equivalent professional training and who acquire for the first time part or full ownership of a fishing vessel of less than 12 metres in overall length which is equipped to go fishing at sea and is between 5 and 30 years old. This premium shall not exceed 15 % of the cost of purchasing ownership nor exceed the amount of EUR 50 000; (b) technical, legal and financial assistance in setting up or taking over a vessel design or shipbuilding business. Fishermen entering the sector may benefit from support under Article 29 in order to acquire the appropriate professional skills; (c) sponsorship agreements between a professional fisherman leaving the trade and a young fisherman wishing to take over the business. The sponsorship shall cover the transfer of knowledge and tools for a period of between three and five years. 2. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall be granted to new people entering the fisheries sector provided that they: (a) possess the appropriate professional skills and competence; (b) are setting up for the first time a micro or small enterprise as heads of such enterprise; (c) submit a business plan for the development of their fishing activities; (d) have the necessary fishing licences. 3. The support referred to in paragraph 1(c) may not be granted where the person concerned is a direct descendant.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the identification, selection, and establishment of process as well as management, restoration and monitoring NATURA 2000 sites in accordance with Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and Council and European Parliament Directive 2009/147/EC of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, in accordance with prioritised action frameworks established pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the identification, selection, and establishment of process as well as management, restoration and monitoring of marine protected areas in view of the implementation of the spatial protection measures referred to in Article 13(4) of the European Parliament and Council Directive 2008/56/EC;
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The EMFF shall promote research on fishing practices, gears, stock assessment and impact of fishing activities on ecosystem that aim to minimize or avoid the harmful impacts of fishing on the marine species and habitats.
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – title
Article 40 – title
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. In order to improve the quality of the fishery products caught the EMFF may support investments on board for this purpose.
Amendment 225 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to provide assistance for the marketing of products with low commercial value, the EMFF may support awareness-raising campaigns on fishery products that are unfamiliar to consumers.
Amendment 226 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 2
Article 40 – paragraph 2
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3
Article 40 – paragraph 3
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4
Article 40 – paragraph 4
4. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall only be granted to owners of Union fishing vessels whose vessels have carried out a fishing activity for at least 60 days at sea during the two years preceding the date of submission of the application., unless there is a Member State derogation for new people entering the fisheries sector;
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The support referred to in paragraph 2 may be granted to producer organisations or professional organisations in connection with collective projects.
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 a (new)
Article 40 a (new)
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1
Article 69 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF mayshall support the preparation and implementation of production and marketing plans referred to in Article 32 of [Regulation (EU) No on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products].
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 1
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 3
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 3
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 4
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 4
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 5
Article 70 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 5
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2
Article 70 – paragraph 2
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) improving the conditions, particularly in the transition to the MSY, for the placing on the market of:
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
(ia) products where supplies are not regular;
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 2
Article 72 – paragraph 2
2. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shallmay be granted exclusively, in particular through the financial instruments provided for in Title IV of the [Regulation (EU) No [...] laying down Common Provisions].
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1
Article 73 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF may support the compensation regime introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 791/2007 for the additional costs incurred by the operators infrom the fishing, farming and marketing of certain fishery and aquaculture products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, French Guiana, and Réunionoutermost regions during the production, processing and marketing for export to the Community or the local market of fishery and aquaculture products.
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 2
Article 73 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State concerned shall determine for the regions referred to in paragraph 1 the listproducts or categories of fishery and aquaculture products and the quantity of those products eligible for the compensationeligible for compensation, their respective maximum quantities and the compensation amounts within the overall allocation per Member State.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 4 a (new)
Title 4 a (new)
TITLE IVa – Measures financed under shared management CHAPTER IVa – Measures relating to the IMP under shared management Article 72a. The EMFF shall provide for the option of: 1. Increasing the involvement of fishing and aquaculture operators in the implementation of the IMP. The following operations are eligible: (a) mapping fishing or aquaculture areas; (b) socio-economic assessment of fishing or aquaculture activities; (c) taking part in consultations; (d) experimenting with management methods; (e) cross-border or transnational cooperation between fishing organisations, including with organisations from non-EU countries; 2. Supporting the implementation of maritime spatial planning and integrated management of coastal regions by encouraging: (a) regional or local approaches to networking stakeholders; (b) pilot schemes, particularly in the areas of preventing and combating pollution and of maritime safety.
Amendment 258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 82 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) technical assistance under Article 51 of the regulation laying down common provisions on funds covered by the CSF [.../...]
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1
Article 106 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that a management and control system has been set up for the operational programme ensuring a clear allocation and separation of functions between the managing authority, the paying agency and the certification body. Member States shall be responsible for ensuring that the system functions effectively throughout the programme perioderiod of implementing national or regional programmes.
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 107 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Member States in partnership with the regional and local authorities and representatives of the fisheries and aquaculture sector shall designate, for theeach national operational programme or for regional programmes, the following authorities:
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3
Annex 3