73 Amendments of Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS related to 2011/0195(COD)
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) At the World Summit on Sustainable Development at Johannesburg in 2002, the Union and its Member States committed to act against the continued decline of many fish stocks. Therefore, the Union should improve its Common Fisheries Policy to ensure that as a matter of priority exploitation levels of marine biological resources stocks are restored and maintained at levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yields from the populations of harvested stocks by 2015 wherever possible, and, if not, by 2020 in accordance with the Nagoya criteria. Where less scientific information is available, this may require applying proxies to maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Measures are needed to reduce and eliminate the current high levels of unwanted catches and discards, taking into account the specific characteristics of each fishery and taking appropriate measures to reduce them within the framework of the management plans. Indeed, unwanted catches and discards constitute a substantial waste and affect negatively the sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources and marine ecosystems as well as the financial viability of fisheries. An obligation to land all catches of managed stocks caught Consideration must be given to the particular problem of redurcing fdishing activities in Union waters or by Union fishing vessels should be established and gradually implementedcards in mixed fisheries and in fisheries that are not managed on the basis of a TAC system, such as those in the Mediterranean.
Amendment 413 #
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 12 meters’ length or over and all other vessels fishing with towed gearsthe high-seas and long-distant water fleet. Member States may exclude vessels up to 125 meteres’ length other than vessels using towed gearr making daily fishing trips from transferable fishing concessions. Such a system should contribute to industry- induced fleet reductions 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 442 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) SThe specific characteristics and socio- economic vulnerability of some small- scalthe inshore fleets justify the limitation of the mandatory system of transferable fishing concessions to large vessels. The system of transferable fishing concessions should apply to stocks for which fishing opportunities are allocated.
Amendment 479 #
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 programme. Regional authorities should be involved more actively in data collection activities. 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.
Amendment 485 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) Policy-oriented fisheries science should be reinforced by means of locally, regionally, and nationally- adopted fisheries scientific data collection, research and innovation programmes in coordination with other Member States as well as by Union research and innovation framework tools.
Amendment 515 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) As aquaculture activities in the Union are influenced by different conditions across national borders, including as regards authorisations for the operators, 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, and 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 regional and national measures concerning business security, access to Union waters and space, and administrative simplification of licensing.
Amendment 536 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) To ensure the involvement of concerned operators in the Union system for control, inspection, and enforcement, Member States should be able to require the holders of a fishing licence of Union fishing veshigh selas of 12 meters length over all or moreand long distance fishing vessels flying their flag to contribute proportionally to the costs of that system. The specific characteristics and socio- economic vulnerability of the coastal fleet justify the limitation to large fishing vessels.
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 1 – article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) in relation to measures on markets and financial measures in support of the Common Fisheries Policy: fresh water biological resources, aquaculture, and the processing and marketing of fisheries and aquaculture products, in relation to measures on markets and financial measures in support of the Common Fisheries Policy.
Amendment 635 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The Common Fisheries Policy shall apply the precautionary approach to fisheries management, and shall aim to ensure, by 2015, that exploitation of living marine biological resources restores and maintains populations of harvested species abovet least at levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield. This target is to be achieved by 2015 whenever possible and by 2020 at the latest. In the case of mixed fisheries in the Mediterranean as well as the gradual approach based around groups of associated stocks with a deadline of 2020, a prior specific analysis is needed to provide a practical assessment of its operation, which should allow the sector to be socio-economically sustainable.
Amendment 652 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 3
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The Common Fisheries Policy shall implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management to ensure that the impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem are limited, whilst taking into account other factors that have an impact on the marine environment and seeking a balance between environmental, social and economic objectives.
Amendment 665 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 4
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 4
4. The Common Fisheries Policy shall integratebe consistent with the Union environmental legislation requirementsand other sectoral legislation, without being subject to them.
Amendment 693 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) gradually eliminate unwanted catches of commercial stocks and gradually ensure that all catches of such stocks are landeddepending on the circumstances in each case and the best scientific advice available;
Amendment 746 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing activities, and especially coastal fisheries and shell fishing and aquaculture activities;
Amendment 770 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) ensure that the requirements established for products from third countries are aligned with those for EU products.
Amendment 829 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) taking into consideration regional specificities through a regionalised approach;
Amendment 931 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 17
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 17
– 'transferable fishing concessions' means revocable user entitlements to a specific part of fishing opportunities allocated to a Member State or established in 1 OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11. management plans adopted by a Member State in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1967/200634, which the holder may transfer to other eligible holders of such transferable fishing concessions;
Amendment 998 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 32 a (new)
Part 1 – Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 32 a (new)
– 'inshore coastal fishing' means fishing carried out by vessels in local fishing grounds which underpins the traditional social fabric of fishing communities and is run by SMEs and family businesses that operate on a generational basis, and which involves daily fishing trips in which catches are not freezed or processed on board.
Amendment 1129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) prohibirestrictions ofn the use of certain fishing gears in certain areas or seasons;
Amendment 1134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) prohibition or restriction of fishing activities in certain zones and/or periods;
Amendment 1171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Multiannual plans providing for conservation measures to maintain or restore fish stocks abovet least at levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield, where possible, guaranteeing socioeconomic sustainability, shall be established as a priority.
Amendment 1210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Multiannual plans shall, where possible, cover either fisheries exploiting single fish stocks or fisheries exploiting a mixture of stocks, taking due account of interactions between stocks and fisheries cover a single species or, in cases of mixed fisheries or where stocks are linked by interaction, to fisheries exploiting a mixture of stocks within a geographical area. In mixed fisheries, maximum yield shall be considered that obtainable from a mixture of stocks within a mixed fishery considered as a whole.
Amendment 1261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Multiannual plans shall provide for adaptations of the fishing mortality rate, resulting in a fishing mortality rate that at least restores and maintains all stocks abovethe fishery as a whole to levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield by 2015, where possible, and by 2020 at the latest.
Amendment 1274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 2
2. In cases where the determination of a fishing mortality rate that restores and maintains stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yieldas established in paragraph 1 is not possible, multiannual plans shall provide for precautionary measures ensuring a comparable degree of conservation of the relevant stocks.
Amendment 1277 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Multiannual plans shall be drafted in line with regionalisation criteria.
Amendment 1283 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the scope, in terms of stocks, fishery, and the marine ecosystem and zones to which the multiannual plan shall be applied;
Amendment 1300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Amendment 1307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) clear time frames to reach the quantifiable targets, including a socioeconomic assessment of the various alternatives;
Amendment 1324 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) technical measures including measures concerning the elimination of unwanted catches;
Amendment 1326 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i (new)
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i (new)
(i) measures designed to contribute to maintaining or restoring fish stocks within biologically safe levels, through improvements in size selection and where appropriate species selection,
Amendment 1327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii (new)
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii (new)
(ii) measures concerning the gradual elimination of unwanted catches and/or
Amendment 1328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii (new)
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iii (new)
(iii) measures designed to reduce catches of undersized individuals and/or
Amendment 1329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iv (new)
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e – point iv (new)
(iv) measures designed to mitigate the impact of fishing gear on the ecosystem and the environment, with particular regard to the protection of biologically sensitive stocks and habitats.
Amendment 1339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) quantifiable indicators for periodic monitoring and assessment of the progress related to achieving the targets of the multiannual plan, and the socio-economic impacts;
Amendment 1349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point h
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) minimisation of unwanted impacts of fishing on the eco-system;
Amendment 1353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point i
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point i
Amendment 1375 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) measures to mitigate the social and economic consequences within its scope of application.
Amendment 1398 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 12
Part 3 – article 12
Amendment 1413 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 13 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 13 – paragraph 1
1. On the basis of evidence of a serious threat to the conservation of marine biological resources, or to the marine eco- system owing to fishing activities and requiring immediate action, the Commission, upon a reasoned request of a Member State or on its own initiative, may decide on emergency temporary measures to alleviate the threat.
Amendment 1520 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) At the latest from 1 January 2016: haddock, whiting, megrim, anglerfish, plaice, ling, saithe, pollack, lemon sole, turbot, brill, blue ling, black scabbard, roundnose grenadier, orange roughy, Greenland halibut, tusk, redfish and Mediterranean demersal stocks. A discard reduction scheme shall be implemented based on a clear and detailed prior study by the Commission on the impact of this measure on EU fisheries and which adopts a step-wise, fishery by fishery approach that affords the flexibility needed to resolve by-catch issues in mixed and Mediterranean fisheries not subject to catch limits. These arrangements shall be applied as part of the multi-annual plans, taking into account survival rates, the nature of the fishing gear, fishing practices and the ecosystem and any selectivity measures introduced.
Amendment 1551 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Minimum conservation reference sizes based on the best available scientific advice shall be established for the fish stocks set out in paragraph 1. The sale of catches of such fish stocks below the minimum conservation reference size shall be restricted for reduction to fish meal or pet food onlyFish which are landed that are under the reference size may not be placed on the market.
Amendment 1574 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that Union fishing vessels flying their flag are equipped to ensurcontrol mechanisms are established as part of the fmull documentation of all fishing and processing activitiesti-annual plans, fishery-by-fishery and factoring in the cost-efficiency of each, for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the obligation to land all catchereduce discards.
Amendment 1732 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 20 a (new)
Part 3 – article 20 a (new)
Article 20a Co-management instruments shall be implemented in fisheries with reference to regionalisation principles and on the basis of a bottom-up approach, with the involvement of the closest authorities and the fishing industry, scientific institutes and other stakeholders. RAC involvement in the drafting of regional measures shall be promoted.
Amendment 1817 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall establish a system of transferable fishing concessions for the high seas and distant water fleet no later than 31 December 2013 for.
Amendment 1823 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1833 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1849 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 2
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may extend tThe system of transferable fishing concessions to fishing vessels of less than 12 meters length overall and deploying other types of gear than towed gear and shall inform the Commission thereofshall not apply to the inshore coastal fishing fleet in the Mediterranean which makes daily fishing trips and which shall be regulated by means of management plans based on fishing effort and including biological recovery periods or incentives for permanent cessation of fishing.
Amendment 2035 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – Article 34 – paragraph 1
Part 5 – Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place measures to adjust the fishing capacity of their fleets in order to achieve an effective balance between such fishing capacity and their fishing opportunities. The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund shall continue to have financial instruments for the permanent cessation of fishing with a view to achieving this objective.
Amendment 2104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – Article 37 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 6 – Article 37 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall collect biological, technical, environmental and socio- economic data, paying due account to regionalisation criteria, necessary for ecosystem based fisheries management, manage them and make them available to regional authorities and end users of scientific data, including bodies designated by the Commission. Those data shall in particular enable the assessment of:
Amendment 2117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – Article 37 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Part 6 – Article 37 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States and EU bodies shall:
Amendment 2120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – Article 37 – paragraph 2 – point b
Part 6 – Article 37 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) set up coordination mechanisms with a view to avoiding duplication of data collection for different purposes;
Amendment 2133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – Article 37 – paragraph 3
Part 6 – Article 37 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure the national coordination of the collection and management of scientific and socio- economic data for fisheries management. Regionalisation criteria will be introduced into national planning for data collection and management, thereby encouraging the involvement of regional authorities. The involvement of both the fisheries sector and local research centres in the collection of scientific data will be encouraged. To this end, they shall designate a national correspondent and organizse an annual national coordination meeting. The Commission shall be informed of the national coordination activities and be invited to the coordination meetings.
Amendment 2139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – Article 37 – paragraph 4
Part 6 – Article 37 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall coordinatThe Commission shall ensure theirat data collection activities with othercarried out by different Member States in the same region are coordinated, and make every effort to coordinate their actions with third countries having sovereignty or jurisdiction over waters in the same region.
Amendment 2143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – Article 37 – paragraph 5
Part 6 – Article 37 – paragraph 5
5. The collection, management and use of data shall be done in the framework of a multi-annual programme as of 2014. Such a multi-annual programme shall include targets for the precision of the data to be collected, and aggregation levels for the collection, which will enable proper management and use of such data, taking due account of regionalisation criteria.
Amendment 2158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – Article 38 – paragraph 1
Part 6 – Article 38 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt national fisheries scientific data collection, research and innovation programmes, with the active cooperation of the regions. They shall coordinate their fisheries data collection, research and innovation activities with other Member States and Union research and innovation frameworks.
Amendment 2160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – Article 38 – paragraph 2
Part 6 – Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure availability of relevant competences and human resources to be involved in the scientific advisory process, whilst encouraging the involvement of local research centres.
Amendment 2290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) assuring the availability of supplies;
Amendment 2298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) ensuring that quality and health checks on the products and production of international corporations, including imports from third countries, are the same as those required in the European Union;
Amendment 2302 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) recognising the social and economic value of aquaculture.
Amendment 2309 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 2
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 2
2. Member States, without prejudice to the exclusive competences of regional authorities, shall establish a multiannual national strategic plan for the developmentpromotion of aquaculture activities on their territory by 2014.
Amendment 2310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 3
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 3
Amendment 2312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Multiannual regional and national strategic plans shall aim in particular at the following:
Amendment 2317 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 4 – point a
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) administrative simplification, in particular regardi(Does not affect Eng licenses;sh version)
Amendment 2334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
(da) improve the marketing and promotion of aquaculture products;
Amendment 2337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 4 – point d b (new)
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 4 – point d b (new)
(db) promote RDI and collaboration between the industry and the scientific world.
Amendment 2343 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 5
Part 8 – Article 43 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall exchange information and best practices through an open method of coordination of the regional and national measures contained in multiannual strategic plans.
Amendment 2364 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 9 – Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 9 – Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) improve the transparency of the markets, in particular as regards economic knowledge and understanding of the Union markets for fishery and aquaculture products along the supply chain and consumer awareness, establishing information mechanisms enabling local products from the coastal fishing fleet to be identified;
Amendment 2370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 9 – Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point e
Part 9 – Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) contribute to ensuring a level playing field for all products marketed in the Union by promoting sustainable exploitation of fisheries resourcesestablish fairness mechanisms between fishery products from the EU and imports from third countries that ensure the same respect for environmental, social and labour standards and specify the same requirements concerning production and food security.
Amendment 2392 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 10 – Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point a
Part 10 – Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a global and integrated approach, in relation to the objectives being pursued;
Amendment 2400 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 10 – Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b
Part 10 – Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the use of moderneffective control technologies for the availability and quality of data on fisheries, taking into account cost- efficiency criteria according to the particularities of the different fleets;
Amendment 2411 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 10 – Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point e
Part 10 – Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the establishment of effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions, which are the same across the various Member States.
Amendment 2430 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 10 – Article 48 – paragraph 1
Part 10 – Article 48 – paragraph 1
Member States may require holders of a fishing licence for fishing veshigh selas of 12 meters length overall or moreand distant water vessels flying their flag to contribute proportionally to the costs of implementing the Union fisheries control system. The specific characteristics and socioeconomic vulnerability of the coastal fleet justify restricting these arrangements to large fishing vessels.
Amendment 2510 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – Article 54 – paragraph 1
Part 12 – Article 54 – paragraph 1
1. Advisory Councils shall be composed of organizthe local, regional and Member State fisheries authorities and scientists, as observers, organisations representing the fisheries operators and other interest groups affected by the Common Fisheries Policy.