Activites

• 1998/07/24 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Regulation 1998/1587
  • OJ L 208 24.07.1998, p. 0001
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• 1998/07/17 Council Meeting
• 1998/07/17 End of procedure in Parliament
• 1998/07/17 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 1998/03/20 Modified legislative proposal published
  • COM(1998)0141 summary

    The Commission has incorporated in its amended proposal most of the amendments adopted by Parliament at its January 1998 session which aim to include the Island of Réunion in the list of regions benefiting from the compensation system for the most remote regions. More specifically, the amendments are concerned with: - extending the regulation to include the island of Réunion and defining the system applicable to this French department (payment of ECU 1000 per tonne for tuna and swordfish fished in Réunion for a maximum quantity of 1000 tonnes per year), - including a reference to the species originating from this island (tuna and swordfish), - prohibiting fishing for shrimp in Guyana at a depth of less than 30 metres, - introducing a new provision making it possible to adjust the amounts set for the various species in the light of their marketing conditions and characteristics, - adjusting the quantities of fresh and frozen tuna and frozen and processed sardines and mackerel from the Canary Islands. The Commission did not, however, accept the amendments concerned with: - the technical arrangements applying to the species in question, - the provisions on the amount of aid (the relevant amendments are in the financial statement annexed to the proposal), - the report to be submitted to the European Institutions concerning the financial aspects of the regulation. �

• 1998/01/15 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T4-0024/1998 summary

    In adopting the report by Mr Manuel MEDINA ORTEGA (PSE, E), the European Parliament expressed itself in favour of the inclusion of the French Department of Réunion in the list of outermost regions (Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands and Guiana) for which a system of compensation for additional marketing costs is envisaged, in the case of tuna and swordfish. While keeping the overall amount of aid for this at the same level, Parliament's amendments reduced the quotas for tuna, sardines and mackerel intended for freezing and increased the quota for fresh fish intended for processing. Parliament called for it to be made possible for aid to prawn-fishing to vary in relation to the size of the prawns caught, without altering the overall budget allocation for such aid. At the same time it called for an annual report to be drawn up on the impact (particularly financial) of the Regulation.�

• 1998/01/14 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 1997/11/25 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A4-0385/1997
• 1997/09/15 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 1997/07/22 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(1997)0389 summary

    OBJECTIVE: to compensate the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and Guiana for the additional costs (particularly transport costs) incurred in marketing certain fishery products from these regions as a result of their remoteness. SUBSTANCE: The Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and Guiana, which are very remote, face considerable difficulties in the fisheries sector, which is one of main sources of income for local people. These difficulties are particularly aggravated by additional costs arising from transport of fisheries products due to their isolation and remoteness. In order to compensate for loss of income to local producers and preserve their competitiveness in relation to Community producers, the Community introduced a compensation scheme with effect from 1992 (to 1997). These measures have been so successful that the Commission proposes extending the existing arrangements from 01.01.1998 for certain fishery products, namely: -tuna and demersal species from the Azores, -tuna, black scabbardfish and mackerel from Madeira, -tuna, sardines, mackerel, aquaculture products, cephalopods, sole and sea-bream from the Canary Islands, -shrimps from Guiana. The scheme provides for different amounts of compensation to be paid per type of fish and region. The measures are financed from the Guarantee Section of the EAGGF. A report on the implementation of the Regulation must be submitted to all the Community institutions every 3 years as from 01.01.2001, together with any proposals for altering the scheme.�

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(1997)0389
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A4-0385/1997
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T4-0024/1998
• Modified legislative proposal published: COM(1998)0141
• : Regulation 1998/1587
• : OJ L 208 24.07.1998, p. 0001

History

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