Activites

• 2004/03/09 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Regulation 2004/423
  • OJ L 070 09.03.2004, p. 0008-0011
• #2565
• 2004/02/26 Council Meeting
• 2004/02/26 End of procedure in Parliament
• 2004/02/26 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• #2555
• 2003/12/18 Council Meeting
• 2003/10/23 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
  • T5-0452/2003 summary

    The European Parliament adopted the report by Mrs Catherine STIHLER (PES, UK). (Please refer to the previous text). In addition, a few other amendments were adopted by the Parliament such as : - the stipulation that Member States should be allowed to take further, non-discriminatory measures for the conservation and protection of marine fish stocks, provided they are consistent with the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy. Such measures should have no impact on the allocation of quotas in accordance with the relative stability system once stocks have recovered and the Member State takes the view that fishing activities should resume; - the clarification that a day absent from port shall be a continuous or discontinuous period of 24 hours from the time of entry into a geographical area defined in Article 2. The number of days absent from port shall be calculated by dividing the number of hours absent from port by 24.�

• 2003/10/02 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A5-0341/2003
• #2524
• 2003/07/22 Council Meeting
  • 2524
• 2003/06/02 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2003/05/06 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(2003)0237 summary

    PURPOSE : to establish measures for the recovery of cod stocks. CONTENT : this Commission initiative follows on from previously made proposals regarding the conservation of cod and hake set out by the Commission in December 2001 and 2002. It also follows on from a Council request for a more definitive recovery plan to replace interim measures applied by a 2002 quota system. The overall objective of the proposal is to ensure the safe recovery of cod to scientifically assessed stock sizes based on the precautionary principle. The aim being to see sustainable stock sizes reached within a time frame of 5 to 10 years. In order to achieve these objectives the proposed Regulation is organised into four Chapters. Chapter I sets out which cod stocks are covered by this proposal and, for each, what their lowest stock size should be in line with the precautionary principle. Cod in the Irish Sea and Eastern Channel will be included in this recovery plan. The Commission remains firmly of the view that the level of cod stock remains serious and thus in need of stringent measures. Chapter II sets out the absolute minimum stock sizes below which scientists indicate that the stocks are in significant danger of total collapse. Guidelines set the level of Total Allowable Catch (TAC) based on estimations of actual stock sizes. Data for the guidelines is based on scientific advice. Chapter III contains provisions restricting the time that the fishing vessels concerned may spend fishing - to correspond with the TAC's. These proposals are a more simplified version of previous proposals. Essentially the provisions of Chapter III aim to offer greater flexibility to both Member States and fishermen in the management and allocation of the fishing regime. Chapter IV provides for measures in relation to improved monitoring, inspection and control for the vessels covered under the management system. This Chapter remains largely unchanged from previous proposals although the rules concerning the use of VMS have been removed, as they will be addressed in a new Regulation. Lastly is should be noted that the TAC for other species and stock associated with cod may be effected by the provisions of this Regulation. This proposal replaces the provisions set out in the modified proposal for a Council Regulation establishing measures for the recovery of cod and hake stacks. A proposal for the recovery of hake stock will be made separately.�

  • DG [{'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/maritimeaffairs_fisheries/', 'title': 'Maritime Affairs and Fisheries'}],

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(2003)0237
• Debate in Council: 2524
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A5-0341/2003
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0452/2003
• : Regulation 2004/423
• : OJ L 070 09.03.2004, p. 0008-0011

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)