Activites

• 2004/08/06 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Regulation 2004/1421
  • OJ L 260 06.08.2004, p. 0001-0005
• #2599
• 2004/07/19 Council Meeting
• 2004/07/19 End of procedure in Parliament
• 2004/07/19 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• #2584
• 2004/05/24 Council Meeting
• 2004/04/01 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T5-0254/2004 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution drafted by Hugues MARTIN (EPP-ED, F) on laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector. The resolution was subject to a few amendments which include the inclusion of certain provisions: - the level of funding should be maintained for those sectors and aquaculture projects which, on the basis of reliable data, have shown moderate expansion and an additional margin for growth; - in order to combat the threat of toxic algae, research in the area ought to be continued so as to enhance knowledge of the phenomenon and provide better protection against it; - in the event that a recovery plan is adopted by the Council or where emergency measures are adopted by the Commission or by one or more Member States, the maximum amounts of aid shall be increased by 20%. Furthermore, the requirement that the vessel on which the crew members were employed must have permanently stopped its activities shall not apply; - the Member States may grant financial compensation to shellfish farmers where the accumulation of toxins due to the growth of toxic algae makes it necessary, for the protection of human health, to suspend harvesting for more than 15 consecutive days at times when selling is intensive and provided that the undertakings in the area in question are genuinely being harmed and there is an objectively assessed loss of production, taking account of both the economic cycle of the undertaking and the productive cycle. The granting of compensation may cover no more than six months of suspension of harvesting over the entire period from the entry in force of this Regulation to the end of 2006; - increasing production by launching new undertakings devoted to species where the market is not close to saturation. Production may not under any circumstances exceed the likely evolution in demand; - establishment of farms in the open sea.�

• 2004/03/16 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A5-0168/2004
• 2003/11/20 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2003/11/05 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(2003)0658 summary

    PURPOSE : to modify Council Regulation 2792/99/EC in order to allow the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance to better contribute to the implementation of the Strategy for the sustainable development of European aquaculture. PROPOSED ACT : Council Regulation. CONTENT : The Commission submitted to the Council and the European Parliament in September 2002 a Communication on a Strategy for the sustainable development of European aquaculture (COM/2002/511). The Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance has an important role to play in order to fulfill the objectives of the Strategy. The Strategy specifies the modifications to the FIFG regulation that need to be done. The main points are as follows: -there is greater emphasis on improvement of knowledge and transparency in production and in the market, including statistics and economic analysis; -Member States may grant financial compensation to shellfish farmers where the contamination due to the growth of toxic algae makes it necessary to suspend harvesting for more than six consecutive months. The granting of compensation may cover no more than six months of suspension of harvesting over the entire period from the entry in force of this Regulation to the end of 2006; -there are new limits placed on the financial contribution from the FIFG; -recurrent seasonal suspension of fishing and aquaculture activity will not be eligible for compensation; -small-scale, applied-research initiatives, not exceeding EUR 150 000 in total cost and three years in duration will be eligible as pilot projects, provided that they contribute to the objectives of sustainable development of the aquaculture industry in the Community. -aquaculture enterprises are encouraged to improve their environmental performance and to develop voluntarily initiatives that go beyond the minimum legal requirements in terms of environmental protection; -in order to enable public aid for aquaculture service vessels to be maintained, the proposal establishes a clear distinction between those vessels and fishing vessels as defined in Council Regulation 2371/2002/EC since some fishing vessels may be exclusively used in aquaculture but could possibly revert to fishing activity. -since overproduction is a threat for some branches, new priorities within the aquaculture measures in the FIFG Programmes are set and in certain cases the rate of aid reduced; -since extensive fish farming may have an ecologically beneficial role, as a way to associate an economic activity with the conservation wetlands, an increase in public support is justified. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS : - Budget headings: B2 - 1010, B2 - 1300, B2 - 1610 There are no financial implications.�

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

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(2003)0658
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A5-0168/2004
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0254/2004
• : Regulation 2004/1421
• : OJ L 260 06.08.2004, p. 0001-0005

History

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