Activites

• 2007/12/22 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Regulation 2007/1559
  • OJ L 340 22.12.2007, p. 0008
• #2841
• 2007/12/17 Council Meeting
• 2007/12/17 End of procedure in Parliament
• 2007/12/17 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• #2834
• 2007/11/26 Council Meeting
• 2007/11/15 Results of vote in Parliament
  • Results of vote in Parliament
  • T6-0532/2007 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Iles BRAGHETTO (EPP-ED, IT) and made some amendments to the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a multi-annual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. It conformed to the opinion of its Fisheries Committee and opposed the minimum size derogations for bluefin tuna. The resolution was adopted by 480 votes for, 41 votes against and 17 abstentions. The main amendments were as follows:- a new article states that at least one month before the list of vessels and is sent to the Commission, the Member States shall submit electronically to the Commission a fisheries plan indicating the number of vessels and traps for which fishing licences are to be requested, accompanied by information concerning the expected fishing effort. Each Member State shall ensure that the number of vessels and traps included in the fisheries plan is proportionate to the bluefin-tuna quota allocated to it; - each Member State shall take the necessary action to ensure that its fattening and farming capacity is consistent with the bluefin-tuna TACs in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean;- financial compensation from the European Fisheries Fund shall be paid to fishermen (both to crews and to shipowners) during the closed season, in accordance with the aims of the recovery plans referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002;- Parliament deleted the derogation for a minimum size for bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) of 8 kg to be applied to certain prescribed bluefin tuna;- the number of vessels on the list shall reflect the terms and conditions and the calculation of the fishing effort referred to in the fisheries plan provided for in the text;- the number of traps on the list shall reflect the terms and conditions and the calculation of the fishing effort referred to in the fisheries plan provided for in the text; - the Commission shall ensure that bluefin tuna fishery operations are immediately shut down in those Member States which do not meet the deadline for supplying information referred to;- on the basis of the catch data provided by the traps and as an important source of information for monitoring bluefin tuna, the Commission in conjunction with the ICCAT secretariat shall draw up a plan to reactivate traps in the Atlantic and to recover traps which are no longer active in the Mediterranean;- Member States shall cooperate amongst themselves in order to harmonise their laws on implementation measures in respect of vessels flying their flag which are found to be in contravention of the requirements deriving from this Regulation.

• 2007/11/14 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2007/10/24 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
  • A6-0408/2007
• 2007/10/22 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• #2806
• 2007/06/11 Council Meeting
• #2797
• 2007/05/07 Council Meeting
  • 2797 summary

    The Council instructed the Permanent Representatives Committee to find a solution to the outstanding issues regarding the proposal for a Regulation establishing a recovery plan for bluefin tuna as recommended by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), with a view to voting on the proposal in June 2007.

• 2007/04/26 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2007/04/03 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(2007)0169 summary

    PURPOSE: to adopt a Community recovery plan for bluefin tuna.PROPOSED ACT: Council Regulation.CONTENT: as a member of the ICCAT “International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas” the Community is obliged to implement ICCAT recommendations into Community law. In 2006, the ICCAT adopted a 15 year recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. This plan provides for a reduction of the TAC level until 2010; restrictions on fishing within certain areas and time periods; a new minimum size; measures concerning sport and recreational fishing activities; and control measures such as the ICCAT Scheme of Joint International Inspection. As a provisional measure, the Community adopted a Regulation to apply the recovery plan for the year 2007 only. The purpose of this proposal is to implement the fifteen year ICCAT recovery plan on a permanent basis for the entire duration of the plan. The proposal is in keeping with the general pattern of the sustainable exploitation of tuna stocks in compliance with the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy and contributes to sustainable development.In summary, the proposed Regulation:-          lays down the general rules for Community application of the “Multiannual recovery Plan for Bluefin Tuna” as recommended by the ICCAT. The plan covers the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean;-          has as its objective to achieve a biomass corresponding to the maximum sustainable yield (Bmsy) with greater than 50% probability;-          sets TACs per year according to the following scheme: in 2008 – 28.500 tonnes; in 2009 – 27.500 tonnes; and in 2010 – 25.500 tonnes;-          allows the Member States to allocate their bluefin tuna quota to fishing vessels flying their flag;-          sets out detailed arrangements concerning: closed fishing season; the use of planes; minimum sizes; sampling plans for bluefin tuna; by-catches; recreational fishing; sport fishing; the registering of vessels authorised to fish for bluefin tuna; the registering of tuna traps authorised to fish for bluefin tuna; designated ports for landing; recording requirements; joint fishing operations; catch reports; landings; transhipments; caging operations;  trap activities; port or farm inspections; cross checking; observer programmes and the ICCAT scheme of joint international inspection.The proposal has no implications on the Community budget.

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

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(2007)0169
• Debate in Council: 2797
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A6-0408/2007
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T6-0532/2007
• : Regulation 2007/1559
• : OJ L 340 22.12.2007, p. 0008

History

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