Activites

• 2007/12/17 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Regulation 2007/1446
  • OJ L 331 17.12.2007, p. 0001
• #2832
• 2007/11/22 Council Meeting
• 2007/11/22 End of procedure in Parliament
• 2007/11/22 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 2007/10/25 Results of vote in Parliament
  • Results of vote in Parliament
  • T6-0478/2007 summary

    The European Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Emanuel Jardim FERNANDES (PES, PT) and made a few amendments to the proposal on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique. The report was adopted by 407 votes in favour to 73 against with 76 abstentions. The amendments were mainly aimed at improving the information forwarded to the European Parliament. The principal ones were as follows:- a new recital states that the EC's financial contribution should be used for the development of coastal populations living on fisheries and the creation of small industrial fish freezing and processing undertakings at local level;- the Commission must report annually to the European Parliament and the Council on the results of the multiannual sectoral programme referred to in Article 7 of the Protocol;- the Commission must forward to the European Parliament the conclusions of the meetings of the joint committee;- during the final year of the Protocol's validity and before another agreement as to its renewal is concluded, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of the Agreement and the conditions under which it was implemented;- on the basis of the report and after consulting the European Parliament, the Council shall, where appropriate, grant the Commission a negotiating mandate with a view to the adoption of a new protocol.

• 2007/10/23 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
  • A6-0404/2007
• 2007/10/22 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• 2007/09/24 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2007/08/16 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(2007)0472 summary

    PURPOSE: to conclude a Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Community and the Republic of Mozambique.PROPOSED ACT: Council Regulation.CONTENT: the purpose of this proposal is to conclude a Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Community and the Republic of Mozambique, which was initialled on 21 December 2006. The Agreement provides Community fishermen with fishing opportunities in the Mozambique fishing zone for a period of five years from its entry into force and is renewable. Once approved the 2004 Fisheries and Partnership Agreement will be repealed. The main objective of the new Partnership Agreement is to strengthen co-operation between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique, thereby creating a framework of partnership in which to develop a sustainable fisheries policy and the responsible exploitation of fisheries resources in the fishing zones off the coast of Mozambique.In summary, the main provisions of the proposed Agreement and attached Protocol are as follows: Scope: the Agreement sets out the principles, rules and procedures that govern economic, financial and technical issues as well as matters of scientific interest to both parties. It also covers: conditions governing access by Community vessels to Mozambique’s waters; arrangements for policing fisheries in Mozambique’s waters (with a view to ensuring that conservation measures are complied with); the prevention of illegal and unregulated fishing; and lastly the setting up of fishing operator partnerships.Principles: both parties agree to promote responsible fishing; to implement a sectoral fisheries policy; to carry out regular evaluation reports; to implement the Agreement according to good economic practice and social governance; and to agree that seamen from Mozambique and/or APC seamen on board Community vessels will be regulated according to standards set by the ILO.Scientific co-operation: both the Community and the Republic of Mozambique agree to monitor the evolution of resources in the fishing zone off Mozambique through joint scientific meetings that will be held annually.Community access: Community vessels will be given access to the fishing zones off the Republic of Mozambique. Community fishing activities will be subject to the laws and regulations in force in Mozambique.Licences: Community vessels will only be allowed to fish in the waters off Mozambique if they are in possession of a fishing licence issued under this Agreement.Financial Contribution: the Community agrees to pay a single financial contribution, which is set out in the Protocol attached to this Agreement. The single contribution is composed of two related elements. Firstly, access by Community vessels to the fishing off Mozambique and secondly, to support responsible and sustainable fishing.The financial contribution will amount to EUR 900 000 per year. It shall be entirely allocated to support the implementation of initiatives taken in the context of the sectoral fisheries policy and it shall be drawn up by the Government of Mozambique. This will comprise of EUR 650 000 per year equivalent to a reference tonnage of 10 000 tonnes per year and a specific amount of EUR 250 000 per year for the support and implementation of Mozambique’s sectoral fisheries policy.Fishing opportunities: for a period of five years (beginning on 1 January 2007) the fishing opportunities granted under the terms of the Agreement will be as follows:Highly migratory species:·         freezer tuna seiners: 44 vessels;·         surface longliners: 45 vessels.In other provisions, the Agreement sets out the terms and conditions for terminating or suspending the Agreement as well as setting up a Joint Committee the purpose of which is to monitor the application of the Agreement.The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol to the Agreement shall be allocated among the Member States as follows: For tuna fishing :Purse seine vessels: Spain: 23; France: 20 and Italy : 1.Long-liners: Spain: 21; France: 15; Portugal: 7 and the United Kingdom: 2.If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol, the Commission may consider licence applications from any other Member State.

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

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(2007)0472
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A6-0404/2007
• Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T6-0478/2007
• : Regulation 2007/1446
• : OJ L 331 17.12.2007, p. 0001

History

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