Procedure completed
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Opinion | ENVI | ZANONI Andrea (ALDE) | |
Lead | PECH | PATRÃO NEVES Maria do Céu (PPE) | ARSENIS Kriton (S&D), DAVIES Chris (ALDE), ROMEVA I RUEDA Raül (Verts/ALE), STEVENSON Struan (ECR) |
Legal Basis TFEU 043-p2
Activites
- 2013/06/29 Final act published in Official Journal
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2013/06/12
Final act signed
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2013/06/12
End of procedure in Parliament
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2013/06/06
Council Meeting
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2013/06/06
Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
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2012/11/22
Results of vote in Parliament
- Results of vote in Parliament
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T7-0449/2012
summary
The European Parliament adopted by 566 votes to 47, with 16 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels. Parliament’s position at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure amends the Commission proposal as follows: A necessary element of the Union’s marine ecosystem: Parliament underlines that shark fins do not constitute a traditional ingredient of the European diet, but sharks do constitute a necessary element of the Union’s marine ecosystem. Therefore, their management and conservation, as well as, in general, the promotion of a sustainably managed fishing sector for the benefit of the environment and of the people working in the sector, should be the priority. A new recital stresses that current scientific knowledge, based on the examination of shark catch rates, generally indicates that many stocks of sharks are under serious threat, although the situation is not the same for all of the species or even for the same species in different maritime zones. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), more than 25 % of all pelagic shark species, of which over 50 % are large oceanic-pelagic sharks, are threatened. On-board storage of shark fins: Members want to do away with the derogations to the European ban on removing shark fins and throwing their carcasses over board. The amended text stipulates that to facilitate on board storage, shark fins may be partially sliced through and folded against the carcass but that they must not be removed from the carcass before landing. Reports: where fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State catch, retain on-board , tranship or land sharks, the flag Member State shall, in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) Nº 1224/2009 establishing a community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) Nº 404/2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) Nº 1224/2009, send to the Commission, annually, by 1 May at the latest, a comprehensive report on the implementation of this Regulation during the previous year. The report shall describe the monitoring of compliance with the Regulation of vessels in the Union and non-Union waters, and the enforcement measures taken by Member States in cases of non-compliance. In particular, the following information shall be provided: · the number, date and place of inspections carried out; · the number and nature of cases of non-compliance detected, including a full identification of the vessel(s) involved and the penalty applied for each case of non-compliance; · the total landings by species (weight/number) and by port.
- 2012/11/21 Debate in Parliament
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2012/10/01
Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
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A7-0295/2012
summary
The Committee on Fisheries adopted the report by Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES (EPP, PT) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels. The parliamentary committee recommends that the European Parliament’s position at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure should be to amend the Commission proposal as follows: A necessary element of the Union’s marine ecosystem: Members wish to underline that shark fins do not constitute a traditional ingredient of the European diet, but sharks do constitute a necessary element of the Union’s marine ecosystem. Therefore, their management and conservation, as well as in general, the promotion of a sustainably managed fishing sector for the benefit of the environment and of the people working in the sector, should be the priority. Special fishing permit: this is defined as a prior fishing authorisation issued and managed in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy. The text has been recovered from the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 and altered following the two main options of this report, i.e. to strengthen control and to narrow the present derogation. On-board storage of shark fins: to facilitate on board storage, shark fins may be partially sliced through and folded against the carcass or, in the cases indicated in Article 4 (derogations), completely removed from the carcasses. According to Members, completely removing the fins from the carcasses can save room on board, working hours, and also fuel because vessels have a longer autonomy at sea. Reports: where fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State catch, retain on-board, tranship or land sharks, the flag Member State shall send to the Commission, annually, by 1 May at the latest, a comprehensive annual report on the implementation of this Regulation during the previous year. The report shall describe the monitoring of compliance with the Regulation of vessels in the EU and non-EU waters, and the enforcement measures taken by Member States in cases of noncompliance. In particular, the following information shall be provided: the number, date and place of inspections carried out; the number and nature of cases of noncompliance detected, including a full identification of the vessel(s) involved and the penalty applied for each case of noncompliance; the total landings by species (weight/number) and by port.
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A7-0295/2012
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2012/09/19
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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- 2012/03/19 Council Meeting
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2011/11/30
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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2011/11/21
Legislative proposal published
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COM(2011)0798
summary
PURPOSE: to amend Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels in order to ensure proper management and conservation of shark stocks. PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. BACKGROUND: Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels establishes a general prohibition to the practice of 'shark finning', whereby the fins are removed from sharks, with the remainder of the shark being discarded at sea. In recent years, some shark populations have been severely targeted and put under serious threat as a result of a dramatic increase in demand for shark products, fins in particular. The EU has made several international commitments to protect sharks, in line with the Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, and in particular under the International Plan of Action on Sharks (IPOA-Sharks)adopted by the FAO in 1999. The FAO IPOA was the basis for the 2009 Commission Communication on a European Community Action Plan for the Conservation and Management of Sharks, whereby the Union committed itself to adopt all necessary measures for the conservation of sharks and to minimize waste and discards from shark catches. IMPACT ASSESSMENT: the European Commission held a public consultation of stakeholders and the general public, between 2010 and 2011, in order to gather information on the most appropriate manner in which Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 should be amended. The results of the consultation show that the 'fins-remain-attached' approach is regarded as the preferred option. LEGAL BASIS: Article 43 (2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). CONTENT: Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 allows Member States to issue special fishing permits allowing processing on board, whereby shark fins can be removed from the bodies. In order to ensure the correspondence between the weight of fins and bodies, a 'fin-to-carcass' weight ratio is established. However, given that such processing takes place on board vessels, fins and bodies can be landed in different ports. Inspectors must rely on logbook records to determine whether or not the fin allowance has been respected. In such cases, and given the varying levels of control and enforcement in ports around the world where such landings take place, 'shark finning' can and does occur, and is often difficult to detect, let alone prove in legal proceedings. Under these circumstances, the collection of data (e.g. species identification, population structure) underpinning scientific advice for the establishment of fisheries management and conservation measures is hampered. The Scientific, Technical, and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) acknowledges the problem of shark finning and calls for its eradication without exemption, and advises that all elasmobranch species should be landed with fins /wings attached. Regional Fisheries Management Organisations are increasingly addressing the issue of shark finning and their scientific bodies are showing preference for the landing of sharks with their fins naturally attached to the body. Therefore, in order to ensure proper management and conservation of shark stocks, it is appropriate to amend Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003. BUDGETARY IMPACT: the proposal has no impact on the EU’s budget.
- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/maritimeaffairs_fisheries/', 'title': 'Maritime Affairs and Fisheries'}, DAMANAKI Maria
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COM(2011)0798
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Documents
- Legislative proposal published: COM(2011)0798
- Debate in Council: 3155
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A7-0295/2012
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T7-0449/2012
- : Regulation 2013/605
- : OJ L 181 29.06.2013, p. 0001
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2011/0364(COD)
2012/03/08
ENVI
8 amendments...
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) Fish belonging to the taxon Elasmobranchii, which includ
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) Fish belonging to the taxon Elasmobranchii, including sharks, skates and rays are generally very vulnerable to overexploitation due to their life cycle characteristics of slow growth, late maturity and small number of young. In recent years, some shark populations have been severely targeted by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or third countries in maritime waters under the sovereignty or the jurisdiction of Member States or in other maritime waters and put under serious threat as a result of a dramatic
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) Shark fins do not constitute a traditional ingredient of the European diet, but sharks do constitute a necessary element of the EU's marine ecosystem; therefore, their management and conservation, as well as in general the promotion of a sustainably managed fishing sector for the benefit of the environment and of the people working in the sector, should be the priority.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 allows Member States to issue special fishing permits allowing processing on board, whereby shark fins can be removed from the bodies. In order to ensure the correspondence between the weight of fins
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 allows Member States to issue special fishing permits allowing processing on board, whereby shark fins can be removed from the bodies. In order to ensure the correspondence between the weight of fins and bodies, a ‘fin-to-carcass’ ratio is established, however, following processing operations, fins and bodies can be landed in different ports. In such cases the use of
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 a (new) (3a) The EU Member States are very concerned about environmental issues and the EU aspires to be one of the leaders in the conservation of ecosystems; however, the current EU legislation concerning the species belonging to the Elasmobranchii taxon is not as strong as in other countries and is insufficient to ensure the sustainable management and the conservation of those species, due to the high fin-to-carcass ratio, the lack of quotas for many species and the existing derogations.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Regional Fisheries Management Organisations are increasingly addressing the issue of shark finning and their scientific bodies are showing preference for the landing of sharks with their fins naturally attached to the body, noting that this is the best way to prevent finning, and will facilitate the collection of data needed for stock assessments.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) In 2010-2011, as part of the required impact assessment exercise, the European Commission held a public consultation in order to gather information on the most appropriate manner in which Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 should be amended. The results of the consultation show that the 'fins-remain-attached' approach is regarded as the preferred option. The conclusion of the impact assessment is that the Regulation should be amended so that all sharks must be landed with their fins still attached. It is necessary and appropriate for the achievement of the basic objective of the conservation of shark stocks, and in view of the outcome of the public consultation, to amend Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 accordingly;
source: PE-483.835
2012/07/25
PECH
12 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 (2) Fish belonging to the taxon Elasmobranchii, including sharks, skates and rays are generally very vulnerable to overexploitation due to their life cycle characteristics of slow growth, late maturity and small number of young. In recent years, some shark populations have been severely targeted, including by EU flagged vessels operating in EU and non- EU waters, and put under serious threat as a result of a dramatic increase in demand for shark products,fins in particular.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) Current scientific knowledge, based on the examination of shark catch rates, indicates that many stocks of sharks are under serious threat. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), more than 25 % of all pelagic shark species, of which over 50 % are large oceanic-pelagic sharks, are threatened. In recent years, the capture, retention, transhipment, or landing of a growing number of shark species has been prohibited under Union law or in the framework of Regional Fisheries Management Organisations, including of sharks whose fins are highly valuable in trade.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 b (new) (2b) Blue shark (Priconace glauca) and shortfin mako (Isuras oxyrinchus), classified by the IUCN as "near- threatened" and "vulnerable" respectively, are currently the predominant species captured by the European fleet, with blue shark accounting for circa 70 % of the total of reported shark landings. Other species, however, including hammerhead and silky sharks, are also subject to capture in EU and non-EU waters and contribute to the economic viability of fisheries.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 allows Member States to issue special fishing permits allowing processing on board, whereby shark fins can be removed from the bodies. In order to ensure the correspondence between the weight of fins and bodies, a
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) Regional Fisheries Management Organisations are increasingly addressing the issue of shark finning and their scientific bodies are showing preference for the landing of sharks with their fins naturally attached to the body. The annual Resolutions on sustainable fisheries issued by United Nations General Assembly since 2007, the 2008 IUCN's Global Policy against shark finning and the 2010 meeting of the Fish Stocks Agreement Review Conference have called upon nations to take measures to require that all sharks be landed with their fins naturally attached.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7)
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3 Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 Article 4 (3) Article 4 is
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 3a (new) (3) In Article 4
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 5 2003/1185/EC Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. Where fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State catch, retain on
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Where fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State catch, retain on board, tranship or land sharks, the flag Member State shall send to the Commission annually, by 1 May at the latest, a comprehensive annual report on the implementation of this Regulation during the previous year. The report shall describe the monitoring of compliance of vessels with the Regulation, and the enforcement measures taken by Member States in cases of non-compliance. In particular, the following information shall be provided:
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 5 2003/1185/EC Article 6 – paragraph 1 – The number and nature of cases of non- compliance detected, including a full identification of the vessel(s) involved and the penalty applied for each case of non- compliance.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 5 2003/1185/EC Article 6 – paragraph 1 – indent 3a (new) - the total landings by species (weight/number) and by port;
source: PE-494.505
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