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2014/0213(COD) Fishing in the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) Agreement area: technical measures

Role	Committee	Rapporteur	Shadows
Lead	PECH	MATO Gabriel (EPP)	AGUILERA GARCÍA Clara Eugenia (S&D), TOMAŠIĆ Ruža (ECR), BILBAO BARANDICA Izaskun (ALDE), HAZEKAMP Anja (GUE/NGL), ENGSTRÖM Linnéa (Verts/ALE), AFFRONTE Marco (EFD)

Lead committee dossier: PECH/8/00810
Legal Basis TFEU 043-p2

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2015/01/13 Vote in plenary scheduled
2014/12/08 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
- A8-0057/2014 summary
  
  The Committee on Fisheries adopted the report by Gabriel MATO (EPP, ES) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area. Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council lays down certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM Agreement area. It is proposed to amend this Regulation to include the measures contained in the GFCM recommendations. The proposal contains technical measures for the sustainable exploitation of red coral, the mitigation of incidental captures of seabirds, sea turtles and cetaceans and the conservation of monk seals, sharks and rays in the GFCM Agreement area. Such measures go beyond the protection already ensured to these species at EU level by the Habitats Directive and other Union acts and include specific recording and reporting obligations for both operators and Member States. The committee recommended that the European Parliament’s position adopted at first reading following the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the Commission proposal as follows: according to Members, the Commission proposal ignores measures that are already in place at national level in line with the GFCM recommendations. Member States having already transposed these recommendations, which were adopted in 2011, 2012 and 2013, should not be constraint to submit today to the Commission requests for derogations foreseen by the GFCM, taking also into consideration the fact that the EC has failed to transpose them up to date; the harvesting of red coral shall be prohibited at depth less than 50 m until scientific studies, as validated by the GFCM's Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), indicate otherwise; the use of Remotely Operated underwater Vehicles (ROVs) for the exploitation of red coral shall be prohibited. Unless scientific advice states otherwise, that prohibition shall cover, as from 1 January 2016, the use of Remotely Operated under-water Vehicles which may have been authorised by Member States in zones under national jurisdiction exclusively for observation and prospection of red coral on the basis of recommendation GFCM/35/2011/2; the use of ROVs may be authorised in zones under national jurisdiction only and within a framework allowing for scientific experimental campaigns both for observation and harvesting during a limited period not extending beyond 2015, carried out under the supervision of national research institutions and/or in collaboration with national or international bodies; the retention on board seabirds should be authorised in only in very justified cases; specimens of sea turtles incidentally taken in fishing gears shall be safely handled and released unharmed and alive, to the extent that this is possible. The possibility to land sea turtles under national conservation plans or in case it is needed in order to rescue a harmed animal; to the extent practicable, vessels using purse seines for small pelagic species or surrounding nets without purse line for pelagic species shall avoid encircling sea turtles; specimens of monk seals incidentally taken in fishing gears shall be released unharmed and alive. Should such a monk seal be already dead, the carcass shall be landed and the national authorities notified at the latest upon arrival in port; specimens of cetaceans incidentally taken in fishing gears shall be safely handled and released unharmed and alive, to the extent that this is possible; sharks and rays that are caught alive are not always unharmed. However, injured ones should also be released, so that they nevertheless have some chance of survival; regarding reporting obligations, it should not apply to vessels that are not obliged to carry a logbook; the deadline for the communication of the data from the Member States to the Commission is delayed from 15 November of each year to the 15 December.
2014/12/03 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
2014/07/17 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
2014/07/11 Legislative proposal published
- COM(2014)0457 summary
  
  PURPOSE: to transpose in Union law a number of measures adopted by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) at its annual sessions of 2011, 2012 and 2013. PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council. BACKGROUND: the GFCM Agreement provides an appropriate framework for multilateral cooperation to promote the development, conservation, rational management and best utilisation of living marine resources in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea at levels which are considered sustainable and at low risk of collapse. The European Union, as well as Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Malta, Romania and Slovenia are contracting parties to the GFCM Agreement. At its Annual Sessions in 2011 and 2012, the GFCM adopted measures for the sustainable exploitation of red coral in its area of competence to be implemented in Union law. The GFCM adopted other recommendations laying down: measures for the mitigation of incidental catches of seabirds, sea turtles, monk seals and cetaceans in fishing activities in the GFCM Agreement area to be implemented in Union law; measures aiming to ensure in its area of competence a high level of protection from fishing activities to sharks and rays, and in particular to the shark and ray species listed as endangered or threatened under Annex II of the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean to the Barcelona Convention; measures for fisheries exploiting small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea which should be implemented in Union law. Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council lays down certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM Agreement area. It is proposed to amend this Regulation to include the measures contained in the GFCM recommendations. CONTENT: the proposal contains technical measures for the sustainable exploitation of red coral, the mitigation of incidental captures of seabirds, sea turtles and cetaceans and the conservation of monk seals, sharks and rays in the GFCM Agreement area. Such measures go beyond the protection already ensured to these species at EU level by the Habitats Directive and other Union acts and include specific recording and reporting obligations for both operators and Member States. The proposal also implements in Union law certain measures for fisheries for small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea. DELEAGTED ACTS: the proposal contains provisions empowering the Commission to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
- DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/maritimeaffairs_fisheries/', 'title': 'Maritime Affairs and Fisheries'}, VELLA Karmenu

Documents

Legislative proposal published: COM(2014)0457
Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A8-0057/2014

Amendments	Dossier
45	2014/0213(COD) 2014/11/11 PECH 45 amendments... Amendment 20 # Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) At its Annual Sessions in 2011 and 2012, the GFCM adopted measures for the sustainable exploitation of red coral in its area of competence to be implemented in Union law. One of those measures concerns the use of Remotely Operated under-water Vehicles (ROVs). The GFCM decided that ROVs in zones under national jurisdiction exclusively for observation and prospection of red coral on the basis of recommendation GFCM/35/2011/2, are no longer to be allowed after 2014. Authorisation may be granted for the use of ROVs up to the end of 2015 for scientific experimental campaigns, provided there are no scientific opinions that indicate they should not be used. According to another measure laid down in recommendation GFCM/36/2012/1, red coral catches are to be landed only in a limited number of ports with adequate port facilities and the lists of designated ports are to be communicated to the GFCM Secretariat. Any changes affecting the lists of ports designated by Member States should be communicated to the European Commission for further transmission to the GFCM Secretariat. Amendment 21 # Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) At its Annual Sessions in 2011 and 2012, the GFCM adopted measures for the sustainable exploitation of red coral in its area of competence to be implemented in Union law. One of those measures concerns the use of Remotely Operated under-water Vehicles (ROVs). The GFCM decided that ROVs in zones under national jurisdiction exclusively for observation and prospection of red coral on the basis of recommendation GFCM/35/2011/2, are no longer to be allowed after 2014, except in the cases and circumstances explicitly established in recommendation GFCM/35/2011/2. According to another measure laid down in recommendation GFCM/36/2012/1, red coral catches are to be landed only in a limited number of ports with adequate port facilities and the lists of designated ports are to be communicated to the GFCM Secretariat. Any changes affecting the lists of ports designated by Member States should be communicated to the European Commission for further transmission to the GFCM Secretariat. Amendment 22 # Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) In order to ensure that the Union continues to fulfil its obligations under the GFCM Agreement, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission concerning authorisations to derogate from the prohibition to harvest red coral at depths less than 50 m and to depart from the minimum basal diameter of red coral colonies. The Commission shall, in this regard, take into account the efforts made by Member States which have responded to the GFCM’s recommendation and developed suitable national management plans. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council. () Amendment 23 # Isabelle THOMAS Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) In order to ensure that the Union continues to fulfil its obligations under the GFCM Agreement, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission concerning authorisations to derogate from the prohibition to harvest red coral at depths less than 50 m and to depart from the minimum basal diameter of red coral colonies, unless the Member State concerned has already transposed the relevant GFCM Recommendation by means of a framework equivalent to that proposed by the acts in question. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council. Amendment 24 # Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) In order to ensure that the Union continues to fulfil its obligations under the GFCM Agreement, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission concerning authorisations to derogate from the prohibition to harvest red coral at depths less than 50 m and to depart from the minimum basal diameter of red coral colonies. The Commission shall in all cases take into account any measures and national management plan/s that the Member States themselves may have already adopted in response to the recommendations of the GFCM. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council. Amendment 25 # Anja HAZEKAMP Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 15 a – paragraph 1 1. The use of trawl nets shall be prohibited ~~within 3 nautical miles off the coast, provided that the 50 meters isobath is not reached, or within the 50 meters isobath where the depth of 50 meters is reached at a shorter distance from the coast~~. Amendment 26 # Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 b – paragraph 1 1. The harvesting of red coral shall be prohibited at depth less than 50 m. This provision may be amended when scientific opinions, confirmed by the Scientific Advisory Committee of the GFCM, recommend its harvesting. Amendment 27 # Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 b – paragraph 1 1. The harvesting of red coral shall be prohibited at depth less than 50 m, except in the cases and circumstances explicitly established in recommendation GFCM/35/2011/2. Amendment 28 # Anja HAZEKAMP Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 b – paragraph 1 1. The harvesting, retaining on board, transhipment, landing, transfer, storage, selling or displaying of red coral shall be prohibited ~~at depth less than 50 m~~. Amendment 29 # Gabriel MATO Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 b – paragraph 1 1. The harvesting of red coral shall be prohibited at depth less than 50 m. If scientific studies, as validated by the GFCM's Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), indicate otherwise, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 27, which shall reflect the results of such studies. Amendment 30 # Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 b – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 27 to grant derogations from paragraph 1. Those delegated acts shall include rules ensuring scientific evaluation of the zones subject to derogations. The Commission shall, in this regard, take into account the efforts made by Member States which have responded to recommendation GFCM/35/2011/2 and developed suitable national management plans. Amendment 31 # Isabelle THOMAS Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 b – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 27 to grant derogations from paragraph 1. Those delegated acts shall include rules ensuring scientific evaluation of the zones subject to derogations. However, this paragraph shall not apply to Member States which have already transposed Recommendation CGPM/35/2011/2 by establishing a framework equivalent to that proposed by the acts in question. Amendment 32 # Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 b – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 27 to grant derogations from paragraph 1. Those delegated acts shall include rules ensuring scientific evaluation of the zones subject to derogations. The Commission shall also, in this regard, take into account any measures and management plan/s that the Member States themselves may have already adopted in response to the recommendations of the GFCM. Amendment 33 # Anja HAZEKAMP Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 ~~2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated ~~acts in accordance with Article 27 to grant derogations from paragraph 1. Those delegated acts shall include rules ensuring scientific evaluation of the zones subject to derogations.~~ Amendment 34 # Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 c – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 27 to authorise, by way of derogation from paragraph 1, a maximum tolerance limit of 10 % in live weight of undersized ( < 7 mm) colonies of red coral. The Commission shall, in this regard, take into account the efforts made by Member States which have responded to recommendation GFCM/36/2012/1 and developed suitable national management plans. Amendment 35 # Isabelle THOMAS Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 27 to authorise, by way of derogation from paragraph 1, a maximum tolerance limit of 10 % in live weight of undersized ( < 7 mm) colonies of red coral. However, this paragraph shall not apply to Member States which have already transposed Recommendation CGPM/36/2012/1 by establishing a framework equivalent to that proposed by the acts in question. Amendment 36 # Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 c – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 27 to authorise, by way of derogation from paragraph 1, a maximum tolerance limit of 10 % in live weight of undersized ( < 7 mm) colonies of red coral. The Commission shall also, in this regard, take into account any measures that the Member States themselves may have already adopted in response to the recommendations of the GFCM. Amendment 37 # Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 d – paragraph 1 1. For the harvesting of red coral, the only permitted gear shall be a hammer used manually by professional fishermen with the relevant licence. Amendment 38 # Isabelle THOMAS Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 d – paragraph 1 1. For the harvesting of red coral, the only permitted gear shall be a hammer used manually by professional fishermen as recognised by the Member State. Amendment 39 # Alain CADEC Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 d – paragraph 1 1. For the harvesting of red coral, the only permitted gear shall be a hammer used manually by professional fishermen as recognised by the Member State. Amendment 40 # Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 d – paragraph 2 2. The use of Remotely Operated under- water Vehicles for the exploitation of red coral shall be prohibited. That prohibition shall cover, as from 1 January 2015, and provided scientific opinions so indicate, the use of Remotely Operated under-water Vehicles which may have been authorized by Member States in zones under national jurisdiction exclusively for observation and prospection of red coral on the basis of paragraphs 3(a) or 3(b) of recommendation GFCM/35/2011/2. Amendment 41 # Alain CADEC Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 d – paragraph 2 2. The use of Remotely Operated under- water Vehicles for the exploitation of red coral shall be ~~prohibited~~authorised until 31 December 2015. It shall be prohibited from that date. That prohibition shall cover~~, as from 1 January 2015,~~ the use of Remotely Operated under-water Vehicles which may have been authorized by Member States in zones under national jurisdiction exclusively for observation and prospection of red coral on the basis of paragraphs 3(a) or 3(b) of recommendation GFCM/35/2011/2. Amendment 42 # Gabriel MATO Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 d – paragraph 2 2. The use of Remotely Operated under- water Vehicles for the exploitation of red coral shall be prohibited. That prohibition shall cover, as from 1 January 20156, the use of Remotely Operated under-water Vehicles which may have been authorized by Member States in zones under national jurisdiction exclusively for observation and prospection of red coral on the basis of paragraphs 3(a) or 3(b) of recommendation GFCM/35/2011/2. With regard to the second sentence of this paragraph, if scientific advice, as validated by the GFCM's Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC), states otherwise, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 27, which shall reflect this advice. Amendment 43 # Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 d – paragraph 2 2. The use of Remotely Operated under- water Vehicles for the exploitation of red coral shall be prohibited except in the cases and circumstances explicitly established in recommendation GFCM/35/2011/2. That prohibition shall cover, as from 1 January 2015, the use of Remotely Operated under-water Vehicles which may have been authorized by Member States in zones under national jurisdiction exclusively for observation and prospection of red coral on the basis of paragraphs 3(a) or 3(b) of recommendation GFCM/35/2011/2. Amendment 44 # Marco AFFRONTE Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 g – paragraph 1 1. Masters of fishing vessels shall promptly release ~~unharmed and alive~~ sea turtles incidentally taken in fishing gears back to the sea, if they are unharmed and alive. Amendment 45 # Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 1. ~~Masters of~~Specimens of sea turtles accidentally taken in fishing ~~vessel~~gears shall ~~promptly~~be safely handled and released unharmed and alive ~~sea turtles incidentally taken in fishing gears back to the sea~~, to the extent this is possible. Amendment 46 # Marco AFFRONTE Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 g - paragraph 2 2. Masters of fishing vessels shall not bring ashore sea turtles, unless ~~as part of~~they have been injured or are in clear difficulty, provided that there is a specific rescue programme and ~~provided~~ that the competent national authorities concerned have been duly and officially informed prior to returning to port. Amendment 47 # Alain CADEC Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 g - paragraph 3 3. Vessels using purse seines for small pelagic species or surrounding nets without purse line for pelagic species shall ~~not encircle~~, to the extent practicable, avoid encircling sea turtles. Amendment 48 # Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 h – paragraph 1 1. Masters of fishing vessels shall not take on board, tranship and land monk seals, unless this is required to rescue and to secure assistance for the recovery of harmed individual animals and provided that the competent national authorities concerned have been duly and officially informed prior to returning to port. Does not affect the English version. Or. es Justification Amendment 49 # Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 2. ~~Masters of fishing ves~~Specimens of monk seals ~~having~~ accidentally taken ~~specimens of monk seals in their~~in fishing gears shall ~~promptly~~be release ~~them~~d unharmed and alive. ~~The carcass of dead specimens shall be landed and shall be seized and destroyed by the national authorities~~Should it be already dead, the carcass shall be landed and the national authorities notified at the latest upon arrival at port. Amendment 50 # Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 i ~~Masters of~~Specimens of cetaceans accidentally taken in fishing ~~vessel~~gears shall ~~promptly return to the sea cetaceans incidentally caught in fishing gears.~~be safely handled and released unharmed and alive, to the extent this is possible Amendment 51 # Marco AFFRONTE Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 2. Fishing vessels that have incidentally caught sharks and rays species included in Annex II to the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean shall promptly release them ~~unharmed and~~if they are alive. Amendment 52 # Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Renata BRIANO, Marco AFFRONTE Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 l - paragraph 1 1. For the purpose of this Article, the reference fishing capacity for small pelagic stocks is that established on the basis of the lists of vessels of the concerned Member States communicated to the GFCM Secretariat in accordance with paragraph 22 of recommendation GFCM/37/2013/1. Those lists include all vessels equipped with trawl nets, purse seines or other types of surrounding nets without purse line authorised to fish for small pelagic stocks and registered in harbours located in Geographical Sub-Area 17 and 18, as referred to in Annex I, or operating in Geographical Sub-Area 17 and/or in Geographical Sub-Area 18 although registered in harbours located in other Geographical Sub-Area at the date of 31 October 2013.(Does not affect the English version) Amendment 53 # Ruža TOMAŠIĆ Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 l - paragraph 2 2. Vessels equipped with trawl nets and purse seines, irrespective of the vessel’s length overall, are classified as fishing actively for small pelagic stocks when sardine and/anchovy account for at least 50% of the catch in live weight ~~in any given fishing trip~~. Amendment 54 # Tonino PICULA Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 l – paragraph 2 2. Vessels equipped with trawl nets and purse seines, irrespective of the vessel’s length overall, are classified as fishing actively for small pelagic stocks when sardine and/anchovy account for at least 50% of the catch in live weight ~~in any given fishing trip~~. Amendment 55 # Remo SERNAGIOTTO, Renata BRIANO, Marco AFFRONTE, Alain CADEC Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 l – paragraph 2 2. Vessels equipped with trawl nets and purse seines, irrespective of the vessel’s length overall, are classified as fishing actively for small pelagic stocks when sardine and/anchovy account for at least 50% of the catch in live weight ~~in any given fishing trip~~landed between 1 January and 31 December of the previous year. Amendment 56 # Ruža TOMAŠIĆ Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 l – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall ensure that vessels equipped with trawl nets and purse seines for small pelagic stocks as identified in paragraph 2 do not operate for more than 20 fishing days per month and do not exceed 180 fishing days with a registered catch per year. Amendment 57 # Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 l – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall ensure that vessels equipped with trawl nets and purse seines for small pelagic stocks as identified in paragraph 2 do not operate for more than 205 fishing days per ~~month~~week and do not exceed 180 fishing days per year. Amendment 58 # Anja HAZEKAMP Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 16 l a (new) Article 16la 1. To restore the ecosystem and protect vulnerable species, Member States shall designate areas that are temporarily closed to fisheries if the fishing logbooks show that there are unintended bycatches of species included in the IUCN Red List in these areas. Designation of these fishing-free areas shall be coordinated by the Commission 2. To restore the ecosystem and protect fish stocks, Member States shall designate areas that are temporarily closed to fisheries if stock assessments show that fish stocks are under the precautionary limit. Designation of these fishing-free areas shall be coordinated by the Commission. Amendment 59 # Isabelle THOMAS Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 17 a Masters of fishing vessels authorised to harvest red coral shall have on board a logbook in which are reported the daily catches of red coral and fishing activity by area and depths, including the number of fishing days and diving. That information shall be communicated to the competent national authorities with~~out delay~~in the deadlines provided for by the rules in force. Amendment 60 # Alain CADEC Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 17 a Masters of fishing vessels authorised to harvest red coral shall have on board a logbook in which are reported the daily catches of red coral and fishing activity by area and depths, including the number of fishing days and diving. That information shall be communicated to the competent national authorities with~~out delay~~in the deadlines provided for by the rules in force. Amendment 61 # Marco AFFRONTE Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 17 b – paragraph 1– point d (d) any event of incidental catch and release of cetaceans, indicating at least the fisheries concerned, characteristics of gear type, times, locations (either by Geographical Sub-Areas or statistical rectangles, as defined in Annex I) and ~~affected cetaceans species~~indicating at least whether it is a dolphin or another cetacean; Amendment 62 # Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 17 b – paragraph 2 2. By 31 December 2014 at the latest, Member States shall establish the rules recording incidental catches referred to in paragraph 1 by the masters of fishing vessels which are not subject to the keeping of a fishing logbook pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. "deleted Amendment 63 # Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 23 a – paragraph 1 1. By 15 ~~Nov~~December of each year, Member States shall submit to the Commission: Amendment 64 # Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 Article 23 a – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall transmit the information referred to in paragraph 1 to the Executive Secretary of the GFCM by 315 December of each year. source: 541.602

Amendments

Dossier

2014/0213(COD)

2014/11/11 PECH 45 amendments...

Amendment 20 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) At its Annual Sessions in 2011 and 2012, the GFCM adopted measures for the sustainable exploitation of red coral in its area of competence to be implemented in Union law. One of those measures concerns the use of Remotely Operated under-water Vehicles (ROVs). The GFCM decided that ROVs in zones under national jurisdiction exclusively for observation and prospection of red coral on the basis of recommendation GFCM/35/2011/2, are no longer to be allowed after 2014. Authorisation may be granted for the use of ROVs up to the end of 2015 for scientific experimental campaigns, provided there are no scientific opinions that indicate they should not be used. According to another measure laid down in recommendation GFCM/36/2012/1, red coral catches are to be landed only in a limited number of ports with adequate port facilities and the lists of designated ports are to be communicated to the GFCM Secretariat. Any changes affecting the lists of ports designated by Member States should be communicated to the European Commission for further transmission to the GFCM Secretariat.

Amendment 21 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) At its Annual Sessions in 2011 and 2012, the GFCM adopted measures for the sustainable exploitation of red coral in its area of competence to be implemented in Union law. One of those measures concerns the use of Remotely Operated under-water Vehicles (ROVs). The GFCM decided that ROVs in zones under national jurisdiction exclusively for observation and prospection of red coral on the basis of recommendation GFCM/35/2011/2, are no longer to be allowed after 2014, except in the cases and circumstances explicitly established in recommendation GFCM/35/2011/2. According to another measure laid down in recommendation GFCM/36/2012/1, red coral catches are to be landed only in a limited number of ports with adequate port facilities and the lists of designated ports are to be communicated to the GFCM Secretariat. Any changes affecting the lists of ports designated by Member States should be communicated to the European Commission for further transmission to the GFCM Secretariat.

Amendment 22 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) In order to ensure that the Union continues to fulfil its obligations under the GFCM Agreement, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission concerning authorisations to derogate from the prohibition to harvest red coral at depths less than 50 m and to depart from the minimum basal diameter of red coral colonies. The Commission shall, in this regard, take into account the efforts made by Member States which have responded to the GFCM’s recommendation and developed suitable national management plans. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council. ()

Amendment 23 #

Isabelle THOMAS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) In order to ensure that the Union continues to fulfil its obligations under the GFCM Agreement, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission concerning authorisations to derogate from the prohibition to harvest red coral at depths less than 50 m and to depart from the minimum basal diameter of red coral colonies, unless the Member State concerned has already transposed the relevant GFCM Recommendation by means of a framework equivalent to that proposed by the acts in question. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.

Amendment 24 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) In order to ensure that the Union continues to fulfil its obligations under the GFCM Agreement, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission concerning authorisations to derogate from the prohibition to harvest red coral at depths less than 50 m and to depart from the minimum basal diameter of red coral colonies. The Commission shall in all cases take into account any measures and national management plan/s that the Member States themselves may have already adopted in response to the recommendations of the GFCM. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and to the Council.

Amendment 25 #

Anja HAZEKAMP

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011
Article 15 a – paragraph 1

1. The use of trawl nets shall be prohibited ~~within 3 nautical miles off the coast, provided that the 50 meters isobath is not reached, or within the 50 meters isobath where the depth of 50 meters is reached at a shorter distance from the coast~~.

Amendment 26 #

Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA