Activites

• 2015/09/08 Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
• 2015/06/22 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
• 2015/06/17 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• 2015/01/12 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2014/12/09 Legislative proposal published
  • 15848/2014 summary

    PURPOSE: to conclude a Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde. PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.  BACKGROUND: the Union has negotiated with Cape Verde a new EU-Cape Verde Protocol to the Agreement granting Union vessels fishing opportunities in the fishing zone in which Cape Verde exercises sovereignty or jurisdiction in fishing matters. By a Decision of the Council, the latter authorised the signing and provisional application of the Protocol, subject to its later conclusion. It is now necessary to approve the Protocol on behalf of the European Union. CONTENT: under this proposed Decision, the Council is called upon to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, a Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde. For further details of the fishing opportunities and the financial implications on the EU budget, please refer the initial legislative proposal dated 19/11/2014. Simplified procedure to define the EU position with the EU-Cape Verde Joint Committee: the Agreement set up a Joint Committee to monitor its application. Furthermore, in accordance with the Protocol, the Joint Committee may approve certain modifications to it. In order to facilitate the approval of such modifications, it is appropriate to empower the European Commission, subject to specific conditions, to approve them under a simplified procedure. Annex: the proposed Decision sets out the scope of the empowerment and procedure for the establishment of the Union position in the Joint Committee. The Commission shall be authorised to negotiate with the Republic of Cape Verde amendments to the Protocol in respect of the following issues: review of fishing opportunities, proportionate adjustment of the financial contribution; decision on the rules on sectoral support in accordance with Protocol; adapting the provisions governing the pursuit of fishing activities and the rules for implementing the Protocol and its Annexes; adopting measures aimed at the sustainable management of the fishery resources which affect the activities of Union vessels. In the Joint Committee, the Union shall act in accordance with the objectives pursued by the Union within the framework of the Common Fisheries Policy and promote positions that are consistent with the relevant rules adopted by Regional Fisheries Management Organisations.  It shall also ensure the necessary steps have been taken in order that the position to be expressed on the Union's behalf take account of the latest statistical, biological and other relevant data transmitted to the Commission. Lastly, technical provisions are laid down as regards the framework and the practical conditions of the approval of the abovementioned amendments to the Protocol.

  • DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/maritimeaffairs_fisheries/', 'title': 'Maritime Affairs and Fisheries'}, VELLA Karmenu
• 2014/11/19 Initial legislative proposal published
  • COM(2014)0695 summary

    PURPOSE: to conclude a Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Cape Verde.PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.BACKGROUND: the Council authorised the European Commission to negotiate, on behalf of the European Union, the renewal of the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and Cape Verde.At the end of the negotiations a new draft protocol was initialled by the negotiators on 28 August 2014.It is now appropriate to conclude the protocol on behalf of the European Union.CONTENT: the new Fisheries Partnership Agreement lays down the following elements:Main objectives of the Protocol: the main purpose of the Protocol to the Agreement is to grant fishing opportunities to Union vessels in the fishing zone of Cape Verde, in accordance with the best scientific opinions available and the recommendations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), where applicable within the limits of the available surplus.The general aim is to enhance cooperation between the European Union and Cape Verde, thereby creating a partnership framework within which to develop a sustainable fisheries policy and sound exploitation of fishery resources in the fishing zone of Cape Verde, in the interests of both parties.Fishing opportunities: the Protocol provides for fishing opportunities in the following categories:28 tuna seiners30 surface longliners13 pole-and-line tuna vessels.Financial contribution: the annual financial contribution to implement the Agreement shall be set as follows:- the annual financial contribution as regards access to fishing zones:EUR 550 000 the first two years;EUR 500 000 the last two years, which is based on a reference tonnage of 5 000 tonnes, for which an amount linked to access has been set at EUR 275 000 the first two years and EUR 250 000 the last two years,- support for development of the sectoral fisheries policy of the Republic of Cape Verde, amounting to:EUR 275 000 per year the first two years;EUR 250 000 per year the last two years.This support meets the objectives of the national fisheries policy and in particular the needs of the Republic of Cape Verde in its fight against illegal fishing.Duration of the Agreement: the new Protocol covers a period of four years from the date on which it is signed.BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS: the financial statement annexed to the draft Agreement foresees an overall envelope of EUR 2 732 million in commitment and payment appropriations from 2015 to 2018 (including administrative expenditure for the management of the Agreement).

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

Documents

• Initial legislative proposal published: COM(2014)0695
• Legislative proposal published: 15848/2014

History

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