Activites

• 2017/06/14 Final act signed
• 2017/06/14 End of procedure in Parliament
• #3536
• 2017/05/16 Council Meeting
• 2017/05/16 Act adopted by Council after Parliament's 1st reading
• 2017/04/04 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T8-0096/2017 summary

    The European Parliament adopted by 529 votes to 26, with 59 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council defining characteristics for fishing vessels (recast). The European Parliament’s position adopted at first reading following the ordinary legislative procedure takes into account recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission. The proposed Regulation consists of a recast of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86. It aims to establish the definitions of the characteristics of fishing vessels which apply to all EU fisheries regulations. The definitions concern the characteristics of fishing vessels, such as length, breadth, tonnage, date of entry into service and engine power. The definitions laid down in this proposed Regulation should be based upon initiatives already taken by specialist international organisations. They shall take into account the United Nations Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas, signed in Geneva on 29 April 1958, the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, signed in London on 23 June 1969 and the International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels, signed in Torremolinos on 2 April 1977. The Commission would have the power to adopt delegated acts in order to adapt the reference to the relevant ISO International Standards setting out the requirements for the determination of the continuous engine power to technical progress.

• 2017/04/03 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2017/02/28 Approval in committee of the text agreed at 1st reading interinstitutional negotiations
• 2016/12/08 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
  • A8-0376/2016 summary

    The Committee on Fisheries adopted the report by Werner KUHN (EPP, DE) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council defining characteristics for fishing vessels (recast). The committee recommended that the European Parliament adopt its position at first reading hereinafter set out, taking into account the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission. It has, however, submitted amendments to the proposal for a recast. Accordingly, Members recommended: using identical rules for determining the characteristics of fishing vessels, which shall be in line with the standards of the common fisheries policy, in order to unify the conditions for the pursuit of the activity in the Union; taking account of the United Nations Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas, signed in Geneva on 29 April 1958. For larger fishing vessels exceeding 15 meters, a greater expansion of vessel characterisation to include cargo and fuel capacity, processing ability and output is desirable. With regard to engine power, the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in order to adapt the reference to the relevant ISO International Standard to technical progress. The power to adopt delegated acts should be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from the date of entry into force of the Regulation. The delegation of power should be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period. Lastly, Members proposed adding a recital referring to Parliament’s resolution of 22 November 2012 on small-scale coastal fishing, artisanal fishing and the reform of the common fisheries policy, which called for a legal definition regarding the characteristics of large-scale and small-scale fisheries in order to legally distinguish them from one another.

  • JURI BOUTONNET Marie-Christine ENF
  • PECH PECH/8/06580 KUHN Werner EPP
• 2016/12/05 Committee decision to open interinstitutional negotiations with report adopted in committee
• 2016/12/05 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • JURI BOUTONNET Marie-Christine ENF
  • PECH PECH/8/06580 KUHN Werner EPP
• 2016/06/06 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • JURI BOUTONNET Marie-Christine ENF
  • PECH PECH/8/06580 KUHN Werner EPP
• 2016/05/23 Legislative proposal published
  • COM(2016)0273 summary

    PURPOSE: to present a proposal to repeal a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council defining characteristics for fishing vessels. 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: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86 defining characteristics for fishing vessels has been substantially amended. Since further amendments are to be made, that Regulation should be recast in the interests of clarity. CONTENT: the purpose of this proposal is to undertake a codification of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86 of 22 September 1986 defining characteristics for fishing vessels. The new Regulation will supersede the two acts incorporated in it, fully preserving the content of the acts being codified. At the same time, it is also appropriate to make a substantive amendment to Article 5(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86, with a view to delegating powers to the Commission for adapting the requirements for the determination of continuous engine power to technical progress. Therefore, the proposal is being presented in the form of a recast. To recall, the proposed Regulation seeks to define the characteristics of fishing vessels laid down in this Regulation shall apply to all Union rules concerning fisheries. The aim is use identical rules for determining the characteristics of fishing vessels in order to unify the conditions for the pursuit of the activity in the Union. The definitions laid down in this proposed Regulation should be based upon initiatives already taken by specialist international organisations. They concern the characteristics of fishing vessels, such as length, breadth, tonnage, date of entry into service and engine power.

  • DG {u'url': u'http://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/maritime-affairs-and-fisheries_en', u'title': u'Maritime Affairs and Fisheries'}, VELLA Karmenu

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: COM(2016)0273
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A8-0376/2016
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0096/2017

Votes

A8-0376/2016 - Werner Kuhn - Am 7

Position	Total	ALDE	ECR	EFDD	ENF	GUE/NGL	NI	PPE	S&D	Verts/ALE	correctional
For	529	61	53	10	0	7	11	185	159	43	0
Against	26	0	0	18	6	1	1	0	0	0	0
Abstain	59	0	0	1	27	28	3	0	0	0	0

A8-0376/2016 - Werner Kuhn - Am 8

Position	Total	ALDE	ECR	EFDD	ENF	GUE/NGL	NI	PPE	S&D	Verts/ALE	correctional
For	255	2	7	1	29	38	10	7	161	0	0
Against	274	59	1	19	7	0	3	185	0	0	0
Abstain	105	0	49	9	0	0	2	1	0	44	0

Amendments

Dossier

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2016/0145(COD) Characteristics for fishing vessels. Recast 2016/10/14 PECH, PECH 2 amendments... Amendment 1 # Werner KUHN Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 7 concerning the amendments necessary for of paragraph 2 of this Article in order to adapting the requirements referrednce to in paragraph 2 of this Articlethe relevant ISO International Standard to technical progress. Amendment 2 # Werner KUHN Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. The power to adopt delegated acts 2. referred to in Article 5(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from […]. ANNEX: OPINION OF THE CONSULTATIVE WORKING PARTY OF THE LEGAL SERVICES OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL AND THE FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the characteristics for fishing vessels COM(2016)0273 of 23.5.2016 – 2016/0145(COD)(COD) Having regard to the Inter-institutional Agreement of 28 November 2001 on a more structured use of the recasting technique for legal acts, and in particular to point 9 thereof, the Consultative Working Party consisting of the respective legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission met on 7 July 2016 for the purpose of examining, among others, the aforementioned proposal submitted by the Commission. At that meeting1, an examination of the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council recasting Council Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86 of 22 September 1986 defining characteristics for fishing vessels e resulted in the Consultative Working Party’s concluding, without dissent, that the proposal does not comprise any substantive amendments other than those identified as such. The Working Party also concluded, as regards the codification of the unchanged provisions of the earlier act with those substantive amendments, that the proposal contains a straightforward codification of the existing legal text, without any change in its substance. F. DREXLER H. LEGAL Jurisconsult JurisconsultThe power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 5(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from [the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period. Or. en COMMISSION CONSULTATIVE WORKING PARTY OF THE LEGAL SERVICES Brussels, 14 September 2016 OPINION THE COUNCIL THE COMMISSION L. ROMERO REQUENA Director General source: PE-589.479 2016/11/14 PECH 8 amendments... Amendment 3 # Notis MARIAS Draft legislative resolution Citation 2 a (new) - having regard to the Protocol (No. 1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, Amendment 4 # Notis MARIAS Draft legislative resolution Citation 2 b (new) - having regard to the Protocol (No 2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, Amendment 5 # Liadh NÍ RIADA Draft legislative resolution Citation 8 a (new) - having regard to its previous resolutions, in particular its resolution of 22 November 2012 on small-scale coastal Amendment 6 # Notis MARIAS Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 (3) It is essential that identical rules for determining the characteristics of fishing vessels which shall be in line with the standards of the Common Fisheries Policy should be used in order to unify the conditions for the pursuit of the activity in the Union . Amendment 7 # Liadh NÍ RIADA Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) Therefore, account should be taken (5)by all Member States of the Union of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, signed in London on 23 June 1969 (1969 Convention) , and the International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels, signed in Torremolinos on 2 April 1977, both drawn up under the aegis of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Amendment 9 # Liadh NÍ RIADA Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 a (new) (6 a) For larger fishing vessels exceeding that length, a greater expansion of vessel characterisation to include cargo and fuel capacity, processing ability and output is desirable. Amendment 10 # Liadh NÍ RIADA Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) In order to adapt certain requirements to technical progress, the power to adopt acts in accordance with amendments in relation to the determination of the continuous engine power. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of [date]. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Councilt is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and theirat MEPs and experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts, Amendment 11 # Liadh NÍ RIADA Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 a (new) (8 a) The European Parliament resolution of 22 November 2012 on small- scale coastal fishing, artisanal fishing and the reform of the common fisheries policy calls for a legal definition regarding the characteristics of large-scale and small- scale fisheries in order to legally distinguish them from one another. That definition would need to encompass, in addition to vessel size attributes such as vessel length, variables relating to their local operational range, their social role in coastal communities, ecological impact, fishing capacity and the economics of the enterprise. source: PE-594.029

History

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