Isabella LÖVIN
Constituencies
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Sweden
Miljöpartiet de gröna
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Groups
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Verts/ALE
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Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on Fisheries | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Development | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2012/02/13 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament | 2009/09/16 | 2012/02/12 |
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Rapporteur
| Opinion | 2012/2295(INI) | Innovating for sustainable growth: a bioeconomy for Europe |
| Shadow | 2012/2235(INI) | For a comprehensive EU fishery strategy in the Pacific region |
| Shadow | 2012/0258(NLE) | EC/Mauritania Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution. EU/Mauritania Protocol |
| Opinion | 2012/0238(NLE) | EC/Madagascar Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution. EU/Madagascar Protocol |
| Shadow | 2012/0232(COD) | Fishery resources: technical and control measures in the Skagerrak |
| Responsible | 2012/0229(NLE) | EC/Kiribati Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution; EU/Kiribati Protocol from 16 September 2012 to 15 September 2015 |
| Shadow | 2012/0215(NLE) | EU/Mauritius Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Protocol: fishing opportunities and financial contribution |
| Shadow | 2012/0208(COD) | Conservation of fishery resources through technical measures: alignment of the Regulation with the TFEU (Commission delegated and implementing powers) |
| Responsible | 2012/0201(COD) | Fishery resources: recovery of the European eel stock; aligning the Regulation with the TFEU (Commission delegated and implementing powers) |
| Shadow | 2012/0158(COD) | Conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms; herring for industrial purposes |
| Shadow | 2012/0130(NLE) | EC/Denmark/Greenland Fisheries Parnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2015. Protocol |
| Shadow | 2012/0077(COD) | Conservation of fishery resources: cod stocks in the Baltic Sea, multi-annual plan; aligning the Regulation with the TFEU |
| Shadow | 2012/0013(COD) | Fishery resources: recovery of cod stocks, long-term plan; aligning the Regulation with the TFEU (Commission delegated and implementing powers) |
| Responsible | 2011/2318(INI) | External dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy |
| Opinion | 2011/2290(INI) | Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy - overarching communication |
| Shadow | 2011/2290(INI) | Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy - overarching communication |
| Shadow | 2011/0378(NLE) | EU/Mozambique Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution. Protocol from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2014 |
| Opinion | 2011/0257(NLE) | EC/Guinea-Bissau Fisheries Partnership Agreement: protocol for the period from 16 June 2011 to 15 June 2012 |
| Shadow | 2011/0257(NLE) | EC/Guinea-Bissau Fisheries Partnership Agreement: protocol for the period from 16 June 2011 to 15 June 2012 |
| Shadow | 2011/0206(COD) | Fish stock conservation: multiannual plan for the Baltic salmon stock |
| Opinion | 2011/0195(COD) | Common Fisheries Policy |
| Shadow | 2011/0195(COD) | Common Fisheries Policy |
| Shadow | 2011/0194(COD) | Common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products |
| Opinion | 2011/0139(NLE) | EC/Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial compensation from 28 February 2011 to 27 February 2012. Protocol |
| Responsible | 2010/2210(INI) | Combating illegal fishing at the global level - the role of the EU |
| Opinion | 2010/0355(NLE) | EU/São Tomé and Príncipe Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution. Protocol |
| Opinion | 2009/2108(INI) | Report on the implementation of EU legislation aiming at the conservation of biodiversity |
| Shadow | 2009/2106(INI) | Green Paper on reform of the common fisheries policy |
Born
1963/02/03 Helsingborg- Studied political science, sociology, Italian and film science at Stockholm University (1981-1985).
- Studied political science at Università di Bologna (1986-1987). Diploma in radio production at Dramatiska Institutet (1992-1994).
- Journalist and freelance reporter for various Swedish magazines and newspapers (1985-1992). Radio producer and reporter of debate programmes on the Swedish channel P1, (1994-1997). Managing editor of magazine Månadsjournalen (1997-2002). Editor for the magazine Allt om mat and Chief editor of magazine Leva (2002-2003). Freelance reporter and book editor (2004-2009).
- Author of the book "Tyst hav" (Silent Seas) 2007, a revealing story about the shortcomings of the European Common Fisheries Policy. The book has won 14 different prizes in Sweden, for instance "The Swedish journalism Award", 2007, "Golden Spade of investigative Journalism", 2007 and the award "Environmental journalist of the Year", 2007.
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
| 1 |
2008/0250(NLE) EC/Pacific States agreement: Interim Partnership Agreement
2010/06/10
PECH
1 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Insists that any continuation of the exceptional arrangements regarding the rules of origin for processed fishery products laid down in Article 6(6) of Protocol II annexed to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part, be
source: PE-450.613
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2009/0112(CNS)
2009/06/11
PECH
1 amendments...
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 - paragraph 2 2. Where, due to lack of sufficiently accurate and representative information, the STECF is not able to give an advice on the current biomass, the TAC and quotas shall be as follows: (a) where STECF advises that the catches of anchovy should be reduced to the lowest possible level, the TAC and quotas shall
source: PE-430.589
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2009/2002(BUD) 2010 budget: section III, Commission
2009/07/24
PECH
2 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3a (new) 3a. Considers that the entry into force of the IUU regulation and the new control regulation, both probably in 2010, will require sufficient financial and other resources from the Commission and the Member States; agrees with the Commission that considerable savings may be made by improvements to the control regulation; urges the Community to provide support to third countries that require it in order to meet the provisions of the IUU regulation;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 source: PE-427.202
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2009/2106(INI) Green Paper on reform of the common fisheries policy
2009/12/17
PECH
54 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas in cases where there is a conflict among the primary objectives - environmental, social and economic sustainability - priority must be given to conservation of stocks, since without abundant fish stocks there can be neither a fishing industry nor thriving coastal communities,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas 88 % of Community stocks are being fished beyond MSY and 30 % of these stocks are outside safe biological limits, which has severe consequences for the viability of the industry,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas, pursuant to Directive 2008/56/EC, the Member States should take the necessary measures to achieve or maintain good environmental status in the marine waters of the European Union by the year 2020 at the latest, which will require the regulation of fishing activities under the CFP with a view to supporting the achievement of this objectives, including through the full closure to fisheries of certain areas, to enable the integrity, structure and functioning of ecosystems to be maintained or restored and, where appropriate, to safeguard, inter alia, spawning, nursery and feeding grounds,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas, in order to be effective, the CFP should be restructured with a view to the multidisciplinary involvement of all groups directly or indirectly connected with the sector
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas, despite the significant progress made following the revision of the CFP in 2002, serious problems relating to fleet overcapacity and the scarcity of fishery resources still remain and have worsened in recent years, leading to serious adverse impacts on non-target species and the marine environment in general,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the maintenance of modern, competitive and safe fishing fleets
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N a (new) N a. whereas the value of no-take marine reserves as one efficient tool to protect marine ecosystems and provide fisheries management benefits is widely recognised, provided their establishment and protection meet a number of minimum standards,
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas the EU will need to
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) should play a vital and increasingly important role in the use and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources in Community and international waters, though several recent performance reviews of RFMOs have identified serious weaknesses in their functioning, leading the UN General Assembly to call for urgent measures to improve their performance,
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Considers that the current reform is crucial for the future of the European fishing industry and that failure to adopt and implement a radical reform could result in there being neither fish nor a fishing industry by the time of the next reform;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Agrees with the Green Paper that economic and social sustainability require productive fish stocks and functioning marine ecosystems, so ecological sustainability is a basic premise for the economic and social future of European fisheries;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Believes that fisheries management must be designed in order to minimise the impact of fishing activities on associated and dependent species and that major decisions should be preceded by an environmental impact assessment, as is the case with most other industries;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the current CFP is one of the most integrated Community policies, which gives the Community broad powers and therefore responsibilities for the management and conservation of marine resources;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Agrees with the five structural failings of the CFP as described in the Green Paper: a deep rooted problem of fleet overcapacity; imprecise policy objectives resulting in insufficient guidance for decisions and implementation; a decision making system that encourages a short-term focus; a framework that does not give sufficient responsibility to the industry; a lack of political will to ensure compliance and poor compliance by the industry;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Believes that the single most important problem that must be overcome in order to achieve a successful reform is the over-capacity of the EU fleets, which leads to political pressure to increase fishing opportunities in the short term, damage to the marine environment and cripples the economic viability of the fleets; recognises that over-capacity is not uniform across all fleets, and that any programme to reduce capacity must be aimed at individual fisheries;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Believes that the over-riding priority of a reformed CFP must be the recovery and long-term sustainable exploitation of fish stocks in both European waters and wherever EU fleets operate, in order to secure future employment and the livelihoods of coastal communities; and that all aspects of the CFP need to be assessed against this vital priority;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Points out that RFMOs should play a vital role in the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fish stocks, good governance and application of good fishing practice within their respective
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses that scientific knowledge of, and technical research to minimise adverse impacts on, marine ecosystems
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses that, notwithstanding the degree of complexity of some procedures for modifying fisheries management models and the difficulties, in particular legal problems, which may appear in this process, these a
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Stresses that, despite the decommissioning measures taken, some sections of the European fleet
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Stresses that the success of aquaculture will depend on
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Maintains that the CFP should adopt an ecosystem approach (including, inter alia, reduction of discards and damage by gear to the marine habitat, maintenance of both target and non-target species at abundant levels, prevention of significant changes to trophic relationships, reduction in the consumption of energy) implemented at a regional level, which should be taken into account equally in all of the maritime economic activities carried on, where these affect the marine environment;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Believes that access to fish stocks should no longer be based solely on the criterion of historical catches, but that environmental and social criteria should gradually be introduced to determine who has the right to catch fish, including selectivity of the fishing gear and resulting bycatch and discards, disturbance to the marine habitat, contribution to the local economy, energy consumption and CO2 emissions, quality of the final product, employment provided, and compliance with the rules of the CFP, and that priority should be given to fishing for human consumption; is convinced that the use of such criteria could foster a dynamic that would lead to improved fishing practices and a more environmentally, socially and economically sustainable fishing industry;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Maintains that
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Urges the Commission and the Member States to conduct a detailed and exhaustive survey on the size, characteristics
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Takes the view that a comprehensive fleet survey must be compared to the fish resources that are available to be caught, in order to determine which fleets are in balance with the resources and which ones need to be reduced and by how much, as required under Regulation 2371/2002;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Recognizes that target species as well as non-target species such as fish, sharks, turtles, seabirds, marine mammals etc, are sentient creatures, and calls on the Commission to allocate support for the development of catching and slaughtering methods that reduce unnecessary suffering of marine wildlife;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19 b. Stresses that Member States must, as stated in the new control regulation adopted on 10 November, Art 55(1) “ensure that recreational fisheries on their territory and in Community waters are conducted in a manner compatible with the objectives and rules of the Common Fisheries Policy”;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Maintains that the exploitation of fish stocks has to be based on the principle of ma
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Urges the Commission and the Member States to promote proper training for fishermen, including mandatory education schemes in "best practice" in fishing and the basics of marine ecology for those requiring professional qualifications, with a view to enhancing the status of qualifications, giving prestige to the profession, and attracting more adaptable young people who would be capable of embracing occupational mobility and taking a more entrepreneurial attitude to the sector;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Believes that all fishing operators, men and women alike, need to be accorded the same status in all Member States, especially as regards access to social security, and that a strategy must be put in place to provide limited financial and other support to fishing professionals who, because fishing capacity has to be adjusted according to the availability of fish stocks, might lose their job;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Considers it necessary to ensure higher first-sale prices of fishery products and to reduce the number of middlemen in the chain stretching from producers to consumers and, to an increasing extent, secure the involvement of producers’ organisations and other stake-holders in the management of
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Reiterates the need to provide for strict monitoring
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Considers it essential to establish a political framework allowing decisions concerning the sector to be taken on a medium- and long-term basis, applying different operating plans consistent with the specific nature of marine ecosystems, fisheries and the distinctive features of individual European fleets;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Considers that long-term management
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Considers that management and recovery plans should be scientifically assessed and rigorously tested, by simulation, to ensure that they have a high probability of achieving their aims despite the many uncertainties that are inherent in our scientific knowledge of the marine environment and the characteristics of fish stocks;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 b (new) 30b. Considers that in quota-regulated fisheries, all fish caught and killed should count against the national quota;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Maintains that the management system for the fisheries sector has to abandon the traditional top-down approach, laying emphasis instead on the principle of regionalisation and subsidiarity (horizontal decentralisation) and the participation of professionals in the sector and other stake- holders, taking into account the multifarious specific features of the Community fleet; firmly rejects any attempt to adopt a universal Community fisheries management model, in a form serving to impose uniformity;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Urges the Commission to c
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Maintains that Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) and the Community Fisheries Control Agency, as well as other stake-holders, should participate more actively in the CFP reform process
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Maintains that
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Calls for a more comprehensive policy to make Member States take greater responsibility, whereby they would be eligible for structural funding and other forms of Community support if, and only if, they had fulfilled their control and conservation commitments and whereby penalties would be imposed for failure to comply;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Is convinced that a strong,
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Considers that the sustainable development of aquaculture requires environment-friendly production methods, including sustainable sources of feed, stringent health and animal welfare standards, and a high level of consumer protection;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Calls for support to be given to investment in new fish farming technologies, including intensive systems allowing water to be recycled and offshore salt-water fish farming, with priority support given to improving environmental sustainability;
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Calls on the Commission to encourage the search for new aquaculture species, in particular herbivorous species, offering high quality and added value, and to promote research and a Community-
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Maintains that the Community should establish a stronger presence in RFMOs, the FAO, the UN, and other international organisations with a view to promoting the
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Maintains that schemes need to be devised for promoting
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 a (new) 42 a. Insists that the EU should only accept access to fish stocks in third country waters when it has been scientifically demonstrated that there is a surplus that cannot be caught by the third country's fishermen and that it can be harvested sustainably, using at least the same standards as apply to the EU (gear selectivity, etc.);
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Maintains that
Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Considers that, in cases where there is no competition with the local fishing sector, particularly the small scale sector, regarding access to fish resources, fishing zones or markets, partnership agreements have the potential to boost job creation in third countries and reduce poverty levels
Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new) 44 a. Considers that, given its potential adverse impact, aquaculture should not be included in Fisheries Partnership Agreements;
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Considers that the CFP requires a global approach to the management of fish stocks and must be coordinated with environmental and development policies and the IMP;
source: PE-430.947
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2009/2107(INI) A new impetus for the Strategy for the Sustainable Development of European Aquaculture
2010/04/14
PECH
13 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) – having regard to the OSPAR Convention and PARCOM Recommendation 94/6 on Best Environmental Practice (BEP) for the Reduction of Inputs of Potentially Toxic Chemicals from Aquaculture Use,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas a sustainable aquaculture policy can coexist with 'Natura 2000' areas and can even contribute positively to the management thereof, in cases where the conservation objectives of the site so allow,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Considers that aquaculture systems which deplete capture fisheries or pollute coastal waters, such as farming without any wastewater treatment, are to considered unsustainable and that European aquaculture should give priority to herbivorous species and carnivorous species which can thrive on reduced consumption of fishmeals and oils;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Stresses that, in order to expand the aquaculture industry in Europe, the sector relies on continuous development to decrease the feed factor of wild caught protein to product, currently at best 2.5 to 1; wild fish stocks suitable for feed production are limited and in many cases overfished, aquaculture development should focus more on herbivorous species and piscivorous species which can further significantly decrease the feed factor;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Stresses the need for a firmer commitment from the EU on investments in sustainable aquaculture, in the form of financing under the Community Fisheries Fund
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Hopes that the future European Fisheries Fund in support of the reformed CFP will provide for specific budget lines for sustainable aquaculture development and support for investment in that sector following best environmental practice, with a particular focus on technologically innovative plants with a lesser environmental impact (e.g. water purification systems for eliminating residues and pollutants), farms that promote fish health and welfare and sustainable forms of aquaculture;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Emphasises also the need to ensure increased financial contributions for scientific research, innovation and technology transfers in the field of sustainable, organic, offshore and freshwater aquaculture, by means of sectoral policies covering all key aspects, from the supply chain to the optimisation and promotion of products on the market, with better management of those aspects in the thematic axes set out under the Structural Funds and in Community programmes, all intended to ensure that aquaculture is conducted in a manner that is environmentally sustainable, leading to neither resource depletion nor marine pollution;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Takes the view that farms should, in conjunction with a veterinarian, draw up a written Veterinary Health Plan, which should be updated annually;
source: PE-439.917
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2009/2108(INI) Report on the implementation of EU legislation aiming at the conservation of biodiversity
2010/05/03
PECH
4 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. States that the major tools for achieving biodiversity objectives in the marine environment, in addition to Habitat and Birds Directives, are the Water Framework Directive for coastal waters and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive 2008/56 for all marine waters;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Maintains that the CFP should adopt an ecosystem approach (including, inter alia, reduction of discards and damage by gear to the marine habitat, maintenance of both target and non-target species at abundant levels, prevention of significant changes to trophic relationships, reduction in the consumption of energy) implemented at a regional level;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Highlights the fact that the most important descriptor of good environmental status is that marine biodiversity is maintained;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Stresses the potential for practical improvement of marine management now that the MSFD has introduced new mechanisms for better coordination between MPAs and fisheries measures;
source: PE-439.400
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2009/2150(INI) Effects of the global financial and economic crisis on developing countries and on development cooperation
2010/10/02
DEVE
11 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the deregulation of financial markets has caused a systemic crisis of global dimensions, which requires international compensation and burden sharing; whereas the privatisation and deregulation policies of the IMF and the World Bank also contributed to the acceleration of the economic and financial crisis,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Is acutely aware that the past two years have seen a succession of global crises (food,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Deplores that all EU pledges (99%) are from existing commitments; 8.8bn are frontloaded, meaning there is a danger that in the coming years there will be less development aid climate finance; urges the EU to allocate additional money for its commitments;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Firmly believes that taxing the banking system to fund a deposit insurance or a resolution fund would
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Notes with great concern that developing countries are expected to face a financial gap of between USD 350 billion and USD 635 billion in 2009 and that mounting fiscal distress in the most vulnerable countries is imperilling USD 11.6 billion of core spending in education, health, infrastructure and social protection; advocates therefore a
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Calls upon the Member States, within the European Union Emission Trading System framework, to devote
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Supports the creation of joint public- public and public-private initiatives for development, based on a public lead with private donors
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Regards
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Reaffirms the fact that Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) should be
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Notes that half of all illicit financial flows out of developing countries are related to the mispricing of trade and reinforces its call for a new binding, global financial agreement at EU as well as UN level which forces transnational corporations to automatically disclose the profits made and the taxes paid on a country-by-country basis, so as to ensure transparency about sales, profits and taxes in every jurisdiction where they are located;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Welcomes the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) enforcement of its existing policy towards Offshore Financial Centres; requests the EU, the Member States and the EIB to take up a vanguard role
source: PE-438.374
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2009/2152(INI) Report on the Commission White Paper: 'Adapting to climate change: towards a European framework for action'
2010/04/02
PECH
1 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2c (new) 2c. Recalls that the potential impact of climate change may have devastating consequences for some of the more closed European seas, such as the Baltic; notes that some scientific studies forecast an 8- 50% fall in the salinity of the water and a 2- 4°C rise in its surface temperature, which could destroy a large part of the marine fauna and flora if these forecasts prove accurate;
source: PE-438.483
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2009/2171(INI) Poverty reduction and job creation in developing countries: the way forward
2010/03/24
DEVE
23 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 a (new) - having regard to the 2009 study by Megapesca Lda entitled ‘Overall evaluation study of the Fisheries Partnership Agreements policy,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 18 b (new) - having regard to the current reforms on the Common Agriculture Policy and on the Common Fisheries Policy,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. Whereas
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas hunger, malnutrition, and exclusion of millions of people from access to food and basic public services are consequences of economic, agricultural and trade policies at national and international level,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas over 70% of the world's poor in developing countires live in rural areas and are directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods and their markets are undermined by heavily subsidised European products which expose local farmers to structural poverty and dependence on external aid, which is recently exacerbated by the land grab phenomenon,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas tax evasion and illicit capital flights from developing countries represents 10 times the value of development aid,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Urges government
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls for a regulated fair and equitable trade agreement between industrialised and developing countries, which allows developing countries to build local economy and employment without being exposed to unfair competition between the two systems with great differences in matter of productivity, divergent policies and subsidies;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Invites developing countries to
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Reaffirms that developing countries should legitimately be allowed to enact policies which creates for domestic added value, and considers that the current EU trade regime which taxes raw materials less than processed goods is counter to industrialisation of developing countries;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Underlines that export subsidies have led to the dumping of EU products on in developing countries' markets and contributed to job destruction by , rendering local agricultural products such as frozen chicken parts, pork, sugar and canned tomatoes uncompetitive and manufactured industrial good uneconomical;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18b. Believes that Policy Coherence can bring fruitfull results in job creation in developing countries and calls therefore for EU external polices change, as they have a direct impact in developing countries economies, which should designed to support developing countries sustainable needs in order to fight poverty, guarantee decent income and livelihood as well as the fulfilment of basic human rights, including social, economic and environmental rights;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the EU to
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Insists that the commission make sure that the external dimension of the current reform of the Common Fisheries Policies will be mainstreamed with the EU development policy as they are directly linked with the livelihood of the population in developing countries;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 b (new) 21b. Recalls that the EU-access to fish stocks in third countries should not in any way be a condition for development assistance to those countries;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 c (new) 21c. Underlines that the EU sector support to the fisheries industry in third countries is aimed at developing these countries' harbours with the proper infrastructure to facilitate local landing and processing of fish in order to create new jobs, and calls on the Commission to monitor and verify that these goals are achieved, as well as providing financial and technical support to improve the ability of the third country to monitor fishing activities in their waters and to apprehend vessels observed committing infractions;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30.
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31.
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Invites the international financial institutions to
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Calls on the EU to take concrete action to eradicate abuses of tax havens, tax evasion and illicit financial flights from developing countries and allow these resources to be invested in developing countries;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 b (new) 33b. Calls for a new binding global financial agreement, which forces transnational corporate companies to automatic disclosure of the profits they made and the taxes they paid on a country by country basis;
source: PE-439.984
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2009/2214(INI) Sustainable EU policy for the High North
2010/11/16
AFET
10 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas it should be noted that because of the sparse seismic and drilling data in much of the Arctic, the usual tools and techniques used in USGS resource assessments could not be used and that estimates take no account of economic considerations such as costs of exploration and devel-opment which it notes will be important in many of the assessed areas; whereas the estimates also assume that the resources would be recover-able even in the presence of permanent sea ice,
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Insists that before any new commercial fisheries are opened in the Arctic region, reliable and precautionary scientific stock assessments must be conducted in order to determine levels of fishing that will conserve the targeted fish stocks and not lead to depletion of other species or to serious damage to the marine environment; any fishing on the high seas must be regulated by a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation that respects scientific advice and has a robust control and surveillance programme to ensure compliance with management measures; fishing within Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) must meet the same standards;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Considers that the creation and enforcement of marine protected areas of sufficient size and diversity are an important tool in the conservation of the marine environment;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Recognises that the Arctic climate would be best protected by an ambitious global climate agreement but underscores that the rapid regional warming necessitates the implementation of immediate measures to slow Arctic warming;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10b. Recognises the disproportionately large Arctic warming impact caused by local emissions of soot ('black carbon') as compared to emissions originating elsewhere, largely due to its effect on highly reflective surfaces such as snow or ice;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 c (new) 10 c. Requests the Commission to take concrete steps towards effective emission reductions of black carbon and other short lived climate forcers by including reduction measures in an immediate revision of the EU directive on National Emissions Ceilings and the Gothenburg Protocol to the UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Welcomes the results of major reports which the AC working groups have produced in recent years on Arctic Oil and Gas, the Impacts of warming and on emergency response needs;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Confirms its support for permanent observer status for the EU in the AC; asks the Commission to keep Parliament duly informed about meetings and work in the AC and its Working Groups; stresses meanwhile that the EU and its Member States are already present as members or observers in international organisations with relevance to the Arctic such as the IMO, OSPAR, NEAFC and the Stockholm Convention and should more coherently focus on the work in these organisations; underlines in this regard also the need for coherence in all EU policies towards the Arctic; encourages the AC to also involve civil society and non-governmental organisations as ad-hoc observers;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Recognises that whilst there are obvious differences between the Arctic and the Antarctic there are also obvious similarities; points out that the text of the Antarctic Treaty successfully creates a framework for peaceful research and cooperation without getting caught up in territorial disputes; stresses that the same aims of peaceful research and cooperation are broad enough and the situation similar enough to be considered very relevant also in the Arctic context;
source: PE-452.805
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2009/2218(INI) EU Policy Coherence for Development and the 'Official Development Assistance plus concept'
2010/05/03
DEVE
11 amendments...
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls for a reform of the existing international commodity agreements according to development needs and fair trade principles of developing countries and the re-establishment of national marketing boards on the most important commodities, as potential options for developing countries to mitigate against volatile terms of trade,
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Points out that any measures at ACTA negotiation to strengthening power for cross-border inspection and seizures of goods should not harm global access to legal, affordable and safe medicines;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17b. Is worried about recent cases of EU member states" custom authorities to seize generic medicines in transit in European ports and airports and underlines that such behaviour undermines the WTO Declaration on Access to medicine; asks the respective EU Member States to swiftly stop this practice; calls on the Commission to assure Parliament that the currently negotiated ACTA does not prevent access to medicine for developing countries;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 c (new) 17c. Believes that the climate change challenge must be addressed through structural reforms and calls for a systematic climate change risk assessment into all aspects of policy planning and decision including trade, agriculture, food security ...etc; and demands that the result of this assessment be used to formulate clear and coherent country and regional strategy papers, as well as in all development programmes and projects;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 d (new) 17d. Considers that there is a stronger link between debt cancellation and poverty eradication and calls for the creation of an International Debt Arbitration Panel to examine developing countries situation where debt service has reached such a level as to prevent financing basic social services;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 e (new) 17e. Urges the Commission to present proposals for the introduction of an EU- wide and global financial transaction tax, which could help to finance investment in developing countries in order to overcome the worst consequences of the crisis and to keep on track towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 f (new) 17f. Calls for the EU to review the European Investment Bank (EIB) policy on offshore financial centres on the basis of more stringent criteria than the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) listing for the definition of prohibited and monitored jurisdictions, and to ensure its implementation and provide annual reports on progress;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 g (new) 17g. Maintains that the EU concept of fisheries partnership agreements with third countries should be revised in order to promote sustainable fisheries and good governance; that there should be a distinction between the costs of access for the EU fleet (which should be covered by shipowners and represent a fair part of the value of the catches) and the sectoral support provided by the EU to the third country through partnership agreements (for research, control, etc); such support must be long-term in nature and coherent with EU development policy objectives, in particular poverty alleviation and points out that Fisheries Partnership Agreements should be offered to all cooperating countries, independent of any access to fish stocks that may be offered to the Community;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 h (new) 17h. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the current reform of the Common Fisheries Policy results in an external fisheries policy that is fully coherent with the Community development policy, incorporate a regional approach to fisheries agreements that will help third countries to develop sustainable local fisheries;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 i (new) 17i. Insists that, as stipulated in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the EU should accept access to fish stocks in third-country waters only when it has been scientifically demonstrated that there is a surplus of fish stocks that cannot be caught by the third country's fishermen;
source: PE-439.417
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2009/2238(INI) Arrangements for importing fishery and aquaculture products into the EU with a view to the future reform of the CFP
2010/05/26
PECH
24 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas this drop is a result of both declining fish stocks in EU waters and the measures (rightly) put in place to limit fishing and ensure sustainable management of fish stocks
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) Ja. whereas unselective fishing and high levels of discards in some fisheries that export to the EU market mean that significant amounts of fish that would be suitable for human consumption is wasted,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas th
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O a (new) Oa. whereas the EU's requirement for coherence between its development policy objectives (eliminating poverty, development of sustainable local fisheries) and its trade policy implies that developing countries should be encouraged to export fisheries products with a greater added value, provided that the fish comes from well-managed and sustainable fisheries and meets the necessary sanitary conditions,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that EU fishery and aquaculture production falls well short of the needs of the processing industry and growing consumer demand, and will continue to do so; acknowledges, therefore, th
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recognises that there is an upper limit on the amount of fish that can be caught on a sustainable basis, either for human consumption or for industrial purposes, which means that supplies of fish to the EU market cannot increase ad infinitum;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises, however, the overriding need to ensure that the EU retains environmentally sustainable and economically viable fishery and aquaculture sectors – including small-scale operations – that are spread harmoniously along its coastline, help to preserve the cultural identity of the regions concerned, provide jobs at all stages of production, and supply safe, good-quality food, which implies that fishers receive a fair price for their product;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Takes the view that reasonable customs protection which can be adjusted
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Agrees that the EU has the right to establish criteria for importing fishery products relating to sanitary conditions and IUU fishing, but insists that these criteria must not be abused and become non-tariff barriers to legitimate products from well-managed fisheries;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Cannot, therefore, accept the idea – promoted through the commercial policy currently being pursued – that all tariff protection in the fishery and aquaculture production sector must eventually be abolished, a
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes the view that, like agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture are strategic sectors with multiple functions, which
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls for responsibility for heading up trade talks on fishery and aquaculture products to be transferred from the Trade Commissioner to the Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, to act in close cooperation with the Commissioner for Development in order to ensure policy coherence for development;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Emphasises that the EU needs to retain control over the trade preferences that it grants to certain partners by insisting on the application of strict rules of origin based on the concept of ‘wholly obtained’ products;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Demands that all the trade preferences granted by the EU in respect of fishery and aquaculture products be made strictly conditional upon the fulfilment of stringent environmental and social requirements; further demands that provisions to this effect in agreements concluded should include credible mechanisms for monitoring compliance with the undertakings given and for suspending the preferences, or simply withdrawing them, if the undertakings are breached; in the case of developing countries, insists that appropriately designed and funded programmes for financial and/or technical support be put in place to assist the country meet the environmental and social requirements;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Urges the utmost caution with regard to recognising the requirements in force in certain non-EU countries as equivalent to those of the EU for the purposes of applying the above-mentioned legislation and in relation to approving lists of countries and establishments authorised to export fishery and aquaculture products to the EU; considers that DG SANCO should be able to remove individual vessels or processing plants from such approved lists where they fail to meet minimum standards;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Advocates an extremely vigilant approach to products from new, particularly intensive, types of aquaculture practised in certain regions of the world and calls for a critical study of the productivity-boosting techniques and procedures used in the plants in question and of their possible health implications as well as their local social and environmental impact;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Demands that the checks carried out at all levels – and especially in the context of effectively harmonized and transparent border controls – should be of a thoroughness and regularity commensurate with the risks inherent in the products concerned, particularly with regard to their nature and provenance; asks the Member States to make available all the financial and human resources required for that purpose;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Emphasises that it is absolutely essential for the new mechanisms introduced under the revision to address the reality of fierce competition from
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Expresses its conviction that European consumers would often make different choices if they were better informed about the true nature of products on sale, their detailed geographical origin
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Emphasises the urgent need to introduce stringent and transparent criteria for certifying and independently verifying the quality and traceability of European fishery and aquaculture products and to promote the introduction, as soon as possible, of specific EU
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Sees a determined policy of supporting and developing sustainable aquaculture, with a reduced environmental impact, in the EU as one of the key aspects of a strategy to reduce dependence on fishery and aquaculture imports, stimulate economic activity in the EU and offer a more plentiful and varied supply in response to the rapidly rising demand;
source: PE-441.203
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2010/0094(NLE) EC/Solomon Islands Fisheries Partnership Agreement
2010/07/09
PECH
3 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. deplores the fact that the Agreement contains no limits for total tuna catches, only a reference tonnage in respect of the fleet given access, thereby making it impossible to assess whether or not the Agreement complies with Article 62(2) of UNCLOS;
Amendment 5 #
Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. deplores the fact that the new Agreement does not reflect adequately the recommendations made in the evaluation of the Agreement, believes that a presence in the region is a crucial factor in maintaining the credibility of EU fisheries policy in this and other regions of the world;
Amendment 6 #
Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. is concerned that the Agreement provides access to overfished and/or depleted stocks of bigeye and yellowfin pacific tuna;
source: PE-448.666
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2010/0255(COD) Conservation of fishery resources: transitional technical measures 1 January 2010 - 30 June 2011 (amend. Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009)
2010/12/15
PECH
2 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Recital 1 a (new) (1a) The cod recovery plans contained in Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long- term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks1 have failed to achieve their objective of cod recovery, despite drastic measures such as TAC reductions and bans on high-grading, and other measures are necessary. ____________________ 1. OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 20.
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Sole Article - point 1 - point b - point i a (new) Council Regulation (EC) No 1288/2009 Article 1 - paragraph 2 - point a a (new) (ia) the following subparagraph is inserted: "(aa) The following point shall be added to apply until 1 January 2013: '5a. No vessel shall be allowed to use towed gear in EU waters between 1 January and 30 April each year unless the vessel is in full compliance with Article 13 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008.'"
source: PE-454.682
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2010/0257(COD) Integrated Maritime Policy: programme to support the further development
2011/03/16
PECH
8 amendments...
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 (8) Implementation of the Programme in third countries should contribute to the development objectives of the beneficiary country and be consistent with other cooperation instruments of the EU, including objectives and priorities of the relevant EU policies, and should also complement other EU cooperation instruments such as the existing fisheries partnership agreements and the development programmes, and be consonant with them.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 This Regulation establishes a Programme to support measures intended to further promoting the development and implementation of the Integrated Maritime Policy (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Programme’), the primary objective of which is to create optimal conditions for sustainable development of EU coastal, insular and outermost regions through coherent and coordinated maritime- related policies and relevant international cooperation.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point b (b) to contribute to the development and implementation of tools that cut across sea or coast-related sectoral policies;
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point c (c) to support joined up transparent policy-making and to promote
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point e a (new) (ea) to resolve possible sectoral conflicts in a transparent manner, including through public consultation, and ensuring that any compromise does not lead to environmental degradation.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point e a (new) (ea) to contribute to the application of the ecosystem and precautionary approaches in all marine and maritime sectoral policies.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – point e a (new) (ea) to support, at all levels, transparency and good governance in all aspects of the Integrated Maritime Policy and the associated sectoral policies.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) encourage Member States
source: PE-458.799
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2010/0287(NLE) EC/Comoros Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution. Protocol
2011/10/02
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 - introductory part The Committee on Development calls on the Committee on Fisheries, as the committee responsible, to propose that Parliament
source: PE-458.625
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2010/2001(BUD) 2011 budget: all sections, first version
2010/07/20
PECH
1 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Considers that, in order for the Union to be able to fulfil its international fisheries control responsibilities, the operational budget of the Fisheries Control Agency should be enhanced so as to allow it to charter the patrol vessels when necessary;
source: PE-445.834
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2010/2002(BUD) 2011 budget: draft mandate for the draft budget conciliation procedure before the first reading
2010/12/05
BUDG
2 amendments...
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a new 35a. Point out that the funds proposed for the development of an integrated Maritime Policy (IMP) are not sufficient to cover the most important aspects of the launch of this new policy; stresses that a new European Union maritime policy could develop to the detriment of the existing priority areas of the CFP in so far as their budgetary funding is concerned; stresses, that in future the IMP should also be financed by means provided from budgetary lines foreseen for transport policies;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 b new 35b. Expresses its concern that the political importance of the Common Fisheries Policy(CFP) is not adequately reflected in the draft budget for 2011; points out that the funds proposed for the development of an Integrated Maritime policy are not sufficient to cover the most important aspects of the launch of this new policy; stresses that a new European Union maritime policy could develop to the detriment of the existing priority areas of the CFP in so far as their budgetary funding is concerned; stresses, that in future such a policy will require adequate financing under more than one budget line;
source: PE-441.198
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2010/2100(INI) EU policy framework to assist developing countries in addressing food security challenges
2011/06/23
DEVE
12 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation a (new) a. having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the sea of 1982,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation b (new) b. having regard to the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries of 1995,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation c (new) c. having regard to the FAO annual review The State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture of 2010
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas 85 % of the world’s assessed fish stocks are either fully exploited, overexploited or depleted and the dependency of fish as source of animal protein in low income food-deficit countries is at least 20 % according to ‘The State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2010’ of FAO,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas evidence shows the potential of smallholder agricultural systems in increasing overall food production; whereas focussing only on export production in developing countries
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 EU policy framework on food and nutrition security: a human rights based-approach to sustainable
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Draws attention to the acquisition not only of land but also of fishing licences that is carried out by foreign investors; stresses the need of transparency and allowing of participation in the contract negotiations for national parliaments and civil society as well as the need of keeping a list of concluded agreements in the public domain;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Insists that the Commission make sure that the external dimension of the current reform of the Common Fisheries Policy will be mainstreamed with EU development policies.
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries is being respected in countries where the EU has Fisheries Partnership Agreements, especially regarding the recommendation to grant preferential access for local artisanal fishers to resources
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 c (new) 23c. Insists that any and all access to fishing licences negotiated for EU-flagged vessels to fish in developing countries must be based on the principle of surplus stocks as described in the UN law of the Sea; in particular, that there must be a rigorous assessment for all stocks for which access is sought or which are likely to be caught as bycatch by the EU fleet; that any EU access must come from those quantities which are not to be caught by the local fleet; that if effort reductions are necessary the third country fleets (EU and others) causing the most environmental damage must reduce first
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 d (new) 23d. Emphasises that the fisheries sector in many countries is crucial for employment and food security and therefore all developing countries should be eligible for EU sector support to develop their own sustainable fisheries industry, research, control and enforcement to combat Illegal Unreported and Unregulated fisheries, independent of any fisheries access agreement with the European Union;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Calls for developing countries’ governments and parliaments to enact policies and regulate foreign investment in public interest, in consultation with civil society, in a way that foreign investment benefit the local economy, creates domestic added value and foster development; calls also for an automatic disclosure of transnational corporation’s profit and tax payment in each individual countries where they operate in order to fight against tax abuses of tax havens, tax evasion and illicit financial flow
source: PE-467.250
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2010/2210(INI) Combating illegal fishing at the global level - the role of the EU
2011/06/21
PECH
20 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the EU is the world’s largest importer of fisheries products and one of the world’s major fishing powers, imposing on it a major responsibility to take a lead in mobilizing the international community in the fight against IUU fishing;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Considers that the new EU control package, consisting of the IUU Regulation, the Control Regulation and the Fishing Authorisations Regulation5 , constitutes a comprehensive set of instruments to combat this scourge of the oceans, since it specifies the flag, coastal, port and market State responsibilities of both the EU Member States and third countries as well as obligations with respect to the activities of their nationals;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Considers that the responsibility for ensuring compliance of vessels with the relevant management and other rules, for collecting and reporting catch and effort data, and for ensuring traceability, including through the validation of catch certificate, must remain with the flag State as delegation to another State would undermine the fight against IUU fishing;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to publish annual assessments of the performance of Member States in implementing the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and to use all possible means to ensure their full compliance;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Encourages the Commission and Member States to identify and sanction violators of EU rules to safeguard the Union’s credibility on this issue;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises that past limitations in monitoring
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Considers that improving transparency in all aspects of the fishing industry and their activities, including agreeing on international criteria to establish real, beneficial ownership of vessels, and conditions for their publication, is crucial;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Believes that the European Union should set an example by adopting and promoting a policy of transparency in decision-making in fisheries management in international bodies and in third countries with which the EU has fisheries relations;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to expand their programmes of financial and technical support
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – indent 3 – extension of the list of specified measures to be taken by Contracting Parties (CPCs) as flag, coastal, port and market States, and States of beneficial ownership, within individual RFMOs;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – indent 6 a (new) - compulsory use of electronic tools including VMS, electronic logbooks and other tracking devices where relevant;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – indent 7 a (new) - declaration of financial interests with respect to fisheries for heads of delegations to RFMOs where they could lead to a conflict of interest;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Believes that the right to fish on the high seas must, to the extent possible under international law, be made conditional upon a State’s adherence to the relevant international bodies and full implementation of all management measures that they adopt;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Recognizes the lack of international cooperation in management of the negative impacts of human activities other than fishing that affect the marine environment and calls upon the Commission to advocate the creation of a global body to fill this void, possibly under the auspices of the UN;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Emphasises that the concept of market State responsibility must be more fully developed as a means of closing down the markets for the products of IUU fish; believes that the EU must urgently discuss with other major market States, including but not limited to the US, Japan and China, how to cooperate among themselves and, as rapidly as possible, to develop international legal instruments that could halt trade in IUU fish, possibly under the World Trade Organisation (WTO);
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Encourages the Commission to pursue the development of a global catch
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls upon the Commission, through the relevant programmes, to support research and development of techniques to improve traceability, including electronic tags to track fish, satellite tracking of fishing and support vessels and establish genetic databases to identify the origin of fish products;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Requests the Commission to examine the US Lacey Act and to consider whether certain of its elements might be useful in the European context, particularly the responsibility it imposes on retailers for the legality of fish;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 b (new) 21b. Calls upon the Commission to include the above principles, where relevant, in the provisions of its bilateral fisheries agreements;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission
source: PE-467.233
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2010/2270(INI) Financing of reinforcement of dam infrastructure in developing countries
2011/12/04
DEVE
34 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) - having regard to the UNEP and WMP 2011 report 'Integrated Assessment of Black Carbon and Tropospheric Ozone by the United Nations Environment Programme',
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 b (new) - having regard to the United Nations Environment Programme report 'High Mountain Glaciers and Climate Change of 8 November 2010,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 c (new) - having regard to the report of the World Commission on Dams: "A new framework for decision-making", 16 November 2000,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the E
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas dams, that fundamentally alter rivers and the use of natural resource, have a significant impact on human communities, riverine and wetland ecosystems and biodiversity,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) E b. whereas the report of the World Commission on Dams of 16 November 2000 concludes that, while large dams have failed to produce as much electricity, provide as much water, or control as much flood damage as foreseen, they have had huge social and environmental impacts, and efforts to mitigate these impacts have been largely unsuccessful,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) E c. whereas dams reservoirs emit greenhouse gases, including methane due to the rotting of vegetation,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) F a. whereas the World Commission on Dams estimates that some 40 - 80 million people have been physically displaced by dams worldwide,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) F b. whereas the World Commission on Dams concludes that large dams have led in many cases to significant and irreversible loss of species and ecosystems; and whereas understanding, protecting and restoring ecosystems at river basin level is essential to foster equitable human development and the welfare of all species,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Highlights that water is a scarce natural resource which gives rise to equity consideration in its allocation; stresses therefore that rethinking the management of freshwater resources, in the context of climate change, is undoubtedly a key challenge facing the world;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Notes that it is least developed countries (LDCs) that
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Highlights that global warming will affect patterns of precipitation, impacts on glaciers and ice, representing therefore a growing challenge in terms of food security;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Further notes that owing to the
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. De
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Stresses that dams construction must be assessed regarding its impact on river flows; the rights of access to water and river resources; whether the dam will uproot existing settlements, disrupt the culture and sources of livelihood of local communities, or deplete or degrade environmental resources;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Underlines that the World Commission on Dam concludes, in its report entitled "Dams and Development: a New Framework for Decision-Making" of 16 November 2000, that the economic profitability of large dam projects remains elusive, as the environmental and social costs of large dams were poorly accounted for in economic terms;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 c (new) 5 c. Recalls also that the World Commission on Dams indicate that poor, other vulnerable groups and future generation are likely to bear a disproportionate share of the social and environmental costs of large dam projects without gaining a commensurate share of the economic benefits;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses that ICIMOD (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development) has identified over 8 000 glacial lakes in the Hindu Kush- Himalayas alone, 203 of which, because of the nature of their location and the instability of their naturally occurring dam walls (moraines), are considered to be potentially dangerous;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Underlines that in South Asia an estimated 1.3 billion people rely on the 10 identified perennial river systems, which are fed by
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Notes that there is no known method of reinforcing natural glacial lakes, but notes that the UNEP report on "high mountains glaciers and climate change" (2010) mentions other methods to mitigate the effects of an outburst flood by using siphons and constructions of open channels and tunnels in order to lower the water level in the glacial lakes and by controlling the water flow into the local river system to use the water reservoir as a resource;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Strongly supports the recommendations of the WCD according to which i.e. priority should be given to demand side management measures and optimising the performance of existing infrastructure before building any new projects; no dam should be built without the "consent" or "acceptance" of affected people; periodic participatory reviews should be done for existing dams to assess issues including dam safety and the possibility of dam decommissioning;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Highlights that, without detailed current information concerning areas at risk from water-related hazards, implementing early warning systems,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Notes that most dams are designed based on historical data of river flows, with the assumption that the pattern of flows will remain the same as in the past; points out that climate change has introduced huge uncertainties in the basic parameters affecting dam projects (as climate change is not just about averages, but is also about extremes); point also out that climate change is likely to exacerbate further the sedimentation problems, whose accumulation behind these dams also deprive downstream plains of nutrients that are essential to soil fertility; accordingly, deems that the rationale of building new dams is hazardous and could lead to massive financial losses;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Encourages financing institutions and the EU to finance capacity building and training in improved land management and improved water management storage methods that take scientific, technological and the revival of old knowledge such as ancient traditional irrigation systems into account as outlined in the UNEP report ‘ High mountain glaciers and climate change’ ; considers that all financing from the EU shall respond to the promotion of the EU’s policy objectives of sustainable development and food security in accordance with the Millennium Development Goals;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Reiterates its conviction that small hydropower dams are more sustainable and economically viable than large hydropower; in particular, stresses that decentralised, small-scale options (micro hydro, home-scale solar electric systems, wind and biomass systems) based on local renewable resources are more appropriate in rural areas far away from centralised supply networks;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Stresses that black carbon remains as prevalent a cause as carbon dioxide in its effect upon glacial retreat; in particular, recalls that black carbon and ozone in the lower atmosphere are harmful air pollutants which damage health, reduce life expectancy; exacerbates melting of snow and ice around the world, including in the Arctic, the Himalayas and other glaciated and snow-covered regions; highlights that ozone is also the most important air pollutant responsible for reducing crop yields, and thus affects food security; Notes that methane is an important precursor to ozone formation and that reductions of methane emissions also reduce formation of ozone;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Urges immediate action towards the reduction of black carbon and methane emissions as a fast-action method of halting glacial and snow melting; recommends that, given the short atmospheric life of black carbon and methane, combined mitigation by means of fast-action strategies could dramatically and rapidly alleviate the threat of GLOFs;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Points at the on-going negotiations to include black carbon in the revision of the Gothenburg protocol of the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution CLRTAP as a model and stresses the need to follow up the UNEP report 'Integrated Assessment of Black Carbon and Tropospheric Ozone' by elaborating a Global Action Plan to reduce emissions of short lived climate forcers;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
source: PE-462.827
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2011/0117(COD) Scheme of generalised tariff preferences (GSP)
2012/11/01
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex VIII – Part B - point 27 a (new) 27a. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks;
source: PE-478.637
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2011/0167(NLE) EU/Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and United States Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)
2012/10/05
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision – The Committee on Development calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to propose that Parliament decline to give its consent.
source: PE-489.411
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2011/0194(COD) Common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products
2012/04/13
PECH
24 amendments...
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 The Common Market Organisation shall apply to the fishery and aquaculture products listed in Annex I to this Regulation, which are produced or marketed in the Union.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) handling unwanted
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) reducing the environmental impact of fishing, including improving the selectivity of fishing gears and practices in order to minimise unwanted and unauthorised catches;
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (d a) contributing to the fight against IUU fishing;
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) developing and implementing measures to improve the selectivity of fishing activities
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part (b) making the best use of unwanted
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1 – disposing of landed products which do not conform to the minimum marketing sizes referred to in Article 39 (2)(a)
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3 Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) promoting environmentally sustainable aquaculture activities of their members by
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) ensuring that aquaculture feed products of fishery origin come from fisheries that are sustainably managed
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the rules to be extended concern any of the measures for producer organisations laid down in Article 8(
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 2 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1(a) a fishery producer organisation is deemed representative where it accounts for at least 65 % of the quantities marketed of the relevant product and are representative of all fleet segments during the previous year in the area where it is proposed to extend the rules
Amendment 283 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 26 – paragraph 3 Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 35 – paragraph 1 – introductory part Producer organisations
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 3 3. All fishery products landed, including those not complying with marketing standards, may be, under the responsibility of the Member States,
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) the commercial and scientific designation of the species;
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the production method, in particular by the following words ‘…caught…’ or ‘…caught in freshwater …’ or ‘… farmed…’ including, for capture fisheries, the gear type used defined in Annex XI to Commission Regulation (EU) No 404/2011;
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) the flag State of the vessel that caught the fish or country of origin for aquaculture products;
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new) (bb) the status of the stock including, where relevant, the designation "unknown";
Amendment 413 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) where applicable, in addition to those in paragraphs 43(a) and 43(b), any other name or names that are accepted or permitted locally or regionally.
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) in the case of fishery products caught at sea, the
Amendment 422 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) in the case of fishery products caught in freshwater, a reference to the body of water of origin in the Member State or third country of provenance of the product;
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) information on production practices and the date of landing;
Amendment 434 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 45 a (new) Article 45 a Ecolabels Following the consultation of stakeholders, the Commission shall by 1 January 2015 submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the extent and variety of fishery and aquaculture ecolabels currently used in the EU and an evaluation of the reliability of claims made by such labels. Such a report shall be revised every two years. By 1 January 2016, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a proposal for the establishment of an EU-wide monitoring and evaluation mechanism of ecolabel schemes for fisheries and aquaculture products.
source: PE-487.716
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2011/0195(COD) Common Fisheries Policy
2012/06/25
PECH
181 amendments...
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 1 a (new) having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 (UNCLOS),
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should not constitute an impediment to the obligation of the Union to sustainably manage the exploitation of marine resources.
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) At the World Summit on Sustainable Development at Johannesburg in 2002, the Union and its Member States committed to act against the continued decline of many fish stocks. Therefore, the Union should improve its Common Fisheries Policy to ensure that as a matter of priority exploitation levels of marine biological resources stocks are restored and maintained at levels above those capable of producing maximum sustainable yields from the populations of harvested stocks by 2015. Where less scientific information is available, this may require applying proxies to maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 a (new) (5a) The concept of Maximum Sustainable Yield as enshrined in UNCLOS has been a legally binding fisheries management target on the Union since its ratification in 1998.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 b (new) (5b) Adopting fishing mortality rates below those necessary to maintain fish stocks at levels above those capable of producing the MSY is the only way of ensuring that the fishing industry becomes economically viable in the long term without reliance upon public aid.
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 a (new) (11a) Unnecessary suffering of marine wildlife, including fish, sharks, turtles, seabirds and marine mammals must be avoided, therefore improved catching and slaughtering methods should be developed.
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 a (new) (18 a) In order to create incentives for improving fishing selectivity, total allowable catches should not be increased to include quantities that would otherwise be discarded.
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 b (new) (18 b) In order to create incentives for improving fishing selectivity, total allowable catches should not be increased to include quantities that would otherwise be discarded.
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 22 (22) In view of the precarious economic state of the fishing industry and the dependence of certain coastal communities on fishing activities, it is necessary to ensure the relative stability of fishing activities by allocating fishing opportunities among Member States, based on a predictable share of stocks for each Member State, taking into account their compliance with the provisions of the Common Fisheries Policy.
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 29 (29) A
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 30 Amendment 433 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 32 (32)
Amendment 476 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 36 (36) Member States should manage and make available to end-users of scientific- data the collected data, on the basis of a multi-annual Union program. Member States should also cooperate with each other to coordinate data collection activities. Where relevant, Member States should also cooperate with third countries
Amendment 490 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 39 (39) Sustainable fisheries agreements concluded with third countries should ensure that Union fishing activities in third country waters are based on the best available scientific advice, ensuring a sustainable exploitation of the marine biological resources while respecting the principle in the UNCLOS of surplus. Those agreements, which provide for access rights in exchange for a financial contribution from the Union, should contribute to the establishment of a high quality governance framework to ensure in particular efficient monitoring, control and surveillance measures.
Amendment 573 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 62 Amendment 604 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 632 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 2 2. To this end, the Common Fisheries Policy shall apply the precautionary approach to fisheries management, and shall aim to ensure, with high probability and by 2015, that exploitation of living marine biological resources restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 3 3. The Common Fisheries Policy shall implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management to ensure that the impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem are
Amendment 676 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part For the purpose of achieving the general objectives set out in Article 2, the Common Fisheries Policy shall
Amendment 678 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new) (-a) ensure that fishing capacity is quantitatively and qualitatively assessed and managed so that the fleets' ability to catch fish is commensurate with the available resources;
Amendment 689 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) eliminate unwanted and unauthorised catches of commercial and non- commercial stocks and
Amendment 699 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) contribute to the achievement and maintenance of good environmental status as set out in Article 1(l) of Directive 2008/56EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive);
Amendment 712 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) provide conditions for e
Amendment 726 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c (c)
Amendment 730 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (c a) ensure systematic and harmonised data collection and management;
Amendment 732 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d Amendment 752 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e Amendment 756 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f Amendment 782 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) Subject to the above and to the extent possible, the Common Fisheries Policy shall also seek to: (a) create conditions that contribute to a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing activities; (b) take into account the interests of consumers; (c) develop techniques to improve animal welfare, including the minimisation of unnecessary animal suffering in both capture fisheries and aquaculture.
Amendment 798 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) establishment of measures
Amendment 821 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) consistence with the integrated maritime policy, and with other Union policies in particular environment and development policies.
Amendment 827 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (f a) transparency and access to information in accordance with the Aarhus Convention, including for the external dimension.
Amendment 837 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 – ‘fishing vessel’ means any vessel equipped for commercial fishing of marine biological resources and related activities;
Amendment 849 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 6 –
Amendment 866 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 7 –
Amendment 876 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 8 –
Amendment 911 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 14 a (new) - 'small pelagic species' means mackerel, herring, horse mackerel, blue whiting, boarfish, anchovy, argentine, sardinella;
Amendment 914 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 14 b (new) - ‘large pelagic species’ means bluefin tuna, swordfish, albacore tuna, bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna, other billfish;
Amendment 916 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 14 c (new) - ‘species for industrial purposes’ means capelin, sandeel, Norway pout;
Amendment 936 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 18 –
Amendment 943 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 19 –
Amendment 970 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 28 – ‘surplus of allowable catch’ means that part of the allowable catch which a coastal State does not have the capacity to harvest as defined in UNCLOS Article 62, based on the obligations of UNCLOS Article 61;
Amendment 988 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 32 –
Amendment 997 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 32 a (new) – 'good environmental status' means as defined in Directive 2008/56/EC Art 9.3
Amendment 1019 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 2 2. In the waters up to 12 nautical miles from baselines under their sovereignty or jurisdiction, Member States shall be authorised
Amendment 1025 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 3 3. In the waters up to 100 nautical miles from the baselines of the Azores, Madeira and the Canary Islands, the Member States concerned may
Amendment 1033 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 4 Amendment 1040 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article -7 (new) Article -7 Conservation measures The Union shall adopt measures for the conservation of marine biological resources, as outlined in Articles 7 and 8. They shall be incorporated in the multiannual management plans as outlined in Articles 9 through 11 inclusive.
Amendment 1046 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 1056 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) establishing targets for the sustainable exploitation of stocks in accordance with the objectives set in Art 2.2;
Amendment 1062 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) adopting measures for the purpose of adapting the number of fishing vessels and/or types of fishing vessels and/or the amount and type of gear deployed to available fishing opportunities;
Amendment 1076 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) establishing incentives, including those of an economic nature or enhanced access to resources, to promote more selective or low impact fishing;
Amendment 1100 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point h (h) conducting pilot projects on alternative types of fishing management techniques that increase selectivity or minimise the impact of fishing activies on the marine environment.
Amendment 1127 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) prohibitions or restrictions of the use of certain fishing gears in certain areas or seasons;
Amendment 1144 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e (e) requirements for fishing vessels to cease operating in an area for a defined minimum period in order to protect a temporary aggregation
Amendment 1168 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 1 1. Multiannual management plans providing for levels of fishing mortality and other conservation measures to maintain or restore fish stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield shall be established as a priority. Plans for all regulated stocks and fisheries shall be adopted within three years of the entry into force of the present regulation.
Amendment 1184 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) the basis for fixing fishing opportunities for the fish stocks concerned on the basis of predefined conservation reference points
Amendment 1193 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new) (ba) measures to improve the selectivity of fishing gears and practices so as to reduce catches of unwanted and unauthorised fish and other species;
Amendment 1197 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new) (bb) measures to maintain age and sex structures of fish stocks capable of ensuring their full reproductive potential;
Amendment 1199 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b c (new) (bc) measures to reduce the impact of fishing activities on the marine environment, including the benthic zone;
Amendment 1200 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b d (new) (bd) measures to reduce the impact of fishing activities on the marine environment, including the benthic zone;
Amendment 1201 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b e (new) (be) measures for the disposal on shore of catches retained under the provisions of Article 15;
Amendment 1202 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b f (new) (bf) measures for the restoration and maintenance of good environmental status; and
Amendment 1203 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b g (new) (bg) measures to ensure compliance with the provisions of the multiannual management plan.
Amendment 1227 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55, to set fishing opportunities at zero for those stocks for which multiannual management plans have not been adopted by the date set out in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1256 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 1 1. Multiannual plans shall provide for adaptations of the fishing mortality rate, resulting by 2015 in a fishing mortality rate that shall, with high probability, restore
Amendment 1265 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Multiannual plans shall aim to eliminate unwanted and unauthorized catches of commercial and non- commercial species.
Amendment 1294 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii (ii) spawning stock biomass, and/or
Amendment 1296 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new) (iia) selectivity of the fishing gear and/or
Amendment 1306 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) clear time frames to reach all of the quantifiable targets;
Amendment 1311 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) provisions to systematically reduce fishing opportunities when the quality or quantity of data available from the fishery decline;
Amendment 1321 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point e (e)
Amendment 1408 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 13 – paragraph 1 1. On the basis of evidence of a serious threat to the conservation of marine biological resources, or to the marine eco- system and requiring immediate action, the Commission, upon a reasoned request of a Member State or on its own initiative,
Amendment 1434 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part Technical measures frameworks to ensure the protection of the marine environment, including marine biological resources, and the reduction of the impact of fishing activities on fish stocks and o
Amendment 1450 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b (b)
Amendment 1454 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c (c)
Amendment 1459 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) mi
Amendment 1497 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 1 –
Amendment 1502 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2 –
Amendment 1504 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2 a (new) – species used for industrial purposes.
Amendment 1511 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) At the latest from 1 January 2015:
Amendment 1515 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 1530 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Species for which scientific evidence demonstrates high survival rates, bearing in mind the specifics of the fishing operation (gear, depth), shall be exempted from the provisions of paragraph 1. The Commission shall be authorised to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55, to determine such a list of species.
Amendment 1546 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 2 2. Minimum conservation reference sizes based on the best available scientific advice concerning the size at maturity shall be established for the fish stocks set out in paragraph 1. The sale of catches of such fish stocks below the minimum conservation reference size shall be restricted for reduction to fish meal and oil or pet food only.
Amendment 1562 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Proceeds from sales of all landings resulting from the obligation included in paragraph 1 shall go in their entirety to a fund managed by the Member State in which the landings occur to be used for control and surveillance and the collection of scientific and fishery-related data.
Amendment 1578 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. The European Fisheries Control Agency shall coordinate the impementation of the obligation to land all catches through Joint Deployment Plans.
Amendment 1597 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 1 1. Fishing opportunities allocated to Member States shall ensure each Member State relative stability of fishing activities for each fish stock or fishery.
Amendment 1615 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 3 3. Fishing opportunities shall
Amendment 1644 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 1 1. In a multiannual plan established pursuant to Articles 9, 10 and 11 Member States may be authorised, following the procedures outlined in the present article, to adopt measures, in accordance with that multiannual plan, which specify the conservation measures applicable to vessels flying their flag in relation to stocks in Union waters for which they have been allocated fishing opportunities.
Amendment 1647 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. For fisheries conducted entirely within the waters under the sovereignty and jurisdiction of a single Member State, the Member concerned State shall create one or more committees including all relevent stakeholders which shall be consulted concerning the measures to be adopted. If the Member State intends to deviate in any way from the advice it receives from that committee it shall publish an assessment outlining in detail its reasons for deviating from the advice.
Amendment 1653 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) are compatible with the objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3 and the principles of good governance set out in Article 4;
Amendment 1657 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) meet the objectives and quantifiable targets set out in a multiannual plan effectively with a high probability and within the time frame specified; and
Amendment 1668 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Member States adopting conservation measures pursuant to Article 17(1) shall notify the Commission, other interested Member States and relevant Advisory Councils of such measures. In cases where the Member State fails to adopt such conservation measures within three months of the adoption of the multiannual management plan, the Commission shall be empowered to act under the provisions of Article 20.
Amendment 1673 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. For fisheries conducted within the waters under the sovereignty and jurisdiction of two or more Member States, the Member States concerned shall cooperate in order to develop a joint recommendation for the conservation measures to be adopted. Each Member State shall create one or more committees including all relevent stakeholders which shall be consulted concerning the measures to be adopted. If the Member State intends to deviate in any way from the advice it receives from its national committee in the joint recommendation for conservation measures, it shall publish an assessment outlining in detail its reasons for deviating from the advice.
Amendment 1676 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. The Member States shall ensure that the joint recommendation for conservation measures developed pursuant to paragraph 5: (a) are compatible with the objectives set out in Articles 2 and 3 and the principles of good governance set out in Article 4; (b) are compatible with the scope and objectives of the multiannual plan; (c) meet the objectives and quantifiable targets set out in a multiannual plan effectively with a high probability and within the time frame specified; and (d) are no less stringent than those existing in Union legislation.
Amendment 1679 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. If all concerned Member States agree to a single joint recommendation for management measures, then the Commission shall, after verifying that the provisions of paragraph 7 are met, adopt the joint recommendation by delegated act in accordance with Article 55. Where all relevent Member States do not agree on a single joint recommendation within a period of three months of the adoption of the multiannual management plan, the Commission shall be empowered to act under the provisions of Article 20. The Commission may in addition submit a proposal under the ordinary legislative procedure.
Amendment 1681 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 e (new) 2e. The Commission may at any time assess the compatibility and effectiveness of conservation measures adopted by Member States pursuant to paragraph 1.
Amendment 1683 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 f (new) 2f. Detailed rules for the application of this article shall be adopted based on a proposal by the Commission.
Amendment 1685 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 18 Amendment 1691 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 19 Amendment 1781 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 25 – title Member States' measures
Amendment 1784 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) apply solely to fishing vessels flying the flag of that Member State or, in the case of fishing activities which are not conducted by a fishing vessel, to legal or natural persons established in the territory;
Amendment 1795 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 26 a (new) Article 26 a Member State stock recovery areas 1. Member States shall establish within their coastal zone a network of stock recovery areas designed to protect habitat, including spawning, nursery and feeding grounds. 2. Stock recovery areas shall comprise at least 20% of the coastal zone of the Member State and be representative of all relevant habitats. At least 70% of each stock recovery area shall consist of areas that had previously been fishing zones based upon logbook and VMS data from the years 2008 to 2011 inclusive. 3. Networks of stock recovery areas shall be established by 2018. 4. All fishing shall be prohibited in stock recovery areas. 5. Member States shall provide the Commission with the data necessary to demonstrate that the stock recover areas fulfil the requirements in paragraph 2. 6. If the Commission considers that the network of fish stock recovery areas is insufficient to achieve the requirements of paragraph 2 it shall request the Member State to make the necessary changes. If, within one year of receipt of the Commission's request, the Member State has not adapted its network, the Commission shall be empowered, by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 55, to adopt additional measures to this end.
Amendment 1796 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 26 b (new) Article 26 b Member State emergency measures 1. If there is evidence of a serious and unforeseen threat to the conservation of living aquatic resources, or to the marine ecosystem resulting from fishing activities, in waters falling under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of a Member State where any undue delay would result in damage that would be difficult to repair, that Member State may take emergency measures, the duration of which shall not exceed three months. 2. Where emergency measures to be adopted by a Member State are liable to affect fishing vessels of other Member States, such measures shall be adopted only after consulting the Commission, the relevant Member States and relevant Advisory Councils on a draft of the measures accompanied by an explanatory memorandum.
Amendment 1797 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 3 – article 26 c (new) Article 26 c Member State Territorial Management Units 1. Member States may establish territorial management units (TMU) for fisheries in their territorial waters. Such units shall comprise a geographically delimited fishing area where Member States assign, to individual fishermen or a group of eligible holders, revocable, exclusive and non-transferable user entitlements to fish. 2. Member States adopting systems of TMUs shall inform the Commission. 3. Member States with coastal waters in the Mediterranean Sea shall establish TMUs for their Mediterranean fisheries by 2015 at the latest. In Mediterranean waters individual TMUs or groups of them, as appropriate, shall constitute the fishery unit addressed by multiannual plans according to Article 9. 4. If the Commission considers that the network of territorial management units of a Member State in the Mediterranean Sea is insufficient to achieve the requirements of paragraph 1 it shall request the Member State to make the necessary changes. If, within one year of receipt of the Commission's request, the Member State has not adapted its network, the Commission shall be empowered, by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 55, to adopt additional measures to this end.
Amendment 1803 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 27 – title Establishment of systems
Amendment 1811 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Each Member State shall
Amendment 1822 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 1832 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 1840 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 2 Amendment 1857 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 28 – title Allocation of
Amendment 1858 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 1 Amendment 1865 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 2 2. Each Member State shall allocate
Amendment 1869 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 3 Amendment 1877 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 1879 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. When allocating fishing opportunities, a Member State may provide incentives to fishing vessels deploying selective fishing gear that eliminates unwanted by-catch or using fishing techniques with reduced environmental impact, inter alia reduced energy consumption or habitat damage within the fishing opportunities assigned to that Member State.
Amendment 1886 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 5 5. Where Member States
Amendment 1889 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Under no circumstances shall systems of transferable fishing concessions apply outside Union waters.
Amendment 1898 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 6 6. Member States may recall
Amendment 1904 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 1907 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Fishing vessels shall undertake fishing activities only when in possession of sufficient individual fishing opportunities to cover all their potential catch.
Amendment 1908 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 28 – paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Member States may set fees for the use of individual fishing opportunities to contribute to fisheries management- related costs.
Amendment 1912 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 29 A
Amendment 1957 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 30 – title Register of
Amendment 1961 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 30 – paragraph 1 Member States shall establish and maintain a register of
Amendment 1964 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 31 Amendment 1968 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 31 Amendment 1995 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 32 Amendment 2000 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 32 Amendment 2010 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 33 A
Amendment 2012 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – article 33 A
Amendment 2025 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 5 – article -34 a (new) Article -34 a Measurement of fishing capacity 1. Fishing fleets of the Member States shall be measured in terms of their ability to catch fish. To this end, by 30 June 2013 the Commission shall submit a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council to amend Council Regulation (EEC) 2930/1986 to define capacity according to the following characteristics: a) length overall b) breadth c) gross tonnage d) engine power e) gear type f) gear dimension (including number of units deployed) g) any other measurable characteristic that affects a vessel's ability to catch fish 2. Member States shall submit to the Commission verified data for their fleets according to the vessel characteristics included in paragraph 1 by 31 December 2013. Failure to do so shall result in a suspension of their fishing opportunities. 3. By 30 June 2014 the Commission shall publish a detailed inventory of the capacity of the current fishing fleets of each Member State. The Commission shall base this document on information furnished by the Member States as well as other information available to it, including, inter alia, scientific institutes, Regional Fisheries Management Organisations and others. This inventory shall constitute the basis for revised fishing capacity ceilings for each Member State in Annex II. 4. By 30 June 2014 the Member States shall submit to the Commission and publish an evaluation of the appropriate capacity of each segment of the fleets flying their flag, given the resources available to it. 5. The Commission shall verify the evaluations submitted by the Member States prior to their approval.
Amendment 2031 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 2056 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Failure by Member States to adapt their fleets by the date specified in paragraph 1 will result in a suspension of the fishing opportunities of the fleet segments concerned.
Amendment 2058 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 concerning the re-calculation of the fishing capacity ceilings as referred to in Article 33 a paragraph 3.
Amendment 2059 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 4 c (new) 4 c. Union vessels shall require a valid engine certificate, issued in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, in order to be issued with a fishing licence or authorisation.
Amendment 2061 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 5 – article 35 – title Amendment 2066 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 2071 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 2 Amendment 2079 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 3 Amendment 2093 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 5 – article 36 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. The following information shall be in the public domain: (a) vessel name, Community Fishing Vessel Register number and physical characteristics; (b) licences and authorisations held by vessels; (c) name and address of vessel owner.
Amendment 2095 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 5 a (new) – article 36 a new PART V a CRITERIA FOR ALLOCATION OF ACCESS TO FISHERIES Article 36 a Access criteria When allocating access to fisheries, Member States shall use transparent, quantifiable, equitable and verifiable criteria and grant priority access to environmentally and socially sustainable fishing practices. Criteria shall take account inter alia of: - the impact on the marine environment, - selectivity of the gear or fishing practice, - energy consumption and emissions, - employment provided, - working conditions, - quality of product, - contribution to the local economy, - history of compliance of the operator. Preference shall be given for fisheries for human consumption Every three years, Member States shall conduct a performance evaluation of all individual operators using vessels flying their flag. Performance data shall be incorporated in a data base accessible to the Commission, the Control Agency, and third countries upon request.
Amendment 2110 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 6 – article 37 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the level of fishing, its temporal and spatial patterns and the impact that fishing activities have on the marine biological resources
Amendment 2165 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 7 – title -1 – article 38 a (new) Article 38 a External policy The external dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy shall be coherent with the Union's environment, development and trade policies. It shall follow the same principles and promote the same standards for fisheries management as applied in EU waters.
Amendment 2182 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 7 – article 39 – paragraph 2 2. The positions of the Union in international organisations dealing with fisheries and RFMOs shall be based on best practice and the best available scientific advice and the precautionary and ecosystem-based approaches to ensure that fishery resources are maintained above or restored above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 2190 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 7 – article 39 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. The Union shall actively promote the conduct of independent performance reviews of RFMOs and the full and prompt implementation of their recommendations.
Amendment 2191 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 7 – article 39 – paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. The Union shall actively support the development of equitable and transparent allocation mechanisms of fishing opportunities.
Amendment 2195 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 7 – article 40 – paragraph 1 The Union, assisted by the European Fisheries Control Agency, shall cooperate with third countries and international organisations dealing with fisheries, including RFMOs, to strengthen compliance with measures adopted by such international organisations. Member States shall ensure compliance of their operators with the measures referred to in the previous paragraph. In cases of non-compliance, Council Regulation 1005/2008 shall apply.
Amendment 2201 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 1 1. Sustainable Fisheries Agreements with third countries shall establish a legal, economic and environmental governance framework for fishing activities carried out by Union fishing vessels in third country waters in accordance with relevant measures adopted by international organizations including RFMOs. Such frameworks may include: a) development and support for the necessary scientific and research institutions; b) monitoring, control and surveillance capabilities; and c) other capacity building items pertaining to the development of a sustainable fisheries policy of the third country.
Amendment 2215 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2 2. Union fishing vessels shall only catch surplus of the allowable catch determined by the third country as referred to in Article 62(2) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and identified on the basis of the best available scientific advice and relevant information exchanged between the Union and the third country concerned about the total fishing effort on the affected stocks by all fleets, in order to ensure that fishery resources remain above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield. Special consideration shall be given to the nutritional needs of the populations in the coastal State and of the land-locked States in the region and sub-region in accordance with Articles 69 and 70 of UNCLOS.
Amendment 2224 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Sustainable Fisheries Agreements shall provide that fishing authorisations for stocks in the third country shall only be granted to fishing vessels that have been flagged in the EU during the 24 months preceding the request for a fishing authorisation.
Amendment 2228 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. No Union fishing vessels shall operate in a third country with which the Union has negotiated a Sustainable Fisheries Agreement outside the provisions of that Agreement.
Amendment 2230 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2 c (new) 2 c. Respect for democratic principles and human rights, as laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant international human rights instruments, and for the principle of the rule of law, shall constitute an essential element of Sustainable Fisheries Agreements.
Amendment 2231 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 7 – article 41 – paragraph 2 d (new) 2 d. Independent evaluations shall be conducted of the impact of each protocol prior to the adoption of the mandate for negotiations for succeeding protocols and shall include information on catches and fishing activities. Such evaluations shall be in the public domain.
Amendment 2236 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 7 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) support part of the cost of access to the fisheries resources in third country waters with the beneficiaries of the access to the fishery paying a progressively greater share of the costs;
Amendment 2248 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 7 – title 2 a – article 42 a (new) TITLE II a OTHER ARRANGEMENTS Article 42 a Union fishing activities outside Sustainable Fisheries Agreements Member States shall obtain information on the existence of any arrangements between nationals of a Member State and a third country, allowing fishing vessels flying their flag to engage in fishing activities in waters under the jurisdiction or sovereignty of a third country and shall inform the Commission thereof by submission of a list of the vessels concerned and the details of the arrangement and activities.
Amendment 2252 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 8 – article 43 – title Amendment 2258 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. With a view to
Amendment 2259 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new) (-a) reducing the environmental impact of aquaculture activities so as to contribute to the achievement of good environmental status;
Amendment 2260 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new) (-a) encouraging the use of non- carnivorous species and reducing the use of fishery products as fish feed;
Amendment 2270 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) improving the competitiveness of the aquaculture industry
Amendment 2273 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) en
Amendment 2280 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d Amendment 2307 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 2 2. Member States shall establish a multiannual national strategic plan for the development of aquaculture activities on their territory by 2014 in conformity with the Union strategic guidelines.
Amendment 2311 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 3 3. The multiannual national strategic plan shall include the Member State's objectives and the measures and timelines required to achieve them.
Amendment 2314 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point a Amendment 2322 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 4 – point b Amendment 2415 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 10 – article 46 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. The implementation of the Union fisheries control system shall be sustained by an effective cooperation and coordination between Member States, the Commission and the European Fisheries Control Agency at a regional level to implement the principles included in paragraph 2. The European Fisheries Control Agency shall be the control regulation body designated for the exchange of data in electronic form and enhanced maritime surveillance capacity in order the monitor fishing activities. In case of serious threat to the conservation of marine biological resources, the European Fisheries Control Agency shall set up an emergency unit upon request by the Commission.
Amendment 2416 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 10 – article 46 a (new) Article 46 a Compliance Committee 1. A Union Compliance Committee shall be established and include representatives of the Member States, the Commission and the Control Agency. 2. The Union Compliance Committee shall: (a) conduct annual reviews of compliance by each Member State to identify failures to comply with the CFP (b) review actions taken in relation to breaches of compliance detected. (c) forward its conclusions to the European Parliament and the Council
Amendment 2452 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 11 – article 51 – paragraph 2 2. Serious infringements by operators of the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy shall result in temporary or permanent bans on access to the Union financial assistance and/or the application of financial reductions. Such measures shall be dissuasive, effective and proportionate to the nature, extent, duration and repetition of serious infringements.
Amendment 2454 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 11 – article 51 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall ensure that Union financial assistance is granted only if no sanctions for serious infringements have been imposed to the concerned operator within a period of
Amendment 2507 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 12 – article 54 – paragraph 1 1. Advisory Councils shall be composed of organizations representing
Amendment 2539 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 14 – article 57 – paragraph 4 Amendment 2542 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 14 – article 58 Amendment 2545 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 14 – article 58 a (new) Article 58 a Review 1. Every 5 years, the Commission shall review the provisions of Part I and present proposals to the European Parliament and the Council to incorporate progress and best practices in fisheries management. 2. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the operation of the Common Fisheries Policy before the end of 2022.
source: PE-489.437
2012/09/05
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2 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 4 – Article 28 – title Allocation of
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Part 7 – Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) support part of the cost of access to the fisheries resources in third country waters, with the beneficiaries of the access to the fishery paying a progressively greater share of the costs;
source: PE-489.410
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2011/0206(COD) Fish stock conservation: multiannual plan for the Baltic salmon stock
2012/12/06
PECH
28 amendments...
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 6 (6) The Implementation Plan agreed by the World Summit on Sustainable Development at Johannesburg in 2002 states that all commercial stocks should be restored to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield by 2015. This has been a legal requirement under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea since 1994. ICES deems that for the Baltic salmon river stocks this level corresponds to a smolt production level between 60% and 75 % of the potential smolt production capacity for the different wild salmon rivers. Such scientific advice should constitute the basis for setting the objectives and targets of the multiannual plan.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 a (new) (9a) The genetic diversity of salmon in the Baltic Sea is best conserved by allowing fishing only once the salmon have left the sea and begun moving up the rivers to spawn. Closure of the Baltic Sea to fishing would cause significant problems to certain Member States and segments of the industry, however, so this fishing [harvesting of salmon at sea] should therefore be phased out gradually.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 a (new) (11a) In order to avoid the risk of misreporting of sea trout and salmon, a common minimum landing size should be established for both species.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 (12) Scientific advice states that stocking procedures may have significant implications on the genetic diversity of the Baltic salmon stock and that there is a risk that the large number of reared fish released to the Baltic Sea every year is affecting the genetic integrity of the wild salmon and should be phased out. Therefore the condition of rearing and releases should be established in this multiannual plan.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16) A substantial part of the coastal vessels fishing for salmon are below 10 m in length. For this reason the use of fishing logbook as requested by Article 14 and prior notification as requested by Article 17 of Regulation (EC) 1224/2009 should be extended to cover all commercial fishing vessels and service vessels.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 19 (19) Recent scientific advice indicates that recreational salmon fisheries at sea have a significant impact on the salmon stocks, even though the data quality in this regard is not at a high precision level. In particular, recreational fisheries carried out from vessels operated by undertakings offering their services for profit can potentially account for an important part of catches of Baltic salmon. Hence, it is appropriate for the functioning of the multiannual plan to introduce certain specific management measures to control such recreational fishing activities.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) recreational fisheries of salmon in the Baltic Sea
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. For wild salmon rivers which have reached 50% of the potential smolt production capacity by the time of the entry into force of this Regulation, the wild smolt production shall reach
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 2 2. For wild salmon rivers which have not reached 50% of the potential smolt production capacity by the time of the entry into force of this Regulation, the wild smolt production shall reach 50% of the potential smolt production capacity for each river in five years and
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 3. After ten years from the entry into force of this regulation, the wild salmon smolt production shall be maintained at a level of at least
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 4 4. Member States concerned may set, for each wild salmon river, other more stringent targets, such as the number of returning spawners.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 2. When there are clear indications that stock conditions have changed and/or that the existing fishing mortality rate is not appropriate to reach the objectives set out in Article 4, the Commission may amend the value of the fishing mortality rate at sea referred to in paragraph 1 by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 26. Harvesting of salmon at sea, beyond the baselines, shall be phased out. It shall be reduced by 50 % by …* and prohibited …**. _________________ * OJ please insert the date six years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation. ** OJ please insert the date eight years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 8 – paragraph 1 Salmon caught at sea from service vessels and from recreational coastal and river fisheries shall be counted against the national quota.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Chapter 5 a (new) Minimum landing size for salmon and sea trout The minimum landing size for both salmon and sea trout shall be 65 cm.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Stocking of salmon may only be conducted in wild salmon river
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 2 2. Stocking shall be conducted in a way that safeguards the genetic diversity and variability of the different salmon river stocks taking into account existing fish communities in the stocked river and in neighbouring rivers while maximising the effect of stocking. Smolt shall come from the nearest wild salmon river.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) smolt come from the nearest wild salmon river.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 2 The Polluter Pays Principle must be the guiding principle when rehabilitating waterways. Direct restocking in accordance with paragraph 1 shall also be deemed to be a conservation measure for the purposes of Article 38(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 on the European Fisheries Fund.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 16 – paragraph 1 By way of derogation from Article 14 of Regulation 1224/2009 masters of European Union fishing vessels of all length holding a fishing authorisation for salmon, as well as of service vessels, shall keep a logbook of their operations in accordance with the rules set in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 17 – paragraph 1 By way of derogation from the introductory sentence of Article 17(1) of Regulation 1224/2009, masters of European Union fishing vessels of all length, as well as of service vessels, retaining salmon and/or sea trout on board shall notify the competent authorities of their flag Member State immediately after the completion of the fishing operation of the information listed in Article 17(1) of Regulation 1224/2009.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – title Catch declarations for recreational fisheries
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 Member States concerned shall verify the accuracy of the information recorded in the catch declarations by landing inspections. Such landing inspections shall cover a minimum of
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) compliance with the rules on quota uptake, activity authorisation and catch declaration by service vessels and other recreational fisheries;
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 1 a (new) The Commission may adopt implementing acts laying down detailed conditions for conducting electrofishing based on the latest scientific information. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 28(2).
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 22 – paragraph 1 b (new) No later than …*, the Commission shall forward to Parliament and to the Council the findings of the scientific research conducted in respect of the discards and by-catch of salmon in all relevant Baltic Sea fisheries. ___________________ * OJ please insert the date three years after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 27 – paragraph 1 Where
source: PE-491.237
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2011/0307(COD) Securities: issuers trading on a regulated market, transparency requirements
2012/05/15
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 (7) In order to provide for enhanced transparency of financial activities in third countries, in particular payments made to governments, issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market
source: PE-489.526
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2011/0308(COD) Company law: annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings
2012/05/15
DEVE
9 amendments...
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 32 (32) In order to provide for enhanced transparency of payments made to governments, all large undertakings and public interest entities
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 33 (33) The reports should serve to facilitate governments to be accountable to their citizens for payments such governments receive from undertakings operating within their jurisdiction. Where such undertakings are active in the extraction of natural resources, the reports should serve to facilitate governments of resource-rich countries in implementing the EITI Principles and Criteria and account to their citizens for payments such governments receive from undertakings
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 1 1.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a directive Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 3 3.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new) 4a. "Constituent entities" means those subsidiaries, associates, joint ventures, permanent establishments and other trading arrangements that shall in whole or in part be considered members of the Undertaking to the extent that they are consolidated in the annual financial statements of that Undertaking.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive Article 37 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall require large undertakings
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) taxes on profits, and the effective tax rate applied;
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a directive Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point c (c) royalties, and the effective tax rate applied;
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive Article 39 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new) (ba) The report shall also specify the following additional financial information on a country-by-country basis: (a) net turnover broken down by main categories of activity; (b) quantities produced sale or exchange; (c) profit or loss before taxation; (d) total number of people employed and their aggregate remuneration. (e) expenditure on fixed asset investment during the course of the period.
source: PE-489.525
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2011/0380(COD) European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) 2014-2020
2013/01/17
PECH
143 amendments...
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) It is paramount to better integrate environmental concerns into the CFP which should deliver on the objectives and targets of the Union's environmental policy and the Europe 2020 Strategy. The CFP is aimed at an exploitation of living marine biological resources that restores and maintains fish stocks a
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 15 (15) The achievement of the objectives of the CFP would be undermined if Union financial assistance under EMFF is disbursed to operators who, ex-ante, do not comply with requirements related to the public interest of conservation of marine biological resources. Therefore only operators should be admissible who, within a particular period of time before lodging an application for aid, were not involved in the operation, management or ownership of fishing vessels included in the Union IUU vessel list as set out in Article 40(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1936/2001 and (EC) No 601/2004 and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1093/94 and (EC) No 1447/1999,
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) The consequences laid down for the failure to fulfil the eligibility conditions should apply in case of infringements of the CFP rules by the beneficiaries. In order to determine the amount of ineligible expenditure, the
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 18 (18) The achievement of the objectives of the CFP would also be undermined if Union financial assistance under EMFF is paid to Member States who do not comply with their obligations under the CFP rules related to the public interest of conservation of marine biological resources, such as ensuring a balance between the fishing capacity of their fleets and available fishing opportunities, collecting data and implementing the control obligations. Moreover, without complying with those obligations there is a risk that inadmissible beneficiaries or ineligible operations are not detected by the Member States.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 31 (31) In order to increase the sustainability, competitiveness and economic performance of fishing activities it is vital to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship. The
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 37 (37)
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 38 Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 39 (39) The objective of the Common Fisheries Policy is to ensure a sustainable exploitation of fish stocks. Overcapacity has been identified as a major driver for overfishing. It is therefore paramount to adapt the Union fishing fleet to the resources available.
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 40 Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 41 a (new) (41 a) Mitigation of the impacts of climate change in coastal and marine ecosystems is of critical importance. The EMFF should support investments to reduce the contribution of the fishing sector to emissions of greenhouse gases as well as projects aimed at protecting and restoring seagrass beds and coastal wetlands which are major carbon sinks.
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 42 a (new) (42 a) In order to minimize the impact of fishing on marine ecosystems, the EMFF should support the establishment, management, monitoring and control of a coherent network of fish stock recovery areas.
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 45 Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 46 (46) In line with the Commission's Strategy for the Sustainable Development of European Aquaculture, the CFP objectives and Europe 2020 Strategy, the EMFF should support the environmentally, economically and socially sustainable development of the aquaculture industry, with a particular focus in promoting eco innovation, reducing dependence on fish meal and oil, improving the welfare of farmed organisms and promoting organic and closed system aquaculture.
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 46 a (new) (46 a) Due to the potential impact on wild marine populations of escapes of farmed animals from aquaculture sites, the EMFF should by not provide incentives for the farming of exotic species or genetically modified organisms.
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 50 (50) Conscious of the need to identify the most suitable areas for developing aquaculture, taking into account access to waters and space and that coastal spatial planning should ensure the conservation of coastal ecosystems, in particular the achievement of good environmental status under the MSFD, the EMFF should support national authorities in making their strategic choices at national level.
Amendment 362 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 51 (51) Investment in human capital is also vital to increase the competitiveness and economic performance of aquaculture activities. Therefore, the EMFF should support lifelong learning and networking stimulating the dissemination of knowledge as well as advisory services helping to improve the overall environmental performance and competitiveness of operators.
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 53 (53) Conscious of the importance of consumer protection, the EMFF should ensure adequate support to farmers in order to prevent and mitigate the risk for public and animal health that aquaculture rearing may generate, particularly through programmes designed at reducing the dependence of aquaculture activities of veterinary products.
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 54 Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 61 (61) In order to ensure the viability of fisheries and aquaculture in a highly competitive market, it is necessary to lay down provisions granting support for the implementation of the [Regulation (EU) No on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products] as well as for marketing and processing activities carried by operators to maximise the value of fisheries and aquaculture products. Particular attention should be paid to the promotion of operations which integrate producing, processing and marketing activities of the supply chain.
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 62 (62) Priority should be given to producer organisations and associations of producer organisations by granting them support. The compensation for storage aid and aid for production and marketing plans should
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 101 a (new) (101 a) It is particularly important to ensure that ex-ante conditionalities concerning the administrative capacity to comply with the data requirements for fisheries management and the implementation of a Union control inspection and enforcement system are respected.
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) and the Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP), including the Marine Strategy Framework Directive.
Amendment 476 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5 a (new) (5a) 'fish stock recovery area' means a geographically defined sea area in which all fishing activities are prohibited, in order to improve the exploitation and conservation of living aquatic resources or the protection of marine ecosystems, as referred to in Regulation No [Regulation laying down Common Provisions];
Amendment 486 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6 a (new) (6a) 'fishing capacity' means the ability of a vessel to catch fish, measured in terms of vessel characteristics, including a vessel's tonnage in GT (Gross Tonnage), its power in kW (Kilowatt) as defined in Articles 4 and 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86, as well as the character and size of its fishing gears and any other parameter that affects its ability to catch fish;
Amendment 503 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 13 Amendment 533 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) promoting
Amendment 557 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) fostering the implementation, and the achievement of the objectives, of the CFP.
Amendment 575 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a (a) promotion of economic
Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b (b) diversification of fisheries activities into other sectors of
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part (2) Fostering sustainable innovative, competitive and knowledge based fisheries through the focus on the following areas:
Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new) (aa) reducing the negative impacts of fishing on animal welfare;
Amendment 664 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a a (new) (aa) ensuring a balance between fishing capacity and available fishing opportunities;
Amendment 665 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a b (new) (ab) minimisation of unwanted catches;
Amendment 666 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b (b) protection and restoration of marine biodiversity and ecosystems including the services they provide and achievement of a good environmental status by 2020.
Amendment 684 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a (a)
Amendment 689 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b a (new) (ba) ensure that aquaculture development is compatible with the objectives of Directive 2008/56/EC.
Amendment 716 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 10 – paragraph 1 In addition to the principles enounced in Article 4 of the [Regulation (EU) No […] laying down Common Provisions], the Commission and the Member States shall ensure coordination and complementarity between support from the EMFF and from other Union policies and financial instruments, including the Regulation (EC) No [establishing the Framework Programme for Environment and Climate Change Action (LIFE Framework Programme)] and those in the framework of the Union's external action. Coordination between assistance from the EMFF and LIFE Framework Programme shall be achieved in particular, by promoting the funding of activities that complement integrated projects funded under LIFE Framework Programme, as well as by promoting the use of solutions, methods and approaches validated under LIFE Framework Programme, especially under the biodiversity priority area.
Amendment 727 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) operators involved in the operation, management or ownership of fishing vessels flagged to countries identified as non-cooperating third countries as set out in Article 33 of the Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008;
Amendment 744 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) the identification of the period of time referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 which shall be proportionate to the se
Amendment 754 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 12 a (new) Article 12 a Suspension of payments In cases of operators being under investigation of having committed an infringement described in Article 12 paragraph 1, any payments under the EMFF to the operators concerned shall be suspended. Should an operator be found to have committed an infringement under Article 12 paragraph 1, the application of the operators concerned shall be considered inadmissible.
Amendment 756 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) operations increasing the fishing capacity or the ability to catch fish of the vessel;
Amendment 769 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) construction of new fishing vessels, decommissioning, export or importation of fishing vessels;
Amendment 773 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) investments on board of vessels for which the flag Member State has not demonstrated a balance between the fleet capacity and the available fishing opportunities, as required under [Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy];
Amendment 774 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) storage aid;
Amendment 775 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new) (bb) investments on board for vessels belonging to a fleet segment for which the capacity report, referred to in article 34.1 of the [Regulation on Common Fisheries Policy], has not demonstrated that there is a sustainable balance between fishing opportunities and fleet capacity.
Amendment 795 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d (d)
Amendment 814 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 818 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 3 3. A minimum of EUR
Amendment 820 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 4 4. A minimum of EUR
Amendment 832 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 6 Amendment 873 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 18 – paragraph 1 1. Each Member State shall draw up a single operational programme to implement the Union priorities referred to in article 6 of this Regulation to be co- financed by the EMFF.
Amendment 884 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new) (da) where applicable, consistency of the measures under Union priorities for EMFF referred to in Article 38(1)d of this Regulation and the prioritised action frameworks for Natura 2000 in Article 8(4) of Council Directive 92/43/EEC and the achievement of good environmental status under Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
Amendment 895 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) a demonstration of a pertinent approach integrated into the programme towards innovation,
Amendment 899 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (c a) an assessment of the balance between fishing capacity and available fishing opportunities as required under [Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy];
Amendment 901 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) description of selection criteria for projects, giving priority to projects that are designed to reduce the environmental impact of fishing and aquaculture activities;
Amendment 907 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point g (g) description of selection criteria for local development strategies under Chapter III of Title V
Amendment 939 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point o – point i – indent 3 – an evaluation of the effects of the fishing sector on the ecosystem
Amendment 949 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 21 – paragraph 2 2. The Commission shall approve the operational programme by means of implementing act when it is satisfied the requirements of Paragraph 1 have been met. Once approved the operational programmes shall be in the public domain.
Amendment 990 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 28 – paragraph 1 1. In order to stimulate innovation in fisheries, the EMFF may support projects aiming at developing or introducing new or substantially improved products compared to the state of art, new or improved processes, new or improved management and organisation systems, provided they contribute to more sustainable fishing practices.
Amendment 1003 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. In order to promote more sustainable fisheries and improve the overall performance
Amendment 1007 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) the provision of professional advice on development of more sustainable fishing practies;
Amendment 1038 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 30 – paragraph 2 2. Activities referred to in paragraph 1(b) may cover data collection activities, joint research projects, studies, dissemination of knowledge and best practices
Amendment 1079 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. In order to foster entrepreneureship and facilitate diversification and job creation outside fishing, the EMFF may support::
Amendment 1085 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) business start-ups outside fishing for fishermen with at least 7 years of professional fishing activity;
Amendment 1105 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) diversification of the income of fishermen through the development of complementary activities outside fishing.
Amendment 1127 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 3 3. Support under paragraph 1(b) shall be granted to small scale coastal fishermen owning a Union fishing vessel registered as active and which have carried out fishing activities at sea at least
Amendment 1128 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 32 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Support under paragraph 1(c) shall be granted only to fishermen provided that the complementary activities outside fishing relate to the core fishing business, such as angling tourism, restaurants, fishing environmental services or educational activities on fishing.
Amendment 1166 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 – paragraph 1 1. In order to improve working conditions on board for fishermen the EMFF may support investments on board or in individual equipments providing that these investments go beyond standards required under national or Union law and do not increase the capacity of the fishing vessel..
Amendment 1187 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 33 a (new) Article 33 a Temporary cessation of fishing activities in the event of environmental disasters 1. The EMFF may contribute to the financing of measures for the temporary cessation of fishing activities in the event of an environmental disaster such as oil spills, toxic chemical spills or radioactive leaks. Contributions to the financing of aid measures under paragraph 1 may be made for fisheres and the owners of fishing vessels for a maximum duration of 6 months. The period may be extended for a further 6 months. All fishing activities carried out by the fishing vessel concerned or by the fishermen concerned shall be effectively suspended. The competent authority shall satisfy itself that the fishing vessel concerned has stopped any fishing activities during the period concerned by the temporary cessation.
Amendment 1208 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 – title Support to systems of
Amendment 1215 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. In order to establish or modify systems of
Amendment 1220 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) the design and development of technical and administrative means necessary for the creation
Amendment 1226 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) stakeholder participation in designing and developing
Amendment 1231 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the monitoring and evaluation of
Amendment 1237 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) the management of
Amendment 1243 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 34 – paragraph 2 2. Support under paragraph 1 (a), (b) and (c) shall only be granted to public authorities. Support under paragraph 1 (d) of this Article shall be granted to public authorities legal or natural persons or groups of natural persons or recognized producer organizations involved in collective management of pooled transferable fishing concessions in accordance with Article 28(4) of the Regulation on Common Fisheries.
Amendment 1257 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) initiatives undertaken by Member States to cooperate and implement common measures to achieve objectives and targets agreed under multiannual plans established pursuant to Articles 9, 10 and 11 of the [Regulation on Common Fisheries Policy];
Amendment 1259 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new) (a b) the establishement of a coherent network of fish stock recovery areas pursuant Article 7a of the [Regulation on Common Fisheries Policy];
Amendment 1260 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) stakeholder participation in designing and implementing multiannual plans established pursuant to Articles 9, 10 and 11 and conservation measures in the meaning of Articles 17 and 21 of the [Regulation on Common Fisheries Policy]
Amendment 1281 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) reducing unwanted
Amendment 1285 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) reducing and where possible eliminating the physical and biological impacts of fishing on the ecosystem or the sea bed
Amendment 1288 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (c a) reducing the negative impacts of fishing activities on animal welfare;
Amendment 1292 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new) (c b) protecting gear and catches from mammals and birds protected by the Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora or Council and European Parliament Directive 2009/147/EC of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, provided that it does not undermine the selectivity of the fishing gear and that all appropriate measures are introduced to avoid physical damage to the predators.
Amendment 1314 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 37 – paragraph 1 1. In order to contribute to the elimination of discards and by-catches and facilitate the transition to exploitation of living marine biological resources that restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the MSY, the EMFF may support projects aiming at developing or introducing new technical or organisational knowledge reducing impacts of fishing activities on the environment
Amendment 1330 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. In order to stimulate the participation of fishermen and other stakeholders in the protection and restoration of marine biodiversity and ecosystems including the services they provide in the framework of sustainable fishing activities, the EMFF may support the following operations:
Amendment 1343 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point d (d) management, restoration and monitoring of fish stock recovery areas in accordance with [Regulation on Common Fisheries Policy], marine protected areas in view of the implementation of the spatial protection measures referred to in Article 13(4) of the European Parliament and Council Directive 2008/56/EC and NATURA 2000 sites in accordance with Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and Council and European Parliament Directive 2009/147/EC of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, in accordance with prioritised action frameworks established pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 1354 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point f (f) the participation in other actions aimed at maintaining and enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services, such as the restoration of specific marine and coastal habitats in support of sustainable fish stocks
Amendment 1359 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (f a) environmental awareness involving fishermen on protection and restoration of marine biodiversity.
Amendment 1372 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) investments on board aimed at reducing the emission of pollutants or green-house gases and increasing energy efficiency of fishing vessels without increasing fishing power;
Amendment 1382 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (b a) protection and restoration of seagrass beds and coastal wetlands which are carbon sinks of critical importance to mitigate climate change;
Amendment 1384 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new) (b b) substitution of high energy consuming fishing gears to lower energy consuming ones, provided that changes do not result in an increase in the fishing capacity of the fishing unit and that the substituted fishing gear is confiscated and destroyed;
Amendment 1385 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new) (b c) independent evaluations and audits of the energy footprint of fish products in the market place in order to allow consumers to differentiate fish products coming from fishing methods which are less energy intensive.
Amendment 1397 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 39 – paragraph 2 2. Support shall not contribute to the replacement or modernisation of main or ancillary engines nor serve to increase their power. Support shall only be granted to owners of fishing vessels and not more than once during the programming period for the same fishing vessel.
Amendment 1413 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – title Product quality
Amendment 1426 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 2 Amendment 1443 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 40 – paragraph 4 4. The support referred to in paragraph 1 shall only be granted to owners of Union fishing vessels whose vessels
Amendment 1460 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 41 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 1479 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 42 Amendment 1517 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 43 – paragraph 1 Support under this Chapter shall contribute to achieving the Union priorities identified in Article 6(
Amendment 1534 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 44 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 1542 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) introducing new technical or organisational knowledge in aquaculture farms which reduces their impact on the environment, reduces dependence on fish meal and oil, improves the welfare of farmed organisms or fosters a more sustainable use of resources in aquaculture
Amendment 1560 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 46 Amendment 1610 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 1625 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. In order to improve the overall performance
Amendment 1626 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) the setting up management, relief and advisory services for aquaculture farms which contribute to reducing the environmental impact of the operations;
Amendment 1628 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) the provision of farm advisory services of technical, scientific, legal or economic nature
Amendment 1631 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 48 – paragraph 2 – point e Amendment 1655 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) lifelong learning, dissemination of scientific knowledge and innovative practices and acquisition of new professional skills in aquaculture which contribute to reducing the environmental impact of the operations;
Amendment 1668 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 50 – paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. In order to contribute to
Amendment 1672 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) identification and mapping of areas where intensive aquaculture activities should be excluded to maintain their role in ecosystem functioning such as nursery grounds, coastal spawning areas, marine protected areas, Natura 2000 sites or fish stock recovery areas
Amendment 1674 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) i
Amendment 1678 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) non-lethal action taken
Amendment 1684 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 51 Amendment 1708 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) allowing for a substantial reduction of impact of aquaculture enterprises on water usage and quality, in particular through reducing the amount of chemicals, antibiotics and other medicines or water used or improving the output water quality, including through the deployment of multi- trophic aquaculture systems;
Amendment 1711 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) the purchase of
Amendment 1722 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) promotion of closed system aquaculture where fish and other aquatic products are farmed in closed recirculation systems, minimizing water use.
Amendment 1723 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new) (a b) conversion of operations farming carnivorous species into the farming of herbivorous species which do not rely for feeding on fresh, wild, marine or freshwater fish, fishmeal or fish oil products
Amendment 1729 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 53 – paragraph 2 2. Support shall only be granted to beneficiaries who commit themselves for a minimum of
Amendment 1737 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 54 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) extensive and semi-intensive aquaculture methods compatible with specific environmental needs and subject to specific management requirements resulting from the designation of NATURA 2000 areas in accordance with Council Directive 92/43/EEC and Council and European Parliament Directive 2009/147/EC;
Amendment 1770 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) in
Amendment 1778 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 57 A
Amendment 1918 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 70 Amendment 1951 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii Amendment 1954 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii (iii) products obtained using methods with low impact on the environment or organic aquaculture products as defined in Council Regulation(EC) No 834/2007 on organic production or in closed systems.
Amendment 1962 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii (ii) certification and promotion
Amendment 1982 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point f Amendment 2004 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 2055 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 73 – paragraph 1 1. The EMFF may support the compensation regime introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 791/2007 for the additional costs incurred by the operators in the fishing, farming and marketing of certain fishery and aquaculture products from the Azores, Madeira,
Amendment 2057 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 73 – paragraph 3 3. When establishing the list and the quantities referred to in paragraph 2, Member States shall take into account all the relevant factors, in particular the need to ensure that the compensation is fully compatible with the rules of the CFP, in particular the need to ensure that fishing capacity of the fleets concerned is commensurate with available fishing opportunities.
Amendment 2177 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 84 a (new) Article 84 a Conservation measures In order to ensure efficient implementation of conservation measures under Articles 17 and 21 of the [Regulation on Common Fisheries Policy] the EMFF may support initiatives undertaken by Member States to cooperate and implement common measures to achieve objectives and targets agreed under multiannual plans established pursuant to Articles 9, 10 and 11 of the [Regulation on Common Fisheries Policy];
Amendment 2183 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new) (ca) funding of research vessel conducting scientific research programmes in areas outside of the EU where the EU is operating under fisheries agreements;
Amendment 2204 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 94 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 Amendment 2205 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 94 – paragraph 3 – point a Amendment 2228 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 95 – paragraph 2 – point b Amendment 2280 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 – paragraph 1 1. The beneficiary shall continue to comply with the admissibility conditions referred to in Article 12(1), after submitting the application and during the whole period of implementation of the operation and
Amendment 2287 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 105 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 The Commission shall exercise the empowerment in full respect of the principle of proportionality and taking into account the risk that the non-compliance with the respective CFP rules constitutes a serious threats to the sustainable exploitation of living marine biological resources that restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the MSY, the sustainability of the stocks concerned or the conservation of the marine environment, based on the precautionary approach and an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management.
Amendment 2345 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 116 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 If recovery has not taken place within
Amendment 2346 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 117 – paragraph 3 3. For the cases of financial corrections applied on expenditure directly linked to the non-compliance with Article 105, the Member States shall decide the amount of a correction taking into account the gravity of the non compliance by the beneficiary with CFP rules, the gravity of the damage to the ecosystem, fish stocks or the marine environment, the economic advantage derived from the non-compliance with CFP rules or the importance of the EMFF contribution to the economic activity of the beneficiary.
Amendment 2347 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 117 – paragraph 3 3. For the cases of financial corrections applied on expenditure directly linked to the non-compliance with Article 105, the Member States shall decide the amount of a correction taking into account the
Amendment 2351 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 119 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) the Member State has failed to submit the required reports on fleet capacity and its relationship with the available resources required under [Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy]
Amendment 2352 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 119 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (aa) where Member States failed to fulfil their obligations to collect and transmit data and/or their obligation to achieve a balance between fleet capacity and fishing opportunities as referred to in article 34.1 of the [Regulation on Common Fisheries Policy].
Amendment 2398 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 128 – paragraph 3 3. For the cases under paragraph 1(b) in case of non compliance with Article 105, and paragraph 1(d), the Commission shall base its financial corrections only on the expenditure directly linked to the non- compliance with CFP rules. The Commission shall decide the amount of a correction taking into account the gravity of the damage to the ecosystem, fish stocks or the marine environment, the gravity of the non compliance by the Member State or the beneficiary with CFP rules, the economic advantage derived from the non-
Amendment 2430 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 143 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. With regards to access to environmental information, Directive 2003/4/EC and Regulations 1049/2001/EC and 1367/2006/EC shall apply.
source: PE-496.422
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2011/0411(COD) Partnership instrument for cooperation with third countries 2014-2020
2012/05/16
DEVE
9 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 (1) This Regulation establishes a Partnership Instrument for cooperation with third countries to advance and promote
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) implementing the international dimension of the ‘Europe 2020’ strategy by supporting Union's bilateral, regional and inter-regional cooperation partnership strategies, by promoting policy dialogues and by developing collective approaches and responses to challenges of global concern such as
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b (b)
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 (4) In implementing this Regulation, the Union shall aim to ensure policy coherence
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 5 (5) Measures financed under this Regulation shall be based, where appropriate, on cooperation policies set out in instruments such as agreements, declarations and action plans between the Union and the third countries and regions concerned, and shall also relate to areas linked to
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) Preparatory actions such as
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) It is in the Union's interest to deepen its relations with partners who are playing an increasingly important role in the international economy and trade, in south- south trade and cooperation, in multilateral fora including Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G 20), in global governance and in addressing challenges of global concern. The Union needs to build comprehensive partnerships with new players on the international scene, in order to promote a stable and
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 (9) Notwithstanding the specific focus on global players, the scope of this Regulation should be worldwide enabling to support cooperation measures with developing countries where the
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 17 (17) The Union should be able to respond in a flexible and timely manner to evolving and /or unforeseen needs in order to make its commitment to promote
source: PE-489.524
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2011/0434(COD) Conservation of fish stocks: measures in relation to countries allowing non-sustainable fishing
2012/05/03
PECH
2 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) (2a) The Union should be able to refuse the importation of fish coming from a State that has tabled an objection to a management or conservation measure in an RFMO, while recognising that such possibilities would be reciprocal.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c (c) compatible with the obligations imposed by international agreements to which the Union is a party - in particular the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation - and any other relevant
source: PE-483.785
2012/07/03
DEVE
2 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a regulation Citation 3 a (new) - Having regard to the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provision of the 1982 United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea relating to Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks,
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 5 (5) In addition, it is necessary to define the type of measures that may be taken with regard to countries allowing non- sustainable fishing and to establish general conditions for the adoption of such measures so they are based on objective criteria, equitable, cost-effective and compatible with international law, in particular the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization.
source: PE-483.845
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2011/2107(INI) Green Paper: From challenges to opportunities: towards a common strategic framework for EU research and innovation funding
2011/06/22
PECH
8 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Believes it will be crucial to EU competitiveness to increase the participation of enterprises in the next Framework Programme; is of the opinion that entrepreneurs, especially owners of micro- and small enterprises such as small- scale coastal fishing enterprises, might be encouraged to participate in European programmes by the establishment of a transparent and easily accessible system; believes that civil society bodies, such as fishermen’s organisations and Regional Advisory Councils, should also be able to apply for small, practically oriented projects;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Points to the pressing need to fill knowledge gaps in fundamental datasets, such as stock assessments on a large number of target species, since without such data there can be no proper regulation of these fisheries; further recognizes that in order to apply the ecosystem approach much more scientific data on both target and non target species is needed, including deep-sea species which today remain to a large extent unmonitored.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Considers that sufficient funding should be available for inter-disciplinary research in the fisheries and other maritime sectors to operationalise the ecosystem approach in the decision making process regarding the management of marine activities.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Calls for research into scientific methods for operationalizing the precautionary approach to fisheries management, by the explicit incorporation of the various types of uncertainty into stock assessment models and the most appropriate means for dealing with such uncertainties
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Recognises that the difference in slaughtering methods between terrestrial farm animals and marine/aquatic animals are significant; believes that research and innovation to develop more humane catching and slaughtering methods at sea, is needed.
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 e (new) 4e. Supports participatory research with social stakeholders, as developed in the Science-In-Society / Mutual-Mobilisation & Learning (SIS-MML) programme, with a view to enshrine science in society.
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 f (new) 4f. Notes that the use of structural funds to invest in research infrastructures, contributes to bridge the scientific capacity gap between Member States and improve the participation of some MS and regions in Community research programmes.
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 g (new) 4g. Notes that the sustainability of primary food production and other marine activities in shared seas (Mediterranean, Black Sea, Baltic) depends on concerted approaches with neighbouring countries; stresses the need for a stronger scientific capacity building in neighbouring countries, based on a better coordination of the Common Strategic Framework with EU neighbourhood policy instruments.
source: PE-467.183
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2011/2185(INI) Annual report on human rights in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter including implications for the EU's strategic human rights policy
2012/01/02
DEVE
3 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Is of the view that lessons should be drawn from North Africa popular uprisings for a democratic change in order to address the underlying problems, ranging from high unemployment, rising food prices, persistent corruption, denial of basic human rights including social and economic rights as well as limited participation of citizens in decision- making through dialogue and negotiation
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls on the EU to up hold the indivisibility of human rights, which includes the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in conformity with Article 21 of the Lisbon Treaty, General Provisions on Union's External Action,
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Urges the EU to apply the principles of the 1998 Aarhus convention on Access to information, Public Participation in decision-Making and Access to justice in Environmental Matters in its international environmental decision- making processes to guarantee transparency and public access to information in order to facilitate for parliaments, civil society and other stakeholders to carry out their duty of scrutiny in the name of good governance,
source: PE-480.681
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2011/2290(INI) Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy - overarching communication
2012/04/17
DEVE
7 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that sustainable fishing restoring and maintaining stocks well above the levels that can produce Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) will be of huge environmental, social and economic advantage, as the environment will be less degraded, fishing communities w
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Is concerned at the heavy dependence of EU markets on imports of fisheries and aquaculture products,
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Stresses that any access to the surplus of fisheries resources in developing countries which cannot be caught by local fishing fleets can only be given after the nutritional needs of the local populations have been met and the requirements of art 62, 69 and 70 of UNCLOS has been adhered to;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6 b. Is mindful of the provisions set out in UNCLOS articles 69 and 70 regarding land-locked States right to participate in the exploitation of marine living resources of the Exclusive Economic Zones of coastal States in the same region or sub- region to meet nutritional needs of the populations of the respective States;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Reiterates that the future CFP must be guided by principles of good governance including, inter alia, transparency and access to information in accordance with the Aarhus convention, including to the evaluations of Sustainable Partnership Agreements (SFAs);
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Reiterates that the CFP must be coherent with development and environment policies, including the protection of marine ecosystems; calls therefore for action to improve and expand scientific knowledge as well as stronger international cooperation to ensure better performance;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7 c. Reiterates that all EU nationals must abide by the rules and regulations of the CFP wherever they operate, including, inter alia, environmental and social regulations;
source: PE-487.720
2012/09/05
PECH
20 amendments...
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the reform of the CFP must ensure the future survival and prosperity of small-scale fishing fleets and areas that are heavily dependent on fishing, which may require
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Believes that the objective of achieving MSY based on fishing mortality (FMSY) should be established immediately, as this will in any case put the vast majority of stocks on the right track; calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement this objective in an operational manner, based on sound scientific data
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Underlines, however, th
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Recognizes that a discard ban is a strong political statement, and that experience shows that a whole series of additional measures must accompany a ban to achieve the desired minimisation of unwanted bycatches
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses the need for more scientific research to develop tackle and fishing techniques in such a way as to avoid bycatches of non-targeted species and promote other sustainable fishing methods, such as real-time closures; underlines the importance of addressing the management of mixed fisheries to this end;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Asks the Commission to assist Member States in
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Stresses that the introduction of such a measure would imply an in-depth reform of the control and enforcement system; asks the Commission to assist Member States in this respect, in order to ensure that enforcement applies across the board in a uniform manner;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Notes that the main reason for this lack of basic scientific data on the majority of stocks is inadequate reporting by Member States;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Notes that the proposal to introduce ‘Transferable Fishing Concessions’ (TFCs), contained in the basic regulation, raises concerns regarding the concentration and creation of monopolies;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Believes that such a measure should offer priority access to those who fish in a socially and environmentally responsible way; believes that TFCs should not be the only measure proposed for reducing overcapacity, and that
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Considers that
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers that the economic viability of the fisheries sector is affected by the recent rise in oil prices; calls on the Commission to come up with suitable measures to improve fuel efficiency in the fisheries and aquaculture sector
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27 a. Notes with satisfaction that some studies show that considerable social and economic benefits would accrue from allowing fish stocks to increase to levels above those capable of producing MSY, including increased employment and catches and improved profitability;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Considers that the fisheries sector can remain sustainable only if there are sufficient and adequately trained and skilled workers; believes that in order to achieve this, careers in fishing need to remain attractive and standards of qualifications and training need to meet international and European requirements; calls on the Commission to promote proper training and mandatory education schemes in best practice and marine biology in different areas of the sector, since this will attract young people and help create a competitive and eco-
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Believes that the reform of the CFP may, in the short term, lead to job losses, especially in the catching sector, thus affecting the growth of coastal communities and islands; stresses, in this respect, that there is a need for accompanying socio-economic measures, including a plan for
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Believes that as far as regionalisation is concerned, the key response is good governance,
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33 a. Believes that regionalisation of the CFP must reflect the geographical scale of the fisheries being managed, with objectives and principles adopted by the EU co-legislators and the details of the management measures decided at the regional level as locally as possible, which means that for some fisheries this would be across several Member States whereas for others it could be within a part of a single Member State; recognises that new structures may need to be created to enable such a system to function;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 b (new) 33 b. Is also convinced that a more holistic and integrated view on the marine environment is needed, and that marine spatial planning on local and regional level, involving all stakeholders, is a necessary tool to implement a real ecosystem approach to management;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 c (new) 33 c. Notes that effective planning on a regional or local level will facilitate the most appropriate use of the marine resources, taking into consideration local conditions, market demands, competing uses, need for protected areas, designation of specific areas where only certain best practice fishing gear are allowed etc;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Stresses that an ambitious and real reform of the CFP can
source: PE-489.362
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2011/2307(INI) Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020
2012/09/01
PECH
6 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that the commitment to maintain or restore fish stocks to levels above those that can produce the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) by 2015, as provided for in the common fisheries policy reform package proposed by the Commission, was endorsed by the Heads of State and Government at the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises the importance of scientific advice based on reliable and
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Welcomes the commitment to avoid by-catch of unwanted species, preserve vulnerable marine ecosystems and eliminate discards;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Considers that marine biodiversity conservation needs to be addressed at the highest level at the Rio+20 summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9 b. Welcomes the UN General Assembly resolution on ensuring sustainability of the world's fisheries adopted 6 December 2011 stressing that urgent action is needed in efforts to achieve sustainable use of the world's oceans and seas;
source: PE-478.664
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2011/2318(INI) External dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy
2012/02/16
DEVE
9 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the SFAs respect essential and fundamental elements of human rights and democratic principles as provided for in Article 9 of the Cotonou Agreement;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Reiterates the request made by the LDRAC (the Long-Distance Fleet Regional Advisory Council) that a distinction be made between the cost of access for the EU fleet (to be covered at an acceptable level by ship-owners and representing a fair share of the value of the catches) and the compensation intended to help towards development and that that aid should reflect the importance of the fisheries sector in the fight against poverty;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the SFAs concluded by the EU with developing countries are based on a true spirit of partnership under which the cost of access to fishery resources is a fair reflection of their value and developing countries’ fishery resources, ecosystems and marine biodiversity are sustainably conserved;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Takes the view that European fleets’ catches in developing countries’ waters which are provided for in the SFAs should be based on the existence of a surplus which cannot be caught by local fishing fleets and that ‘local catches’ should be understood within the meaning of Article 70 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which stipulates that they also include the catches of coastal States whose geographical situation makes them dependent upon the exploitation of the living resources of the exclusive economic zones of other States in the subregion or region;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Highlights the importance of the joint scientific groups responsible for providing scientific opinions on the state of fishing resources on the basis of the best information available and insists that those groups should have appropriate financial, technical and human resources to carry out their tasks and to work together with Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMO);
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Would like to see the SFAs improve the integration of developing countries in the world economy and encourage investment and the development of the local private sector,
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to include a governance clause in future SFAs which acknowledges not only the rights of developing countries to develop their local fisheries sectors sustainably, but also the principles of good governance, transparency and the fight against corruption;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Points to the importance of the joint committees for proper implementation of SFAs and calls for those committees to be open to the fishery sector actors and parliamentarians developing countries and the EU in order to improve transparency and contribute to good governance at SFA level;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to encourage third-country partners to gather and publish any relevant information, if not already available, on fishing activities carried out in their waters;
source: PE-480.890
2012/08/05
PECH
16 amendments...
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Reiterates its belief in the need for coherence between the fisheries policy of the Union and its policies with respect to development and the environment; notes that such coherence requires coordination both within the Commission itself, within Member States' governments and between the Commission and the governments of the individual Member States;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission to support clearly defined principles and objectives for environmentally and socially sustainable fisheries on the high seas and in waters under national jurisdiction at the upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Brazil in June 2012 and to rapidly and effectively implement decisions made there;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Urges the Commission to drive forward the global and multilateral agenda promoting sustainable fisheries
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Believes that the EU should launch an initiative at UN level to set up a global catch documentation scheme
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Regrets, however, that EU bilateral agreements have not always
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Considers that EU bilateral agreements must respect not only Article 62 of UNCLOS regarding surplus stocks but also Articles 69 and 70 on the rights of land-locked and geographically disadvantaged States within the region, especially with respect to nutritional and socio-economic needs of local populations;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers that the currently used social clause should be strengthened to include respect for International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 188, ILO Recommendation 199 on work in fishing, as well as the eight ILO Fundamental Conventions, namely: the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No 29), the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No 87), the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No 98), the Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No 100), the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No 105), the Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No 111), the Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No 138), the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No 182);
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Insists on full compliance by Member States of the catch-reporting and other rules applicable in the waters of partner countries, including daily reports of catches to the coastal State;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Urges the EU to take the lead in strengthening RFMOs in order to improve their performance, including by means of regular reviews by independent bodies of the extent to which they achieve their objectives, and to ensure that the recommendations made in such reviews are rapidly and fully implemented; urges that the EU work to ensure that all RFMOs have an effective compliance committee and believes that clear cases of lack of compliance by States must lead to non- discriminatory sanctions, including reductions in quotas, effort, capacity allowed, etc.;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27 a. The Union must better coordinate its fisheries and development policies and engage in systematic, long-term and in- depth dialogues and partnerships with other flag, market and coastal States, in order to achieve improved fisheries management and food security world wide;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Insists on the rapid expansion of the coverage of RFMOs so that all high seas fisheries are effectively managed with the ecosystem and precautionary approaches to ensure resource conservation; notes that this may require a combination of new RFMOs where none exist as well as an increase in the competence of existing RFMOs or a revision of their conventions;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28 a. Notes that as a consequence of climate change and shifts in distribution of species, new fishing grounds are opening up in Arctic waters; considers that the EU should take initiatives to ensure that fishing operations are effectively managed (by existing RFMOs or the creation of a new one) for sustainable management and conservation of stocks in these waters; believes that fishing should be initially restricted to allow for scientific assessments of Arctic stocks and the fisheries they can sustainably support;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Requests that a detailed assessment be conducted of the fishing capacity of EU fleets authorised to fish outside EU waters, using reliable indicators of the ability of vessels to catch fish and considering advances in technology, and based on the recommendations of the 1999 FAO Technical Consultation on the measurement of fishing capacity8 ; believes that all RFMOs should ensure that the fishing capacity of the fleets is commensurate with the fishery resources available;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36 a. Insists that the Commission, rather than third countries, be the authority to grant phyto-sanitary certificates to third country vessels that allow direct exportation of fishery products to the EU;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Considers that EU vessels should not be allowed to temporarily reflag in order to take advantage of fishing opportunities under other flags, either in bilateral fisheries agreements or under the auspices of RFMOs and that vessels which leave the EU registers should no longer be able to fish under EU allocations if they return;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 – indent 4 a (new) - include provisions to ensure that only fisheries products coming from well- managed fisheries are traded;
source: PE-489.341
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2012/0077(COD) Conservation of fishery resources: cod stocks in the Baltic Sea, multi-annual plan; aligning the Regulation with the TFEU
2012/10/16
PECH
2 amendments...
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) 1098/2007 Article 4 – introductory paragraph The plan shall ensure the sustainable exploitation of the cod stocks concerned on the basis of maximum sustainable yield by gradually reducing and maintaining the fishing mortality rates at levels no
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – point 1 a (new) Regulation (EC) 1098/2007 Article 4 – point (a) (a) 0,3 on ages 3 to 6 years for the cod stock in Area A; and
source: PE-497.931
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2012/0232(COD) Fishery resources: technical and control measures in the Skagerrak
2013/09/01
PECH
18 amendments...
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) An obligation to land all
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 (7) In order to progressively eliminate discards the selectivity of the fishing gears should be improved by introducing gear modifications, including by increasing the general minimum mesh size requirement for demersal fisheries but with derogations to allow the use of gears, including selection devices having the same selectivity in these fisheries. [Art. 6]
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) (7a) The introduction of a discard ban in the Skagerrak, combined with the control measures contained in this regulation, should result in new and more accurate information being available to both scientists and managers. Such information should be used to introduce new measures to minimize unwanted catches, such as time and area closures.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) Minimum conservation reference size means the size for a given species, based on its size at maturity, below which the sale of catches shall be restricted to reduction to fish meal, pet food or other non-human consumption products only;
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. By way of derogation from Article 19(1) of Regulation 850/98 all catches of the fish stocks listed in Annex I shall be brought and retained on board the fishing vessels and landed in accordance with the timeline set out in that Annex
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The obligation to land all catches established in paragraph 1 shall not apply to a species in a specific fishery where it has been established pursuant to paragraph 4 that it has a high survival rate and provided it can be separated from the main catch.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 4 4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend Annex I on the basis of advances in scientific information or
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 3 3. Member States shall ensure that fishing vessels flying their flag retaining on board fish for which the Member State has no quota shall cease fishing immediately and return to port.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 1. Where a minimum conservation reference size is set for a stock subject to Article 3, the sale of catches of that stock below the minimum conservation reference size shall be restricted for reduction to fish meal, pet food or other non-human consumption products only
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 3 3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend Annex II
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 a (new) Article 11 a Recording of catches All catches shall be recorded in the logbook, distinguishing between: (a) fish from stocks subject to Article 3(1) with separate entries for fish below the minimum conservation reference size; (b) fish from other stocks.
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 2 2. A fishing vessel of 12 metres' length overall or more shall have installed on board a fully functioning REM system that consists of a sufficient number of closed circuit TV (CCTV) cameras on board, GPS and sensors
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. The information collected through the REM system should be available for scientific and management purposes. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt implementing acts on the conditions under which such information may be used.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new) Based on the information collected as a result of these measures, the Commission shall ask ICES for advice on additional measures to minimize the amount of discards of unwanted species in the Skagerrak.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point i (i) in 2013
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point ii (ii) in 2014 1
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point iii (iii) from 2015
source: PE-502.195
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2012/0236(COD) Long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks: management
2013/02/27
PECH
4 amendments...
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Regulation (EC) 1342/2008 Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. Where there is insufficient information to set the TACs in accordance with Article 7, the TACs for cod stocks in the Kattegat, the west of Scotland and the Irish Sea shall be set at a level indicated by scientific advice. However, if the level indicated by scientific advice is more than 20 % greater than the TACs in the previous year, they shall be set at a level 20% greater than the TACs in the previous
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Regulation (EC) 1342/2008 Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a (a) a 25 % reduction compared to the TAC in the previous year, together with other appropriate measures.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Regulation (EC) 1342/2008 Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act Article 1 – point 2 Regulation (EC) 1342/2008 Article 9 – paragraph 2 –point b source: PE-506.056
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2012/2009(DEC) Special report 12/2011 (2011 discharge): Have EU measures contributed to adapting the capacity of the fishing fleets to available fishing opportunities?
2012/04/06
PECH
12 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – points -a to -ae (new) (-a) found that the CFP does not have adequate rules for key issues related to overcapacity of the fishing fleet; (-ab) found that the Member States have not fulfilled their obligation under the CFP of putting in place effective measures to match fishing capacity to fishing opportunities, and the Commission's monitoring and supervision of the Member States did not prevent significant implementation problems; (-ac) found that the investments on board fishing vessels funded by the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) could increase the ability of individual vessels to catch fish; -ad) found that the Union fishing fleet register was not correctly updated with details of fishing vessels scrapped with public aid; (-ae) found that the reporting of efforts to reduce fishing overcapacity was inadequate.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point a Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point b Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point c Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recommends that the Member States: (a) design and implement measures to adapt their fleet to fishing opportunities and ensure that the fleet register is correctly updated, and that reports on their efforts to balance fishing capacity with fishing opportunities provide the required infor-mation and are of suitable quality; (b) ensure that any measures to aid investments on board are strictly applied and do not increase fishing ability; (c) ensure that selection criteria for fishing vessel decommissioning schemes are designed to have a positive impact on the sustainability of the targeted fish stocks and avoid providing public aid for decommissioning in-active fishing vessels.
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Considers that the recommendations of the Court of Auditors should be acted upon urgently, in particular: (a) the definition and accurate measurement of fishing capacity based on the FAO Technical Consultation on the Measurement of Fishing Capacity; and (b) the adoption of a set of qualitative environmental criteria guiding the fleets capacity management programmes.
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 – point a Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 – point b Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 – point c Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 – point b (b) stepping up
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 – point c source: PE-491.084
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2012/2050(INI) Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the Common Foreign and Security Policy
2012/06/26
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 a (new) 53 a. Recalls the European Parliament resolution of 25 November 2010 on the situation in Western Sahara; urges Morocco and the Polisario Front to continue negotiation for a peaceful and long-lasting solution of the Western Sahara conflict and reiterates the rights of the Sahrawi people to self determination which should be decided through a democratic referendum, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions; condemns the ongoing violation of the human rights of the Sahrawi people; calls for the release of the Sahrawi political prisoners; welcomes the statements by 11 countries during the 13 th session of the Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations raising concerns on the situation in Western Sahara;
source: PE-492.653
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2012/2063(INI) EU 2011 report on policy coherence for development
2012/07/18
PECH
3 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that the EU must ensure that the current reform of the Common Fisheries Policy is mainstreamed with the EU commitment towards developing countries to support the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals as well as the basic human right to food as recognised in the Universal Declaration of Human Right.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes the example of transparency that the EU has set in a global context by publishing the conditions of its Fisheries Partnerships Agreements; urges the Commission to continue its openness by ensuring that the evaluations of these agreements are also publically available, respecting the principles of the Aarhus convention, for the purpose of local parliaments, civil society and other stakeholders to effectively scrutinise the implementation and impact of the agreements;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 6 6. Draws attention to the problem of illegal, unregistered and undeclared (IUU) fishing; recalls that many vessels do not duly report their catches and are not inspected, the data supplied by vessels are not checked and the species caught are not clearly identified; considers that the EU can and must make a more effective contribution towards overcoming these problems; urges the Commission, in all its international relations, to support the principle of flag State responsibility which underlies international law and is fundamental to an efficient implementation of the IUU regulation;
source: PE-492.943
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2012/2145(INI) Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2011 and the European Union's policy on the matter
2012/02/10
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Recalls the European Parliament resolution of 25 November 2010 on the situation in Western Sahara; urges Morocco and the Polisario Front to continue negotiation for a peaceful and long-lasting solution of the Western Sahara conflict and reiterates the rights of the Sahrawi people to self determination which should be decided through a democratic referendum, in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions; condemns the ongoing violation of the human rights of the Sahrawi people; calls for the release of the Sahrawi political prisoners;
source: PE-496.431
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2012/2235(INI) For a comprehensive EU fishery strategy in the Pacific region
2012/12/13
DEVE
6 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Points out that in the Pacific region, 15 ACP States have special relations with the EU under the Cotonou Agreement and that, in those countries, the fisheries sector, including inshore
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to promote cooperation at regional and sub-regional level and to ensure that EU fisheries policies are compatible with existing regional Treaties and agreements, including the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) and its implementing protocols;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses the need for the EU to contribute to a decrease in fishing pressure on tropical tuna stocks, including by substantially decreasing mortality levels of juvenile big-eye tuna, a stock of great economic importance to the region and which is currently overfished;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Regrets that there is no regional fisheries a
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points to the need to coordinate EU activities in the Pacific region, not least the support for the fisheries sector under the EDF, the DCI, and the Investment Facility for the Pacific, and the funding allocations for sectoral support under the present SFAs with
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the ACP States to continue to take a
source: PE-502.023
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2012/2295(INI) Innovating for sustainable growth: a bioeconomy for Europe
2013/05/07
DEVE
11 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Underlines that biodiversity and ecosystems deliver collective benefits and must be considered as common goods; recalls that when properly managed and governed, biodiversity based assets can yield significant economic benefits; laments however that many policy-makers see little economic gain from conserving or investing in biodiversity; stresses therefore the value of "ecosystem services" and their contribution to economic and social development;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Stresses that no system for generating wealth can be sustainable if it degrades its resource base; underlines that, in parallel to the market oriented functions, the bio- economy sustains also a wide range of public goods functions, not currently rewarded by the market, that should be preserved, such as agricultural and forested landscape, farmland and forest biodiversity, water quality and availability, soil functionality, climate stability, air quality and resilience to flooding and fire;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Takes the view that the transition to a sustainable bio-based economy will only be successful if resource efficiency is the pillar of the economy and if genetic engineering is not the driver of this economy;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Believes that any bio-economy strategy should adopt the guiding principle of a biomass hierarchy and support a 'cascade utilization' of biomass first directed to ensure basic services not rewarded by the market and then to high value applications like materials (rather than bioenergy which has a lower value);
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Stresses that a sustainable bio-based economy must be built on modal transport and reduction of the overall consumption of biofuels to the strict minimum; in particular, underlines that in order to assess whether a specific bio-based process or product is reducing direct and indirect greenhouse gases emissions, all the stages from the extraction of the raw material to the end-use-state should be considered; stresses that the EU and national policies should promote clean alternatives to fossil fuels, such as vehicles that run on renewable electricity as well as solar and wind energy, instead of stimulating the shift to biomass in sectors where lower value is added to it (like in the production of biofuels and other bioenergy);
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that the amount of sustainable biomass from EU sources will never be enough to meet current energy demand and increasing and competing uses of biomass, and that the EU will therefore be increasingly dependent on imports from developing countries, where biomass exploitation represents a major challenge in terms of governance, as in the case of forest conservation and sustainable management of forest resources, thereby making it difficult to fulfil EU sustainability criteria and measures for imported biomass or to check their implementation through monitoring and evaluation;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Insists that the EU has a duty to reduce its dependency on fish from developing countries for food, as well as for feed in aquaculture, stresses that in the current reform of the CFP, priority should be given to measures that underpin an environmentally sustainable management of fisheries and the use of non-carnivorous species in aquaculture;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the importance of mangrove, seagrass meadows, salt marshes and kelp forests as highly performing carbon sinks, warns of the rapid destruction of these coastal ecosystems due inter alia to increasing demand for seafood from aquaculture; calls for a marine equivalent of the REDD scheme to safeguard coastal and marine ecosystems as carbon sinks;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Recalls that the protection of biodiversity is a key component to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (among which Goal 1 on Eradication of Extreme Poverty and Hunger and Goal 7 on Ensuring Environmental Sustainability); in particular, stresses upon the importance of healthy biodiversity and ecosystems for primary production like agriculture, forestry and fisheries; accordingly, deems that production of biomass shall be analysed in respect with its impact on ecosystem services;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Fears that growing demand for biomass exacerbates food insecurity in developing countries
source: PE-510.586
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2012/2297(INI) Blue growth - Enhancing sustainable growth in the EU's marine, maritime transport and tourism sectors
2013/03/27
PECH
6 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that aquaculture should contribute to food production on a sustainable basis throughout the Union
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recognises the potential advantages of growth in different marine sectors, e.g. the development of offshore energy installations
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that climate change is one of main threats to marine biodiversity globally and that the energy aspects of a blue growth strategy must be based on renewable energies and efficiency; warns against any investments which could lead to lock-in dependency on any fossil fuels; calls for a ban on the exploration of oil and gas fields in the Mediterranean and the Arctic;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers that a successful blue economy requires
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Urges the EU to pursue ambitious international agreements
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Stresses the importance of coastal regions and of sustainable coastal and maritime tourism for the development of an all-inclusive and sustainable maritime economy.
source: PE-508.043
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