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| 21.1.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 15/135 |
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21.1.2010

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 15/135

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Tuesday 21 October 2008Management of fishing fleets registered in the outermost regions *

P6_TA(2008)0503

European Parliament legislative resolution of 21 October 2008 on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 on the management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regions (COM(2008)0444 — C6-0298/2008 — 2008/0138(CNS))

2010/C 15 E/40

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2008)0444),

having regard to Articles 37 and 299(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0298/2008),

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0388/2008),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal as amended; |
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1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty; |
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2.

Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

| 3. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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3.

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

| 4. | Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
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4.

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
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5.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS |
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| Amendment 1 |
| Proposal for a regulation — amending act


  Recital 3a (new) |
| | (3a) | In addition, there are fleets in the outermost regions consisting mainly of ageing vessels (dating back over 30 years in some cases), and it is therefore essential to ensure Community support for those fleets' renewal and modernisation, especially for the small-scale fleets, in order to improve the conditions for conservation of fish and fishermen's working and safety conditions in those regions
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TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS

Amendment 1

Amendment 1

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Recital 3a (new)

Recital 3a (new)

(3a)

(3a)

In addition, there are fleets in the outermost regions consisting mainly of ageing vessels (dating back over 30 years in some cases), and it is therefore essential to ensure Community support for those fleets' renewal and modernisation, especially for the small-scale fleets, in order to improve the conditions for conservation of fish and fishermen's working and safety conditions in those regions
  .

In addition, there are fleets in the outermost regions consisting mainly of ageing vessels (dating back over 30 years in some cases), and it is therefore essential to ensure Community support for those fleets' renewal and modernisation, especially for the small-scale fleets, in order to improve the conditions for conservation of fish and fishermen's working and safety conditions in those regions

Amendment 2

Amendment 2

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Recital 4

Recital 4

| (4) | It is, therefore, appropriate to extend
  for one more year
  the deadline for the derogation set out in Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 639/2004. |
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(4)

It is, therefore, appropriate to extend
  for one more year
  the deadline for the derogation set out in Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 639/2004.

for one more year

| (4) | It is, therefore, appropriate to extend
  to 2011
  the deadline for the derogation set out in Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 639/2004. |
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(4)

It is, therefore, appropriate to extend
  to 2011
  the deadline for the derogation set out in Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 639/2004.

to 2011

Amendment 4

Amendment 4

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article -1 (new)

Article -1 (new)

Regulation (EC) No 639/2004

Regulation (EC) No 639/2004

Article 2 — paragraph 2

Article 2 — paragraph 2

Article -1

Article -1

Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 shall be replaced by the following
  :

Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 shall be replaced by the following

| 2. | by way of derogation from Article 9(1)(c)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999, public aid to modernise the fleet in terms of tonnage and/or power may be granted,
  within the limits of the specific reference levels provided for in Article 1 of this Regulation
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2.

2.

by way of derogation from Article 9(1)(c)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999, public aid to modernise the fleet in terms of tonnage and/or power may be granted,
  within the limits of the specific reference levels provided for in Article 1 of this Regulation
  .

by way of derogation from Article 9(1)(c)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999, public aid to modernise the fleet in terms of tonnage and/or power may be granted

within the limits of the specific reference levels provided for in Article 1 of this Regulation

Amendment 6

Amendment 6

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article -1a (new)

Article -1a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 639/2004

Regulation (EC) No 639/2004

Article 2 — paragraph 4

Article 2 — paragraph 4

Article -1a

Article -1a

Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 shall be replaced by the following
  :

Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 shall be replaced by the following

| 4. | by way of derogation from Article 9(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999, public aid for the renewal of fishing vessels may be granted until

  31 December 2009. |
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4.

4.

by way of derogation from Article 9(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999, public aid for the renewal of fishing vessels may be granted until

31 December 2009.

Amendment 7

Amendment 7

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 1

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 639/2004

Regulation (EC) No 639/2004

Article 2 — paragraph 5

Article 2 — paragraph 5

In Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 639/2004, ‘31 December 2008’ shall be replaced by ‘
  31 December 2009
  ’.

31 December 2009

In Article 2(5) of Regulation (EC) No 639/2004, ‘31 December 2008’ shall be replaced by ‘
  31 December 2011
  ’.

31 December 2011

Amendment 8

Amendment 8

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Proposal for a regulation — amending act

Article 1a (new)

Article 1a (new)

Regulation (EC) No 639/2004

Regulation (EC) No 639/2004

Article 6

Article 6

Article 1a

Article 1a

Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 shall be replaced by the following
  :

Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 shall be replaced by the following

The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the implementation of this Regulation

  until the expiry of the derogations provided for herein. As regards the measures referred to in Article 2, the Commission shall propose such adjustments as might be required in the light both of the changing socio-economic needs of the regions concerned and of the status of their fish stocks.

The Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the implementation of this Regulation

until the expiry of the derogations provided for herein. As regards the measures referred to in Article 2, the Commission shall propose such adjustments as might be required in the light both of the changing socio-economic needs of the regions concerned and of the status of their fish stocks.

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