A4-0046/96

Proposal for a Council Regulation on the submission by Member States of statistics on aquaculture production (COM(95)0394 - C4-0444/95 - 95/0231(CNS))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments:

(Amendment 1)

Recital 6

>Original text>

Whereas the specific method of drawing up the relevant Community statistics on aquaculture production, which is based on the national statistical systems, requires particularly close cooperation between the Commission and the Member States, in particular within the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics set up in Decision 72/279/EEC,

>Text following EP vote>

Whereas the specific method of drawing up the relevant Community statistics on aquaculture production, which is based on the national statistical systems, requires particularly close cooperation between the Commission and the Member States, in particular within the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics set up in Decision 72/279/EEC, until such time as a similar committee is set up to collect statistics on fisheries and aquaculture production,

(Amendment 2)

Article 5(2)

>Original text>

2. In cases where the inclusion of a particular sector of the aquaculture industry would cause difficulties to the national authorities incommensurate with the importance of the sector in the Member State concerned, a derogation may be granted, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 7, permitting that Member State to exclude data for that sector from the national data submitted.

>Text following EP vote>

2. In cases where the inclusion of a particular sector of the aquaculture industry would cause difficulties to the national authorities incommensurate with the importance of the sector in the Member State concerned, a derogation may be granted.

(Amendment 3)

Article 5(3)

>Original text>

3. The derogations granted pursuant to paragraph 2 shall be for a maximum of three years but may be extended by further three-year periods. In submitting a request for an extension, the Member State shall forward to the Commission the results of a sample survey showing the problems encountered in the application of the Regulation. The request shall then be subject to the procedure laid down in Article 7.

>Text following EP vote>

3. The derogations granted pursuant to paragraph 2 shall be for a maximum of three years but may be extended by further three-year periods. In submitting a request for an extension, the Member State shall forward to the Commission the results of a sample survey showing the problems encountered in the application of the Regulation.

(Amendment 4)

Article 6

>Original text>

The arrangements for implementing the present Regulation including the amendments to the format of data transmissions in Annex 1, the definitions in Annex 2 and the list of species in Annex 2 shall be laid down by the Commission following consultation of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics in accordance with the procedure specified in Article 7.

>Text following EP vote>

The arrangements for implementing the present Regulation including the granting of derogations, amendments to the format of data transmissions in Annex 1, the definitions in Annex 2 and the list of species in Annex 2 shall be laid down by the Commission following consultation of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics (hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee¨) in accordance with the procedure specified in Article 7.

(Amendment 5)

Article 7(1)

>Original text>

1. Where the procedure laid down in this article is to be followed, the Chairman shall refer the matter to the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics (hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee¨), either on his own initiative or at the request of the representative of a Member State.

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Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation on the submission by Member States of statistics on aquaculture production (COM(95)0394 - C4-0444/95 - 95/0231(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(95)0394 - 95/0231(CNS) ((OJ C 327, 7.12.1995, p. 28.)),

- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 43 of the EC Treaty (C4-0444/95),

- having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

- having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A4-0046/96),

1. Approves the Commission proposal, subject to Parliament's amendments;

2. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

3. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Commission proposal;

4. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.