NoC108/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.4.93
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)establishingacontrolsystem
applicabletothecommonfisheriespolicy(1)
(93/C108/10)
On21October1992theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforAgricultureandFisheries,whichwasresponsibleforpreparingtheCom­
mittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon5February1993.TheRapporteurwas
MrStrauss.
Atits303rdPlenarySession(meetingof24February1993),theEconomicandSocial
CommitteeadoptedthefollowingOpinionby67votestofive,withfiveabstentions.
1.General
1.1.TheCommitteesupportstheobjectivesofthe
Commission'sproposals.However,amuchgreater
degreeofCommunityinvolvementthanisenvisaged
willberequiredifoverallcompliancewithcontrolof
theCommonFisheriesPolicy(CFP)istobeachieved.
1.2.CompliancewithCFPrulesleavesmuchtobe
desired.Thesuccessofthepolicydependsonitsaccept­
ancebytheindustryandbyMemberStates.Fishermen
willhavetobeconvincedthatrestrictiverulesare
implementedevenlyacrosstheCommunity,andthat
meansinsimilarforms.Aslongasenforcement
methodscontinuetodiffersignificantly,fishermenwill
inevitablyfeelthatthoseinotherMemberStatesare
dealtwithlessseverely.
1.2.1.Atpresent,thedegreeofurgencytoensure
thattherulesareobserveddiffersamongstMember
States.1.5.TheproposalrequiresMemberStatestoplace
sufficientmeansatthedisposaloftheirinspectionser­
vices.Notonlyisthistoovague,buttherequirement
canatpresentnotbeenforced.TheCommissionshould
determineanoperationalratioofinspectorstovessels
andhavepowertoensurethattheratioisattained,
wherenecessarywiththeaidofCommunityfunds.
Bothat-seaandon-shorecontrolshouldbeeligiblefor
suchaid.
1.6.ItisalsonecessarytostrengthentheCom­
mission'spowersofintervention,byprovidingmore
staffanddefiningtheirfunctionsmoreclearlysothat
theycanensurethatCFPrulesareproperlymonitored
andapplied.
1.7.Inspectionofcatchesatseaandoflandingsat
portscanonlycoveraproportionoffishtakenfrom
ECwaters.TheCommitteewouldthereforesupport
theproposalsinArticle12whichwouldenablethe
authoritiestochecktheoriginofcatcheswhilebeing
transportedafterfirstlanding.
1.8.ThecostofmonitoringandenforcingtheCFP
willberelativelyhighinrelationtothevalueofthe
landedfish.Thisshould,however,beacceptedgiven
theimportancetofishermenandconsumersthatfish
stocksarepreserved.
1.9.Nationalinspectorateserviceswillhavetocon­
tinuetoberesponsibleforthedirectenforcementand
monitoringoftheCFP,butthedegreeofCommunity's
involvementwillhavetobemuchgreaterthanisenvis­
aged.TheCommitteesupportstheviewthattheCom­
mission'sfisheriesinspectorateshouldnolongerhave
togivepriornotificationofinspectionvisits.1.3.TheCommissionshould,forboththesereasons,
reconsidertheirproposals.Insteadofmerelyrequiring
MemberStatestoadoptappropriatemeasurestoensure
theeffectivenessofthesystemtheproposalsshouldset
outinframeworklegislationstrictandeffectiverules
whichcouldbeapplieduniformlythroughouttheCom­
munity.
1.4.MonitoringtheCFPdependsonadequate
inspectorateservices.Thepresentservices'technical
resourcesarewoefullyinadequateinrelationtotheir
monitoringrole.Thesizeofnationalinspectionservices
bearnorelationtothesizeoffishingfleetorareasthat
havetobepatrolled.2.Specificcomments
Article1(2)
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Matchinglogbookentrieswithphysicalinspectionsat
seaandactuallandingsformanintegralpartofmoni­
toringtheCFP.
Article7(1)
2.8.Whileacceptingtheneedforsomepriornotifi­
cation,itisunreasonableforavesselflyingtheflagof
anotherMemberStatetohavetoinformportauthori­
tiessixhoursinadvanceoflandinglocationsandarrival
there.Vesselsshouldbeabletolandtheircatches
expeditiously inwhateverportyieldsthehighest
returns.
Article7(3)
2.9.Toprovideadequatecontroloverfishing
resourcesallskippersshouldinprincipleberequired
tomakethedeclarationsspecified.However,itmaybe
necessarytoexempttheskippersofverysmallvesselsin
someregionsoftheCommunityfromthisrequirement .
Article7(7)
2.10.Theprovisionsshouldonlyapplytowrong
declarationswhichstemfromdeliberateandreckless
abuse.Article1(3)
2.2.Thereisalsoaneedtomonitortheactivitiesof
non-MemberStates'vesselsoperatingclosetotheEC's
200-milelimittoensurethattheseboatsdonottopup
theircatchesfromCommunityterritorialwaters.This
willrequireinternationalcontrolmanagement .The
Commissionshouldexplorethepossibilityofappropri­
atecontrolmeasureswiththerelevantthirdcountries.
TitleI
Article2(2)
2.3.Communication ofmovementsandcatchesheld
onboardthirdcountryvesselsshouldalsobetothe
enforcementauthoritiesintheMemberStateconcerned
sothatswiftandeffectiveactioncanbetaken,ifnecess­
ary,toinspectthevessels.
Article2(4)
2.4.MemberStatesshouldalsocoordinatetheir
monitoringactivitieswiththeinspectoratesofnon­
MemberStatestoensurethatallvesselsoperatingon
thehighseasabidebytherulesgoverningfishingin
thesewaters.
Article3(1)
2.5.Therearestilldoubtsfromboththeindustry
andcertainMemberStatesabouttheinstallationofa
continuousmonitoringsystem.However,ifthesystem
provespracticable,thenitshouldbeinstalledonany
vesselswhereitisdeemedthatsatellitesurveillance is
necessary.Itisimportanttosuperviseterritoriallimits,
boxesandmovementsbetweenareasoftheInter­
nationalCouncilfortheExplorationoftheSea(ICES).
2.5.1.Satellitecontrolwouldbecomplementary to
otherformsofmonitoring .Itisclaimedthatsatellite
surveillancewouldgreatlyincreasetheefficiencyof
theseothercontrols.Thisaddsweighttothearguments
thatthecostofinstallationandoperatingsatellite
equipmentshouldnotfallonowners.
Article3(4)
2.6.ThecomputersusedbyMemberStatesshould
allbecompatible.Toensureandencouragecoordi­
nationbetweenthevariousinspectorateservicesthey
shouldeachhaveaccesstoeachotherssatellitesurvey
data.
Title11
Article6(5)
2.7.Thelogbookrequirementssetoutinparagraphs
1to4shouldinprincipleapplytoallfishingvessels.Article10(2)
2.11.Toensureefficiencyofoperationtheskipper
ofthereceivingvesselshouldonlyberequiredtogive
noticeimmediatelybeforeenteringport.
Article13
2.12.MemberStatesshouldnotbeabletorequire
firstmarketingtobebysaleatpublicauctions.While
suchactioncouldsimplifymonitoringitcouldalsolead
todistortionsoftradeandconflictwithmoremodern
andefficientmarketingmethods,particularlycontract
fishing.
TiteIII
Article20
2.13.Theonenetrulewouldreducevessels'mobility
withinICESzonesandhandicaptheirabilitytofishfor
differentspeciesonthesametrip.Beforeimposingsuch
overalllimitations,theCommissionshouldinvestigate
whetherderogationsforspecificoperationsandalterna­
tiveproposalsrelatingtothestowagewouldbeappro­
priateprovided,ofcourse,thatguaranteescouldbe
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thenbecomenecessarytoexerciseameasureofcontrol
notonlyoverfishermenbutalsooverenginemanufac­
turerstoensurethatanycertificationconformswith
reality.
Article32
2.16.Thesequenceofpenaltiessuggestedseems
appropriate .Article23(1)
2.14.Itshouldnotbenecessaryforvesselsequipped
withsatellitesurveillanceequipmentalsotohaveto
notifytheauthoritieswiththeinformationlistedinthis
paragraph.
Article28(1)
2.15.Verificationofenginepoweriscontingenton
thecompilationofausabledefinitionofpower.Itwill
DoneatBrussels,24February1993.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneT1EMANN
APPENDIX I
totheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
Thefollowingmembers,presentorrepresented,votedfortheCommitteeOpinion:
Mr/Mrs/Miss:ARENA,ATAIDEFERREIRA,BELTRAMI,BREDIMASAVOPOULOU ,BRIESCH,Vasco
CAL,CARROLL,CHEVALIER ,CHRISTIE,CUNHA,vanDAM,vanDIJK,DONCK,DOUVIS,DRAIJER,
DRILLEAUD ,ELSTNER,ENGELENKEFER,ETTY,FLUM,GARDNER,GEUENICH,GIACOMELLI ,
GIATRAS,HILKENS,JENKINS,deKNEGT,LAUR,LITTLE,LIVERANI,LYONS,MADDOCKS ,
McGARRY,MERCIER,MEYER-HORN ,MOBBS,MORIZE,MORRIS,NIERHAUS,OVIDEETIENNE,
PANEROFLOREZ,PARDON,PEARSON,PERRINPELLETIER,PETERSEN,POMPEN,PRICOLO,
PROUMENS ,REA,SANTIAGO ,SANTOS,SAUWENS,SCHMITZ,SCHNIEDERS ,vonSCHWERIN ,
SEQUEIRA,SILVA,SMITH,SOLARI,STECHERNAVARRA,STOKKERS,STRAUSS,TESOROOLIVER,
TUKKER,VANDERMEEREN ,WICK,ZUFIAURNARVAIZA .
Thefollowingmembers,presentorrepresented,votedagainsttheCommitteeOpinion:
Messrs:CEBALLOHERRERO,MARGALEFMASIA,MAYAYOBELLO,MUÑIZGUARDADO,QUE­
VEDOROJO.
Thefollowingmembers,presentorrepresented,abstained:
Messrs:ASPINALL,FORGASICABRERA,PASQUALI,RODRIGUEZ DEAZEROYDELHOYO,
RODRIGUEZ GARCIA-CARO .

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APPENDIX II
totheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
Defeatedamendment
Thefollowingamendment,basedontheSectionOpinionandtabledinaccordancewiththeRulesof
Procedure,wasdefeatedinthecourseofthedebate:
Point1.5
Thispointshouldreadasfollows:
'TheCommitteeendorsestheCommissionproposal'srequirementthattheMemberStatesplacesufficient
meansatthedisposaloftheirinspectionservices.'
Reason
TheCommitteeshouldnotdictatetotheCommissionthenumberofinspectorsthateachMemberState
shouldberequiredtoprovide.
Voting
For:21,against:45,abstentions :5.
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilRegulation(EEC)establishingaspecialsystemof
assistancetotraditionalACPsuppliersofbananas
(93/C108/11)
On11January1993theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheEconomicandSocialCommitteedecidedtoappointMrOvideEtienneasRapporteur­
GeneralforitsOpinion.
Atits303rdPlenarySession(meetingof25February1993),theEconomicandSocial
CommitteeadoptedthefollowingOpinionbyalargemajority,with19votesagainstand
8abstentions .
TheCommitteeapprovestheCommissionproposal,
subjecttothecommentssetoutbelow.1.2.Thiscouldcreateproblemsforcertaintra­
ditionalACPsuppliers,particularlythosewhodepend
heavilyontheincometheyderivefrombananas.
1.Introduction 1.3.TheaimoftheCommissionproposalisto
ensure,inaccordancewithProtocol5totheFourth
ACP/EECConvention,thatthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinbananasdoesnotplacetraditional
ACPsuppliersinalessfavourablesituationthanthey
hadenjoyedbeforehand .1.1.Theintroductionofthecommonmarketorgan­
izationforbananascreatesnewobligations,interalia
asregardsquality,forsuppliersoftheECmarket.