Legislative resolution embodying Parliament' s opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision on a specific measure for the grant of an indemnity to fishermen from certain Member States of the Community who have had to suspend their fishing activities in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Morocco (COM(95)0469 - C4-0438/95 - 95/ 0246(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)
Date: 1995-10-25
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: Morocco, Portugal, Spain, exclusive economic zone, fisherman, fishing area, indemnification, territorial waters













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51995AP0259(01)

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament' s opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision on a specific measure for the grant of an indemnity to fishermen from certain Member States of the Community who have had to suspend their fishing activities in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Morocco (COM(95)0469 - C4-0438/95 - 95/ 0246(CNS)) (Consultation procedure)  


Official Journal C 308 , 20/11/1995 P. 0061 





A4-0259/95Proposal for a Council Decision on a specific measure for the grant of an indemnity to fishermen from certain Member States of the Community who have had to suspend their fishing activities in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Morocco (COM(95)0469 - C4-0438/95 - 95/0246(CNS))The proposal was approved with the following amendments:(Amendment 1)Recital 4a (new)>Text following EP vote>Whereas it is important for fishing activity to resume as soon as possible;(Amendment 2)Recital 4b (new)>Text following EP vote>Whereas the European Union does not have the appropriate financial instruments to deal with the substantial economic and social damage suffered by the fisheries sector in the regions affected; whereas it is therefore important that it should take urgent decisions regarding the setting up of specific programmes to supplement existing initiatives to help fishermen, the processing industry and related sectors to overcome their current difficulties;(Amendment 3)Article 1a (new)>Text following EP vote>Article 1aA permanent specific budgetary item which should enable the Union to intervene rapidly in the event of a serious crisis in the fisheries sector shall be introduced starting with the 1996 European Communities budget.(Amendment 4)Article 1b (new)>Text following EP vote>Article 1bThe Commission shall submit to the Council as soon as possible a proposal aimed at stepping up the adaptation of the fleet to actual fishing opportunities.Legislative resolution embodying Parliament's opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision on a specific measure for the grant of an indemnity to fishermen from certain Member States of the Community who have had to suspend their fishing activities in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Morocco (COM(95)0469 - C4-0438/95 - 95/0246(CNS))(Consultation procedure)The European Parliament,- having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council, COM(95)0469 - 95/0246(CNS),- having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 43 of the EC Treaty (C4-0438/95),- having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,- having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A4-0259/95),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. Calls for the conciliation procedure to be opened should the Council intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;4. Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the Commission proposal;5. Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission.