European Parliament resolution on the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement
Date: 1999-10-29
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Morocco, cooperation agreement (EU), fishery management, fishing agreement, sea fishing

5.6.2000

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 154/365

TEXTS ADOPTED

Friday 29 October 1999

1. Transport of dangerous goods by rail ***I

A5-0027/1999

Proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Directive 96/0049/EC on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods
by rail (COM(1999) 157 0 C5-0005/1999 0 1999/0087(COD))

The proposal was approved.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council
directive amending Directive 96/0049/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail (COM(1999) 157 0 C5-0005/1999 0 1999/
0087(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

(cid:25) having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(1999)

157) (1),

(cid:25) having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 71(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0005/1999),

(cid:25) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:25) having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (A5-0027/

1999),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

Asks to be consulted again should the Commission intend to amend its proposal substantially or

2.
replace it with another text;

3.

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

(1) OJ C 181, 26.6.1999, p. 25.

2. EU-Morocco fisheries agreement

B5-0184/1999

European Parliament resolution on the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement

The European Parliament,

(cid:25) having regard to its assent of 17 April 1996 (1) to the conclusion of the cooperation agreement on sea
fisheries between the European Community and the Kingdom of Morocco (12358/1995 (cid:25) C4-0135/
1996 (cid:25) 1995/0306(AVC)),

(cid:25) having regard to Council Regulation (EC) 0150/97 of 12 December 1996 on the agreement on coop-

eration in the sea fisheries sector between the EC and the Kingdom of Morocco,

(1) OJ C 141, 13.5.1996, p. 94.

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(cid:25) having regard to its resolution of 15 May 1997 on international fisheries agreements (1),

(cid:25) having regard to the statement to Parliament of 30 August 1999 by the Commissioner responsible for

fisheries, Mr Franz Fischler,

(cid:25) having regard to the negotiating brief the Council issued to the Commission on 14 October 1999,

(cid:25) having regard to Article 300(3) of the EC Treaty,

A.

concerned that the fisheries agreement with Morocco will expire on 30 November 1999 without the
parties yet having commenced negotiations for a new agreement,

B. having regard to the importance of this agreement to those regions of the EU which are entirely

dependent on fisheries, and to the supply of fishery products to the Community market,

C. having regard to the importance of maintaining levels of employment and economic activity in the

Objective 1 and 2 regions essentially dependent on fisheries,

D. having regard to Morocco’s political will to begin negotiations with the EU on an equal footing, with

full account being taken of the need to conserve its fishery resources,

E.

having regard to the importance of increasing the solidarity between the interests of Community and
Moroccan operators,

F. whereas ever closer cooperation between the EU and Morocco cannot exclude existing fishery rela-

tions,

Calls for the negotiations with Morocco to begin at the earliest opportunity and to culminate in the

1.
granting of fishing opportunities for the EU fleet concerned under that agreement;

Calls on the Commission and Council to give these negotiations the highest priority, while regretting

2.
the Commission’s delay in requesting a negotiating brief;

3.
Calls for specific socio-economic compensation measures to be contemplated as of now to provide
assistance to the European fleet which might be prevented from continuing its operations after that agree-
ment;

Calls for account also to be taken of the processing industry and of indirect employment in the

4.
compensation schemes set up for the period when fishing activities are halted;

5. Welcomes the fact that the new FIFG Regulation provides funds to meet the future socio-economic
impact of the failure to renew international agreements signed by the EU or unforeseen crises in the fish-
eries sector, and calls on the Council to adopt that regulation at the earliest opportunity;

6. Wishes to be informed in good time of any new developments and therefore asks to be involved in
any negotiating procedures, with Members participating as observers, since Parliament is required to give
its assent to that agreement; also calls for priority to be given to this matter at the next trialogue;

7.
Calls on the Commission to seek the most appropriate framework for strengthening solidarity
between European and Moroccan fisheries interests in respect of the exploitation and management of fish
stocks;

Urges broader cooperation than at present under the cooperation agreement on sea fisheries cur-

8.
rently in force;

9.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission and Council.

(1) OJ C 167, 2.6.1997, p. 130.