European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on a financial contribution by the Community to certain expenditure incurred by the Member States in implementing the control, inspection and surveillance systems applicable to the common fisheries policy (COM(2000) 684 — C5-0583/2000 — 2000/0273(CNS))
Date: 2001-04-05
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: common fisheries policy, fishing controls, fishing vessel, maritime surveillance, shareholding

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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

Thursday 5 April 2001

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 6
Article 12, paragraph 1

1. Member States wishing to receive a financial contribution
shall send the Commission, by 31 March 2001 at the latest, a
their annual expenditure for 2001,
forecast programme of
2002 and 2003 for which they are seeking a financial con-
tribution, accompanied by a three-year programme describing
the controls they intend to carry out during the three-year
period.

1. Member States wishing to receive a financial contribution
shall send the Commission, by 30 June 2001 at the latest, a
their annual expenditure for 2001,
forecast programme of
2002 and 2003 for which they are seeking a financial con-
tribution, accompanied by a three-year programme describing
the controls they intend to carry out during the three-year
period.

The control programme must describe the objectives of the
control and inspection measures scheduled, the actual oper-
ational plan envisaged and the results anticipated, and must
cover the full range of fishery control work relevant to the
Member State.

The control programme must describe the objectives of the
control and inspection measures scheduled, the actual oper-
ational plan envisaged and the results anticipated, and must
cover the full range of fishery control work relevant to the
Member States.

Programmes received after 31 March 2001 shall be considered
only in exceptional circumstances,
justified by the Member
State concerned.

Programmes received after 30 June 2001 shall be considered
only in exceptional circumstances,
justified by the Member
State concerned.

Amendment 7
Article 13

On the basis of the information provided by Member States,
and with due regard to the criteria in point 3 of Part A of
Annex II, the Commission shall decide before 30 June each
year in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18 of
Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 on:

On the basis of the information provided by Member States,
and with due regard to the criteria in point 3 of Part A of
Annex II,
the Commission shall decide before 31 August
2001 and before 30 June in the subsequent years on:

(a)

the eligibility of the expenditure scheduled for the current
budget year;

(a)

the eligibility of the expenditure scheduled for the current
budget year;

(b)

the rate of the financial contribution;

(b)

the rate of the financial contribution;

(c) any conditions applying to the financial contribution.

(c) any conditions applying to the financial contribution.

The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee for
Fisheries and Aquaculture established through Article 17
of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 acting as an advisory
committee in accordance with the procedure referred to
in Article 3 of Decision 1999/468/EC, having regard to
Article 7 thereof.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on a financial
contribution by the Community to certain expenditure incurred by the Member States in imple-
inspection and surveillance systems applicable to the common fisheries
menting the control,

policy (COM(2000) 684 (cid:129) C5-0583/2000 (cid:129) 2000/0273(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2000) 684) (1),

(cid:129) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 of the EC Treaty (C5-0583/2000),

(1) OJ C 62 E, 27.2.2001, p. 276.

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(cid:129) having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinion of the Committee on

Budgets (A5-0098/2001),

Considers that the financial consequences of the proposal are compatible with the ceiling under

1.
heading 3 of the current Financial Perspective;

2.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

3.
Treaty;

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

4.
Parliament;

Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text

5.
approved by Parliament;

6.

7.

Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

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

10. Support system for producers of certain arable crops *

A5-0117/2001

Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/1999 establishing a support
system for producers of certain arable crops (COM(2001) 87 (cid:129) C5-0083/2001 (cid:129) 2001/0043(CNS))

The proposal was amended as follows:

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
RECITAL 3

(3) Growing fodder legumes is an agronomic practice that
restores the soil(cid:146)s fertility in a natural way; the extension of
such crops is therefore important for developing organic pro-
duction of agricultural products.

(3) Growing fodder legumes is an agronomic practice that
restores the soil(cid:146)s fertility in a natural way; the extension of
such crops is therefore important for developing sustainable
production of high-quality agricultural products.

Amendment 2
RECITAL 4

(4) To encourage the development of organic production
methods, the use of land set aside under the support scheme
for arable crops in order to grow fodder legumes on agricul-
tural holdings taking part for the totality of the production in
the scheme provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91
should be authorised.

(4) To encourage the development of production methods
that take environmental requirements into account, the
use of land set aside under the support scheme for arable
crops in order to grow all types of fodder legumes should
be authorised, as a first step, on agricultural holdings taking
part for the totality of the production in the scheme provided