European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2549/2000 establishing additional technical measures for the recovery of the stock of cod in the Irish Sea (ICES Division VIIa) (COM(2001) 165 — C5-0140/2001 — 2001/0083(CNS))
Date: 2001-07-05
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: Irish Sea, conservation of fish stocks, fishing regulations, protection of animal life, sea fish

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D.

E.

aware of the scale of the disaster and the enormous rebuilding and rehabilitation efforts which will
have to be made in the areas affected by the earthquake,

having regard to the enormously adverse effects on institutions and the profound economic crisis left
by the dictatorship of Alberto Fujimori and aggravated by the current recession,

1.

Expresses its deep concern and sympathy with the families of the victims and the people of Peru;

Expresses its moral support for the governments of the countries affected and congratulates the

2.
Commission and the Member States on their swift response to the disaster;

3.
Calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of adapting Community aid to actual needs as
the full extent of the damage is revealed, and stresses that the rebuilding and rehabilitation work to be
carried out must improve living conditions, especially for the most disadvantaged sections of the popu-
lation;

Calls on the governments of the Member States to lay down appropriate criteria for coordination, to

4.
enable them to carry out their humanitarian work more effectively;

5.
Fully supports the strategic plans for national development drawn up by the Concertation Board for
Combating Poverty, involving social investment in the context of the 2002 budget, on the basis of the
decentralisation and transparency of public expenditure;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the govern-

6.
ments of Peru, Chile and Bolivia.

24. Cod stock in the Irish sea *

A5-0213/2001

Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2549/2000 establishing additional
technical measures for the recovery of the stock of cod in the Irish Sea (ICES Division VIIa)
(COM(2001) 165 (cid:129) C5-0140/2001 (cid:129) 2001/0083(CNS))

The proposal was approved.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending
Regulation (EC) No 2549/2000 establishing additional technical measures for the recovery of the
stock of cod in the Irish Sea (ICES Division VIIa) (COM(2001) 165 (cid:129) C5-0140/2001 (cid:129) 2001/
0083(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2001) 165),

(cid:129) having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 of the EC Treaty (C5-0140/2001),

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

(cid:129) having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A5-0213/2001),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

2.
Parliament;

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4.

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.

25. Bonn Conference on Climate Change

B5-0473/2001

European Parliament resolution on the European Union(cid:146)s strategy for the Bonn Conference on
Climate Change (COP-6, part 2)

The European Parliament,

(cid:129) having regard to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) of December 1997 (1), the Sixth Conference of the Parties (COP-6)
in The Hague on
13-24 November 2000, and the forthcoming resumed Sixth Conference of the Parties (COP-6, part
2) to be held in Bonn on 16-27 July 2001,

(cid:129) having regard to its resolutions relating to climate change, notably that of 26 October 2000 on the
Commission(cid:146)s strategy for The Hague Conference on climate change (COP-6) (2)and that of 5 April
2001 on the Kyoto Conference objectives (3),

(cid:129) having regard to oral questions B5-0327/2001 and B5-0328/2001 by the Committee on the Environ-
ment, Public Health and Consumer Policy pursuant to Rule 42 of the Rules of Procedure and having
regard to the statements by the Commission and the Council,

A. whereas, according to a recent report by the International Climate Change Panel (ICCP) so provided by
broadcasts, the Earth(cid:146)s temperature is due to increase in the course of this century by between 1,4 and
5,8 (cid:176)C, largely on account of human activities; whereas the report emphasises the disastrous con-
sequences of such a phenomenon,

B. whereas, before it can enter into force, the Kyoto Protocol must be ratified by over 55 of its 84

signatories whose emissions account for at least 55 % of total greenhouse gas emissions,

C. whereas full ratification and implementation, as well as further reinforcement of the Kyoto Protocol,
are of fundamental importance in tackling the key problem of climate change and for the future of the
world(cid:146)s environment,

D. whereas the breakdown of The Hague Conference was a significant setback in this respect, and
whereas the situation has since deteriorated sharply as a result of President Bush(cid:146)s repudiation of the
Kyoto Protocol,

E. whereas it is essential that there be a successful outcome of the Bonn Conference if the current

adverse trends in climate change are to be reversed,

F. whereas the European Union and its Member States have a responsibility to proceed with the work
required under the Kyoto Protocol and to encourage other parties to follow suit; whereas Japan and
Russia should continue as constructive partners to fulfil this objective and the aim must be to bring
the USA back into the process,

G. whereas the EU delegation will have to play a major role in this process, and the European Parliament
members of this delegation should be involved in the work of the delegation to a greater extent than
in the past,

(1)
(2)
(3)

FCCC/CP/1997/L.7/Add.1.
(cid:145)Texts Adopted(cid:146), Item 13.
(cid:145)Texts Adopted(cid:146), Item 17.