European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing measures for the recovery of the Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in the Cantabrian Sea and Western Iberian peninsula and amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 (COM(2003)0818 - C5-0042/2004 - 2003/0318(CNS))
Date: 2005-04-14
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: catch quota, common fisheries policy, conservation of fish stocks, crustacean, fishing area, sea fish

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15.3.5. Materials breakdown (##):

15.3.6. Total mass of materials, which are re-usable and/or recyclable:

15.3.7. Total mass of materials, which are re-usable and/or recoverable:

15.4.

Rates

15.4.1. Recyclability rate ‘Rcyc(%)’:

15.4.2. Recoverability rate ‘Rcov(%)’:

(##) These terms are defined in ISO standard 22628: 2002.’

(2)

In part I of Annex IV, the following item is added:

Subject

Directive number

Official Journal
reference

Applicability

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Annex XI is amended as follows:

(a)

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Subject

Directive number

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≤ 2 500
(1) kg

M1 > 2 500
(1) kg

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‘Recyclability’

[…/…/EC]

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N/A

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—

M3

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(b)

In Appendix 2, the following item is added:

Item

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Directive number

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(c)

In Appendix 3, the following item is added:

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P6_TA(2005)0130

Establishing meaures for the recovery of the Southern hake and Norway lobster *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing
measures for the recovery of the Southern hake and Norway lobster stocks in the Cantabrian Sea
and Western Iberian peninsula and amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 (COM(2003)0818 —
C5-0042/2004 — 2003/0318(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003)0818) (1),

— having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament

(C5-0042/2004),

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

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— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0051/2005),

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substan-

1.

2.

3.

4.
tially;

5.

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

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Amendment 1
RECITAL 1

(1) Recent scientific advice from the International Council for
the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has indicated that the South-
ern hake and Norway lobster stocks in ICES Divisions VIIIc and
IXa have been subjected to levels of mortality by fishing which
have eroded the quantities of mature individuals in the sea to
the point at which the stocks may not be able to replenish
themselves by reproduction and that the stocks are therefore
threatened with collapse.

(1) Recent scientific advice from the International Council for
the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has indicated that the South-
ern hake and Norway lobster stocks in ICES Divisions VIIIc and
IXa, excluding the Gulf of Cadiz, have been subjected to levels
of mortality by fishing which have eroded the quantities of
mature individuals in the sea to the point at which the stocks
may not be able to replenish themselves by reproduction and
that the stocks are therefore threatened with collapse.

(3) The objectives of the plans should be to rebuild these
stocks to safe biological limits within five to ten years.

(3) The objectives of the plans should be to rebuild these
stocks to safe biological limits within ten years.

Amendment 2
RECITAL 3

Amendment 3
RECITAL 4a (new)

(4a) The adoption of the measures needed for the recovery of
these stocks makes it necessary to adopt socio-economic
measures to mitigate the impact on those affected by measures
to restrict fishing capacity. It is therefore necessary to make
provision for sufficient appropriations in the Community
budget to deal with this situation.

Amendment 4
RECITAL 5

(5) The absolute sizes of the stocks concerned as estimated
by STECF and ICES are too uncertain to be used as targets
for recovery and the targets should be expressed in terms of
fishing mortality rates.

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Amendment 5
RECITAL 6

(6)
In order to achieve that objective, the levels of the fishing
mortality rates need to be controlled so that it is highly likely
that those rates are reduced from year to year.

(6)
In order to achieve that objective, the fishing mortality
rates need to be controlled so that it is highly likely that the
quantities of mature individuals in the sea increase from year
to year.

Amendment 6
RECITAL 7

(7)
Such control of the fishing mortality rates can be achieved
by establishing an appropriate method for the establishment of
the level of Total Allowable Catches (TACs) of the stocks con-
cerned, and a system including closed areas and limitations on
kilowatt-days whereby fishing efforts on those stocks are
restricted to levels at which the TACs are unlikely to be
exceeded.

(7)
Such control of the fishing mortality rates can be achieved
by establishing an appropriate method for the establishment of
the level of Total Allowable Catches (TACs) of the stocks con-
cerned, and limitations on fishing effort on those stocks so that
it is restricted to levels at which the TACs are unlikely to be
exceeded.

Amendment 7
RECITAL 10

(10) The recovery of Norway lobster stocks requires certain
areas of reproduction of the species to be protected from fish-
ing. Therefore Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 of
30 March 1998 for the conservation of fishery resources
through technical conservation measures for the protection of
juveniles of marine organisms should be amended accordingly,

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Amendment 8
ARTICLE 1, POINT A

(a)

the Southern hake stock which inhabits Divisions VIIIc
and IXa, as delineated by the International Council for
the Exploration of the Sea (ICES);

(a)

the Southern hake stock which inhabits Divisions VIIIc
and IXa, as delineated by the International Council for
the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), excluding the Gulf of
Cadiz;

(c)

the Norway lobster
sion IXa.

stock which inhabits

ICES Divi-

(c)

the Norway lobster stock which inhabits ICES Division IXa,
excluding the Gulf of Cadiz.

Amendment 9
ARTICLE 1, POINT C

Amendment 10
ARTICLE 2

The recovery plan shall aim to rebuild the stocks concerned to
within safe biological limits.

The recovery plan shall aim to rebuild the stocks concerned to
within safe biological limits, in a sufficient period of time, in
keeping with ICES information. This will mean:

(a)

as regards the stocks referred to in Article 1(a), reaching
a spawning stock biomass of 35 000 tonnes of hake dur-
ing two consecutive years, according to the available
scientific reports, or increasing the quantities of mature
individuals within a period of ten years so that values
are reached equal to or higher than 35 000 tonnes. This
figure shall be adjusted in the light of new scientific
data from the STECF;

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(b)

as regards the stocks referred to in Article 1(b) and (c),
rebuilding the stocks concerned to within safe biological
limits within a period of ten years.

Amendment 11
ARTICLE 5, PARAGRAPH 1

1. Where the fishing mortality rate for the Southern hake
stock has been estimated by the STECF in the light of the most
recent report of ICES to be above 0,17 per year, the TAC shall
not exceed a level of catches which, according to a scientific
evaluation carried out by the STECF in the light of the most
recent report of ICES, will result in a reduction of 10 % in the
fishing mortality rate in the year of its application as compared
with the fishing mortality rate estimated for the preceding year.

1. Where the fishing mortality rate for the Southern hake
stock has been estimated by the STECF in the light of the most
recent report of ICES to be above 0,27 per year, the TAC shall
not exceed a level of catches which, according to a scientific
evaluation carried out by the STECF in the light of the most
recent report of ICES, will result in a reduction of 10 % in the
fishing mortality rate in the year of its application as compared
with the fishing mortality rate estimated for the preceding year.

Amendment 12
ARTICLE 5, PARAGRAPH 2

2. Where the fishing mortality rate for the Southern hake
stock has been estimated by the STECF in the light of the most
recent report of ICES to be equal to or below 0,17 per year, the
TAC shall be set at a level of catches which, according to a
scientific evaluation carried out by the STECF in the light of
the most recent report of ICES, will result in a fishing mortality
rate of 0,15 per year in the year of its application.

2. Where the fishing mortality rate for the Southern hake
stock has been estimated by the STECF in the light of the most
recent report of ICES to be equal to or below 0,27 per year, the
TAC shall be set at a level of catches which, according to a
scientific evaluation carried out by the STECF in the light of
the most recent report of ICES, will result in a fishing mortality
rate of 0,27 per year in the year of its application.

Amendment 13
ARTICLE 7, PARAGRAPH 1

In the first year of application of this Regulation, the

1.
following rules shall apply:

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(a) where application of Article 5 or Article 6 would result
in a TAC which exceeds the TAC of the preceding year
by more than 25 %, the Council shall adopt a TAC
which shall not be more than 25 % greater than the
TAC of that year;

(b) where application of Article 5 or Article 6 would result
in a TAC which is more than 25 % less than the TAC
of the preceding year, the Council shall adopt a TAC
which is not more than 25 % less than the TAC of that
year.

Amendment 14
ARTICLE 7, PARAGRAPH 2, INTRODUCTORY PART

Starting with the second year of application of this Regu-

2.
lation, the following rules shall apply:

As from the first year of application of this Regulation,

2.
the following rules shall apply:

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Amendment 15
ARTICLE 7, PARAGRAPH 2, POINT A

(a) where application of Article 5 or Article 6 would result in
a TAC which exceeds the TAC of the preceding year by
more than 15 %, the Council shall adopt a TAC which
shall not be more than 15 % greater than the TAC of
that year;

(a) where application of Article 5 or Article 6 would result in
a TAC which exceeds the TAC of the preceding year by
more than 10 %, the Council shall adopt a TAC which
shall not be more than 10 % greater than the TAC of
that year;

Amendment 16
ARTICLE 7, PARAGRAPH 2, POINT B

(b) where application of Article 5 or Article 6 would result in
a TAC which is more than 15 % less than the TAC of the
preceding year, the Council shall adopt a TAC which is not
more than 15 % less than the TAC of that year.

(b) where application of Article 5 or Article 6 would result in
a TAC which is more than 10 % less than the TAC of the
preceding year, the Council shall adopt a TAC which is not
more than 10 % less than the TAC of that year.

Amendment 27
ARTICLE 7A (new)

Article 7a

Reduction of fishing effort

The Member States shall have flexibility in applying the fish-
ing effort reduction scheme through the implementation of
national plans geared to the specific situation in the various
Member States. Those plans should be sent by the Member
States and approved by the Commission.

Amendment 18
CHAPTER III

This chapter is deleted.

Amendment 19
ARTICLE 16

Deleted

Article 16

Effort messages

Notwithstanding Article 19a of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/
93, Articles 19b, 19c, 19d and 19e and 19j of that Regulation
shall apply to vessels included in the database provided for in
Article 9 operating in the geographical areas referred to in
Article 1.

Amendment 20
ARTICLE 17

By way of derogation from Article 5(2) of Commission Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2807/83 of 22 September 1983 laying down
detailed rules for recording information on Member States'

By way of derogation from Article 5(2) of Commission Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2807/83 of 22 September 1983 laying down
detailed rules for recording information on Member States'

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catches of fish, the permitted margin of tolerance, in estimation
of quantities, in kilograms retained on board of vessels shall be
5 % of the logbook figure.

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catches of fish, the permitted margin of tolerance, in estimation
of quantities of hake, in kilograms retained on board of vessels
shall be 8 % of the logbook figure. In the event that no con-
version factor is laid down in Community legislation, the con-
version factor adopted by the Member State whose flag the
vessel is flying shall apply.

Amendment 21
ARTICLE 18

The competent authorities of a Member State shall ensure that
any quantity of southern hake exceeding 50 kg and/or 50 kg of
Norway lobster caught in any of the areas referred to in Arti-
cle 1 shall be weighed using auction room scales before sale.

The competent authorities of a Member State shall ensure that
any quantity of southern hake exceeding 300 kg and/or 150 kg
of Norway lobster caught in any of the geographical areas refer-
red to in Article 1 shall be weighed using auction room scales
before sale.

Amendment 22
ARTICLE 20, PARAGRAPH 1

The competent authorities of a Member State may require
1.
that any quantity of Southern hake exceeding 50 kg or Norway
lobster exceeding 50 kg caught in any of the geographical areas
referred to in Article 1 and first landed in that Member State is
weighed before being transported elsewhere from the port of
first landing.

The competent authorities of a Member State may require
1.
that any quantity of Southern hake exceeding 300 kg or Nor-
way lobster exceeding 150 kg caught in any of the geographical
areas referred to in Article 1 and first landed in that Member
State is weighed before being transported elsewhere from the
port of first landing.

Amendment 23
ARTICLE 20, PARAGRAPH 2

2.
By way of derogation from Article 13 of Regulation (EEC)
No 2847/93, quantities bigger than 50 kg of southern hake or
Norway lobster which are transported to a place other than
that of landing or import shall be accompanied by a copy of
one of the declarations provided for in Article 8(1) of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2847/93 pertaining to the quantities of these
species transported. The exemption provided for in Article 13
(4)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall not apply.

2.
By way of derogation from Article 13 of Regulation (EEC)
No 2847/93, quantities of Southern hake exceeding 300 kg or
Norway lobster exceeding 150 kg which are transported to a
place other than that of
landing or import shall be accom-
panied by a copy of one of the declarations provided for in
Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 pertaining to the
quantities of these species transported. The exemption provided
for in Article 13(4)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 shall not
apply.

Amendment 24
CHAPTER V, ARTICLE 22
Article 29b (Regulation (EC) No 850/98)

CHAPTER V

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Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 850/98

Article 22

Restrictions on fishing for Norway lobster

Regulation (EC) No 850/98 is amended as follows:

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The following article shall be inserted after Article 29a:

Article 29b

Restrictions on fishing for Norway lobster

Fishing with bottom trawls and creels shall be prohibited
in the geographical areas bounded by a line joining the
following co-ordinates:

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Box 1:

— Latitude 43° 35´ N, longitude 004° 45´ W

— Latitude 43° 45´ N, longitude 004° 45´ W

— Latitude 43° 37´ N, longitude 005° 20´ W

— Latitude 43° 55´ N, longitude 005° 20´ W

Box 2:

— Latitude 43° 37´ N, longitude 006° 15´ W

— Latitude 43° 50´ N, longitude 006° 15´ W

— Latitude 44° 00´ N, longitude 006° 45´ W

— Latitude 43° 34´ N, longitude 006° 45´ W

Box 3:

— Latitude 42° 00´ N, longitude 009° 00´ W

— Latitude 42° 27´ N, longitude 009° 00´ W

— Latitude 42° 27´ N, longitude 009° 30´ W

— Latitude 42° 00´ N, longitude 009° 30´ W

Box 4:

— Latitude 37° 45´ N, longitude 009° 00´ W

— Latitude 38° 10´ N, longitude 009° 00´ W

— Latitude 38° 10´ N, longitude 009° 15´ W

— Latitude 37° 45´ N, longitude 009° 20´ W

Box 5:

— Latitude 36° 05´ N, longitude 007° 00´ W

— Latitude 36° 35´ N, longitude 007° 00´ W

— Latitude 36° 45´ N, longitude 007° 18´ W

— Latitude 36° 50´ N, longitude 007° 50´ W

— Latitude 36° 25´ N, longitude 007° 50´ W

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Amendment 25
ARTICLE 22A (new)

Article 22a

Report on the recovery plan

The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parlia-
ment and the Council setting out the conclusions relating to
the application of the recovery plan for the Southern hake and
Norway lobster stocks, including socio-economic data linked to
the plan. This report shall be submitted two years after the
entry into force of this Regulation.

Amendment 26
ANNEX

This annex is deleted.

P6_TA(2005)0131

Regional integration in the western Balkans

European Parliament resolution on the state of regional integration in the western Balkans

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the European Commission's Annual Reports on the Stabilisation and Association

Process (SAP) for South-East Europe,

— having regard to its previous resolutions on south-east European countries and the SAP, in particular

that of 20 November 2003 (1),

— having regard to the historic visit of the Prime Minister of Croatia to Serbia and Montenegro on
15 November 2004, and to the signing of a Joint Declaration on that occasion stressing both coun-
tries' commitment to joining the European Union and their desire to settle outstanding issues, includ-
ing protection of minorities, the return of Serb refugees to Croatia and the whereabouts of Croats who
went missing in the war,

— having regard to its resolution of 17 November 2004 on the European Agency for Reconstruction (2),
and to the oral questions put to the Council (B6-0026/2004) and the Commission (B6-0025/2004),

— having regard to Rule 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

A. whereas, in 1999, the EU initiated the Stabilisation and Association Process (SAP) for the countries of
the western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, and the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) as its main contribution to the Stability Pact establishing
strategic frameworks for these countries' relations with the EU and combining new contractual rela-
tionships (Stability and Association Agreements) and an assistance programme (CARDS),

B.

C.

whereas bilateral relations complement a multilateral framework in which to develop regional coop-
eration and good neighbourly relations as pre-conditions for a concrete membership perspective,

whereas the European Council in Thessaloniki in 2003 explicitly recognised the European vocation of
the countries included in the SAP process and their potential as candidates for EU membership,

(1) OJ C 87 E, 07.04.2004, p. 521.
(2) P6_TA(2004)0056.