European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 as concerns drift nets (COM(2006)0511 - C6-0327/2006 - 2006/0169(CNS))
Date: 2007-02-14
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: conservation of fish stocks, conservation of resources, fishing net, fishing regulations, protection of animal life

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TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 5
Recital 4e (new)

(4e) The excessive capacity reached by bluefin tuna fattening
farms, designed to meet growing demand, has caused an
increase in the pressure on this species, and it is therefore
necessary for the Union and the Member States to monitor
their activity strictly and to improve the information they pro-
vide, which is vital in order to be able to make a scientific
assessment of the state of the resource.

Amendment 6
Recital 6a (new)

(6a) Given the current threat facing certain stocks of migra-
tory species, the EU should promote and support the use of
more selective and environmentally friendly fishing gear, in
line with the commitments made under the common fisheries
policy.

Amendment 7
Recital 13a (new)

(13a) The high commercial value attained by some of these
migratory species in the world market for fish requires a
stringent inspection policy with regard to illegal fishing prac-
tices, which are responsible for the current depleted state of
some of these stocks.

P6_TA(2007)0035

Drift nets *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending
Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 as concerns drift nets
(COM(2006)0511 — C6-0327/2006 — 2006/0169(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0511) (1),

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

(C6-0327/2006),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0014/2007),

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

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1.

2.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

3.
substantially;

it intends to amend the Commission proposal

4.

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

P6_TA(2007)0036

Voluntary modulation of direct payments under the CAP *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down
rules for voluntary modulation of direct payments provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003
establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and
establishing certain support schemes for farmers, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005
(COM(2006)0241 — C6-0235/2006 — 2006/0083(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0241) (1),

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

(C6-0235/2006),

— having regard to Rules 51 and 52(3) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the opinion

of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0315/2006),

— having regard to the second report of

the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

(A6-0009/2007),

1.

2.

Rejects the Commission proposal;

Calls on the Commission to withdraw its proposal;

Calls on the Commission, if it does not withdraw its proposal, to refer the matter to Parliament again

3.
if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

4.

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.