European Parliament legislative resolution of 26 April 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (COM(2006)0587 - C6-0402/2006 - 2006/0190(CNS))
Date: 2007-04-26
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: common fisheries policy, conservation of fish stocks, fishery management, fishery resources, fishing controls, fishing fleet

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ANNEX

STATEMENT BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION

The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission stress that in a situation of urgent and excep-
tional pressure at the external borders requiring the intervention of a Rapid Border Intervention Team, and
possible insufficiency of financial means in the budget of the European Agency for the Management of
Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (Frontex) to
do so, all possibilities to ensure funding should be explored. The Commission will verify with extreme
urgency whether funds could possibly be redeployed. In the event of a decision of the budgetary authority
becoming necessary, the Commission will initiate a procedure in accordance with the provisions of the
Financial Regulation, namely Articles 23 and 24, in order to secure a timely decision of the two arms of
the budgetary authority on the means of providing for additional funding for Frontex to deploy a Rapid
Border Intervention Team. The budgetary authority commits itself to act as quickly as possible, taking into
account the urgency.

P6_TA(2007)0163

Conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 26 April 2007 on the proposal for a Council regula-
tion amending Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of
fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (COM(2006)0587 — C6-0402/2006 —
2006/0190(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0587) (1),

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

(C6-0402/2006),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0085/2007);

1.

2.

3.

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 sub-

4.
stantially;

5.

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

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BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Thursday 26 April 2007

Amendment 3

ARTICLE 1, POINT 1
Article 11(5) (Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002)

5.
Between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2006, on
fishing vessels of 5 years of age or more, modernisation over
the main deck to improve safety on board, working conditions,
hygiene and product quality may increase the tonnage of the
vessel, provided that such modernisation does not increase the
ability of the vessel to catch fish. The reference levels, as estab-
lished in accordance with this Article and with Article 12, shall
be adapted accordingly. The corresponding capacity need not be
taken into account
the balance of
entries and exits by Member States under Article 13.

for the establishment of

5. Modernisation over the main deck to improve safety on
board, working conditions, hygiene and product quality may
increase the tonnage of the vessel, provided that such moderni-
sation does not increase the ability of the vessel to catch fish.
The reference levels, as established in accordance with this Arti-
cle and with Article 12, shall be adapted accordingly. The corre-
sponding capacity need not be taken into account for the estab-
lishment of the balance of entries and exits by Member States
under Article 13.

Amendment 1

ARTICLE 1, POINT 1
Article 11, paragraph 6, indents 1 and 2 (Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002)

— 4 % of the average annual tonnage withdrawn with public
aid between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2006 for
the Member States that were part of the Community on
1 January 2003 and 4 % of the annual average tonnage
withdrawn with public aid between 1 May 2004 and
31 December 2006 for the Member States that acceded to
the Community on 1 May 2004 and,

— 10 % of the average annual tonnage withdrawn with public
aid between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2006 for
the Member States that were part of the Community on
1 January 2003 and 10 % of the annual average tonnage
withdrawn with public aid between 1 May 2004 and
31 December 2006 for the Member States that acceded to
the Community on 1 May 2004 and,

— 4 % of the tonnage withdrawn from the fleet with public

— 10 % of the tonnage withdrawn from the fleet with public

aid as from 1 January 2007

aid as from 1 January 2007

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2
Article 13, paragraph 1, point (c), subparagraphs 1a and 1b (new) (Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002)

Amendment 2

Nevertheless, this reduction in power must not under any cir-
cumstances diminish the vessel's safeness, habitability or the
efficiency of fish-processing systems.

Furthermore, given that the objective of the reduction is to
avoid any increase in the vessel's fishing capacity, the provi-
sions of the first subparagraph shall not be taken into
account where the engine is replaced in order to conserve
energy and/or improve the vessel's performance in areas
other than fishing capacity, or where more selective fishing
methods, as regards the use of the vessel, have been opted for.