P6_TA(2007)0231#Baltic Sea cod *#European Parliament legislative resolution of 7 June 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a multi-annual plan for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (COM(2006)0411 — C6-0281/2006 — 2006/0134(CNS))
Date: 2007-06-07
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, European Parliament
Subjects: Baltic Sea, authorised catch, catch area, catch by species, catch quota, fishery management, fishing controls, sea fish, sea fishing

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b.

effective powers of intervention, such as, for example that
of delivering opinions before processing operations are
carried out, in accordance with principle 12, and of order-
ing erasure or destruction of data, of imposing a definitive
ban on processing, of warning or admonishing the con-
troller, or that of referring the matter to the Parliament
or other political institutions,

c.

the power to engage in legal proceedings where the prin-
ciples have been violated or to bring these violations to
the attention of judicial authorities.

Decisions by the supervisory authorities which give rise to
complaints may be appealed against through the courts.

4.
Supervisory authorities shall hear and decide on claims
lodged by any person, or by an association representing that
person, concerning the protection of his rights and freedoms
in respect of the processing of personal data. The person con-
cerned shall be informed of the outcome of the claim.

The supervisory authority shall, in particular, hear claims for
checks on the lawfulness of data processing lodged by any
person when the principle 8.3 is applied. The person shall at
any rate be informed that a check has taken place.

5.
Supervisory authorities shall draw up a report on their
activities at regular intervals. The report shall be made public.

P6_TA(2007)0231

Baltic Sea cod *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 7 June 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation
establishing a multi-annual plan for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting
those stocks (COM(2006)0411 — C6-0281/2006 — 2006/0134(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0411) (1),

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

(C6-0281/2006),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinion of the Committee on the

Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0163/2007),

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

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1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2.

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

3.

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

4.
substantially;

it intends to amend the Commission proposal

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) indicates that the cod stock in
ICES Subdivisions 25 to 32 of the Baltic Sea has declined to
levels where it is suffering from reduced reproductive capacity
and that the stock is being harvested unsustainably.

(1)
Recent scientific advice from the International Council for
the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) indicates that the cod stock in
ICES Subdivisions 25 to 32 of the Baltic Sea has declined to
levels outside safe biological limits, where it is suffering from
reduced reproductive capacity, and that the stock is being har-
vested unsustainably.

Amendment 2

Recital 2a (new)

(2a)
A sufficiently strong and sustainable multi-annual
management plan for the cod fishery, based on the precaution-
ary principle, would enable the establishment of a permanent,
sustainable fishery much larger than at present.

Amendment 3

Recital 3

(3) Measures need to be taken to establish a multi-annual
plan for fisheries management of the cod stocks in the Baltic
Sea.

(3)
A multi-annual management plan for the cod stocks in
the Baltic Sea was adopted through the auspices of the Inter-
national Baltic Sea Fishery Commission in 2003.

Amendment 4

Recital 3a (new)

(3a)
The Baltic Sea's division into a Western (ICES Subdi-
visions 22, 23 and 24) and an Eastern (ICES Subdivisions 25
to 32) part is determined by the fact that they are separate
ecosystems with totally different properties.

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Amendment 5

Recital 3b (new)

According to the

(3b)
information from ICES,
latest
approximately 35-45 % of the cod landed in the eastern Baltic
Sea is caught illegally.

Amendment 6

Recital 3c (new)

(3c)
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization
International Plan of Action on illegal, unreported and unre-
gulated fishing: ‘States should take measures to ensure that
their importers, transshippers, buyers, consumers, equipment
suppliers, bankers, insurers, other services suppliers and the
public are aware of the detrimental effects of doing business
with vessels identified as engaged in IUU fishing’.

Amendment 7

Recital 4a (new)

Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002
(4a)
requires the Council to adopt, as a priority, recovery plans for
fisheries exploiting stocks which are outside safe biological
limits.

Amendment 8

Article 7

By way of derogation from Article 6, the Council may, where it
considers this appropriate, adopt a TAC that is below the TAC
that follows from applying Article 6.

By way of derogation from Article 6, the Council may, where it
considers this appropriate, adopt a TAC other than the TAC
that follows from applying Article 6.

Amendment 9

Article 8, heading

Procedure for setting periods when fishing with gear of a mesh
size equal to or larger than 90 mm or with bottom set lines is
allowed

Procedure for setting periods when fishing for cod with gear of
a mesh size equal to or larger than 90 mm is allowed

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Amendment 10

Article 8, paragraph 1, introductory part

1.
It shall be prohibited to fish with trawls, Danish seines or
similar gear of a mesh size equal to or larger than 90 mm, with
gillnets, entangling nets or trammel nets of a mesh size equal to
or larger than 90 mm, or with bottom set lines:

1.
It shall be prohibited to fish with trawls, Danish seines or
similar gear of a mesh size equal to or larger than 90 mm, with
gillnets, entangling nets or trammel nets of a mesh size equal to
or larger than 90 mm:

Amendment 11

Article 8, paragraph 3

3. Where the fishing mortality rate for one of the cod stocks
concerned has been estimated by the STECF to be at least 10 %
higher than the minimum fishing mortality rate defined in Arti-
cle 4, the total number of days when fishing with the gear ref-
erred to in paragraph 1 is allowed shall be reduced by 10 %
compared to the total number of days allowed in the current
year.

3. Where the fishing mortality rate for one of the cod stocks
concerned has been estimated by the STECF to be at least 10 %
higher than the minimum fishing mortality rate defined in Arti-
cle 4, the total number of days when fishing with the gear ref-
erred to in paragraph 1 is allowed shall be reduced by 8 % com-
pared to the total number of days allowed in the current year.

Amendment 12

Article 8, paragraph 6a (new)

By way of derogation from the rules on minimum land-
6a.
ing size for cod laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005,
the minimum landing size for cod in Subdivisions 22 to 32
shall be 40 cm.

Amendment 13

Article 12, paragraph 1

1.
By way of derogation from Article 6(4) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2847/93 establishing a control system applicable to
the common fisheries policy, the masters of all Community ves-
sels of an overall length equal to or greater than eight metres
shall keep a logbook of their operations in accordance with
Article 6 of that Regulation.

1.
By way of derogation from Article 6(4) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2847/93 establishing a control system applicable to
the common fisheries policy, the masters of all Community ves-
sels of an overall length equal to or greater than eight metres
fishing under a special permit for fishing for cod in the Baltic
Sea, issued in accordance with Article 11 of this Regulation,
shall keep a logbook of their operations in accordance with
Article 6 of that Regulation.

Amendment 14

Article 16

By way of derogation from Article 5(2) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2807/83, the permitted margin of tolerance in estimating
to a TAC that are
quantities,
retained on board vessels shall be 8 % of the logbook figure.

in kilograms, of

fish subject

By way of derogation from Article 5(2) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2807/83, the permitted margin of tolerance in estimating
to a TAC that are
quantities,
retained on board vessels shall be 10 % of the logbook figure.

in kilograms, of

fish subject

For catches which are landed unsorted the permitted margin of
tolerance in estimating quantities shall be 8 % of the total quan-
tity that are retained on board.

For catches which are landed unsorted the permitted margin of
tolerance in estimating quantities shall be 10 % of the total
quantity that are retained on board.

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Amendment 15
Article 17, paragraph 2

2. When a fishing vessel exits from either Area A, B or Sub-
division 28-32 (Area C) with more than 100 kg of cod on
board, it shall:

2. When a fishing vessel exits from either Area A, B or Sub-
division 28-32 (Area C) with more than 100 kg of cod on
board, the vessel's master shall immediately notify the appro-
priate fisheries inspectorate of the size of the catch in the
Area the vessel has left.

(a) go directly to port within the Area it has been fishing and

land the fish, or

(b) go directly to port outside the Area where it has been

fishing and land the fish.

(c) When leaving the Area where the vessel has been fishing,
the nets shall be stowed in accordance with the following
conditions so that they may not readily be used:

(i) nets, weights and similar gear shall be disconnected
from their trawl boards and towing and hauling
wires and ropes,

(ii) nets which are on or above deck shall be securely

lashed to some part of the superstructure.

Amendment 16
Article 20, paragraph 1

1.
Fishing vessels with more than 100 kg of cod on board
shall not commence discharging until authorised by the compe-
tent authorities of the place of discharge.

1.
Fishing vessels with more than 300 kg of cod on board
shall not commence discharging until authorised by the compe-
tent authorities of the place of discharge.

Amendment 17
Article 27, paragraph 1

The Commission shall, on the basis of advice from STECF
1.
and the Baltic Regional Advisory Council (RAC), evaluate the
impact of the management measures on the stocks concerned
and on the fisheries exploiting those stocks in the third year of
application of
the following
this Regulation and in each of
years.

The Commission shall, on the basis of advice from STECF
1.
and the Baltic Regional Advisory Council (RAC), evaluate the
impact of the management measures on the stocks concerned
and on the fisheries exploiting those stocks in the second year
of application of this Regulation and in each of the following
years.

Amendment 18
Article 27, paragraph 2

2.
The Commission shall seek scientific advice from STECF
on the rate of progress towards the targets specified in Article 4
in the third year of application of this Regulation and each
third successive year of its application. Where the advice indi-
cates that the targets are unlikely to be met, the Council shall
decide by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commis-
sion on additional and/or alternative measures required to
ensure that the objectives are met.

2.
The Commission shall seek scientific advice from STECF
on the rate of progress towards the targets specified in Article 4
in the second year of application of this Regulation and each
second successive year of its application. Where the advice indi-
cates that the targets are unlikely to be met, the Council shall
decide by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commis-
sion on additional and/or alternative measures required to
ensure that the objectives are met.

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Amendment 19

Article 27a (new)

Article 27a

Monitoring the socio-economic impact of application of the
Regulation

The Commission shall draft a report on the socio-economic
impact of the application of this Regulation on the fisheries
sector, particularly on employment and the economic situation
of fishermen, shipowners and firms engaged in cod fishing
and processing. The Commission shall produce this report in
the second year of application of this Regulation and in each
subsequent year of its application, for submission to the Euro-
pean Parliament by 30 April of the relevant year.

P6_TA(2007)0232

Specific rules as regards the fruit and vegetable sector *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 7 June 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation
laying down specific rules as regards the fruit and vegetable sector and amending certain Regula-
tions (COM(2007)0017 — C6-0075/2007 — 2007/0012(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2007)0017) (1),

— having regard to Articles 36 and 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parlia-

ment (C6-0075/2007),

— having regard to Rule 51 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 International Trade (A6-0183/2007),

(1) Not yet published in OJ.