European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98 and (EC) No 1721/1999 (COM(2006)0867 - C6-0054/2007 - 2007/0001(CNS))
Date: 2007-07-10
Institutions: Committee on Fisheries, European Parliament
Subjects: Antarctica, agreement (EU), fishery resources, fishing agreement, fishing controls, fishing rights

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P6_TA(2007)0304

United Nations Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (repeal
of Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the
European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 954/79 concerning
the ratification by Members States of, or their accession to, the United Nations Convention on a
Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences (COM(2006)0869 — C6-0059/2007 — 2006/0308(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2006)0869) (1),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 80(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0059/2007),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0258/2007),

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal

2.
substantially or replace it with another text;

3.

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

(1) Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2007)0305

Fishing activities in the Antarctic *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 601/2004 of 22 March 2004 laying down certain control
measures applicable to fishing activities in the area covered by the Convention on the conservation
of Antarctic marine living resources and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3943/90, (EC) No 66/98
and (EC) No 1721/1999 (COM(2006)0867 — C6-0054/2007 — 2007/0001(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0867) (1),

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

(C6-0054/2007),

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

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0213/2007),

(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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AMENDMENTS
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Amendment 1

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2A (new)
Article 5a (new) (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

2a. The following Article 5a is inserted:

Article 5a

Notification of intent to participate in a krill fishery

All Contracting Parties intending to fish for krill in the
Convention area shall notify the CCAMLR Secretariat of
their intent not less than four months in advance of the
regular annual meeting of the CCAMLR immediately
prior to the season in which they intend to fish.;

Amendment 2

ARTICLE 1, POINT 2B (new)
Article 6, paragraph 3 (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

2b. Article 6(3) is replaced by the following:

3.
The flag Member State shall notify the Commission
not later than four months in advance of the ordinary
annual meeting of the CCAMLR of the intention of a
Community fishing vessel to develop a new fishery in
the Convention area.

This notification shall be accompanied by as much of
the following information as the Member State is able to
provide:

(a)

the nature of the proposed fishery, including target
species, methods of
the proposed fishery
fishing,
region and any minimum level of catches required to
develop a viable fishery;

(b) biological information from comprehensive research/
survey cruises, such as distribution, abundance, popu-
lation data and stock identity;

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(c) details of dependent and associated species and the
likelihood of such species being affected in any way
at all by the proposed fishery;

(d)

information from other fisheries in the region or
similar fisheries elsewhere that may assist in the
evaluation of potential yield;

(e)

if bottom trawl gear is to be used in the proposed
fishery, information on the known and anticipated
impacts of this gear on vulnerable marine ecosystems,
including benthos and benthic communities.;

Amendment 3

ARTICLE 1, POINT 4
Article 7b, point (a) (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

(a) Dissostichus spp. individuals shall be tagged and released at
a rate of one individual per tonne of green weight catch
throughout the season in accordance with the CCAMLR
Tagging Protocol. Vessels shall only discontinue tagging
after they have tagged 500 individuals, or leave the fishery
having tagged one individual per tonne of green weight
caught;

(a) Dissostichus spp. individuals shall be tagged and released at
a rate of one individual per tonne of green weight catch
throughout the season in accordance with the CCAMLR
Tagging Protocol. Vessels shall only discontinue tagging
after they have tagged 500 individuals, or leave the fishery
having tagged Dissostichus spp at the specified rate;

Amendment 4

ARTICLE 1, POINT 4
Article 7b, point (b) (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

(b)

the programme shall target individuals of all sizes in order
to meet the tagging requirement of one individual per one
tonne of green weight catch. All released individuals shall
be double tagged and releases shall cover as broad a geo-
graphical area as possible;

(b)

the programme shall target individuals of all sizes in order
to meet the tagging requirement of one individual per one
tonne of green weight catch. All released individuals shall
be double tagged and releases shall cover as broad a geo-
graphical area as possible; in regions where both Dissosti-
chus spp species occur, the tagging rate shall, to the
extent possible, be in proportion to the species and size
of Dissostichus spp present in the catches;

Amendment 5

ARTICLE 1, POINT 4
Article 7b, point (c) (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

(c)

all tags shall be clearly imprinted with a unique serial num-
ber and a return address so that the origin of tags can be
retraced in the case of recapture of the tagged individual;

(c)

all tags shall be clearly imprinted with a unique serial num-
ber and a return address so that the origin of tags can be
retraced in the case of recapture of the tagged individual;
from 1 September 2007 all tags for use in explanatory
fishery shall be sourced from the CCAMLR Secretariat;

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Amendment 6

ARTICLE 1, POINT 4
Article 7b, point (e) (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

(e)

recaptured tagged individuals

shall be biologically
all
sampled (length, weight, sex, gonad stage), an electronic
photograph taken if possible, the otoliths recovered and
the tag removed;

(e)

recaptured tagged individuals

shall be biologically
all
sampled (length, weight, sex, gonad stage), an electronic
time-stamped photograph taken of the fish, the otoliths
recovered and the tag removed;

Amendment 7

ARTICLE 1, POINT 4
Article 7b, point ga (new) (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

(ga) Dissostichus

spp individuals

that are

tagged and

released shall not be counted against the catch limits.

Amendment 8

ARTICLE 1, POINT 12A (new)
Article 26a (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

12a) The following Article 26a is inserted:

Article 26a
Report of vessel sighting

1.
If the master of a licensed fishing vessel sights a
fishing vessel within the Convention area, the master
shall, where possible, document as much information as
possible on the vessel sighted, including:

(a)

the name and description of the vessel;

(b) the vessel call sign;

(c)

the registration number and the Lloyds/IMO number
of the vessel;

(d)

the flag State of the vessel;

(e) photographs of the vessel to support the report;

(f) any

other

relevant

information regarding

the

observed activities of the sighted vessel.

The master shall forward a report containing the
2.
information referred to in paragraph 1 to his flag State
as soon as possible. The flag State shall submit that
report to the CCAMLR Secretariat if the sighted vessel
is engaged in illegal, undeclared or unregulated (IUU)
fishing activities according to CCAMLR standards.;

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Amendment 9
ARTICLE 1, POINT 14
Article 30, paragraph 1(d) (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

(d) vessels appearing in the IUU vessel list that enter their
ports voluntarily are inspected in port in accordance with
Article 27;

(d) vessels appearing in the IUU list are denied access to
ports except for the purpose of enforcement action or for
reasons of force majeure or for rendering assistance to
vessels or persons on those vessels in danger or distress.
Vessels allowed entry to port are to be inspected in accor-
dance with Article 27;

(da) where port access is granted to such vessels:

— documentation and other information, including Dis-
sostichus spp catch documents where relevant, are
examined, with a view to verifying the area in which
the catch was taken; and where the origin cannot be
adequately verified, the catch is detained or any land-
ing or transhipment of the catch refused, and

— where possible, if the catch is found to have been
taken in contravention of CCAMLR conservation
measures, the catch is confiscated.

All support
refuelling, resupplying and repairs shall be prohibited.

including non-emergency

to such vessels,

Amendment 10
ARTICLE 1, POINT 15
Article 30, paragraph 2(a) and (b) (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

(a) by derogation of Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) 2847/93,
for Community fishing vessels, support vessels, mother-
ships and cargo vessels, to participate in any transhipment
or joint fishing operations with, support or re-supply ves-
sels appearing on the IUU vessel list;

(a) by derogation of Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) 2847/93,
for Community fishing vessels, support vessels, refuel ves-
sels, mother-ships and cargo vessels, to participate in any
way in transhipment or joint fishing operations with, sup-
port or re-supply vessels appearing on the IUU vessel list;

(b) for vessels appearing in the IUU vessel

list that enter

ports voluntarily, to land or tranship therein;

Amendment 11
ARTICLE 1, POINT 15A (new)
Article 31 (Regulation (EC) No 601/2004)

15a. Article 31 is replaced by the following:

Article 31

to promote
Scheme
CCAMLR conservation measures

compliance by nationals with

1. Without prejudice to the primacy of the responsibil-
ity of the flag State, Member States shall take appropri-
ate measures, subject to and in accordance with their
applicable legislation:

(a)

to verify if any natural or legal persons subject to
their jurisdiction are engaged in the IUU activities
as described in Article 28;

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(b) to enable them to take appropriate action in response

to any verified activities referred to in point a); and

(c)

to enable them to cooperate for the purpose of imple-
menting the measures and actions referred to in point
a). To this end, relevant agencies of Member States
shall cooperate to implement CCAMLR conservation
measures and shall seek cooperation by fishing indus-
tries within their jurisdiction.

shall

To assist with the implementation of this conserva-
2.
tion measure, Member States
to the
CCAMLR Secretariat and the Contracting Parties and
non- Contracting Parties cooperating with CCAMLR, for
the purpose of implementing the Catch Documentation
Scheme for Dissostichus spp., a report on the actions
and measures taken in accordance with paragraph 1, in a
timely fashion, with a copy to the Commission.;

submit

P6_TA(2007)0306

Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Europol Convention *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 July 2007 on the recommendation for a Council
decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July 1995,
based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the establishment of a European Police
Office (Europol Convention) (COM(2007)0215 — C6-0169/2007 — 2007/0076(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission recommendation to the Council (COM(2007)0215) (1),

— having regard to Article 3(4) of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, pursuant to which the

Council consulted Parliament (C6-0169/2007),

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

— having regard to the report of

the Committee on Civil Liberties,

Justice and Home Affairs

(A6-0260/2007),

1.

2.

Approves the Commission recommendation;

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 recommendation

3.
substantially;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission and to the govern-

4.
ments of Bulgaria and Romania.

(1) Not yet published in OJ.