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Pat the Cope GALLAGHER | ParlTrack track atom
1999/07/20 - 2002/06/17
1995/07/05 - 1999/07/19
1994/07/19 - 1995/07/04
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2012/0215(NLE)
EU/Mauritius Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Protocol: fishing opportunities and financial contribution
2012/0130(NLE)
EC/Denmark/Greenland Fisheries Parnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2015. Protocol
2011/0194(COD)
2001/0246(CNS)
EC/Mauritania fisheries agreement: protocol for the period from 1st August 2001 to 31 July 2006
2001/0168(CNS)
EC/Senegal fisheries agreement: periods from 1st May to 31 July 2001 and 1st August to 31 December 2001
2000/2070(COS)
Common fisheries policy after 2002: meetings at regional level in 1998-1999. Report
2000/2069(COS)
Fisheries and aquaculture: Community system 1996-1998 (Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92). Report
2000/0287(CNS)
EC/Equatorial Guinea fisheries agreement: protocol from 1st July 2000 to 30 June 2001
Conservation of fishery resources: juveniles of marine organisms (4th amend. Regulations (EC) No 1626/94 and (EC) No 850/98)
1999/0163(CNS)
Common fisheries policy: closer dialogue with industry and groups concerned
Conservation of fishery resources: protection of juveniles of marine organisms (3rd amend. Regulation (EC) No 850/98)
1998/2164(INI)
Regionalization of the Common Fisheries Policy
1998/0217(CNS)
EC/Madagascar fisheries agreement: protocol for the period from 21 May 1998 to 20 May 2001
1997/2189(INI)
Structural Fund: use of resources
1997/2188(INI)
Problems of the European Union's island regions
1997/2185(COS)
AGENDA 2000: economic and social cohesion
1997/0035(CNS)
EC-Mauritius fisheries agreement: protocol for the period from 1st December 1996 to 30 November 1999
1995/2323(COS)
Implementation of technical measures in the common fisheries policy
1995/0058(CNS)
Fisheries sector: arrangements regarding Community structural assistance (amend Regul. 3699/93/EEC) )
1994/2210(COS)
A support programme for peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland
Tobacco products: excise duties (direct. 72/464/EEC and 79/32/EEC). Codification
1948/03/10 Dungloe (Co. Donegal)
B.Comm, National University Of Ireland, Galway (1970).
Fish exporter (1970-1982).
Member of Donegal County Council (1979- 1991), Chairman, Donegal County Council, (1985-1986).
Member of Dáil Éireann (1981-2009);
Minister of State at the Department of the Marine and the Department of the Gaeltacht (1987-1994).
Minister of State at the Department of the Environment (2002-2004).
Minister of State with special responsibility for the Marine (2004-2006).
Minister of State at the Department of Transport (2006-2007);
Minister of State with special responsibility for Health Promotion and Food Safety (2007-2008)
Chairman of the Joint Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, (2008-2009).
Member of the European Parliament (1994-2002) (2009-present).
2009/0057(CNS)
2009/11/23 PECH 4 amendments...
1. In order to fish for western horse mackerel, vessels shall hold a special fishing permitfishing authorisation issued in accordance with Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1627/94 of 27 June 1994 laying down general provisions concerning special fishing permits.../2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy (the Control Regulation).
3a. Without prejudice to Chapter III of Regulation (EC) No 1006/2008, this Article shall also apply to third-country fishing vessels.
1. Member States shall carry out with regard to western horse mackerel the administrative cross-checks and data verifications provided for inWhen carrying out the validation of data with regard to western horse mackerel in accordance with Article 1902 of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93. P.../2009 (the Control Regulation), particular emphasis shall be placed on the possibility of small pelagic species other than horse mackerel being reported as horse mackerel, and vice versa.
Proposal for a regulationArticle 15 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The provisions of Article 11 shall apply from the date of entry into force of detailed rules implementing Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No .../2009 (the Control Regulation).
source: PE-430.353
2009/12/17 PECH 17 amendments...
C a. whereas the Council in its Resolution of the 3rd November 1976, in particular Annex VII thereto provided for safeguarding the particular needs of regions where local populations are especially dependent on fisheries and related activities,
Pat the Cope GALLAGHER, Britta REIMERS
4. Stresses that despite having been extensively reformed in 2002, the CFP, 27 years after its establishment, is faced with serious problems whose main features are overfishing, overcapacity which needs to be clearly defined, overinvestment and waste, with additional aspects, such as the economic and social regression, currently affecting the sector, globalisation of the fisheries and aquaculture market and the consequences of climate change;
Struan STEVENSON, Diane DODDS, Pat the Cope GALLAGHER
5. Points out that Parliament has in previous terms drawn attention to the fact that CFP rules were not being sufficiently complied with and has repeatedly called on Member States to improve controls, harmonise inspection and sanction criteriawell as applying effective control measures, the Commission and Member States should in partnership with the sector, strive to develop a culture of compliance throughout the supply chain, ensure transparency of inspection findings and strengthen the Community inspections systems;
5 a. Stresses that many of the problems faced by the CFP stem from a failure to implement the principles of good governance;
15 a. Calls for the MSY objective to be implemented in an appropriate manner taking into account that it can be interpreted in various ways and that it can be difficult to achieve in mixed fisheries. It is advisable to implement this objective in an operational manner, to base it on scientific data and to measure the socio- economic consequences that it entails;
Pat the Cope GALLAGHER, George LYON, Britta REIMERS
18 a. Calls on the Commission to clearly define overcapacity; it is necessary to ascertain the reasons for overcapacity and in particular the economic drivers for capacity and to explore possible links with the market policy, mindful that in certain cases, the market forces can represent a key criterion to be taken into account; a Commission study per marine region and fleet segment, identifying criteria other than the sole gross tonnage and power to measure and define capacity should be undertaken;
19. Points to the need for greater investment in research and scientific knowledge in the fisheries field, and for the fisheries sector to be dovetailed more effectively into the subject areas covered by the framework programmes to promote research; it is essential that uncertainties in the scientific assessments are reduced and that appropriate social and economic data is generated and incorporated into the assessments; incorporating information by stakeholders into the assessments should be pursued;
20. Maintains that the exploitation of fish stocks has to be based on the principle of maximum sustainable yield, accepting that it may not be possible to hold all stocks at MSY simultaneously;
Struan STEVENSON, Pat the Cope GALLAGHER
21. Urges the Commission to recognise the specific features of, and the differences between, the ORs, and to remote island communities who rely almost entirely on fishery for their economic survival and to promote support measures geared to the biological and social sustainability of fisheries in those regions;
23. Urges the Commission to draw up a specific Community support programme for small-scale coastal and non-industrial fisheries;
31. Maintains that the management system for the fisheries sector has to abandon the traditional top-down approach, laying emphasis instead on the principle of regionalisation and subsidiarity (horizontal decentralisation) and the participation of professionals in the sector, taking into account the multifarious specific features of the Community fleet; firmly rejects any attempt to adopt a universal Community fisheries management model, in a form serving to impose uniformitytop down, command and control management model, that has characterised the CFP to date, has itself proven to be a major obstacle to the achievement of the CFP's objectives; this rigid and inflexible approach should be replaced with a decentralising system of decision making to the lowest practical level. In the first instance this should, within an overall system overseen by the European institutions, involve the transfer of management responsibilities to the Member States level;
32. Urges the Commission to carefully explore the possibility of adopting new fisheries management mechanisms, as opposed to the TAC and quota system, for example fishing effort management and the use of transferable fishing rights, since such arrangements would enable the fleet to be adapted in a more flexible way, in line with the actual diversity and distribution of stocks, and could be supported by structural implementing measures, without neglecting the more vulnerable small-scale sector; urges the Commission to explore what changes should be adopted to the principle of relative stability and in particular how coastal communities highly dependent on fisheries can be given preference in the share out of fisheries resources;
33 a. Considers that the present system of quota swaps and transfers between Member States could be streamlined to facilitate full uptake of fishing opportunities;
34. Maintains that regional umbrella organisations, staffed by representatives of the Member States, the sector, other stakeholders, and the scientific community, should set up to exercise management decision-making power and that the RACs, playing their advisory role, should be merged with them; believes that these bodies, working in conjunction, would make for genuine and effective decentralisation of management, in keeping with the Treaty and without undermining the general aims and principles laid down by the Community legislature;deleted
34 a. Calls for Regional bodies to be established that have devolved functions and are properly constituted; such a regional approach is not appropriate to pelagic species and an alternative model should be adopted for these species; the advisory role of the RAC's should be maintained and enhanced;
37. Considers that the competitiveness of Community aquaculture should be strengthened by providing ongoing substantial support for research and technological development, planning coastal areas and river basins, so as to facilitate access to space, and encompassing the specific needs of aquaculture within EU market policy; recognises the important role played by producer organisations (POs) established under the Common Market Organisation and urges the Commission to specifically address the specialist needs and requirements of the aquaculture sector in these rules;
Pat the Cope GALLAGHER, George LYON
39. Calls for support to be given to investment in new fish farming technologies, including intensive systems allowing water to be recycled and offshore salt-water fish farming; recognises the scale potential that exists for offshore aquaculture and urges the Commission to examine specific mechanisms to support the development of such offshore salt water fish farming;
2010/04/14 PECH 4 amendments...
2010/12/15 PECH 3 amendments...
fishing gear used incorporates a square- mesh panel as described in Appendix 5 to this Annex; (iv) where the overall length of the vessel is less than or equal to 15 metres, regardless of the quantity of saithe catches retained on board, the fishing gear used incorporates a square-mesh panel a(ie) the following subparagraphs are inserted: "(ca) point 6.6 shall be replaced by the following: '6.6 By way of derogation from point 6.1, it shall be permitted to fish with trawls, demersal seines or similar gears provided that: (i) all nets on board the vessel are constructed with a minimum mesh-size of 110 mm for vessels more than 15 metres overall length and of 110 mm for all other vessels. For vessels dlescribed in Appendix 6 to this Annex;' (cb) the following point shall be inserted: '6.6a. From 1 January to 31 March, and from 1 October to 31 December, it shall be prohibited to conduct any fishing activity in the area specis than 15 metres where the verified percentage of cod catches is less than 1.5 %, the mesh size shall be in accordance with the mesh size ranges and target species as defined in ICES rectangle 39E3 defined by a line drawn joining the following geographic co-ordinates: Longitude Latitude 7o00 W 55o00 N 6o00W 55o00 N 6o00W 55o30 N 7o00 W 55o30 N; using any of the gears specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 Dec 2008 and the master of an sea-fishing vessel or another person on board shall not cause or permit a person on board the boat to attempt to fish for, land, tranship or have on board fish caught in the specified area.' (cb) the following point shall be inserted: '6.6b From 1 January to 31 December it shall be prohibited to conduct any cod and whiting fishing activity in the areas specified in ICES rectangle (47E3 and 46E2) in the northern part of VIa and theAnnex 1 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 ; (ii) no more than 10 % of the retained catch by weight is comprised of any mixture of cod and whiting; (iii) where the catch retained on board comprises less than 90 % saithe the master of a sea-fishing vessel or another person on board shall not cause or permit a person on board the boat to attempt to fish for, land, tranship or have on board cod and whiting caught in the specified area.'"
2011/05/04 SURE 5 amendments...
63. Stresses that the EAV of cohesion policy is uncontested, as this policy constitutes a well-established mechanism of delivering growth and jobs and has been one of the Union’s most significant, visible, and successful policies for decades; welcomes the proposal from the European Commission that every region of the Union will benefit directly from cohesion policy; points out, however, that a modern cohesion policy must undertake a number of structural reforms, respond to the new challenges facing the Union, and promote synergies with other policies and instruments on the ground;
Amendment 690 #
66. Requests that the Commission draws up concrete proposals to ensure a stronger thematic concentration of cohesion funding on the Europe 2020 priorities and considerwith sufficient flexibility to allow for region- specific investment needs to be addressed and believes that a more result-oriented system than the current ‘earmarking’ should be put in place; welcomes, in this respect, the Commission’s intention to agree with each Member State or region -in the context of the development and investment partnership contracts and operational programmes- on specific terms and conditionalities for the achievement of established targets;
68. Believes that cities, as functional urban areas, can play an important role in regional development and contribute to tackling the economic and social disparities on the ground; stresses, accordingly, the necessity for a strengthened and more focused approach to the urban dimension of cohesion policy;
69. Recalls that one of the main criticisms directed at cohesion policy relates to the complexity of its rules and the disproportionate requirements on small programmes and projects; insists on the importance of simplifying the rules and procedures of this policy, on reducing complexity and administrative burdens, and on a more transparent and effective allocation of resources to cities, municipalities and regions; emphasises that the frequency of checks should be commensurate with the risk of irregularities in keeping with the proportionality principlefinancial control and audit practices must be clearly based on regulatory compliance and should be in keeping with the proportionality principle and strongly opposes the process of creeping regulation in implementing cohesion policy;
73. Encourages local and regional authorities to make as much use as possible of the innovative financial instruments but requests that these instruments be simplified and configured to suit the development and administrative conditions of all regions;
49. Calls on the Commission to present proposals for a reformed CAP, which aim at a moren effective and efficient allocation and use of the CAP budget, inter alia, via a fairer distribution of direct payments by strengthening conditionality towards delivering the public goods expected by society and by more targeted payments in order to ensure best return for public money;
Guy VERHOFSTADT, Carl HAGLUND, Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY, Pat the Cope GALLAGHER, Giommaria UGGIAS
52. Points to the fact that the fisheries and aquaculture sector and its activities are often the onlymain source of livelihood and sustainable employment, in particular in coastal, island and remote regions; considers that, in order to achieve its medium and long-term goals which aim at a stable and, sustainable fisheriesand enhanced fisheries and aquaculture sector, and in order to facilitate the recovery of its fish stocks and to tackle the social and economic aspects linked to the necessary reduction of fishing effort, the and to meet the new objectives of a reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), this policy will need adequate financial resources post 2013; underlines the need to shift support towards more sustainable fishery practices, expects that the expenses linked to the economic diversification in regions where fisheries are declining and those for coordination of controls will increase over the period of the next MFFfor a long-term strategy for a fast and sustainable recovery of fish stocks in accordance with the maximum sustainable yield principle so that a stable and sustainable fisheries sector can be achieved;
2012/04/13 PECH 23 amendments...
Jim HIGGINS, Alain CADEC, Pat the Cope GALLAGHER
(6 a) It is essential, in order for the Common Market Organisation to be a success, that consumers are informed, through marketing and educational campaigns, about the value of eating fish and the wide variety of species available, as well as told of the importance of being able to understand the information contained on labels;
Pat the Cope GALLAGHER, Jim HIGGINS
(7) Producer organisations are the key actors for the appropriate application of the Common Fisheries Policy and the Common Market Organisation. It is therefore necessary to strengthen their objectives and to provide the necessary financial support to ensure that their members carry out fishing and aquaculture activities in a sustainable manner, improve the placing on the market of products, and collect economic information on aquaculture. When realising these objectives, producer organisations should take account the different conditions of the fishery and aquaculture sectors prevailing in the Union, in particular the specificities of small-scale fisheries.
(12) Producer organisations may create a collective fshall be allocated Community financial assistance under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund to finance the production and marketing plans and the storage mechanism.
(a) promoting viable and sustainable fishing activities of their members in full compliance with the conservation policy laid down in the Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy and environmental legislation;
(b) handlingpromoting avoidance and minimisation of unwanted catches of commercial stocks;
Proposal for a regulationArticle 7 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) contributing to employment in the coastal areas
Jim HIGGINS, Pat the Cope GALLAGHER, Alain CADEC
Article 7 a (ea) promoting the use of Information Communications Technology to ensure improved marketing and prices for fisheries products
Proposal for a regulationArticle 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) makAssisting the best use ofir members to develop and implement measures to minimise and avoid unwanted catches of commercial stocks by:
– disposing of landed products which do not conform to the minimum marketing sizes referred to in Article 39 (2)(a) for uses other than human consumption;deleted
– placing on the market of landed products which conform to the minimum marketing sizes referred to in Article 39 (2)(a);deleted
– distributing landed products free of charge to philanthropic or charitable purposes.deleted
Article 13 a Financing of associations of producer organisations. (a) The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund may financially contribute towards the establishment and/or development of associations of producer organisations. (b) The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 50, laying down detailed rules concerning such financial support.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1(a) a fishery producer organisation is deemed representative where it accounts for at least 6530 % of the quantities marketed of the relevant product during the previous year in the area where it is proposed to extend the rules
3. Within two month7 days of receipt of the notification, the Commission shall take a decision authorising or refusing to authorise the extension of rules and shall inform the Member States. Where the Commission has not taken a decision within the two-month period7 days, the extension of rules shall be deemed to have been authorised by the Commission.
1. Each producer organisation shall submit a production and marketing plan to their competent national authorities to fulfil the objectives laid down in Articles 3 and 7.
Proposal for a regulationSection 6 – title
CollectiveUnion Fund
Proposal for a regulationArticle 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Each producer organisation may create a collective fund, whichThe European Maritime and Fisheries Fund shall be used only to finance the following measures:
Jim HIGGINS, Pat the Cope GALLAGHER
3. All fishery products landed, including those not complying with marketing standards, may be, under the responsibility of the Member States, distributed free of charge to philanthropic or charitable institutions established in the Union or to persons who are recognised by the legislation of the Member State concerned as being entitled to public assistanceused for bait, as well as for fishmeal and fish oil. Producer organisation members shall be eligible for reimbursement to cover the costs incurred in landing these fisheries products.
(d) the date of catchlanding of fishery products or harvest of aquaculture products;
Proposal for a regulationArticle 49 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
(cc) The Commission shall also undertake to ensure that in primary and second level schools across the Union, information campaigns are carried out so that younger citizens and their teachers are aware of the benefits of consuming fish, and of the huge variety of species of fish which are available for consumption;
Proposal for a regulationArticle 49 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) make adequate market information available to the adequate level to stakeholdersall stakeholders. This should include making such information available to consumers in an accessible and understandable manner.
Proposal for a regulationAnnex II – New entries to be inserted/added
Boarfish (Caproidae) Sprat (Sprattus Sprattus) Turbot (Psetta Maxima) Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus Labrax) Argentines (Argentina Silus) Spider Crab (Maja Brachydactela) Lobster (Homarus Gammarus)
2012/06/25 PECH 58 amendments...
(5) At the World Summit on Sustainable Development at Johannesburg in 2002, the Union and its Member States committed to act against the continued decline of many fish stocks. Therefore, the Union should improve its Common Fisheries Policy to ensure that as a matter of priority exploitation levels of marine biological resources stocks are, where possible, restored and maintained at levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yields from the populations of harvested stocks by 2015. Where less scientific information is available, this may require applying proxies to maximum sustainable yield.
(14a) The definition of small-scale fishing needs to be widened to take account of a range of criteria in addition to boat size, including, inter alia, the prevailing weather conditions, the impact of fishing techniques on the marine ecosystem, time spent at sea and the characteristics of the economic unit exploiting the resource. Small offshore islands which are dependent on fishing should be especially recognised and supported both in terms of additional resource allocation, and financially, to enable their future survival and prosperity.
(18) Measures are needed to reduce and eliminate the current high levels of unwanted catches and discards. Indeed, unwanted catches and discards constitute a substantial waste and affect negatively the sustainable exploitation of marine biological resour with increased and improved techniques for avoidances and marine ecosystems as well as the financial viability of fisheries. An obligation to land all catches of managed stocks caught during fishing activities in Union waters or by Union fishing vessels should be established and gradually implementedinimisation of unwanted species. Such practices must be supported by realistic incentives at all levels.
(29) A system of transferable fishing concessions for the majority of managed stocks under the Common Fisheries Policy shouldmay be implemented no later than 31 December 2013 for all vessels of 12 meters' length or over and all other vessels fishing with towed gears. Member States may exclude vessels up to 12 meters' length other than vessels using towed gear from transferable fishing concessions. Such a system should contribute to industry- induced fleet reductions and improved economic performance while at the same time creating legally secure and exclusive transferable fishing concession of a Member State's annual fishing opportunities. Since marine biological resources are a common good, transferable fishing concessions should only establish user entitlements to a Member State's part of annual fishing opportunities which may be recalled according to established rules.
Proposal for a regulationRecital 54 a (new)
(54 a) An Advisory Council for Markets shall be established in accordance with Article 52.
Proposal for a regulationPart 1 – article 2 – title
2. The Common Fisheries Policy shall apply the precautionary approach to fisheries management, and shall aim to ensure, where possible, by 2015, that exploitation of living marine biological resources restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield.
3. The Common Fisheries Policy shall implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management to ensure that the impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystemit supports the principle of achieving maximum sustainable yield where possible and over a re alimitedstic timeframe.
Proposal for a regulationPart 1 – article 3 – title
Specific oObjectives
Proposal for a regulationPart 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) provide the necessary mechanisms for stock assessment and data collection and address the issues arising from data poor stock management;
Proposal for a regulationPart 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 826 #
(f a) a decentralised approach to the principles of good governance.
– ‘maximum sustainable yield’ means the maximum catch that may be taken from a fish stock indefinitelwith the minimum risk to stock sustainability;
– ‘precautionary approach to fisheries management’ means an approach according to which the absence of adequate scientific information should not justify postponing or failing to take the appropriate management measures to conservensure target species, associated or dependent species and non- target species are fished at sustainable levels and their environment is not damaged;
– ‘ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management’ means an approach ensuring that benefits from living aquatic resources are high while the direct and indirect impacts of fishing operations on marine ecosystems are low and not detrimental to the future functioning, diversity and integrity of those ecosystems;
Proposal for a regulationPart 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 31 a (new)
– 'Fishing structural over-capacity' means the number of fishing vessels in a particular fishery or metier that are not economically viable based on the available fishing resources;
Amendment 995 #
– Fishing Maximum Sustainable Yield ( Fmsy) is the MSY as defined by a fishing mortality rate rather than a biomass rate.
Amendment 1001 #
– 'Fishing capacity' means the number of vessels in each fleet segment or metier of the European fleet.
Amendment 1029 #
Proposal for a regulationPart 2 – article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The status of the existing Biologically Sensitive Area as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 is maintained in its current form.
Proposal for a regulationPart 2 – article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The provisions which will follow arrangements set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 and 3(a) shall be adopted by 31 December 2022.
Proposal for a regulationPart 3 – title
(d) establishing incentives, including those of an economic nature, to promote more selective or low impact fishing methods, including preferential access to fishing opportunities and incentives of an economic nature;
(g) adopting measures concerning the obligation to land all catches;deleted
Amendment 1098 #
Proposal for a regulationPart 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) conducting pilot projects on alternative types of fishing management techniques.deleted
1. Multiannual plans providing for conservation measures to maintain or restore fish stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield shall be established as a prioritywhere possible and allowing for the difficulties posed by achieving maximum sustainable yield for mixed fisheries.
4. Multiannual plans shall be based on the precautionary approach to fisheries management and shall take into account the limitations of the available data and assessment methods including data poor stock assessments and all quantified sources of uncertainty in a scientifically valid manner.
1. Multiannual plans shall provide for adaptations of the fishing mortality rate, resulting where possible in a fishing mortality rate that restores and maintains all stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield by 2015over a reasonable and attainable timeframe.
Amendment 1374 #
(ja) conducting pilot projects on alternative types of fishing management techniques.
(b) reduce and, where possible, avoid, minimise and eliminate catches of undersized individuals from fish stocks;
1. All catches of the following fish stocks subject to catch limits caught during fishing activities in Union waters or by Union fishing vessels outside Union waters following a period during which all practicable methods of avoidance and minimisation of unwanted catches have been fully explored shall be brought and retained on board the fishing vessels and recorded and landed, except when used as live bait, , in accordance with the following timeframe:
3. Marketing standards for catches of fish caught in excess of fixed fishing opportunities shall be established in accordance with Article 27 of [the Regulation on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products].deleted
Proposal for a regulationPart 3 – article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In deciding on quota allocations each year the Council shall take full account of regions where local communities are especially dependent on fisheries and related activities as decided by the Council in its Resolution of 3 November 1976, on certain external aspects of the creation of a 200-mile fishing zone in the Community1 with effect from 1 January 1977, and in particular Annex VII thereto.
Proposal for a regulationPart 3 – article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Fishing opportunities shall comply with quantifiable targets, time frames and margins established in accordance with Article 9(2) and 11(b), (c) and (hc).
Amendment 1642 #
1. In a multiannual plan established pursuant to Articles 9, 10 and 11 Member States may be authorised to adopt measures, to establish decentralised entities, which can adopt measures in accordance with that multiannual plans, which specify the conservation measures applicable to vessels flying their flag in relation to stocks in Union waters for which they have been allocated fishing opportunities.
Amendment 1664 #
2 a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt implementing acts to cover the scope and functions of the decentralised entities in accordance with the remit for such entities set out in Article 17 paragrapgh 1.
Amendment 1704 #
Proposal for a regulationPart 3 – article 20 – title
Default cConservation measures adopted in the framework of multiannual plans
Amendment 1810 #
1. Each Member State shallmay establish a system of transferable fishing concessions no later than 31 December 2013 for
1. A transferable fishing concession shallmay establish an entitlement to use the individual fishing opportunities allocated in accordance with Article 29(1).
Amendment 1864 #
2. Each Member State shallmay allocate transferable fishing concessions on the basis of transparent criteria, for each stock or group of stocks for which fishing opportunities are allocated in accordance with Article 16, excluding fishing opportunities obtained under sustainable fisheries agreements.
Amendment 1872 #
3. For the allocation of transferable fishing concessions pertaining to mixed fisheries, Member States shallmay take account of the likely catch composition of vessels participating in such fisheries.
Amendment 1919 #
1. Member States shallmay allocate individual fishing opportunities to holders of transferable fishing concessions, as referred to in Article 28, on the basis of fishing opportunities allocated to the Member States, or established in management plans adopted by Member States in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006.
Amendment 1960 #
Member States shallmay establish and maintain a register of transferable fishing concessions and individual fishing opportunities.
Amendment 2050 #
Proposal for a regulationPart 5 – article 34 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that from 1 January 2013 the fishing capacity of their fleet does not exceed at any time the fishing capacity ceilings established in accordance with Article 35.deleted
Amendment 2060 #
Proposal for a regulationPart 5 – article 35 – title
Management of fishing capacity and fishing structural overcapacity
Amendment 2065 #
Proposal for a regulationPart 5 – article 35 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State fleet shall be subject to existing fishing capacity ceilings as set out in Annex II.
Amendment 2074 #
Proposal for a regulationPart 5 – article 35 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall be subject to, in addition to existing fishing capacity ceilings as set out in paragraph 1, new fishing capacity levels based on new definitions of fishing capacity and fishing structural over-capacity.
Proposal for a regulationPart 7 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) In order to ensure that shared stocks with neighbouring countries are managed in a sustainable manner, it is necessary that they come within the remit of this regulation.
Amendment 2374 #
(e a) Establish a Markets Advisory Council.
Amendment 2387 #
Proposal for a regulationPart 9 – article 45 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) Instigate trade measures against third countries not operating sustainable fishing practices.
Amendment 2414 #
(e a) a standardised compliance and enforcement regime for each EU member state.
Amendment 2420 #
Proposal for a regulationPart 10 – article 48
Contribution to control, inspection and Member States may require holders of a fishing licence for fishing vessels of 12 meters length overall or more flying their flag to contribute proportionally to the costs of implementing the Union fisheries control system.Article 48 deleted enforcement costs
Amendment 2463 #
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 concerning amendments to that Annex to change the areas of competence, to create new areas of competence for Advisory Councils or to create new Advisory Councils including funding.
Amendment 2517 #
Proposal for a regulationPart 12 – article 54 – paragraph 3
3. Advisory Councils may apply for Union financial assistance as bodies pursuing an aim of general European interestunder the EMFF covering both administrative technical and scientific costs associated with carrying out studies to underpin their recommendations.
Amendment 2522 #
Proposal for a regulationPart 12 – article 54 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 concerning the composition, functioning and the functionding of Advisory Councils.
Amendment 2536 #
Proposal for a regulationPart 14 – article 57 – paragraph 2
2. Decision (EC) No 2004/585 is hereby repealed with effect from the entry into force of the rules adopted under Articles 51(4) and 52 26c (4).
Proposal for a regulationAnnex 3 – title 1 – point 8 a (new)
ANNEX III ANNEX III ADVISORY COUNCILS Name of the Area of Advisory Council competence Baltic Sea ICES36 zones IIIb, IIIc and IIId IIIb, IIIc and IIId Mediterranean Maritime Waters Sea of the Mediterranean of Mediterranean of the East of line the East of line 5°36' West 5°36' West North Sea ICES zones IV and IIIa and IIIa North Western ICES zones V waters (excluding Va South Western ICES zones VIII, waters IX and X (watersand only Union and only Union waters of Vb), VI waters of Vb), VI and VII and VII South Western ICES zones VIII, waters IX and X (waters around Azores), around Azores), and CECAF37 and CECAF37 zones 34.1.1, zones 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2.0 34.1.2 and 34.2.0 (waters around (waters around Madeira and the Madeira and the Canary Islands) Canary Islands) Pelagic stocks All areas (blue whiting, competence mackerel, horse (excluding the mackerel, Baltic Sea, the herring) Mediterranean Sea and Sea and Aquaculture) Aquaculture) High seas/long All non Union- distance fleet waters Aquaculture Aquaculture, as defined in Article defined in Article 5 5 Markets Advisory All market areas Council
Amendment 2549 #
Proposal for a regulationAnnex 3 – title 1 a (new)
recommendations by consensus. If no consensus can be reached, dissenting opinions expressed by members shall be recorded in the recommendations adopted by the majority of the members present and voting. d) Each Advisory Council shall designate a chairperson by consensus. The chairperson shall act impartially. e) Each Advisory Council shall adopt the measures necessary to ensure transparency and the respect of all opinions expressed. Recommendations by the executive committee shall be made available immediately to the general assembly, the Commission, member States concerned and, upon request, to any member of the public. f) The meetings of the general assembly shall be open to the public. The meetings of the executive committee shall be open to the public unless, in exceptional cases, decided otherwise by a majority of the executive committee. g) European and national organisations representing the fisheries sector and other interest groups may propose members to the Member States concerned. These member States shall agree on the members of the general assembly. h) Scientists from institutes of the member States concerned or international bodies may be invited to participate as experts in the work of the Advisory Councils. Any other qualified scientist may also be invited. i) The Commission and national and regional administrations of the Member States concerned shall have the right to participate in any meeting of an Advisory Council as active observers. j) Representatives of the fisheries sector and other interest groups from third countries, including representatives from RFMOs, that have a fishing interest in theANNEX III FUNCTIONING AND FUNDING a) In the general assembly and executive committee, two thirds of the seats shall be allotted to representatives of the fishermen, where relevant, and representatives of the production, processing and marketing sectors and one third to representatives of the other interest groups affected by the Common Fisheries Policy b) Except for the Advisory Council for Aquaculture, at least one representative of the catching sector from each Member State concerned shall be member of the executive committee. c) The members of the executive committee shall, where possible, adopt area or fisheries covered by an Advisory Council, may be invited to participate in the Advisory Council as active observers when issues which affect them are discussed. k) Advisory Councils may apply for financial assistance under EMFF. l) The Commission shall sign a grant agreement with each Advisory Council to contribute to its operational costs, including translation and interpretation costs and the commissioning of technical and scientific reports. m) The Commission may carry out all verifications it considers necessary to ensure compliance with the tasks assigned to the Advisory Councils. n) Each Advisory Council shall transmit annually its budget and a report of its activities to the Commission and to the Member States concerned. o) The Commission or the Court of Auditors may, at any time, arrange for an audit to be carried out either by an outside body of its choice or by the Commission or the Court of Auditors departments themselves. p) Each Advisory Council shall appoint a certified auditor for the period during which it benefits from Community funds.
2012/04/06 REGI 3 amendments...
Pat the Cope GALLAGHER, Seán KELLY
In addition to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No […]/2012 [the ERDF Regulation], the ERDF shallprogrammes under the European territorial cooperation goal may also support the sharing of human resources, facilities and infrastructures across borders under the different investment priorities, as well as the following investment priorities within the thematic objectives:
Proposal for a regulationArticle 6 – paragraph 1a (new)
In the case of any cross-border programme between Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland in support of peace and reconciliation, the ERDF shall also contribute to promote social and economic stability in the regions concerned, notably by actions to promote cohesion between communities.
The above mentioned conditions shall not apply to those actions under any cross- border programme between Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland in support of peace and reconciliation referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 6.
2013/01/17 PECH 26 amendments...
(12) The Union budget should finance the Common Fisheries Policy and the Integrated Maritime Policy expenditure through a single fund, the EFMF, either directly or in the context of shared management with the Member States. Shared management with the Member States should apply not only to measures to support fisheries, aquaculture and community-led local development but also to Common Markets Organisationmarketing and processing measures and the compensation for the outermost regions, control and data collection activities. Direct management should apply to the preparation of production and marketing plans, storage aid, scientific advice, voluntary contributions to Regional Fisheries Management Organisations, advisory councils and operations for the implementation of an Integrated Maritime Policy. The types of measures that can be financed using the EMFF should be specified.
(a) promoting sustainable and competitive fisheries and aquaculture including related processing;
(a) promotion of economic growth, social inclusion, creation of jobs, including related processing, and supporting labour mobility in coastal and inland communities depending on fishing and aquaculture;
Proposal for a regulationArticle 6 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
(d) improved market organisation for fishery products including the production and marketing plans referred to in Article 32 of [Regulation (EU) No on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products].
(ca) have failed to comply with the provisions of the Data Collection Framework Regulation.
Proposal for a regulationArticle 15 – paragraph 6
6. EUR 45 000 000X of the resources referred to in paragraph (1) shall be allocated to the production and marketing plans in Article 69 and storage aid referred to in Article 72 from 2014 to 2018 included0.
6 a. 7. EUR X of the resources referred to in paragraph (1) shall be allocated to the Advisory Councils referred to in Article 88.
(ba) Each Member State shall include a production and marketing plan as referred to in Article 32 of [Regulation (EU) No on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products].
Proposal for a regulationArticle 20 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The operational programme shall include the measures to be taken to prepare production and marketing plans in accordance with Article 32 of [Regulation (EU) No on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products].
Proposal for a regulationArticle 31 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) - Upgrade professional and technical skills; - Develop new training methods and tools; - Training that leads to improved safety and working conditions; - Training that leads to improved quality and food safety;
5. Operations consisting of testing new fishing gear or techniques shall be carried out within the limits of the fishing opportunities allocated to the Member Statewhich yield a significant improvement in selectivity may be rewarded by additional fishing opportunities.
Amendment 1363 #
2. Operations under this Article shall be implemented by public law bodies or scientific or technical bodies and shall involve fishermen or organisations of fishermen, recognised by the Member State, or non-governmental organisation in partnership with organisations of fishermen or FLAGs as defined under Article 62, and recognised by the Member State.
Proposal for a regulationArticle 41 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Investments shall concern: a) improving the quality and freshness of landed products; b) improving conditions regarding landing, processing, storage and auction; c) measures to reduce unwanted catches, to make the best use of unwanted catches of commercial stocks, where these are landed, and to valorise underused components of fish caught; d) energy efficiency; e) environmental protection, notably the collection, storage and treatment of waste and marine waste; f) improving safety and working conditions; g) the supply of fuel, ice, water and electricity; h) fishing vessel maintenance and repair equipment; i) the construction, modernisation and extension of quays to improve safety during landing or loading; j) computerised management of fishing activities; k) the networking of fishing ports, landing sites and fish markets. l) enable small and declining ports to maximise their marine potential by the development of diversified infrastructure.
Amendment 1525 #
1 a. Aquaculture enterprises shall include any enterprise whose core activity involves rearing, cultivation, or primary handling of aquatic organisms grown in an enhanced manner beyond the natural capacity of the environment.
Proposal for a regulationArticle 53 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the participation in the Union eco- management and audit schemes established by Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 of the European parliament and of the council of 19 March 2001 allowing voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) or participation in nationally recognised environmental management schemes.
Proposal for a regulationArticle 61 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) ensure that local communities fully exploit and benefit from the opportunities offered by maritime and coastal development and in particular help small and declining fishing ports to maximise their marine potential by the development of diversified infrastructure.
Amendment 1858 #
Proposal for a regulationArticle 62 – paragraph 7
7. The respective roles of the FLAG, the managing authority /the paying agency, the implementing authority, the paying agency where this differs from the implementing authority and, where appropriate, FLAGs for all implementation tasks relating to the strategy shall be clearly described in the operational programme.
Amendment 1870 #
Proposal for a regulationArticle 65 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) enhancing and capitalising on the environmental assets of the fisheries areas including operations to mitigate climate change;aintain biodiversity, improve management of the coastal zone, mitigate climate change foster the development and implementation of the Union's integrated Maritime Policy in a complementary manner to cohesion policy and to the Common Fisheries Policy.
Amendment 1893 #
Proposal for a regulationArticle 69 – paragraph 1
1. The EMFF mashall directly support the preparation and implementation of production and marketing plans referred to in Article 32 of [Regulation (EU) No on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products].
Amendment 1914 #
Proposal for a regulationArticle 69 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Expenditure incurred in the preparation and execution of production and marketing plans shall be eligible for 100% direct financial support by the EMFF.
Amendment 1943 #
Proposal for a regulationArticle 71 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The EMFF may support marketing measures for fishery and aquaculture products, including related processing, which aim at:
Proposal for a regulationArticle 71 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iii a) Innovative processes and new product development.
Proposal for a regulationArticle 72 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The EMFF may support investments, including capital investments in the processing of fisheries and aquaculture products:
Amendment 2114 #
Proposal for a regulationArticle 79 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the participation of Member States' representatives in regional coordination meetings as referred to in Article 37(4) of the [Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy], meetings of regional fisheries management organisations of which the EU is a contracting partner or an observer or meetings of international bodies in charge of providing scientific, economical or technical advice.
Amendment 2194 #
Proposal for a regulationArticle 88 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The EMFF shall support operating, technical and scientific costs associated with carrying out studies to underpin the recommendations of the Advisory Councils as set up by Article 52 of [Regulation (EU) No on Common Fisheries Policy]
Amendment 2207 #
Proposal for a regulationArticle 94 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) 100 % of the eligible public expenditure for the preparation of production and marketing plans referred to in Article 69 and 100 % of the eligible public expenditure for the support under storage aid referred to in Article 70;
2011/0434(COD) Conservation of fish stocks: measures in relation to countries allowing non-sustainable fishing
2012/05/03 PECH 6 amendments...
(8) In order to ensure that the envisaged measures are not applied in a manner which would constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination between countries where the same conditions prevail, or a disguised restriction on international trade, it is necessary that the adoption of such measures be preceded by an evaluation of their expected environmental, trade, economic and social effects.
(b) has adopted such measures without due regard to the rights, interests and duties of others including the European Union, and those fishery management measures lead to fishing activities which would lead the stock below the levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield, when considered in conjunction with measures taken by the Union either autonomously or in cooperation with other countries, or (c) has failed or refused to adopt the management measures approved within the RFMO that manages the stock.
(d) impose quantitative restrictions ofn importations into the Union of fish of any associated species, and fishery products made of or containing such fish, when caught while conducting fisheries on the stock of common interest under the control of theall fish and fishery products of any species originating from a country allowing non- sustainable fishing; in such a case, the Commission shall define appropriate means to determine which catches fall within the scope of the measure of stocks of common interest;
(e) impose restrictions ofn the use of Union ports by vessels flying the flag of the country allowing non-sustainable fishing that fish the stock of common interest and by vessels transporting fish and fishery products stemming from the stock of common interest that had been caught either byfishing vessels flying the flag of the country allowing non-sustainable fishing or by vessels authorised by it while flying another flag; such restrictions shall not apply in cases of force majeure or distress within the meaning of Article 18 of the UNCLOS (force majeure or distress) for services strictly necessary to remedy those situations;
source: PE-483.785
2012/09/05 PECH 3 amendments...
Alain CADEC, Pat the Cope GALLAGHER, Jim HIGGINS
22. Notes thatRejects the proposal to introduce ‘Transferable Fishing Concessions’ (TFCs), contained in the basic regulation, which raises concerns regarding their concentration and the creation of monopolies; stresses that in a number ofthe safeguards countries transferable fishing rights have allowed fishing capacity to be reduced, which is commendable; emphasises, however, that adequate safeguards would need to be introduced in order toavene the principle of free enterprise and do not allow the protection of small- scale and coastal fishing, which is the most economically endangered part of the industry but also that providing most of the jobs and economic activity in coastal regions;
Alain CADEC, Pat the Cope GALLAGHER, Jim HIGGINS, Estelle GRELIER
23. Believes that such a measurepriority access should be offer priority accessed to those who fish in a socially and environmentally responsible way; believes that TFCs should not be the only measure proposed for reducing overcapacthe principle of subsidiarity, and that a Member State should be exempted from the obligation to introduce TFCs if it achieves the necessary capacity reductionlready allows the Member States to introduce a system of transferable fishing concessions in their national legislation if they so wish; believes that the inclusion of TFCs in the basic regulation is therefore useless; recalls that the capacity reduction of certain fisheries can be achieved without their use;
Alain CADEC, Nikolaos SALAVRAKOS, Pat the Cope GALLAGHER, Jim HIGGINS
24. Considers that prior to the mandatory introduction of TFCs the Commission should undertake fleet assessments in order to obtain credible results vis-à-vis the precise situation of overcapacity at EU level, thus making it possible to propose appropriate and targeted instruments for its reduction if necessary;
2012/08/05 PECH 4 amendments...
2012/05/24 REGI 11 amendments...
2013/04/30 PECH 4 amendments...
2013/05/14 ENVI 3 amendments...
(27a) The qualified person shall require a minimum level of qualification including educational requirements, experience and a professional registered title. One example of this professional registration, particularly for engineers would be the achievement by the qualified person of the national requirements for Eur Ing designation, the EU wide professional registered engineering qualification.
Proposal for a regulationArticle 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) a recognised professional title awarded following successful assessment of competence to practice the profession of engineering in the field of medical device or production.
Proposal for a regulationArticle 13 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Marian HARKIN, Pat the Cope GALLAGHER, Jim HIGGINS
Proposal for a directiveArticle 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28
(28) ‘roll-your-own tobacco’ means tobacco which can be used for making cigarettes by consumers or retail outlets;; and further defined in Article 5(2) of Council Directive 2011/64/EU of 21 June 2011 on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco1; ____________ 1 OJ L 176, 5.7.2011, p. 24.
Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco productscigarettes and 'roll-your- own' tobacco with a characterising flavour which are marketed as such.
Member States shall not prohibit the use of additives which are essential for the manufacture of tobacco products, as long as the additives do not result in a product with a characterising flavourcigarettes and 'roll-your- own' tobacco.
(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging; however in the case of unit packets intended for 'roll-your-own' tobacco, the front or back surface of which exceeds 75cm2, each warning referred to in this Article should cover an area of 26.25cm2;
2013/05/21 ENVI 4 amendments...
Jim HIGGINS, Marian HARKIN, Pat the Cope GALLAGHER
2. The combined health warnings shall be divided into three sets rotating on an annual basis. Member States shall ensure that each combined health warning is displayed as nearly as possible on equal numbers of each brand.deleted
(c) define the position, format, layout, design, rotation and proportions of the health warnings;deleted
1. A unit packet of cigarettes shall have a cuboid shape. A unit packet of roll-your- own tobacco shall have the form of either a pouch, i.e. a rectangular pocket with a flap that covers the opening. The flap of the pouch shall cover at least 70% of the front of the packet, or a pack with a cuboid or cylindrical base. A unit packet of cigarettes shall include at least 20 cigarettes. A unit packet of roll-your-own tobacco shall contain tobacco weighing at least 420 g.
2012/04/06 PECH 3 amendments...
Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European ParliamentArticle 3 –introductory part
Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European ParliamentArticle 3 a (new)
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