REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulations (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2187/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1098/2007, No 254/2002, (EC) No 2347/2002 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing (EC) No 1434/98 as regards the landing obligation
11.12.2014 - (COM(2013)0889 – C7‑0465/2013 – 2013/0436(COD)) - ***I
Committee on Fisheries
Rapporteur: Alain Cadec
DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulations (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2187/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1098/2007, No 254/2002, (EC) No 2347/2002 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing (EC) No 1434/98 as regards the landing obligation
(COM(2013)0889 – C7 0465/2013 – 2013/0436(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2013)0889),
– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 43(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C7‑0465/2013),
– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
– having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 29 April 2014[1],
– having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A8-0060/2014),
1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;
2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text;
3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
Amendment 1 Proposal for a regulation Title | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulations (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2187/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1098/2007, No 254/2002, (EC) No 2347/2002 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing (EC) No 1434/98 as regards the landing obligation |
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulations (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2187/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1098/2007, No 254/2002, (EC) No 2347/2002, (EC) No 1224/2009 and (EU) No 1380/2013 and repealing (EC) No 1434/98 as regards the landing obligation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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According to the Commission, it is not legally possible to include technical measures of any kind in regional discard plans. The inability to include measures such as changes in mesh sizes or temporary spatial closures to protect juveniles will jeopardize the effective implementation of the landing obligation. This amendment seeks to remedy that scenario by including amendments to Council Regulation (EC) No 1380/2013. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 2 Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1) Regulation (EU) No [xxxx] has a central objective of the progressive elimination of discards in all EU fisheries through the introduction of a landing obligation for catches of species subject to catch limits and species covered by minimum sizes in the Mediterranean. In order to make this landing obligation operational certain provisions within the current technical measures and control regulations run contrary to the landing obligation and oblige fishermen to discard fish and should be removed or amended. |
(1) Regulation (EU) No [xxxx] has a central objective of the progressive elimination of discards in all EU fisheries through the introduction of a landing obligation for catches of species subject to catch limits and species covered by minimum sizes in the Mediterranean. In order to make this landing obligation operational for the fisheries concerned on 1 January 2015, certain provisions within the current technical measures and control regulations run contrary to the landing obligation and oblige fishermen to discard fish and should be removed or amended. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Under Article 15 of Regulation EU No 1380/2013, the landing obligation is only to be applied as from 1 January 2015 and for certain species. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 3 Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1a) The fact that the elimination of discards is being implemented progressively means that the necessary amendment of certain provisions within the current technical measures and control regulations can likewise be made progressively and, indeed, general principles of good law-making suggest that proceeding on a step-by-step basis is more likely to result in properly drafted legislation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 4 Proposal for a regulation Recital 1 b (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1b) In order to provide for the inclusion of technical conservation measures in the implementation of regional discard plans, Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC should be amended. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 5 Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(2) A new technical measures framework is awaited pending the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The unlikelihood that such a new framework will be in place by the start of 2015 when the landing obligation will be first introduced justifies the amendment or removal of certain elements of the current technical measures regulations to remove the incompatibility between these regulations and the landing obligation. |
(2) Certain elements of the current technical measures regulations should be amended or removed to remove the incompatibility between these regulations and the landing obligation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Update highlighting the fact that the reform of the common fisheries policy has already been adopted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 6 Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(2a) The landing obligation constitutes a radical change for fisheries, and 2015 will be a test year in terms of implementing that change. Lessons should be drawn from this when implementing the obligation in the fisheries concerned after 2015. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 7 Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 b (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(2b) The current wording of Article 15(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 concerning the possibility of incorporating technical measures strictly linked to the landing obligation into the discard plans to allow for increased selectivity and for unintended catches of marine organisms to be reduced as far as possible needs to be clarified. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 8 Proposal for a regulation Recital 2 c (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(2c) One of the potential undesirable effects of the landing obligation could be the development of activities specifically devoted to catching marine organisms that are not of the required size, for uses other than human consumption. The development of such parallel activities should be prevented. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Commission proposal does not allow certain undesirable effects of the landing obligation to be prevented. The possible emergence of a parallel market in juvenile organisms that cannot be monitored is a particular cause for concern. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 9 Proposal for a regulation Recital 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(3) In particular, in order to ensure the implementation of the landing obligation Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms should be amended by requiring that all unintended catches of marine organisms subject to the landing obligation and caught in excess of catch composition rules should be landed and counted against quotas; by replacing minimum landing sizes for marine organisms subject to the landing obligation with minimum conservation reference sizes; and by requiring all unintended catches of marine organisms caught in excess of bycatch provisions in specific areas, at specific times and for specified gear types to be landed and counted against quotas. |
(3) In particular, in order to ensure the implementation of the landing obligation for species to which that obligation applies as from 1 January 2015, Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms should be amended by requiring that all unintended catches of marine organisms subject to the landing obligation and caught in excess of catch composition rules should be landed and counted against quotas; by replacing minimum landing sizes for marine organisms subject to the landing obligation with minimum conservation reference sizes; and by requiring all unintended catches of marine organisms caught in excess of bycatch provisions in specific areas, at specific times and for specified gear types to be landed and counted against quotas. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Under Article 15 of Regulation EU No 1380/2013, the landing obligation is only to be applied as from 1 January 2015 and for certain species. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 10 Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(4) In addition, in order to ensure legal certainty, provisions relating to an area closure for the protection of juvenile haddock in ICES division VIb should be amended. |
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This technical measure added by the Commission is not directly connected with the landing obligation. Since this Regulation seeks to ensure strict implementation of the landing obligation, there is no need for it to include this technical measure, which will fit into the review of technical measures currently being prepared by the Commission. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 11 Proposal for a regulation Recital 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(8) In order to ensure the implementation of the landing obligation Council Regulation (EC) No 254/2002 establishing measures to be applicable in 2002 for the recovery of the stocks of cod in the Irish Sea (ICES division VIIa should be amended by requiring that in the trawl fishery for queen scallop that all unintentional catches of marine organisms subject to the landing obligation caught in excess of permitted by catch percentages should be landed and counted against quotas. |
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The article in question has been deleted in order to fit with the stepwise introduction of the landing obligation as set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Indeed, the landing obligation will only apply to cod caught in the Irish Sea from 2016 or 2019. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 12 Proposal for a regulation Recital 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(9) In order to ensure the implementation of the landing obligation Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks should be amended by requiring all catches of deep-sea species should be landed and counted against quotas. |
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The article in question has been deleted in order to fit with the stepwise introduction of the landing obligation as set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Indeed, the landing obligation will only apply to deep-sea stocks as from 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 13 Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(10) In order to ensure the implementation of the landing obligation Control Regulation (EC) 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 should be amended to ensure monitoring of the landing obligation. For this purpose fishing authorisations should apply to fisheries subject to a landing obligation ; data on catches of all species shall be recorded irrespective of a weight threshold; data on catches below minimum conservation reference sizes should be recorded separately; in view of the difficulty to establish the exact quantity of small catches on board a fishing vessel a higher margin of tolerance should apply for estimates of small catches in logbooks and transhipment declarations; rules for remote electronic monitoring (REM) should be established for the recording of data for monitoring the landing obligation at sea; rules on a separate stowage of catches and control of marketing of catches below minimum conservation reference sizes should be set up; and the conditions for the use of control observers for monitoring purposes should be defined. |
(10) In order to ensure the implementation of the landing obligation Control Regulation (EC) 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 should be amended to ensure monitoring of the landing obligation. Catches of all species should be recorded above a weight threshold of 50 kg; data on catches below minimum conservation reference sizes should be recorded separately; in view of the difficulty to establish the exact quantity of small catches on board a fishing vessel a higher margin of tolerance should apply for estimates of small catches in logbooks and transhipment declarations; Member States’ prerogatives as regards monitoring and verifying compliance with the landing obligation at sea should be respected; rules on a separate stowage of catches and control of marketing of catches below minimum conservation reference sizes should be set up; and the conditions for the use of control observers for monitoring purposes should be defined. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 14 Proposal for a regulation Recital 10 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(10a) The technical and human means of control must be compatible with the rights of the crew under labour law and with regard to personal portrayal and the protection of privacy. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 15 Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(11) As discards constitute a substantial waste and affect negatively the sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources and marine ecosystems and as a general observance of the landing obligation by operators is essential for its success a violation of the landing obligation should be defined as a serious infringement. The introduction of the landing obligation in combination with certain new inter-annual quota flexibility rules, requires adjustment of the rules on the deduction of quotas and effort. |
(11) As discards constitute a substantial waste and affect negatively the sustainable exploitation of marine biological resources and marine ecosystems and as a general observance of the landing obligation by operators is essential for its success a violation of the landing obligation should be defined as a serious infringement. Nevertheless, bearing in mind the fundamental change that this will involve for fisheries, a two‑year adaptation period should be granted, during which infringements of the landing obligation are not considered to be serious infringements. The introduction of the landing obligation in combination with certain new inter-annual quota flexibility rules, requires adjustment of the rules on the deduction of quotas and effort. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gradual implementation between now and 2019 would enable fishermen to adapt. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 16 Proposal for a regulation Recital 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(12) Council Regulations (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2187/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 2347/2002 and (EC) No 1224/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. |
(12) Council Regulations (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2187/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) 1967/2006, (EC) No 1098/2007 and (EC) No 1224/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The rapporteur suggests eliminating the changes to the two regulations in question as the landing obligation does not apply to the species concerned as from 2015, but from a later date. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 17 Proposal for a regulation Chapter -1 – Article -1 (new) Regulation (EC) No 1380/2013 Article 15 – paragraph 5 – point a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 18 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 850/98 Article 3 – point i | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 19 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b Regulation (EC) No 850/98 Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 20 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c Regulation (EC) No 850/98 Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 21 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 Regulation (EC) No 850/98 Article 7 – paragraph 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This subparagraph concerns the Pandalus, which is a species that will only be subject to the landing obligation after 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 22 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Regulation (EC) No 850/98 Article 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This subparagraph concerns demersal fisheries, which will only be subject to the landing obligation after 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 23 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 Regulation (EC) No 850/98 Article 11 – paragraph 1– point a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 24 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 Regulation (EC) No 850/98 Article 15 – paragraph 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Skippers cannot guarantee they have sufficient quotas to cover their likely catch composition during fishing trips. The very nature of fishing operations mean it is impossible to forecast the volumes of fish that will be taken during a specific fishing trip. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 25 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 Regulation (EC) No 850/98 Article 19 – paragraph 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Given the uncertainty of finding an outlet for undersized marine organisms once landed, and given that the vessel masters will not gain anything from these landings, the problem of storing the organisms on the docks should be anticipated and it should be made clear at this stage that it will not be the fishermen’s responsibility. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 26 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 Regulation (EC) No 850/98 Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 27 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 Regulation (EC) No 850/98 Article 19 – paragraph 2 b (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 28 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 Regulation (EC) No 850/98 Article 19 – paragraph 2 c (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 29 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 Regulation (EC) No 850/98 Article 29c | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This technical measure added by the Commission is not directly connected with the landing obligation. Since this Regulation seeks to ensure strict implementation of the landing obligation, there is no need for it to include this technical measure. It will fit into the review of technical measures currently being prepared by the Commission. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 30 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point a Regulation (EC) No 850/98 Article 29d – paragraph 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 31 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point b Regulation (EC) No 850/98 Article 29d – paragraph 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 32 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 Regulation (EC) No 850/98 Article 29e – paragraph 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The legislator would like a stepwise introduction of the landing obligation; the timetable set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 should be followed and reference only made to the species subject to that obligation as from 2015. The proposed change does not alter the tenor of the provisions on the restrictions applicable to cod, haddock and whiting fisheries in ICES area VII. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 33 Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21 Regulation (EC) No 850/98 Article 29f – paragraph 1 a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Since the legislator would like to see a stepwise introduction of the landing obligation, the timetable set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 should be followed. The landing obligation is only applicable to blue ling after 2015. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 34 Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 Article 2 – point p | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 35 Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 Article 12 – paragraph 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Skippers cannot guarantee they have sufficient quotas to cover their likely catch composition during fishing trips. The very nature of fishing operations mean it is impossible to forecast the volumes of fish that will be taken during a specific fishing trip. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 36 Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 Article 15 – paragraph 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 37 Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 Article 2 – point 18 (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 38 Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 39 Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 Article 15 – paragraph 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Point b) relates to a derogation in respect of minimum sizes for marine organisms in the case of fries of sardine landed for human consumption. The derogation only applies in certain well‑defined cases, including when the fries are caught using boat seines or shore seines and when this complies with the national provisions in force. The derogation should be maintained. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 40 Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 Article 3 – point g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 41 Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 Article 8 – paragraph 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Commission’s proposal for a multi-species plan for the Baltic Sea provides for the abolition of the days-at-sea scheme. This change could already be put into effect when the Omnibus Regulation enters into force. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 42 Proposal for a regulation Article 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Regulation (EC) No 254/2002 is hereby amended as follows: |
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1) In Article 3(1), the following subparagraph is added: |
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"By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, landings shall not be prohibited if the conditions established in that subparagraph cannot be complied with because of unintended catches of marine organisms subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx]. Those unintended catches shall be landed and counted against quotas. " |
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2) In Article 4, the following subparagraph is added: |
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"By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, landings shall not be prohibited if the conditions established in that subparagraph cannot be complied with because of unintended catches of marine organisms subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx]. Those unintended catches shall be landed and counted against quotas." |
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The article in question has been deleted in order to fit with the stepwise introduction of the landing obligation as set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Indeed, the landing obligation will only apply to cod caught in the Irish Sea from 2016 or 2019. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 is hereby amended as follows: |
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“f) 'Unintended catches' means incidental catches of marine organisms the fishing for which is prohibited in the relevant circumstances." |
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2) In Article 3(1), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: |
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"Fishing vessels not holding a deep-sea permit shall be prohibited from fishing for deep-sea species in excess of 100 kg in each sea trip. Deep-sea species caught in excess of 100 kg by such vessels shall not be retained on board, transhipped or landed. |
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By way of derogation from the second subparagraph, the retention on board, transhipment and landing shall not be prohibited if the 100 kg limit established in that subparagraph is exceeded because of unintended catches of deep-sea species subject to the landing obligation set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) [xxxx]. Those unintended catches shall be landed and counted against quotas. " |
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The article in question has been deleted in order to fit with the stepwise introduction of the landing obligation as set out in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Indeed, the landing obligation will only apply to deep-sea stocks as from 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 44 Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 1 Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 Article 7 – paragraph 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Commission is requiring that vessels whose fishing operations are subject in whole or in part to the landing obligation obtain specific authorisation to fish in zones where the landing obligation applies. Such authorisation would be additional to all the other authorisations already required and would increase administrative burdens for fishermen and the Member States. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 45 Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 Article 14 – paragraph 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 46 Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 Article 14 – paragraph 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Commission is proposing that the margins of tolerance be revised upwards and that all catches be recorded in logbooks, which would entail additional administrative costs for fishermen. Catches should be recorded in logbooks as from 50kg live-weight equivalent, as established in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1224/2009. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 47 Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 Article 14 – paragraph 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Commission is proposing that the entire catch retained on board, including any actual discards, now be recorded in the logbook, regardless of catch volumes. This change cannot be justified under the scope of this regulation, since it is not strictly connected with implementation of the landing obligation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 48 Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 Article 21 – paragraph 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Catches should be recorded in logbooks as from 50kg live-weight equivalent, as established in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 1224/2009, and it is not necessary to alter this in the current regulation. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 49 Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 6 Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 Article 25a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 51 Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new) Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 Article 59 – paragraph 3 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An exemption from the prohibition on selling very small quantities of undersized fish (e.g. 30 kg) could avoid the need for small-scale coastal fisheries (vessels under 12m in length) to use costly collection systems. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 52 Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 19 Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 Article 119 a – paragraph 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 54 Proposal for a regulation Annex I Regulation (EC) No 850/98 Annex XII | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aims to avoid any potential legal inconsistencies between Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 2013/1380 and the technical measures regulation, as opposed to extensively reforming the latter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 55 Proposal for a regulation Annex II Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 Annex IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The aim is to avoid any potential legal inconsistencies between Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 2013/1380 and the Baltic Sea technical measures regulation, as opposed to extensively reforming the latter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 56 Proposal for a regulation Annex III Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 Annex III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The aim is to avoid any potential legal inconsistencies between Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 2013/1380 and the Mediterranean Sea technical measures regulation, as opposed to extensively reforming the latter. |
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
The reform of the common fisheries policy adopted by the legislator during the previous parliamentary term saw fundamental changes being made to the rules applicable to fisheries. More specifically, Article 15 of the basic common fisheries policy regulation imposes a landing obligation for all catches. That obligation will enter into effect in a stepwise manner over the period 2015 to 2019.
As a result, fishermen will have to land any catch that is unintended and non‑marketable either because they do not have the quota for this or because it is under the minimum conservation reference size.
Since this landing obligation conflicts with several EU regulations currently in force, the Commission has brought forward an ‘Omnibus’ regulation which seeks to amend seven regulations in parallel so as to bring them into line with Article 15 of the basic common fisheries policy regulation. Under the current rules, fishermen have to discard any non‑marketable catch. This situation is at odds with the landing obligation and must therefore be remedied.
The omnibus regulation will amend the following regulations:
• Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms;
• Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 for the conservation of fishery through technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound;
• Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 on concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea;
• Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 establishing a multiannual plan for the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks;
• Council Regulation (EC) No 254/2002 establishing measures to be applicable in 2002 for the recovery of the stock of cod in the Irish Sea (ICES division VIIa).
• Council Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks; and
• Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy.
Your rapporteur considers that the changes made by the omnibus regulation should be strictly limited to implementation of the landing obligation, and only to the fisheries concerned as from 1 January 2015, which is to say:
• small pelagic fisheries (i.e. fisheries for mackerel, herring, horse mackerel, blue whiting, boarfish, anchovy, argentine, sardine and sprat);
• large pelagic fisheries (i.e. fisheries for bluefin tuna, swordfish, albacore tuna, bigeye tuna, blue and white marlin);
• fisheries for industrial purposes (i.e. fisheries for capelin, sandeel and Norway pout);
• fisheries for Baltic Sea salmon;
• the species which define fisheries activities in the Baltic Sea other than those already listed above.
Your rapporteur feels that legal alignment for the fisheries subject to the landing obligation after 2015 should be performed subsequently, and in conjunction with the new technical measures framework that the Commission will bring forward in the coming months. The omnibus regulation should, as a result, only be concerned with the urgent issue of the implementation of the landing obligation for the fisheries concerned in 2015. Your rapporteur therefore proposes that the provisions relating to the other fisheries be deleted. He stresses that 2015 will be a test year for assessing the effects of implementing the landing obligation.
Your rapporteur also notes that some of the changes proposed by the Commission go beyond a straightforward alignment with the landing obligation. He therefore proposes that the following changes be deleted as they relate to technical or monitoring measures and not to compatibility with the landing obligation:
• Regulation 850/98, Article 15 and Regulation 2187/2005, Article 12: deletion of the provisions requiring that the captains of fishing vessels have sufficient quotas, which are very hazy and impossible to implement.
• Regulation No 1224/2009, Article 14: The change concerning logbook records is not connected with the landing obligation. The existing provisions should be maintained.
• Regulation No 1224/2009, Article 25a: Your rapporteur proposes that this article on remote electronic monitoring be simplified, and points out that the Member States are responsible for monitoring and therefore free to decide on monitoring arrangements. The omnibus regulation is not designed to implement widespread remote monitoring.
• Regulation No 1224/2009, Article 49a: Your rapporteur proposes that the requirement to store catch of less than the minimum conservation reference size in separate containers for each stock be deleted. Quite apart from the complexities it creates for fishermen, this provision is not essential for the effective implementation of the landing obligation.
The Commission also proposes that failure to comply with the landing obligation be included on the list of serious infringements under Regulation 1224/2009 and, therefore, that penalty points be applied for that infringement. Your rapporteur is not averse to that approach, but proposes that it be implemented gradually between now and 2019 so as to allow fishing operators time to adapt to it.
Lastly, your rapporteur considers that the Commission proposal does not allow certain undesirable effects of the landing obligation to be prevented. The possible emergence of a parallel market in juvenile organisms that cannot be monitored is a particular cause for concern. He therefore proposes that producer organisations assume greater responsibility for this area as part of the drawing‑up of production and marketing plans.
PROCEDURE
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Landing obligation |
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COM(2013)0889 – C7-0465/2013 – 2013/0436(COD) |
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Date submitted to Parliament |
17.12.2013 |
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Committee responsible Date announced in plenary |
PECH 13.1.2014 |
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Committees asked for opinions Date announced in plenary |
ENVI 13.1.2014 |
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Not delivering opinions Date of decision |
ENVI 14.7.2014 |
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Rapporteurs Date appointed |
Alain Cadec 22.7.2014 |
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Discussed in committee |
3.9.2014 |
16.10.2014 |
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Date adopted |
3.12.2014 |
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Result of final vote |
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20 4 1 |
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Members present for the final vote |
Marco Affronte, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Renata Briano, Alain Cadec, David Coburn, Richard Corbett, Diane Dodds, Linnéa Engström, Ian Hudghton, Carlos Iturgaiz, Werner Kuhn, António Marinho e Pinto, Gabriel Mato, Norica Nicolai, Liadh Ní Riada, Ulrike Rodust, Remo Sernagiotto, Ricardo Serrão Santos, Isabelle Thomas, Ruža Tomašić, Peter van Dalen, Jarosław Wałęsa |
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Substitutes present for the final vote |
José Blanco López, Ole Christensen, Ian Duncan, Sylvie Goddyn, Marek Józef Gróbarczyk, Anja Hazekamp, Mike Hookem, Francisco José Millán Mon |
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Substitutes under Rule 200(2) present for the final vote |
Matt Carthy |
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Date tabled |
11.12.2014 |
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