Activities of Keith TAYLOR related to 2015/0313(COD)
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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 establishing a European Maritime Safety Agency PDF (447 KB) DOC (91 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) National authorities carrying out coastguard functions are responsible for a wide range of tasks, including but not limited to maritime safety, security, search and rescue, border control, fisheries control, customs control, general law enforcement and environmental protection. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency, the European Fisheries Control Agency and the European Maritime Safety Agency should therefore strengthen their cooperation both with each other and with the national authorities carrying out coastguard functions to increase maritime situational awareness as well as to support coherent andcy, cost-efficient actioncy and full respect of human rights in their actions and activities.
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) This cooperation, which is based on exchange of information and the provision of technical support and equipment to the national authorities carrying out coast guard functions, should be subject to close supervision of the European Commission.
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The entry into force and the content of this regulation should be coordinated with the corresponding regulations on the European Border and Coast Guard Agency as well as on the European Fisheries Control Agency.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a
4a. The Agency shall cooperate with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European Fisheries Control Agency to support the national authorities carrying out coastguard functions by providing services, information, equipment and training, as well as by coordinating multipurpose operations. In doing so, the Agency must ensure full compliance with human rights, migration and asylum obligations and commitments.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
Article 2 b – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 b – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) capacity building by elaborating guidelines, recommendations and best practices as well as by supporting the training and exchange of staff, with a view to enhancing the exchange of information and cooperation on coastguard functions, the search and rescue operational capability and the compliance with human rights, migration and asylum obligations and commitments;
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
Article 2 b – paragraph 2
Article 2 b – paragraph 2
2. The modalities, conditions and limits of the cooperation on coastguard functions of the Agency with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European Fisheries Control Agency shall be determined in a working arrangement, in accordance with tby the Commission and submitted to the European Parliament and the Council for approval. The financial rules generally applicable to theUnion agencies shall apply to the Agency.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
Article 2 b – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 b – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The complete compliance with human rights, migration and asylum obligations and commitments, as well as the safety and security of commercial ships, crew and passengers must be guaranteed in every activity of the agencies involved.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
Article 2 b – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 2 b – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. To this end, the European Asylum Support Office and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights shall elaborate an action protocol, evaluate the compliance with Union and international law and cooperate in staff training.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
Article 2 b – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 2 b – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Additionally, the guidelines issued by the International Maritime Organisation and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on the treatment of people rescued at sea shall be fully respected 1a . __________________ 1a Resolution MSC.167(78) of the International Maritime Organisation and ‘Rescue at Sea: A guide to principles and practice as applied to migrants and refugees’.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
Article 2 b – paragraph 3
Article 2 b – paragraph 3
3. The Commission, the Council and/or the European Parliament may adopt, in the form of a recommendation, a practical handbook on European cooperation on coastguard functions, containing guidelines, recommendations and best practices for the exchange of information and cooperation at national, Union and international level and publish it on the relevant websites.