7 Amendments of Nils TORVALDS related to 2018/0349M(NLE)
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the two conditions set in the Court’s judgment, to explicitly mention Western Sahara in the Agreement text and to obtain the consent of the people, and of the third criterion added by the Council, which is the need to ensure that the Agreement benefits the local population; emphasises that a pre- condition for the Parliament to give its consent to the agreement is that all these conditions are clearly fullfilled and that there is no legal uncertainty in that regard;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines the need for legal certainty for EU fishermen operating in the waters adjacent to Western Sahara; expresses its great concern about the implications of accepting an agreement that risks being rejected by the Court;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes this clarification andTakes note of this attempted clarification; deplores, however, the legal uncertainty that it providesstill follows the judgement of the Court for EU operators fishing in the waters in question;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Commission made attempts to conducted a process of consultations with the local populations affected by the SFPA and with interested parties; questions, however, whether this was done in a sufficiently prudent manner to offer the legal certainty needed for the Parliament to give its consent to the agreement;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the Commission report on the evaluation of the benefits of the SFPA for the population of Western Sahara; notes with regret how difficult it is to find a conclusive answer to whether and to what extent the SFPA benefits the population of Western Sahara
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights, too, the provision in the SFPA for stepping up scientific cooperation and conservation and management measures to ensure the sustainability of fishing activities and the renewal of the stocks; considers that even further efforts in this regard would improve the agreement for the benefit of both fishermen and the environment;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Warns that failure to conclude the new agreement would have negative financial repercussions on the local economy and on the prospects for future development; urges the Commission to take all necessary measures to ensure a legally solid agreement;