73 Amendments of Sofia RIBEIRO related to 2016/2016(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Joined Cases C-132/14 to C-136/14 on the interpretation of Article 349 TFEU, which stresses that Article 349 allows derogations not only from the treaties but also from secondary law,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)
Citation 28 a (new)
- having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries entitled 'How to make fisheries controls in Europe uniform' (A8-0324/2016),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 b (new)
Citation 28 b (new)
- having regard to the study commissioned by the Committee on Fisheries on fisheries in Madeira (Directorate-General for Internal Policies, Policy Department B, Structural and Cohesion Policies, Fisheries: IP/B/PECH/NT/2008-08; PE 408.947; October 2008),
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 c (new)
Citation 28 c (new)
- having regard to the study commissioned by the Committee on Fisheries on fisheries in the Azores (Directorate-General for Internal Policies, Policy Department B, Structural and Cohesion Policies, Fisheries: IP/B/PECH/INT/2015-02; PE 540.355; February 2015),
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 d (new)
Citation 28 d (new)
- having regard to the study commissioned by the Committee on Fisheries on pelagic fisheries and the canning industry in the outermost regions (Directorate-General for Internal Policies, Policy Department B, Structural and Cohesion Policies, Fisheries: IP/B/PECH/IC/2014-083; PE 563.378; June 2015),
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU needs to assume responsibilities in the maritime realm of the ORs, and whereas their exclusive economic zones (EEZ) cover a vast area (more than 2.5 million km2) and make up a large percentage of the EU’s total EEZ;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU needs to assume responsibilities in the maritime realm of the ORs, and whereas their exclusive economic zones (EEZ) make up a large percentageroportion of the EU’s total EEZ;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the fisheries sectors in the ORs have to be seen against the background of a particular structural, social and economic situation (Article 349 TFEU), which requires specific and adapted consideration of common European policies;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) recognises the specific characteristics of the ORs andand the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), which were designed to tackle the problems and challenges of continental Europe, allows for a differentiated approach in these regionfor the ORs but can only provide a limited response to the specific characteristics of fisheries in the ORs;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) recognises the specific characteristics of the ORs and allows for and encourages a differentiated approach in these regions;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the ORs began to be incorpotegrated into the CFP when the limitation on fishing effort was introduced in the 1990s; whereas, this is the reason the ORs consider themselvesare unfairly treated by the CFP and call it the ‘doubley penalty’ised (no access to previous aid for fleet renewal and the current prohibition on aid for renewal);
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the ORs began to be incorporated into the CFP when the limitation on fishing effort was introduced in the 1990s; whereas, this is the reason why the ORs consider themselves to be discriminated against and unfairly treated by the CFP and call it the ‘double penalty’ (no access to previous aid for fleet renewal and the current prohibition on aid for renewal);
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas one of the objectives of the CFP is to promote coastal fishing activities, taking into account the various socio- economic issues related to fishing;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas a sizeable level of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing takes place in some of the ORs’ EEZ7 ; whereas this implies a need for effective countermeasures, proper surveillance, and greater financial, logistic, and human resources allocated for those purposes; _________________ 7 European Parliament Draft study on the management of the fishing fleet in the outermost regions (IP/B/PECH/IC/2016_100) and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) operational programme of France.
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas a sizeable level of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing takes place in some of the ORs’ EEZ7 EEZs of some ORs7 and in the sea basins around others; _________________ 7 European Parliament Draft study on the management of the fishing fleet in the outermost regions (IP/B/PECH/IC/2016_100) and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) operational programme of France.
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the ORs are affected by some of the highest levels of unemployment in the EU and have a great impact on the youth unemployment rate, especially in the fisheries sector;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the ORs are affected by some of the highest levels of unemployment in the EU (up to 60% youth unemployment in some ORs);
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) among other things providesprovides, under certain conditions, for support of producer organisations, engines, and community-led local development (CLLD) under certain conditions;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas, given that it is seeking to bring existing fishing capacity into balance with available stocks and prevent instances of overfishing, the EMFF considers the following means of action ineligible: operations which increase the fishing capacity of a vessel, equipment which increases the ability of a vessel to find fishtarget species, and the construction of new fishing vessels or the importation of fishing vessels;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that responsible, sustainable, and ‘honest’ fishing is the basis for the sustainability and prosperousity of coastal communities and contributes to food security in the ORsthe historical and cultural heritage, wealth creation, job creation, and food security in the ORs, as it is a cornerstone of environmental, economic, and social development in those regions, which to a great extent have to rely on fishing;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that sustainable and ‘honest’ fishing is the basis for prosperous coastal communities and contributes to food security in the ORs; insists, in this context, on the need to involve local fisheries in achieving food security for local communities, as food security in the ORs is currently too dependent on imports;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the common fisheries policy and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), designed to tackle the problems and challenges of continental Europe, can only provide a limited response to the specific characteristics of fisheries in the ORs, that they cannot be uniformly applied to the challenges and specific characteristics of fisheries in the ORs and that they must be allowed a degree of flexibility and pragmatism or be subject to derogations; calls also for the development of a strategy for each regional sea basin tailored to the specific situation of each of the outermost regions;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Maintains that over and above the direct socio-economic impact, the fisheries sector in the ORs is central to the sustainability and viability of a whole range of activities dependent on, and complementary to, fishing (e.g. shipbuilding and ship-repair, fishing gear and equipment, the canning industry, and processing and marketing of fish), whose services and products likewise contribute to the development and vitality of the ORs, as well as to employment in those regions;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the presence in the ORs of a wide variety of small communities which are highly dependent on traditional, coastal and small-scale fishing and for which fishing is often the only livelihood;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls various specific features of the ORs, in particular their vast, eminently oceanic EEZs and very distant and remote fishing areas/grounds, combined with the type of species exploited (mostly deep-water species and highly migratory pelagic fish) and the dearth of alternative resources;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that marine biological resources around the ORs should be especially protected and hence only fishing vessels registered in OR ports are allowed to fish; takes the view that access to the ORs' EEZs should be granted exclusively to the local fleet that uses environmentally sustainable fishing methods and less invasive and more selective fishing gear;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that marine biological resources around the ORs should be especially protected and hencethat particular attention should be paid to fishing; stresses, therefore, that only fishing vessels registered in OR ports arshould be allowed to fish;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that fishery resources in the ORs are highly vulnerable to the extreme harm caused by fleets known to infringe CFP rules, and this warrants tighter control and surveillance measures in these regions, which rely heavily on fishing;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that the precautionary principle should prevail as long as the balance between fishing capacity and opportunities is not evidentStresses the need to maintain the balance between fishing capacity and opportunities in accordance with the precautionary principle and taking into account socio-economic realities;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that the precautionary principle should prevail as long as the balance between fishing capacity and opportunities is not evident, but stresses that this objective requires stepping up the collection of data on fishing activities/operations and on target species for which little information is available ('data poor stocks');
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that in some ORs the fishing fleets are below their capacity limits set by the CFP, owing in particular to the lack of access to financing;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the fact that in its 2016 report, the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF)8 could not assess the balance between fishing capacity and opportunities for all fleets operating in the ORs as a result of insufficient biological data; considers, in this regard, that it is vital for reliable data on the state of resources and practices in these overseas EEZs to be available and accessible; _________________ 8 Reports of the (STECF) - Assessment of balance indicators for key fleet segments and review of national reports on Member States efforts to achieve balance between fleet capacity and fishing opportunities (STECF-16-18).
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the fact that in its 2016 report, the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF)8 could not assess the balance between fishing capacity and opportunities for all fleets operating in the ORs as a result of insufficient biological data, which underlines the need to allocate more support for data collection; _________________ 8 Reports of the (STECF) - Assessment of balance indicators for key fleet segments and review of national reports on Member States efforts to achieve balance between fleet capacity and fishing opportunities (STECF-16-18)
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the delay in the approval of EMFF Operational Programmes and consequently the late implementation of supportive EMFF provisions, which has resulted in delays in implementing projects and serious financial difficulties for some fishing sector undertakings in the ORs; highlights the need to simplify these rules, the complexity of which is hindering access to funding for some fishing sector operators in the ORs;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the delay in the approval of EMFF Operational Programmes and consequently the late implementation of supportive EMFF provisions, which has resulted in serious financial difficulties for some undertakings in the ORs;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the specific provisions for the ORs in the EMFF, such as the compensation for additional costs – which is higher than in the previous programming period – and the maximum public aid intensity, which is higher than for other regions; regrets, however, the end of the 'POSEI-Pescas' programme (integrated into and replaced by the EMFF), which was an independent instrument with its own rules and financial allocation, geared specifically to the practical needs of the fishing sector in the ORs;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the specific provisions for the ORs in the EMFF, such as the compensation for additional costs – which is higher than in the previous programming period but still not enough for some ORs – and the maximum public aid intensity, which is higher than for other regions;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Observes the difficulties or even impossibility for certain fishermen in the ORs to access credit and/or insurance for their vessels, causing safety problems and economic constraints for these fishermen;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Observes the difficulties or even impossibility for certain fishermen in the ORs to access credit and/or insurance for their vessels, factors which contribute to the increased instability and risk associated with engaging in fishing activity;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that in the ORs small boats make up a large majority of registered vessels; stresses that in some ORs, small vessels are more than 40 years old, which poses real safety problems,
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the economic multiplying effect of EU funds and support on the private sector contribution, particularly in the ORs;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Making better use of possibilities provided under the currentArticle 349 of the Treaty and the CFP
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that a separate Advisory Council for the ORs, as provided for in the CFP, is a suitable platform for an essential exchange of knowledge and experience, and therefore regrets that the Advisory Council for the OR has still not been set up, since it could be an excellent partner in the unwavering defence of the legitimate interests of the fishing sector in the ORs;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for the full application of Article 349 TFEU in the European Union's policies, regulations, funds and programmes relating to fisheries, particularly in the EMFF, in order to respond to the specific difficulties encountered by the ORs;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that CLLD is a promising approach and the respective Member State should make best use of the possibilities provided for in the EMFF to support this kind of local development in the fishing sector in the ORs;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission when proposing delegatedislative acts in respect of costs for hygiene, health and safety-related investments and investments related to working conditions, to facilitate a holistic and appropriately tailored approach;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission when proposing delegated acts in respect of costs for hygiene, health and safety-related investments and investments related to working conditions on board fishing vessels, to facilitate a holistic approach;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission when proposing delegatedislative acts with regard to the criteria for calculation of additional costs resulting from the specific handicaps of ORs, to also consider the impact of climatic and geographical conditions and depredation;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission when proposing delegated acts with regard to the criteria for calculation of additional costs resulting from the specific handicaps of ORs, to also consider the impact of climatic and geographicalgeographical, oceanographical and climatic conditions, particularly in terms of distance from fishing areas/grounds and heavy sea conditions;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores the significant level of IUU fishing taking place in the ORs’ EEZ attributable to both domestic and foreign vessels; points out that for the domestic part, such highly reprehensible practices also result fromin unfair competition with CFP- compliant operators and in local food supply issues;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores the significant level of IUU fishing taking place in the ORs’ EEZEEZ of certain ORs attributable to both domestic and foreign vessels, and in surrounding sea areas in the case of others; points out that for the domestic part, such practices also result from local food supply issues;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Encourages therefore the Commission to promote negotiations with neighbouring countries of thsome ORs with which Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) have not yet been signed; notes that this could help counteract unfair competition and market distortion;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for genuine consideration to be given to the interests of ORs when fisheries agreements are concluded with third countries, including by laying down obligations to land catches in the ORs or to employ personnel from the ORs on vessels;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes thate need to consider a restructuring of the fishing sector in the ORs is needed and, if necessary a reduction of the number of vessels should be considered, the renewal, modernisation and possible conversion of fishing vessels with a view to diversifying fisheries, reducing pollution and increasing energy efficiency, improving occupational safety and hygiene conditions, adopting more environmentally friendly fishing techniques and more selective fishing gear;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Requests the Member States when implementing the provision of the CFP on the allocation of fishing opportunities to consider indevote particular fishing vesselsattention to traditional or small-scale fishing, which contributes to the local economy and haves a low impact on the environment;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Requests the Member States when implementing the provision of the CFP on the allocation of fishing opportunities to consider in particular fishing vessels which contribute to the local economy, help maintain and create jobs and have a lowreduced impact on the environment and marine resources;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that both the databases both on stocks and the impacttype of operations (such as on the spatial and temporal distribution of the fishing effort and catches) of small- scale vessels in the ORs hasve to be improve, which necessitates allocating greater financial, logistical and human resources to that end;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that the potential of aquaculture should be better exploited in the ORs, as it might open up new export possibilities, while paying due account of the inherent difficulties faced by ORs concerning the increased costs of equipment, materials and consumables and the considerable distances between sales channels along the fisheries supply chain;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Advocates reconsidering the fleet segmentation basis under a potential future CFP, in order to make better use of capacity limits and facilitate developmentRecommends that the future CFP take full account of the specific features of the ORs and enable them to realise the strong economic, social and environmental potential created by the sustainable and rational development of the fisheries sectors in the ORs;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Advocates reconsidering the fleet segmentation basis under a potential future CFP, in order to make better use of capacity limits and facilitate the development, renewal, modernisation and diversification of the fleet;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Recalls that the ORs’ fishing fleet is mainly made up of small-scale (less than 12 m in overall length), rather outdated coastal fishing vessels that are inefficient or even obsolete and do not meet recommended safety standards or suitable on-board working or hygiene conditions;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Proposes increasing aid intensity for engine replacement in the ORs where scientific evidence indicates that climate conditions and climate change have a decisive negative impact on the ORs’ fleets;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Proposes increasing aid intensity for engine replacement in the ORs where scientific evidence indicates that climate conditions and climate change have a decisive negative impact on the ORs’ fleetgeographic, climatic and oceanographic conditions have a comparatively negative impact on the ORs’ fleets; recalls that distances to fishing areas and grounds and rough sea conditions place great strain on the engines of the vessels making up fleets in ORs;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Advocates not establishing a dedicated fund for the ORs, as comprehensive resources of the European Structural and Investment Funds are already availableProposes that a specific instrument for fisheries in the ORs be established as soon as possible, modelled on POSEI for agriculture and taking as a basis Regulation No 791/2007, giving consideration to the possibility of bringing together in this specific instrument, in particular, the provisions of Articles 8 (State aid), 13(5) (budget) and 70-73 (compensation plans for additional costs) of the existing EMFF in order to ensure legal certainty of compensation plans for additional costs thanks to prior approval by the Commission and long-term financing;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Advocates not establishing a dedicated fund for the ORs, as comprehensive resources of the European Structural and Investment Fund, despite the significant resources provided through the European Structural and Investment Funds, establishing a dedicated fund for the fisheries sector in the ORs tailored to suit the specific features of sea basins, the type of fleet and fisheries are already availablesources exploited in each OR;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Proposes that the capacities of certain segments of the fleets in the ORs be increased provided that it has been scientifically demonstrated that the rate of exploitation of certain fisheries resources can be increased without compromising sustainable fishing objectives;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that modernisation may lead to increased and more diversified fishing activities; stresses that these activities must not undermine the objectives of sustainable fisheries and healthy stocks, and should entail, in particular, the adoption of more environmentally friendly fishing techniques and more selective fishing gear;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recommends creating better incentives under a future EMFF to encourage young people to enter the fishing sector, including in respect of vocational training, improving on-board safety and hygiene and working conditions on board and improving the attractiveness of the profession and revitalising the sector;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recommends creating better incentives under a future EMFF to encourage young people to enter the fishing sectorwork in the maritime economy;