Activities of Marco AFFRONTE related to 2015/2093(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT How to make fisheries controls in Europe uniform PDF (402 KB) DOC (117 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that fishers acceptance of regulations is influenced by whether the implementation effects are considered fair, whether the imposed regulations are perceived as meaningful and whether there is compatibility between the regulation and the traditional fishing patterns and practices;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the current complexity of technical measures: the vast number of provisions, possibly even contradictory, including multiple derogations and exceptions, disseminated in a range of different legal texts makes them difficult not only to understand, but also to control and enforce;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the Commission should attend to the uniform transposition of the Regulation and verify the state of implementation of existing legislation; believes furthermore that control procedures should be transparent and standardised, allowing to put Member States on an equal footing for the control of their fishermen; and that the rules for control should be simpler, comprehensive and consistent;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Given the limitations of the resources for fisheries control and enforcement in the EU, it will be important to ensure the support from the fishers to the control regulation to create a higher degree of voluntary compliance behaviour among fishers;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. There is a need for collection, management and use of good quality data regarding the landing obligation, in order to control and assess the effectiveness of the implementation of the landing obligation and to bring data collection in line with the requirements resulting from the revised CFP;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the importance to reinforce and strengthen the controls especially in Member States that have so far demonstrated a poor implementation of the control regulation in order to combat illegal fishing, to comply with the rules of the CFP and to strengthen the quality of the data obtained;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for a standardisation of sanctions and prefers economic rather than penal sanctions, but also recalls the need to introduce incentives for fishermen;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the importance of electronic technologies (electronic reporting and electronic monitoring systems) which represent a potentially cost-effective means to widen observation of activities at sea;