BETA

20 Amendments of France JAMET related to 2022/0111(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) Since the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 of the European Parliament and of the Council82, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) adopted at its 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 20212 annual meetings a number of legally binding measures for the conservation of fishery resources under its purview. Moreover, the EU has not yet implemented legally binding measures adopted at the ICCAT’s 2006 annual meeting concerning the farming activities of the Bluefin tuna. _________________ 8 Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2017 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1936/2001, (EC) 1984/2003 and (EC) No 520/2007 (OJ L 315, 30.11.2017, p.1).

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 should therefore be amended in order to implement into Union law ICCAT measures for tropical tunas, Mediterranean albacore, North and Southern Atlantic albacore, sailfish, blue and white marlin, billfish data reporting, ~~shortfin mako shark~~North and South Atlantic shortfin mako shark, by-catch of turtles, and provisions relating to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, as well as an observer programme, which includes responsibilities for scientific observers, and an updated list of ICCAT species.

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) Regulation (EU) XX/2022939 should be amended to implement into Union law ~~concerning Farm Member State annual carryover declaration and certain caging obligations.~~ bluefin tuna management provisions relating to definitions, quota transfers, retention prohibition, sport and recreational fisheries, farms record, reporting, transfer authorisations, caging identifiers, caging authorisations, caging operations and their video monitoring, control of caging, and harvesting control activities in the farms after caging. _________________ 9 Proposal not yet adopted by co-legislators – COM (2019) 619 Final of 28.11.2019.

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) Certain provisions of ICCAT Recommendations are likely to be amended at forthcoming ICCAT annual meetings due to the introduction of new technical and management measures for fisheries governed under the ICCAT Convention. Therefore, in order to swiftly implement into Union law future amendments to ICCAT Recommendations before the start of the fishing season, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the ~~following aspects: tropical tuna capacity limitations and its annual capacity fishing pl~~conditions to authorise catch and reptain shortfing; annual carryover for bigeye tuna, North and Southern Atlantic Albacore tuna and North and South Atlantic swordfish; management plans in respect of fish- aggregating devices (FADs); number of instrumental buoys; FAD’s requirements; information to be submitted for FADs by vessels; prohibition of FAD periods; restric mako sharks, as well as for bluefin tuna management, reporting time limits, time periods for fishing seasons, content of carry-over declarations, and provisions for caring, derogations for designations o~~n the number of vessels fishing for North Atlantic Albacore; North Atlantic sw~~f fishing areas, fishing vessels and gear, and derogation ford fish management plan; conditions to authorise catch and retain shortfin mako sharks; requirements to maximise the sea turtle survival; minimum percentage of observer coverage and percentage coverage measurement; and amending the list of ICCAT speciesing bluefin tuna for farming purposes, conditions for assigning Regional Observer for farms and Member States’ duties and content of the annual caging reporting .

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 3

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 6a – paragraph 2

2. ~~No t~~Tropical tuna caught by a Union purse seiner ~~may~~shall not be discarded during the set once the net is completely closed and when more than half of the net has been retrieved. Ifn the~~re is~~ event of a technical problem with the closing or retrieval ~~procedure of the net such that this rule cannot be applied, the crew~~of the net, masters, or the crew on their behalf, shall ~~make~~do every ~~effort~~thing possible to release the tunas into the water as quickly as possible.

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 11

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 14 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure ~~its~~that vessels flying their flag do not deploy drifting FADs during a period of 15 days prior to the start of the closure periods established under Union law.

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 11

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. Member States whose vessels flying their flag target tropical tuna shall:

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 20

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 27a – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall ensure that captain and crew members of their fishing vessels are adequately trained, aware of and use proper mitigation, identification, handling and releasing techniques and keep on board all equipment necessary for the release of marlins in accordance with the guidelines on minimum standards for safe handling procedures ~~as specified in Annex 1 to Recommendation 19-05 by producing guidelines for their fleet~~referred to in paragraph 3.

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 24

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. ~~Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States may authorise their vessels to fish and retain on board, transship or land North Atlantic shortfin mako, provided that:~~Member States shall make sure that their vessels apply the minimum standards for safe handling and release procedures of North Atlantic shortfin mako shark as set out in Annex IX.

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 24

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point i

~~(i) the shortfin mako is dead when brought along side for taking on board the vessel;~~deleted

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 24

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point ii

(ii) the retention of shortfin mako does not exceed the fishing vessel’s average shortfin mako landings while an observer is on board and this is verified by mandatory logbooks and landing inspection conducted on the basis of risk assessment.deleted

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 24

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

3. Moreover, for vessels whose length is greater than 12 m, Member States may only authorise their vessels to fish and retain on board, transship or land North Atlantic shortfin mako, if, in addition to the conditions provided in paragraph 2:Starting in 2023 and annually thereafter, the Commission shall validate the amount of permissible retention in the subsequent year, based on the best available scientific advice.

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 24

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point a

~~a) the vessel has either an observer or a functioning electronic monitoring system on board which can identify whether the fish is dead or alive;~~deleted

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 24

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point b

b) the observer collects data on the number of individuals hooked, body length, sex, condition, maturity (whether the individual is pregnant and its litter size) and weight of products for each shortfin mako caught as well as fishing effort; andeleted

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 24

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – point c

~~c) when shortfin mako is not retained, the number of dead discards and live releases shall be recorded by the observer or estimated from the records of the electronic monitoring system.~~deleted

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 25

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 36a – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ~~implement data collection programmes that ensure the reporting of accurate sh~~make sure that their vessels apply the minimum standarkds ~~catch, effort, siz~~for safe hand ~~discard data to ICCAT in full accordance with the requirements for provision of Task I data and Task II data~~ling and release procedures of South Atlantic shortfin mako shark, as set out in Annex IX.

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 26

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 44a

“In addition to provisions of Article 9 of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009~~11, each~~5, the Member States shall ensure that ~~the satellite~~ tracking devices of fishing vessels flying ~~its~~their flag, are permanently and continuously operational and that ~~the information~~vessel position data is collected and transmitted at least once every hour for purse seine. _________________ 11 Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 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 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p.1)to the competent authorities of the Member State at least once every hour for purse seine and at least once every two hours for all other vessels.

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 30

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 63 – paragraph 4 – point a

~~(a) require its vessels, when fishing for ICCAT species, to carry a scientific observer in accordance with the provisions of this regulation;~~deleted

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 30

Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 63 – paragraph 4 – point f

(f) each year, using the designated ~~electronic~~ formats that are developed by the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics, report to the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics information collected through domestic observer programs for use by the Commission, in particular for stock assessment and other scientific purposes, in line with procedures in place for other data reporting requirements and consistent with domestic confidentiality requirements.

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Regulation (EU) XX/2023
Article 7 – point a – indent 5

~~— references of the BCD corresponding to the catches carried over,~~deleted

2023/10/03
Committee: PECH