26 Amendments of Pierre KARLESKIND related to 2020/2260(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication of 20 May 2020 on a Farm to Fork strategy1a; _________________ 1a COM(2020) 381 final
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to the resolution on the implementation of control measures for establishing the conformity of fisheries products with access criteria to the EU market (2017/2129(INI));
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 c (new)
Citation 2 c (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2020 on a New Industrial Strategy for Europe (2020/2076(INI));
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 d (new)
Citation 2 d (new)
- having regard to the Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 e (new)
Citation 2 e (new)
- having regard to the European Commission Draft Initiative2a “Contingency plan for ensuring food supply and food security”, the development of which is envisaged in the Farm to Fork and Sea to Fork Strategy, as part of the European Green Deal, that predicts Commission will draw on lessons learned from past crises, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in developing the contingency plan; _________________ 2ahttps://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better- regulation/have-your- say/initiatives/12770-EU-food-supply- and-food-security-contingency-plan;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas fisheries and aquaculture products are an important source of protein and an important component of a healthy diet; notes that consumption of fish and aquaculture produces in the EU varies greatly across Member States;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas improvements in EU fish populations and the positive results in sustainable fisheries management are owed to the work of fishers and the implementation of the CFP;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products requires that consumers are informed, through marketing and educational campaigns, of the healthy value of eating fish and the wide variety of species available, as well as of the importance of understanding the information contained on labels;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas wild caught fish has low environmental impact since it lives in the wild and does not need, artificial feeding, use of water supply, antibiotics nor pesticides;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas fishers address all types of marine waste coming from passively and actively fishing for marine litter and from fishing vessels themselves, to help improve the marine environment and the sustainability of the sector;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses disappointment at the lack of prominence and ambition of the fisheries and aquaculture sector in the Farm to Fork Strategy, calling for the Strategy to be enlarged to Farm to Fork and Sea to Fork Strategy;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to rename the title of the strategy to "Farm to Fork and Sea to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system";
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Observes that the Common Fisheries Policy is the existing legal framework with the objective of providing healthy sea-based food based on sustainable, social, economic and environmental principles for fisheries management, ensuring sustainable exploitation of living marine biological resources, and aiming to restore and maintain populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield as well as to ensure the profitability of the fishing activity;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Highlights that the current pandemic has evidenced the need for the EU to ensure food security and food sovereignty not to have to depend on food imports from third countries; Agrees with the development of a contingency plan to ensure the EU’s food supply and food security in the event of future crises; Reminds the CFP objective to contribute to the supplying of highly nutritional food to the Union market and to reducing the Union market's dependence on food imports;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Urges the European Commission to present a proposal for the revision of the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation to include the obligation to inform consumers with the labelling on the origin and traceability for all prepared or preserved fish, crustaceans, molluscs and caviar and to ensure a level playing field;
Amendment 113 #
3. Welcomes the Commission’s assessment of the CFP, due by 2022, with a focus on the risks triggered by climate change for the sustainability of species; highlights however that an overall approach is needed also focusing on the benefits of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors;
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the announced new EU Strategic Guidelines on Aquaculture; calls for its quick adoption and completion of the specific sub-sectors guidelines for shellfish and inland aquaculture in order to give direction for their funding within the new European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund;
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines that the continued work on the Farm to Fork and Sea to Fork Strategy should draw inspiration from and build on existing practices already meeting the sustainability objectives in the strategy such as certain types of aquaculture management that also provides environmental and social services;
Amendment 169 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure implementation of current EU safety, hygiene and quality requirements on all fisheries and aquaculture products on the internal market in order to ensure a level-playing field between imported and EU fisheries and aquaculture products;
Amendment 172 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Welcomes the zero tolerance approach towards IUU, recalling the international dimension of this phenomenon and the need to adopt a consistent and coherent neighbourhood policy with regard to fisheries management while fully enforcing Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 on IUU fishing;
Amendment 182 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines the necessity to establish better consultative ways for small scale fishers commercial organizations, allowing them be part of relevant decision making processes with repercussions for their livelihoods, including their participation in the Social Dialogue Committee. It is not enough his presence on the advisory councils, in a system of interplaying forces that favour the large-scales operators, to avoid the decline of their objectives of Social Responsibility, that have transferred to the organizations involved in the co- management of local fisheries to protect the ecosystem and markets, in order to prioritizing social concern and the defence of the ecosystem, as the fundamental mean of life of its affiliates;
Amendment 190 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Requests support for fishers and EU fleets in order to strengthen and improve their position within the value chain; Recalls that autonomous tariff quotas (ATQs) must be solely used when there is no sufficient seafood supply for the EU market and cannot be intended to put pressure on EU producers supply and prices;
Amendment 206 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of the constructive, effective and equal consultation of fishers and aquaculture producers in any decision related to the Farm to Fork and Sea to Fork Strategy.
Amendment 208 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Urges the European Commission to set up of a “List of Goods Produced by Child or Forced Labour”, so that EU policymakers and companies can rely on this list and subsequent reports to conduct risk assessments, perform due diligence on supply chains, and develop strategies to address child labour and forced labour; Encourages the Commission to use the list as a tool to take steps against non- compliant fishing vessels and non- cooperating third countries, similar to those established in Chapter VII of the IUU Regulation, particularly to restrict or block imports from fishing vessels or fishing nations (black) listed for serious labour abuse and no respect of basic human rights on board fishing vessels.
Amendment 214 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Considers that one of the cornerstones of all campaigns to promote the consumption of seafood should be the sustainability of the practices used to obtain seafood and the European sector's leadership in this area.