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Motion for a resolution
Citation 6

- having regard to the first bi-aennual Commission "EU Report on Policy Coherence for Development”, released on 20 September 2007, and the accompanying Commission Staff Working Paper,

2008/03/07
Committee: DEVE

Marie-Arlette CARLOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12

- having regard to the EU Coherence Programme of the Evert Vermeer Foundation and CONCORD,

2008/03/07
Committee: DEVE

Marie-Arlette CARLOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the increased attention and commitment to PCD by the Commission, the Council and the Member States of the EU, as demonstrated by the 12 PCD commitments, the bi-aennual reporting and several other new mechanisms;

2008/03/07
Committee: DEVE

Marie-Arlette CARLOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

~~1 The UN region also includes the island of Saint Helena, a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean which will not be covered in this report.~~1a. Stresses the importance of policy coherence as the EU’s contribution to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals; Or. en

2008/03/07
Committee: DEVE

Marie-Arlette CARLOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Underlines the fact that political will and commitment to take developing countries’ interests into consideration in all the policy fields that affect them is crucial for achieving better policy coherence;

2008/03/07
Committee: DEVE

Marie-Arlette CARLOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Draws attention to the strong inter- linkages between the EU’s development and fisheries policies and development and timber trading policies, and stresses that measures taken in the policy areas of EU fisheries and timber have a strong impact on local sustainable development;

2008/03/07
Committee: DEVE

Marie-Arlette CARLOTTI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls on the EU to conduct the following actions in order to render the fishing activities in West Africa sustainable and coherent with the Community development policy, whether conducted under the terms of a partnership agreement or under private agreement: - Conduct reliable assessment of the abundance of relevant fish stocks prior to the commencement of fishing operations and at regular intervals thereafter; - If African fish stocks are depleted, the EU and other foreign vessels need to take the first steps to reduce the amount of fish caught; - Create- Take measures to ascertain that local fishermen and fleets have priority access to fish stocks; - Set up long -term programmes to conduct scientific assessments of the status and trends in abundance of fish stocks and their ecological relationships, as well as the impact of fishing on them; and West African research capacities should be supported, - Make accurate, reliable and timely public reporting on catches and activities of EU vessels operating in third countries; - Provide aid to develop reference laboratories to enable them to more easily fulfil the phytosanitary requirements forhat increase added value for the local processing industries by allowing for locally caught fish to be processed locally and subsequently exported to the EU; - Establish, together with the EU’s West African partners, a programme to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing including a regional surveillance plan along the lines of the agreement concluded with the Indian Ocean Commission; and support West African capacities for effective control and surveillance of fishing activities by both domestic and foreign vessels; - Consult local communities about the terms of the agreementReform and adjust the current system of Rules of Origin so as to reflect local circumstances and realities;

2008/03/07
Committee: DEVE

7 Amendments of Marie-Arlette CARLOTTI related to 2007/2183(INI)

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