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Renata BRIANO, Richard CORBETT, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, David Maria SASSOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) ~~Vessels~~Fishermen carrying out ~~fisheries with small-scale driftnet~~artisanal fisheries may need some time to adjust to the new ~~situation and necessitate a phasing-out period~~requirements. In cases where they need to change the type of gear they use, support should be provided by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, provided that the new gear is less harmful than the gear used before. This Regulation should therefore ~~enter into force on~~apply from 1 January 20157.

2015/03/13
Committee: PECH

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Richard CORBETT, Renata BRIANO, José BLANCO LÓPEZ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)

(18a) Small scale traditional fisheries using driftnets, such as "menaidi" in Italy, "estoueyre" and "bigearreyre" in France, "xeito" and "El Sardinal" in Spain, the "Mourne herring driftnet" fishery in Northern Ireland, the "Clovelly herring fishery" in North Devon or the "Southern North Sea herring fishery" in Essex and East Anglia in England, and the "sardinheira" in Portugal are part of the cultural identity of those countries.

2015/03/13
Committee: PECH

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Richard CORBETT

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

(a) to ~~catch any marine biological resource with driftnet~~use driftnets longer than 1000 metres; and

2015/03/13
Committee: PECH

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Richard CORBETT

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

(b) to ~~keep any kind of~~carry on board of fishing vessels driftnets o~~n board of fishing vessel~~f an aggregate length exceeding 1000 metres

2015/03/13
Committee: PECH

Renata BRIANO, Richard CORBETT, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, David Maria SASSOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)

Article 3a Objectives for driftnet fisheries Fisheries using driftnets that are not prohibited under Article 3 shall be carried out in such a way to ensure that: (a) catches of, and harm to, protected species as listed in the annexes of the Habitats and Birds Directives are avoided; and (b) unwanted catches are minimised.

2015/03/13
Committee: PECH

Renata BRIANO, Richard CORBETT, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, David Maria SASSOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 c (new)

Article 3c Regionalised measures 1. Upon recommendations by Member States, measures necessary to attain the objectives set out in Article 3a shall be developed on a regionalised basis. 2. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 may include: (a) restrictions regarding the use of driftnets not mentioned in points (a) and (b) of Article 3; (b) adjustment of the protected species to the local conditions; (c) technical characteristics of driftnets, such as mesh size, length and height of the net; (d) further measures regarding the use of driftnets, such as distance from shore, holding time of the driftnet in sea. (e) possible procedure and time of notification of the planned landing location and time of arrival; (f) consequences and actions to be taken if there is any harm or by-catch to protected species. 3. The use of driftnets in a specific fishery may only be restricted if alternative gear is available which has significantly less negative effects from an environmental point of view.

2015/03/13
Committee: PECH

Renata BRIANO, Richard CORBETT, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, David Maria SASSOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 d (new)

Article 3d Procedure for adoption of regionalised measures 1. Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall apply to the regionalised measures referred to in Article 3c of this Regulation. Joint recommendations in accordance with Article 18(7) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 may be submitted by 1 January 2017. 2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts upon receipt of the joint recommendations referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, following consultations with the European Parliament and the Advisory Councils and in accordance with Article 3g setting on the regionalised measures referred to in Article 3c. 3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 to 3 of this Article, in respect of waters covered by Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006, such regionalised measures may be adopted as part of the management plans referred to in Article 19 of that Regulation.

2015/03/13
Committee: PECH

Renata BRIANO, Richard CORBETT, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, David Maria SASSOLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 g (new)

Article 3g Exercise of delegated powers 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts as referred to in Article 3d shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from (the entry into force of this Regulation). The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period. 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 3d may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 3d shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.

2015/03/13
Committee: PECH

8 Amendments of Richard CORBETT related to 2014/0138(COD)

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