Activities of Christofer FJELLNER related to 2011/0195(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy
Amendments (58)
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) ensure that fishing opportunities are in accordance with best available scientific advice
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Promote the deployment of fishing gears and practices with low environmental impact
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) application of environmental and strategic impact assessments;
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 7
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 7
– ‘precautionary approach to fisheries management’ means an approach, applied in accordance with the 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement (Article 6 and Annex II), according to which the absence of adequate scientific information should not justify postponing or failing to take management measures to conserve target species, associated or dependent species and non- target species and their environment and must trigger the application of additional management and control measures in relation to any fishing activity that may be authorised;
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Multiannual plans providing for conservation measures to maintain or restore fish stocksadaptations of the fishing mortality rate, resulting by 2015 in biomass levels of all stocks restored or maintained above levels those capable of producing maximum sustainable yield shall be established as a priorityand to maintain or restore the resilience of the marine ecosystem shall be established for all fisheries before 2015.
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Multiannual plans shall, where possible, cover either fisheries exploiting single fish stocks or fisheries exploiting a mixture of stocks, taking due account of interactions between stocks and fisheries. Multi- species multiannual plans should be developed as a priority.
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Multiannual plans shall be based on the precautionary approachprinciple to fisheries management and shall take into account the limitations of the available data and assessment methods and all quantified sources of uncertainty in a scientifically valid manner.
Amendment 316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) projections for future resource availability
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 12 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 12 – paragraph 1
1. In special areas of conservation within the meaning of Article 6 of Directive 92/43/EEC, of Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC andspecial protection areas within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC and other marine protected areas within the meaning of Article 13(4) of Directive 2008/56/EC, fishing activities shall be conducted by the Member States that has designated the site in such a way so as to alleviate the impact from fishing activities in such special areas of conservationvoid the deterioration of natural habitats and the significant disturbance of species for which the areas have been designated.
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. .All catches of the following fish stocks subject to catch limitfish species caught during fishing activities in Union waters or by Union fishing vessels outside Union waters shall be brought and retained on board the fishing vessels and, recorded and landed in EU ports or third countries designated ports in case of vessels fishing outside EU waters, except when used as live bait, , in accordance with the following timeframe: :
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) At the latest from 1 January 2014: -North Sea stocks-Baltic stocks
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) At the latest from 1 January 2015: cod, hake, soleBlack Sea and Atlantic stocks, including deep-sea stocks;
Amendment 361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) At the latest from 1 January 2016: haddock, whiting, megrim, anglerfish, plaice, ling, saithe, pollack, lemon sole, turbot, brill, blue ling, black scabbard, roundnose grenadier, orange roughly, Greenland halibut, tusk, redfish and Mediterranean demersalMediterranean stocks and all other stocks.
Amendment 371 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The revenues resulting from the sale shall revert to the fisheries management authorities, and be used for the purpose of research, control and enforcement activities.
Amendment 391 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Member States sharing a fishery subject to a multiannual plan shall coordinate and cooperate with each other, to ensure that the measures taken are compatible with the requirements under paragraph 2.
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 (new)
(a) the Member State with the largest share in a stocks total allowable catch or effort, shall be responsible for coordinating cooperation.
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 (new)
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 (new)
(b) Member States shall consider information opinion, and advice provided by advisory councils, stakeholders of the fishery concerned and scientific institutions.
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 3 – article 21 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States sharing a fishery shall coordinate and cooperate with each other, to ensure that the measures taken are compatible with the requirements under paragraph 1.
Amendment 471 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – article 37 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Part 6 – article 37 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) make the allocation of transferable fishing concessions conditional upon holders annually submitting to Member States the data required economic and social data under article 37.1
Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 7 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 493 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Part 7 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) Cost of access to the fisheries resources in third country waters shall be fully borne by the operators fishing in these waters.
Amendment 502 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Part 8 – article 43 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) ensuring that aquaculture activities are consistent with articles 2 and 3;
Amendment 525 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 10 – article 48 – paragraph 1
Part 10 – article 48 – paragraph 1
Member States mayshall require holders of a fishing licence for fishing vessels of 12 meters length overall or more flying their flag to contribute proportionally to the costs of implementing the Union fisheries control system and data collection.
Amendment 528 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 11 – article 50 – paragraph 2
Part 11 – article 50 – paragraph 2
2. Non compliance by Member States with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy mayshall result in the interruption or suspension of payments orand in the application of a financial correction to Union financial assistance under the Common Fisheries Policy. Such measures shall be proportionate to the nature, extent, duration and repetition of the non compliance.
Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 11 – article 50 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1a (new)
Part 11 – article 50 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1a (new)
Amendment 533 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 11 – article 51 – paragraph 3
Part 11 – article 51 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that Union financial assistance is granted only if no sanctions for serious infringements have been imposed to the concerned operator within a period of 1ten year prior to the date of application for Union financial assistance.
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 11 – article 51 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Part 11 – article 51 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
4. Aid related to the modernization of fishing vessels or their gears shall be conditional on Member States measures to adjust the fishing capacity of their fleets in line with fishing opportunities in accordance with article 34.1.
Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) Union financial assistance should be made conditional upon compliance by Member States and operators with the Common Fisheries Policy. Thus such financial assistance should be interrupted, suspended orand corrected in cases of non- compliance with the rules of Common Fisheries Policy by Member States and serious infringements of those rules by operators.
Amendment 766 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) ensure that all commercially exploited species are managed through catch limits and/or fishing effort.
Amendment 769 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) Promote the deployment of fishing gears and practices with low environmental impact.
Amendment 1180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Until such time as agreement is reached between the Council and the Parliament on the procedure for determining the content and application of multiannual plans no increase in fishing opportunities for the fisheries concerned shall be permitted from the date that the Commission has adopted proposals for a multiannual plan until the date of its adoption.
Amendment 1191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) the assessment of the fishing capacity in relation to that needed to achieve the general objective in Article 2(2) and a strategy with which to achieve the commitments under Article 34.
Amendment 1196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b b (new)
(bb) the assessment of the impact on the marine environment of the fishing activities and a strategy to minimise and where possible eliminate these impacts and bring them in line with levels consistent with the achievement of Articles 2 and 3.
Amendment 1490 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. All catches of the following fish stocks subject to catch limits caught during fishing activities incaught during fisheries activities in Union waters and by Union fishing vessels outside the Union waters orand by Union fishing vessels outstide Union waters shall be brought and retained on board the fishing vessels and recorded and landed, except when used as live bait, in EU ports or third countries designated ports, except when used as live bait or specified in a register of exempt species. This register is to be established and maintained by the Commission, in accordance with the following timeframe:
Amendment 1496 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 1
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 1
– small pelagic fisheries and fisheries for industrial purposes (e.g. targeting mackerel, herring, horse mackerel, blue whiting, boarfish, anchovy, argentine, sardine, sardinella, capelin, sprat, sand- eel, norway pout);
Amendment 1500 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2
Amendment 1518 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) At the latest from 1 January 2016: haddock, whiting, megrim, anglerfish, plaice, ling, saithe, pollack, lemon sole, turbot, brill, blue ling, black scabbard, roundnose grenadier, orange roughy, Greenland halibut, tusk, redfish and Mediterranean demersal stocks.all other fisheries
Amendment 1527 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. At the latest from 1 January 2014: demersal fisheries for whitefish/gadoid species in the Baltic Sea.
Amendment 1541 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 2
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Minimum conservation reference sizes based on the best available scientific advice and above age and size for first reproduction shall be established for the fish stocks set out in paragraph 1. The sale of catches of such fish stocks below the minimum conservation reference size shall be restricted for reduction to fish meal or pet food only.
Amendment 1813 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 4 – article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. EBy..*, each Member State shall establish a system of transferableindividual fishing concessions no later than 31 December 2013 forfor all fishing vessels that fish stocks for which the Union fishing opportunities have been allocated pursuant to Article 16, each Member State concerned shall also establish s system of fishing concessions for all vessels that fish that stock.
Amendment 1974 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 1
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 1
1. A Member State may at any time allow fishing concessions to be transferable among eligible holders of such concessions within the Member State. Member States may authorize transferability in certain fisheries while prohibiting it in others. 1a. Transferable fishing concessions may be fully or partially transferred within a Member State among eligible holders of such concessions.
Amendment 1990 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Fishing concessions, whether or not transferable, shall represent a temporary right to fish in accordance with requirements and conditions that shall be determined by each Member State and shall not constitute a property right. A Member State may revoke a holder's fishing concessions if its requirements are not being met.
Amendment 1992 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. In determining requirements for the issue of fishing concessions, whether or not transferable, Member States shall seek to avoid an excessive concentration of their holding and may: (a) limit the proportion of concessions to be allocated to any one holder; (b) limit the number of concessions that can be registered on a single vessel; (c) limit or prohibit any transfer of concessions between specific segments of the fishing fleet; (d) limit or prohibit any transfer of concessions between defined geographic areas in order to protect coastal communities; (e) take steps to ensure that holders have a direct and long-term stake in the fishery; (f) reserve a proportion of fishing opportunities for distribution to new entrants;
Amendment 1993 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 3 c (new)
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Member States shall ensure that all information regarding the requirements, the allocation and the holding of fishing concessions is made publicly available.
Amendment 1994 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 3 d (new)
Part 4 – article 31 – paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Prior to any allocation of fishing concessions, whether or not transferable, Member States shall publish a statement explaining how concessions shall be terminated and reallocated.
Amendment 2029 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 1
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 1
1. Within 4 years of the adoption of this Regulation, Member States shall put in place measures to adjust the fishing capacity of their fleets in order to achieve an effective balance between suchtheir fishing capacity and their fishing opportunities in line with the general objectives set out in Article 2.
Amendment 2040 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. In order to implement the objective specified in paragraph 1, Member States shall conduct capacity assessments within a year of the entry into force of the Regulation and transmit the results to the Commission. Capacity assessments shall include an analysis of the total fleet capacity per fishery and fleet segment at the time of assessment, and its impacts on stocks and the wider marine ecosystem. Assessments shall be made in accordance with the Commission's guidelines for an improved analysis of the balance between fleet capacity and fishing opportunities. If the assessment shows a discrepancy between the national fishing capacity and their fishing opportunities, the Member States shall within a year give an account to the Commission on which measures the Member State shall conduct to reduce the fishing capacity. In the event that no such account is provided, or that such an account does not provide for specific actions to reduce capacity as required, the Member State shall be ineligible for all funding from Union sources for fishing-related activities.
Amendment 2047 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 2
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 2
2. No exit from the fleet supported by public aid granted under the framework of the European Fisheries Fund for the 2007-2013 programming period shall be permitted unless preceded by the withdrawal of the fishing licence and the fishing authorisations.
Amendment 2049 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 3
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 3
3. The fishing capacity corresponding to the fishing vessels withdrawn with public aid shall not be replaced.
Amendment 2092 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 36 – paragraph 4
Part 5 – article 36 – paragraph 4
4. The information contained in the Union fishing fleet register shall be made available to all Member States and the public. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 concerning the definition of the information referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 2128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 6 – article 37 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 6 – article 37 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall annually submit to the Commission a summary report listing the fisheries for which it is required to collect data and indicating in each case and category whether the requirement has been met. The summary report shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 2235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
Part 7 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 2244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Part 7 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) Cost of access to the fisheries resources in third country waters shall be fully borne by the operators fishing in these waters.
Amendment 2246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 7 – article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Union vessels benefiting from fishing access under these agreements shall pay the Union the full cost of the financial assistance.
Amendment 2436 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 11 – article 49 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 11 – article 49 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Financial assistance will be phased out by 2020.
Amendment 2440 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 11 – article 50 – paragraph 2
Part 11 – article 50 – paragraph 2
2. Non compliance by Member States with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy may result in the interruption or suspension of payments or in the application of a financial correction to Union financial assistance under the Common Fisheries Policy. Such measures shall be proportionate to the nature, extent, duration and repetition of the non compliance. The European Commission will publish each year all cases of non-compliance by Member States with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy.
Amendment 2443 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 11 – article 50 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 11 – article 50 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The Union shall ensure the public disclosure of detailed and timely information on the use of financial assistance, including relevant budgets and evaluations.
Amendment 2455 #
Proposal for a regulation
Part 11 – article 51 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Part 11 – article 51 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The European Commission and the Member States will publish each year and online all instances of serious infringements by operators of the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy.