Activities of Ole CHRISTENSEN related to 2011/0380(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund [repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 and Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 and Council Regulation (EC) No XXX/2011 on integrated maritime policy]
Amendments (25)
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In order to enhance the ownership of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) by fishermen and thereby enhancing correct implementation and the overall success of the CFP, the EMFF should support partnership, cooperation and dialogue between scientists and fishermen.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) To ensure that the EMFF contributes to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, the IMP and the Europe 2020 Strategy, it is necessary to focus on a limited number of core priorities relating to fostering innovation and knowledge based fisheries and aquaculture, promoting sustainable and resource-efficient fishing and aquaculture, and increasing employment and territorial cohesion by unlocking the growth and job potential of coastal and inland fisheries communities and promoting diversification of fisheries activities into other sectors of the marine economy and improving working conditions.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) According to Articles 50 and 51 of the [Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy] (hereinafter CFP Regulation) Union financial assistance under EMFF should be made conditional upon compliance by Member States as well as by operators with the rules of the CFP. This conditionality is intended to reflect the responsibility of the Union to ensure, in public interest, conservation of marine biological resources under the CFP as well as the respect of requirements linked to the promotion of a high level of employment and the guarantee of adequate social protection, as enshrined in Articles 3 and 9 respectively of the TFEU.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The achievement of the objectives of the CFP would also be undermined if Union financial assistance under EMFF is paid to Member States who do not comply with their obligations under the CFP rules related to the public interest of conservation of marine biological resources, such as collecting data and implementing the control obligations, including labour inspections, and respect of social and labour legislation. Moreover, without complying with those obligations there is a risk that inadmissible beneficiaries or ineligible operations are not detected by the Member States.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Action by the Union should be complementary to action carried out by Member States or seek to contribute to that action. In order to ensure significant added value the partnership between the Commission and Member States should be strengthened through arrangements for the participation of various types of partners, including the representative social partners, with full regard to the institutional competences of the Member States. Particular attention should be paid to ensuring adequate representation for women and minority groups. This partnership concerns regional, local and other public authorities, as well as other appropriate bodies, including those responsible for the environment and for the promotion of equality between men and women, the economic and social partners and other competent bodies. The partners concerned should be involved in the preparation of Partnership Contracts, as well as in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programming.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) As a consequence of recent years' economic turbulence due to the financial crisis, many young people are experiencing difficulties in gaining the finance needed to enter the fisheries sector; therefore EMFF support should include a focus on helping young people gain access to the fishing sector by, for example, contributing to first-time business start-ups.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Conscious ofidering the weak presence of small scale coastal fishermen in the social dialogue, the EMFF should support organisations promoting this dialogue in the appropriate foraness of social dialogue at the sectoral level, the EMFF should support organisations promoting this dialogue to build their capacity at regional, national and European level and strengthening the representation of the sector's interests.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Conscious of the potential that diversification offers for small scale coastal fishermen and their crucial role in coastal communities, the EMFF should help diversification by covering business start- ups and investments for the retrofitting of their vessels, in addition to the relevant training to acquire professional skills in the relevant field outside fishing activities. EMFF support to diversification activities should also pay special attention to the situation and opportunities of young people of the coastal communities.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35a) The International Labour Organisation (ILO) considers fishing to be a hazardous occupation by comparison with other occupations, and various conventions and recommendations have been signed or adopted by that organisation with the aim of promoting decent working conditions for fishermen; the principles contained in such conventions and recommendations should function as central criteria for determining the use of EMFF resources.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) In fisheries areas, community-led local development should encourage innovative and inclusive approaches to create growth andsustainable growth and high quality jobs, in particular by adding value to fisheries products and diversifying the local economy towards new economic activities, including those offered by ‘blue growth’ and the broader maritime sectors.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) Community-led local development should be implemented through a bottom- up approach by local partnerships that are composed of representatives of the public, private and civil society sectors, including the representative social partners, and mirror correctly the local society; these local actors are best placed to draw up and implement integrated multi-sectoral local development strategies to meet the needs of their local fisheries areas; it is important in order to ensure the representativeness of local action groups that no single interest groups has more than 49% of the voting right in the decision-making bodies.
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 80
Recital 80
(80) The EMFF should also support sustainable and inclusive economic growth, employment, improved living and working conditions, innovation and competitiveness within maritime sectors and in coastal regions. It is particularly important to identify regulatory barriers and skill deficiencies hindering growth in emerging and prospective maritime sectors, as well as operations aimed at fostering investment in technological innovation necessary to enhance the business potential of marine and maritime applications.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 88
Recital 88
(88) Conscious of the importance of ensuring conservation of marine biological and protecting fish stocks in particular from illegal fishing and in the spirit of the conclusions drawn in the Green Paper on the Reform of the CFP, those operators who do not comply with the rules of the CFP, and particularly jeopardise the sustainability of the stocks concerned and constitute therefore a serious threat to the sustainable exploitation of living marine biological resources that restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels which can produce the MSY, and those who are involved in IUU fishing, as well as those who do not respect working conditions in line with Convention No. 188 and Recommendation No. 199 of the ILO, should be excluded from support under the EMFF. Union funding should not at any stage from the selection to the implementation of an operation be used to undermine the public interest of conservation of marine biological resources expressed in the objectives of the CFP Regulation.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 6
(6) ‘fisherman’ means any person engaging in professional fishing, as recognised by the Member State, on board of an operational fishing vessel or engaging in professional harvesting of marine organisms, as recognised by the Member State, without a vessel;. Unless otherwise specified, 'fisherman' implies both the vessel owner and the person working onboard having an employment relationship with the vessel owner.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) promotion of economic growth, social inclusion, creation of jobs, employability, and supporting labour mobility in coastal and inland communities depending on fishing and aquaculture, while taking into account the situation of vulnerable groups such as women, minority groups and young people;
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) diversification of fisheries activities into other sectors of maritime economy, mobility of employed fishermen if made redundant and growth of maritime economy, including mitigation of climate change.
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
(b) the support to control and enforcement, including labour inspections, enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b a (new)
(ba) support partnership, cooperation and dialogue between scientists and fishermen in order to enhance ownership of the CFP by affected stakeholders.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) operators who have committed infringements of ILO Convention No. 188 and Recommendation No. 199 concerning working conditions in the fishing sector.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) promoting the social dialogue at national, regional or local level involving fishermen and other relevant stakeholdthe representative social partners.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) broadly reflect the main focus of their strategy and the socio-economic composition of the area through a balanced representation of the main stakeholders, including private sector, public sector and, civil society and the representative social partners;
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) ensure a significant representation of fisheries and aquaculture sectors, including the representative social partners.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) adding value, creating jobs, attracting young people to the fisheries sector, and promoting innovation at all stages of the fisheries and aquaculture supply chain;
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promoting social well being and inclusion and cultural heritage in fisheries areas including maritime cultural heritage;
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 84 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) specific control and enforcement measures under CFP, including labour inspections;