Activities of Ole CHRISTENSEN related to 2012/0232(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain technical and control measures in the Skagerrak and amending Regulation (EC) No 850/98 and Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 PDF (256 KB) DOC (292 KB)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) During the Fisheries Consultations between the Union and Norway of 28 June 2012 common technical and control measures were specified to be applied in the Skagerrak, the list of species to be covered by an obligation to land all catches and the timetable by which these species should be progressively included in the obligation to land. In consultation with the relevant stakeholders and the working group, the Commission should be able to remove species from the list. It should not be possible to add new species before an evaluation of the agreement is made two years after this regulation has entered into force.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) For the protection of juvenile fish, the functioning of the fisheries market and to ensure thaMinimum conservation reference sizes should be set for stock made subject nto unjust profit can be gained from catching fish under a minimuman obligation to land by this Regulation. Member States, in consopervation reference size, the handling of such catches should be limited to fish meal, pet food or other non-human consumption products, or for charitable purposwith the North Sea Regional Advisory Council, should introduce selective gears and incentives for fishermen to minimise the catch of juveniles. [Art. 5]
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend Annex I on the basis of advances in scientific information, consultations with the working group or where the burden to fishermen proves to be disproportionate to the benefits. Those delegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with Article 16New species shall not be added before the evaluation of the agreement between the Union and Norway on common technical and control measures to be applied in the Skagerrak , to be carried out by ...* and in consultation with relevant stakeholders and the monitoring group. Those delegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with Article 16. _____________ * OJ: Please insert the date: two years after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Where a mMinimum conservation reference size is set for a stock subject to Article 3, the sale of catches of that stock below the minimum conservation reference size shall be restricted for reduction to fish meal, pet food or other non-human consumption products only, or for charitable purpos. Member States, in cooperation with the North Sea Regional Advisory Council, shall introduce selective gears and incentives for fishermen to minimise the catch of juveniles.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Articles 4, 15, 19(1), 35, 36, 37 of Regulation (EC) No 850/98 this Chapter shall also apply to areas other than the Skagerrak for the whole fishing trip of a vessel. Vessels fishing in the Skagerrak and other areas shall be exempted from the kW-rule as the vessel during the whole fishing trip is subject to the discard ban and associated control rules.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, masters of Union fishing vessels retaining on board fish stocks subject to Article 3 of this Regulation shall notify the competent authorities of their flag Member State of the information listed in Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 two hours before entering into portany port of another flag state or third country than where the vessel is registered.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member StateFishing vessels shall operate a Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) system for monitoring of fishing activities of the fishing vessels flying their flag and operating in the Skagerrak.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1a (new)
Funding shall be made available for fishermen implementing CCTV-schemes, in order to prevent an excessive economic burden for the fishermen concerned.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) as from 1 January 2014 to Union fishing vessels of 15 metres' length overall or more;
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) as from 1 July 2015 to Union fishing vessels of 12 metres' length overall or more.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14
Article 14
Member States concerned shall report to the Commission on the implementation of this Regulation in the thirsecond year after the entry into ...* and beforce of this Regulation and then every third year thereafternew species are added as referred to in Article 3(4) and then every second year thereafter. ___________ * OJ: Please insert the date: two years after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15
Article 15
The Commission shall, on the basis of the reports from Member States referred to in Article 14 and in conjunction with scientific advice, evaluate the impact of the measures on the stocks and fisheries and the social and economic consequences on the fishery sector concerned in the year following that in which it receives the reports.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) Article 3(3) of Regulation 847/1996 , when more than 75 % of a quota for a stock subject to Article 3 has been utilized before 31 October of the year of its application, the Member State to which such a quota has been allocated may request the Commission's permission to land additional quantities of fish of the same stock to be deducted from the quota of that stock in the following year indicating the additional quantity required (borrowing), and