25 Amendments of Younous OMARJEE related to 2018/0210(COD)
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) As a global ocean actor andwith the largest maritime area in the world when including the Outermost Regions and Overseas Countries and Territories, the Union has become the world's fifth largest producer of seafood, the Union has a strong responsibility to protect, conserve and sustainably use the oceans and their resources. Preserving seas and oceans is indeed vital for a rapidly growing world population. It is also of socio-economic interest for the Union: a sustainable blue economy boosts investments, jobs and growth, fosters research and innovation and contributes to energy security through ocean energy. Moreover, safe and secure seas and oceans are essential for an efficient border control and for the global fight against maritime crime, thereby addressing citizens' security concerns.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Under direct management, the EMFF should develop synergies and complementarities with other relevant Union funds and programmes. It should also allow financing in the form of financial instruments within blending operations implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) xx/xx of the European Parliament and of the Council [Regulation on InvestEU]5. _________________ 5 OJ C […], […], p. […].
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The multiannual financial framework set out in Regulation (EU) xx/xx6 provides that the Union budget must continue to support fisheries and maritime policies. The EMFF budget should amount, in current prices, to EUR 6 140 000 000. EMFF resources should be split between shared, direct and indirect management. EUR 5 311 000 000 should be allocated to support under shared management and EUR 829 000 000 to support under directretain the same level as in the period 2014 - 2020 where and indirect managementcrease is not possible. In order to ensure stability in particular with regard to the achievement of the objectives of the CFP, the definition of national allocations under shared management for the 2021- 2027 programming period should be based on the EMFF 2014-2020 shares. Specific amounts should be reserved for the outermost regions, control and, enforcement and collection and processing of data for fisheries management and scientific purposes, while amounts for permanent cessation, and extraordinary cessation of fishing activities should be capped. For operations located in the outermost regions, the co-financing rate at 85% should not be decreased. _________________ 6 OJ C […], […], p. […].
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The landing obligation is one of the main challenges of the CFP. It has implied significant changes in fishing practices for the sector, sometimes with an important financial cost. It should therefore be possible for the EMFF to support innovation and investments that contribute to the implementation of the landing obligation, with a higher aid intensity rate than the one that applies to other operations, like investments in selective fishing gears, in the improvement of port infrastructures and in the reduction and marketing of unwanted catches. It should also grant a maximum aid intensity rate of 100% to the design, development, monitoring, evaluation and management of transparent systems for exchanging fishing opportunities between Member States ('quota swaps'), in order to mitigate the 'choke species' effect caused by the landing obligation.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The outermost regions, as outlined in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank of 24 October 2017 entitled 'A stronger and renewed strategic partnership with the EU's outermost regions'10 , face specific challenges linked to their remoteness, topography and climate as referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty and also have specific assets on which to develop a sustainable blue economy, the EMFF should also be able to take into account the specific constraints recognized in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Therefore, for each outermost region, an action plan for the development of sustainable blue economy sectors, including the sustainable exploitation of fisheries and aquaculture, should be attached to the programme of the concerned Member States and a financial allocation should be reserved to support the implementation of those action plans. It should also be possible for the EMFF to support a compensation of the additional costs the outermost regions face due to their location and insularityfixed disadvantages. That support should be capped as a percentage of this overall financial allocation. In addition, a higher aid intensity rate than the one that applies to other operations should be applied in the outermost regions. _________________ 10 COM(2017) 623
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) In order to maintain the competitiveness of certain fishery and aquaculture products originating in the outermost regions of the Union compared to similar products from other regions of the Union, the latter introduced in 1992 to offset the additional costs in the fisheries sector. These measures were set for the period2007-2013 by Regulation (EC) No 791/2007 and are continued by Regulation508/2014 in force for the period 2014-2020. It is necessary to maintain the support granted to offset the additional costs of fishing, rearing, processing and disposal of certain fishery and aquaculture products from the outermost regions of the Union from January 1, 20201, so that compensation helps to maintain the economic viability of operators in these regions.
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 b (new)
Recital 29 b (new)
(29b) In view of the differences in the flow conditions prevailing in the outermost regions, as well as fluctuations in catches, stocks and market demand, it is appropriate to leave it to the Member States concerned to determine the eligible for compensation, the corresponding maximum quantities and the amount of the compensation, within the limits of the overall allocation allocated to each Member State.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 c (new)
Recital 29 c (new)
(29c) Member States should be allowed to vary the list and quantities of fishery products concerned and the amount of the compensation within the limits of the overall allocation allocated to them. Similarly, they should be allowed to adapt their compensation schemes if the situation changes so that it can be justified.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 d (new)
Recital 29 d (new)
(29d) Member States should set the amount of the compensation at a level which adequately offsets the additional costs incurred as a result of the disadvantages of the outermost regions. To avoid overcompensation, the amounts involved should be proportional to the additional costs that the aid is intended to offset. To this end, account should also be taken of other types of public intervention affecting the level of incremental costs.
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) Fostering sustainable fisheries and the protection, restoration and conservation of marine biological resources;
Amendment 393 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) Enabling the growth of a sustainable blue economy and fostering prosperous and economically and socially cohesive coastal communities;
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Support under the EMFF shall contribute as a matter of priority to the achievement of the environmental and climate change mitigation and adaptation objectives of the Union. That contribution shall be tracked in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex IV.
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a Outermost Regions All the provisions of this Regulation must take into account the specific constraints recognized in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) EUR 131 072 900 000 for Guadeloupe, French Guiyana, Martinique, Mayotte, Réeunion and Saint- Martin .
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The compensation referred to in Article 21 shall not exceed 50% of each of the allocations referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 2annually: (a) EUR 6 450 000 for the Azores and Madeira; (b) EUR 8 700 000 for the Canary Islands; (c) EUR 12 350 000 for the outermost French regions referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 494 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6 – point i a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 6 – point i a (new)
(ia) the contribution of the programme to tackling IUU fishing
Amendment 497 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point a (new)
(a) For the fishery and aquaculture products listed in Annex I to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to which Articles 107, 108 and 109 of that Treaty apply, the Commission may authorize, in accordance with Article 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, operating aid in the sectors of production, processing and the marketing of fishery and aquaculture products, aimed at alleviating the specific constraints on these regions linked to their remoteness, their insularity and their outermost region characteristics. Member States may grant additional financing for the implementation of the compensation plans referred to in Article 21. In this case, Member States shall notify to the Commission the State aid which it may approve in accordance with this Regulation, as part of these plans. State aid notified in this way is considered to be notified within the meaning of the first sentence of Article 108 (3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 591 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Amendment 672 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i (new)
i) By way of derogation from Article 13 (a), in the outermost regions, the aid referred to in paragraph 1 may be granted to anchored fish aggregating devices only if such devices contribute to sustainable and selective fishing.
Amendment 795 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) caught by Union fishing vessels registered in the port of one of the regions referred to in paragraph 1 but not operating or involved in that region;
Amendment 796 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 21 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The compensation paid to the beneficiaries carrying out activities referred to in paragraph 1 in the outermost regions or owning a vessel registered in a port of these regions and operating there shall, in order to avoid overcompensation, take into account:
Amendment 817 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) the protection of species under Directive 92/43/EEC and, Directive 2009/147/EC, in accordance with the prioritised action frameworks established pursuant to Article 8 of Directive 92/43/EEC, and the protection of all species covered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and/or included in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.
Amendment 900 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By way of derogation from Article 13 (h), in the outermost French regions, the aid referred to in paragraph 1 may be granted for the construction of new ports, new landing sites or new auction halls only if infrastructure contribute to sustainable and selective fishing.
Amendment 906 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The EMFF may support research on marine environments and seabeds, seabed mapping and detailed profiling of oceans and seabeds. 2. The EMFF may also support the collection, management and use of data to improve the knowledge on the state of the marine environment, with a view to:
Amendment 993 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 a (new)
Article 54 a (new)
Article 54 a Review of POSEI and the Outermost Regions Before the end of the year 2023 the Commission shall present a report on the application of all the provisions of these Regulations specifically concerning the Outermost Regions, with appropriate proposals. The Commission is examining the possibility of creating a Distance and Insularity Option Program (POSEI) for maritime affairs and fisheries.