144 Amendments of Pedro GUERREIRO

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas competitiveness should not be a substitute for convergence in the Member States and regions which are lagging behind in their socioeconomic development;

2008/12/10
Committee: REGI

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

Cc. whereas, despite progress made in terms of convergence in the EU, absolute disparities remain high, as do differences in the levels of prosperity of the various Member States, some of which have been in a state of ongoing divergence for several years;

2008/12/10
Committee: REGI

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Considers that the primary and principal objective of structural policy should be to reduce disparities between the levels of development of the various regions, promote real convergence and stimulate growth and employment, and that structural policy should be an instrument of redistribution and compensation for the increased costs of the single market, Economic and Monetary Union and the liberalisation of international trade for the least developed countries and regions of the European Union;

2008/12/10
Committee: REGI

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Underlines that cohesion policy should not be regarded simply as an instrument for achieving the objectives of other sectoral policies, given that it is a Community policy with high added value which has its own raison d’être: cohesion;

2008/12/10
Committee: REGI

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new) (before title "Analysis of the concept of Territorial Cohesion")

10a. Considers that the current Community financial resources for cohesion policy are insufficient to respond to the requirements of real convergence, regional disparities, high levels of unemployment, income inequalities and poverty in the European Union; therefore reiterates the need for an increase in the Community budget, with the central and primary objective being to promote economic and social cohesion at EU level;

2008/12/10
Committee: REGI

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new) (before title "Analysis of the concept of Territorial Cohesion")

10b. Considers that the existence of a strong and well-financed European regional policy is a sine qua non for tackling successive enlargements and for achieving social, economic and territorial cohesion in an enlarged EU;

2008/12/10
Committee: REGI

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new) (after title "Analysis of the concept of Territorial Cohesion")

10c. Emphasises that the territorial dimension should not counteract or dilute the primary objective of regional policy which is to promote economic and social cohesion, in other words to reduce disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the lagging behind of the least-favoured regions; underlines that new Community financial resources should be provided for the new objectives and priorities;

2008/12/10
Committee: REGI

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new) (after title "Analysis of the concept of Territorial Cohesion")

10d. Underlines that territorial cohesion should not dilute or diminish the central objectives of cohesion policy, particularly at economic and social level, and that it should instead help to reinforce these objectives, by promoting the convergence of Member States and regions which are lagging behind in their development;

2008/12/10
Committee: REGI

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new) (after title "Analysis of the concept of Territorial Cohesion")

10e. Underlines that land management and planning are responsibilities of the Member States;

2008/12/10
Committee: REGI

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Recommends that EU cohesion policy, in its various dimensions, should be adapted, by adopting specific measures, to the outermost regions, as established in Article 299(2) of the EC Treaty; asks the Commission to propose permanent, flexible and adequately financed policies and measures capable of meeting the needs of each outermost region and helping to tackle the permanent development challenges faced by these regions;

2008/12/10
Committee: REGI

2008/2174(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Draws attention to the situation of regions which, despite being among the poorest in the EU-15, are now excluded from the group of poorest regions in the EU-27, solely for statistical reasons; recommends that attention is paid to the specific situation of these regions which suffered cuts in payments in the current financial framework; considers that this framework should be revised so that the regions affected by this ‘statistical effect’ can receive the same level of support that they would have received if the eligibility criterion had been based on the EU-15;

2008/12/10
Committee: REGI

2008/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. ~~whereas Israel is the most important aviation market in the Middle East with a strong growth potential, also considering its strategic position as a bridge between Europe and the Middle Ea~~having regard to the criminal war which the Israeli Government has launched against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army's slaughter of thousands of Palestinians, among them hundreds of children and women, the bombing and total destruction of public and civil infrastructure, and the Israeli army's shelling of hospitals, schools and UN buildings, which UN officials have described as war crimes and crimes against humanity; having regard also to the Israeli Government's inhuman, longst and ~~towards regions which are further away~~ing blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has caused a vast humanitarian disaster in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel,

2009/01/27
Committee: TRAN

2008/2136(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcomes~~Calls on the Council and the cComm~~encement of~~ission immediately to halt and suspend the negotiations with Israel on a comprehensive air transport agreement;

2009/01/27
Committee: TRAN

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1a (new)

1a. Stresses that the key challenges for sustainable tourism also require: a less seasonal demand pattern; prosperous local communities with a better quality of life; minimisation of the impact of resource consumption and waste production; and the conservation and promotion of the natural and cultural heritage;

2008/10/15
Committee: REGI

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1b (new)

1b. Stresses the need to safeguard workers' rights in the sector, promoting quality jobs and the acquisition of skills; this entails, inter alia, suitable training, more use of long-term contracts, equitable and decent wages and better working conditions;

2008/10/15
Committee: REGI

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1c (new)

1c. Calls on the Member States to promote planning models aimed at countering the urgent situation produced by mass- tourism-based projects which have had major negative effects on the coastline in terms of the preservation of nature and of the historical and cultural heritage while failing to integrate or involve the local communities;

2008/10/15
Committee: REGI

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1d (new)

1d. Believes that the tourist industry should be a factor contributing to territorial cohesion, economic development and employment at regional level, and stresses the need for a transversal approach to the sector in terms of Community policies and funds, notably via the creation of a specific Community programme, complementing the Member States' actions, to promote the sector and encourage synergies between the various social and economic players involved;

2008/10/15
Committee: REGI

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3a (new)

3a. Stresses the need to continue pursuing a model of tourism which will reduce the seasonal element by means of supply structures that can offer an alternative cycle to the traditional supply in coastal zone, familiarising enterprises there with the notion of regular year-long service, with positive consequences for job stability and enabling local communities to profit more fully from tourism, thus contributing to sustainable economic development and to those communities' quality of life;

2008/10/15
Committee: REGI

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3b (new)

3b. Stresses the need to minimise the adverse effects of tourist activity, and advocates compensatory measures for the local communities, notably as regards pollution, environmental deterioration and increased living costs, as well as measures to safeguard local identities and cultures;

2008/10/15
Committee: REGI

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10a (new)

10a. Recalls that certain tourist-oriented coastal regions have been penalised by the so-called 'statistical effect' in the current financial framework for 2007-2013, and therefore calls for compensatory measures at European level for those regions;

2008/10/15
Committee: REGI

2008/2132(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16a (new)

16a. Stresses the need to apply the Structural Funds with a view to improving links between coastal and inland areas in the context of reinforcing territorial cohesion, making use of the potential knock-on effect of coastal tourism on the inland areas and generating interterritorial complementarities;

2008/10/15
Committee: REGI

2008/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that, despite the progress achieved in convergence in the EU, absolute inequalities remain high, and there are still enormous variations between Member States in terms of levels of prosperity, including cases of constant divergence over several years now;

2008/12/11
Committee: REGI

2008/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Stresses that structural policy must have as its primary objectives the reduction of disparities in development level between regions, the promotion of real convergence, and the stimulation of growth and employment, and that it must be an instrument of redistribution and compensation for the increased costs arising from the single market, economic and monetary union and the liberalisation of international trade for the Union's less- favoured Member States and regions;

2008/12/11
Committee: REGI

2008/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Is concerned at the fact that in some regions Community funding has not been sufficient to offset the adverse effects of the single market, economic and monetary union and the liberalisation of international trade; calls on the Commission, therefore, to undertake an in-depth analysis of the effects of the Stability and Growth Pact, the introduction of the euro and the liberalisation of the internal and international markets on cohesion policy and convergence in the EU;

2008/12/11
Committee: REGI

2008/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Considers that the existing Community financial resources for cohesion policy are insufficient to meet the needs of real convergence, regional inequalities, high levels of unemployment, income inequalities and poverty in the EU; reiterates, therefore, the need for an increase in the Community budget with the central and primary objective of promoting economic and social cohesion in the Union;

2008/12/11
Committee: REGI

2008/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Believes that a solid and properly financed European regional policy is an essential condition for assimilating the successive enlargements and achieving social, economic and territorial cohesion in an enlarged Union;

2008/12/11
Committee: REGI

2008/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)

~~1 OJ C 331, 7.12.1993, p. 1.~~2c. Considers that the existing Community funds for cohesion policy are not sufficient for dealing with the requirements of real convergence or tackling regional disparities, high unemployment, income inequalities and poverty in the EU; considers it essential, therefore, to increase Community spending by at least 1.24% of EU GNI, while exploring all possibilities existing under the interinstitutional agreement between Parliament, the Council and the Commission regarding budgetary discipline and sound financial management1 and ensuring its full implementation, the overriding objective being the promotion of economic and social cohesion; Or. pt

2008/12/11
Committee: REGI

2008/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Believes that cohesion policy and the associated financial resources must be targeted on the promotion of economic, social and territorial development, and must therefore not be subordinated to the competition and deregulation criteria of the Lisbon strategy; considers that competitiveness must not be allowed to replace convergence as a goal in those Member States and regions where social and economic development is still lagging behind;

2008/12/11
Committee: REGI

2008/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Stresses that cohesion policy must not be seen as merely an instrument for achieving the objectives of other sectoral policies, since it is a Community policy in its own right offering substantial value added;

2008/12/11
Committee: REGI

2008/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Emphasises that the territorial dimension must not be counterposed to or be allowed to dilute the main objective of regional policy, which is the promotion of economic and social cohesion, i.e. the reduction of inequalities of development between the regions and of the lack of progress of the least-favoured regions;

2008/12/11
Committee: REGI

2008/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recommends that the Union's cohesion policy, in its various facets, be adapted by means of specific measures to the most remote regions pursuant to Article 299(2) of the EC Treaty; calls on the Commission to propose policies and measures, of a permanent and flexible nature and suitably funded, that can be adjusted to the needs of each of the outlying regions and help them tackle the inbuilt constraints on development from which they suffer;

2008/12/11
Committee: REGI

2008/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Draws attention to the situation of those regions which, despite being among the least-favoured in the EU-15, are now excluded from the least-favoured group in the EU-27 purely for statistical reasons; recommends that attention be paid to these regions' predicament, recalling that they have suffered budget cuts under the present financial framework; believes that this framework must be revised so as to restore to the regions affected by the 'statistical effect' the same levels of support as they would have under the EU- 15 eligibility criteria;

2008/12/11
Committee: REGI

2008/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)

7c. Stresses that public aid granted under the Structural Funds must be conditional on the existence of long-term contracts with enterprises with provisions on duration and employment so as to ensure that relocation is not encouraged;

2008/12/11
Committee: REGI

2008/2055(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)

7d. Believes it is necessary to increase the Community cofinancing rates for the 'convergence' regions, and especially for the least-favoured regions of the Cohesion Fund Member States and for regions characterised by permanent geographical or natural disadvantages, such as the most remote regions;

2008/12/11
Committee: REGI

2008/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas, despite the improvements observed, there is still a need for fresh investment in order to improve working conditions for those operating in the fisheries sector, as well as infrastructures and port equipment for fisheries, and to renew and modernise the fleets of the outermost regions,

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas the fleets consist for the most part of ageing vessels (in some of the outermost regions more than 30% are of this type), while the elimination of Community aid for fleet renewal will make it difficult to remedy a situation in which they are lagging behind the fleets from the European mainland,

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C

C. having regard to the outermost regions' dependent situation, in social and economic terms, with regard to the fish stocks in their Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and to the biological vulnerability of their fishing zones,

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses how important the fishing industry is in the socio-economic situation, in employment and in promoting economic and social cohesion in the outermost regions (ORs), whose economies suffer from permanent structural constraints and limited possibilities for economic diversification;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B-A. Believes it is imperative to recognise the specific characteristics of the outermost regions, moving forward with policies and measures, not dependent on transitional criteria or circumstantial or artificial wealth trends, which can contribute to offering solutions for the permanent constraints to which they are subject;

2008/03/07
Committee: REGI

2008/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. having regard to the structure of the economies of the outermost regions, marked by close links with agriculture and fisheries, which, together with services (particularly tourism), are~~presents a very important source~~ economic activities which account for a very large number of jobs in these regions,

2008/03/07
Committee: REGI

2008/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers it necessary to adopt new, more effective measures, not based on transitional criteria or circumstantial wealth trends, to promote the ORs' capacity to cope with the conditions and permanent structural handicaps facing them, particularly in the fishing industry;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 1

- Considering the area corresponding to the EEZs of ORs as an 'exclusive access zone' in order to guarantee the sustainability of marine ecosystems ~~and~~, fishing activity and the local communities concerned;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 a (new)

- Undertaking a scientific assessment of the potential of the marine resources in those waters, and, in line with the precautionary principle as defined under the CFP, reserving the EEZs adjoining the outermost regions for the local fleets;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 b (new)

- Evaluating, on the basis of the principle of relative stability, the socio-economic impact of an increased fishing effort and the use of certain tackle by vessels with greater fishing capacity in the EEZs adjoining the outermost regions in terms of the sustainability of the local communities concerned;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 2

- ~~Provid~~Ensuring Community support for the renewal and modernisation of the ORs' fishing fleets, and especially the traditional fleet, since this is a sine qua non for improving the conditions of conservation of fish and safety standards for fisheries workers in those regions;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 3

- ~~Provid~~Reinforcing Community support for scientific fisheries research, in such a way as to promote the protection and recovery of fish stocks and the biodiversity of the outermost regions, while paying special attention to the specific characteristics of those regions in the context of the programmes under the Seventh Framework Programme in the field of research, demonstration and technological development activities;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 6

- Creating a Community programme to support small-scale inshore and artisanal fishing, taking account of its specific characteristics and its social and economic importance in the regions concerned;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 7

- Supporting improvements to working conditions (including conditions ensuring hygiene, safety and comfort) and the economic situation for fishermen, together with more appropriate professional training, with a view to renewing the industry's age profile;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 8

- Boosting support for the processing, marketing and promotion of fish products from the ORsrs; this will necessitate continuing with a range of Community aids, as in the case of POSEI and taking account of the permanent additional costs of a structural nature which the sector has to meet;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 9

- Modernising and creating port infrastructure and facilities to support fishing, recalling that these are now insufficient to meet the needs of the fisheries sector in certain outermost regions;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 9 a (new)

- Support for the sustainable development of aquaculture, in the context of the specific needs of each of the regions concerned;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12-A.. Believes it is essential to ensure full access for the inhabitants of these regions to the means of information and communication offered by the new technologies, including broadband technologies and, in particular, Internet broadband access;

2008/03/07
Committee: REGI

2008/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 10

- Support for the installation and modernisation of specific means of prevention, rescue, monitoring, checks and control.s (taking account of their extensive EEZs), combating illegal fisheries, reinforcing maritime safety and preserving the marine environment;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2010(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – indent 10 a (new)

- Creation of a Regional Advisory Council for the Outermost Regions, with a view to the active participation of fisheries workers and the articulation of the industry's problems vis-à-vis the common fisheries policy, taking account of the specific characteristics of fisheries in the outermost regions and the social and economic circumstances of their fisheries sectors;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15-A. Believes that the EU's strategy for the outermost regions must be based on measures of a permanent nature which are properly financed and can be adapted to the different needs of each of those regions, thus helping them tackle the permanent structural constraints they have to deal with;

2008/03/07
Committee: REGI

2008/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15-B. Believes that, in order to ensure grater coherence and effectiveness for the measures in favour of the outermost regions and the consolidation of their status, it is essential not only to protect the specific character of outermost region status on an across-the-board basis in the various Community policies, but also to create a Community support programme for those regions, with appropriate financial resources and incorporating all the existing measures;

2008/03/07
Committee: REGI

2008/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)

15-C.. Believes there is an urgent need to adopt measures aimed at combating endemic unemployment, poverty and unequal income distribution in the outermost regions, which have some of the worst rates in the EU;

2008/03/07
Committee: REGI

2008/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d

15-D. Stresses the importance of public services for economic and social cohesion in the outermost regions, in such areas as air and sea transport, energy and communications ;

2008/03/07
Committee: REGI

2008/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17-A. Stresses the heightened importance of agriculture for the outermost regions and its contribution to the goal of economic and social cohesion, thanks to the income and employment it creates and the upstream and downstream economic activities it generates; favours new measures to guarantee producers' incomes, employment and the economic situation of agriculture; advocates keeping farm aids linked as far as possible to production, applying a system of advances, and continuing to support producers' organisations, especially for the marketing of their products;

2008/03/07
Committee: REGI

2008/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17-B. Believes that it is not correct to propose, as the Commission does, a general increase in milk quotas at Union level; favours, rather, a localised increase based on the productive capacities and needs of particular Member States and regions, especially the outermost regions; advocates establishing a 'premium' to support the organised collection of milk from the producers in those regions;

2008/03/07
Committee: REGI

2008/2010(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)

18-A. Calls, pursuant to Article 299(2) of the EC Treaty, for access to the Structural Funds for the outermost regions not to be conditional on their GDP as compared with the Community average; believes it is necessary to increase the rates of Community cofinancing for the outermost regions;

2008/03/07
Committee: REGI

2008/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that, in order to 'take more into account the welfare of coastal communities' and improve the 'social welfare of workers' in the fishing industry, it is impossible to overlook the serious socio-economic situation facing it, mainly due to the failure to adopt adequate measures ~~aimed at~~to help make its activity profitable and thus guarantee~~ing~~ a proper standard of living for people working in the industry;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Takes the view that the key objective of the 'integrated European maritime policy' (IEMP) in the field of fisheries should be to promote the modernisation and sustainable, balanced and fair development of the industry throughout the European Union, safeguarding its socio-economic viability and the sustainability of resources and guaranteeing food sovereignty and food security, the supply of fish to the public, job preservation and improved living conditions for fishermen;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Emphatically supports the Commission's intention to exploit the potential of short sea shipping between EU Member States and to integrate this rapidly into ~~the single market~~enhanced cooperation between Member States avoiding any new proposal liberalising the provision of port services;

2008/03/13
Committee: TRAN

2008/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that 'creating more and better' seafaring jobs, particularly in the fishing industry, also depends on a guarantee of a fair and adequate income ~~and~~, proper working conditions (including health and safety) and access to training for people working in the industry;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Proposes studying the current mechanisms by which first-sale prices are set and the way in which they might help to guarantee a balanced remuneration for people working in the industry, without increasing consumer prices;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Rejects any new attempt to liberalise port services at EU level, for instance by submitting proposals relating specifically to intra-Community shipping traffic; points out that liberalisation of port services has already been rejected twice by the EP;

2008/03/13
Committee: TRAN

2008/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. CHighlighting the need to define adequate financial resources for the IEMP, calls on the Commission to define what it means by a 'sound financial basis' for the IEMP and, starting from the principle that new priorities will require new financial resources, rejects the notion that it should be financed from the EFF;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Reiterates the need to boost support for scientific fisheries research in the various Member States, particularly under the seventh framework programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Calls for Community support for the implementation of effective measures to ensure adequate means of evacuation, assistance and rescue for crews;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Calls for support for the installation and modernisation of Member States' own means of surveillance, monitoring and control of their EEZs;

2008/03/12
Committee: PECH

2008/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Stresses that the integrated European maritime policy is based on a framework requiring Member States to act in cooperation and that drawing up and adopting specific national maritime policies to cover its various aspects is a matter for the Member States, as the Commission has, moreover, pointed out;

2008/03/13
Committee: TRAN

2008/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Supports the target set by the European Council of March 2007 of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and reaffirms its call for maritime policy to make a substantial contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions; this should include ~~incorporating shipping into emissions trading and~~ enhancing research efforts with regard to exploiting the seas as a source of renewable energy; considers that if Europe leads the way in combating climate change this can strengthen and develop Europe’s leading role in environmental technology and research;

2008/03/13
Committee: TRAN

2008/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Considers it necessary to meet the demands being made by seafarers for better shipboard working and living conditions, reversing the current trend towards unremitting job cuts and longer working hours; calls in particular for steps to be taken to ensure compliance with the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’, to rule out discrimination based on seafarers’ places of origin or recruitment, to shorten daily working hours, proceeding from the principle of a 7-hour day and a 5-day, 35-hour week, and to raise crew manning levels for every category of vessel, so as to enable seafarers to carry on their occupation in the proper way; also calls for training for seafarers in all specialist fields to be organised publicly and provided free of charge;

2008/03/13
Committee: TRAN

2008/2009(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Calls on the Commission to say what it means by a ‘sound financial basis’ for the integrated European maritime policy and, proceeding from the principle that new priorities must have new financial resources to match, maintains that the policy should not be financed from the EFF;

2008/03/13
Committee: TRAN

2008/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas the debate on port services at European Union level is of great importance, as is well demonstrated by the European Parliament’s rejection of two relevant proposals for directives1 in 2003 and 2006;

2008/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2008/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

~~1. Welcomes the abovementioned Commission communication on a European ports policy;~~deleted

2008/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2008/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. ~~Commend~~Rejects the Commission ~~on the~~’s approach i~~t took when drawing up the communication, particularly the extensive process of consultation~~n its communication because it indirectly seeks to promote the deregulation of port services at EU and Member State level;

2008/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2008/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Points to the ~~crucial~~strategic importance of the ports sector tofor the ~~European Union from the economic, commercial, social, environmental and strategic points of view;~~ economic and social development, the defence and sovereignty of each Member State and considers, therefore, that the ports should constitute public property; expresses its categorical opposition to any form of concession for any port operation to private individuals as absolutely incompatible with the public interest;

2008/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2008/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3a (new)

3a. Rejects any fresh attempt to liberalise port services at European Union level, for example by applying internal market competition rules (in particular as regards ‘public financing’, ‘port concessions’, ‘technical-nautical services’ and ‘cargo handling services’) to what is a strategic public service in various Member States;

2008/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2008/2007(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23a (new)

23a. Urges that initiatives be taken to combat precarious conditions and the risks of accidents in the sector and to guarantee and ensure respect for the rights of port workers, particularly as regards employment with rights, fair pay and decent working conditions, social protection, collective agreements, trade union rights and professional training;

2008/06/04
Committee: TRAN

2008/0800(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 3

(3) The Commission Communication on "New skills for new jobs: Anticipating and matching labour market and skills needs"1 and the 'Common Principles of Flexicurity' adopted by the European Council on 14 December 2007 emphasise the objectives of fostering the continuous adaptability and employability of workers through better learnlow level of take-up for the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (of an annual allocation of EUR 500 m, only EUR 65 214 850 were executed in 2007 and 14 624 972 in 2008) points to the need to review certaing o~~pportunities at all levels and through skills development strategies responsive to the needs of the economy~~f its aspects so as to ensure that its objectives are met.

2009/02/18
Committee: REGI

2008/0800(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 3 a (new)

(3-A) The latest economic forecasts point to a substantial rise in unemployment in the EU, which could have severe social consequences in a number of the Union's regions, especially those with more vulnerable economic structures.

2009/02/18
Committee: REGI

2008/0800(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 1

Regulation (CE) 1927/2006
Article 1 − paragraph 1 a (new)

"1-A. ~~By way of derogation from paragraph 1, t~~The EGF shall also provide support to workers made redundant as a result of ~~the global~~ financial and economic crisies, provided applications comply with the criteria set out in Article 2(a), (b) or (c)~~. This derogation shall apply to all applications submitted before 31 December 2010".~~"

2009/02/18
Committee: REGI

2008/0800(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 2

Regulation (CE) 1927/2006
Article 2 − paragraph 2 − introductory part

A financial contribution from the A financial contribution from the EGF shall be provided where EGF shall be provided where major structural changes in world major structural changes in world trade patterns lead to a serious trade patterns lead to a serious economic disruption, notably a economic disruption, notably a substantial increase of imports substantial increase of imports into the European Union, or a into the European Union, or a rapid decline of the EU market rapid decline of the EU market share in a given sector or a share in a given sector or a delocalisation to third countries, delocalisation to third countries or which results in: between Member States, which results in:

2009/02/18
Committee: REGI

2008/0800(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 2

Regulation (CE) 1927/2006
Article 2 − paragraph 2 − point b

(b) at least 500 redundancies over a period of 912 months, particularly in small or medium-sized enterprises, in a NACE 2 division, or more, provided they are in the same branch of production, in one region or two contiguous regions at NUTS II level, or

2009/02/18
Committee: REGI

2008/0800(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 4

Regulation (CE) 1927/2006
Article 8 - paragraph 1

1. At the initiative of the Commission, subject to a ceiling of 0.315% of the maximum amount for the EGF that year, the EGF may be used to finance preparation, monitoring, information, creation of a knowledge base relevant to the implementation of the EGF, administrative and technical support, audit, control and evaluation activities necessary to implement this Regulation.

2009/02/18
Committee: REGI

2008/0800(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 5

Regulation (CE) 1927/2006
Article 10 - paragraph 1

'1. The Commission shall, on the basis of the assessment carried out in accordance with Article 5(5), particularly taking into account the number of workers to be supported, the proposed actions and the estimated costs, evaluate and propose as quickly as possible the amount of financial contribution, if any, that may be made within the limits of the resources available. The amount may not exceed 785% of the total of the estimated cost referred to in Article 5(2)(d).'

2009/02/18
Committee: REGI

2008/0800(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 5 a (new)

Regulation (CE) 1927/2006
Article 12 - paragraph 1

5a. Article 12(1) is replaced by the following: '1. Total maximum expenditure under the EGF shall be increased to EUR 1 000 000 000 per annum at current prices.'

2009/02/18
Committee: REGI

2008/0800(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 6

Regulation (CE) 1927/2006
Article 13 - paragraph 2

'2. The Member State(s) shall carry out all eligible actions included in the coordinated package of personalised services within 2430 months of the date of application pursuant to Article 5.'

2009/02/18
Committee: REGI

2008/0800(COD)

Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 7

Regulation (CE) 1927/2006
Article 20 - paragraph 1a (new)

7. In Article 20 a new Deleted subparagraph is inserted after the first subparagraph: "On the basis of a proposal from the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council may review this Regulation, including the temporary derogation provided for in Article 1, paragraph 1a."

2009/02/18
Committee: REGI

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) Given that the success of the Common Fisheries Policy involves implementing an effective system of control, the measures provided for in this Regulation seek to ~~establish a Community~~strengthen the system for inspection, monitoring, control, surveillance and enforcement by the Member States, with a global and integrated approach so as to ensure compliance with all the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy in order to provide for the sustainable exploitation of living aquatic resources by covering all aspects of the policy.

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The allocation of responsibilities between the Member States, the Commission and the Common Fisheries Control Agency should be further clarified. Control of compliance with the Common Fisheries Policy rules should be first and foremost the responsibility of the Member States. The Commission for its part should ensure that Member States implement the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy throughout the Community in a consistent manner. ~~To this end the current system of micro- decisions should be progressively replaced by a macro-management-based approach.~~

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) For the consistent and effective prosecution of infringements, provision should be made to enable inspection and surveillance reports drawn up by Commission inspectors, Community inspectors and officials of Member States to be used ~~in the same way as national reports~~.

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) Cooperation and coordination between Member States, with the Commission and the Community Fisheries Control Agency should be intensified in order to promote compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy, in particular through the exchange of national ~~inspectors and the strengthening of the role and powers of Community~~ inspectors.

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27

(27) To ensure the achievement of the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy the Commission should be able to take effective corrective measures; to this end the management capacity of the Commission and its capacity to intervene in a manner proportionate to the level of non compliance by a Member State should be strengthened. The Commission should be empowered to undertake inspections without prior notice and in an independent way, so as to verify the control operations carried out by the competent authorities of Member States.deleted

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29

(29) Powers should be conferred to the Commission to close a fishery when the quota of a Member State or a TAC itself is exhausted. The Commission should also be empowered to deduct quotas and refuse quota transfers or quota exchanges to ensure the achievement of the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy by the Member States.deleted

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31

(31) The mandate of the Community Fisheries Control Agency should be adjusted and extended to cover audits, inspections of national control systems, organisation of operational cooperation, assistance to Member States and the possibility to set up emergency units where a serious risk to the Common Fisheries Policy is identified.deleted

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1

This Regulation establishes a ~~Community~~ system for control, monitoring, surveillance, inspection, and enforcement (hereinafter to be referred to as "~~Community~~ control system") of the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy.

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27

Closure of fisheries by the Commission 1. Where the Commission finds that a Member State has not complied with the obligation to notify the monthly data on fishing opportunities as provided for in Article 23(2), it may set the date on which 80% of the fishing opportunities of that Member State are deemed to be exhausted and it may set the estimated date on which the fishing opportunities shall be deemed to be exhausted. 2. On the basis of the information under Article 26 or on its own initiative, where the Commission finds that fishing opportunities available to the Community or a Member State are deemed to be exhausted, it shall inform the Member States concerned thereof and shall prohibit fishing activities for the respective area, gear, stock, group of stocks or fleet involved in those specific fishing activities.Article 27 deleted

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28

1. When the Commission has halted fishing because of the alleged exhaustion of the fishing opportunities available to a Member State or group of Member States, or to the Community and it transpires that a Member State has not in fact exhausted its fishing opportunities, the following paragraphs shall apply. 2. If the prejudice suffered by the Member State for which fishing has been prohibited before its fishing opportunities were exhausted has not been removed, measures shall be adopted with the aim of remedying in an appropriate manner the prejudice caused, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 111. These measures may involve making deductions from the fishing opportunities of any Member State which has overfished, the quantities so deducted to be allocated appropriately to the Member States whose fishing activities were halted before their fishing opportunities were exhausted. 3. These deductions and the consequent allocations shall be made taking into account as a matter of priority the species and zones for which the fishing opportunities were fixed. They may be made during the year in which the prejudice occurred or in the succeeding year or years. 4. Detailed rules for the application of this Article, and in particular for determining the quantities concerned, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 111. Article 28 deleted Corrective measures r. pt

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45

Real-time closure by the Commission 1. On the basis of the information received demonstrating that a trigger by- catch level has been reached the Commission may determine an area to be temporarily closed if the coastal Member State has not itself established such a closure. 2. The Commission shall inform without delay all Member States and third countries whose vessels operate in this area and shall make available without delay on its official website a map with the coordinates of the area temporarily closed, specifying the duration of the closure and the conditions governing fisheries in that specific closed area.Article 45 deleted

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 3

3. If the real-time closure has been established by the Commission in accordance with Article 45 the Commission shall be informed without delay by the coastal Member State of the results of the trial fishing operations referred to in paragraph 1. The Commission shall, if appropriate after examination of the information by the Scientific Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries, lift the real-time closure if the operations referred to in paragraph 1 do not reach more than 60% of the trigger by-catch level. It shall inform all Member States concerned and third countries whose vessels are licensed to operate in the relative zone that the real-time closure has been lifted.Deleted

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64

Surveillance reports drawn up by persons authorised by national and Community authorities to carry out surveillance shall constitute admissible evidence in administrative or judicial proceedings of any Member State. For establishing facts they shall be treated equally to surveillance reports of officials of the Member State where the administrative or judicial proceedings take place. Appropriate follow-up action shall be taken on the basis of those reports.Article 64 Deleted Admissibility of surveillance reports

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68

Admissibility of inspection reports Inspection reports drawn up by persons authorised by national and Community authorities to carry out inspections shall constitute admissible evidence in the administrative or judicial proceedings of any Member State. In the establishment of facts they shall be treated equally to inspection reports of officials of the Member State where the administrative or judicial proceedings take place and appropriate follow-up action may be taken on the basis of those reports.rticle 68 Deleted

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 4

4. ~~Community inspectors shall have the same powers as national inspectors.~~ While performing their tasks and exercising their powers, Community inspectors shall comply with Community law and the national law of the Member State where the inspection takes place.

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1

1. Without prejudice to the primary responsibility of the coastal Member State, a Member State may inspect fishing vessels flying its flag in all Community waters, subject to authorisation by the coastal Member State.

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point b

b) ~~where a Specific Community control action programmes has been adopted in accordance with Article 87~~on the basis of bilateral agreements between Member States.

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3

3. ~~Requests for authorisations shall be denied in whole or in part only to the extent necessary for compelling reasons of national security.~~ Denials and the reasons underlying them shall be sent without delay to the requesting Member State and the Commission or to the body designated by it.

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – point b

b) ~~where a Specific Community control action programmes has been adopted in accordance with Article 87~~on the basis of bilateral agreements between Member States.

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 2

2. In addition, for all serious infringements which level cannot be linked to the value of the fishery products obtained by committing the serious infringement, Member States shall ensure that a natural person having committed or a legal person held liable for a serious infringement is punishable by an administrative fine ~~of a minimum of at least 5.000 EUR and a maximum of at least 300.000 EUR for each serious infringement~~. The flag Member State shall be immediately notified of the sanction imposed.

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87

Specific Community control action 1. The Commission in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 111 and in concert with the Member States concerned may determine which fisheries shall be subject to Specific Community control action programmes. 2. The Specific Community control action programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall state the objectives, priorities and procedures as well as benchmarks for inspection activities. Such benchmarks shall be revised periodically after an analysis has been made of the results achieved. 3. When a multiannual plan has entered into force and before a Specific Community control action programme has become applicable, each Member State shall establish risk management based target benchmarks for inspection activities. 4. The Member States concerned shall adopt the necessary measures to ensure the implementation of the Specific Community control action programmes, particularly as regards required human and material resources and the periods and zones where these are to be deployed.Article 87 deleted programmes

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording

1. The Commission shall control and evaluate the application of the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy by the Member States by means of the examination of information and documents and by conducting on-the-spot visits and inspections and shall facilitate coordination and cooperation between them. For this purpose the Commission may, on its own accord and by its own means, ~~initi~~propose to the Member States and carry out in coordination with them inquiries, audits and inspections. It may in particular verify:

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 1 – point f

~~f) the detection and prosecution of infringements;~~deleted

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 1

1. Wherever it is deemed necessary by the Commission, its may ask Member States to allow their officials ~~may~~to be present during control activities carried out by national control authorities. In the framework of these missions, the Commission shall establish appropriate contacts with Member States with a view, wherever possible, to establish a mutually acceptable control programme.

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 5

5. The Commission may arrange for its officials visiting a Member State to be accompanied by one or more officials from another Member State as observers. Upon request from the Commission the sending Member State shall nominate, albeit at short notice, the national officials selected as observers. Member States may also draw up a list of national officials whom the Commission may invite to be present at such controls and inspections. The Commission can invite national officials included in that list or those notified to the Commission at its discretion. The Commission shall, where appropriate, place the list at the disposal of all the Member States.deleted

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 90

1. Commission inspectors may, in the context of verification without prior notice, conduct observations on the implementation of this Regulation. 2. During their observations, Commission officials, without prejudice to applicable Community law, and complying with the rules of procedure provided for in the laws of the Member State concerned, shall have access to the relevant files and documents and to the public premises and places, vessels and private premises, land and means of transport where the activities covered by this Regulation take place, in order to collect data (not containing named references) necessary for the accomplishment of their tasks.Article 90 deleted Autonomous verifications

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91

1. When there is reason to believe that irregularities occur in the application of the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy, in particular in the implementation of multiannual plans, the Commission may carry out autonomous inspections. The Member State concerned shall accept the autonomous inspections and shall ensure that the bodies or persons concerned accept to be submitted to such inspections. The national authorities of the Member States concerned shall facilitate the work of Commission officials. 2. Commission officials may carry out inspections on fishing vessels, transport vehicles as well as on the premises of businesses and other bodies with activities relating to the Common Fisheries Policy. They shall have access to all information and documents needed to exercise their responsibilities. They may in particular request the presentation of the logbook, landing declarations, catch certificate, transhipment declaration, sales notes, business records and other relevant documents from fishermen, fishing companies and companies transporting, processing or trading in fisheries products. 3. Commission officials shall have the same powers as national inspectors. They shall present a written authority stating their identity and capacity. In the exercise of their duties on the territory or in waters under the jurisdiction of a Member State, the procedural rules of that Member State shall apply. 4. Officials of the Member State concerned shall be given the possibility to be present during the inspection and shall, at the request of the Commission officials, assist them to carry out their duties. 5. All operators may be subject to autonomous inspections where these are considered necessary. Where undertakings oppose an inspection, the Member State concerned shall afford Commission officials the necessary assistance including by the police authorities, to enable them to carry out the inspection.Article 91 deleted Autonomous inspections

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording

The Commission may ~~decide to~~propose suspending for a maximum period of eighteen months all or part of the payments of the Community financial assistance under Council Regulation (EC) No 1198/2006 and Article 8, paragraph a, of Council Regulation (EC) No 861/2006 where there is evidence that:

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

and where the Commission concludes, on the basis of the information available and, as appropriate, after examination of the Member State's explanations, that the Member State concerned has not taken adequate measures to remedy the situation and is not in a position to do so in the immediate future.deleted

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 2

2. Where, during the period of suspension, the Member State concerned still fails to demonstrate that it has taken remedial action to ensure compliance with and the enforcement of applicable rules in the future or that there is no serious risk that the future effective operation of the Community control and enforcement system will be impaired, the Commission may propose cancelling all or part of the Community financial assistance the payment of which was suspended pursuant to paragraph 1. Such cancellation shall only be made after the corresponding payment has been suspended for 12 months.

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96

Closure of fisheries for failure to comply with the objectives of the Common 1. Where a Member State does not respect its obligations for the implementation of a multiannual plan, and where the Commission has reasons to believe that the non respect of those obligations is particularly detrimental to the stock concerned, the Commission may provisionally close the fisheries affected by those shortcomings. 2. The Commission shall inform in writing the Member State concerned of its findings and set a deadline of no more than 10 working days for the Member State to demonstrate that the fisheries can be safely exploited. 3. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall only apply if the Member State fails to respond to this request of the Commission within the deadline given in paragraph 2 or if the response is considered unsatisfactory or is clearly indicative of the fact that the necessary measures have not been implemented. 5. The Commission shall lift the closure after the Member State has demonstrated in writing, to the satisfaction of the Commission that the fisheries can be safely exploited.Article 96 deleted Fisheries Policy

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 1

1. When the Commission has established that a Member State has overfished its quota, allocation or share of a stock or a group of stocks available to it the Commission shall ~~operat~~propose deductions in the following year or years from the annual quota, allocation or share of the Member State which has overfished by applying a multiplying factor according to the following table:

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 3

3. If a Member State takes catches from a stock subject to a quota for which it has no quota, allocation or share of a stock or a group of stocks available to it, the Commission may propose deducting in the following year or years quotas for other stocks or groups of stocks available to that Member State in accordance with paragraph 1.

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 1

1. Where there is evidence that rules on conservation, control, inspection or enforcement under the Common Fisheries Policy are not being complied with by a Member State and that this may lead to a serious threat to the conservation of living aquatic resources or the effective operation of the Community control and enforcement system, the Commission may ~~operat~~propose deductions from the annual quotas, allocations or shares of a stock or group of stocks available to that Member State.

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 99 – introductory wording

The Commission may propose denying the transfer of quotas for stocks of a Member State to the following year in accordance with Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas if:

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 100 – introductory wording

The Commission may propose excludeing the possibility to exchange quotas according to Article 20 paragraph 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002:

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 101

Article 101 This article is deleted. Emergency measures

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0216(CNS)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 Regulation (EC) No 768/2005

A~~mendments to Council Regulation (EC)~~rticle 112 This article is deleted. No 768/2005

2009/03/10
Committee: PECH

2008/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
–

The Committee on Transport and Tourism urges the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, as the committee responsible, to propose that the Commission proposal be rejected

2009/01/28
Committee: TRAN

2008/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 2

(2) Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities12 establishes minimum requirements in relation to the organisation of working time in order to improve the health and safety protection of persons performing mobile road transport activities, to improve road safety and to align conditions of competition. This directive already establishes 'minimum requirements', and its transposition may not result in a lower level of protection for workers or less compliance with more favourable conditions in individual Member States resulting from general employment legislation or collective agreements;

2009/01/28
Committee: TRAN

2008/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7

(7) I~~n the light of the Commission report and the impact assessment, self-employed drivers should be excluded from the scope of Directive 2002/15/EC~~t is also in the general interest that the rules governing working time and driving and rest periods should apply equally to all professional drivers, including self-employed drivers, in order to ensure the safety of these professionals and road safety.

2009/01/28
Committee: TRAN

2008/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 8

(8) ~~Nevertheless, i~~It is desirable that Member States continue to alert self- employed drivers of the adverse effects on health and safety as well as of negative impacts on road safety caused by excessively long working hours, inadequate rest or disruptive working patterns. similarly, it is important that Member States should make efforts to combat false self-employed work and ensure that workers do not have recourse to precarious forms of contracting for permanent work;

2009/01/28
Committee: TRAN

2008/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 (new)

Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 1

(-1) Article 1 reads as follows: The purpose of this directive shall be to establish minimum requirements in relation to the organisation of working time in order to improve health and safety protection of professionals performing mobile road transport activities, in particular as regards break times, rest times and periods of availability - without prejudice to their wages - and to improve road safety, with the resultant alignment of conditions of competition.

2009/01/28
Committee: TRAN

2008/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 – point a

Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

'1. The Directive shall apply to mobile workers~~, as defined in Article 3(d) of this Directive,~~ employed by undertakings established in a Member State, participating in road transport activities covered by Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 or, failing that, by the AETR Agreement.'

2009/01/28
Committee: TRAN

2008/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1 – point a

Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

This Directive shall also apply to mobile workers ~~as defined in the second sentence of Article 3(d)~~self-employed drivers.

2009/01/28
Committee: TRAN

2008/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2

Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 3

Article 3 is amended as follows: (a) point (a) 2, first sentence is deleted. (b) The following sentence is added to point (d): 'mobile worker' shall also include any person who is not tied to an employer by an employment contract or by any other type of working hierarchical relationship, but: i who does not have the freedom to organise the relevant working activities; ii whose income does not depend directly on the profits made; iii who does not have the freedom, individually or through a cooperation between self-employed drivers, to have relations with several customers.' (c) point (e) is deleted. (d) point (f) is replaced by the following: '(f) 'person performing mobile road transport activities' shall mean any mobile worker who performs such activities;' (e) point (i) is replaced by the following: '(i) 'night work' shall mean work during a period of work which includes at least two hours work performed during night time.'Delete.

2009/01/28
Committee: TRAN

2008/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)

Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 3 – point b – indent 2 a (new)

(a-A) The following paragraph is inserted: 'This period should be considered for wage purposes.'

2009/01/28
Committee: TRAN

2008/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point d a (new)

Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 3 – point h

(d-A) A subparagraph (h) shall read as follows: '(h) 'The night period' is a period defined in national legislation between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m.;'

2009/01/28
Committee: TRAN

2008/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4

Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)

The following paragraph is inserted: 1-A. 'This period shall be taken into account for the purposes of wages.'

2009/01/28
Committee: TRAN

2008/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5

Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)

The following paragraph is added: 1-A. 'This period shall be taken into account for wage purposes.'

2009/01/28
Committee: TRAN

2008/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6

Directive 2002/15/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 1

(1) Member States shall organise a system of appropriate and regular monitoring and controls in order to guarantee the correct and consistent transposition and implementation of the rules contained in this Directive. They shall ensure that the national bodies responsible for enforcement of the Directive have an adequate number of qualified inspectors and shall take whatever measures are appropriate. This directive already establishes 'minimum requirements', and its transposition may not result in a lower level of protection for workers or less compliance with more favourable conditions in individual Member States resulting from general employment legislation or collective agreements;

2009/01/28
Committee: TRAN

2008/0195(COD)