Activities of Iliana IOTOVA related to 2011/2318(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the external dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy PDF (270 KB) DOC (182 KB)
Amendments (18)
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates its belief in the need for coherence between the fisheries policy of the Union and its policies with respect to development and the environment; notes that such coherence requires coordination both within the Commission itself, within Member State governments and between the Commission and the governments of the individual Member States;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to drive forward the global and multilateral agenda promoting sustainable fisheries worldwide, while transforming its dialogues with key countries such as the US, Japan and China, into effective partnerships to address crucial issues such as the eradication of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and the strengthening of high seas control and governance in line with the principles of UNCLOS;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the EU should launch an initiative at UN level to set up a global catch documentation scheme as a key tool tofor all major fisheries in international trade as a key tool to support legal and sustainable fisheries and combat IUU fishing;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that bilateral fisheries agreements, or Sustainable Fisheries Agreements (SFA) as the Commission proposes to call them, negotiated between partners and equitably implemented, should be of benefit to both parties, providing economic resources, technical and scientific expertise and support for improved fisheries management and good governance to the third country, while allowing the continuation of fishing activities by EU vessels that provide a modest butn important supply of fish to the EU and other markets;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the intention of the Commission to include several provisions in future bilateral agreements, including respect for the principle of limiting access to resources that are scientifically demonstrated to be surplus to the coastal State's own catch capacity, a human rights clausein line with art.61 of UNCLOS, a human rights clause in line with agreements on human rights and the exclusivity clause, though the latter needs to be made consistrengthened and made consistent acrost across agreements and proposes that the exclusivity clause will be integrated in the protocol and not in the Sustainable Fisheries aAgreements; ;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Encourages implementation of integrated ecosystem-based management in the new and existing agreements;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the Fishing Authorisations Regulation should be amended so that EU-flagged vessels which have temporarily left the register of a Member State to seek fishing opportunities elsewhere are not allowed to benefit from fishing opportunities under the SFA if they subsequently return to an EU regisEU-flagged vessels when reflagging should ensure they commit to the same high EU standarts of operations irrespective of the flag stater;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that the currently used social clause should be strengthened to include respect for International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 188 as well as the eight ILO Fundamental Conventions;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages the Commission in its endeavoursfisheries and development policy to build up the capacity of the Coastal State to obtain complete and reliable data from the coastal State on the total amount of fishing occurring in its waters, so as to prevent over-exploitation;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Insists on full compliance by Member States of the catch-reporting to coastal states in real time and other rules applicable in the waters of partner countries;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that the EU should work towards an improved system of decision- making in RFMOs to avoid the ‘lowest common denominator’ approach that results from consensus, possibly by making more frequent use of voting; Multiannual plans should be used where possible.
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Insists on the rapid expansion of the coverage of RFMOs so that all high seas fisheries are effectively managed with the ecosystem approach to ensure resource conservation; notes that this may require a combination of new RFMOs where none exist as well as an increase in the competence of existing RFMOsEncourages the Commission to promote the up-take by RFMOs of the ecosystem approach to ensure resource conservation;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Is firmly opposed to the EU supporting the adoption ofBelieves that rights-based management systems inof RFMOs which wshould not jeopardise the livelihood of dependent fishing communities and continue to form the basis for effective fisheries management on which past or future business investments are undertaken;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Believes that information ondata on catches, as well as on the number and type of vessels operating under private agreements between EU fishipng vessels owners and third countries, as well as joint ventures in third countries, including the number and type of vessels operating under such agreements and joint ventures, as well as their catches, should be provided by the Member State to the Commission and made publicly availshould be provided by fishing vessels operators to an independent body monitoring fish stocks, especially the coastal States' own monitoring body, whose creation should be facilitated by the Commission and other multilateral donors as applicable;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to give serious consideration to methods for preventing EU-flagged vessels from being deregistered unless they are to be reto create strong incentives for EU-flagged vessels and vessels flagged toin States in good standing in all relevant RFMOs to keep this flag and continue to operate in good faith;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Considers that EU vessels should not be allowedbe given strong incentives not to temporarily reflag in order to take advantage of fishing opportunities under other flags, either in bilateral fisheries agreements or under the auspices of RFMOs, with due regard to limited fishing opportunities under existing agreements and to mainatining the competitiveness of the EU's fishing industry;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 42 – indent 5 a (new)
- unsustainably caught products should not enter the EU market