Activities of Alain CADEC related to 2009/2238(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Arrangements for importing fishery and aquaculture products into the EU with a view to the future reform of the CFP (debate)
Arrangements for importing fishery and aquaculture products into the EU with a view to the future reform of the CFP (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the arrangements for importing fishery and aquaculture products into the EU with a view to the future reform of the CFP PDF (209 KB) DOC (110 KB)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-Aa. having regard to the strategic importance of the fisheries and aquaculture sector for supplying the population and for the food balance of both the Member States and the EU as a whole, as well as its contribution to the social and economic wellbeing of coastal communities, local development, employment and the preservation of cultural traditions;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. having regard to the specific objectives set for fisheries management at the World Sustainable Development Summit held in Johannesburg in 2002, among them that of, by 2015, bringing down the exploitation of fish stocks to a level compatible with maximum sustainable yield (MSY);
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, furthermore, despite the new strategy defined for the area, the multiple constraints on the development of aquaculture in the Community are such that it is unlikely to be able to compensate significantly, in the short or medium term, for the general trend of lower production in the extractive sector,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas this reflection also calls for a critical examination of the common commercial policy as applied to this sector in particular, and also of the consistency of the decisions taken in that framework with the need to preserve a viable and responsible European fisheries sector,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas, for example, a depressive effect on prices at the initial point of sale caused by competition from imports would appear to be a more sensitive issue for 'industrial' species (those destined for the processing industry) than for non- industrial species,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R b (new)
Recital R b (new)
Rb. having regard to the need to ensure acceptable outlets for Community producers (fishermen and aquaculture enterprises) on a basis of sufficiently remunerative prices, taking account of the costs, constraints and imponderables related to their activity,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R c (new)
Recital R c (new)
Rc. having regard to the need to ensure that Community processors can benefit from raw materials of uniform quality, in sufficient quantities and at stable prices all year long,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R d (new)
Recital R d (new)
Rd. having regard to the need to satisfy the demand from consumers in the Community for high-quality products at competitive prices and to take account of their increasing desire for information on those products' characteristics and origin and the conditions under which they were caught or produced,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for the development, through a series of studies and consultations, of a clear and complete picture of the Community market in fishery and aquaculture products, species by species, as well as of likely trends in demand and production in the Community and of the outlets expected to be maintained for production in a context of fair competition;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls for the more systematic, specific and detailed evaluation of the impact of individual trade negotiations on the fishery and aquaculture sector, notably with regard to enterprise profitability, employment and regional planning;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Warns against concluding in the WTO any agreement on fisheries sector subsidies that would deny the EU the possibility of granting its producers certain types of support, without imposing the same constraints on other countries that are among its main suppliers; is opposed in principle to any 'early harvest' of such an agreement, which should remain indissociable from the other elements of the Doha round;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Draws attention to the option for the Community industry of making use of the EU's commercial defence instruments in cases of dumping, subsidisation or increase on a large scale and without warning of imports for certain categories of fishery and aquaculture products;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Warns against the risk of merely substituting a Community production that is falling under the impact of stringent resource management measures by additional imports that do not meet comparable requirements;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Calls on the Commission, accordingly, to carry out as a matter of urgency the study required under Regulation No 66/2010 (CE), so as to ensure that specific criteria can be drawn up as soon as possible for the eco- labelling of fishery and aquaculture products;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Notes the existence of significant substitution effects, in terms of consumer habits and demand on the part of distributors in the EU, as between fresh products of Community origin and certain types of imported aquaculture products;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take due account of the main recommendations contained in this report in their proposals and decisions related to the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy;