3 Amendments of Maurice PONGA related to 2012/2235(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points to the need for EU policies to be consistent with development objectives along the lines called for in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; calls on the Commission to ensure that measures relating to Pacific fisheries are in keeping with the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative 'Towards a renewed EU-Pacific development Partnership'1, that they make for sustainable exploitation of fishery resources – allowing as required for the effects of climate change – and that they help to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in the Pacific region; strongly supports the proposal put forward by the Commission and High Representative aimed at making the Pacific OCTs catalysts for inclusive and sustainable growth for human development in the region, including in the fisheries sector; __________________ 1 JOIN (2012) 6 final, 21 March 2012
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Also calls for greater coordination and complementarity with other actors in the region in relation to development assistance, in keeping with the Cairns Compact of August 2009; welcomes the holding on 12 June 2012 of the second EU-PIF ministerial meeting, which has strengthened the EU-Pacific political dialogue, in particular in the fields of fisheries and development, thereby ensuring that actions taken in these areas by the EU and countries in the region will be more effective;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to use its influence with the RFMOs concerned, in particular the WCPFC and SPRFMO, together with the SPC and the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), in order to promote sustainable fisheries by intensifying action to eliminate IUU fishing, and to support the scientific committees with a view to providing them with relevant information about available fish stock levels;