1 Amendments of Maurice PONGA related to 2013/0315(NLE)
Amendment 2 #
The Committee on Development calls on the Committee on Fisheries, as the committee responsible, to propose that the Parliament give its consent. The Committee on Development considers that the Commission should take due account of the following points when implementing the Protocol: (a) the need to safeguard democratic principles and fundamental rights, and to suspend the application of the Protocol as provided for in Article 8 thereof in the event that these principles and rights are violated; (b) the importance of forwarding to Parliament and the Council the annual reports on the use of the sectoral budget in order to promote transparency and to guarantee that this additional budget, which is designed to support the sectoral fisheries policy, is used effectively and that this Protocol has a beneficial economic and social impact on local communities.