1 Amendments of Corinne LEPAGE related to 2011/0364(COD)
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In 2010-2011, as part of the required impact assessment exercise, the European Commission held a public consultation in order to gather information on the most appropriate manner in which Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 should be amended. The results of the consultation show that the 'fins-remain-attached' approach is regarded as the preferred option. The conclusion of the impact assessment is that the Regulation should be amended so that all sharks must be landed with their fins still attached. It is necessary and appropriate for the achievement of the basic objective of the conservation of shark stocks, and in view of the outcome of the public consultation, to amend Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 accordingly;