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European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on Fisheries PECH_PV(2019)0219_1 MINUTES Meeting of 19 February 2019, 9.30-12.30 and 14.30-18.10 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 9.31 on Tuesday, 19 February 2019, with Alain Cadec (Chair) presiding. 19 February 2019, 9.30 – 10.00 (in camera) In camera 1. Coordinators’ meeting * * * 19 February 2019, 10.00 – 12.30 2. Adoption of agenda The draft agenda was adopted. PECH_OJ (2019)0219_1 3. Chair’s announcements The Chair recalled that the vote on the EMFF draft report has been postponed to 7 March 2019. 4. Approval of minutes of meetings 10 January 2019 PV – PE632.839v01-00 The minutes were approved. 23-24 January 2019 PV – PE634.542v01-00 The minutes were approved. PV\1177689EN.docx PE636.115v01-00 EN United in diversityEN With the Council and Commission *** Electronic vote *** 5. Fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area PECH/8/12617 ***I 2018/0069(COD) COM(2018)0143 – C8-0123/2018 Rapporteur: Linnéa Engström (Verts/ALE) AG – PE634.611v01-00 Responsible: PECH Opinions: ENVI – Decision: no opinion Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations Decision: Adopted with 21 votes in favour, 2 against and 0 abstention. 6. Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a multiannual recovery plan for Mediterranean swordfish and amending Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006 and (EU) 2017/2107 PECH/8/12919 ***I 2018/0109(COD) COM(2018)0229 – C8-0162/2018 Rapporteur: Marco Affronte (Verts/ALE) AG – PE634.759v01-00 Responsible: PECH Opinions: ENVI – Adina-Ioana Vălean (PPE) AD – PE625.402v02-00 AM – PE623.803v01-00 Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations Decision: Adopted with 21 votes in favour, 2 against and 0 abstention. 7. Establishing a multi-annual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea PECH/8/12491 ***I 2018/0050(COD) COM(2018)0115 – C8-0104/2018 Rapporteur: Clara Eugenia Aguilera García (S&D) AG – PE634.760v01-00 Responsible: PECH Opinions: REGI – Decision: no opinion Positions in the form of amendments: PE636.115v01-00 2/16 PV\1177689EN.docx EN ENVI – Adina-Ioana Vălean (PPE) AD – PE627.827v01-00 AM – PE625.386v01-00 Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations Decision: Adopted with 15 votes in favour, 6 against and 2 abstentions. Vote on the Joint statement Decision: Adopted with 20 votes in favour, 0 against and 3 abstentions. 8. Proposal for a regulation laying down conservation and control measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation PECH/8/14451 ***I 2018/0304(COD) COM(2018)0577 – C8-0391/2018 Rapporteur: Ricardo Serrão Santos (S&D) AG – PE634.854v01-00 Responsible: PECH Vote on the provisional agreement resulting from interinstitutional negotiations Decision: Adopted with 21 votes in favour, 2 against and 0 abstention. *** End of electronic vote *** 9. Rules relating to the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund by reason of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union PECH/8/15417 ***I 2019/0009(COD) COM(2019)0048 – C8-0037/2019 Responsible: PECH Exchange of views with Commission representatives Items 9 and 10 (Brexit contingency measures) were taken together 10. Fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in United Kingdom waters and fishing operations of United Kingdom fishing vessels in Union waters PECH/8/15416 ***I 2019/0010(COD) COM(2019)0049 – C8-0036/2019 Responsible: PECH Exchange of views with Commission representatives PV\1177689EN.docx 3/16 PE636.115v01-00 EN Speakers: Alain Cadec, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Peter van Dalen, Gabriel Mato, Ulrike Rodust, Liadh Ní Riada, David Coburn, Werner Kuhn, Annie Schreijer-Pierik, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Linnéa Engström, Ricardo Serrão Santos, Nathan Gill, Richard Corbett, Joost Paardekooper (DG MARE). 11. Environmental, social and economic sustainability of European eel management PECH/8/15315 Presentation by the Policy department B Speakers: Alain Cadec, Annie Schreijer-Pierik, Werner Kuhn, Ulrike Rodust, Liadh Ní Riada, Reinhold Hanel (Thünen Institut), Estibaliz Díaz (AZTI Tecnalia), Ralf Döring (Thünen Institut). 19 February 2019, 14.30 – 18.30 Public hearing 12. First evaluations following the full implementation of the landing obligation in January 2019 PECH/8/15165 Hearing Speakers: Alain Cadec, Linnéa Engström, Marco Affronte, Liadh Ní Riada, Annie Schreijer-Pierik, Peter van Dalen, Francisco José Millán Mon, Ulrike Rodust, John Flack, Isabelle Thomas, Clara Ulrich (DTU Aqua), Niels Wichmann (Danish Fishermen's Association), Sergio López García (OPP Lugo), Patrick Murphy (Irish South & West Fish Producers Organisation), Pim Visser (VisNed and EAPO). 13. Fisheries control PECH/8/13412 ***I 2018/0193(COD) COM(2018)0368 – C8-0238/2018 Rapporteur: Isabelle Thomas (S&D) PR – PE627.839v01-00 AM – PE634.726v01-00 AM – PE632.988v01-00 AM – PE634.735v01-00 Responsible: PECH Opinions: ENVI – Decision: no opinion Consideration of amendments PE636.115v01-00 4/16 PV\1177689EN.docx EN Speakers: Alain Cadec, Isabelle Thomas, Francisco José Millán Mon, Linnéa Engström, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Francesca Arena (DG MARE). 19 February 2019, 17.30 – 18.30 (in camera) In camera 14. Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and non-cooperating countries PECH/8/14820 Exchange of views Speakers: Alain Cadec, Francisco José Millán Mon, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Anders Jessen (DG MARE). * * * 15. Chair’s announcements concerning coordinators’ decisions The decisions taken by Coordinators under item 1 of the Agenda were adopted. 16. Any other business None. 17. Next meetings 7 March 2019, 14.00 – 15.30 (Brussels) 25 March 2019, 19.00 – 20.30 (Strasbourg) (to be confirmed) 8 April 2019, 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels) (to be confirmed) The meeting closed at 18.10 * * * PV\1177689EN.docx 5/16 PE636.115v01-00 EN RECOMMENDATIONS Coordinators' meeting Tuesday, 19 February 2019, 09.30 – 10.00 (in camera) Brussels Room: József Antall (4Q1) 1. Chair's announcements None 2. Decisions on procedure 2.1. Reports 2.1.1 Brexit contingency measures Proposal for amending Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 as regards certain rules relating to the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund by reason of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union COM(2019)48 - 2019/0009(COD) Proposal for amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2403 as regards fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in United Kingdom waters and fishing operations of United Kingdom fishing vessels in Union waters COM(2019)49 - 2019/0010(COD) These two “Brexit contingency” legislative proposals adopted by the Commission on 23 January 2019 were announced in Plenary on 30 January; adoption and publication in the OJ are to be scheduled before 29 March 2019. Decision: The Coordinators approved at a very large majority (EFDD Group voting against) the Chair’s proposal to apply to both draft measures the “urgency procedure” under Rule 154 RoP, with the aim of adopting them in March I plenary session. Accordingly, the Chair was mandated to address, on behalf of the PECH Committee, a letter to President Tajani as specified in Annex I. Should the urgency procedure be confirmed by Plenary, one technical amendment (a recital as formulated in Annex II) will have to be tabled by our Committee for the plenary vote on the first proposal (EMFF). This technical AM is deemed necessary, as the tight adoption schedule would not allow for the normal eight-week consultation period of National Parliaments foreseen by the Treaty. 2.2. Opinions None 3. Documents received for information PE636.115v01-00 6/16 PV\1177689EN.docx EN 3.1. Commission Staff Working Document 2019 EU report on Policy Coherence for Development SWD(2019) 20 final 3.2. Reflection Paper Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030 COM(2019) 22 final 3.3. Report from the Commission to the European parliament and the Council on the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1921/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 on the submission of statistical data on landings of fishery products in Member States COM(2019) 47 final Decision: No action on items 3.1-3.3 4. Delegated and implementing acts 4.1. Delegated Acts under scrutiny None 4.2. Implementing acts under preparation The list of the implementing acts under preparation has been circulated. 5. Any other business 5.1. Extraordinary PECH Committee meetings The Chair proposed to call for two extraordinary PECH Committee meetings on: Thursday 7 March from 14.00 to 15.30 in Brussels (vote EMFF) Monday 25 March, from 19.00 to 20.30 in Strasbourg (vote Control) Decision: The Coordinators approved by majority the proposed meeting dates, with the ECR and the EFDD Groups voting against the second proposal (25/3). It is understood that the meeting slot on 8 April (ordinary PECH meeting: 15.00-18.30) is kept in reserve to vote on the Fisheries Control file, if needed. 5.2. EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) The deadline for submitting contributions to article 13(9) of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (reference to IUU fishing) had been extended to 1 February and no additional inputs were received. PV\1177689EN.docx 7/16 PE636.115v01-00 EN Decision: The Coordinators adopted the draft recommendation in Annex III and mandated the Chair to forward it to the INTA Committee. 5.3 High-Level Conference „The Future of the Blue Planet“ - 19 March 2019 A high-level conference dedicated to the Oceans, jointly organised by Commission and Parliament, will take place in the Brussels Hemicycle on 19 March 2019 (14.00- 18.30) with the participation of Members of the relevant Committees (ENVI, PECH, TRAN, ITRE). Decision: The Coordinators took note of the draft programme in annex IV and some critical comments were raised on proposed non-EP speakers.