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En En Amendments 1 European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on Fisheries 2019/2162(INI) 11.9.2020 AMENDMENTS 1 - 218 Draft report Caroline Roose (PE650.373v01-00) More fish in the seas? Measures to promote stock recovery above the maximum sustainable yield (MSY), including fish recovery areas and marine protected areas (2019/2162(INI)) AM\1212819EN.docx PE657.286v01-00 EN United in diversityEN AM_Com_NonLegReport PE657.286v01-00 2/91 AM\1212819EN.docx EN Amendment 1 Gabriel Mato, Francisco José Millán Mon, Peter van Dalen Motion for a resolution Citation 1 Motion for a resolution Amendment — having regard to Article 3(3) of the — having regard to Article 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), and to Treaty on European Union (TEU), and to Articles 11 and 191 of the Treaty on the Articles 11, 39 and 191 of the Treaty on Functioning of the European Union the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), (TFEU), Or. en Amendment 2 Anja Hazekamp, Manuel Bompard, Francisco Guerreiro Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to Article 13 of the Lisbon Treaty which requires that in formulating the Union’s fisheries (and other) policies, the Union and the Member States shall, since animals are sentient beings, pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals Or. en Amendment 3 Caroline Roose, Grace O'Sullivan, Francisco Guerreiro, Benoît Biteau Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1241/2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical AM\1212819EN.docx 3/91 PE657.286v01-00 EN measures, Or. en Amendment 4 Anja Hazekamp, Manuel Bompard, Francisco Guerreiro Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to Council regulation 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing, of which the key principle that animals “shall be spared any avoidable pain, distress or suffering during their killing and related operations”, applies to fish. Or. en Amendment 5 Caroline Roose, Grace O'Sullivan, Francisco Guerreiro, Benoît Biteau Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to Directive 2014/89/EU of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning (Maritime Spatial Planning Directive), Or. en Amendment 6 Caroline Roose, Grace O'Sullivan, Francisco Guerreiro, Benoît Biteau Motion for a resolution Citation 4 b (new) PE657.286v01-00 4/91 AM\1212819EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the Council Directive of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (91/676/EEC), with regard to fertilizer run-off, Or. en Amendment 7 Caroline Roose, Grace O'Sullivan, Francisco Guerreiro, Benoît Biteau Motion for a resolution Citation 4 c (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the Regulation (EC) 1049/2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents and Regulation (EC) 1367/2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies, Or. en Amendment 8 Anja Hazekamp, Manuel Bompard Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to its resolution of 16 January 2018 on international ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans in the context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals AM\1212819EN.docx 5/91 PE657.286v01-00 EN Or. en Amendment 9 Gabriel Mato, Francisco José Millán Mon, Peter van Dalen Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the 2020 edition of the FAO report on the State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA), Or. en Amendment 10 Caroline Roose, Grace O'Sullivan, Francisco Guerreiro, Benoît Biteau Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the Farm to Fork Strategy (COM(2020) 381 final), Or. en Amendment 11 Gabriel Mato, Francisco José Millán Mon Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council, Towards more sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2021 (COM/2020/248 final), PE657.286v01-00 6/91 AM\1212819EN.docx EN Or. en Amendment 12 Caroline Roose, Grace O'Sullivan, Francisco Guerreiro, Benoît Biteau Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to its Resolution (2017/2055(INI)) on international ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans in the context of the 2030 SDGs, Or. en Amendment 13 Caroline Roose, Grace O'Sullivan, Francisco Guerreiro, Benoît Biteau Motion for a resolution Citation 5 c (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the 2002 Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development, the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation and to the report “The Future we Want” of the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), Or. en Amendment 14 Gabriel Mato, Francisco José Millán Mon, Peter van Dalen Motion for a resolution Citation 5 c (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment AM\1212819EN.docx 7/91 PE657.286v01-00 EN - having regard to the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) report on Monitoring the performance of the Common Fisheries Policy (STECF-Adhoc-20-01), Or. en Amendment 15 Caroline Roose, Grace O'Sullivan, Francisco Guerreiro, Benoît Biteau Motion for a resolution Citation 5 d (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to target 11 of the Aichi Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, Or. en Amendment 16 Catherine Chabaud Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, Or. fr Amendment 17 Caroline Roose, Grace O'Sullivan, Francisco Guerreiro, Benoît Biteau Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) PE657.286v01-00 8/91 AM\1212819EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the 2019 IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, Or. en Amendment 18 Caroline Roose, Grace O'Sullivan, Francisco Guerreiro, Benoît Biteau Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the Sustainable Development Goal 14 of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, on the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine resources, Or. en Amendment 19 Catherine Chabaud Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Or. fr Amendment 20 Caroline Roose, Grace O'Sullivan, Francisco Guerreiro, Benoît Biteau AM\1212819EN.docx 9/91 PE657.286v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the 2020 STECF report on monitoring the performance of the CFP, Or. en Amendment 21 Caroline Roose, Grace O'Sullivan, Francisco Guerreiro, Benoît Biteau Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the 2017 Special report of the European Court of Auditors “More efforts needed to implement the Natura 2000 network to its full potential” (No 1/2017), Or. en Amendment 22 Catherine Chabaud Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the European Environment Agency report 'Marine messages II', Or. fr Amendment 23 Caroline Roose, Grace O'Sullivan, Francisco Guerreiro, Benoît Biteau PE657.286v01-00 10/91 AM\1212819EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Citation 9 b (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the Ombudsman’s case 640/2019/FP, Or. en Amendment 24 Caroline Roose, Grace O'Sullivan, Francisco Guerreiro, Benoît Biteau Motion for a resolution Citation 9 c (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the EEA report No 3/2015 “Marine protected areas in Europe’s seas: An overview and perspective for the future”, Or. en Amendment 25 Isabel Carvalhais, Manuel Pizarro, Carmen Avram, Nicolás González Casares, Ivo Hristov Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the Commission report of 31 July 2018 assessing Member States'programmes of measures under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive 2008/56/EC (MSFD) (COM(2018)562) Or. en Amendment 26 Caroline Roose, Grace O'Sullivan, Francisco Guerreiro, Benoît Biteau AM\1212819EN.docx 11/91 PE657.286v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Citation 10 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - having regard to the European Commission Report assessing Member States’ programmes of measures under the MSFD (COM/2018/562), Or. en Amendment 27 Peter van Dalen, Annie Schreijer-Pierik, Gabriel Mato, Francisco José Millán Mon, Niclas Herbst, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) Motion for a resolution Amendment - Having regard to the Commission communication COM(2020) 248, entitled ´Towards more sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations
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