European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on Fisheries PECH_PV(2017)0424_1 MINUTES Meeting of 24 April 2017, 15.00-18.30, and 25 April 2017, 09.00-12.30 and 15.00-18.30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 15.10 on Monday, 24 April 2017, with Jaroslaw Walęsa (2nd Vice- Chair) presiding. 24 April 2017, 15.00 – 17.00 1. Adoption of agenda The agenda was adopted with item 14 to be taken after item 16 and item 17 to be taken after item 13. 2. Chair’s announcements None. 3. Approval of minutes of meetings 22-23 March 2017 PV – PE601.245v01-00 The minutes were approved. 4. Public hearing on the “State of play of the implementation of the landing obligation and the distribution of quotas by Member States” Speakers: Jaroslaw Walęsa, Linnéa Engström, Francisco José Millán Mon, Peter van Dalen, Ricardo Serrão Santos, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Renata Briano, Matt Carthy, Pim Visser (VisNed), Hans Polet (ILVO), Pascal Larnaud (Ifremer station), Thierry Evain (vessel owner), Nils Höglund (Coalition Clean Baltic and Baltic Sea AC), Veronika Veits (DG MARE). Linnéa Engström (1st Vice-Chair) takes over the Chair at 16.30. 24 April 2017, 17.00 – 18.00 5. Exchange of views with Per Sandberg, Norwegian Minister of Fisheries PV\1123585EN.docx PE603.039v01-00 EN United in diversity EN Speakers: Linnéa Engström, Gabriel Mato, Ricardo Serrão Santos, Peter van Dalen, Jaroslaw Walęsa, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, José Blanco López, Francisco José Millán Mon, Carlos Iturgaiz, Czeslaw Hoc, Werner Kuhn, David Coburn, Per Sandberg (Norwegian Minister of Fisheries). The ECR Coordinator requested information on how the European Parliament could engage in (or associate to) legal action against the position expressed by the Norwegian Government on the access to Svalbard and snow crab fisheries. The Secretariat was instructed to prepare a briefing note with the assistance of the Legal Service. 24 April 2017, 18.00 – 18.30 6. Exchange of views with the Commission on the implementation of ICCAT recommendations Speakers: Linnéa Engström, Gabriel Mato, Vazquez Alvarez (DG MARE). The meeting adjourned at 18.30. * * * The meeting opened at 9.05 on 25 April 2017, with Alain Cadec (Chair) presiding. 25 April 2017, 9.00 – 9.45 7. Coordinators’ meeting (IN CAMERA) 25 April 2017, 9.45 – 10.30 With the Council and Commission *** Electronic vote *** 8. Management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention Area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) PECH/8/06876 ***I 2016/0187(COD) COM(2016)0401 – C8-0224/2016 Rapporteur: Gabriel Mato (PPE) PR – PE594.038v02-00 AM – PE599.578v01-00 Responsible: PECH Opinions: ENVI – Renata Briano (S&D) AD – PE592.057v02-00 AM – PE599.886v01-00 Adoption of draft report Decision to open negotiations Decision: The draft report was adopted by 20 votes in favour, 1 against and 0 abstentions and the decision to engage in negotiations with the Council was adopted PE603.039v01-00 2/15 PV\1123585EN.docx EN by 19 votes in favour, 1 against and 0 abstentions. 9. The status of fish stocks and the socio-economic situation of the fishing sector in the Mediterranean PECH/8/06483 2016/2079(INI) Rapporteur: Marco Affronte (Verts/ALE) PR – PE595.446v01-00 AM – PE597.468v01-00 Responsible: PECH Opinions: EMPL – João Pimenta Lopes AD – PE585.527v02-00 (GUE/NGL) AM – PE593.986v01-00 AM – PE592.234v01-00 Adoption of draft report Decision: The draft report was adopted by 18 votes in favour, 1 against and 1 abstention. 10. A Space Strategy for Europe PECH/8/08791 2016/2325(INI) COM(2016)0705 Rapporteur for Ricardo Serrão Santos (S&D) PA – PE599.804v01-00 the opinion: AM – PE602.823v01-00 Responsible: ITRE – Constanze Krehl (S&D) Adoption of draft opinion Decision: The draft opinion was adopted by 16 votes in favour, 1 against and 3 abstentions. 11. High-Level UN Conference to Support the Implementation of SDG 14 (UN Ocean Conference) PECH/8/09652 Adoption Decision: The oral question was adopted by 19 votes in favour, 0 against and 1 abstention. The draft motion for a resolution was adopted by 18 votes in favour, 1 against and 0 abstentions. *** End of electronic vote *** 25 April 2017, 10.30 – 12.30 12. Exchange of views with João Aguiar Machado, Director-General of DG MARE Speakers: Alain Cadec, Gabriel Mato, Ricardo Serrão Santos, Peter van Dalen, António Marinho E Pinto, Linnéa Engström, Ulrike Rodust, Renata Briano, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Norica Nicolai, Czeslaw Hoc, Werner Kuhn, Richard PV\1123585EN.docx 3/15 PE603.039v01-00 EN Corbett, João Aguiar Machado (DG MARE). 13. Conservation of fishery resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures PECH/8/06008 ***I 2016/0074(COD) COM(2016)0134 – C8-0117/2016 Rapporteur: Gabriel Mato (PPE) DT – PE584.005v03-00 Responsible: PECH Opinions: DEVE – Decision: no opinion ENVI – Claudiu Ciprian AD – PE595.707v02-00 Tănăsescu (S&D) AM – PE599.634v01-00 AM – PE599.648v01-00 Exchange of views Speakers: Gabriel Mato, Linnéa Engström, Renata Briano, Peter van Dalen, Marco Affronte, Elisa Roller (DG MARE). This item was taken after item 16 14. International ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans in the context of the 2030 SDGs PECH/8/09726 2017/2055(INI) JOIN(2016)0049 Rapporteur for Jarosław Wałęsa (PPE) the opinion: Responsible: ENVI Consideration of draft opinion Speakers: Alain Cadec, Jaroslaw Walęsa, Renata Briano, Marco Affronte, Norica Nicolai, Ricardo Serrão Santos. Decision: The deadline for tabling amendments was set for Wednesday 3 May 2017 at 17:00. * * * 25 April 2017, 15.00 – 16.00 In camera 15. Exchange of views with a representative of the Commission on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and non-cooperating countries (IN CAMERA) 25 April 2017, 16.00 – 17.00 With the Council and Commission 16. Mauritania: exchange of views with Inés Ayala Sender, Chair of the mission PE603.039v01-00 4/15 PV\1123585EN.docx EN from the Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries. Speakers: Alain Cadec, Francisco José Millán Mon, Inés Ayala Sender. This item was taken after item 13 17. Multiannual plan for small pelagic stocks in the Adriatic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks PECH/8/09349 ***I 2017/0043(COD) COM(2017)0097 – C8-0095/2017 Rapporteur: Ruža Tomašić (ECR) Responsible: PECH Opinions: ENVI Exchange of views with Commission representatives Speakers: Alain Cadec, Ruža Tomašić, Elisabetta Gardini, Nicola Caputo, Norica Nicolai, Marco Affronte, Renata Briano, Veronika Veits (DG MARE). 25 April 2017, 17.00 – 18.30 18. 'Artisanal fishing and "blue growth" in the EU' - presentation of a study commissioned and managed by Policy Department B Speakers: Alain Cadec, Ricardo Serrão Santos, Renata Briano, Werner Kuhn, Kim Stobberup (Blomeyer & Sanz), Nicolo Franceschelli (Blomeyer & Sanz) 19. Exchange of views with the Commission on promoting the social and environmental aspects of international trade in fisheries and aquaculture products Speakers: Alain Cadec, Ricardo Serrão Santos, Werner Kuhn, Christian Rambaud (DG MARE) 20. Any other business None. 21. Chair’s announcements concerning coordinators’ decisions Coordinators’ recommendations adopted in the morning were approved. 22. Next meetings 30 May 2017, 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels) The meeting closed at 18.00. * * * PV\1123585EN.docx 5/15 PE603.039v01-00 EN European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on Fisheries RECOMMENDATIONS Coordinators' meeting Tuesday, 25 April 2017, 9.00 – 9.45 (in camera) Brussels Room: Altiero Spinelli A1G-2 1. Chair's announcements None 2. Decisions on procedure 2.1. Reports 2.1.1. Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention Area of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) COM(2017) 128 final 2017/0056 (COD) FOND: PECH/8/09619 OPINIONS: DEVE/8/09620 - ENVI/8/09621 - REGI/8/09622 Decision: This report was attributed to the Greens for 0 points. 2.2. Opinions None 2.3. Budgetary procedure - mandate for trilogue (BUDG) PE603.039v01-00 6/15 PV\1123585EN.docx EN Decision: The Coordinators approved the PECH Committee letter to the BUDG Committee for their trilogue mandate. 3. Documents received for information 3.1. Commission staff working document The added value of ex-ante conditionalities in the European Structural and Investment Funds SWD(2017)0127 final Decision: No action. 4. Delegated and implementing acts 4.1 Delegated acts under scrutiny Three Delegated Acts are currently under scrutiny: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) …/... of 24.2.2017 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/118 establishing fisheries conservation measures for the protection of the marine environment in the North Sea (C(2017) 1162 final). At the request of the S&D Group, an extension of the deadline to object has been introduced. Parliament has until 24 June 2017 to object to it. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) …/... of 2.3.2017 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/117 establishing fisheries conservation measures for the protection of the marine environment in the Baltic Sea and repealing Regulation (EU) 2015/1778 (C(2017) 1249 final). At the request of the S&D Group, an extension of the deadline to object has been introduced. Parliament has until 2 July 2017 to object to it. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) …/... of 18.4.2017 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/98 on the implementation of the Union's international obligations, as referred to in Article 15(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, under the International Convention for the Conservation of the Atlantic Tunas and the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries ((2017) (C(2017) 2358 final). Parliament has until 18 June 2017 to object to it.