European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on Fisheries PECH_PV(2015)0922_1 MINUTES Meeting of 22 September 2015, 15:00-18:30, and 23 September 2015, 9:00-12:30-15:00-18:30 and 15:00-18:30-18:30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 15:00 on Tuesday, 22 September 2015, with Alain Cadec (Chair) presiding. 1. Adoption of agenda PECH_OJ (2015)0922_1 The agenda was adopted with following change: the point 13 was taken instead of point 8 , and vice-versa. 2. Chair's announcements None. 3. Approval of minutes of the meeting of: 3 September 2015 PE 567.469v01-00 The minutes were approved. 4. Public hearing on the Multispecies Management Plans for Fisheries Speakers: Alain Cadec, Ireneusz Wojcik (National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Poland), Olivier Leprêtre (President of the regional fisheries committee of Boulogne-sur-Mer, France), Marek Józef Gróbarczyk, Ulrike Rodust, Linnéa Engström, Raymond Finch, Peter van Dalen, Simon Collins (Head of Shetland Fisherman's Association, Scotland, UK), Raul Prellezo (Principal Researcher, AZTI, Basque Country, Spain), Jarosław Wałęsa, Ian Hudghton, David Coburn, Ian Duncan, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Gabriel Mato, Richard Corbett, Andrew Clayton (Project Director, The Pew Charitable Trusts, UK), Pim Visser (Chief Executive of VisNed, the Netherlands), Joost Paardekooper (EC) PV\1073498EN.doc PE567.777v01-00 EN United in diversity EN 5. Coordinators’ meeting IN CAMERA. 6. Provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area PECH/8/03213 ***II 2014/0213(COD) 08806/1/2015 – C8-0260/2015 T8-0005/2015 Rapporteur: Gabriel Mato (PPE) PR – PE565.194v01-00 Responsible: PECH Consideration of draft recommendation (consent) Decision on deadline for tabling amendments Speakers: Alain Cadec, Gabriel Mato, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Ruža Tomašić, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Ricardo Serrão Santos, Remo Sernagiotto, Fabrizio Donatella (EC) Deadline for tabling amendments: 24/09/2015 at 12:00 7. How to make fisheries controls in Europe uniform PECH/8/03340 2015/2093(INI) Rapporteur: Isabelle Thomas (S&D) Responsible: PECH First exchange of views Speakers: Isabelle Thomas, Gabriel Mato, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Francisco José Millán Mon, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Ernesto Penas (EC) 8. Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the Common Fisheries Policy (recast) PECH/8/03721 ***I 2015/0133(COD) COM(2015)0294 – C8-0160/2015 Rapporteur: Marco Affronte (EFDD) Responsible: PECH Opinions: JURI Exchange of views with Commission representatives Speakers: Isabelle Garzon (EC), Marco Affronte, Richard Corbett, Gabriel Mato, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Ulrike Rodust 9. Presentation by the Commission on delegated and implementing acts Speakers: Alain Cadec, Isabelle Perret EC), Werner Kuhn PE567.777v01-00 2/22 PV\1073498EN.doc EN 10. Exchange of views with Elisabeth Aspaker, the Norwegian Minister of Fisheries Speakers: Alain Cadec, Elisabeth Aspaker, Gabriel Mato, Ulrike Rodust, Peter van Dalen, Raymond Finch, Jarosław Wałęsa, Ricardo Serrão Santos, José Blanco López, Lidia Senra Rodríguez, Ian Duncan, Ruža Tomašić, Francisco José Millán Mon, Richard Corbett, Anja Hazekamp 11. Multiannual recovery plan for Bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean PECH/8/03356 ***I 2015/0096(COD) COM(2015)0180 – C8-0118/2015 Rapporteur: Gabriel Mato (PPE) Responsible: PECH Opinions: ENVI – Decision: no opinion Exchange of views with Commission representatives Speakers: Fabrizio Donatella (EC), Gabriel Mato, Marco Affronte, Clara Eugenia Aguilera García, Ricardo Serrão Santos 12. Exchange of views with the Commission on ‘international ocean governance’ Speakers: Alain Cadec, Haitze Siemers (EC), Ricardo Serrão Santos, Lidia Senra Rodríguez, Anja Hazekamp, Ulrike Rodust 13. Mission report following the visit to Milan, Italy, from 20 to 22 July 2015 PECH/8/03890 CR – PE565.058v01-00 Exchange of views Speakers: Gabriel Mato, Ricardo Serrão Santos 14. Any other business None. 15. Chair’s announcements concerning coordinators’ decisions The recommendations issued by Coordinators at their meeting were approved as laid out in the ANNEX. 16. Next meetings 12 October 2015, 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels) 13 October 2015, 9.00 – 12.30 and 15.00 – 18.30 (Brussels) PV\1073498EN.doc 3/22 PE567.777v01-00 EN EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2014 2019 Committee on Fisheries RECOMMENDATIONS Coordinators' meeting Wednesday, 23 September, 9.00 – 10.00 (in camera) Brussels Room: Altiero Spinelli (3E-2) 1. Chair's announcements 2. Decisions on procedure 2.1. Report 2.1.1 EC/Denmark/Greenland Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2020. Protocol COM(2015)0346 2015/0152(NLE) FOND: PECH/8/03946 AVIS: DEVE/8/03947 - BUDG/8/03948 Attribution of this report (in principle for 2 points) Decision: The report was attributed to the EFDD group for 0 point. 2.2. Opinions 2.2.1. Discharge 2014: EU general budget - European Commission 2015/2154(DEC) FOND: CONT/8/04002 AVIS: PECH/8/04015 Attribution of this opinion (in principle for 1,5 point) Decision: The opinion was attributed to the GUE/NGL group for 0 point. PE567.777v01-00 4/22 PV\1073498EN.doc EN 2.2.2. Discharge 2014 : European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) 2015/2183(DEC) FOND: CONT/8/04204 AVIS: PECH/8/04205 Attribution of this opinion (in principle for 1,5 point) Decision: The opinion was attributed to NI group, (Diane DODDS), for 0 point. 2.2.3. Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco concerning protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products, processed agricultural products, fish and fishery products and amending the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part COM(2015)0446 final 2015/0203(NLE) FOND: INTA/8/04497 AVIS: PECH/8/04498 Attribution of this opinion (in principle for 0,5 points) Decision: The opinion was attributed to the ECR group for 0,5 point. 3. Documents received for information 3.1. Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a new start for jobs and growth in Greece COM(2015)0400 final Decision: No action. 3.2. Proposal for a Council Regulation on opening and providing for the management of autonomous Union tariff quotas for certain fishery products for the period 2016 to 2018 COM(2015)0344 final 2015/0151(NLE) Decision: No action. 3.3. Proposal for a Council decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and the provisional application of the Protocol initialled on 20 March 2015 setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand COM(2015)0347 final 2015/0153(NLE) PV\1073498EN.doc 5/22 PE567.777v01-00 EN Decision: No action. 3.4. Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the Court of Auditors consolidated annual accounts of the European Union 2014 COM(2015)0377 Decision: No action. 3.5. Commission staff working document Policy Coherence for Development 2015 EU Report SWD(2015) 159 final Decision: No action. 3.6. Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on Protection of the European Union’s financial interests — Fight against fraud 2014 Annual Report COM(2015)0386 final {SWD(2015) 151 final} {SWD(2015) 152 final} {SWD(2015) 153 final} {SWD(2015) 154 final} {SWD(2015) 155 final} {SWD(2015) 156 final} Decision: No action. 3.7. Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on "Annual Report on Research and Technological Development Activities of the European Union in 2014" COM(2015)0401 final Decision: No action. 3.8. Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for 2016 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea COM(2015)0413 final - 2015/0184(NLE) Decision: No action. 3.9. Report from the Commission on the working of Committees during 2014 COM(2015)0418 final {SWD(2015) 165 final} Decision: No action. 3.10. Report of activities European Commission 2016 Decision: No action. 4. Delegated and implementing acts PE567.777v01-00 6/22 PV\1073498EN.doc EN 4.1 Delegated acts under scrutiny One delegated act is currently under scrutiny: Commission Delegated Regulation of 28.7.2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the EMFF, as regards the criteria for establishing the level of financial correction and for applying flat rate financial corrections, and amending Regulation (EC) No 665/2008. This delegated act, although dating from 28 July 2015, was not received by the European Parliament until 21 August 2015 (following the agreement on the period of summer recess). Thus, the Parliament has until 21 October 2015 to object to it, if it wishes. Decision: The Coordinators decided that no action be taken. 4.2 Implementing acts under preparation The list of the implementing acts under preparation has been circulated. Decision: Coordinators took note of the information. 5. Committee missions 5.1. Mission to Reunion Island (1-5 November 2015) (Annex I) and (Annex II) Decision: The draft programme of the mission (Annex I) and the list of participants (Annex II - revised version distributed at the meeting) were approved. 5.2. Mission to ICCAT - Malta (12-14 November 2015) (Annex III) Decision: The list of participants (AnnexI II) was approved. 6. Any other business 6.1. Request from the ECR Group to get additional points A Member of the Committee on Fisheries joined the ECR Group in July 2015.