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even though the European Parliament adopted this report
at the end of the sixth parliamentary term, the Council is envisaging
adopting the Regulation in 2010. Consequently, the
Regulation will inevitably be coloured by the new directions
of the CFP.
There are many other important reports. For instance, there
are the two reports on illegal, undeclared and unregulated
(IUU) fishing 16 , 17 . The European Parliament stressed the need
to create a list of vessels involved in IUU fishing activities and
a system of state control of ports in order to prevent access to
them by third-country vessels involved in IUU fishing activities.
It has proposed prohibiting imports of IUU fishery products
by means of compulsory certification on the part of the
flag State, attesting the legality of its products. Parliament has
also recommended developing a Community system for early
warnings in the event that IUU fishery products are detected,
and prohibiting fish imports from countries that have been
identified as not cooperating with the system implemented
by the EU.
Throughout the sixth parliamentary term, the European Parliament
was concerned about the crisis affecting the fisheries
sector. Four reports were devoted to this (‘reform of the
system of providing financial aid for fishermen’, ‘coastal fishing’,
‘improvement of the economic situation in the fishing
industry’ and ‘the implementation of the Common Market
Organisation’), as was a resolution (on the ‘crisis in the fisheries
sector caused by rising fuel prices’). Policy Department B
16 T6-0044/2007, 15/02/2007.
17 T6-0245/2008, 29/09/2008, Official Journal: L 286 29.10.2008, p. 0001.
made a contribution to the work of the Committee on Fisheries
on this topic, with two external studies 18 .
Lastly, the Commission’s proposal on ‘a Community ecolabelling
scheme (repeal of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000)’
has currently revived Parliament’s report on ‘Launching a
debate on a Community approach towards eco-labelling
schemes for fisheries products’ 19 . Since the issue is likely to
resurface in the next parliamentary term, it should be borne
in mind that the European Parliament had urged the Commission
to submit a communication going over the minimum
requirements and the guidelines to which a Community ecolabelling
system for fishery products should adhere. Parliament
had stressed that the Commission should promote such
a system, lay down its rules, and ensure the independence of
the specialised accreditation and certification bodies, and the
credibility of the claims to such labelling.
18 Centro Tecnológico del Mar – Fundación CETMAR Spain Inshore Fisheries and
the Problems Encountered by Inshore Fishermen, European Parliament, 2005.
LEI B.V., The Impact of the Increase of the Oil Price in European Fisheries, European
Parliament, 2006.
19 T6-0347/2006, 7 September 2006.
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