Considerations on COM(2011)479 - Amendment of Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea

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dossier COM(2011)479 - Amendment of Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery ...
document COM(2011)479 EN
date August  9, 2011
 
1. Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006[1] confers powers upon the Commission in order to implement some of the provisions of that Regulation.

2. As a consequence of the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the powers conferred under Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 upon the Commission need to be aligned to Articles 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

3. In order to apply some of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the following:

4. the granting of derogations where they are specifically provided for in that Regulation;

5. the setting of criteria to be applied for the establishment and allocation of fish aggregating devices (FAD) course lines for dolphin fish fishery in the 25-mile management zone around Malta;

6. the adoption of detailed rules for further technical specifications of square mesh panels to be inserted into towed nets;

7. the adoption of technical specifications limiting the maximum dimension of float line, ground rope, circumference or perimeter of trawl nets along with the maximum number of nets in multi-rig trawl nets, and

8. the amendments to the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006.

9. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.

10. For clarity reasons the reference to seagrass beds of Posidonia oceanica in article 4(5) should be modified.

11. Further technical and scientific information is needed to duly take into account the specificities of the Mediterranean fisheries to enable the Commission to establish possible technical specifications limiting the maximum dimension of trawl nets and the maximum number of nets in multi-rig trawl nets, as mentioned above;

12. Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.