The European Parliament adopted, at second reading of
the ordinary legislative procedure, the Council position at first
reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European
Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy,
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009
and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No
639/2004 and Council Decision (EC) No 2004/585.
Following the recommendation for a second reading by
the Committee on Fisheries, Parliament approved the Council
position without amendment.
Parliament also approved:
- A Statement of the European Parliament and of the
Council on data collection: the two
institutions request the Commission to fast track the adoption of a
proposal to amend Council Regulation (EC) No
199/2008 in order that the principles and
objectives for data collection that are essential to support the
reformed Common Fisheries Policy and set out in the new Regulation
on the CFP can be given practical effect as early as
possible.
- A Statement of the European Parliament, the Council
and the Commission on multi-annual plans: the three institutions are committed to working
together to address inter-institutional issues and agree a way
forward that respects the legal position of both the Parliament and
the Council to facilitate the development and introduction of
multi-annual plans on a priority basis under the terms of the
Common Fisheries Policy. An inter-institutional taskforce, composed
of the representatives from the three institutions, has been
established in order to help find practical solutions and the most
appropriate way forward.