The European
Parliament adopted a resolution drafted by Philippe Morillon (ALDE,
FR)
by 511 votes in favour to 69 against with 104 abstentions. It made some
amendments to the Commission’s proposal, inserting the following additional
clauses:
- the Commission shall verify each year that Member States whose vessels operate under the Protocol are complying with the reporting requirements under the legislation;
- during the final year of the Protocol's validity and before any new agreement is concluded or the current agreement is extended, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of the current agreement and the conditions under which it was implemented;
- the Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament and the Council on the results of the multiannual sectoral programme referred to in Article 7(2) of the Protocol.