# Common Fisheries Policy (CFP): Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the CFP

European Parliament procedure 2008/0216(CNS) (CNS - Consultation procedure, 6th term, committee ENVI / PECH). Stage: Procedure completed. 265 committee amendments tabled by 26 Members between 2009-01-28 and 2009-03-10.

## What the amendments focus on

Proposal for a Community control system to ensure compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy. Amendments address inspection, monitoring, surveillance and enforcement responsibilities of Member States, the Commission and the Community Fisheries Control Agency, definitions of fishing activities, licences and processing, the powers to close a fishery when a quota or TAC is exhausted, electronic monitoring, and the treatment of recreational and subsistence fisheries.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA | Spain | Verts/ALE | 50 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28409.md |
| Pedro GUERREIRO | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 38 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/31123.md |
| Rosa MIGUÉLEZ RAMOS | Spain | PSE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4349.md |
| Carmen FRAGA ESTÉVEZ | Spain | PPE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1993.md |
| Jan MULDER | Netherlands | ALDE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1965.md |
| Ioannis GKLAVAKIS | Greece | PPE-DE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28570.md |
| Emanuel Jardim FERNANDES | Portugal | PSE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28318.md |
| Duarte FREITAS | Portugal | PPE-DE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28403.md |
| Luis Manuel CAPOULAS SANTOS | Portugal | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28311.md |
| Struan STEVENSON | United Kingdom | ECR | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4546.md |
| Heinz KINDERMANN | Germany | PSE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1905.md |
| Cornelis VISSER | Netherlands | PPE-DE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39534.md |
| Avril DOYLE | Ireland | PPE-DE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4382.md |
| Paulo CASACA | Portugal | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4447.md |
| Elspeth ATTWOOLL | United Kingdom | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4547.md |

## Official source documents

- PE419.840: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-419.840+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE421.302: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-421.302+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0216-CNS · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0216-CNS.json

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