# Combating illegal fishing at the global level - the role of the EU

European Parliament procedure 2010/2210(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee ENVI / PECH). Stage: Procedure completed. 147 committee amendments tabled by 27 Members between 2011-04-18 and 2011-06-21.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns combating illegal fishing at the global level and the role of the EU. The amendments address illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing as a threat to biodiversity, fish stocks and food security, traceability of fishery products, banning 'flags of convenience' and imports from non-compliant states, port State measures, cooperation with developing countries and other market States, withholding aid from the European Fisheries Fund, and a point-based fishing licence.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabella LÖVIN | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96675.md |
| Lucas HARTONG | Netherlands | NI | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103132.md |
| Ole CHRISTENSEN | Denmark | S&D | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28154.md |
| Kriton ARSENIS | Greece | S&D | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97009.md |
| Antolín SÁNCHEZ PRESEDO | Spain | S&D | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28295.md |
| Ioannis A. TSOUKALAS | Greece | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96898.md |
| Alain CADEC | France | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96849.md |
| Chris DAVIES | United Kingdom | RE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4554.md |
| Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES | Portugal | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96902.md |
| Licia RONZULLI | Italy | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96819.md |
| Britta REIMERS | Germany | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96875.md |
| Daciana Octavia SÂRBU | Romania | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33989.md |
| Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN | Finland | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/40599.md |
| Michail TREMOPOULOS | Greece | Verts/ALE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96909.md |
| Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY | Netherlands | RE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96940.md |

## Official source documents

- PE462.889: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-462.889+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE467.233: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-467.233+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2010-2210-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2010-2210-INI.json

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