# Fishing in the North-East Atlantic: specific conditions for fishing for deep-sea stocks, provisions for fishing in international waters

European Parliament procedure 2012/0179(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee ENVI / PECH). Stage: Procedure completed. 287 committee amendments tabled by 37 Members between 2013-02-25 and 2013-09-17.

## What the amendments focus on

A regulation on fishing in the North-East Atlantic for deep-sea stocks and in international waters. The amendments concern protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems from bottom fishing gears, fishing authorisations and capacity, impact assessments, fishing effort and catch limits, an obligation to land all catches, sanctions for non-compliance, and reference UN General Assembly and FAO resolutions.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES | Portugal | PPE | 76 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96902.md |
| Jean-Paul BESSET | France | Verts/ALE | 70 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96699.md |
| Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA | Spain | Verts/ALE | 70 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28409.md |
| Antolín SÁNCHEZ PRESEDO | Spain | S&D | 55 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28295.md |
| Alain CADEC | France | PPE | 51 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96849.md |
| Isabelle THOMAS | France | S&D | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/114279.md |
| Marek Józef GRÓBARCZYK | Poland | ECR | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96790.md |
| Jarosław WAŁĘSA | Poland | PPE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96774.md |
| Struan STEVENSON | United Kingdom | ECR | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4546.md |
| Carmen FRAGA ESTÉVEZ | Spain | PPE | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1993.md |
| Diane DODDS | United Kingdom | NI | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96951.md |
| Pat the Cope GALLAGHER | Ireland | ALDE | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2125.md |
| Ian HUDGHTON | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2338.md |
| Carl SCHLYTER | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28139.md |
| Luís Paulo ALVES | Portugal | S&D | 28 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96976.md |

## Official source documents

- PE506.073: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-506.073+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE514.805: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-514.805+03+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-0179-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-0179-COD.json

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