# 2016 discharge: European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA)

European Parliament procedure 2017/2166(DEC) (DEC - Discharge procedure, 8th term, committee CONT / PECH). Stage: Procedure completed. 17 committee amendments tabled by 12 Members between 2018-02-01 and 2018-03-02.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns the 2016 discharge for the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA). The amendments alternate between granting and postponing the Executive Director's discharge and the closure of accounts, and address gender imbalance among staff, a whistleblower disclosure body, the Agency's role in the common fisheries policy and the landing obligation, increased inspections through joint deployment plans, the stable budget, and an expanded maritime coastguard mandate.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvie GODDYN | France | EFDD | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/21331.md |
| France JAMET | France | PfE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/189065.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Nicola CAPUTO | Italy | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124851.md |
| Luke Ming FLANAGAN | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124985.md |
| Ryszard CZARNECKI | Poland | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28372.md |
| Notis MARIAS | Greece | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125069.md |
| Raffaele FITTO | Italy | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4465.md |
| Beata GOSIEWSKA | Poland | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124900.md |
| Richard SULÍK | Slovakia | ECR | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124928.md |
| Benedek JÁVOR | Hungary | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124721.md |
| Petri SARVAMAA | Finland | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/112611.md |

## Official source documents

- PE616.900: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PECH-AM-616900_EN.pdf
- PE618.246: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/CONT-AM-618246_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2166-DEC · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2166-DEC.json

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