# Securing the objectives of the landing obligation under Article 15 of the Common Fisheries Policy

European Parliament procedure 2019/2177(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee PECH). Stage: Procedure completed. 174 committee amendments tabled by 22 Members between 2020-12-17 and 2020-12-17.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns securing the objectives of the landing obligation under Article 15 of the Common Fisheries Policy. Amendments discuss discards and unwanted catches in mixed fisheries, the choke-species problem, the high-grading ban, exemptions, the loss of reliable discard data and scientific advice, economic losses for fishermen, the phase-in over 2015-2019 of landing and quota-deduction requirements, and conflicts with social legislation such as Directive 2017/159 implementing ILO C188.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES | Spain | S&D | 54 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197718.md |
| Clara AGUILERA | Spain | S&D | 54 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125045.md |
| Manuel PIZARRO | Portugal | S&D | 54 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197732.md |
| Isabel CARVALHAIS | Portugal | S&D | 54 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/199996.md |
| Carmen AVRAM | Romania | S&D | 52 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197651.md |
| Ivo HRISTOV | Bulgaria | S&D | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197846.md |
| Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK | Netherlands | PPE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125030.md |
| Francisco José MILLÁN MON | Spain | PPE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28400.md |
| France JAMET | France | PfE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/189065.md |
| Ska KELLER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96734.md |
| Peter van DALEN | Netherlands | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96809.md |
| Gabriel MATO | Spain | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96936.md |
| Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR | Portugal | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124734.md |
| Rosanna CONTE | Italy | ID | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197616.md |
| Pierre KARLESKIND | France | RE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197585.md |

## Official source documents

- PE663.017: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PECH-AM-663017_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2019-2177-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2019-2177-INI.json

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