# The implications of Chinese fishing operations on EU fisheries and the way forward

European Parliament procedure 2022/2148(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee PECH). Stage: Procedure completed. 135 committee amendments tabled by 17 Members between 2023-05-23 and 2023-05-23.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report examines the implications of Chinese fishing operations on EU fisheries. The amendments cite the Common Fisheries Policy, the IUU Regulation, the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and FAO and WTO instruments, and address illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, China's distant-water fishing fleet, aquaculture and subsidies, and the red-card/yellow-card procedure for third countries and that China has never been subject to it.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco José MILLÁN MON | Spain | PPE | 59 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28400.md |
| Gabriel MATO | Spain | PPE | 59 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96936.md |
| Nora MEBAREK | France | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204418.md |
| Francisco GUERREIRO | Portugal | Verts/ALE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197645.md |
| France JAMET | France | PfE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/189065.md |
| Raffaele STANCANELLI | Italy | PfE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197825.md |
| Massimo CASANOVA | Italy | ID | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197796.md |
| Rosanna CONTE | Italy | ID | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197616.md |
| Annalisa TARDINO | Italy | ID | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197806.md |
| Valentino GRANT | Italy | ID | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197799.md |
| Bert-Jan RUISSEN | Netherlands | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197773.md |
| Pierre KARLESKIND | France | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197585.md |
| Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA | Spain | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96922.md |
| Catherine CHABAUD | France | RE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197505.md |
| Lucia VUOLO | Italy | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197798.md |

## Official source documents

- PE749.111: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PECH-AM-749111_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2022-2148-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2022-2148-INI.json

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