| Author (Corporate) | Council of the European Union, European Parliament |
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| Series Title | Official Journal of the European Union |
| Series Details | L 198 |
| Publication Date | 25/07/2019 |
| Content Type | Legislation |
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Summary: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 restructuring the framework for fisheries technical measures. Further information: This Regulation lays down technical measures concerning the taking and landing of fisheries resources, as well as the operation of fishing gears and the interaction of fishing activities with marine ecosystems. It aims at optimising the contribution of technical measures to achieving the key objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), in order to make them more flexible by facilitating regionalised approaches and to simplify the existing rules. The proposal was presented in March 2016 by the European Commission. The Council of the European Union adopted its general approach on 11 May 2017, and the European Parliament adopted its negotiating position on 16 January 2018. An informal agreement between the co-legislators on a compromise text was reached on 13 February 2019, following a lengthy period of trilogue negotiations. The Parliament formally endorsed it on 16 April, followed by the Council on 13 June. Background: Technical measures are rules governing how and where fishermen may fish. They aim to control the catch that can be taken with a given amount of fishing effort and also to minimise the impacts of fishing on the ecosystem. They form an integral part of the regulatory framework of most fisheries management systems including within Union waters. European fisheries legislation has been populated with numerous regulations, amendments, implementing rules and temporary technical measures throughout the years, aimed at closing gaps and resolving emerging problems. The regulatory structure has become highly complex and somewhat disjointed. A retrospective evaluation carried out to support this initiative shows the existing technical measures have not largely delivered on the laid out objectives. The new Regulation principally changes the governance structure of technical measures rather than making wholesale changes to the measures themselves. It amends Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1224/2009, (EU) No 1343/2011 and (EU) No 1380/2013, and repeals Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005. |
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| Source Link | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2019.198.01.0105.01.ENG |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Environment |
| Subject Tags | Common Fisheries Policy [CFP], Fisheries | Aquaculture |
| Keywords | Marine Environment |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
