The first EU legislative proposal is COM (2011) 586, proposal for a Council regulation fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities available to Union vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements. It is proposed that the proposal warrants further scrutiny. It is proposed to write to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to request the following: an explanation for the lack of available scientific data when determining the fish quotas; a copy of the sea fisheries sustainability impact assessment as soon as it is published and the Department's views on it; and that we be kept informed of all developments regarding the proposal as they arise. Is that agreed? Agreed. The views expressed will be taken on board.
COM (2011) 717 proposes to fix for 2012 the fishing opportunities available in Union waters and to Union vessels in certain non-Union waters for certain fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements. It is proposed that the proposal warrants further scrutiny. In that context, it is proposed to write to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to request the following: the Department's formal views on the outcome of the concluded negotiations with EU and Norway and the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission; the current position regarding the negotiations with the coastal states of the EU, Norway and the Faroe Islands specifically regarding mackerel quotas; and that we be kept informed of all developments as they arise, together with all the views previously expressed. Is that agreed? Agreed.
COM (2011) 496 proposes to amend Council Regulations (EU) No. 57-2011 and (EC) No. 754-2009 as regards the protection of the porbeagle species, certain total allowable catches and certain fishing effort limits set for the United Kingdom, Germany and Ireland. It is proposed that the proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.
COM (2011) 602 is a proposal for a Council regulation on the allocation of the fishing opportunities under the protocol agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau setting out fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force. It is proposed that the proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.
COM (2011) 604 is a proposal for a Council decision on the signature on behalf of the European Union and the provisional application of the protocol agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau setting out fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force. It is proposed that the proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.
COM (2011) 630 is a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No. 73-2009 as regards the application of direct payments to farmers in 2013. It is proposed that the proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.
COM (2011) 631 is a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No. 1234-2007 as regards the regime of the single payment scheme and support to vine growers. It is proposed that the proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.
COM (2011) 634 is an amended proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No. 1290-2005 and Council Regulation (EC) 1234-2007 as regards distribution of food products to the most deprived persons in the Union. It is proposed that this proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.
COM (2011) 663 is a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No. 3-2008 on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries. It is proposed that the proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.
COM (2011) 708 is a proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 98-8-EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to include flufenoxuron as an active substance for product-type 8 in annex I thereto. It is proposed that the proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.
COM (2011) 744 is a proposal for a Council regulation on fixing for the 2012 fishing year the guide prices and Union producer prices for certain fishery products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No. 104-2000. It is proposed that the proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.
COM (2011) 760 is a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No. 1300-2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a multi-annual plan for the stock of herring distributed to the west of Scotland and the fisheries exploiting that stock. It is proposed that the proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.
COM (2011) 797 is a proposal for a Council regulation concerning the allocation of fishing opportunities under the protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mozambique. COM (2011) 800 and COM (2011) 801 are related proposals. It is proposed that the proposals do not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.
COM (2011) 798 is a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 1185-2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels. It is proposed that the proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.
COM (2011) 799 is a proposal for a Council regulation fixing for 2012 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Black Sea. It is proposed that the proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.
COM (2011) 855 is a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No. 1217/2009 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Community. It is proposed that this proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.
COM (2011) 861 is a proposal for a Council decision on EU accession to the International Cotton Advisory Committee, ICAC. It is proposed that this proposal does not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed.