Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-05-15-Speech-1-170"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-05-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EC-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060515.18.1-170"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-05-15-Speech-1-1712
lpv:speaker	lp:Dorette Corbey2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ENVI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Partij van de Arbeid (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; PECH (2005-09-08--2007-01-14)3 substitute; ITRE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, fishery agreements should be used to promote sustainable fishing, but that is not always the case, unfortunately. In this agreement too, question marks can be placed by the 22 trawlers that are permitted. This agreement, however, is more restricted than its predecessor, which ran until 1999, and excludes a number of vulnerable fish species, mainly octopus and crustaceans. The focus is more on small-scale fishing, which is important. The agreement with Morocco will contribute towards a sustainable treatment of scarce fish stocks and will be based on the principle of maximum sustainable yield. This is all well and good, of course, but alas, Parliament can hardly put any of this to the test at a time when we are issuing our advice about the new agreement with Morocco, because we do not have access to the Commission’s assessment. I back the rapporteur’s amendments in which he asks for more information about fish stocks, as well as about the way in which the agreement benefits the parties involved. I would, at the same time, insist on Parliament gaining access to these assessments or impact assessments in good time, so that we are well-informed before we give our opinion. Then, there is, of course, the issue of the Western Sahara, in respect of which the report is incomplete. The agreement is not restricted to the Moroccan coastal waters, but also applies to waters belonging to the Western Sahara. Although a joint committee must ensure that the people of the Western Sahara will benefit from this agreement, it is very much in doubt whether the Saharan people actually stand to gain. This is, in any event, left ambiguous in the report. We should state in no uncertain terms that this agreement will only pertain to the Moroccan coastal waters. Amendments to that effect have been tabled, which I hope will receive your support."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"ex ante"1

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