Documents and rapporteurs

In the European Parliament, a rapporteur is appointed for each proposal from the European Commission. The rapporteur is the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) who drafts the report that is put to vote in the committee responsible.

Before writing the report, a rapporteur may present a working document, which serves as a basis for discussion.

Before the Fisheries Committee votes on the reports in the CFP reform, other committees (such as the Environment and Development Committees) may draft opinions on the reports.

These documents will be posted below as they become available.

Basic regulation

European Commission proposal: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the common fisheries policy
Rapporteur: Ulrike Rodust (S&D, Germany)
Working document: Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 (Presented 7.2.2012. To be discussed in Fisheries Committee 27.2.2012)
Opinions: Environment Committee draft opinion (presented 8.2.2012, to be voted 25.4.2012)

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)

European Commission proposal: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
Rapporteur: Alain Cadec (EPP, France)
Working document: No documents yet.
Opinions: No documents yet.

Common Market Organisation (CMO)

European Commission proposal: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products
Rapporteur: Struan Stevenson (ECR, UK)
Working documents: First working document (Presented and discussed 19.12.2011. Other languages available here.) / Second working document (Presented 17.1.2012, discussed 24.1.2012. Only available in English)
Opinions: No documents yet.

Overarching communication

European Commission proposal: Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions; Reform of the common fisheries policy
Rapporteur: Nikolaus Salavrakos (EFD, Greece)
Working document: Working document (presented 21.12.2011, discussed 25.1.2012)
Opinions: No documents yet.

External dimension

European Commission proposal: Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on external dimension of the common fisheries policy
Rapporteur: Isabella Lövin (Greens/EFA, Sweden)
Working document: Working document (presented 10.1.2012, discussed 24.1.2012)
Opinions: No documents yet.

Reporting obligations & 12 nautical miles rule

European Commission proposal: Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions; On reporting obligations under Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy
Rapporteur: Carl Haglund (ALDE, Finland)
Working document: No documents yet.
Opinions: No documents yet.

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Timetables for reports in the European Parliament

The timetables below are provisional and may change. This overview was updated 2 February 2012. You can also download the overview of timetables for all the CFP reform reports (PDF).

Basic regulation – timetable (MEP Rodust)

22 NOVEMBER 2011
Exchange of views (focused on Part I of the proposal (General Provisions) – Articles 1 to 5: scope; general objectives; specific objectives; principles of good governance; definitions)

23 NOVEMBER 2011
Hearing on Fleet Management

12 DECEMBER 2011
Exchange of views (focused on Regionalisation)

19 DECEMBER 2011
Exchange of views (focused on Discards and partly on Regionalisation, if needed)

24/25 JANUARY 2012
Exchange of views (focused on TFCs )

27 FEBRUARY 2012
Presentation of the Working Document

28 FEBRUARY 2012
Hearing with the National Parliaments

20 / 21 MARCH 2012
Exchange of views
 (CFP Reform in the Mediterranean context)
Hearing on Regionalisation

24 APRIL 2012
Hearing on “The Feasibility of TFCs in the Framework of the CFP Reform”

25 APRIL 2012
Exchange of views
(Subject to be determined)

21 MAY 2012 (extraordinary meeting in Strasbourg)
Presentation of the draft report

19 JUNE 2012
Discussion of amendments

10 JULY 2012
Vote in PECH Committee

SEPTEMBER 2012
Vote in plenary (first reading)

Common Market Organisation – timetable (MEP Stevenson)

Presentation of draft report: 21 March 2012
Vote in Committee: 30 May 2012
Vote in plenary (first reading): July 2012

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund – timetable (MEP Cadec)

Presentation of draft report: 19 September 2012
Vote in Committee: 28 November 2012
Vote in plenary (first reading): January 2013

Overarching communication – timetable (MEP Salavrakos)

Presentation of draft report: 4 April 2012
Vote in Committee: 30 May 2012
Vote in plenary: July 2012

Reporting obligations – timetable (MEP Haglund)

Presentation of draft report: 21 March 2012
Vote in Committee: 30 May 2012
Vote in plenary: July 2012

External dimension – Timetable (MEP Lövin)

Presentation by the Commission: 10-11/10 2011
Exchange of views: 19-20/12 2011
Working document: 24-25/1 2012
Presentation of draft report: 21/3 2012
Deadline for amendments: 26/3 2012
Exchange of views on the amendments: 24-25/4 2012
Vote in committee: 30/5 2012
Vote in plenary: July 2012

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