The European Commission warned this Monday, although it is open to Europe. veto review bottom fishing In the 87 protected areas of the Atlantic that have been applied recently, this will depend on known scientific data on 16 December. and in any case it will open a process that will not “automatically lead” to a new decision, but will not conclude before the spring of next year.
“The annual review does not automatically lead to a new enforcement law. The 2016 deep-sea regulation compels the Commission to act on a scientific basis, so we have to wait. a new scientific viewKestutis Sadauskas, Deputy Director-General of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Marine, said in a discussion with MPs.
The official, who replaced Virginijus Sinkevicius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, who canceled his aid at the last minute due to a knee injury, said: community services are waiting for a new opinion on “December 16” and any reassessment requires consultation and working processes that will delay any decision until at least “spring 2023”.
He also emphasized that the veton will only be applied from a depth of 400 meters, that both bottom fishing and other species will be allowed up to this level, and that this is not because of a change of mind, but because it was established by the EU. arrangement from the start.
The community representative also wanted to call for a “peaceful” discussion after weeks of tension; This, he said, openly did not address anyone, but came days after Brussels corrected Luis Planas, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. He said the commission lifted part of the fishing ban.
In his presentation, Sadauskas wanted to insist on several key issues in the conflict with Spain and Ireland, who rejected the veto. “has not changed and cannot change” It’s a “peak” of what sets the 2016 regulation for deep waters, which forces the EU to limit fishing in protected areas and is strictly based on current scientific advice.
He also underlined that the 2016 regulation was the result of an agreement between Twenty-Seven and the European Parliament, hence the ban that went into effect this Sunday. “It is not a political decision of the European Commission”but the result of rules negotiated by the two co-legislators.
A dozen MEPs, mostly Spaniards from various political factions, took the floor to disgrace the Community Manager, who didn’t wait for scientific data this fall-winter before implementing the resolution. The first enforcement law should have been enacted in 2018.
They also called Immediate “suspension” of the measure until the situation is reassessed in the light of the latest reports Given the lack of relevant socio-economic impact assessments, according to MEPs from the PP, PSOE, BNG and PNV, the European Parliament recommended that legal services examine appeal possibilities.