Inquiry into Proposed reforms to Common Fisheries Policy
Inquiry into Proposed reforms to Common Fisheries Policy
The Environment and Sustainability Committee established a task and finish group to undertake an inquiry into the proposed reforms to the Common Fisheries Policy.
The terms of reference for the review were as follows:
- to
assess the potential impact of the Commission’s proposals on Wales and the
Welsh Fisheries Zone and the to consider the wider implications for Welsh
Territorial Seas of the proposals for the European fisheries sector;
- to
make recommendations to the Welsh Government on what it should prioritise
in its negotiations on the reform process;
- to
act as a forum for stakeholders in Wales to engage with the debate on the
future of the policy;
- to
influence the wider debate on CFP Reform, the Task and Finish Group will
seek to share its conclusions with UK parliamentary bodies, the European
Commission and the European Parliament and with other relevant European
bodies such as the Committee of the Regions.
Business type: Committee Inquiry
Status: Complete
First published: 31/03/2016
Documents
- Welsh Government response PDF 119 KB View as HTML (1) 47 KB
- Letter to Welsh Government PDF 188 KB
- Letter to European Parliament Rapporteurs on CFP PDF 263 KB
- Letter to MEPs representing Wales PDF 264 KB
- Letter to European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries PDF 265 KB
- Letter to Director General, Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, European Commission PDF 263 KB
- Proposed amendments to the draft legislative proposals for the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) PDF 60 KB View as HTML (7) 39 KB
- Note of Brussels visit PDF 126 KB View as HTML (8) 59 KB
- Consultation Letter PDF 135 KB
- Consultation response CFP 1 - Welsh Federation of Sea Anglers PDF 175 KB View as HTML (10) 21 KB
- Consultation response CFP 2 - WWF Cymru PDF 212 KB View as HTML (11) 59 KB
- Consultation response CFP 3 - The New Under Ten Fisherman's Association PDF 198 KB View as HTML (12) 19 KB
- Consultation response CFP 4 - Mr J Willington PDF 94 KB
- Consultation response CFP 5 - Countryside Council for Wales PDF 501 KB
- Consultation response CFP 6 - Wales Environment Link PDF 254 KB