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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (C(2026)01240 – 2026/2633(DEA))

On the Commission delegated regulation of 27 February 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 as regards the establishment of measures to ensure compliance with existing mitigation measures to reduce incidental catches of the resident population of the Baltic Proper harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Baltic Sea

B-10-2026-0274

on behalf of the ECR Group · Rapporteur: Piotr Müller, Nora Junco García

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Parliament objects to the Commission delegated regulation that would impose vessel tracking and reporting duties on small fishing boats to protect the Baltic Proper harbour porpoise. It calls on the Commission to submit a new act within nine months that respects transitional rules for vessels under 12 metres, assesses impacts, and includes safeguards.

Key points

  1. Objects to the delegated regulation because it imposes tracking obligations on vessels under 12 metres before the general application date set in Regulation (EU) 2023/2842.
  2. Calls on the Commission to submit a new delegated act within nine months that fully respects transitional arrangements for vessels under 12 metres unless justified by area-specific scientific evidence.
  3. Demands that the new act not apply before a complete assessment of legal, biological, social and economic implications for small-scale coastal fisheries is made public.
  4. Requires the new act to be based on differentiated risk assessment by area, fleet segment, vessel size and gear, and to show that chosen measures are necessary and less burdensome alternatives are insufficient.
  5. Calls for a clear financing framework for purchase, installation, maintenance and operation of tracking devices on small-scale vessels.
  6. Urges safeguards for technical failures, including a minimum remedy period of 72 hours before enforcement, clear evidence rules, and proportionate sanctions.
  7. Asks for a review clause requiring the Commission to report within 12 months of application on effectiveness, costs, impact and need for amendment.
  8. Requests compensation mechanisms through the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund or State aid for temporary cessation, reduced fishing days, or loss of opportunities.
  9. Insists on transparent consultation with the Baltic Sea Advisory Council, small-scale fisheries representatives and national authorities, explaining how views were taken into account.

Who is affected

  • Small-scale coastal fishing vessels under 12 metres in the Baltic Sea, which would face new tracking and reporting duties.
  • The Commission, which must withdraw the regulation and prepare a new act within nine months.

Figures and deadlines

  • Vessels under 12 metres in length overall must be equipped with tracking devices.
  • Vessel position data must be transmitted at least once every 10 minutes, including within a 4 nautical mile alert zone.
  • Measures apply until 10 January 2028.
  • New delegated act to be submitted within nine months of resolution adoption.
  • Minimum remedy period of 72 hours before enforcement action for technical failures.
  • Commission to report within 12 months of start of application.

Legal basis: Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union