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DRAFT REPORT (COM(2025)0559 – C100171/2025 – 2025/0235(COD))

On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the conditions for the implementation of the Union support to the Common Fisheries Policy, to the European Ocean Pact and of the Union’s maritime and aquaculture policy as part of the National and Regional Partnership Fund set out in Regulation (EU) [NRP Fund] for the period from 2028 to 2034

PECH-PR-788825

Committee on Fisheries · Rapporteur: Niclas Herbst

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The rapporteur's draft report sets out Parliament's amendments to the proposed regulation on Union support for the Common Fisheries Policy, the European Ocean Pact and maritime and aquaculture policy under the National and Regional Partnership Fund for 2028 to 2034. It renames the fund the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund, gives priority to implementing the Common Fisheries Policy, and deletes the separate article on support to the European Ocean Pact. It sets a budget for fisheries and aquaculture, adds new articles on definitions, intervention types, a POSEI Fisheries programme for outermost regions, crisis payments, controls and State aid, and deletes the rules on inadmissibility and on deep sea mining. It asks Member States to apply sector-specific rules on the 'do no significant harm' principle and on gender equality, and to respect national, regional and local competences.

Committee position. The rapporteur proposes to amend the Commission proposal to rename the fund, give priority to the Common Fisheries Policy, set a budget for fisheries and aquaculture, add new articles on definitions, interventions, outermost regions, crisis payments, controls and State aid, and delete the rules on inadmissibility and deep sea mining.

Key points

  1. The regulation's title becomes the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund, and Union support gives priority to implementing the Common Fisheries Policy.
  2. Support is provided under the Competitiveness Fund, Global Europe and the National and Regional Partnership Fund, including the EU Facility.
  3. The article on support to the Common Fisheries Policy, the European Ocean Pact and maritime and aquaculture policy is deleted, and its content moved into Article 3.
  4. Member States must take into account the needs of fisheries, aquaculture, small-scale fishing, coastal communities, outermost regions and overseas territories in their NRP Plans.
  5. The rules making applications inadmissible for serious infringements, IUU vessel involvement or environmental offences are deleted.
  6. Eligibility must be based only on sector-specific rules; Member States define whether the 'do no significant harm' principle and gender equality apply to fisheries and aquaculture.
  7. New definitions cover small-scale coastal fishing, fisher, fishing and sustainable blue economy.
  8. Sectoral requirements apply only to their own policy chapter, and regional and local authorities must not be penalised for national reforms outside their competence.
  9. The financial envelope allocates at least EUR 7 290 000 000, at least EUR 6 500 000 000 and at least EUR 71 933 000 000, with a minimum EUR 1 000 000 000 under the EU Facility for the Common Fisheries Policy.
  10. New articles set out types of intervention under the Common Fisheries Policy, a POSEI Fisheries programme for outermost regions, and crisis payments to fishers and aquaculture producers in exceptional situations.
  11. New articles set out a control system for farm stewardship and the Common Fisheries Policy, State aid rules, and the exercise of delegation for a period of 7 years.
  12. Support that does not comply with the objectives of the Common Fisheries Policy is not supported; the bans on support for transfer or reflagging to third countries and for deep sea mining are deleted.

Who is affected

  • Member States, which must define sector-specific rules and take account of specific needs in their NRP Plans.
  • Fishers and aquaculture producers, who may receive crisis payments and support for loss of income or additional costs.
  • Small-scale coastal fishers, including fishers on foot and shellfish gatherers, covered by a new definition.
  • Outermost regions, which get a POSEI Fisheries programme and compensation for additional costs.
  • Regional and local authorities, which must not be penalised for national reforms outside their competence.

Figures and deadlines

  • at least EUR 7 290 000 000 allocated to measures under point (6) of the budget article
  • at least EUR 6 500 000 000 for interventions listed in Article 3d
  • at least EUR 71 933 000 000 allocated to the Facility referred to in Title IV of [NRP Regulation]
  • a minimum amount of EUR 1 000 000 000 under the EU Facility for Union actions supporting the Common Fisheries Policy
  • national contribution for Article 3d interventions not less than 30 %, except compensation for additional costs in outermost regions
  • delegated acts under Article 3g(6) conferred for a period of 7 years from entry into force
  • objection period of three months for delegated acts under Article 3g(6)

Legal basis: Article 42, Article 43(2), Article 91(1), Article 100(2), Article 173(3), Articles 174 and 175, Article 188, Article 192(1), Article 194(2), Article 195(2) and Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union