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Document 92001E001852
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1852/01 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos (PSE) to the Commission. Fisheries negotiations with a view to Lithuanian accession.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1852/01 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos (PSE) to the Commission. Fisheries negotiations with a view to Lithuanian accession.
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1852/01 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos (PSE) to the Commission. Fisheries negotiations with a view to Lithuanian accession.
SL C 40E, 14.2.2002, p. 122–123
(ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)
92001E1852
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1852/01 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos (PSE) to the Commission. Fisheries negotiations with a view to Lithuanian accession.
Official Journal 040 E , 14/02/2002 P. 0122 - 0123
WRITTEN QUESTION E-1852/01 by Rosa Miguélez Ramos (PSE) to the Commission (26 June 2001) Subject: Fisheries negotiations with a view to Lithuanian accession The Commission and the Lithuanian Government have concluded the negotiations on fisheries with a view to Lithuania's accession to the Union. The Lithuanian Minister has expressed satisfaction because Lithuania will be able to export its fishery products without tariff restrictions. After enlargement, will fisheries relations between Lithuania and the present Member States be close to the extent that the existing Community fleet will be able to fish in Lithuanian fishing grounds? Is the Commission allowing for the possibility that the Community fleet will be able to fish in the fishing grounds of the countries that will join the Union and vice versa? Answer given by Mr Verheugen on behalf of the Commission (31 July 2001) The Conference on Lithuania's Accession to the Union decided at its meeting on 11/12 June 2001 to provisionally close the negotiation chapter on fisheries. The negotiations on this chapter did, however, not concern trade issues. In the pre-accession framework, the Commission and Lithuania have already concluded technical discussions with a calendar for full liberalisation. Lithuania fully accepts the acquis on the Common Fisheries Policy, including the principles of exclusive Community competence, equal access to waters and relative stability. This means that, upon accession, fishermen from Lithuania and other Member States for which quotas have been fixed in the Baltic Sea can fish in the enlarged Community waters, with certain limitations on access within 12 nautical miles of baselines. Towards the end of the accession negotiations with Lithuania, the relative stability that will apply for Lithuania as a Member State will be fixed on the basis of a reference period, recent and representative of Lithuanian activities in Community waters, as well as waters of third countries and in waters covered by regional fisheries organisations.