Common Fisheries Policy CFP: control, Community financial contribution, 2004-2005

The European Parliament adopted the report by Elspeth ATTWOOLL (ELDR, UK) broadly approving the proposal, subject to a number of amendments (please refer to the summary dated 16/03/2004). In addition to these amendments, the Parliament has included some other amendments: - much more could still be done to improve land-based monitoring of landings in order to address the allegedly serious problem of illegal landings; - Parliament has deleted the amendment which states that for the year 2004, new Member States shall submit their annual fisheries control programme by 1 June 2004; - Member States wishing to receive a financial contribution shall notify to the Commission, by 1 June for the year 2004 and by 31 January for the year 2005; - the indicative financial reference for the implementation of the actions for which financial assistance is provided for the period 2004 to 2005 is EUR 70 million. The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the ceiling of heading 3 of the financial perspectives as adjusted for the year 2005.�