Traduction de «Commission des pêcheries maritimes du Pacifique » (Français → Anglais) :

41. Calls on China and the neighbouring countries concerned including Vietnam to intensify efforts to defuse tension in the contested area in the South China Sea; considers that the situation risks jeopardising major EU interests in the region, including in terms of global security and the freedom of navigation of major maritime routes that are vital for EU trade; stresses the need to address the disputes peacefully, through confidence building, bilateral and regional discussions and on the basis of the international law including t ...[+++]he law of the sea and mediation by impartial international bodies such as UNCLOS; recalls the importance of building cooperative solutions that include all parties; urges the Commission and Vice-President / High Representative to actively monitor the situation and support a solution to the dispute in accordance with international law; welcomes the joint statement of the Chinese and Vietnamese leaders in April 2015 pledging a peaceful resolution to the island disputes;

44. Underlines the importance of the new trade routes through Arctic sea passages, including for the EU and its Member States’ economies; underlines the fact that the EU and its Member States should actively uphold the freedom of the seas and the right to free passage through international waterways; stresses that existing long-standing territorial disputes between Arctic states should be resolved peacefully and calls for greater EU involvement in the region and an assessment of what tools and capabilities might be needed to respond to conflict in the area; highlights, in any case, the need to avoid the militarisation of the Arctic; cal ...[+++]ls on the Commission to put forward proposals as to how the Galileo Project could benefit EU Arctic policy and how it could be developed to enable safer navigation in Arctic waters, thus investing in the safety and accessibility of the North East Passage in particular;

Auditing a fishery for the reward of an eco-label could be subcontracted by the Commission to the MSC and ASC or similar organisations who would apply the same standards, set by the EU, to fisheries within and out with the EU, thus achieving the level-playing field sought by the sector.

Now we heard from a Mr. Mike Forrest, and he told us he was a member of the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission for four years, and he was on the Fraser River panel of the Pacific Salmon Commission for some 13 years.

Having received advice from our negotiator as well as from Canada's Pacific salmon commissioners, I have instructed our negotiator, Yves Fortier, to advise his American counterpart that we will not be participating in the next round of negotiations and that progress cannot be made until the Americans are ready to implement an equity agreement.

In any event, Monsieur Roméo LeBlanc was the person who first got me involved in something official, and that was to appoint me to the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission, IPSFC, the commission that was previously there before the Pacific Salmon Commission that now exists.