Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a multiannual recovery plan for Bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean repealing Regulation (EC) No 302/2009’

(COM(2015) 180 final — 2015/0096 COD)

(2015/C 383/15)

On 30 April 2015 the European Parliament and on 7 May 2015 the Council decided to consult the European Economic and Social Committee, under Article 43(2) of the TFEU, on the

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a multiannual recovery plan for Bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean repealing Regulation (EC) No 302/2009

(COM(2015) 180 final — 2015/0096 COD).

Since the Committee endorses the content of the proposal and feels that it requires no comment on its part, it decided, at its 509th plenary session of 1 and 2 July 2015 (meeting of 1 July), to issue an opinion endorsing the proposed text.