The committee deleted the articles referring to the closure of fisheries by the Commission, the possibility of reducing a Member State's quotas on the Commission's initiative, and to the refusal of quota exchanges, arguing that these measures would mean that the Commission could unilaterally alter the relative stability among the Member States.
Deputāti argumentēja, ka tas varētu ietekmēt flotes vai pat dalībvalstis, kurām var nebūt nekāda sakara ar pārkāpumiem, kā arī kvotu līdzsvaru starp dalībvalstīm.