G/SCM/N/253/EU/Add.16/Suppl.1  
 
24 October 2014  
(14-6173)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  Original: English  
 
 SUBSIDIES 
NEW AND FULL NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XVI:1 OF 
THE GATT 1994 AND ARTICLE 25 OF THE AGREEMENT ON 
SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES 
EUROPEAN UNION 
Supplement 
The following Supplement to the Addendum1 to the notification of the European Union relates to 
the Fisheries subsidy programmes of Lithuania . 
 
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 1. Title of the measure 
 European Fisheries Fund (EFF).  
2. Period covered by the notification 
 
2007-2013.  
3. Policy objectives and/or programme objectives 
 
The EFF, the successor of the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG), exists to grant 
financial support to the EU's fisheries sector during the period 2007-2013 to help it adapt to 
changes required in the sector.  
To achieve these objectives the EFF targets the following priority areas (axis): 
 Axis 1 Adjustment of the fleet: aid for permanent and/or temporary ceasing of fishing activities, on-board safety and working improvements, more selective gear, small-scale coastal fisheries, 
socio-economic measures including early retirement and retraining. 
 Axis 2 Aquaculture, processing and marketing, inland fishing: diversification into new aquaculture 
species, environmentally-friendly aquaculture,  implementation of animal health measures, 
processing and marketing of fisheries and aquaculture products, support for inland fishing vessels of less than 12 metres not using towed gear.  
 
Axis 3 Measures of common interest: protection and development of aquatic fauna and flora, improve services offered by fishing ports, shelte rs and landing sites, promotion of partnerships 
between scientists and professionals in the fish ing sector, development of new marketing and 
promotional campaigns, pilot projects, reassignment of fishing vessels for uses outside the 
fisheries sector.  
                                               
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  Axis 4 Sustainable development of fisheries areas: restructuring and diversification of economic 
activities, promotion of sea food, provision of small infrastructure (e.g. for tourism), restoration of production damaged by disasters, promotion in ter-regional and trans-national cooperation, 
capacity building to prepare local development stra tegies, protection of natural and architectural 
heritage.  
 Axis 5 Technical assistance: studies, reports, information activities and other actions relating to 
the implementation of the above measures. 
 EFF AND NATIONAL FUNDING GRANTED AMOUNTS (TOTALS FOR THE PERIOD 2007-2013), BROKEN DOWN BY PRIORITY AXIS (IN EUROS) 
 
PRIORITY AXIS NO. TOTAL PUBLIC 
FUNDING EFF FUNDING NATIONAL FUNDING 
AXIS 1  1,659,173 1,410,297 248,876 
AXIS 2 11,891,701 8,918,776  2,972,925  
AXIS 3 3,739,447 2,804,585  934,862  
AXIS 4 2,584,866 1,938,649 646,217 
AXIS 5 1,031,721 773,791 257,930 
TOTAL 20,906,908  15,846,098  5,060,810  
 
4.  Type of aid 
 Aid for the restructuring of fishing fleets, aquacu lture, processing and marketing circuits, port 
facilities, selective fishing methods, financing of local strategies in support of the sustainable 
development of fisheries areas, and socio-economic measures.  
 5. To whom and how the subsidy is provided 
 Ship-owners, enterprises, producer organizati ons, public and private bodies, professional 
organizations, cooperatives, fishermen.   
Aid is normally in the form of grants. 
 6. Total budget of the programme 
 Total budget for 2007 – 2013 for Lithuania together with national funding 72.28 billion EUR; EFF funding 54 billion EUR.  
 
7. Duration of the programme 
 2007 - 2013. 
 
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