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"B COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1587/98
of 17 July 1998
introducing a scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery
products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and the French departments of Guyana and
Réunion as a result of those regions’ remoteness
(OJ L 208, 24.7.1998, p. 1)
Corrected by:
"C1 Corrigendum, OJ L 190, 23.7.1999, p. 44 (1587/98/EC)
NB: This consolidated version contains references to the European unit of account and/or the ecu, which from 1 January 1999 should be
understood as references to the euro — Council Regulation (EEC) No 3308/80 (OJ L 345, 20.12.1980, p. 1) and Council Regulation(EC) No 1103/97 (OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1).1998R1587 — EN — 01.01.1998 — 000.001 — 1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1587/98
of 17 July 1998
introducing a scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in
the marketing of certain fishery products from the Azores, Madeira, the
Canary Islands and the French departments of Guyana and Réunion as a
result of those regions’ remoteness
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in
particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas a Declaration on the outermost regions of the Community is annexed
to the Treaty on European Union;
Whereas the difficulties facing the fishery industry of the European Union are
aggravated in particular by the cost of transporting fishery products tomarkets as a result of the remoteness and isolation of the outermost regions;
Whereas, as part of the Community’s policy to assist its outermost regions, by
Decisions 89/687/EEC (
4), 91/314/EEC (5) and 91/315/EEC (6) the Council
has set up programmes of options specific to the remote and insular nature ofthe French overseas departments (Poseidom), the Canary Islands (Poseican)and Madeira and the Azores (Poseima) respectively, which outline the
measures to be applied taking account of the special characteristics of and
constraints on those regions;
Whereas measures of the same type already undertaken have proved
successful;
Whereas the regions concerned are facing specific development problems and
in particular additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain products as a
result of their remoteness; whereas, with a view to maintaining thecompetitiveness of certain fishery products against similar products fromother Community regions, the Community introduced measures in 1992 and
1993 to compensate for such additional costs in the fisheries sector; whereas
those measures were followed up in 1994 and 1995 to 1997 by the adoption ofRegulations (EC) No 1503/94 (
7) and (EC) No 2337/95 (8); whereas the
arrangements to compensate for the additional costs incurred in processing
and marketing certain fishery products (tuna and demersal species in theAzores; tuna, black scabbard-fish and mackerel in Madeira; tuna, sardines,mackerel, aquaculture products, cephalopods, sole and seabream in the
Canary Islands; shrimps in Guyana; tuna and swordfish in Réunion) should
be continued from 1998 and provision must accordingly be made for themeasures to be extended;
Whereas non-industrial and inshore fishing is important from the social and
economic viewpoints in the outermost regions of the European Union;
Whereas fishing efforts must be rationalised for the sake of sound
management of stocks and in particular in view of the research of a high
technical standard conducted in this area by various scientific institutions inthe outermost regions;
Whereas it is essential to respect the Community rules on the conservation
and management of stocks in those regions, and in particular, in the case of
the French department of Guyana, the rule prohibiting fishing for shrimp at adepth of less than 30 metres, and to provide for the adjustment, wherenecessary, of the amounts set for the various species in the light of their
marketing conditions and characteristics,!B
(1) OJ C 292, 26. 9. 1997, p. 5 and OJ C 125, 23. 4. 1998, p. 18.
(2) OJ C 34, 2. 2. 1998.
(3) OJ C 73, 9. 3. 1998, p. 46.
(4) OJ L 399, 30. 12. 1989, p. 39.
(5) OJ L 171, 29. 6. 1991, p. 5.
(6) OJ L 171, 29. 6. 1991, p. 10.
(7) OJ L 162, 30. 6. 1994, p. 8.
(8) OJ L 236, 5. 10. 1995, p. 2.1998R1587 — EN — 01.01.1998 — 000.001 — 2
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
A scheme is hereby introduced to compensate for the additional costs of
marketing certain fisheries products from the Azores, Madeira, the CanaryIslands and the French Overseas Departments of Guyana and Réunion as a
result of the remoteness of those regions. The species concerned are listed in
the Annex.
Article 2
1. In the case of the Azores, the scheme provided for in Article 1 shall entail
payment of the following amounts:
(a) ECU 177 per tonne of tuna for up to 10 000 tonnes a year delivered to the
local canning industry;
(b) ECU 455 per tonne of demersal species for up to 3 500 tonnes a year.
2. In the case of Madeira, the scheme provided for in Article 1 shall entail
payment of the following amounts:
(a) ECU 184 per tonne of tuna for up to 5 000 tonnes a year delivered to the
local canning industry;
(b) ECU 242 per tonne of black scabbard-fish for up to 1 800 tonnes a year;
(c) ECU 116 per tonne of mackerel for up to 2 000 tonnes a year delivered to
the local canning industry.
3. In the case of the Canary Islands, the scheme provided for in Article 1
shall entail payment of the following amounts:
(a) ECU 152 per tonne of tuna for marketing fresh for up to 11320 tonnes a
year;
(b) ECU 56 per tonne of frozen tuna for up to 1 000 tonnes a year;
(c) ECU 56 per tonne of sardines and mackerel for freezing for up to 4 000
tonnes a year;
(d) ECU 105 per tonne of sardines and mackerel for processing for up to
12 100 tonnes a year;
(e) ECU 563 per tonne of aquaculture products for up to 1 300 tonnes a year;
(f) ECU 110 per tonne of cephalopods, sole and seabream for up to 25 000
tonnes a year.
4. In the case of Guyana, the scheme provided for in Article 1 shall entail
payment of ECU 1 102 per tonne of shrimps for up to 4200 tonnes a year.
5. In the case of Réunion, the scheme provided for in Article 1 shall entail
payment of ECU 1 000 per tonne of tuna and swordfish freshly marketed forup to 1 000 tonnes a year.
6. The Commission may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 4, adjust the amounts set for the various species in the light of their
marketing conditions and characteristics, within the overall financial
provisions set out in each of paragraphs 1 to 5.
Article 3
The recipients of the compensation provided for herein shall be the producers,
the owners of vessels registered in the ports of the regions mentioned in
Article 1 and operating therein or associations thereof, and the processors,
who incur the additional costs of marketing the products concerned as a resultof the remoteness of those regions.!B1998R1587 — EN — 01.01.1998 — 000.001 — 3
Article 4
Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 32 of Council Regulation
(EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organisation of the
market in fishery and aquaculture products (1).
Article 5
The measures provided for in this Regulation shall constitute intervention
intended to stabilise the agricultural markets within the meaning of Article 3of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of
the common agricultural policy (
2). They shall be financed by the Guarantee
Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund(EAGGF).
Article 6
By 1 June 2001 the Commission shall submit a report to the European
Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and theCommittee of the Regions on the implementation of the measures provided
for herein, together, where appropriate, with proposals necessary to achieve
the objectives set out in Article 1.
Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from 1 January 1998 to 31 December 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
Member States.!B
(1) OJ L 388, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
3318/94 (OJ L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 15).
(2) OJ L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1287/95 (OJ L 125, 8. 6. 1995, p. 1).1998R1587 — EN — 01.01.1998 — 000.001 — 4
ANNEX
I.AZORES
Sparidae
Dorade — Spidstandet blankesten — Meerbrassen — Sea bream — Besugo —
Pikkupagelli — Λιθρίνι— Rovello — Zeebrasem — Goraz e peixão — Havsruda
Species: Pagellus Bogaraveo
Berycidae
Béryx — Beryider — Schleimköpfe — Red bream — Palometa roja — Limpää —
Μπέρυ/ksi— Berice rosso — Slijmkop — Imperador e alfonsim — Berysxfisk
Species: Berycidae ,Beryd decadactylus ,Beryx splendens
Scorpaenidae
Sébaste chèvre — Båkæft — Blaumaul — Bluemouth — Gallineta — Sinisuusimp-
pu —Σκ/omikronρπι/omikronµάνα— Scorfano di fondale — Bauwkeeltje — Boca negra — Blåkäft
Species: Helicolenus dactylopterus dactylopterus
Serranidae
Cernier commun — Vragfisk — Wrackbarsch — Stone bass — Cherna — Hylk-
yahven —Βλα/khi/omikronς— Cernia di fondale — Atlantische wrakbaars — Cherne —
Vrakfisk
Species: Polyprion americanus
Trichiuridae
Sabre argenté — Strømpebåndsfisk — Degenfisch — Silver scabbardfish — Sable —
Hopealhuotrakala — Σπαθ/omikronacuteψαρ/omikron/omikronασηµ/omikronacuteψαρ/omikron— Pesce sciabola — Zilveren haar-
tstaart — Peixe-espada branco — Strumpebandsfisk
Species: Lepidopus caudatus
Thunnidae
Thon — Tunfisk — Thunfisch — Tuna — Atún — Tonnikala — Τ/omikronacuteν/omikronς— Tonno —
Tonijn — Tunídeos — Tonfisk
Species: Thunnus alalkunga ,Thunnus albacares ,Thunnus thynnus ,Thunnus obesus ,
Katsuwonus pelamis
II. MADEIRA
Trichiuridae
Sabre — Sort sabelfisk — Kurzflossen — Black scabbardfish — Sable negro —
Huotrakala — Σπαθ/omikronacuteψαρ/omikron— Pesce sciabola nero — Zwarte haarstaartvis — Peixe-
espada preto — Hårstjärt
Species: Aphanopus carbo
Scombridae
Maquereau — Spansk makrel — Makrele — Mackerel — Caballa — Makrilli —
Σκ/omikronυµπρί— Sgombro — Makreel — Cavala — Makrill
Species: Scomber japonicus!B
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Thunnidae
Thon — Tunfisk — Thunfisch — Tuna — Atún — Tonnikala — Τ/omikronacuteν/omikronς— Tonno —
Tonijn — Tunídeos — Tonfisk
Species: Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus obesus,
Katsuwonus pelamis
III. CANARY ISLANDS
Thunnidae
Thon — Tunfisk — Thunfisch — Tuna — Atún — Tonnikala — Τ/omikronacuteν/omikronς— Tonno —
Tonijn — Tunídeos — Tonfisk
Species: Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus obesus,
Katsuwonus pelamis
Clupeidae
Sardine — Sardin — Sardine — Pilchard — Sardina — Sardiini — Σαρδέλα—
Sardina — Sardien — Sardinha — Sardin
Species: Sardina pilchardus
Soleidae
Sole — Tunge — Gemeine Seezunge — Sole — Lenguado — Kielikampela —
Γλώσσα— Sogliola — Tong — Linguado — Tunga
Species: Solea vulgaris, Dicologoglossa cuneata
Sparidae
Dorade — Guldbrasen — Goldbrasse — Gilt-head seabream — Dorada — Pilkkupa-
gelli —Λιθρίνι— Pagro — Goudbrasem — Dourada — Havsruda
Species: Sparus aurata
Moronidae
Bar — Almindelig bars — Wolfsbarsch — European seabass — Lubina — Meribas-
si —Λα/betatwoράκι— Spigola — Zeebaars — Robalo — Havsabborre
Species: Dicentrarchus labrax
Loliginidae
Calamar — Tiarmet blæksprutte — Kalmar — Squid — Calamar — Kalmari —
Καλαµάρι— Calamaro — Pijlinktvis — Lula — Kalmar
Species: Loligo vulgaris
Octopodidae
Poulpe — En art ottearmet blæksprutte — Krake — Octopus — Pulpo — Meritur-
sas —/Khiταπ/omikronacuteδι— Polpo — Achtarm — Polvo — Åttaarmad bläckfisk
Species: Octopus vulgaris
Sepiidae
Seiche — Sepiablæksprutte — Tintenfisch — Cuttlefish — Sepia — Seepia —
Σ/omikronυπιά— Seppia — Inktvis — Choco — Tioarmad bläckfisk
Species: Sepia officinalis, Sepia bertheloti
Ommastrephidae
Calamar — En art tiarmet blæksprutte — Pfeilkalmar — Flying squid — Pota —
Kalmari —Καλαµάρι— Totano — Grote pijlinktvis — Pota europeia — Bläckfisk
Species: Todarodes sagittarus!B1998R1587 — EN — 01.01.1998 — 000.001 — 6
Sparidae
Denté — Tandbrasen — Zahnbrasse — Dentex — Dentón — Hammasahven —
Συναγρίδα— Dentice — Tandbrasem — Capatão legítimo — Tandbraxen
Species: Dentex spp.
Scombridae
Maquereau — Almindelig makrel — Makrele — Mackerel — Caballa — Makrilli —
Σκ/omikronυµπρί— Sgombro — Makreel — Sarda — Makrill
Species: Scomber spp.
Bothidae
Turbot — Pighvar — Steinbutt — Turbot — Rodaballo — Piikkikampela —
Καλκάνι— Rombo — Tarbot — Pregado — Piggvar
Species: Psetta maxima
IV . LA RÉUNION
Thunnidae
Thon — Tongol tun — Thunfisch — Tuna — Atún — Tonnikala — Τ/omikronacuteν/omikronς —
Tonno — Tonggoltonijn — Atum tongol — Tonfisk
Species: Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus maccoyii
Xyphiidae
Espadon — Sværdfisk — Schwertfisch — Swordfish — Pez espada — Miekkakala —
/Ksiιφίας— Pesce spada — Zwaardvis — Espadarte — Svärdfisk
Species: Xiphias gladius
V. GUYANA
Aristeidae
Crevette — En art reje — Atlantische Rote Riesengarnele — Scarlet Shrimp —
Carabinero — Katkarapu — Γαρίδα— Gambero rosso — Rode reuzengarnaal —
Carabineiro cardeal — Räkor
Species: Plesiopenaeus edwardsianus
Penaeidae
Crevette — En art reje — Atlantische Rote Riesengarnele — Prawn — Langostino —
Katkarapu — Γαρίδα— Gambero — Rode reuzengarnaal — Carabineiro cardeal —
Räkor
Species: Solenocera acuminata, Penaeus subtilis, Penaeus brasiliensis!B1998R1587 — EN — 01.01.1998 — 000.001 — 7