NoL157/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.6.85
COMMISSION DECISION
of24April1985
onthemultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectofaquaculturesubmittedbyIreland
pursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/83
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(85/286/EEC)
whereastheCommissioncannotapprovethisaspectof
theprogrammeinviewofthedifficultsituationonthe
marketfortheseproductsattheCommunitylevel;
Whereastheprogrammemay,havingregardtoproduc­
tionpotential,thedemandfortheproductsconcerned
andtheguidelinesofthecommonfisheriespolicy,
constituteasuitableframeworkforprojectswhichmay
qualifyforfinancialsupportfromtheCommunity ;
exceptforthatpartrelatingtotroutrearedinfresh
water;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecisionare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheStanding
CommitteefortheFishingIndustry,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/
83of4October1983onacommonmeasureforrestruc­
turing,modernizing anddevelopingthefishing
industryandfordevelopingaquaculture(•)andin
particularArticle5thereof,
Whereason5March1985theIrishGovernment
forwardedamultiannualguidanceprogrammein
respectofaquaculture,hereinafterreferredtoas'the
programme';
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstparagraphof
Article3ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83,thetime
requiredfortheexecutionoftheprogrammecoversat
leasttheproposeddurationofthecommonmeasure;
Whereastheprogrammecontainstheinformation
referredtoinArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/
83;
WhereasafeatureofaquacultureinIrelandisthe
recentdevelopmentofsalmonidcultureinsaltwaters;
whereas,inadditionshellfishfarmingoffersundoubted
potential,partlyexploitedatpresent;
Whereastheprogrammeproposes,inparticular,to
continuethedevelopmentofsalmonidculturetoensure
increasedproductionofcultivatedshellfish,inpartic­
ularmussels;
Whereastheprogrammealsoproposestoencourage
somedevelopments offreshwatertroutproduction ;Article1
Themultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectof
aquacultureforwardedbytheIrishGovernmenton
5March1985,themainfeaturesofwhicharesetoutin
AnnexIhereto,isherebyapprovedsubjecttothe
provisionssetoutinAnnexIIhereto.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtoIreland.
DoneatBrussels,24May1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL290,22.10.1983,p.1.

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ANNEXI
MAINFEATURES OFTHEMULTIANNUAL GUIDANCE PROGRAMME INRESPECTOF
AQUACULTURE DRAWNUPBYTHEIRISHGOVERNMENT WITHINTHEFRAMEWORK OF
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)NO2908/83
1.Objectiveoftheprogramme
Developmentofaquaculture,takingintoaccountthesuitabilityofspeciesforcultureinIreland,
rearingtechniques,commercialviabilityandmarketprospects.
2.Duration
Theprogrammewillcoverthethreeyearsfromthebeginningof1985untiltheendof1987.
3.Areasconcerned
ThewholeofIrelandincludingcoastalwatersandoffshoreislands.
4.Prioritiesanddevelopmentpolicy
Futureactivitywillbeconcentratedonspecieswithgoodmarketprospectsandwithwell­
establishedrearingtechnology .Amongthesespeciesthemostimportantare:
—salmon,
—oysters,
—mussels,
—troutrearedinseawater.
5.Presentoutputandproductiontargets
(tonnes)
Present 1988
Salmon 239 1500
Oysters 412 1500
Mussels 6830 16500
Troutrearedinseawater 191 500
6.Investmentrequirement
Toachievetheseproductiontargetsaninvestmentofabout9,8millionECUwouldbenecessary
duringtheperiodcoveredbytheprogramme .
Nationalaidtobeallocatedtotheseinvestmentsmaybeestimatedat2,4millionECU.

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ANNEXII
FINALCONCLUSIONS
1.TheCommissionnotesthattheprogrammesubmittedbytheIrishGovernmentasaframework
forfutureCommunityandnationalfinancingschemesconstitutesaninitalmeasuretoguide
investmentsinaquacultureinIreland;itagreeswiththeIrishauthorities'analysisofthedevelop­
mentpotential.
2.Asfarastherearingoftroutinfreshwaterisconcerned,takingaccountoftheexistingsituation
attheCommunitylevelconcerningthemarketfortheseproductsandintheexpectationofthe
resultofanin-depthanalysisofthefeasibledevelopmentofthemarket,theCommissioncannot
approvethatpartoftheprogramme .
3.TheCommissionpointsoutthattheinvestmentrequirementcontainedintheprogrammedoes
notimplyanycommitmentasregardsfinancialsupportfromtheCommunity .
4.TheCommissionconsidersthattheprogrammetargetsandtheirattainmentshouldformthe
subjectofamoredetailedanalysiswithintheframeworkoftheannualreviewreferredtoin
Article6(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83inthelightofdevelopments inthestructuraland
economicsituationoffishfarmsinIreland.