15.6.85 NoL157/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION DECISION
of24April1985
onthemultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectofaquaculturesubmittedbyGreece
pursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/83
(OnlytheGreektextisauthentic)
(85/284/EEC)
raisedexclusivelyinfreshwaterandofcarp;whereas
theCommissioncannotapprovethisaspectofthepro­
grammeinviewofthedifficultsituationonthemarket
fortheseproductsattheCommunitylevel;
Whereastheprogrammemay,havingregardtoproduc­
tionpotential,thedemandfortheproductsconcerned
andtheguidelinesofthecommonfisheriespolicy,con­
stituteasuitableframeworkforprojectswhichmay
qualifyforfinancialsupportfromtheCommunity ,ex­
ceptforthepartrelatingtotroutandcarprearedin
freshwater;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecisionare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheStandingCom­
mitteefortheFishingIndustry,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/
83of4October1983onacommonmeasureforrestruc­
turing,modernizinganddevelopingthefishing
industryandfordevelopingaquaculture(•)andinpar­
ticularArticle5thereof,
Whereason12December1984theGreekGovernment
forwardedamultiannualguidanceprogrammein
respectofaquaculture,hereinafterreferredtoas'the
programme';whereason11February1985itfor­
wardedthelatestadditionalinformationconcerning
theprogramme ;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstparagraphof
Article3ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83,thetime
requiredfortheexecutionoftheprogrammecoversat
leasttheproposeddurationofthecommonmeasure;
Whereastheprogrammecontainstheinformation
referredtoinArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No
2908/83;
Whereasthereisagreatdevelopmentpotentialfor
aquacultureinGreece,inparticularinthemanylagoon
areas,andwhereaslow-andhigh-technology aquacul­
turalmethodshaverecentlybeenintroduced ;
Whereastheprogrammeproposestoencouragethecul­
tureoffish,crustaceansandmolluscsinsaltandbrack­
ishwater,inparticularbyestablishinghatcheries,con­
structinginfrastructures inlagoonsandencouraging
theestablishmentofintensiveaquacultureunits,both
incoastalwatersandinland;
Whereastheprogrammealsoproposestoencourage
significantdevelopmentoftheproductionoftroutArticle1
Themultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectof
aquacultureforwardedbytheGreekGovernmenton
12December1984,aslastsupplemented on11Febru­
ary1985,themainfeaturesofwhicharesetoutin
AnnexIhereto,isherebyapprovedsubjecttothepro­
visionssetoutinAnnexIIhereto.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheHellenicRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,24April1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(i)OJNoL290,22.10.1983,p.1.

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ANNEXI
MAINFEATURES OFTHEMULTIANNUALGUIDANCE PROGRAMME INRESPECTOF
AQUACULTURE DRAWNUPBYTHEGREEKGOVERNMENT WITHINTHEFRAMEWORK OF
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2908/83)
1.Objectiveoftheprogramme
Developmentofaquaculture ,takingintoaccountthesuitabilityofspeciesforcultureinthe
UnitedKingdom,rearingtechniques,commercialviabilityandmarketprospects.
2.Duration
Theprogrammecoversaperiodoffiveyears,beginningin1984andendingin1988.
3.Areasconcerned
ThewholeofGreeceandalltheislands.
4.Prioritiesanddevelopmentpolicy
Futureactivitywillbeconcentratedonspecieswithgoodmarketprospectsandwithwell­
establishedrearingtechnology .Amongthesespeciesthemostimportantare:
—oysters,
—mussels,
—lagoonfishspecies.
5.Presentoutputandproductiontargets
(tonnes)
Present 1988
Oysters 1500to3000 4000
Mussels 2000 4000
Lagoonfish 2500to3500 5000
Others 2500to3500 4000
6.Investmentrequirement
Toachievetheseproductiontargetsaninvestmentofabout175millionECUwouldbenecessary
duringtheperiodcoveredbytheprogramme .
Nationalaidtobeallocatedtotheseinvestmentsmaybeestimatedat38,8millionECU.

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ANNEXII
FINALCONCLUSIONS
1.TheCommissionconsidersthattheprogrammesubmittedbytheGreekGovernmentasaframe­
workforfutureCommunityandnationalfinancingschemesconstitutesaninitialmeasureto
guideinvestmentsinaquacultureinGreece;itagreeswiththeGreekauthorities'analysisofthe
developmentpotential,inparticularinthelagoonareas.However,theCommissionnotesthat
aquacultureisarecentdevelopmentinGreeceandconsidersthattheprogrammeishighlyambi­
tiousinrespectoftheraisingofsomespecies.Thisistrueinparticularasregardshigh-technology
fishfarmingandtheestablishmentofmanyhatcheriesformarinefishandcrustaceans(lob­
sters).
TheCommissionthereforehopesthattheGreekauthoritieswillexercisethegreatestcautionin
thetechnicalandeconomicassessmentofinvestmentprojects,someofwhichcouldentailexces­
sivelyhighrisksoflongtermunprofitability evenwhenaccountistakenoftheirstatusaspilot
projects.Asfarastherearingoftroutandcarpinfreshwaterisconcerned,takingaccountofthe
existingsituationattheCommunitylevelconcerningthemarketfortheseproductsandinthe
expectationoftheresultofanin-depthanalysisofthefeasibledevelopmentofthemarket,the
Commissioncannotapprovethatpartoftheprogramme .
2.TheCommissionpointsoutthattheinvestmentrequirementcontainedintheprogrammedoes
notimplyanycommitmentasregardsfinancialsupportfromtheCommunity .
3.TheCommissionconsidersthattheprogrammetargetsandtheirattainmentshouldformthe
subjectofamoredetailedanalysiswithintheframeworkoftheannualreviewreferredtoin
Article6(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83.Furthermore ,itreservestheright,intheframe­
workoftheannualreviews,havingregardtotheremarksin1,toreconsiderthisDecisionatthe
endof1986inthelightoftechnicalandeconomicdevelopments inaquacultureinGreeceandof
theresultsobtainedduringthefirsttwoyearsofimplementation oftheprogramme .