NoL157/4 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.6.85
COMMISSION DECISION
of24April1985
onthemultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectofaquaculturesubmittedbythe
FederalRepublicofGermanypursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/83
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(85/278/EEC)
viewofthedifficultsituationontheCommunityfor
theseproducts;
Whereastheprogrammemay,havingregardtoproduc­
tionpotential,thedemandfortheproductsconcerned
andtheguidelinesofthecommonfisheriespolicy,
constituteasuitableframeworkforprojectswhichmay
qualifyforfinancialsupportfromtheCommunity
exceptforthepartrelatingtotroutandcarprearedin
freshwater;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecisionare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheStanding
CommitteefortheFishingIndustry,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/
83of4October1983onacommonmeasureforrestruc­
turing,modernizinganddevelopingthefishing
industryandfordevelopingaquaculture(!),andin
particularArticle5thereof,
Whereason15June1984theGermanGovernment
forwardedamultiannualguidanceprogrammein
respectofaquaculture,hereinafterreferredtoas'the
programme';whereason29November1984it
forwardedthelatestadditionalinformationconcerning
theprogramme ;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstparagraphof
Article3ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83,thetime
requiredfortheexecutionoftheprogrammecoversat
leasttheproposeddurationofthecommonmeasure;
Whereastheprogrammecontainstheinformation
referredtoinArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/
83;
WhereasafeatureofaquacultureinGermanyisthe
veryslightdevelopmentoffishfarminginseawaters;
whereasalmostallfishfarminginGermanyiscarried
outinfreshwaterandmainlyinvolvestherearingof
troutandcarp;
Whereastheprogrammeproposeschieflytorationalize
anddeveloptroutandcarprearingand,toalesser
extent,toincreasefreshwaterproductionofother
species;whereastheprogrammeproposeschieflyto
rationalizeanddeveloptroutandcarprearingand,toa
lesserextent,toincreasefreshwaterproductionofother
species;whereastheCommissioncannotapprovethat
partoftheprogrammerelatingtotroutandcarpinHASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Themultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectof
aquacultureforwardedbytheGermanGovernmenton
15June1984,aslastsupplemented on29November
1984,themainfeaturesofwhicharesetoutinAnnexI
hereto,isherebyapprovedsubjecttotheprovisionsset
outinAnnexIIhereto.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany.
DoneatBrussels,24April1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL290,22.10.1983,p.1.

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ANNEXI
MAINFEATURESOFTHEMULTIANNUAL GUIDANCE PROGRAMME INRESPECTOF
AQUACULTURE DRAWNUPBYTHEGOVERNMENT OFTHEFEDERALREPUBLICOF
GERMANYWITHINTHEFRAMEWORK OFCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2908/83
1.Objectiveoftheprogramme
Developmentofthefreshwateraquaculture,takingintoaccountthesuitabilityofspeciesfor
cultureinGermany,rearingtechniques,commercialviabilityandmarketprospects.
2.Duration
Theprogrammewillcoverathree-yearperiodfromthebeginningof1983untiltheendof
1985.
3.Areasconcerned
ThewholeoftheFederalRepublicofGermany.
4.Developmentpolicy
Futureactivitywillbeconcentratedonspeciesforwhichprovenrearingtechnologyexists.
Amongthesespeciesthemostimportantare:
(a)trout;
(b)carp;
(c)eels.
5.Productiontargets
Theproductiontargetstobeachievedbytheendoftheprogrammein1985arestabilizationof
currentproductionoftroutandcarpandasignificantincreaseinotherproducts,inparticular
eels.
6.Investmentrequirement
Investmentsofabout13,3millionECUarerequiredduringtheperiodcoveredbythe
programme .
ANNEXII
FINALCONCLUSIONS
1.TheCommissionnotesthattheprogrammesubmittedbytheGovernmentoftheFederal
RepublicofGermanyasaframeworkforfutureCommunityandnationalfinancingschemes
constitutesainitialmeasuretoguideinvestmentsinaquaculture .However,inviewofthesitua­
tionontheCommunitymarketfortroutandcarprearedexclusivelyinfreshwater,andpending
thefindingsofamoredetailedstudyoftheforeseeabledevelopmentofthismarket,theCommis­
sioncannotapprovethepartoftheprogrammerelatingtotheseproducts.
2.TheCommissionpointsoutthattheinvestmentrequirementcontainedintheprogrammedoes
notimplyanycommitmentasregardsfinancialsupportfromtheCommunity .
3.TheCommissionconsidersthattheprogrammetargetsandtheirattainmentshouldformthe
subjectofamoredetailedanalysiswithintheframeworkoftheannualreviewreferredtoin
Article6oftheRegulation(EEC)No2908/83inthelightofdevelopments inthestructuraland
economicsituationoffishfarmsinGermany.