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COMMISSION DECISION
of24April1985
onthemultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectofthefishingfleetsubmittedby
DenmarkpursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/83
(OnlytheDanishtextisauthentic)
(85/279/EEC)
Whereasitisplannedthattheimplementation ofthe
restructuringmeasuresshouldbeaccompanied bythe
introductionofapermanentsystemformonitoring
additionstothefleetandageneralizedsystemtoensure
thatbetteruseismadeofavailableresourceswitha
viewtoobtainingthebestpossibledistributionof
fishingeffort;
Whereastheprogrammemay,havingregardtothe
productionpotential,themeasuresfortheconservation
andmanagementoffishstocks,thedemandforthe
productsconcernedandtheguidelinesofthecommon
fisheriespolicy,constituteasuitableframeworkfor
projectswhichmayqualifyforfinancialsupportfrom
theCommunity ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecisionare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheStanding
CommitteefortheFishingIndustry,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/
83of4October1983onacommonmeasureforrestruc­
turing,modernizing anddevelopingthefishing
industryandfordevelopingaquaculture(•),andin
particularArticle5thereof,
WhereastheDanishGovernment forwardedon
30November1984amultiannualguidanceprogramme
inrespectofthefishingindustry,hereinaftercalled'the
programme';whereasitforwardedon20February
1985thelatestadditionalinformationconcerningthis
programme ;
Whereastheperiodofimplementation ofthe
programmecoversatleasttheproposeddurationofthe
commonmeasure,inaccordancewiththefirstpara­
graphofArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83;
Whereastheprogrammecontainstheinformation
referredtoinArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No
2908/83;
WhereasthevesselsthatmakeuptheDanishfishing
fleetarecharacterized byaconsiderabledegreeof
obsolescence ,inparticularwithregardtothedateof
hullconstruction ;whereas,inordertoensurethatthe
fishingfleetisrestructuredinarationalmanner,the
programmeprovidesforarenewal,withoutany
increaseintheoveralltonnageofthefleet,thatis
compatiblewiththemedium-term prospectsforthe
exploitationoffishstocks;whereassuchrenewalis
concernedwithimprovingworkingconditions,the
conditionsforprocessingandconservingcatchesand
theversatilityoffishingmethods;
Whereasspecialattentionshouldbepaidtofishingfor
humanconsumption ;
Whereastherenewalofobsoletevesselsmustbeaccom­
paniedbyawithdrawalofvesselswhosegrossregister
tonnageisequivalentoveralltothatofthenewlybuilt
vessels;HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Themultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectofthe
fishingfleetforwardedbytheDanishGovernment
on30November1984,aslastsupplemented on
20February1985,themainfeaturesofwhichareset
outinAnnexIhereto,isherebyapprovedsubjecttothe
provisionssetoutinAnnexIIhereto.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Denmark .
DoneatBrussels,24April1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(i)OJNoL290,22.10.1983,p.1.

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ANNEXI
MAINFEATURESOFTHEGUIDANCE PROGRAMME INRESPECTOFTHEFISHINGFLEET
DRAWNUPBYTHEDANISHGOVERNMENT WITHINTHEFRAMEWORK OFCOUNCIL
REGULATION (EEC)No2908/83
1.Purposeoftheprogramme
Restructuringofthefishingfleetbythereplacementofobsoletevesselsandthemodernizationof
vesselsalreadyinuse.
2.Delimitationoftheareaconcernedbytheprogramme
TheterritoryofDenmarkwiththeexclusionofGreenlandandtheFaroes.
3.Durationoftheprogramme
Theprogrammewillremaininforceuntil31December1987.
4.Objectiveoftheprogramme
Theobjectiveoftheprogrammeisto:
—stabilizethecapacityofthefleetinthemediumterm,accountbeingtakenofaslightincrease
inthestocksavailableforhumanconsumptionandofthestabilityofstocksavailablefor
industrialprocessing,
—improveworkingandsafetyconditionsonboard,
—improveon-boardconservationandprocessingofcatcheswithaviewtoimprovingcatch
qualityandtherebyachievinggreatereconomicefficiency ,
—encourageamorerationaluseoffuelbyvessels.
5.Thefollowingmeasuresareproposedtoattaintheseobjectives
5.1.Construction
—stabilizationoftheoverallcapacityofthefleetat120000grtasof31December1987,i.e.at
thesamelevelasof31December1984,
—monitoringofadditionstothefleet,whichmustbeoffsetbyanoverallwithdrawalofvessels
ofanequivalentcapacity,
—promotionofdefinitivewithdrawalfromfishingactivity,withoutreplacement,bytheapplica­
tionofasystemoflaying-uppremiumsinaccordancewithDirective83/515/EEC(')•
5.2.Modernization
Modernization aidwillberestrictedtovesselslessthan30yearsolduntil31December1985.
From1January1986,thislimitwillbereducedto25years.Forindustrialfishing,thisaidwillbe
restrictedtomeasuresaimedatimprovingthequalityofthecatches;amorerationaluseoffuel
andworkingandsafetyconditionsonboard.
6.Forecastinvestmentsrequiredtoattaintheobjectivesetoutinpoint4above
6.1.Forvesselconstruction(ingrt)
1985 1986 1987
Additionstothefleet 6500 5500 6000
Withdrawals fromthefleet 6500 5500 6000
—withoutStateaids 4500 5500 6000
—withStateaids 2000 — —
6.2.Forvesselmodernization
Itisplannedthatthenumberofvesselstobemodernizedintheperiodfrom1985to1987willbe
ofthesameorderasthenumbermodernizedinthepreviousthreeyears.
(')Article13(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83laysdownthatprojectsconcerningtheconstruction
offishingvesselsintendedforthereplacementofvesselshavingbenefitedfromaidsfordefinitive
reductionofcapacitywithintheframeworkofDirective83/515/EECareineligible.

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7.Investmentforecasts(millionECU)
Totalplannedinvestments :
—fortheconstructionofnewvessels1985to1987:200millionECU,
—formodernization :20millionECU.
Plannedannualnationalaidforconstructionandmodernization :
1985:3,9millionECU
1986:4,4millionECU
1987:4,4millionECUOfwhich0,7millionECUareforaquaculture
Thesefinancialfigures,aswellasthebreakdownbetweenthevariousmeasuresareindicative.
ANNEXII
FINALCONCLUSIONS
1.TheCommissionnotesthattheprogrammesubmittedbytheDanishGovernmentconstitutesan
initialattempt,followingtheadoptionofthecommonfisheriespolicy,torestructureinvestments
inthemediumtermwiththeaimofensuringsatisfactoryeconomicconditionsforthefishing
industryandofimprovingtheincomeofthoseemployedintheindustry.
Thecapacityobjectivefixedmust,however,beaccompaniedbyapermanentsystemofmanage­
mentofthecatchcapacityinrelationtothemanagementofstocks.Thissystem,whichshouldbe
installedassoonaspossible,shouldincludeacontinuousmonitoringofdevelopments inrespect
ofboththeconstructionofnewvesselsandthemodernization oftheexistingfleetandshouldpay
particularattentiontothebalancebetweenentriesintothefleetandwithdrawalsfromactivity.
ThenormsofapplicationmustbenotifiedtotheCommissionwithintheframeworkoftheannual
re-examination ofthisprogramme .
TheCommissionconsidersthatacontinuousmonitoringoftheeffectofboatmodernizations on
capacityshouldbesetupwithintheframeworkofthissystem.
Moreover,thedevelopmentoftheenginecapacityofthefleetshouldbemonitoredinorderto
avoid,asnecessary,allrisksofanuncontrolledincreaseinfishingeffort.
TheCommissionnotestheintentionoftheDanishauthoritiestoceaseprovidingStateaidto
finance,ontheonehand,theconstructionofnewvesselsforindustrialfishingand,ontheother,
themodernization ofvesselsthataremorethan30yearsolduntil31December1985.From
1January1986thisagelimitwillbereducedto25years.
2.TheCommissionconsidersthattheforecastsofinvestmentcontainedinthepresentprogramme
donotprejudicepossiblegrantsofaidfromtheCommunity .
3.TheCommissionconsidersthattheprogrammeforecastsandtheiractualimplementation should
formthesubjectofamoredetailedanalysiswithintheframeworkoftheannualreviewreferred
toinArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83,inthelightofdevelopments inthestructuraland
economicsituationoffishingundertakingsinDenmark.