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COMMISSION DECISION
of24April1985
onthemultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectofthefishingfleetsubmittedbythe
UnitedKingdomGovernmentpursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/83
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(85/291/EEC)
Whereas,forthepurposesoftherestructuringofthe
fleet,asystemoflicenceswasintroducedinFebruary
1984wherebyadditionstothefleetand,consequently ,
thefishingeffortcanbecontrolled;
Whereastheprogrammemay,havingregardtoproduc­
tionpotential,themeasuresfortheconservationand
management offishstocks,thedemandforthe
productsconcernedandtheguidelinesofthecommon
fisheriespolicy,constituteasuitableframeworkfor
projectswhichmayqualifyforfinancialsupportfrom
theCommunity ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecisionare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheStanding
CommitteefortheFishingIndustry,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Themultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectofthe
fishingfleetforwardedbytheUnitedKingdom
Governmenton8October1984,aslastsupplemented
on19February1985,themainfeaturesofwhichareset
outinAnnexIhereto,isherebyapprovedsubjecttothe
provisionssetoutinAnnexIIhereto.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheUnitedKingdom.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/
83of4October1983onacommonmeasureforrestruc­
turing,modernizing anddevelopingthefishing
industryandfordevelopingaquaculture('),andin
particularArticle5thereof,
Whereason8October1984theUnitedKingdom
Government forwardedamultiannual guidance
programmeinrespectofthefishingindustry,here­
inafterreferredtoas'theprogramme';
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstparagraphof
Article3ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83,thetime
requiredfortheexecutionoftheprogrammecoversat
leasttheproposeddurationofthecommonmeasure;
Whereastheprogrammecontainstheinformation
referredtoinArticle4oftheRegulation ;
WhereastheUnitedKingdomfleetconsists,toalarge
extent,ofdeep-seavesselswhoseexploitationpotential
issteadilyfallingowingtochangesintheinternational
context;whereas,toensuretherationalrestructuringof
thiscategoryofvessels,theprogrammeprovidesfora
substantialreductioninproductioncapacity;whereas
thismeasurewillbefinancedbymeansoffinalcessa­
tionpremiums;
Whereastheprogrammealsoprovidesforrenewalof
theinshorefishingfleet;whereasthemajorityof
inshorefishingvesselsaremorethan20yearsold;
whereasrenewalisaimedchieflyatthemodernization
ofexistingvesselsandthereplacementofvesselsina
conditionwarrantingtheirwithdrawal ;DoneatBrussels,24April1985
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(!)OJNoL290,22.10.1983,p.1.

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ANNEXI
MAINFEATURES OFTHEMULTIANNUALGUIDANCE PROGRAMME INRESPECTOFTHE
FISHINGFLEETDRAWNUPBYTHEUNITEDKINGDOM GOVERNMENT WITHINTHE
FRAMEWORK OFCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2908/83
1.Purposeoftheprogramme
Restructuringofthefishingfleetbytheadaptationandpartialmodernization ofthedeep-sea
fleetandthemodernization andrenewaloftheinshorefleet.
2.Areasconcerned
TheentireterritoryoftheUnitedKingdom.
3.Duration
Theprogrammeisvalidfrom1January1984to31December1986.
4.Objectiveoftheprogramme
Theprogrammeaimsatthemodernization andpartialrenewalofthefishingfleet,about50%of
which(intermsofnumbersasregardsvesselslongerthan12meters)ismorethan20yearsold
andwhichisnotoptimallydistributedamongthevarioustypesoffishingtotheextentthatthe
deep-seafleethastobereducedfurtherandtheinshorefleethastoberenewedandmodernized
withoutanysignificantincreaseintheactualcapacity.
5.Thefollowingmeasuresareproposedtoattainthisobjective
5.1.Construction
—reductionoftheoverallcapacityofthedeep-seafleettoarriveatatonnageofapproximately
38000grtat31December1986andslightexpansionsoftheinshorefleettoarriveatatonnage
ofaround109000grtatthesamedate,
—encouragement ofpermanentwithdrawalfromfishing,withoutreplacementinaccordance
withDirective83/515/EEC,
—controloffishingactivityincertainwatersandinrespectofcertainstockssoastoavoidthe
riskofoverfishing .
5.2Modernization
Encouragement ofthemodernization ofinshoreandmiddlewaterfishingvesselsgiventhedegree
ofobsolescencefoundinthesecategories .
6.Investmentsforecasts
6.1Forvesselconstruction(numberandgrt)
UnitedKingdomfishingfleetITotal
Number grt
FleetadditionsI
Deepsea 16 1120
Inshore 164 4286
Total 180 5406
Fleetwithdrawalsl
Deep-sea 69 34997
Inshore 83 3320
Total 152 38317

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6.2Constructions byregion\ EnglandandWales Scotland NorthernIreland
Number grt Number grt Number grt
Total 87 1840 77 3146 16 420
6.3Withdrawalsbyregionl EnglandandWales Scotland NorthernIreland
Number grt Number grt Number grt
Total 100 33285 37 3792 15 1240
7.Investmentforecasts(millionECU)
Totalinvestmentsanticipatedforthenewvesselconstructions 1984to1986:65millionECU.
Thesefinancialdataareindicative .
ANNEXII
CONCLUSIONS
1.TheCommissionconsidersthattheprogrammesubmittedbytheUnitedKingdomGovernment
asaframeworkforfutureCommunityornationalfinancingschemes,constitutesaninitial
measure,followingtheadoptionofthecommonfisheriespolicy,torestructuretheactivitiesof
theUnitedKingdomfleetinamannerwhichwillensuretheappropriatedevelopmentofthefleet
inlinewithactualcatchpossibilitiesandwillleadtoanimprovement intheincomesofthose
employedintheindustry.
Theestablishedcapacitytargetsshouldbecoupledwithapermanentsystemofmanagementof
thecatchcapacitylinkedwiththemanagementofthefishingresources.
Thissystem,whichhastobeinstalledwithinareasonableperiod,shouldincludethemonitoring
ofinitiativeswithregardtoconstructionsofnewvesselsandmodernization oftheexisting
fleet.
Inthisconnection,theCommissionconsidersthatthesystemoffishinglicencesintroducedby
theUnitedKingdomauthoritiescanprovideameasureofcontrollingfishingeffortifitis
improved.
Furthermore ,thedevelopmentoftheenginepowerofthefleetshouldbemonitoredsoasto
avoidanylikelihoodofanincreaseinfishingeffort.Tothiseffort,theUnitedKingdomauth­
oritieswillhavetoincludearrangementsformeasuringenginepowerintheirsystem.
2.TheCommissionrequeststheUnitedKingdomGovernmenttoensurethatmeasurestakenby
regionalorlocalauthoritiesarecompatiblewiththisprogramme .
3.TheCommissionpointsoutthattheinvestmentrequirementcontainedinthisprogrammedoes
notimplyanycommitmentasregardsfinancialsupportfromtheCommunity .
4.TheCommissionconsidersthattheprogrammetargetsandtheirattainmentshouldformthe
subjectofamoredetailedanalysiswithintheframeworkoftheannualreviewreferredtoin
Article6ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83inthelightofdevelopments inthestructuraland
economicsituationofthefishingindustryintheUnitedKingdom.