COMMISSION DECISION of 10 February 1994 amending Decision 92/588/EEC on a multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet of France for the period 1993 to 1996 pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 (Only the French text is authentic) (94/137/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86, of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (1), last modified by Regulation (EEC) No 3946/92 (2), and in particular Articles 4 and 5 (2) thereof,

Whereas in accordance with Commission Decision 92/588/EEC (3), France has forwarded data on the situation of the fishing fleet of the Overseas Departments, whereas it is appropriate to complete the Annex to Decision 92/588/EEC with the situation and objectives for this segment of the fleet;

Whereas the measures envisaged in the present Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The table of objectives for the multiannual guidance programmes for the French fleet for the period 1993 to 1996, shown in the Annex to the present Decision, including the footnotes, cancels and replaces that shown in the Annex to Decision 92/588/EEC.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.

Done at Brussels, 10 February 1994.

For the Commission

Yannis PALEOKRASSAS

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1986, p. 7.

(2) OJ No L 401, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.

(3) OJ No L 401, 31. 12. 1992, p. 3.

ANNEX

FRANCE

>(1)(1)"> ID="1">Coastal, Community waters and third country> ID="2">Polyvalent (trawlers)> ID="4">1 994> ID="5">114 146> ID="6">542 264> ID="9">20> ID="10">20> ID="11">97 639> ID="12">434 255"> ID="2">Polyvalent static + Dredgers> ID="4">407> ID="5">3 812> ID="6">38 944> ID="9">15> ID="10">15> ID="11">3 465> ID="12">33 136"> ID="2">Static gears + canners(tuna)> ID="4">2 687> ID="5">25 675> ID="6">226 011> ID="9">0> ID="10">0> ID="11">27 453> ID="12">226 242"> ID="2">Subtotal > ID="4">5 088> ID="5">143 633> ID="6">807 219> ID="11">128 556> ID="12">693 634"> ID="1">Mediterranean (2)> ID="2">Polyvalent (trawlers)> ID="4">185> ID="5">8 160> ID="6">49 640> ID="9">20> ID="10">20> ID="11">6 980> ID="12">39 753"> ID="2">Pelagic trawl, seiners (tuna) + static gears> ID="4">2 085> ID="5">9 615> ID="6">128 075> ID="9">0> ID="10">0> ID="11">10 281> ID="12">128 206"> ID="2">Subtotal > ID="4">2 270> ID="5">17 775> ID="6">177 715> ID="11">17 261> ID="12">167 959"> ID="1">Tropical freezer fleet> ID="2">Seiners (tuna) (3)> ID="4">35> ID="5">34 561> ID="6">87 494> ID="9">0> ID="10">0> ID="11">34 561> ID="12">87 494"> ID="2">Subtotal > ID="4">35> ID="5">34 561> ID="6">87 494> ID="11">34 561> ID="12">87 494"> ID="2">Total mainland > ID="4">7 393> ID="5">195 969> ID="6">1 072 428> ID="7">201 604> ID="8">1 055 050> ID="11">180 378> ID="12">949 087"> ID="1">French Overseas Departments (4)> ID="3">2 514> ID="4">17 915> ID="5">160 387> ID="6">17 915> ID="7">160 387> ID="10">17 915> ID="11">160 387"> ID="2">Total A > ID="4">9 907> ID="5">213 884> ID="6">1 232 815> ID="7">219 519> ID="8">1 215 437> ID="11">198 293> ID="12">1 109 474"> ID="2">Specific vessels> ID="5">15 271> ID="6">117 421"> ID="2">Total B > ID="5">229 155> ID="6">1 350 236""

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(1) Under Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2930/86 tonnage will be measured as gross tonnage for all vessels by 18 July 1994 at latest.

(2) The rates of reduction applicable to the Mediterranean fleets may be revised in accordance with the declaration on the Mediterranean made by the Commission during the meeting of the Standing Committee for Fisheries on 1 December 1992.

(3) Five vessels in this segment were excluded were from the objectives of the previous programme. The capacity of these vessels (7419 GRT, 18457 kW) was therefore excluded from the situation on 1 January 1992 in order to calculate the objectives for 1996 for the other segments. The objectives 1996 for this segment are to stabilize capacity to the situation at 1 January 1992. The revision envisaged in footnote (4) will not affect the global capacity of the French tropical freezer fleet.

(4) The objectives defined for this segment will be reconsidered in the light of an examination of the state of the available resources, and in particular the offshore pelagic resources. To this end a study compiling the results of research on these resources in relation to their accessibility to the fleet registered in the French Overseas Departments is to be undertaken by France. The results will be made available to the Commission for the mid term review. This revision may take into account the capacity of small fishing vessels not yet registered, as well as bring the safety of the small vessels up to standard.