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COMMISSION DECISION
of24April1985
onthemultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectofaquaculturesubmittedbyFrance
pursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/83
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(85/282/EEC)
Whereastheprogrammedoesallowforpublicfunds
fortherearingoftroutandcarpcarriedoutexclusively
infreshwater;
Whereastheprogrammemay,havingregardtoproduc­
tionpotential,thedemandfortheproductsconcerned
andtheguidelinesofthecommonfisheriespolicy,
constituteasuitableframeworkforprojectswhichmay
qualifyforfinancialsupportfromtheCommunity ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecisionare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheStanding
CommitteefortheFishingIndustry,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/
83of4October1983onacommonmeasureforrestruc­
turing,modernizinganddevelopingthefishing
industryandfordevelopingaquaculture('),andin
particularArticle5thereof,
Whereason31October1984theFrenchGovernment
forwardedamultiannualguidanceprogrammein
respectofaquaculture ,hereinafterreferredtoas'the
programme';whereason4March1985itforwarded
thelatestadditionalinformationconcerningthe
programme ;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstparagraphof
Article3ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83,thetime
requiredfortheexecutionoftheprogrammecoversat
leasttheproposeddurationofthecommonmeasure;
Whereastheprogrammecontainstheinformation
referredtoinArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/
83;
WhereasafeatureofaquacultureinFranceisthetradi­
tionalshellfishfarmingindustrywhichisofgreateco­
nomicandsocialimportance ;whereas,inaddition,
therearemanyfishandcrustaceanfarmingenterprises
utilizingbothlowandhightechnologyrearing
methods;
Whereastheprogrammeproposestoencourageshell­
fishcultureandtherearingofhigh-market-value
species,inparticularcrustaceans,therearingtechnol­
ogyforwhichappearswellestablished ;Article1
Themultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectof
aquacultureforwardedbytheFrenchGovernmenton
31December1984,aslastsupplemented on
4March1985,themainfeaturesofwhicharesetoutin
AnnexIhereto,isherebyapprovedsubjecttothe
provisionssetoutinAnnexIIhereto.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,24April1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(i)OJNoL290,22.10.1983,p.1.

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ANNEXI
MAINFEATURES OFTHEMULTIANNUALGUIDANCE PROGRAMME INRESPECTOF
AQUACULTURE DRAWNUPBYTHEFRENCHGOVERNMENT WITHINTHEFRAMEWORK
OFCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2908/83
1.Objectiveoftheprogramme
Developmentofaquaculture ,takingintoaccountthesuitabilityofspeciesforcultureinFrance,
rearingtechniques,commercialviabilityandmarketprospects.
2.Duration
Theprogrammewillcoverthefiveyearsfromthebeginningof1984untiltheendof1988.
3.Areasconcerned
ThewholeofmetropolitanFranceandtheoverseasdepartments .
4.Developmentpolicy
Futureactivitywillbeconcentratedonspecieswithgoodmarketprospectsandwithwell­
establishedrearingtechnology .Amongthesespeciesthemostimportantare:
(a)oysters;
(b)mussels;
(c)freshwaterprawn(Macrobrachium rosenbergii).
Theprogrammedoesnotallowforrearingoftroutandcarpinfreshwater.
5.Presentoutputandproductiontargets
(tonnes)
Present 1988
Mussels 40000 59000
Oysters 136000 140000
Macrobrachium 100 1000
6.Investmentrequirement
Toachievetheseproductiontargetsaninvestmentofabout64millionECUwouldbenecessary
duringtheperiodcoveredbytheprogramme .
Nationalaidtobeallocatedtotheseinvestmentsmaybeestimatedat12,5millionECU.
ANNEXII
FINALCONCLUSIONS
1.TheCommissionnotesthattheprogrammesubmittedbytheFrenchGovernmentasaframework
forfutureCommunityandnationalfinancingschemesconstitutesaninitialmeasuretoguide
investments,toensuresatisfactoryeconomicconditionsforaquacultureandtoimprovethe
incomeofthoseemployedintheindustry.TheCommissionsharestheFrenchauthorities'
analysisofthedevelopmentpotential.
2.TheCommissionpointsoutthattheinvestmentrequirementcontainedintheprogrammedoes
notimplyanycommitmentasregardsfinancialsupportfromtheCommunity .
3.TheCommissionconsidersthattheprogrammetargetsandtheirattainmentshouldformthe
subjectofamoredetailedanalysiswithintheframeworkoftheannualreviewreferredtoin
Article6oftheRegulation(EEC)No2908/83inthelightofdevelopments inthestructuraland
economicsituationoffishfarmsinFrance.