NoL157/46 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.6.85
COMMISSION DECISION
of24April1985
onthemultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectofaquaculturesubmittedbythe
UnitedKingdompursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/83
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(85/292/EEC)
whereastheCommissioncannotapprovethisaspectof
theprogrammeinviewofthedifficultsituationonthe
marketfortheseproductsattheCommunitylevel;
Whereastheprogrammemay,havingregardtoproduc­
tionpotential,thedemandfortheproductsconcerned
andtheguidelinesofthecommonfisheriespolicy,
constituteasuitableframeworkforprojectswhichmay
qualifyforfinancialsupportfromtheCommunity,
exceptforthepartrelatingtotroutrearedinfresh
water;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecisionare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheStanding
CommitteefortheFishingIndustry,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Themultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectof
aquacultureforwardedbytheUnitedKingdom
Governmenton7December1984,aslastsupplemented
on17January1985,themainfeaturesofwhichareset
outinAnnexIhereto,isherebyapprovedsubjecttothe
provisionssetoutinAnnexIIhereto.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/
83of4October1983onacommonmeasureforrestruc­
turing,modernizing anddevelopingthefishing
industryandfordevelopingaquaculture('),andin
particularArticle5thereof,
Whereason7December1984theUnitedKingdom
Government forwardedamultiannual guidance
programmeinrespectofaquaculture,hereinafter
referredtoas'theprogramme',whereason17January
1985itforwardedthelatestadditionalinformation
concerningtheprogramme ;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstparagraphof
Article3ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83,thetime
requiredfortheexecutionoftheprogrammecoversat
leasttheproposeddurationofthecommonmeasure;
Whereastheprogrammecontainstheinformation
referredtoinArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)NO2908/
83;
WhereasafeatureofaquacultureintheUnited
Kingdomistherecentdevelopmentofsalmonidculture
insaltwater;whereas,inadditionshellfishfarming
offersundoubtedpotential,partlyexploitedat
present;
Whereastheprogrammeproposes,inparticular,to
continuethedevelopmentofsalmonidcultureandto
increaseproductionofcultivatedshellfish;
Whereastheprogrammealsoproposestoencourage
somedevelopmentoftroutrearedinfreshwater;Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheUnitedKingdom.
DoneatBrussels,24April1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL290,22.10.1983,p.1.

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ANNEXI
MAINFEATURES OFTHEMULTIANNUAL GUIDANCE PROGRAMME INRESPECTOF
AQUACULTURE DRAWNUPBYTHEUNITEDKINGDOMGOVERNMENT WITHINTHE
FRAMEWORK OFCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2908/83
1.Objectiveoftheprogramme
Developmentofaquaculture ,takingintoaccountthesuitabilityofspeciesforcultureinthe
UnitedKingdom,rearingtechniques,commercialviabilityandmarketprospects.
2.Duration
Theprogrammewillcoverthethreeyearsfromthebeginningof1985untiltheendof1987.
3.Areasconcerned
ThewholeoftheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland,includingalloffshore
islands.
4.Prioritiesanddevelopmentpolicy
Futureactivitywillbeconcentrated onspecieswithgoodmarketprospectsandwithwell­
establishedrearingtechnology .Amongthesespeciesthemostimportantare:
—salmon,
—troutrearedinseawater,
—mussels,
—oysters.
5.Presentoutputandproductiontargets
(tonnes)
Present 1988
Oysters 417 1000
Mussels 5000 6000
Salmon 4000 6000
TroutrearedIl
inseawater 50 500
6.Investmentrequirement
Toachievetheseproductiontargetsaninvestmentofabout15millionECUwouldbenecessary
duringtheperiodcoveredbytheprogramme .
Nationalaidtobeallocatedtotheseinvestmentsmaybeestimatedat0,75millionECU.

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ANNEXII
FINALCONCLUSIONS
1.TheCommissionconsidersthattheprogrammesubmittedbytheUnitedKingdomGovernment
asaframeworkforfutureCommunityandnationalfinancingschemesconstitutesaninitial
measuretoguideinvestmentsinaquacultureintheUnitedKingdom;itagreeswiththeUnited
Kingdomauthorities'analysisofthedevelopmentpotential.
2.Asfarastherearingoftroutinfreshwaterisconcerned,takingaccountoftheexistingsituation
attheCommunitylevelconcerningthemarketfortheseproductsandintheexpectationofthe
resultofanin-depthanalysisofthefeasibledevelopmentofthemarket,theCommissioncannot
approvethatpartoftheprogramme .
3.TheCommissionpointsoutthattheinvestmentrequirementcontainedintheprogrammedoes
notimplyanycommitmentasregardsfinancialsupportfromtheCommunity .
4.TheCommissionconsidersthattheprogrammetargetsandtheirattainmentshouldformthe
subjectofamoredetailedanalysiswithintheframeworkoftheannualreviewreferredtoin
Article6(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83inthelightofdevelopments inthestructuraland
economicsituationoffishfarmsintheUnitedKingdom.