NoL157/41 15.6.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION DECISION
of24April1985
onthemultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectofaquaculturesubmittedbythe
NetherlandspursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/83
(OnlytheDutchtextisauthentic)
(85/290/EEC)
Whereastheprogrammedoesnotallowforpublic
fundsfortherearingoftroutandcarpcarriedout
exclusivelyinfreshwater;
Whereastheprogrammemay,havingregardtoproduc­
tionpotential,thedemandfortheproductsconcerned
andtheguidelinesofthecommonfisheriespolicy,
constituteasuitableframeworkforprojectswhichmay
qualifyforfinancialsupportfromtheCommunity ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecisionare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheStanding
CommitteefortheFishingIndustry,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Themultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectof
aquacultureforwardedbytheNetherlandsGovernment
on18November1984,themainfeaturesofwhichare
setoutinAnnexIhereto,isherebyapprovedsubjectto
theprovisionssetoutinAnnexIIhereto.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomofthe
Netherlands .THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/
83of4October1983onacommonmeasureforrestruc­
turing,modernizing anddevelopingthefishing
industryandfordevelopingaquaculture('),andin
particularArticle5thereof,
Whereason18November 1984theNetherlands
Government forwardedamultiannual guidance
programmeinrespectofaquaculture ,hereinafter
referredtoas'theprogramme';
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstparagraphof
Article3ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83,thetime
requiredfortheexecutionoftheprogrammecoversat
leasttheproposeddurationofthecommonmeasure;
Whereastheprogrammecontainstheinformation
referredtoinArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/
83;
WhereasafeatureofaquacultureintheNetherlandsis
thetraditionalshellfishfarmingindustrywhichisof
greateconomicandsocialimportance ;whereas,in
addition,therearemanyfishfarmingenterprisesin
theNetherlands utilizinghigh-technology rearing
methods;
Whereastheprogrammeproposestoencouragean
increaseinshellfishcultureandtroutrearinginsea
waters;DoneatBrussels,24April1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(•)OJNoL290,22.10.1983,p.1.

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ANNEXI
MAINFEATURES OFTHEMULTIANNUAL GUIDANCE PROGRAMME INRESPECTOF
AQUACULTURE DRAWNUPBYTHENETHERLANDS GOVERNMENT WITHINTHE
FRAMEWORK OFCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2908/83
1.Objectiveoftheprogramme
Developmentofaquaculture ,takingintoaccountthesuitabilityofspeciesforcultureinthe
Netherlands ,rearingtechniques,commercialviabilityandmarketprospects.
2.Duration
Theprogrammewillcoverthethreeyearsfromthebeginningof1984untiltheendof1986.
3.Areasconcerned
ThewholeoftheNetherlands ,itslittoralandcoastalwaters.
4.Prioritiesanddevelopmentpolicy
Futureactivitywillbeconcentrated onspecieswithgoodmarketprospectsandwithwell­
establishedrearingtechnology .Amongthesespeciesthemostimportantare:
—oysters,
—mussels,
—troutrearedinseawater.
Theprogrammedoesnotallowforpublicfundsfortherearingoftroutandcarpinfresh
water.
5.Presentoutputandproductiontargets
(tonnes)
Present 1988
Mussels 100000 100000
Oysters 500to1000 1000to1500
Troutrearedinseawater 50 150
6.Investmentrequirement
Toachievetheseproductiontargetsaninvestmentofabout4millionECUwouldbenecessary
duringtheperiodcoveredbytheprogramme .
Nationalaidtobeallocatedtotheseinvestmentsmaybeestimatedat0,2millionECU.
ANNEXII
FINALCONCLUSIONS
1.TheCommissionconsidersthattheprogrammesubmittedbytheNetherlandsGovernmentasa
frameworkforfutureCommunityandnationalfinancingschemes,constitutesaninitialmeasure
toguideinvestmentsinaquacultureintheNetherlandsauthorities'analysisofthedevelopment
potential.
2.TheCommissionpointsoutthattheinvestmentrequirementscontainedintheprogrammedoes
notimplyanycommitmentasregardsfinancialsupportfromtheCommunity .
3.TheCommissionconsidersthattheprogrammetargetsandtheirattainmentshouldformthe
subjectofamoredetailedanalysiswithintheframeworkoftheannualreviewreferredtoin
Article6oftheRegulation(EEC)No2908/83inthelightofdevelopments inthestructuraland
economicsituationoffishfarmsintheNetherlands .