NoL157/38 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.6.85
COMMISSION DECISION
of24April1985
onthemultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectofthefishingfleetsubmittedbythe
NetherlandspursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/83
(OnlytheDutchtextisauthentic)
(85/289/EEC)
Whereasthevesselsfishingforcrustaceansneedtobe
modernized ;
Whereastheprogrammemay,havingregardtothe
productionpotential,themeasuresfortheconservation
andmanagementoffishstocks,thedemandforthe
productsconcernedandtheguidelinesofthecommon
fisheriespolicy,constituteasuitableframeworkfor
projectswhichmayqualifyforfinancialsupportfrom
theCommunity ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecisionare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheStanding
CommitteefortheFishingIndustry,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Themultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectofthe
fishingfleetforwardedbytheNetherlandsGovernment
on30November1984,aslastsupplemented on13
February1985,themainfeaturesofwhicharesetoutin
AnnexIhereto,isherebyapprovedsubjecttothe
provisionssetoutinAnnexIIhereto.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomofthe
Netherlands .THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/
83of4October1983onacommonmeasureforrestruc­
turing,modernizing anddevelopingthefishing
industryandfordevelopingaquaculture('),andin
particularArticle5thereof,
WhereastheNetherlandsGovernment forwardedon30
November1984amultiannualguidanceprogrammein
respectofthefishingindustry,hereinaftercalled'the
programme';whereasitforwardedon13February
1985thelatestadditionalinformationconcerningthis
programme ;
Whereastheperiodofimplementation ofthe
programmecoversatleasttheproposeddurationofthe
commonmeasure,inaccordancewiththefirstpara­
graphofArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83;
Whereastheprogrammecontainstheinformation
referredtoinArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/
83;
WhereasthegrowthoftheDutchfishingfleetinrecent
yearshasresultedinovercapacityinrelationtothe
stocksavailable;whereasthefleet,andinparticularthe
cutterfleet,mustbereducedinordertobringitinto
linewithfishstocks;
Whereasasystemoflicencesforthecutterfleetwas
introducedwitheffectfrom1February1985sothatits
capacitycouldbebettercontrolled ;DoneatBrussels,24April1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(•)OJNoL290,22.10.1983,p.1.

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ANNEXI
MAINFEATURES OFTHEGUIDANCE PROGRAMME INRESPECTOFTHEFISHINGFLEET
DRAWNUPBYTHENETHERLANDS GOVERNMENT WITHINTHEFRAMEWORK OF
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2908/83
1.Purposeoftheprogramme
Restructuringofthefishingfleetwithaviewtoadjustingitscapacitytoavailablefishstocks.
2.Deliminationoftheareaconcernedbytheprogramme
TheterritoryoftheNetherlandswiththeexceptionoftheIJsselmeer.
3.Durationoftheprogramme
Theprogrammewillremaininforceuntil31December1986.
4.Objectiveoftheprogramme
Theobjectiveoftheprogrammeisto:
—searchforabetterrelationshipbetweenproductioncostsandreturns,inassociationwith
catchpossibilities ;tothisend,areductionofthefleetisafirststagetowardsitsadaptationto
thecatchpossibilities,
—improveworkingandsafetyconditionsonboard,
—improveon-boardconservationandprocessingofcatcheswithaviewtoimprovingcatch
qualityandtherebyachievinggreatereconomicefficiency .
5.Thefollowingmeasuresareproposedtoattaintheseobjectives
5.1.Construction
—reductionofthecapacityofthecutterfleetto460000hpandofthedistant-waterfleetto
70000hp,
—controlofadditionstothecutterfleetbymeansofasystemoflicences,
—promotionofdefinitivewithdrawalfromfishingactivity,
—promotionofexploratoryfishing,particularlyinthecaseofthedistant-waterfleet,
—promotionofjointventuressoastodiversifytheactivityofthedistant-waterfleet,
—obligationtoreducetheenginepowerofnewflatfishvesselsby25%comparedwiththe
powerofthevesselstheyreplaceandwhichrequestStateaids.
5.2.Modernization
Vesselmodernization isencouragedprovideditdoesnotbringaboutanincreaseinengine
power.
6.Investmentforecasts(millionECU)
Thetotalamountofinvestmentenvisagedforthedurationoftheprogrammeis44millionECU
toattaintheforeseenobjectives.
Nationalaidplannedfortheperiod1984to1986:
—Restructuring : 2,3millionECU
—Exploratoryfishing/jointventures:3,6millionECU
—Definitivewithdrawal : 1,2millionECU
Total7,1millionECU
Thesefigures,andtheallocationamongthevariousmeasures,areintendedonlyasaguide.

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ANNEXII
FINALCONCLUSIONS
1.TheCommissionnotesthattheprogrammesubmittedbytheNetherlandsGovernmenttoserveas
thefutureframeworkforCommunityandnationalaidconstitutesaninitialaction,followingthe
adoptionofthecommonfisheriespolicy,torestructureinvestmentsinthemediumtermwiththe
aimofensuringsatisfactoryeconomicconditionsforthefishingindustryandofimprovingthe
incomeofthepersonsemployedintheindustry.
2.Onthebasisofthefiguresavailableatthestartof1985onthecapacityoftheexistingfleetplus
vesselsunderconstruction ,expressedintermsofenginepower,inordertoattaintheobjective
whichhasbeensetthedistant-water fleetwouldhavetobereducedbyabout20000hp.
Forcutter-fishing ,thediminutionofpowerinordertorealizetheobjectiveestablishedentailsa
reductionof75000hptowhichshouldbeaddedtheincreaseaftertheintroductionofthe
licencingsystemof1February1985.Theimplementation oftheprogrammewillthereforehaveto
beaccompanied bycontinuousmonitoringofdevelopments inrespectbothoftheconstructionof
newvesselsandthemodernization oftheexistingfleet.
TheCommissionthereforerequesttheDutchauthoritiestokeepitinformedofdevelopments in
thestructuralsituationandtotakeanymeasuresnecessarytoensurethatcapacityisproperly
adjusted,especiallyintheframeworkofthelicensingsystemintroducedforthecutterfleetwith
effectfrom1February1985.
3.TheCommissionwishestopointoutthattheinvestmentforecastscontainedintheprogramme
arewithoutprejudicetoanyCommunityfinancialaid.
4.TheCommissionconsiders,lastly,thattheprogrammeforecastsandtheiractualimplementation
shouldformthesubjectofamoredetailedanalysis,havingregardinparticulartothestock
evaluationstudiescurrentlyinprogress,withintheframeworkoftheannualreviewreferredtoin
Article6ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83,inthelightofdevelopments inthestructuraland
economicsituationoffishingundertakings intheNetherlands .