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27.10.70 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL236/1
REGULATION (EEC)No2141/70OFTHECOUNCIL
of20October1970
layingdownacommonstructuralpolicyforthefishingindustry
standardofliving;whereas,tothatend,Member
Statesshouldbeauthorisedtograntfinancialaidso
thattheseaimsmaybeachievedinaccordancewith
Community rulestobelaiddown;whereas,
moreover,commonactiontoachievetheseaimsmay
befinancedbytheCommunity,ifitrelatestothe
aimsreferredtoinArticle39(1)(a)oftheTreaty;
Whereas .theestablishment ofaStandingCommittee
fortheFishingIndustrywillfacilitatethe
development andimplementation ofacommon
structuralpolicyforthisindustrybyco-ordinating
thepoliciesofMemberStatesandbyensuring
constantco-operationbetweentheseStatesandthe
Commission ;whereas,moreover,aconstant
exchangeofinformationbetweenMemberStatesand
theCommission isessentialfortheeffective
co-ordination ofthesepoliciesandmustserveasa
basisforanymeasureswhichmaybeadoptedto
improvethestructuresinquestion;
whereasinparticulartheCommissionmustexpress
itsopinionontheprojectsandprogrammes
envisagedbyMemberStatesinthisConnection;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinparticular
Articles7,42,43and235thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament 1;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomicand
SocialCommittee 2;
Whereastheestablishment ofacommonorganisation
ofthemarketinfisheryproductsmustbe
supplemented bytheestablishment ofacommon
structuralpolicyforthefishingindustry;
Whereasseafisheriesformthemostimportantpart
ofthefishingindustryasawhole;whereastheyhave
theirownsocialstructureandfishunderspecial
conditions;
Whereas,subjecttocertainspecificconditions
concerningtheflagortheregistrationoftheirships,
Communityfishermenmusthaveequalaccesstoand
useoffishinggroundsinmaritimewaterscoming
underthesovereigntyorwithinthejurisdictionof
MemberStates;whereas,however,exceptiontothis
rulemaybepermittedtransitionallyforcertaintypes
offishingcarriedonbylocalpopulationswhose
livelihooddependsprincipallyoninshorefishing;
WhereastheCommunitymustbeabletoadopt
measurestosafeguardthestocksoffishpresentin
thewatersinquestion;
Whereasitisimportantthatthefishingindustry
shoulddevelopalongrationallinesandthatthose
wholivebythatindustryshouldbeassuredofafairHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Commonrulesshall,belaiddownforfishingin
maritimewatersandspecificmeasuresshallbe
adoptedforappropriateactionandtheco-ordination
ofstructuralpoliciesofMemberStatesforthefishing
industrytopromoteharmoniousandbalanced
development ofthisindustrywithinthegeneral
economyandtoencouragerationaluseofthe
biologicalresourcesoftheseaandofinlandwaters.
Article2
1.RulesappliedbyeachMemberStateinrespect
offishinginthemaritimewaterscomingunderits
sovereigntyorwithinitsjurisdictionshallnotleadto
differencesintreatmentofotherMemberStates.1OJNoC116,8.11.1968,p.3005.
2OJNoC76,17.6.1969,p.11.

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Article6 MemberStatesshallensureinparticularequal
conditionsofaccesstoanduseofthefishinggrounds
situatedinthewatersreferredtointhepreceding
subparagraphforallfishingvesselsflyingtheflagof
aMemberStateandregisteredinCommunity
territory.
2.MemberStatesshallnotifyotherMemberStates
andtheCommission oftheexistinglawsand
administrative rulesandregulationsinthefield
referredtointhefirstsubparagraph ofparagraph1
togetherwiththosearisingoutofapplicationofthe
provisionsreferredtointhesecondsubparagraph of
thatparagraph.
3.ThemaritimewatersreferredtointhisArticle
shallbethosewhicharesodescribedbythelawsin
forceineachMemberState.1.FromtheentryintoforceofthisRegulation
MemberStatesshallco-ordinatetheirstructural
policiesforthefishingindustry.
TothatendtheyshallnotifytheCommissioneach
yearof:
—thestructuralsituation,takingintoaccount
regionalconditionsandregionaldevelopment
policies;
—liaisonbetweenstructuresofthefishingindustry
andmarketpolicy;
—thenatureandextentofmeasures ,forstructural
improvementplannedforthecurrentyear;
—annualandmulti-annual programmes and
projectsforresearchandscientificandtechnical
assistanceadoptedbythepublicauthoritiesor
.financiallyassistedbythemand.anyother
informationenablingeffortsmadeinthisfield,
andinparticularfinancialoutlaybypublic
authorities,tobeassessed.
2.AfterconsultingtheCommitteereferredtoin
Article12,theCommissionshalldecidetheformand
dateofsubmissionofthedocumentstobesupplied
byMemberStates.Article3
MemberStatesshallnotifyotherMember .Statesand
theCommissionofanyalterationstheyintendto
maketofisheryruleslaiddownpursuanttoArticle2.
Article4
Article7
1.EachyeartheCommissionshallsubmitareport
totheEuropeanParliamentandtotheCouncilon
structuresforthefishingindustry.1.Bywayofderogationfromtheprovisionsof
Article2,accesstocertainfishinggroundssituated
withinalimitof.threenauticalmilescalculatedfrom
thebaselinesoftheMemberStateborderingonthe
areasconcernedmaybelimited,forcertaintypesof
fishingandforaperiodnotexceedingfiveyearsfrom
thetimeofentryintoforceofthisRegulation,tothe
localpopulationofthecoastalregionsconcernedif
thatpopulationdependsprimarilyoninshorefishing.
2.Thefishingareasandtypesoffishingreferred
toinparagraph1shallbespecifiedbytheCouncil,
actingbyqualifiedmajorityonaproposalfromthe
Commission .2.Thatreportshallinclude:
(a)areviewofthestructuralsituationofthefishing
industryandthepoliciesfollowedbyMember
States,andaninventoryofthemeasuresadopted
withintheframeworkofthesepolicies;
.(b)astudyonthenature,geographicaldistribution,
scopeandfinancingofthesemeasures,together
withtheireffectiveness inrelationtothe
objectivesofthecommonfisheriespolicyandthe
probableoutletsforfisheryproductsinthelong
term.
(c)informationconcerningco-ordination ona
Communityscaleofstructuralpoliciesforthe
fishingindustry,covering;Article5
Wherethereisariskofover-fishingofcertainstocks
inthemaritimewatersreferredtoinArticle2,ofone
orotherMemberState,theCouncil,actingin
accordancewiththeprocedureprovidedforin
Article43(2)oftheTreatyonaproposalfromthe
Commissionmayadoptthenecessaryconservation
measures .
Inparticular,thesemeasuresmayincluderestrictions
relatingtothecatchingofcertainspecies,toareas,to
fishingseasons,tomethodsoffishingandtofishing
gear.—measuresadopted;
—Communityfinancing;
—resultsofthese.measuresandfinancing;
(d)areviewofthesituationregardingresearchand
scientificandtechnicalassistanceineach
MemberState.

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Article8
Measurestoco-ordinatethepolicesofMemberStates
onresearchandscientificandtechnicalassistancefor
thefishingindustryshallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)ofthe
Treaty.theCommissioningoodtime,insofarastheyrefer
tostructuralimprovements forthefishingindustry;
—asfaraspossible,draftsofprovisionswhichhave
beenlaiddownbylaw,regulationor
administrative action,or,failingthis,adescription
ofthegenerallinesofthemeasuresproposed;
—proposedmulti-annual plansandregional
programmes .Article9
2.TheCommission :1.MemberStatesmaygrantfinancialaidinsofar
astheoperationstowhichthisrelatescontributeto
theachievementoftheaimsreferredtoinArticle10.
2.Commonrulesfixingtheconditionsfor
grantingtheaidreferredtoinparagraph1shallbe
laiddownbefore1June1971inaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle43(2)oftheTreatv.—mayexpressitsopinionontheprovisionswhich
havebeenlaiddownbylaw,regulationor
administrative action,andonmulti-annualplans
andregionalprogrammesofwhichitisnotified
pursuanttoArticle6;
—mustexpressitsopiniononthesewhenaMember
Statesorequests.
Article10Article12
1.AStandingCommitteefortheFishingIndustry
(hereinaftercalledthe'Committee')ishereby
establishedtopromotetheco-ordinationofstructural
policiesforthefishingindustryandtoensureclose
andconstantco-operationbetweenMemberStates
andtheCommission .
2.TheCommitteeshallbecomposedof
representatives ofeachMemberState.Itshallbe
underthechairmanship ofarepresentative ofthe
Commission .
3.Secretarialservicesshallbeprovidedforthe
CommitteebytheCommission .
4.TheCommitteeshalladoptitsownrulesof
procedure.1.Topromotetherationaldevelopmentofthe
fishingindustrywithintheframeworkofeconomic
growthandsocialprogressandtoensurean
equitablestandardoflivingforthepopulationwhich
dependsonfishingforitslivelihood,specific
measuresforappropriateactionpursuanttoArticle1
mustcontributeto:
—increasedproductivitythroughrestructuring of
fishingfleetsandothermeansofproduction,in
keepingwithtechnicalprogress,and
intensification ofthesearchfornewfishing
groundsandnewmethodsoffishing;
—adaptationofproductionandmarketing
conditionstomarketrequirements ,particularly
throughdevelopmentofcanningandprocessing
installations ,tomaketheactivitiesofproducers
organisationsmoreeffective;
—theimprovement ,instepwithtechnicalprogress,
ofthestandardandconditionsoflivingofthe
populationwhichdependsonfishingforits
livelihood .
2.Theprovisionsofparagraph1,insofarasthey
relatetotheobjectivessetoutinArticle39(1)(a)of
theTreaty,maybethesubjectofcommonaction
withinthemeaningofArticle6(1)ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No729/701of21April1970on
thefinancingofthecommonagriculturalpolicy.Article13
Forthefishingindustryasawhole,theCommittee
shallberequired:
—toensurethatMemberStatesandthe
Commission arekeptmutuallyinformedof
structuralpoliciesandinparticularofmeasures '
governingseafishing;
—tostudystructuralpoliciesofMemberStatesand
measuresandprogrammesprovidedforbythe
lattertoimprovestructuresinthisfield;
—toassisttheCommissioninthepreparationof
Parts(a)and(d)ofthereportonstructuresfor
thefishingindustryprovidedforinArticle7;
—todeliveropinionsattherequestofthe
Commissiononstructuralproblemsofthefishing
industry.Article11
1.WithoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofArticle3,
MemberStatesshallsendthefollowingdocumentsto
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Article14 Article15
WhereCouncilRegulationNo17/64/EEC1of5
February1964onconditionsforobtainingaidfrom
theEuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuarantee
Fundandtextsresultingtherefromrefertothe
StandingCommitteeonAgriculturalStructures,
thelattershallbereplacedforallproblemsrelating
tothefishingindustrybytheStandingCommitteefor
theFishingIndustry.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
TheruleslaiddownbythisRegulationshallapply
from1February1971,exceptfortheprovisionsof
Article10,whichmayapplyfromthedateofentry
intoforceofthisRegulation .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,20October1970.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.D.GRIESAU
1OJNo34,27.2.1964,p.586/64.