15.6.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL157/35
COMMISSION DECISION
of24April1985
onthemultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectofaquaculturesubmittedbyItaly
pursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/83
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(85/288/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/
83of4October1983onacommonmeasureforrestruc­
turing,modernizing anddevelopingthefishing
industryandfordevelopingaquaculture('),andin
particularArticle5thereof,
Whereason15February1985theItalianGovernment
forwardedamultiannualguidanceprogrammein
respectofaquaculture ,hereinafterreferredtoas'the
programme';whereason4March1985itforwardedthe
latestadditionalinformationconcerningthepro­
gramme;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstparagraphof
Article3ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83,thetime
requiredfortheexecutionoftheprogrammecoversat
leasttheproposeddurationofthecommonmeasure;
Whereastheprogrammecontainstheinforma­
tionreferredtoinArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)
No2908/83;
WhereasafeatureofaquacultureinItalyisthetradi­
tionalshellfishandfishfarmingindustryinlagoons
referredtoas'valliculture'whichisofgreateconomic
andsocialimportance ;whereastherearealsomany
fishandcrustaceanfarmingenterprisesutilizingboth
low-andhigh-technology rearingmethods;
Whereastheprogrammeproposestoencourage,onthe
onehand,anincreaseinshellfishcultureandthe
restructuringofthelagoonareasbyintegratedrearing
methods,andontheotherhand,theculture,inpar­
ticularbyestablishinghatcheriesandproductionunits
incoastalwatersandinlandofcertainhigh-marketvaluespeciesoffishandcrustaceans,therearingtech­
nologyforwhichappearswellestablished ;
Whereastheprogrammedoesnotallowforpublic
fundsfortherearingoftroutandcarpcarriedout
exclusivelyinfreshwater;
Whereastheprogrammemay,havingregardtoproduc­
tionpotential,thedemandfortheproductsconcerned
andtheguidelinesofthecommonfisheriespolicy,
constituteasuitableframeworkforprojectswhichmay
qualifyforfinancialsupportfromtheCommunity ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecisionare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheStanding
CommitteefortheFishingIndustry,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Themultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectof
aquacultureforwardedbytheItalianGovernmenton
15February1985,aslastsupplemented on4March
1985,themainfeaturesofwhicharesetoutinAnnexI
hereto,isherebyapprovedsubjecttotheprovisionsset
outinAnnexIIhereto.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,24April1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL290,22.10.1983,p.1.

NoL157/36 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.6.85
ANNEX1
MAINFEATURESOFTHEMULTIANNUALGUIDANCE PROGRAMME INRESPECTOF
AQUACULTURE DRAWNUPBYTHEITALIANGOVERNMENT WITHINTHEFRAMEWORK
OFCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2908/83
1.Objectiveoftheprogramme
Developmentofaquacultureinvolvingmarineandcatadromousspecies,byestablishingecon­
omicallyviablehatcheriesandproductionunitsutilizinglow-andhigh-technology methodsor
integratedtechniques .
2.Duration
Theprogrammewillcovertheperiodfromthebeginningof1985untiltheendof1990.
3.Areasconcerned
ThewholeofItalyanditscoastalwaters,exceptinghillandmountainareas.
4.Prioritiesanddevelopmentpolicy
Futureactivitywillbeconcentratedbypriorityoncoastalandlagoonareasparticularlysuitedto
aquacultureandinareaswithgroundwatersupplies.Wellestablishedandeconomicallyreliable
technologymustbeavailable.
Amongthespeciescoveredbytheprogramme ,themostimportantare:
—molluscs:mussels,oysters,
—fish:giltheadbream,seabass,mullet,eels,
—crustaceans :penaeidshrimps.
Thisprogrammedoesnotallowforpublicfundsforrearingtroutandcarpinfreshwater.
5.Productiontargets
Theproductiontargetstobeachievedbytheendoftheprogrammeandpresentestimated
productionareasfollows(between1995and2000):
(tonnes)
Present 1990
Eels 3000 8000
Seabass 500 2000
Giltheadbream 800 5000
Mullet 3500 9000
Mussels 15000 30000
Oysters1000 3000
Clams(tapes) 50 2000
Penaeidshrimps 20 2000
6.Investmentrequirement
Toachievetheaboveproductiontargetsaninvestmentofabout175millionECUwouldbe
necessaryduringtheperiodcoveredbytheprogramme .
Thissumincludesaninitialphaseofworksinvolvinginfrastructures forlagoonreclamation .The
investmentrequirementforthefirstphaseoftheprogrammecoincidingwiththefirsttwoyears
1985to1986,isabout59millionECU.
Nationalaidtobeallocatedtotheseinvestmentmaybeestimatedat10millionECU.

15.6.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL157/37
ANNEXII
FINALCONCLUSIONS
1.TheCommissionnotesthattheprogrammesubmittedbytheItalianGovernmentasaframework
forfutureCommunityandnationalfinancingschemesconstitutesaninitialmeasuretoguide
investmentsinaquacultureinItaly;itagreeswiththeItalianauthorities'analysisofthedevelop­
mentpotential.
2.TheCommissionpointsoutthatinvestmentrequirementcontainedintheprogrammedoesnot
implyanycommitmentasregardsfinancialsupportfromtheCommunity .
3.TheCommissionconsidersthattheprogrammetargetsandtheirattainmentshouldformthe
subjectofamoredetailedanalysiswithintheframeworkoftheannualreviewreferredtoin
Article6ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83inthelightofdevelopments inthestructuraland
economicsituationoffishfarmsinItaly.