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( 1 ) OJ NO L 51 , 23 . 2 . 1977 , P . 1 .

COMMISSION DECISION

OF 4 DECEMBER 1981

APPROVING A PROGRAMME FOR THE FISHERY PRODUCTS SECTOR IN DENMARK PURSUANT TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77

( ONLY THE DANISH TEXT IS AUTHENTIC )

( 81/1023/EEC )

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN

COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77 OF 15 FEBRUARY 1977 ON COMMON MEASURES TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ARE PROCESSED AND MARKETED ( 1 ), AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 5 THEREOF ,

WHEREAS ON 30 JULY 1981 THE GOVERNMENT OF DENMARK SUBMITTED A PROGRAMME FOR THE FISHERIES SECTOR IN DENMARK AND ON 24 SEPTEMBER 1981 SENT FURTHER INFORMATION ON THAT PROGRAMME ;

WHEREAS THE AIM OF THE PROGRAMME IS THE FULLER EXPLOITATION OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES ; WHEREAS IT SEEKS TO PROMOTE THE RATIONALIZATION AND MODERNIZATION OF EXISTING CANNING , PROCESSING AND MARKETING INSTALLATIONS AND EQUIPMENT AND TO ESTABLISH NEW CAPACITIES FOR HIGHLY PROCESSED PRODUCTS WHERE MARKET OUTLETS ARE AVAILABLE ; WHEREAS THE PROGRAMME ALSO AIMS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF FINISHED PRODUCTS AND TO PROMOTE THE MARKETING OF NEW PRODUCTS , THUS INCREASING THE VALUE ADDED TO THE BASIC PRODUCTS ; WHEREAS IT THEREFORE CONSTITUTES A PROGRAMME WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 2 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77 ;

WHEREAS THE PROGRAMME CAN ONLY BE APPROVED SUBJECT TO DECISIONS TO BE TAKEN ON THE COMMON FISHERIES POLICY ;

WHEREAS , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77 , PROJECTS DRAWN UP WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE PROGRAMME MUST CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVING THE SITUATION OF COMMUNITY FISHERMEN ; WHEREAS THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE CASE WITH INSTALLATIONS ESSENTIALLY USED FOR THE PROCESSING OF FISHERY PRODUCTS OF NON-COMMUNITY ORIGIN OR WITH COLD STORES NOT DIRECTLY LINKED TO PRODUCTION , PROCESSING OR MARKETING FACILITIES FOR FISHERY PRODUCTS ;

WHEREAS A PART OF THE PROGRAMME IS CONCERNED SPECIFICALLY WITH THE MODERNIZATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF COLD STORES ; WHEREAS APPROVAL OF THAT PART SHOULD THEREFORE BE REFUSED IN SO FAR AS IT CONCERNS COLD STORES NOT DIRECTLY LINKED TO PRODUCTION , PROCESSING AND MARKETING FACILITIES FOR FISHERY PRODUCTS ;

WHEREAS THE PROGRAMME INCLUDES SUFFICIENT OF THE INFORMATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77 TO SHOW THAT THE OBJECTIVES SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 1 OF THAT REGULATION MAY BE ACHIEVED FOR THE FISHERIES SECTOR IN DENMARK ;

WHEREAS THE PERIOD FIXED FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE PROGRAMME DOES NOT EXCEED THAT SPECIFIED IN ARTICLE 3 ( 1 ) ( G ) OF THE SAID REGULATION ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS DECISION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JOINT OPINION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURE AND OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE FOR THE FISHING INDUSTRY ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :

ARTICLE 1

1 . THE REGIONAL PROGRAMME FOR THE FISHERY PRODUCTS SECTOR IN DENMARK , WHICH WAS SUBMITTED ON 30 JULY 1981 AND CONCERNING WHICH FURTHER INFORMATION WAS SUPPLIED ON 24 SEPTEMBER 1981 BY THE DANISH GOVERNMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 355/77 , IS HEREBY APPROVED SUBJECT TO DECISIONS TO BE TAKEN ON THE COMMON FISHERIES POLICY .

2 . THIS APPROVAL IS NOT GRANTED FOR THE PART OF THE PROGRAMME CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION OR MODERNIZATION OF COLD STORES , UNLESS SUCH COLD STORES ARE LINKED TO PRODUCTION , PROCESSING OR MARKETING FACILITIES FOR FISHERY PRODUCTS .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 4 DECEMBER 1981 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

GIORGIOS CONTOGEORGIS

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION