15.6.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL157/9
COMMISSION DECISION
of24April1985
onthemultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectofaquaculturesubmittedbyDenmark
pursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/83
(OnlytheDanishtextisauthentic)
(85/280/EEC)
Whereastheprogrammemay,havingregardtoproduc­
tionpotential,thedemandfortheproductsconcerned
andtheguidelinesofthecommonfisheriespolicy,
constituteasuitableframeworkforprojectswhichmay
qualifyforfinancialsupportfromtheCommunity ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecisionare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheStanding
CommitteefortheFishingIndustry,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/
83of4October1983onacommonmeasureforrestruc­
turing,modernizinganddevelopingthefishing
industryandfordevelopingaquaculture('),andin
particularArticle5thereof,
Whereason30November1984theDanishGovern­
mentforwardedamultiannualguidanceprogrammein
respectofaquaculture,hereinafterreferredtoas'the
programme';whereason5February1985itforwarded
thelatestadditionalinformationconcerningthe
programme ;
Whereas,inaccordancewiththefirstparagraphof
Article3ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83,thetime
requiredfortheexecutionoftheprogrammecoversat
leasttheproposeddurationofthecommonmeasure;
Whereastheprogrammecontainstheinformation
referredtoinArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/
83;
WhereasaquacultureinDenmarkisinitsinitialstages
andthemainobjectiveoftheprogrammeistolayfoun­
dationforfuturedevelopment ;
Whereastheprogrammedoesnotallowforpublic
fundsforfishfarmingcarriedoutexclusivelyinfresh
water,exceptinrespectofeels;HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Themultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectof
aquacultureforwardedbytheDanishGovernment
on30November1984,aslastsupplemented on
5February1985,themainfeaturesofwhicharesetout
inAnnexIhereto,isherebyapprovedsubjecttothe
provisionssetoutinAnnexIIhereto.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Denmark .
DoneatBrussels,24April1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
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ANNEXI
MAINFEATURES OFTHEMULTIANNUAL GUIDANCE PROGRAMME INRESPECTOF
AQUACULTURE DRAWNUPBYTHEDANISHGOVERNMENT WITHINTHEFRAMEWORK
OFCOUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No2908/83
1.Objectiveoftheprogramme
Development ofaquaculture ,takingintoaccountthesuitabilityofspeciesforculturein
Denmark,rearingtechniques,commercialviabilityandmarketprospects.
2.Duration
Theprogrammewillcoverthethreeyearsfromthebeginningof1985untiltheendof1987.
3.Areasconcerned
ThewholeofDenmark(exceptingGreenlandandtheFaroeIslands)iscoveredbythe
programme .
4.Developmentpolicy
Futureactivitywillbeconcentratedonspeciesforwhichprovenrearingtechnologyexists.
Amongthesespeciesthemostimportantare:
(a)troutinseawater;
(b)eels;
(c)oystersandmussels.
Theprogrammedoesnotallowforpublicfundsfortherearingoftroutinfreshwater.
5.Productiontargets
Thetargettotalannualproductiontobeachievedbetween1995and2000is:
—troutrearedinseawater:5000tonnes,
—eels:3000tonnes,
—oysters:1to5millionperyear,
—mussels:presentproductionamountstoafewhundredtonnesandmightbeincreased
dependingonmarketconditions.
6.Investment
Toachievetheseproductiontargetsaninvestmentofabout15millionECUwouldbenecessary
duringtheperiodcoveredbytheprogramme .
Nationalaidtobeallocatedtotheseinvestmentsmaybeestimatedat0,7millionECU.
ANNEXII
FINALCONCLUSIONS
1.TheCommissionnotesthattheprogrammesubmittedbytheDanishGovernmentasaframework
forfutureCommunityandnationalfinancingschemesconstitutesaninitialmeasuretoguide
investmentsinaquacultureinDenmark;itagreeswiththeDanishauthorities'analysisofthe
developmentpotentialseawateraquacultureandeelrearing,inparticularinfreshwater.
2.TheCommissionpointsoutthattheinvestmentsrequirementcontainedintheprogrammedoes
notimplyanycommitmentasregardsfinancialsupportfromtheCommunity .
3.TheCommissionconsidersthattheprogrammetargetsandtheirattainmentshouldformthe
subjectofamoredetailedanalysiswithintheframeworkoftheannualreviewreferredtoin
Article6ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83inthelightofdevelopments inthestructuraland
economicsituationoffishfarmsinDenmark .