15.6.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL157/11
COMMISSION DECISION
of24April1985
onthemultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectofthefishingfleetsubmittedby
FrancepursuanttoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/83
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(85/281/EEC)
importanceinensuringthatportsarewellsupplied
withfish;
Whereasmaintenance offishingcapacitywillbe
ensuredbycontinuousmonitoringofadditionstoand
withdrawalsfromthefleet;
Whereastheprogrammemay,havingregardtothe
productionpotential,themeasuresfortheconservation
andmanagementoffishstocks,thedemandforthe
productsconcernedandtheguidelinesofthecommon
fisheriespolicy,constituteasuitableframeworkfor
projectswhichmayqualifyforfinancialsupportfrom
theCommunity ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecisionare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheStanding
CommitteefortheFishingIndustry,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Themultiannualguidanceprogrammeinrespectofthe
fishingfleetforwardedbytheFrenchGovernment
on28November1984,aslastsupplemented on
25February1985,themainfeaturesofwhichareset
outinAnnexIhereto,isherebyapprovedsubjecttothe
provisionssetoutinAnnexIIhereto.
Article2
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2908/
83of4October1983onacommonmeasureforrestruc­
turing,modernizing anddevelopingthefishing
industryandfordevelopingaquaculture('),andin
particularArticle5thereof,
WhereastheFrenchGovernment forwarded on
28November1984amultiannualguidanceprogramme
inrespectofthefishingindustry,hereinaftercalled'the
programme';whereasitforwardedon25February
1985thelatestadditionalinformationconcerningthis
programme ;
Whereastheperiodfortheimplementation ofthe
programmecoversatleasttheproposeddurationofthe
commonmeasure,inaccordancewiththefirstpara­
graphofArticle3ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83;
Whereastheprogrammecontainstheinformation
referredtoinArticle4ofRegulation(EEC)No
2908/83;
WhereasFrenchfishingfleetsandtheirmethodsare
veryvariedduetotherangeofspeciescaught;
Whereasthereisaneedtocontinuerestructuringthe
Frenchfishingfleetinordertomaintainitsprofit­
ability;
Whereas,inthelightofstocks,itisdesirablenotto
increasethefishingcapacityofthefleet;
Whereasspecialattentionshouldbepaidtotherenewal
ofthenear-watercompany-owned fleetinthelightof
theverymajorreductionithasexperiencedanditsDoneatBrussels,24April1985
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL290,22.10.1983,p.1.

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ANNEXI
MAINFEATURESOFTHEGUIDANCE PROGRAMME INRESPECTOFTHEFISHINGFLEET
DRAWNUPBYFRANCEWITHINTHEFRAMEWORK OFREGULATION (EEC)No2908/83
1.Purposeoftheprogramme
Renewalandmodernization ofthefishingfleetwithaviewtoadjustingthequantityandquality
ofconsumersupplyandfishingcapacitytoavailablehalieuticresources.
2.Delimitationoftheareaconcernedbytheprogramme
TheterritoryofFranceincludingtheoverseasdepartments .
3.Durationoftheprogramme
Theprogrammehasatermofvalidityoffiveyears,from1January1984to31December1988.
4.Objectiveoftheprogramme
Theobjectiveoftheprogrammeisto:
(a)formainlandFrance:
—maintainfishingcapacityatits1984level,
—improvetheprofitabilityoffishingundertakings ,
—respecttheprioritieslaiddownintheprogramme,namely:
—fishingwithnear-watercompanyvessels,
—thefleetsincertainportsorregionsfacedwithspecialdifficulties;
(b)foroverseasterritories:
—developandre-orientthefleetinrelationtostocksandfishingconditions,
—improveproductquality,
—progressivelydiminishtheportionofshrimpfishinginGuyanesewatersallottedtothird
countries.
5.Thefollowingmeasuresareproposedtoattaintheseobjectives
5.1.Construction
—stabilizationofthetotalenginepowerofthemainlandfleetforthefulldurationofthe
programmeatitslevelon31December1983,namely914000kW,
—monitoringofadditionstothefleet,whichmustbeoffsetbyanoverallwithdrawalofvessels
ofanequivalentcapacity,
—observanceofareasonablebalanceinrespectofadditionstoandwithdrawalsfromthefleet
betweenthevariousregionsandtypesoffishery.
5.2.Modernization
Modernization aidwillberestrictedtomeasuresaimedatimprovingon-boardworkingand
safetyconditionsoratimprovingtheprofitabilityofvessels,withoutinitiatingmeasureswhich
resultinanincreaseinthemotorpowerofthevesselsinquestion.
6.Forecastinvestmentsrequiredtoattaintheobjectivesetoutinpoint4above
(a)MainlandFrance:
CoastAdditionstothefleetAssumed
withdrawals
fromthefleet
(Power(kW))Power(kW)Number
Channel/NorthSea 25396 70 24739
Atlanticcoast 97490 304 94677
Mediterranean coast 16244 67 15268
Total 139130 441 134684

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(b)Overseasdepartments:
Additionstothefleet
Guadeloupe 26vessels
Martinique 18vessels
Guyana 85vesselsofwhich35shrimpboats
Reunion 5vessels
7.Investmentforecasts(millionECU)
—Totalinvestmentsplannedfortheperiod1984to1988:about316millionECUforFrench
mainlandand33millionECUfortheoverseasdepartments .
—Plannednationalaid:(Statebudget):
—1984:13,82millionECU,
—1985:14,55millionECU.
Aidinlateryearswillbekeptatthesamelevelinfrancsatconstantvalue,subjecttoannual
financelaws.Thisfinancialinformation ,aswellasthebreakdownbetweenvariousmeasures,is
indicative .
ANNEXII
FINALCONCLUSIONS
1.TheCommissionnotesthattheprogrammesubmittedbytheFrenchGovernmenthavingregard
tothefuturenationalorCommunityactionsofthecommonfisheriespolicytobringabout
medium-termrestructuringaimedatensuringsatisfactoryeconomicconditionsforthefishing
industry,whilstobservingabalancebetweencatchpotentialandthecapacityofthefishing
fleet.
Theobjectiveofmaintainingenginepowershould,however,beaccompaniedbyapermanent
systemofmanagementoffishingcapacityinassociationwiththemanagementoffishing
resources.Inthisrespect,theCommissionconsidersthatthissystemshouldincludeacontrolof
definitiveentriesintoandwithdrawalsfromfishingactivitybyregionandbytypeoffishingin
ordertoensurethattheincreaseincapacityobtainedbynewboatbuildingisgloballycompen­
satedbyanequivalentreductionincapacity.Theeffectoffleetmodernization onitscapacity
shouldbemonitoredintheframeworkofthissystem.
2.TheCommissionrequeststhattheFrenchGovernmentseesthattheactionsoflocalorregional
authoritiesbecontainedwithinthepresentprogramme .
3.TheCommissionpointsoutthattheinvestmentforecastscontainedintheprogrammedoesnot
prejudgeanyfutureCommunityaid.
4.TheCommissionconsidersthattheprogrammeforecastsandtheiractualimplementation should
formthesubjectofamoredetailedanalysiswithintheframeworkoftheannualreviewreferred
toinArticle6ofRegulation(EEC)No2908/83,inthelightofdevelopmentsinthestructuraland
economicsituationoffishingundertakingsinFrance.