COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMVKJNITIES 
COM(90) 155 final 
Brussels, 23 April 1990 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
amending for -the second -time Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 
on Community measures to improve and adapt structures 
in the fisheries and aquaculture sector 
(presented by the Commission) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
This proposal for a Council regulation amending for the second time the Council 
regulation (CEE) n°4028/86 of 18 December 1986 (' ) has the following objective: 
- to increase the rates of community aid in the aquaculture sector in the 
following regions: in the five new Landers of Unified Germany and in Ceuta and 
Melilla, these being part of the less developed regions of the Community. 
1 O.J. a° L 376 of 31.12.1986. p.7 
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CT 
PROPOSAL FOR A 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 
of 1992 
amending for the second time Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 
on Community measures to improve and adapt structures 
in the fisheries and aquaculture sector 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 
and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof. 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in 
particular Article 155(2)(a) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission*, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament^, 
Having regard to the opinion of Economic and Social Committee-', 
Whereas the new statistics available show that the five new German LSnder 
may, as far as aquaculture is concerned, be regarded as less-developed 
Community regions in respect of which Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 
of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures 
in the fisheries and aquaculture sector4, as last amended by Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 3944/90 of 20 December 19905, provides for a higher 
rate of Community aid; 
Whereas Ceuta andMelilla qualifies as regions which may receive the maximum 
level of aid for aquaculture; 
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 provides for the maximum level of 
Community aid for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and for Ceuta-Melilla for measures 
aimed at the restructuring, renewal, and modernisation of the fishing 
fleet; 
Whereas the regions in question should, accordingly, be included in 
Annex III to that Regulation, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 is hereby replaced by the Annex to 
this Regulation. 
(ZPE/006) 1 OJ NO C 
2 Opinion delivered on 
3 Opinion delivered on 
4 OJ No L 376, 31.12.86, p.7 
5 OJ No L 380, 31.12.90, p.l 
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Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in 
the official Journal of European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable 
in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Council 
The President 
;m. t ips/oo*) 
ANNEX 
COMMUNITY AID AND FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM MEMBER STATES FOR THE 
DEVELOPMENT OF AQUACULTURE AND STRUCTURAL WORKS IN COASTAL WATERS 
I. Aquaculture 
Regions Community Financial contributions 
aid from Member States 
1. Greece, Andalusia, Canary Islands, 
Ceuta and Melilla, Castile-Leon, 
Castile-La-Mancha, Extremadura, 
Galicia, West of Scotland(l), 
arrondissements of Quimper and 
Lorient, Ireland, Northern 
Ireland, Mezzogiorno, Portugal, 
the French Overseas Departments, 
Veneto, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 
Brandenburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, 
Thtiringen and Sachsen 40% between 10 
and 30% 
2. Other regions 25% between 10 
and 25% 
(1) The 'West of Scotland' shall mean Dumfries and Galloway, the Western 
Isles, Orkney and Shetland, together with the districts of Caithness, 
Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty, skye and Lochalsh, Lochaber, Argyll 
and Bute, cunninghame, Kyle and Carrick. 
II. Protected marine areas 
Community aid: 50% 
Contributions from Member States: between 10 and 35% 
(IPE/0O6) 
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
1. Budget heading involved: 
B2-9301 
2. Appropriations entered under the heading for 1992 
ECU 224 000 000 
3. Carryovers authorized or requested: 
automatic: 
non-automatic: X 
4. Expenditure resulting from amendment of the proposed Regulation: 
(a) current budget year: 
ECU 600 000 
(b) following years: 
(1993) ECU 600 000 
5. Other financial impact of the amendement, if any: 
None 
Calculation method (to be explained in detail): 
Increase in the Community contribution to the regions in question 
by between 25% and 40%, or 15% of forecast investment in 1992 of 
ECU 4 million and in 1993 of ECU 4 million. This gives a figure of 
ECU 600 000 for each budget year. 
Opinion of Director-General for Budgets: 
Approved, 
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