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Brussels, 29.9.2006

SEC(2006) 1218

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT

Accompanying document to the Report from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products {COM(2006) 558 final}

ANNEX 1

List of legislation pertaining to the Common Market Organisation

Basic and Implementing Regulations

- Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (OJ L 17, 21.1.2000, p. 22), amended by

- The 2003 Act of Accession (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33)

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1886/2000 of 6 September 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the extension to non-members of certain rules adopted by producers' organisations in the fisheries sector (OJ L 227, 7.9.2000, p. 11), amended by

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1812/2001 of 14 September 2001 (OJ L 246, 15.9.2001, p. 5)

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1924/2000 of 11 September 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the grant of specific recognition to producers’ organisations in the fisheries sector in order to improve the quality of their products (OJ L 230, 12.9.2000, p.5)

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1925/2000 of 11 September 2000 establishing the operative events for the exchange rates to be applied when calculating certain amounts provided for by the mechanisms of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 on the common organisation of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (OJ L 230, 12.09.2000, p. 7)

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2508/2000 of 15 November 2000 laying down the detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards operational programmes in the fisheries sector (OJ L 289, 16.11.2000, p. 8)

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2509/2000 of 15 November 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards granting financial compensation for withdrawals of certain fishery products (OJ L 289, 16.11.00, p.11)

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2813/2000 of 21 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards granting private storage aid for certain fishery products (OJ L 326, 22.12.2000, p.30)

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2814/2000 of 21 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards granting carry-over aid for certain fishery products (OJ L 326, 22.12.2000, p. 34)

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 80/2001 of 16 January 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards notifications concerning recognition of producer organisations, the fixing of prices and intervention within the scope of the common organisation of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (OJ L 13, 17.1.2001, p 3), amended by

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2494/2001 of 19 December 2001 as regards the options for disposing of fishery products withdrawn from the market (OJ L 337, 20.12.2001, p 22)

- The 2003 Act of Accession (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33)

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 150/2001 of 25 January 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the penalties to be applied to producer organisations in the fisheries sector for irregularity of the intervention mechanism and amending Regulation (EC) No 142/98 (OJ L 24, 26.1.2001, p. 10)

- Commission Regulation (EEC) No 939/2001 of 14 May 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the grant of flat-rate aid for certain fisheries products (OJ L 132, 15.05.2001 p. 10)

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1813/2001 of 14 September 2001 laying down the detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the conditions for, the grant of and the withdrawal of recognition of interbranch organisations (OJ L 246, 15.9.2001 p. 7)

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2065/2001 of 22 October 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards informing consumers about fishery and aquaculture products (OJ L 278, 23.10.2001 p. 6), amended by

- The 2003 Act of Accession (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33)

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2183/2001 of 9 November 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards granting the compensatory allowance for tuna intended for the processing industry (OJ L 293, 10.11.2001, p. 11)

- Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3510/82 of 23 December 1982 fixing the conversion factors applicable to tuna (OJ L 368, 28.12.1982, p. 27), amended by

- Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3940/87 of 21 December 1987 (OJ L 373, 31.12.1987, p 6)

- Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3971/89 of 20 December 1989 (OJ L 385, 30.12.1989, p 35)

- Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3899/92 of 23 December 1992 (OJ L 392, 31.12.1992, p 24)

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2318/2001 of 29 November 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the recognition of producer organisations in the fishery and aquaculture sector (OJ L 313, 30.11.2001, p. 9), amended by

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1767/2004 of 13 October 2004 (OJ L 315, 14.10.2004, p. 28)

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2493/2001 of 19 December 2001 on the disposal of certain fishery products which have been withdrawn from the market (OJ L 337, 20.12.2001, p. 20)

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2306/2002 of 20 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the notification of the prices of imported fishery products (OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 94)

Common Marketing Standards

- Council Regulation (EC) No 2406/96 of 26 November 1996 laying down common marketing standards for certain fishery products (OJ L 334, 23.12.1996 p. 1), amended by

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 323/97 of 21 February 1997 (OJ L 52, 22.2.1997, p. 8)

- Council Regulation (EC) No 2578/2000 of 17 November 2000 (OJ L 298, 25.11.2000, p. 1)

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2495/2001 of 19 December 2001 (OJ L 337, 20.12.2001, p. 23)

- The 2003 Act of Accession (OJ L 236, 23.9.2003, p. 33)

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 790/2005 of 25 May 2005 (OJ L 132, 26.5.2005, p. 15)

- Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3703/85 of 23 December 1985 laying down detailed rules for applying the common marketing standards for certain fresh or chilled fish (OJ L 351, 28.12.1985, p. 63), amended by

- Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3506/89 of 23 November 1989 (OJ L 342, 24.11.1989, p 11)

- Council Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 of 21 June 1989 laying down common marketing standards for preserved sardines (O J L 212, 22.07.1989 p. 79), amended by

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1181/2003 of 2 July 2003 (O J L 165, 3.7.2003 p. 17)

- Council Regulation (EEC) No 1536/92 of 9 June 1992 laying down common marketing standards for preserved tuna and bonito (O J L 163 , 17.06.1992, p. 1)

Other regulations

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 1093/94 of 6 May 1994 setting the terms under which fishing vessels of a third country may land directly and market their catches at Community ports (OJ L 121, 12.5.1994, p. 3)

- Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector (OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p 10)

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 908/2000 of 2 May 2000 laying down detailed rules for calculating aid granted by Member States to producer organisations in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (OJ L 105, 3.5.2000, p. 15), amended by

- Commission Regulation (EC) No 2438/2000 of 3 November 2000 (OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p 37)

- Council Regulation (EC) No 379/2004 of 24 February 2004 opening and providing for the management of autonomous Community tariff quotas for certain fishery products for the period 2004 to 2006 (OJ L 64, 2.3.2004, p 7)

ANNEX 2

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ANNEX 3

Operational programmes expenses 2001-2004

€ 000 |

2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |

Belgium | 22 | 43 | 43 | 32 |

Denmark | 159 | 139 | 129 |

Germany | 360 | 492 | 481 |

Greece |

Spain | 672 | 744 | 753 |

France | 334 | 856 | 918 | 754 |

Ireland | 19 | 97 | 41 | 63 |

Italy | 76 | 83 | 246 |

Netherlands | 382 | 257 |

Austria |

Portugal | 99 | 384 | 455 | 412 |

Finland | 15 |

Sweden | 81 | 159 | 158 | 183 |

United Kingdom |

Total EU | 545 | 2.822 | 3.455 | 3.311 |

ANNEX 4

Evolution market prices and guide prices 2001-2004

2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |

Order No |CN Code |TARIC code |Description | |Annual quota (t) |Quota duty |Annual quota (t) |Quota duty |Annual quota (t) |Quota duty | | 09.2760 |ex 0303 78 11

ex 0303 78 12

ex 0303 78 13

ex 0303 78 19

ex 0303 78 90 |10

10

10

11

81

10 |Hake ( Merluccius spp . excluding Merluccius merluccius, Urophycis spp.), frozen, for processing |15% | | |20 000 |0% |20 000 |0% | | 29.2761 |ex 0304 20 91

ex 0304 20 94

ex 0304 90 97 |10

41

81

60

86 |Blue grenadier ( Macruronus spp .), frozen fillets and other meat, for processing |7.5%[2]15%15%7.5%27.5%2 | | |15 000 |0% |15 000 |0% | | 29.2762 |ex 0306 11 10

ex 0306 11 90 |10

10

|Rock lobster ( Palinurus spp ., Panulirus spp ., Jassus spp .), frozen, for processing |12.5% | | |1 500 |6% |1 500 |6% | | 09.2766 |ex 0304 20 94

ex 0304 90 97 |70

88 |Southern blue whiting ( Micromesistius australis ), frozen fillets and other meat, for processing |15%

7.5% | | | | |2 000 |0% | | 09.2768 |ex 0303 79 55 |31 |Alaska pollack ( Theragra chalcogramma ), frozen, for processing |15% | | | | |10 000 |0% | | 09.2770 |ex 0305 63 00 |10 |Anchovies ( Engraulis anchoita ), salted or in brine, but not dried or smoked, for processing |10% | | | | |2 000 |0% | | 09.2772 |ex 0304 90 05 |10 |Surimi, frozen, for processing |15%2 | | | | |30 000 |0% | |

APPENDICES

EU and world market situation

World total production of fishery products, i.e. captures plus aquaculture production, increased by 35% during the period 1992-2003 (see Appendix 1). This upward trend is mainly due to a two and a half fold expansion of aquaculture since catches tended to remain stable over this period. On the other hand, EU25’s total production decreased by 9% between 1992 and 2003 (see Appendix 2). The reason is a 16% drop in catches as a result of the depletion of some major fish stocks. Although EU25’s aquaculture rose by 45% and expanded from 12% to 19% of EU25’s total production in 1992-2003, the volumes of farmed products did not compensate for the strong decrease in catches. In 2003 the EU25 accounted for 5% of the world total production, making it the second world producer after China (see Appendix 3).

Within the EU25, Appendix 4 shows Member States’ production in 2003. The main producer was Spain with a share of 17%, followed by Denmark (15%), France (13%), the UK (11%) and the Netherlands (8%). These Member States accounted for 64% of the EU25 total production. The Member States with largest volumes of catches were Denmark (18%), Spain (15%), France (12%), the UK (11%) and the Netherlands (9%). As for aquaculture, the leading producers were Spain (23%), France (18%), Italy (14%), the UK (13%) and Greece (7%).

The consumption of fisheries products expressed as available supply per person is on the increase in both the world and the EU15 (see Appendix 5). The per capita supply in the world rose by 46% during the period 1990-2001 and reached 20 kg/head in 2001. In the EU15, it stood at 24.6 kg/head in 2001, with an increase of 9% between 1990 and 2001. EU15’s supply per person was around 23% higher than the world average in 2001. That year, the EU15 ranked as the tenth most important consumer worldwide (see Appendix 6). Within the EU25, Appendix 7 shows significant differences between Member States in 2001: whereas Portugal and Lithuania had the highest per capita supply (56.5 and 54.5 kg/head, respectively), Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia were below 8 kg/head.

The continuous decrease in EU15 production since 1995 and the steady increases in both consumption and exports have boosted imports from third countries in order to satisfy the EU15’s supply needs (see Appendix 8). Between 1990 and 1995, EU15’s production and imports stood at similar levels in live weight. From 1996 onwards, imports rose significantly and reached 58% of EU15’s total supply in 2001 while production accounted for only 42% (see Appendix 9). All in all, the EU25 has an overall negative trade balance in fisheries products. Spain, Denmark, Germany, the UK, Italy and France are the biggest importers in terms of volume (see Appendix 10).

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APPENDIX 2

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APPENDIX 3

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APPENDIX 4

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APPENDIX 5

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APPENDIX 6

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APPENDIX 7

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APPENDIX 8

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APPENDIX 9

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APPENDIX 10

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[1] Autonomous suspension to 3% for processing (Regulation 104/2000)

[2] Autonomous suspension to 3.5% for processing (Regulation 104/2000)