No C 4/2 Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 1. 90 
II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Amendment to the proposal for a Council Regulation (EEC) on the improvement of the 
conditions under which fishery and aquaculture products are processed and marketed (') 
(COM(89) 605 final 
(Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149(3) of the EEC Treaty on 24 November 
1989) 
(90/C 4/02) 
The text of the Commission proposal is modified as follows: 
1. After the first citation, insert the following: 
'Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 155 
(2) thereof,'. 
2. After the second recital, insert the following: 
'Whereas the contribution to strengthening the Community's economic and social cohesion 
which can be made by the marketing and processing of fishery products through the 
doubling of the Structural Funds between 1987 and 1993 is provided for in the financial 
perspective attached to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 29 June 1988; 
Whereas it is necessary to estimate the amount of Community finance necessary for the 
execution of this action; whereas this amount is covered by the financial perspective 
attached to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 29 June 1988; whereas the appropriations 
actually available will be determined under the budgetary procedure in compliance with the 
said agreement;' 
3. After the former seventh recital, insert the following: 
'Whereas Article 155 (2) of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal states that it is for 
the Council to determine which of the Community's structural measures in the fisheries 
sector shall be applicable to the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla; whereas Council Regu­
lation (EEC) No 4028/88 stipulates that most of the common actions for the improvement 
and adaptation of fishery and aquacultural structures shall apply to these territories; 
whereas the processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products is closely linked 
to the rest of the structural policy for fisheries; and whereas it is therefore desirable to 
extend the common action provided for in this Regulation to these territories;' 
4. After the former ninth recital, insert the following: 
'Whereas there is currently a growing imbalance between demand and supply and the 
Community has a substantial trading deficit; whereas the main imported items are 
high-value products (salmon, crustaceans, molluscs) and processed and prepared products 
derived therefrom (including tuna fish); and whereas the Community, therefore, has an 
interest in developing its own processing industry for fishery and aquaculture products;' 
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5. Amend the former 13th recital as follows: 
'Whereas the basic guidelines of the new structural policy for fisheries and aquaculture 
must not only take account of the results obtained and the experience gained in the past, 
but must be defined against the background of the completion of a genuine internal market 
in fishery products and in terms of the new situation obtaining in the sector, which has 
become more important since the accession of Spain and Portugal to the Community;' 
6. After the former 13th recital, insert the following: 
'Whereas the internal market in the fisheries sector is limited to trade in a small number of 
products, mainly between neighbouring Member States; whereas this market consists, in 
fact, of several national markets, each characterized by its own structure of supply and 
demand; whereas, therefore, not only should work in progress be accelerated but new 
measures should also be taken to complete the internal market in the fisheries sector by 
1993;' 
7. Article 1 (1) (b) should read as follows: 
'(b) take account of the needs of the less favoured regions as defined in Article 8 of 
Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the relevant Annex thereto;' 
8. Article (1) (1) (j) should read as follows: 
'(j) help to ensure the regular and adequate supply of raw materials ...' 
9. Article 11, last indent, should read as follows: 
'— producers of basic products, producers' groups or associations thereof, and 
cooperatives, but with particular attention being paid to the needs of SMEs.' 
10. Article 14 (1) (a) should read as follows: 
'(a) 50 % in the regions concerned by Objective 1, in accordance with the provisions of 
Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the relevant Annex thereto;' 
11. After Article 17, insert the following: 
'Article 17a 
The amount of Community expenditure deemed necessary for the execution of the action 
introduced by the present regulation shall be determined each financial year by the 
budgetary authority.' 
12. Article 18 should read as follows: 
'Article 18 
All references in other acts to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 and relating to fisheries shall, 
except where otherwise stated in the transitional provisions in Article 19, be replaced by 
references to this Regulation.' 
13. After Article 18, insert the following: 
'Article 18a 
The common action established by this Regulation shall be applicable to the Canary 
Islands, Ceuta and Melilla.'