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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Amendment tothe
Proposalfora -
COUNCILREMULATION,(EEC)
onaprogrammeforrestructuring the
non-industrial inshorefishingindustry .
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission pursuanttothe
vsecondparagraphofArticle149oftheEECTreaty) ,
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Annex1
ProposalforaCouncilRegulation (EEC)ona
programmeforrestructuring thenon–industrial
inshorefishingindustry,asamendedpursuant
tothesecondparagraphofArticle149ofthe
Treaty,
ThetitleoftheproposedRegulationisamendedtoreadas
follows :
"CouncilRegulation(EEC)onaprogrammeforrestructuring the
ishorefishingindustry".
Thedeletionoftheword"non-industrial "previouslyusedin
thetitleleadstothesamewordbeingdeletedintheExplanatory Me­
morandum,inthelistof"recitals",inArticles1,2,5,6and10,in
theAnnexandinthefinancialestimate.
TheninthrecitalintheproposedRegulationisamendedtoread
asfollows :
Attheendoftherecital,afterthecomma,add"ortonon-memberde­
velopingcountries".
TheArticlesoftheproposedRegulationareattachedheretoand
amendedtoreadasfollowsi{Theamendmentsareunderlined).

TITLEI!IIULTI-AIilUAL REGIOITALPROGIlAfSES
Article3
1.ProgrammesshallbetransmittedtotheCommissionbytheileraber
St^-teconcornoc1.The,-"-shallbedrawnurcitherbythoIlcmberStatesor
bytheauthorities ororganizations ilcsi,-;nc.tedforthepurnoRphvthp
IicmbcrStates,onthebasisoftheinformation sho'-ninthe.Anne;:hereto.
2.TheCommissionshallexamine\/hether,inviewofthecatchprospects,
theconservation measuresforfisherystocksprovidedforbytheCommunity
rules.theneedfortheproductsconcerned,aswellastherequirements of
thecommonpolicyforthefishingindustry,suchprogrammescouldprovide
aframeworkforschemeswhoseprojectsareeligibleforfinancialassist­
ancefromtheCommunity,andformeasurestoencouragethecessationof
fishing.
3.TheCommission ,actinginaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle23,shallwithinsixmonthsfollowingnotification ofapro­
grammeandafterconsultingtheStandingCommitteeforthePishing
IndustryandtheCommitteeoftheFundonthefinancialaspectsadopt
adecisiononthesubjectspecifyinganyadditionalconditionsthat
programmesmustsatisfy.

Article ■}
IndecidingwhethertograntassistancefromtheFund,the
Commissionshallmakeacomprehensive economicassessmentofeachscheme
submitted,talcingintoaccountthecriterialaiddowninArticle6,It
shall,furthermore ,carryoutathoroughstudyoftheprojectwhich
constitutetheschemes,rearinginmindthattheymust:
–offeradequateguaranteesastothelastingeconomiceffectsofthe
structuralimprovements toliecarriedout;
-seektomakeorkeepinshorefishingundertakings viableandmakethem
moreprofitable ,xjithdueregardfortheneedtoconservefisherystocks*

Article 6
TheCommission shall ,when assessing theschemes submitted toit,take account
inparticular ofthefollowing criteria :
a)their contribution totheorientation ofproduction sought bythecommon
policy forthefishing industry ;
b)their contribution towards theimprovement ofthequality ofproducts
orthebetter use ofwaste products ;
c)areduction intheuseofintervention machinery under thecommon organiza­
tion ofthemarket ,through theadjustment ofcatching ,storage ,prepara­
tion ormarketing capacities tomarket requirements ;
d)their contribution tothesearch fornewoutlets through thecatching ,
breeding andvalorization ofcertain species offish ;
e)theconcentration ofschemes inregions which could experience special
■difficulties inadjusting tothe economic or .social consequences of
,measures taken under theCommon Fisheries Policy andrendered ^necessary ,
inparticular .J?y ..changes inthelawofthesea ;
f)their contribution towards animprovement intheemployment situation
intheinshoro fishing industry ;
g)improvement ofworking conditions ,inparticular asregards thesafety
oftheworkers concerned ;
h)compliance with therequirements fortheprotection oftheenvironment ;
i)respect fortheinterests ofconsumers .

Article8
1.InordertolieeligibleforassistancefromtheFund,theprojects
relatingtoplantandequipmentasspecifiedinArticle9mustbecarried
outbypersonswho:
-fornotlossthanfiveyearshavecarriedonfishingactivities
involvingoneormorevesselsflyingtheflagofaMemberState,
registeredwithintheCommunityterritorymidhavingawater-line
lengthoflessthan24metres;
orwho:
"farmfish,crustaceansormolluscs.
2.Thepersonsreferredtoinparagraph 1must:
-iftheyarcno.turalpersons,havecarriedonfishingactivitiesfornotlessthanfiveyears,havedr~;afJuTt"1-T" "less"Th~ufTCfTHThT"lr
incomefromfishing,or_fish^farming .andhavedevotedandbedevotingat
leasthalftheirtotal_hours_of_work_to_f ishing_or_fish;farmjng;
-iftheyarelegalpersons,haye^_pyer_the_five_f inaneiaj._years
Breceding_that_in_whjch_ihe_Qroiect_was _submitJed,derive^notlessthan~&>roftheirtotalturnoverfromfishingorfish-farming ;
2>tInordertoqualifyforassistancefromthe.Fund,researchandvocational
retrainingprojectsmustbecarriedout"byanassociationofpersonswhich
hasappliedforassistancefortheacquisitionofplantandequipmentfor
production,processingormarketing.Theresultsofresearchprojects
mustbemadeavailabletoallinterestedpartiesintheCommunity.

Article9
Theplantmidequipmentprovidedforbyaprojectmustsatisfythe
followingrequirements :
1.Fishingvessels:
a)Trawlers,vesselswithapurseseineandmulti-purpose vesselsmust:
--haveaminimumwater-linelengthof12metres;
-•befittedwithequipmentadequatetopreservecatches;
-befittedwiththeelectronic ,radiophonic andotherequipment
necessaryforfishdetectionandthesafetyofthecrew;
--complywhereappropriate ,withthesafetj*-standardslaiddown
bytheI?1C0SafetyConvention ;
b)Fishingvesselsotherth'antrawlersandseinenetvesselsmust:
«haveawater-linolengthofbetween6and12metres;
-pcomply,whereappropriate ,withthesafetystandardslaiddownby
theII1C0SafetyConvention.
2.Shoreinstallations :
-theremustbeaproperrelationbetweentheproductionoffishery
productsintendedtobepreserved,treatedorprocessedandthe
capacityoftheinstallations proposed,havingregardtoexisting
installations ofthesametypelocatedintheterritorycoveredby
theprogramme ; '
-theprocessingcapacityoftheinstallations proposedmustbesxiffi-
cienttoensurethatthefisheryproductsinquestionarepreserved ,
treatedorprocessedwiththemaximumprofitability ;however,no
projectmayrelatetothecreationormodernisation ofestablishments
designedchieflyforthemanufacture offishmeal,v;iththeexception
ofthosewhichprocessfishwaste,fishoffalsorfishunfitforhuman
consumption .
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Article0(coiït.)
3#Farmingoffish,crustaceans andmolliiscs
-establishments musthavearlequateproductioncapacitytoensure
Don^-termcommercialoperation;
-inthecaseofmusselcultureandojrsterfarmingtheremustbe
adequateequipmentforpurificationoftheproductsbeforemarketing.
It_shaI!_be_germjssib_Le_not_tg_aggly_thi s_condition_where_mussej ._culture
2r_oyster_farmjng_are_carrjed_on_in _waters_meetjng_natjonaJ._or _Community
9y3Lity_reguirement s.

Article11
1.Thebeneficiaries of"themeasuresprovidedforinArticle10shallbe
personssatisfyingtheconditiono "aidclowninthefirstindentof
Article8(l)andinthefirstindentofparagraph2ofthatArticle.
Suchmeasuresshallcomprisethefollowing :
a)inthecaseofnaturalpersons,thegrantofanannuityto
personsagedbetween55r-n^^5yearswhoapplytherefoifeand
whoundertaketoceasepermanently tofish;
b)inthecaseofnaturalorlegalpersons,thegrantalump-sum
premiumtopersonswhoselltheirvesselstobreakers'yardsor
todevelopingcountries.Forthesaletobreakers' .yardsand
developingcountries ,-vesselsmustbeatloastfifteenandeight
yearsoldrespectively .
2,MemberStatesshalltakeallmeasuresnecessarytoensurethatthe
socialsecuritybenefitswhichrecipientsoftheannuityprovidedfor
inparagraphl(a)wouldhavereceived,hadtheynotceasedtofiah,
arenotreduced,andthatthecontributions madebythemtosocial
securityfundgarenotundulyincreased, .

Article16
1,TheCommissionshal.:takeadecisionnotlaterthan31December
onapplications foraidfromtheFundsubmittedtoitinthefirsthalf
ofthecalendaryearand,notLaterthan30Juneofthefollowingyear,
onthosesubmittedinthesecondhalfoftheyear,
2.Applications foraidfromtheFundshall"bemadethroughthe
MemberStateconcernedandmusthavebeenapprovedbythelatter.

CHAPTERII:FinancialprovisionsrelatingtoTITLEIII.
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Article21
1.TheFundshallreimbursetoMemberStates25/<>oftheexpenditureactuallyincurredunderArticlell(l).
Themaximumsuchexpenditure whichmaybotakenintoaccountforthe
purposesofthisprovisionshallbeasfollows:
a)inrespectofmeasurestoencouragethecessationoffishing.
-500u.a.peryeartoamarnedrecipient :
-600u.a.peryeartoanunmarriedrecipientorthe
widowofarecipient,
untilsuchtimeastherecipientreachesorwouldhavereached
65yearsofa^e.
b)inrespectofthesaleofvesselstobreakern'yardsordeveloping
countries,
-200u.a.per^rossregisteredton.
2.Applications forreimbursement shallbeinrespectofexpenditure
incurredbyIlemberStatesduringacalendaryearandshallbesubmitted
totheCommissionbefore1Mayofthefollowingyear.

Anne::II
Explanatory Memorandumontheamendmentstobemadetotheproposalfora
CouncilRegulation (r,lEC)onaprogrammeforrestructuring theinshorefi­
shingindustry.
PointL.
Thischangemthedraftingofthetextisnecessarycwingto
thedifficulties whichhaveariseninestablishingperfectharmonybetween
thetextsinthevariousCommunitylanguages.
Sincetheword"non-industrial "givesrisetovaryinginterpretations ,it
wasadvisabletodeleteitinordertoeliminateanypossibleambiguity.
Point2.
AsrequestedbytheEconomic raiidSocialCommittee,thepream­
bletakesintoaccountthesuggestionthatretirementpremiumsshouldal»
sobegrantedonthesaleofvesselstodevelopingcountries.
Point3.
Thesuggestions madebytheEuropeanParliamentandanumberof
thosemadebytheEconomicandSocialCommitteehavepromptedtheCommis­
siontoamendArticle3,5,6,8,9r 21oftheproposedorigi­
nalversion.
Article3.
Asaresultoftheamendmentmadetoparagraph 1,notonlythe
MemberStatesbutalsotheauthoritiesor(tradeorindustry)organiza­
tionsdesignatedbytheMemberStatesmaybemaderesponsibleforpreparing
multi-annual regionalprogrammes.
AsrequestedbytheEuropeanParliament ,theamendmenttopa­
ragraph2endorsestheprinciplethattheprogrammesmustfistandfore-,
mostbeestablished withdueregardfortheneedtopreservemarinere­
sources,asprovidedforbytheCommunityrules.
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Theamendmenttoparagraph3reducesfromeighttosixmonths
thetime-limitwithinwhichtheCommission mustmakeadecisiononthe
adoptionoftheprogrammes.Thiswillspeeduptheimplementation ofthe
commonmeasuresforrestructuring thoinshorefishingindustry.
Article5.
Theamendmentrelates,asdoesthattoparagraph2ofthepre­
cedingArticle,tothenecessityfortheprojectstobeassessedwithdue
regardforthepreservation offishstocks.
Article6.
Theamendments madearepurelyconcernedwiththewordingofthe
text.
Article8.
AsrequestedbytheEconomicandSocialCommittee,thecriteria
fortheselectionofthebeneficiaries mustbebasednotonlyonthotime
devotedtofishingorthefarmingoffish,crustaceansormolluscs,but
alsoontheincomederivedtherefrom.
Articley.
AsrequestedbytheEuropeanParliamentinitsOpinion,theamen­
dmenttoparagraph 2makesitpossiblefortheFundtowithholditsaidfrom
establishments designedmainlyforthemanufacture offishmeal.
Inparagraph 3,thesecondindendhasbeensupplemented inorder
tomakeanexception,inrespectofcertaintechnicalconditions ,formussel
cultureandoysterfarminginwatersmeetingnationalandCommunityquality
requirements .
Article11,Article21.
AswassuggestedbytheEconomicandSocialCommittee,theamend­
mentmakesitpossiblefortheretirement premiumtobegrantedalsoontho
saleofvesselsovereightyearsofagetonon-memberdevelopingcountries.
Article16.
Theamendmenttoparagraph 1makesitpossibletospeedupthe
procedureforfinancingtheprojects.