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COM(75 )574final
Brussels .14November 1975
<»<,i»tz<
Proposal for a
REGULATION (EFC )OFTHE COUNCIL
onaprogramme forrestructuring thenon­
industrial inshore fishing industry
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
COMC75 )57^final .

EXPLAHATORY EM)RANDUM
I. IiTTROFJCTIGIi
Thecouncil hasrequested theConmission tosubmit asquickly as
possible proposals which laydown measures forimproving thestructures of
thenon-industrial inshore fishing industry andthedeep seafishing industry ,
other thanthedeepseafishery fortheproduction ofsaltcod(^"). Itwas
decided that theproposals should take into account therisks ofover-
exploitation ofthemarine environment that this restructuring could entail .
Thepresent proposal allows only apartial response totheCouncil
invitation .Infact ,itispossible atthepresent time toconsider a
restructuring ofthenon-industrial coastal fisheries sector inwhich all
fishing activities take place insea–areas' close tooratamoderate ,distance
from thecoasts ofMember States .This isnot soforthed&ep seafishery sector
which' fishes toaconsiderable extent inthe waters ofthird countries .
Inthese waters ,which areinfact greatly affected byunknown effects
resulting from theConference ontheLawoftheSeawith regard tothe
exploitation oftheoceans inthefuture .Inconsequence ,theCommission
will only beable toanswer completely therequest oftheCouncil when this
system will beprecisely determined andwhen theexact consequences result­
ingforMember States will beknown exactly .
II. ' FIELD OPAPPLICATION OPTHEPROPOSED REGULATION
Theobject ofthis Regulation istopromote therational develop­
ment ofthesector concerned bymodernizing fleets andother means ofprod­
uction .Thefleet andother means ofproduction should berespectively ,adopted
tothepossibilities ofexploiting fishery stocks inthefishing areas trad­
itionally frequented and intheregions andareas where fish andshellfish are
reared .This means that producers whohave been fishing fortheprevious five
years from vessels notlonger than 24metres (water line length )orwhohave
been rearing fish ,crustaceans andmolluscs could receive assistance from the
EAGGP under theconditions laid down inthis Regulation inorder to:
-Restructure their means ofproduction ;
./•
()Doc.R/2795/72(AC-RI 318)(PIH750)ofDecember 14,1972

-Restructure ordevelop' canning andprocessing plants :
–Cease tneactivity offishing .
III . BRIEF DESCPJTPION OPTHESOU-INDUSTRIAL INSHORE FISHING
DîDUSTRY .
Thenon-industrial inshore fishing industry isanimportant
eoonomic andsocial factor intheCommunity .
TheCommunity fleet consists ofapproximately 45000fishing vessels ,the
majority ofwhich have alength ofless than 18metres .Further statistical
information isgiven intheannex .
Themajority ofthesmall fishing vessels sireinItaly andFrance
(approximately 20000vessels )which also have large fleets of'non-motorized
vessels (approximately 25000 .inItaly ),notincluded inthestatistics given .
There areapproximately 100000full-time fishermen engaged inthe
sector ebneerned ,that istosay00%ofthetotal number offishermen inthe
Community ,Inview ofthefamily nature ofthefishing undertakings itis
estimated that theincome ofapproximately 600000people ,including fishermen ,
members oftheir families employed intheundertaking andshore workers .ol
employed inancillary industries ,depends directly onthenon-industrial
inshore fishing industry .
In1972 thevalue oftheproduction ofthenon-industrial inshore
fishing industry exceeded 500million units ofaccount .Given thefamily
nature ofthefishing undertakings andthefact that they aregenerally run
byvery small groups (theaverage crew consists ofbetween 2.1and3.5men
perboat )certain acute problems arise . *
. ; .. ; ■■- :./. ■

■fixoabsence ofprivate funds £,ives rise todifficulties inrenewing themeans
ox'production andconsequently fleets arereduced and .vessels fall into
general disrepair .This situation isaggravated bytheever increasing cost
ofbuilding vessels andother means ofproduction (fishing gear ,fish detect­
ionandnavigation equipment eto • )which slows down theeconomic restruct­
uring oftheindustry .Theaverage income ofCommunity fishermen in1973 was
between 3000and6000u.a«permanperyear .(This very large differential
isdn.etothefact that ,in*general ,thefisherman 'sincome increases with
thesize ofthevessel ).
In1974 "theincrease inthevarious management costs causes anoverally
reduction inincome since the cost ofequipping vessels increased more than
thevalue oftheproducts landed .Thereduction inincome wasoftheorder
of30to40fo.This situation isallthemore serious when oneteices accoiuit
oftheworking conditions offisliernen (working dayof10to17hours ;no
paid leave ,etc ).
Inthese circumstances itisreckoned that there isatpresent in
several regions oftheCommunity amove away from fishing ,arise inthe
average ageoffishermen andaconsiderable fall ininvestment .Although
these developments arenotdesirable inthenselves ,they arenotofan
entirely negative character .Infact ,theoverexploitation ofthemost
frequented fishing grounds hasalready ledtotheapplication ofquotas for
many species ,andwill undoubtedly ac&"conDequence lead toadecrease inthe
nunbers offishermen incertain regions ,
Nevertheless ,inorder toavoid atooabrupt reduction innumbers ofworkers ,,
and inorder tomaintain asufficient number ,itseems apportune toputinto
effect ontheonehand astructural modernisation policy and Icra .the^other a
policy ofcessation ofactivity .

,IV. THEOBJECTIVES OPCOIi.OIT ACTION AITD THEPfiCPOSED IM'S.
A, The objectives ofcomiion action
These aresituated intheframework oftheobjectives ,laid down in
Article 10ofRegulation (EEC)JTo2141/70of20October 1970layingdown acommon
structural policy ,forthefishing industry ;inparticular theprimary function of
thenon-industrial inshore fishing should betocontinue toensure ,inpart ,the
supply offishery products fortheCommunity markets ,while avoiding over-exploit -
ation ofstocks . '...
Tothis end ,twotypes ofactions areestimated tobenecessary :
-aprogressive restructuration ofthefleet ,inorder tomodify its
production potential inrelation tothescientifically recommended
optimal catch ,acorresponding adaptation oftheindustry orishore
andanaction ofdevelopment ofrearing fish ,crustaceans and
molluscs ; ,
-aconcomitant action ofgradual reduction ofthis production
potential ,implying atthe same time theremoval from thefishery
ofacertain number ofboats andthecessation ofactivity which
will result from this .
B. The means ofachieving therestructuring objectives
i)smeasures fordeveloping theindustry
Research into themethod ofachieving these objectives could ,be
facilitated bycreating ,asystem which provides fortheintroduction of:
Multi-annual regional programmes : '
–Regional development schemes setupbyMember States ;
-Projects setupontheinitiative ofproducers tobechosen
bytheadministrative authorities andcoordinatod indevelop –
ment plans according tothoextent towhioh they contribute
toattaining theobjectives oftheprogramme concerned .

5.
While providing theflexibility necessary -toadapt astructural
improvement policy tothe 'requirements ofthedifferent regions ofthe
Community ,this system hastheadvantage that itcan "beincorporated ina
more general economic framework atthesame time astheexamination ofthe
different factors ofcommon action ,andinparticular multi-annual programmes
aremade bytheCommission andthePermanent Committee forFishery Structure .
These programmes should provide adescription notonly ofthe
current situation but should also indicate –inthelight ofpotential demand
andconservation requirements –thedesired production objectives andthe
means ofimplementing then . ' *v
Each programme shall contain anassessment oftheoptimum fishing
prospects represented bytherelationship betttfeen thecapacity ofthefleets
inquestion tothepotential catch unlikely tothreaten stocks offish and
this will enable ahappropriate investment policy tobedrafted which isthe
main object ofthecommon action concerned .
When theputting into effect amulti-annual programme forthe
restructuring ofthenon-industrial coastal fishery hasimportant repercuss -
V -
ions onthesocio-economic situation intheregion ,theprogramme should
indicate,as follows ,byreference tothedevelopment ofthesaid region ,"
other means ofaction forfacilitating itsrealisation taking into account
thesaid repercuss ions ♦
Assoon aseach programme hasbeen adopted bytheCommission ,
after ifhasreceived theopinion oftheStanding Committee fortheFishing -
Industry ,theMember State mayselect projects submitted toitforthe
purpose ofpreparing development schemes .Thelatter areinfact planning
measures designed toenable theCommission toassess individual projects
- «
inasystematic economic conte:rfc .
Inorder toensure that thebest use ismade oftheavailable

f:r.^?.cor tdevelopment schemes ,including theprojects which constitute them
uad-rai,.to.j.d'.d toreceive assistance from theEAGGF,' should beassessed
according toCommunity criteria .These criteria should inparticular "help
settheguidelines forproduction ,improve thequality ofthefishing prod­
ucts ,reduce theuseoftheintervention machinery ,improve theworking and '
safety conditions ofthepersons concerned andfinally ,comply with the
requirements forprotecting theenvironment andtheinterests ofconsumers .
Priority shall begiven toschemes which contribute tothe
resolution ofdifficulties resulting from theeventual adoption ofthe
Community regulation made necessary byalterations inthelawofthesea
andinparticular ,difficulties arising subsequent tothefixing ofcatch "
quotas resulting from theapplication ofthis regulation .- '
Moreover ,priority shall aiso begiven toprojects undertaken in
regions andareas which maybenefit from support given bytheEuropean Regional
Development Fund (^)aswellasthose schemes already putintooperation by
recognized producer organizations ortheir associations .
It'isunderstood ,however ,that these priorities will beestablished
inrelation totheir effect ontherealization oftheobjectives oftheregional
pluri-anhual programme andinparticular tothesolution oftheprinciple prob­
lems posed ,orwhich could beposed ,intheregions inquestion where -fishing
activity could besubject toadverse economic conditions . ; v
This proposal contains certain minimum criteria with which invest­
ment must comply ifthey aretobefinanced bytheEAGGF ..Inparticular a
minimum water lino length of12metres hasbeen' fixed forfishing vessels , .
trawlers ,seiners andmulti-purpose vessels since itisfelt that thesmaller
vessels ofthis type provide noassurances from theeconomic point ofview as
well asfrom thesafety point ofview ofthecrews .Onthe 'other hand ,no
upper limit hasbeen fixed ,soasnottorestrict thetechnical andeconomic
development ;ofthese means ofproduction . . .
This does notapply tovessels engaged in"small scale fishing "
which carried outvery close totheshore anddoes notingeneral use
trawl orpeine nets .Inthis typo ofcase length restrictions should be
determined soastoinclude anarrrow range ofrelatively standard size
vessels forcatching high quality fish insuch awaythat fish stocks are
not endangered ,.
(1)OJofEECNoL73ofMarch 1975-

7.
ii):measures toencourage thecessation offishing
Incases where problems arising outoftheoverfishing oftraditional
grounds and ,where applicable ,thefixing ofcatch quotas ,aswell asmaritime
pollution arethreatening themaintenance ofthetotal number employed inthe
non-industrial inshore fishing industry inaparticular region ,this Regulat­
ionprovides that Member States mayintroduce measures topromote the cess­
ation oftheactivity offishing . ■.., :
Such measures establish within thelimits laid down inthis Regulation
asystem oflife annuities forfishermen .who cease toengage intheactivity
offishing andwhose agefalls within theprescribed limits (55-65years ),
aswell aspremiums for the .scrapping ofoldfishing vessels .
Itisforseen that theEAGGF reimburses Member States that part ofthe
expense incurred inreducing' thenumber ofpersons ,engaged inthefishing ,
industry where theneed forsuch action could beshown in -multi –annual regional
programmes adopted bytheCommission .
Comments onthe general and financial .provisions ..
When thedevelopment schemes arebeing forwarded totheCommission the
Member States should specify thenature andextent oftheir share inthe
financing oftheprojects which constitute such schemes .This contribution
maynotfall below agiven level compared with theassistance from theEAGGF
sothat abalance maybeestablished between theshare oftheMember States
andthat oftheCommunity .
Assistance from theEAGGF shall take theform ofcapital grants ■'for
public ,semi-public andprivate investment projects .Thegrants maycover
upto25%ofthecost oftheinvestment .Assistance from theEAGGF for
research projects onthefishing industry oronvocational training tobe
implemented byinvestment projects forming part ofadevelopment scheme shall
however belimited to5%ofthecontribution granted fortheinvestment
projects .

8.
•Themeasureslaiddownin-thisRegulation constitute common
actionwithinthemeaningofArtiole6(l)ofRegulation (EEC).No729/70
sincetheycontribute totheachievement of.theobjectives setoutin:
Article39(l).(a)oftheTreaty#Theperiodenvisagedforintervention ,
bytheFundistenyears# Thetotal ,provisional costtotheFundofthe
commonactionis•##•#J#U£####*## millionunitsofaccountforthefirst;
fiveyears*1Theprocedure forgrantingtheassistance islargelysimilar
.to,thatinforceatpresentforfinancingprojectsunderRegulation No17/64/
EEC# .Inorder,toensuretheproperfunctioning ,oftheEAGGPandtoreduce
thetimelapsebetweenthesubmission ofapplications forassistance and
thedecision togranttheaidprovision ismadethattheapplications
s, .shallbesubmitted totheCommission before1JulyandthattheCommission
shalltakeadecisioninprinciple before30Juneof.thefollowing year# .
Finally,thisRegulation contains aclauseenabling sumspaid
toberecovered wheretherecipient ofassistance fromtheEAGGFfailsto
abidebyhiscontractual undertakings#

THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMTOTITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
andinparticular Article 43thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Having regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament
(2Having regard totheOpinion oftheEconomic andSocial Committee ;....-
Whereas Article 10(2)ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)No214l/70^^of 20October
1970 laying down acommon structural policy forthefishing industry provides
that common action may "bedecided onforthepurpose ofachieving theobject­
ives setoutinparagraph 1ofthat Article ,insofar asthey relate tothe
objectives set6utinArticle 39(l )(a)oftheTreaty ;whereas this common
action naybefinanced bytheGuidance Section oftheAgricultural Guidance
andGuarantee Fund pursuant toArticle 1(3)ofCouncil Regulation (EEC)
Wo729/70of21April 1970 onthefinancing ofthecommon agricultural policy
aslastamended byRegulation (EEC)No2Tu8/j2^)
Whereas thenon-industrial inshore industry must berestructured inorder
tomeet therequirements ofthecommon policy forthefishing industry ,and
inparticular tosolve theincreasing difficulties suffered bytheindustry
asaresult principally ofstructural factors ;whereas these difficulties are
responsible forareduction intheincome offishery undertakings ,which are
frequently ofafamily character ,andarepreventing such undertakings from
renewing their means ofproduction andequipment in ,line with current technical
andeconomic requirements ;
Whereas restructuring maybepromoted byencouraging theculture offish ,
crustaceans andmolluscs inbrackish orsalt water ;whereas itisnecessary
therefore that restructuring should also extend tothis field ofactivity ,
particularly with aview totheretraining offishermen employed inthesector
concerned ;
. ■ ; •-A V • ,
(1)OJNoC - ,
(2)OJNoC ,^ r-
(3)OJNoL236 ,27Octobor ,p»l.
(4)OJNoL94,28April ,p.13.
(5)OJNoL295 ,30December 1972 ,p«l.

10.
Whereas ,morder toenable those concerned tomake rational useofthe
investments forwhich assistance isgranted from the "Fund ,"itmay "be ' *
appropriate forsuch assistance to "begranted also inrespect ofresearch
programmes concerning thefishing industry orfish farming andinrespect
ofprogrammes forthevocational retraining offishermen ,provided such
programmes areimplemented byanassociation ofthe pe-rsons concerned ;
Whereas ,inorder toachieve ,asuitable technical andeconomic restructuring
ofproduction bytheundertakings intheindustry concerned andtopromote ,,
where appropriate ,processing andmarketing bythese undertakings ,assistance
from theEAGGF should "begranted subject totheprior approval bythe
Commission ofa.multi-annual programme submitted bytheMember State concerned ;
whereas these programmes should enable theCommission toassess thestructural
situation inthedifferent maritime regions oftheCommunity andtheforseeable
scope ofthestructural policy ofeach Member State ,indicating theproduction
objectives and -themeans tobeused toachieve such Objectives ;
.Whereas ,inorder toenable "theCommission tostudy theproposed restructuring
measures andtoobtain anadequate grouping ofprojects forinvestment ,such
projects should becoordinated bytheMember States ,inadevelopment scheme having
regard totheir potential interms oftheachievement oftheprogramme ;
Whereas ,itis -desirable ,inorder tobring about arational structural policy ,
togive priority within theframework ofregional pluri-annual programmes to ;
certain types ofdevelopment scheme ;whereas such priorities will beestablished
byreference totheir effect ontherealization oftheobjectives oftheprogramme ,
andinparticular ,onthesolution oftheprincipal problems arising ,orwhich
could arise ,intheregions inquestion where fishing activity could besubject
toadverse economic conditions ;
Whereas ,inorder tobeeligible forassistance from theEuropean Guidance and
Guarantee Fund ,plant andequipment must meet certain technical ,economic and
safety requirements calculated toensure ,inparticular ,alasting rationaliz­
ation ofthestructures andanimprovement intheliving andworking conditions
ofthose whoearn their living inthesector concerned ;
Whereas ,inorder todeal with special situations which exist orcould arise
incertain regions oftheCommunity because oftheoverexploitation ofthe --
marine environment ,ortheestablishment ofcatch quotas ,or'asaresult cf
marine pollution ,theMember States should beurged ,tointroduce schemes ■
encouraging fishermen tocease their activities andoffering gran,ts tothose
t->*' '
whoaretoooldtobesuitably retrained inthefishing industry andlump-sum
payments tofishermen whosell their oldvessels forbreaking ;

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Whereas assistance from theFund intheform ;Ofacapital grant notexceeding
25$oftheamount oftheinvestment would constitute anadequate contribution
for this purpose j . r
Whereas ,inorder toensure that thefinancial contribution oftheCommunity
isconsistent with that oftheMember State ,thelatter *scontribution should >
notbeallowed tofall below agiven level , .
Whereas ,in.order toensure that therecipients ofaidfrom theFund r.omply
with theconditions laid down when such aidisgranted ,provision should be
made foraneffective control procedure andforthepower tosuspend ,reduce
orcancel thesaid aidj
Whereas ,forpurposes ofapproval ofprogrammes andprojects ,provision should
bemad© ;for aprocedure forclose cooperation between theMember States and
theCommission within theStanding Committee fortheFishing Industry ,and ,as
regards thefinancial aspects ,within theFund Committee referred toinArticle 11
ofRegulation (EEC))No 729/70,
HâS ADOPTED THIS EEGULATIOIT :

- .Article .1
Inorder tocreate inthenon-industrial inshore fishing industry conditions
which will allow theobjectives referred toinArticle 10ofRegulation (EEC)
No2141/70tobeachieved ,theGuidance Section oftheEuropean Agricultural
Guidance andGuarantee Fund (hereinafter called the"Fund")shall participate ,
within theframework ofmulti-annual regional programmes ,inthefinancing
ofprojects forming part ofdevelopment schemes andinmeasures toencourage
thecessation offishing .

13.
Article 2
For thepurposes ofthis Regulation :. -
–"multi-annual regional programme "(hereinafter called "programme ")
means agroup ofobjectives ,together with alist ofthemethods for
achieving them ,aimed atthedevelopment andtherestructuring ofthe
non-industrial inshore fishing industry inoneormore Member States ;
–"development scheme "(hereinafter called "scheme ")means aneconomically
coordinated combination ofprojects chosen bytheMember State and
contributing totheimplementation oftheprogramme ;
–"development project "(hereinafter called "project ")means any
investment forthepurpose ofrestructuring thenon-industrial inshore
fishing industry with regard totheproduction ,processing andmarketing
offishery products forhuman consumption and ,where appropriate ,for
research andfishermen *svocational retraining schemes ,insofar assuch
schemes arerequired asaresult ofstructural changes brought about by
theimplementation oftheprogramme .

TITLE I:MULTI-AMUAL REGIOML PROGRAMMES14.
Article 3 . .
1.Programmes shall bedrawn up "bytheMember States andshall include the
information shown inthe Anne.r hereto .
2.TheCommission shall examine whether ,inview ofthecatch prospects and
.theneed fortheproducts concerned ,aswell astherequirements ofthe
common policy forthefishing industry ,such programmes could provide
aframework forschemes whose projects areeligible forfinancial assist­
ance from theCommunity ,andfor measures toencourage thecessation
•offishing ,
3.TheCommission ,acting inaccordance with theprocedure laid down in
Article 23,shall within eight months following notification ofapro­
gramme andafter consulting theStanding Committee forthePishing
Industry andtheCommittee oftheFund onthefinancial aspects adopt
adecision onthesubject specifying anyadditional conditions that
programmes must satisfy ."

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TITLE II îSCHEMES AÎTD PHDJECTS
1,Development schemes shall consist ofacoordinated group ofprojects chosen
"byMember States having regard totheir potential interms oftheattainment
oftheobjectives oftheprogramme concerned .
2.TheMember States shall submit such schemes tothe Commission ,All schemes
-submitted must include :
a)aneconomic analysis showing that there isaproper relation between
theprojects under thescheme concerned andbetween thescheme andthe
objectives oftheprogramme ^
b)applications forassistance from theFund shall contain :
–inthecase ofprojects relating totheproduction ,processing and
marketing offishery products ,allinformation necessary inorder
todetermine whether theitems inrespect ofinitial aid isrequested
from theFund will ensure that these activities can becarried out
under themost favourable conditions ofproductivity ;
-inthecase ofeach research orvocational retraining project ,all
theinformation necessary toassess therelationship between the
project andthe items asmentioned above .

1c
Article 5
Indeciding whether togrant assistance from theFund ,theCommission shall
«•••.•»»...
make acomprehensive economic assessment ofeach scheme submitted ,taking
into account thecriteria laid down inArticle 6,Itshall ,furthermore ,
carry outathorough study oftheprojects which constitute theschemes ,
"bearing inmind that they must :
«-offer adequate guarantees astothelasting economic effects ofthe
structural improvements tobecarried outj
–seek tomake orkeep non-industrial inshore fishing undertakings viable
andtomake them more competitive :

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Article -6
TheCommission shall ,when assessing theschemes submit tedtoit,take
account inparticular ofthefollowing criteria :
a)their contribution totheorientation ofproduction sought bythe
common policy forthefishing industry ;
b)their contribution towards theimprovement ofthequality ofproducts
orthebetter use ofwaste products ?
c)areduction intheuseoftheintervention machinery under thecommon
organization ofthemarket ,byseeking toadapt catching ,storage ,
packaging ,presentation orprocessing capacities totherequirements of
themarket ;
d)their contribution tothesearch fornewoutlets through thecatching ,
breeding andvalorization ofcertain species offish ;
e)theconcentration ofschemes inregions which could experience special
difficulties inadjusting totheeconomic consequences ofmeasures
taken under thecommon policy forthefishing industry ;
f)their contribution towards animprovement intheemployment situation in
thenon-indust rialinshore fishing industry ;
/ ■'
g)improvement ofworking conditions ,inparticular asregards thesafety
oftheworkers concerned ;
h)compliance with therequirements fortheprotection oftheenvironment ;
i)respect fortheinterests ofconsumers *

18.
Article 7
Withintheframework ofaprogramme priorityshall "begiventothoseschemes
which:
a)contribute totheresolution ofdifficulties resulting fromsuchadjustments
oftheCommunity arrangements asmayberequired "byalterations inthelaw
ofthesea,andinparticular thosearisinginconsequence oftheintroduction
underthosearrangements ofcatchquotas;
b)aresituatedinregionsandareaswhichmaybenefitfromtheintervention
oftheEuropean Regional Development FundwithArticle 3ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No724/75^^of18March1975on"thecreationofthe
European Regional Development Fund;
c)areaffectedwithintheframework oftheactivityofrecognized producers *
organizations ortheirassociations .
(1)OJNoL73of21March1975*

19.
Article 8
l.Inorderto"beeligibleforassistance fromtheFundtheprojects
relatingtoplantandequipment asspecified inArticle 9niustbecarried
out"bypersons who!
-fornotlessthanfiveyearshavecarriedonfishingactivities
involving oneormorevesselsflyingtheflagofaMemberState,
registered withintheCommunity territory andhavingawater-line
lengthoflessthan24metres:r
orwho:
–farmfish,crustaceans ormolluscs.
2.Thepersonsreferredtoinparagraph 1must:
–iftheyarenaturalpc*eons,devoteatleasthalftheirhoursof
worktofishingorfish-farming ;
-iftheyarelegalpersons,receivenotlessthan85%oftheirtotal
turnover fromfishingorfish-farming ^
3.Inordertoqualifyforassistance fromtheFund,research andvocational
retraining projects mustbecarriedoutbyanassociation ofpersonswhich
hasa*-'.viedforassistance ,fortheaquisition ofplantandequipment for
production ,processing ormarketing .Theresultsofresearchprojects
mustbemadeavailable toallinterested partiesintheCommunity .

20.
Article 9
Plant andequipment covered "byaproject shall satisfy thefollowing
requirements î
1,Fishing vesselsï
a)Trawlers ,vessels with apurse seine andmulti-purpose vessels musts
–have aminimum eater-line length of12metres ;
– "befitted with equipment adequate topreserve catches ;
–"befitted with theelectronic ,radiophonic andother equipment
necessary forfish detection andthesafety ofthecrew ;
–comply where appropriate ,with thesafety standards laid down
"bytheIMCO Safety Convention ;
b)Fishing vessels other than trawlers andseine netvessels must *
–have awater-line length of "between 6and12metres ;
–comply ,where appropriate ,with thesafety standards laid down "by
theIMCO Safety Convention ,
2.Shore installations :
-there must beaproper relation between theproduction offishery products
intended to "bepreserved ,treated orprocessed andthecapacity ofthe
installations proposed ,having regard toexisting installations ofthe
same type located intheterritory covered "bytheprogramme ;
-theprocessing capacity "oftheinstallations proposed must besufficient
toensure that thefishery products inquestion arepreserved ,treated
orprocessed with themaximum profitability .
A

Article 9(suite )
offish ,crustaceans and molluscs
-establishments must have adequate production capacity to
ensure long-term commercial operation ;
-inthecase ofmussel culture andoyster farming there must
besuitable equipment forpurification oftheproducts before
marketing .

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TITLE IIIJMEASURES TOENCOURAGE THE CESSATION OPPISHING
Article 10
Where aprogramme which hasbeen thesubject ofaCommission decision
provides forareduction infishing necessitated bytheoverfishing of
traditionally fished grounds ,orbythefixing ofcatch quotas established
under Community arrangements ,orasaresult ofmarine pollution ,the _
Member State concerned mayintroduce measures toencourage thecessation
ofactivity innon-industrial inshore fishing .

23'i
Article 11
1.The beneficiaries ofthemeasures provided for inArticle 10shall be
persons satisfying theconditions laid down inthefirst indent of
Article 8(l)andinthefirst indent ofparagraph 2ofthatrArticle .
Such measures shall comprise thefollowing :
a)inthecase ofnatural persons ,thegrant ofanannuity to
persons aged "between 55and65years whoapply therefor and
whoundertake tocease permanently tofish ;
b)inthecase ofnatural andlegal persons ,thegrant ofalump-sum
premium topersons whosell their vessels forbreaking ,provided
that such vessels are atleast fifteen years old»
2.Member States shall take allmeasures necessary toensure that the
social security benefits which recipients oftheannuity provided for
inparagraph l(a)would have received ,hadthey notceased tofish ,
arenotreduced ,andthat thecontributions made bythem tosocial
security funds arenotunduly increased#

TITLE IV :FINANCIAL AND GENERAL .PROVISIONS24
Article 12
; . *s JA . . ' . , . •' *«
Themeasures provided for inthis Directive constitute common measures
within th6meaning ofArticle 6(1)orRegulation (EEC)No729/70*

25
Article 13
Therecipients ofaxdfrom theFund shall "bethenatural orlegal persons
whoaretobefinally responsible forthecost ofcarrying outtheproject#

26.
Article 14
1*Theestimated timerequiredforcarrying outthesecoilonmeasuresistenyears,
2.PlveyearsafterthisRegulation entersintoforce,theaforesaid
measuresshall "bere–examined bytheCounciluponaproposal fromthe
Commission .
3.Thetotalcontribution bytheEAGGPtothecostofthecommonmeasures
isestimated at118 millionunitsofaccountforthefirst
fiveyears•

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CHAPTER ItFinancial provisions relating :toTITLE II \
Artide 15
1.Aidfrom theFund shall take theform ofcapital subsidies ,granted
asalump sumorininstalments .
2.Foranygiven project :
–thecapital subsidies granted bytheFund shall notexceed 25>ofthe
total investment .However ,aidgranted "bytheFund fortheprojects
referred toinArticle 8(3)shall notexceed 5$ofthetotal amount
granted inrespect oftheprojects forming part ofthescheme concerned ;
–recipients must contribute notless than 50$ofthetotal investment ,
3.Aidfrom theFund shall notbegranted inrespect ofmarketing
facilities attheretail trade stage .
4*TheMember State concerned shall participate inthefinancing oftheproject ;
theaidgranted bytheState oroutofState funds shall "beequal tonot
less than 40$oftheaidfrom theFund butshall notexceed themaximum
amounts provided forinCouncil Regulation (EEC)Mo laying down
theconditions forgranting national aidunder thecommon structural
policy fortheseafishing industry .
5»Theeffect ofaidfrom theFund shall nothesuch astodistort theconditions
ofcompetition inanywaythat isincompatible with theprinciples laid down
intherelevant provisions oftheTreaty .
6.TheCommission shall ensure that theactivities oftheFund donotconflict
with those oftheEuropean Investment Bank ,theEuropean Social Fund or
theRegional Development Fund .
(l)Reference tobeadded after adoption andpublication oftheRegulation .

\
28#
Article 16,
1.Applications foraidfromtheFundshallbesubmitted totheCommission
"before1Julyeachyear*TheCommission shalltakeadecision onsuch
applications notlaterthan30Juneofthefollowing year.
2.Applications foraidfromtheFundshallbemadethroughtheMemberState
conoerned andmusthavebeenapproved bythelatter*

29.
Article 17
lsAdecision whether ornot togrant aid .from theFund shall betaken in
accordance with theprocedure laid down inArticle 23*TheCommission
shall take itsdecision after consulting theFund Committee onthefinan­
cial aspects .
2.The decision ofthe Commission shall becommunicated tothe Member State
concerned andtotheapplicants .

30.
Article 18.
WhereaidfromtheFundcannot "beallocated becevusethefunds •available
areinsufficient ,applications submitted totheCommission maybedeferred .
bytheMemberStateconcerned ,withtheagreement oftheapplicants ,until
thefollowing periodforapplications .Applications fordeferment mustbe
submitted totheCommission within30daysfromthedateonwhichtheMember
Stateisnotifiedoftheresultoftheprocedure providedforinArticle23.
Applications cannotbedeferred morethanonce.

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Article 19.
1.AidfromtheFundshall "bechannelled through "bodiesdesignated forthis
purpose "bytheMemberStateconcerned .•
2.Throughout theperiodforwhichaidisgranted "bytheFund,theauthority
or"bodydesignated forthepurpose "bytheMemberStateconcerned shall
submittotheCommission ,atthelatter'srequest,allsupporting documents
oranyotherdocuments showingthatthefinancial orotherconditions
imposedinthecaseofeachprojectarebeingfulfilled .TheCommission
maycarryoutinspection onthespot#
3.Whereaprojectwhichhasbeenthesubjectofadecisiontograntaidis
notcarriedoutasplanned,orwherecertainconditions arenotfulfilled,aid
fromtheFundmaybesuspended ,reducedorcancelled ,inaccordance with
theprocedure laiddowninArticle 23;theCommission shalldecidecnthe
matterafterconsulting theFundCommittee onthefinancial aspects.
TheCommission shallrecoverunwarranted payments.
Thedecision oftheCommission shall "becommunicated totheMemberState
concerned andtotherecipients#

32.
Artide 20
1.Recipients ofaidshall,inrespectofeachprojectigrantedaidfromthe
Fund,forwardtotheMemberStatesuohinformation aswillenableitto
reportannuallytotheCommission ontheeconomicresultsofthedevelop­
mentschemewithaviewtoenablingtheprogress oftheprogramme tobe
assessed . •./
2.Ifarecipient ofaiddoesnotfulfiltheobligation laiddowninpara­
graph1,itmaybedecided,inaccordance withtheprocedure laiddown
inArticle 23andafteroonsultation withtheFundCommittee onthe
financial aspects,toreducetheamountoftheaidt
Ithedecision oftheCommission shallbecommunicated totheMemberState
concerned andtotherecipients .
TheCommission shallrecoverunwarranted payments ..
3.TheMemberStateconcerned shall,takethenecessary stepstoensurethat
recipients ofaidfulfiltheobligation laiddowninparagraph 1.

2 33.
CHAPTER II:Financial provisions relating toTITLE III
Article 21
l.The Fund shall reimburse toMember States 25$oftheexpenditure actually -
incurred under Article ll(l ).
Themaximum such expenditure which maybetaken into account forthe
purposes ofthis provision shall beasfollows :
a)inrespect ofmeasures toencourage thecessation offishing ,
- $00u.a .peryear toamarried recipientí
- 600u.a ,peryear toanunmarried recipient orthe
widow ofarecipient , ..
until such time astherecipient reaches orwould have reached
65years ofage.
b)inrespect ofthesale ofvessels forbreaking up,
200u.a.pergross registered ton.
2.Applications forreimbursement shall beinrespect ofexpenditure
incurred byMember States during acalendar year andshall besubmitted
totheComnission before 1Mayofthefollowing year .

CHAPTERIII:Generalprovisions »
Article 22.
Thefolloiang shall "bedecided oninaccordance withtheprocedure laid
downinArticle13ofRegulation (EEC)No729/70s
-theinformation whichmust "boincludedinapplications tinderArticle16
foraidfromtheFund andthe..forminwhichprojects and
development schemesshall "besubmitted :
-detailedrulesfortheapplication ofArticles 19,20and21*

35.
Article 23
Where theprocedure laid down inthis Article isfollowed ,thematter
shall "bereferred totheStanding Committee fortheFishing Industry
byitsChairman ,either onhisowninitiative orattherequest ofa
representative ofaMember State *
TheCommission representative shall submit adraft ofthedecision to
beadopted .TheCommittee shall deliver itsOpinion within atime limit
which theChairman mayfixaccording totheurgency ofthematters submitted
forconsideration .AnOpinion shall beadopted bya41vote majority ,the
votes oftheMember States being weighted aslaid down inArticle 148(2 )
oftheTreaty .TheChairman shall notvote .
TheCommission shall adopt decisions .• • ^ . ■.
However ,ifthese decisions arenot inaccordance with theOpinion of
theStanding Committee forthePishing Industry ,they shall forthwith
becommunicated totheCouncil bytheCommission .Inthat event the
Commission maydefer application ofthedecisions foronemonth ormore
from the date ofsuch communication .
TheCouncil ,acting byaqualified majority ,mayadopt adifferent
decision within one month .

36.
•Article 24.
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceon1July197"*
ThisRegulation shallbe"bindinginitsentirety anddirectlyapplicable
inallIlemberStates. ?'
DoneatBrussels,
PortheCouncil,
ThePrésident .

AîTNEX
Information recpiired 'for drawing up'multi-annual regional programmes :
I.Structural assessment ofthenon-industrial inshore fishing industry and
related industries for the region orregions concerned . ■ •,
A,Description ofthe^region anditsecononic^situation ,
1–Location oftheregion orregions concerned ;
2–General economic situation intheregion orregions concerned and ,,
inparticular ,theemployment situation intheprimary ,secondary
andtertiary sectors ; " .
3–Economic andsocial importance ofthefishing industry ;
4-Economic andsocial importance ofthenon-industrial inshore
fishing industry andtheculture offish ,crustaceans andmolluscs ;
5–Situation ofthesectors referred toin4;
6–Position oftheprogramme with regard toother measures orprogrammes
designed toencourage theharmonious development ofthegeneral
economy oftheregion ,andadescription ofanymeasures provided .for
intheregional development programme designed to .facilitate the .'
realization ofrestructuring programmes inthenon-industrial inshore
fisheries sector# .
B.Description ofthe_g3neral_inf restructure ofthejfishing industry '
• »t
1–Location ofthefishing ports concerned ;
2-Description ofharbour installations and ,inparticular ,whether
these require enlargement ormodernization ;
3–Location ofundertakings directly dependent onthenon-industrial
inshore fishing industry ;
4-Location anddescription ofexisting zones with orwithout
1artificial barriers andofproposed zones ;
5–Location ofcentres forthevocational training andretraining of
.fishermen ,description ofthefacilities offered bysuch centres ,
type oftraining given andtheaverage number ofpersons trained o"
annually ; v .
6-Location andnature oftheactivities oflaboratoies engaged in
research relevant tothefishing industry ortotheculture offish ,
crustaceans andmolluscs .

2.
C.Insertion ofho^product ion,^earning "and^pro cessingfacilities
1-Description efthe -riorH-iipduEinrial toshore'-f ishing .fleet aq£in».,v>,-r;
.particular itsjgtructure andtheextent tawhich ithas "been
replaced ; . . : -
2-Types offishing carried outanddescription ofthemethods employed ;
3-List ,using thecode oftheInternet ional Commissi6ns ,'offishing
areas frequented bythefleet described inIs
-4–Analysis oflandings ;
5-Location ofexisting coldstores intheregions concerned ,andin
particular anindication oftheir capacity ,storage facilities and ,
where appropriate ,deep freeze facilities ;
6–Location andnature ofshore treatment andprocessing facilities ''
associated with non-industrial inshore fishery ;
7-Location andcharacteristics ofareas andfacilities used for-the
purpose offarming fish ,crustaceans andmolluscs .
II,Production objectives
A,Information forananalysis oftherestraints onproduction
1-Scientific assessment oftheamount offishing which could be
carried outinthefishing grounds frequented bythefleets in
theregion concerned ,taking into consideration thepresent and
potential prospects forexisting marine biological ,resources ;
2-Location ofareas where facilities could besetupordeveloped for
thepurpose offarming fish ,crustaceans andmolluscs ;*
3-Situation asregards bacterial orchemical coastal pollution of
urban ,industrial oragricultural origin .
B,Assessment ofdésirable production
1-Assessment ofmarket potential fornon-industrial inshore '-fishery
:products .;
2–Estimate ofthedesired ,level ofproduction' in'terms pfquantities ,
broken down according tospecies andtaking into account therestraints
referred toinAandmarket potential mentioned inB,l, ■

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III.Information required inordertochoosemeanstobeusedforthe
purposeofachieving theproduction objectives
1-Estimated nuriberofvesselstobecommissioned duringtheperiodin
whichtheprogramme istobecarriedout;indication oftheirlikely
technical characteristics andfishingcapacity ;
2–Estimated numberofvesselstobescrappedorassignedtoactivities
otherthanfishing;indication oftheirtechnical characteristics
andfishingcapacity ;
3–NuriberandcapacityofColdstores tobesetup,takinginto
accountforeseeable production andoutlets;desiredlocation ;
4–ITatureandcapacityofshorefacilities tobesetup(treatment .
processing );desiredlocation;
5–Estimated areaintendedforoystercultivation andestimated
averageproduction ;extentofancillary installations tobesetup;
6–Aquaculture prospects.
IV.Procedure ,forimplementingtheprogramme anditsexpectedeffects
A.Analysis^of theeffectofthegrogramme ontherestructuring ofthe
economyin__the_region andindication^of themeansto_beused_tocarrjr
outtheabovementioned programme
B.Timetable envisagedforcarryingouttheprogramme
C.Estimate_of thetota^lfinancial costoftheprogramme
D.Anticipated effectsoftheprogramme on:
1–Theeconomicviability ofnon-industrial inshorefisheryundertakings
mtherégionorrégionsconcerned ;
2–Theeconomicsituation offishermen andshoreworkers;
3*•Thegeneraleconomicsituation intheregion,andinparticular the
employnent situation ;
4–Thesocialsituation offishermen ;
5-Theenvironnent .

DRAFTFINANCIAL ESTIMATE FORTHEFINANCING
BYTHEGUIDANCE SECTION OFTHEEUROPEAN
AGRICULTIJRAL GUIDANCE ANDGUARANTEE FUND
OFAPROGRAMS .FORRESTRUCTURING THENON­
INDUSTRIAL INSHORE FISHING INDUSTRY

INTRODUCTION
With aview "tothereorganization ofthenon-industrial inshore
fishing industry ,draft regulation (EEC) /75onthefinancing "bythe
Guidance Section oftheEAGGF ofaprogramme forrestructuring thenon­
industrial inshore fishing industry provides foracommon action tosetup
asystem ofCommunity aidtoproducers whohave either fished for atleast
five years with vessels whose waterline length does notexceed 24metres or
whorear fish ,crustaceans andmolluscs .
Thesystem mentioned above will encourage initiatives incarrying
outprojects concerning :
-reorganization oftheoldfleets ,bymodernizing themeans of
production aswell asencouraging fishermen tocease fishing
.where this isnolonger possible ;
-rationalization anddevelopment oftherearing offish ,crust­
aceans and molluscs ;
-provision ofshore installations }-
-research andvocational training andretraining ,provided
that theprojects areimplemented bythose wishing toinvest
aspart ofadevelopment scheme .
The estimated total cost ofthis common action isfixed at
118million u.a.over five years .This estimate wasbased onconstant
prices andcertain working hypotheses .- ' '

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O.M....y.
A. Reorganization ofthe fishing fleets
Table 1gives thenumber of"non-industrial inshore fishing
vessels intheCommunity ,divided into three classes according to •• :
waterline length .Vessels which have teen laid uporareused for '
other purposes than fishing are hot'included inthis table ,sothat
thefigures forItaly inparticular arelower than those given in
officiai statistics .
Thefollowing hypothesis hasbeen adopted forcalculating
thecost ofreorganization :
During thefirst five years ofapplication ofthecommon
action ,approximately 60fooftheCommunity inshore fishing
fleet will l>eover 15years oldandtherefore ready for
reorganization .Itis,however ,probable that some of
•-« these oldvessels will nat be'included inthereorganiz­
ation programme for thefollowing reasons :. <
•Although thecommon action provides for substantial ,
assistance ,anumber ofvessels will bemodernized
with ;national aidalone .Theproducers will in .fact
beasked toprovide certain economic data (accounting
results ,information about theundertaking ,develop­
ment plan ,etc...) when applying forassistance from
the'Fund .Itishighly probable that anumber of
projects will notbeincluded in ,development schemes ,
due toalack ofeconomic data that has tobesubmitted .
•Owing tothedifficulty inobtaining capital ,which isacute
insever .-.1Community countries ,,only owners with aeound business

reputation will beable tomobilize their own50$contribution
towards thefinancing andmodernize their means ofproduction .
•Some fishermen ,faced with thechoice between modernizing the
means ofproduction andgiving upfishing ,,mayprefer todo
without aidaltogether andcontinue tousetheir vessels as
modernized bymeans notcovered bythis common action (new
engines ,minor modifications ,more up-to-date fishing
equipment ,etc....,).
Itcantherefore becalculated that the rion–industrial fishing fleet
over 15years ofageandeligible forreorganization ,i.e. 60$ofthetotal
figure of548880metric tons (329328GRT)kwill infact bereorganized in
varying degrees forthereasons given above ;approximately 35$ofvessels of
between 12and24metres waterline length and40$ofvessels under 12metres
will bemodernized ,giving thefollowing results :
-12to24metres ,35$ (60$x397534)=35$x238520=83.432 GRT
-0to12metres ,40$ (60$x151346)=40$x90808= .36.323GRT ,
making atotal of120000GRT,inrounded figurosv ■--
Itshould however benoted that reorganization covers notonly
modernization ofthefleet butalso thecessation ofactivity byfishermen
whowill probably have their obsolete vessels scrapped .Itislikely that a
large number offishermen will cease tofish because ofthegrowing difficulties
caused bytheincreased cost ofvessels andfuel an&inparticular bythefixing
ofcatch quotas which have considerably limited fishing possibililies .
However ,theestimation ofthe -total tonnage ofthe -fleet which would
probably bescrapped ,following thecessation offishing activity bytheowners ,
isvery difficult .Asaninitial approach ,itispossible toestimate afigure
ofabout 80000GRT.Aprobable break –down ofthetonnage ofthevessels which
will bescrapped ,according tosize categories ,could beasfollows i

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–25000GRTforvessels less than 12metres inlength
-25000GUTforvessels between 12and18metres inlength
–20000GRTforvessels between 18and24metres inlength
Thetotal tonnage forreorganization ,which has "been estimated
at120600GRT,will therefore "bedivided asfollows :
–40000GRTwill bemodernized
-80000GRTwill bescrapped
a) Modernization
Thetotal tonnage tobemodernized ,rounded offto40000GRT ,
maybedivided asfollows ?
1.t Vessels less than 12metres inlength
Very fewship owners arelikely tobuild newvessels .Since the
draft regulation excludes vessels ,without engines ,ofless than 12metres in
length from aidbytheFund ,inorder toobtain such aid ,these owners will
beobliged tobuild vessels with engines less than 12metres orlarger
vessels most probably between 12and18metres long .They areunlikely to
dothis ,asfishing carried outbyvessels ofless than 12metres long is .
often seasonal andthefishermen often work part-time .Most fishermen in
this class will either cease fishing altogether ,their vessels being subse­
quently scrapped ,orwill continue tofish seasonally Without modernizing
their vessels toanygreat extent.' 1'
Thetonnage modernized inthis 'category cantherefore beestimated at
approximately 1500 GRT . '
.2. . Vessels between 12and 18metres inlength
Modernization could beconsiderable inPrance ,where most vessels
used innon-industrial inshore fishing fall into this category ;inGermany ,
.inDenmark ,andtoalesser extent inItaly ,inthf ><-^r+»al ~.n&north-west
Adriatic .Atotal of14500GRTcould bebuilt ,andthis would probably
•/.

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represent amodernization ofabout&fcofvessels inthis category .
3. Vcssels between 18and24metres inlength
Substantial modernization ismost probable inseveral Community
countries (^). Hietotal canbeestimated at24000GRT,which represents a
modernization ofabout 11%ofvessels inthis category .
b) Cessation off^shery activity
Thenumber ofpeople employed inthenon–industrial inshore
fishing industry intheCommunity hasbeen estimated atabout 100000,Of
these ,some CO%areemployed onvessels less than 12metres inlength and
40$cnvescels between 12and24metres inlength .Most ofthose elderly
fishermen ceasing fishing will befound onthesmaller vessels ,but some
will very probably engage ,intherearing offish ,crustaceans andmolluscs .
Thenumber ofthose ceasing fishing altogether maybeestimated approximately
at30% o.fthemenemployed onvessels less than 12 -metres inlength and20%
ofthose employed onvessels between 12and 24metres inlength ,making a
total of26000fishermen ofover 55years ofage..
Theaverage annual compensation isputat800u.a ,peryear ,ofwhich 25%is
paid bytheE&GGF .This compensation iscalculated ,onthehypothesis that
two-thirds ofthemarried fishermen andone–third ofthesingle fishermen will
cease fishing .
(l)particularly intheUnited Kingdom ,Italy ,Ireland andtheBenelux
countries .

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B. Rearing offish ,crustaceans and rolluscs
Thedegree ofdevelopment inthis sector isvery difficult to
forecast ,asitishard tocalculate the nuiaber ofinshore fisherman who
will turn tofish andshellfish culture after "breaking uporselling their
vessels# Furthermore ,future developments inoyster farming andmussel
rearing will depend ontheenvironmental situation during thecoming years
intheareas where these activities have traditionally been carried on.
Itwould therefore "beadvisable toestimate thecost at50$oftheEAGGF
contribution tothemodernization ofth©fishing fleets .This relatively
large amount should encourage these activities ,inparticular fish rearing
inlagoons where investment canberelatively high .
C» . Provision ofshore installations for preserving ,processing
and marketing
Pursuant toRegulation IToI7/64/EEC ,•theEAGGP hasgranted some
2million u.a.ayear fortheprovision ofshore installations forpreserv­
ing ,processing ormarketing inthefisheries sector .Taking into account
thefact that alarge number ofinstallations mayhave tobesetupin
Scotland ,Ireland andItaly ,itappears desirable toreserve approximately
3million u.a.ayear forthis section ofthenon-industrial inshore fishing
industry .Total cost over theperiod covered bythecommon action would
represent approximately 38$ofthecost ofmodernizing thefishing fleets .
Judging bypast experience ,this would enable some 20shore installations
tobefinanced each year#
D, Research pro.jects andprojects forthevocational training and
retraining offishermen
Given therestrictions laid down intheregulation ,namely that
these projects must besetupbyanassociation ofrecipients concerned in
carrying outinvestment projects aspart ofadevelopment scheme ,thecost
will bevery lowandmaybeestimated at1000'000u#a«

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FIM1TCIAL ESTIMATE
A.REORGANI ZATIOH OFFISHDTG FLEETS
a)Modernization
Cos-tperGRT=4OOOu«a»
0–12métrés 1500GRT
12–18métrés 14500GRT
18–24métrés 24-Q00GRT
Totaltonnagecoveredby
modernization Scheines,«...40000GRT
Totalcosta):
40000x4000u«a.x25%=40000000u.a.
"b)Cessation offishingactivityandscrapping ofvessels
-Cessationofactivity "byfishermen (annualcompensation of800u.a«)!
(26000fishermen x800u«a,x5years)25$=26millionu.a.
–Scrapping ofobsolete vessels:
80'000GRTx200u.a,= l6millionu.a.
Totalcost "b)••••••••••••••••••••*•••• 42millionu.a.
B.REARING OFFISH,CRUSTACEANS AMDMOLLUSCS.
50$of40000000=20000000u.a.

I
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C.SHORE INSTALLATIONS FORPRESERVING ,PROCESSING ORMARKETING
3.million ,,ji.,a,...x 5years =15million u.a .
D.RESEARCH PROJECTS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND RETRAINING
Cost =1000 000u.a*
Summary ofcosts ofthe common action
A.a) 40000000
b) 42000000
B. 20000000_
l
c. 15oooooo
D. 1000 000
llo 0Q0 000 units ofaccount
Repartition ofcosts ofthe oommon action
Because ofthetime required toputthecommon action into operation ,
andinparticular todraw upandapprove multi-annual regional programmes ,
expenditure will increase progressively inthefirst fewyears .This
being so,thecost falling ontheEAGGP Guidance Section maybespread .
asfollows : • , .
lstyear • 16million u.a. '"
2ndyear 18million u.a .
.3rdyear 24million u.a .
4thyear 30million u.a .
5thyear 30million u.a .

» >
ESrPII?ATSI)SIZGOPTHECOMMUNITY NON-INTUSTRIAL INSHORE FISHING FIEET
I0-12metresJ12-18métrés 13-24métrés TOfAL
jjCountry J
fc inoof1
vesselsGRT Average
âgeNoof
vesselsGRTAverage
âgeNoof
ivesselsGRTAverage <•Noof J
vesselsGRT |
jIAverage
,|Germany I151 4792 43627335 16323240 750 |
i60417 21-40
SBelgium j!23477i
i652581 896230 177 928815-20
IDenmarlc 2170 28991 86332645 21715311 3250 77447 15-30
|France 9505 30719 143167 64072 1237038968 16L3042 133759 14
|lié.and 744 9000l
20 !I85 5500 151339800 131067 24300 18
iItaly-motor'
•jvessels
}f-trawlersj
9088O55 jj
I
I
733 !
i1432011741!
596321
3432 82007 15
y
1!-others
!
jtNetherlandsI6582 49212lI
j
!16582 49212|20
1
5 100 20 108I4350
110-25 20321000 6-15 I316
i25450 15
;r
tUnitedKLngdom 4060 20000 1400 370C0 55030000 |6020 87OOOI
L
!TOTAL M-148a51346I
17007187853 *i3481209681 44636 548880 j
Sources:SuppliedtoDGVIbytheMemberStatesStatistics fromOECD,SOECandICES.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTAnnaxtoDoc.
Date
I,Lineoftheftidaetconcerned:Item.8.3*0.2.
2.Titleoftheaction :Council regulation onaprogramme forrestructuring
thenon-industrial inshore fishing industry .
3.Légalbasls :Paragraph 1,Article 6ofCouncil Régulation (EEC)No729/70
of28.4*1970 onthefinancing ofthecommon agricultural policy .
4.Objectivesoftheaction:Toprovide fortherational development ofthesector in
question ,inparticular through themodernization offleets
andother means ofproduction adapted fortheexploitation
ofmarine resources .
I5.0Costoftheaction curlnothecampaigr»carrentexercise()followlngexerclsef ]
IchargetotheFCBudget
I..chargetothenationaladalnlstrations
chargetoothornationalsectors
5JE,situatedcostsYear.77..... Year..75...Year..7?....80 81
16MUA "18MUA 24MUA30MUA'30MUA
5.2Vethodofcalculatlon
Triemethod andthehypotheses employed forthecalculation
ofthefinancial estimates arecomplex andaredetailed intheannex .
Estimates aremade forthefirst five years .
6.1Possiblefinancing bycreditswrittenIntotherelativechapterofthecurrentBudget
X& No
6.2Possiblefinancing bytransfersbet»eenchaptersofthecurrentBudgot
m No
6.3Necessityforasupplementary Budget. m No
6.4CreditstobewrittenIntofuturebudgets1977*16MUA1978s18MUA1979124MUA