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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Recommendation for a
COUNCIL DECISION
laying down directives forthenegotiation ofanagreement
between theEuropean Economic Community andtheKingdom of
Sweden concerning certain measures topromote the reproduc­tion )58final
Brussels /16February 1979
tion ofsalmon inthe Baltic Sea
(submitted totheCouncil bytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.On3November 1976theCouncil authorized theCommission to
opennegotiations withSweden concerning afisheries agreement .These
negotiations resulted inthedrafting ofaframework agreement on
fisheries signed on21March 1977andprovisionally applicable from
thatdateunder Article 11.Onthebasis ofArticle 2ofthis
agreement consultations tookplace during 1977and1973inorder
tofixreciprocal fishing arrangements .During these consultations
theSwedish Delegation expressed thewishthattheCommunity would
participate infinancing abuild-up ofyoung salmon stocks inSweden ,
asthiswasessential forpreventing arapid reduction inthesalmon
stock intheBaltic Sea.
2.Foranumber ofyears saloon fishing intheBaltic Seahasbeen
vlryimportant forsomeCommunity fishermen .Inrecent years catches
bythese fishermen haveamounted toabout 1.200 tperyear ,ofwhich
about 300tperyearinwaters which became theSwedish fishing zone
in1977 *
Thelevel ofthese catches could notbemaintained ifsalmon
stocks werenotreconstituted bymeans ofstocking measures implemented
byseveral coastal states ,principally Sweden .TheMember States cf
theCommunity donotparticipate insuchmeasures although their fisher­
mencatch about 50*ofallsalmon fished intheBaltic Sea.
Inviewofthis ,thetwoMember States {Germany' andDenmark )
whose fishermen areinvolved haveforsomeyears beenreimbursing
Sweden partofthecosts ofthestocking operations .
3.Undertheabovementicned .resolution of3November 1976oneofthe
•F-«h->r-==>sDolicv i3toobtain andmaintain fishingaims ofthecommon fifelier policy
,,~che-men inthewaters ofnon-ffleniber countriesrights forCommunity ^she,®–m .. . ,+h
_.. aatreen)en x-sM.Inaccordanceo^"aiwTNyori&te Gomiüuni"v.y ,»
"bymeansoî
• tr-wn •'■befacts mentioned in2aoove ,tnethese principles and -n *■

Community Delegation totheconsultations with Sweden declared xts
readiness torecommend that theCouncil agree totheprinciple ofa
financial contribution from theCommunity towards thestocking costs
incurred bySweden .
4.TheSwedish Delegation followed upitsrequest forfinancial aid
bysubmitting adraft agreement .Oneaimoftheagreement isto
obtain aformal undertaking from theCommunity tocontribute tothe
cost ofthestocking programmes introduced bytheSwedish Government
inreturn forSweden allowing Community fishermen tobenefit directly
from these programmes byallocating salmon catch quotas tothem in
theSwedish fishing gone .Thesecond aimistoestaolish aprocedure
forfixing theamount oftheCommunity 'sfinancial contribution each
year .
5.Theabovement ioned resolution of3November 1976doesnot
expressly mention thepossibility oftheCommunity entering into finan
cial commitments with aview toattaining itsobjectives .Inorder to
attain these objectives inanarea where the "appropriate Community
agreement "mustnecessarily beaccompanied byafinancial commitment ,
theCommission proposes that theCouncil adopt theannexed proposed
decision laying down directives forthenegotiation ofanagreement
between theEuropean Economic Community andtheGovernment ofSweden
concerning certain measures topromote thestocking oftheBaltic Sea
with salmon .

Recommendation foraCouncil Decision laying down directives for
thenegotiation ofanagreement between theEuropean Economic Community
andtheKingdom ofSweden concerning certain measures toDromote ;
thereproduction of -salmon inthe Baltic Sea
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPE ^COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
Having regard totherecommendation oftheCommission ,
Whereas on3November 1976 the Council authorized theCommission to
open negotiations with Sweden concerning afisheries agreement ;
Whereas this fisheries agreement wassigned on21March 1977 andha^.
been applied provisionally since then ;
Whereas inthecontext oftheapplication ofthis aqreement ,the
Swedish Government has reauested financial aid from theCommunity
towards thecost ofintroducinq stocks ofyouna salmon inreturn
fortheallocation ofsalmon catch quotas toCommunity fishermen ;
Whereas salmon fishing intheBaltic Seaisimportant forsome Community
fishermen ;
Whereas stocking programmes must bestepped upinorder toprevent a
rapid reduction insalmon catches intheBaltic Sea ;
Whereas theSwedish Government undertakes tostep upitsstocking
programme iftheCommunity undertakes tocontribute totheresulting
additional production costs byconcluding aaagreement ;
Whereas theconclusion ofsuch anagreaaisnt .-will qive rise tofinancial
commitments over several years ;

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HASDECIDED ASFOLLOWS / .
Sole Article
TheCommission ishereby authorized tonegotiate onbehalf ofthe
Community anagreement withtheGovernment ofSweden concerning
Community participation inthecostofthemeasures tointroduce stocks
ofyoung Salmon imolemented bytheSwedish authorities ,inaccordance
withthedetailed directives contained mtheAnnex hereto .
Done atBrussels ,
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
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ANNEX
Negotiating directives
Thenegotiation ofanagreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheKingdomofSwedenconcerningcertainmeasures
topromotethestockingoftheBalticSeawithsalmonisbasedonthe
principleofanexchangeof:
-salmonquotastobeallocatedtoCommunityfishermen
intheSwedishfishingzone,inreturnfor
-financialaidfromtheCommunity.-
Thetotalamountofthisaidistobefixedeachyearby
consultation betweenthepartiesinproportiontothequotaallocated
toCommunity .fishermenintheSwedishfishingzone.

Financialimplications
TheCommunity'sfinancialcontribution providedforintheagreement
willbefixedeachyearbyconsultation betweenthepartiesconcerned.
Itmaynotexceedthecostofproducingthenumberoffishnecessary
forbreedingaquantityofsalmonequaltothecatchquotagrantedby
SwedentotheCommunity.Itshouldbenoted,however,thattheCommunity's
contribution mustbeusedonlytocoverthecostsofadditional
productioncomparedwiththe1978levelundertakenonthebasisof
Communityfinancialparticipation .
In1979"theamountofthecontribution shouldbe2millionSwedish
kroner(i.e.339431*80EUAattherateappliedon5January1979)-In
futureyearsthecostwillvaryinrelationtothequotaallocatedand
thepracticalfeasibiIity'fortheSwedishauthoritiesofsteppingup
productionofyoungsalmon.Itisestimatedthatthecosttothe
Communitycouldbebetween2and6millionSwedishkronerperannum
overthenextfewyears(i.e.339431*8to1081295*3EUA).'.
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