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Article9 thatthevariousregulationsareapplieduniformly
acrosstheCommunity .
Article14(1)5.10.TheCommittee isoftheviewthatthe
CFPwillneverfunctionwithoutthecooperationof
fishermen.Furthermore ,variationsinlocaland
nationalbureaucraticprocedureshindertheeffective
operationofthesystem.Itisimportanttoensure5.11.TheCommissionshouldgiveaclearerexpla­
nationofthisparagraphandparticularlyoftheterm
'definitive'.
DoneatBrussels,24November1993.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilRegulation (EEC)layingdowndetailedrulesfor
implementingRegulation (EEC)No2080/93onCommunitystructuralassistanceinthe
fisheriesandaquaculturesectorandtheindustryprocessingandmarketingitsproducts(')
(94/C34/22)
On26October1993theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticles43and198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
ontheabovementioned proposal.
TheEconomicandSocialCommitteedecidedtoappointMrSilvaasRapporteur-General
foritsOpinion.
Atits310thPlenarySession(meetingof24November1993),theEconomicandSocial
CommitteeadoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
1.Introduction tivesofthetwoexistingRegulations (3)whichthepro­
posalistorepealwitheffectfrom1January1994.
2.Generalcomments
2.1.Thetimetableforconsultationandapproval
ofthepresentCouncilRegulationisdeterminedby
Article6ofRegulation2080/93.Thismeansthatthe
CommitteehastoworkonthebasisthattheRegulation
willcomeintoforceon1January1994.Forthisreason
itwasdecidedtoissuethisOpinion,eventhougha
moredetailedanalysismaybepresentedlaterinan
AdditionalOpinion.
2.2.AlthoughtheCommonFisheriesPolicyisaimed
atachievingtheobjectivessetoutinArticle39ofthe1.1.CouncilRegulation2080/93(2)incorporatesthe
structuralaspectsoftheCommonFisheriesPolicyinto
theStructuralFundlegislationbyestablishingafinan­
cialinstrumentforstructuralschemesinthefisheries
andaquaculturesectorandtheindustryprocessingand
marketingitsproducts.
1.2.On20July1993theCounciladoptedtherevised
frameworkRegulationsontheEuropeanCommunity
StructuralFunds,inwhichthefinancialinstrumentfor
fisheriesguidance(FIFG)wasincluded.
1.3.Thepresentproposaladoptingdetailedrules
andconditionsfortheFIFGcontribution tostructural
policyconsolidatesinonepieceoflegislationtheobjec­
HOJNoC305,11.11.1993,p.12.
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Treaty,itsstructuralcomponentmustalsocontribute
toeconomicandsocialcohesion,asstipulatedin
Article130aoftheTreatyonEuropeanUnion.
2.3.Onthispoint,theCommitteerecallsthecom­
mentsmadeinitsOpinionsonthereformoftheStruc­
turalFunds,withparticularreferencetotheamendment
oftheStructuralFundRegulations (1).
2.4.InthoseOpinions,theCommitteeendorsedand
re-affirmedinparticulartheprinciplesunderlyingthe
implementation oftheStructuralFunds,theredefining
oftheobjectivesandmeasurestobefinancedbythe
FundsundertheamendmentapprovedlastJuly,the
needtomaintaintheconcentration ofStructuralFund
assistance,especiallyinless-developed regions,andthe
establishment ofthenewfinancialinstrumentforthe
fisheriessector.
2.5.TheCommitteerecognizestheimportanceof
consolidating inonepieceoflegislationtheCom­
munity'sstructuralprovisionsforthefisheriesand
aqUaculturesectorandtheindustryprocessingand
marketingthatsector'sproducts.Itisalsoimportant
toincorporatethislegislationintotheStructuralFund
legislation.2.6.TheCommitteeunderlinestheobviousadvan­
tageofhavingasinglefinancialinstrumentforthe
structuralaspectsoftheCommonFisheriesPolicyand
thestructuralmeasurespertainingtothesectorasa
whole.
2.7.TheCommitteefirmlybelievesthatthis
approachmaypavethewayforamorerationaland
simplermanagementprocedure,forMemberStateswill
beallowed,bymeansofoverallsectorplans,toprepare
theeconomicandsocialoutlooksonwhichtherestruc­
turingofthesectorwillbebasedinlinewiththe
objectivesoftheCommonFisheriesPolicy.
2.8.However,theCommitteefeelsthat,insome
respects,suchastheadjustmentoffishingeffortby
definitivelystoppingfishingactivities,therestructuring
offishingfleets,therestrictionoffishingactivitiesand
experimentalfishing,thepresentproposal,whichis
intendedtofollowonfrompreviousRegulations,falls
shortoftheaimsofRegulation4028/86andRegulation
2080/93itself,eventhoughitissupposedtolaydown
rulesfortheimplementation ofthatRegulation .
2.9.Bearingthesefactorsinmind,andinviewof
itsobviousimportanceforthesector,theCommittee
endorsesthepresentproposalforaCouncilRegulation,
albeitwithreservations . (J)OJNoC201,21.7.1993,p.52.
DoneatBrussels,24November1993.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN