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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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AMENDED PROPOSAL FORACOUNCIL DIRECTIVE
ONCERTAIN MEASURES TOADJUST CAPACITY INTHEFISHERIES SECTOR
AMENDED FINANCIAL ESTIMATE OFTHECOMMISSION PROPOSALS
ONSTRUCTURAL POLICY INTHEFISHERIES SECTOR
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncilpursuant to
thesecondparagraph ofarticle 149oftheEECtreaty)
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM •,
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On21October 1977the(Emission putforwardtotheCouncil aproposal
foraCouncilDirective oncertainimmediate measures toadjustcapacity in
thefisheries sector(1).Thisproposal provided fortheimmediate implementa­
tionofseveral measures,pendingtheadoptionofacomprehensive structural
I.«
policyonfisheries,tofacilitate theadjustment ofproduction andprocessing
capacities tothenewsituation created bytheextension offishing zonesto
200milesandbythemeasures limiting catches whichwereimposedtoconserve
stocks.Thus,measures wereproposed withaviewto:
-theredeplayment offishingoperations towardstheprospecting ofnewfishery
resources ,
-thetemporary orpermanent -reduction ofproduction capacity,
-theadaptation offishtreatment andprocessing capacity forpurposes other
thanhumanconsumption tocatchpossibilities , / <
-information campaigns topromotetheconsumption oflesser-known fishspecies
-tomitigate thesocialconsequences ofthemeasures toreduceproduction
capacity .
On12fJune1978theCommission amendeditsproposal inordertotake
accountofrequests bytheEuropean Parliament anddevelopments intheinshore
fishingindustry (2). \
On22July1980,theCommission puttotheCouncilvariousproposals
onstructural policyinthefisheries sector(3).
^Itisinordertotakeaccountsimultaneously ofthelatterproposals ,
ofdevelopments inthefisheries sectorinrecentyearsandofthediscussions
withintheCouncil onitsinitialproposal,thatthe.Commission hasthoughtit
usefultoputbeforetheCounciltheamendedproposal annexedhereto.
(1)Doe.COM(77)543finalof21.10.1977-0JNoC278,18.11.1977 .
(2)Doe.COMí78)247finalof8.6.1978-0JNoC148,23.6.1978.
(3)Doe.COM<78?420finalof18.7.1980-0J,No C243,22.9.1980.

Thisproposal whichispartofthewider-rangingproposals madeon22July1980
concerns :
-thetemporary .orpermanent reduction inproduction capacity,
-information andpromotion campaigns ■toencourage theconsumption of
fisheryproducts andinparticular fishorlessei–knownspeciesorfishof
stockswhichareundei–fishedatpresent,
-socialmeasures tobenefitthefisherman affected bythereduction inpro­
ductioncapacity .
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* *
AtthesametimetheCommission isforwarding totheCouncil arevised
financial estimate forallitsproposals onstructural policyinthefishery
sector.Thisnewestimate takesaccountoftheamendedproposal foraDirective ,
ofthevarious changeswhichhaveoccurred inthestatistics whichwereused
asabasisfortheestimate madeinJuly1980andoftheimpactofGreece'sentry
intotheCommunity on.1January 1981.

Amendedproposal foraCouncilDirective
oncertain measures toadjustcapacity inthefisheries sector
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncilpursuant tothe
secondparagraph ofArticle 149oftheEECTreaty)

4.-
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
of
concerning certain measures toadjustcapacity inthefisheries
_ 1sector
(80//CEE)
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
• !
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean Economic Community,
andinparticular Articles 43and209thereof,
Havingregardtotheproposal fromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropean Parliament ,
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Whereasrecentchangesinthelawoftheseaandtheconsequent establishment
of200-mile offshore economic zoneshavemodified thesituation confronting .the
fishingindustry;
Whereastheprecarious stateofthestocksofsomespeciesinwatersunder
Community jurisdiction hasledtheCounciltoregulate'fishingforthesespecies
andtofixallowable catchlimits; '
WheceastheCommunity fishingfleethashadtoadjusttothenewfishingcondi­
tions;"whereasthisadjustment mustcontinue;
Whereasitisimportant fortheCommunity ,intheinterests offishermen and
consumers ,toretain,duringtheperiodinwhichthreatened stocksarebeing
reconstituted ,MemberStates'production capacity atthelevelneededforoptimal
exploitation ofthereconstituted stocksatalaterdate;
Whereasthediversity ofthesocio-structural problems callsforseparate solu­
tionsforeachoneinordertohelpmaintain optimumproductive capacity in
eachregionandhelpdevelopthemarket;whereasthebestresults canbeobtained
ifonthebasisofCommunity concepts andcriteria theMemberStatesintroduce
specific socio-structural measures,takingtheform'ofafinancial aidand
consumer promotion system,bywayofnational laws,regulations andadministrative
provisions ; .

5.-
Whereas themaintenance oftheproduction capacity required inthemedium
term maybepromoted bymeasures designed to-secure .atemporary reduction in
thefishing activities ofvessels which are liable tobecome unprofitable
because ofthecatch restrictions ;whereas aidshould begiven inthe form of
laying-up premiums tofishermen whoundertake towithdraw their vessels from
operation andtorecognize producers' organizations which produce plans for
reducing theamoung offishing done bytheir.members ;
Whereas themaintenance ofproductive capacity does notobviate thenecessity
ofpermanently reducing thecapacity offishing fleets thetechnical characte­
ristics ofwhich make itdifficult toadapt them tothetypes offishing anti­
cipated inthemedium term within andoutside thefishing zones oftheMember
States ;whereas such reduction incapacity can beencouraged bymeans ofa
cessation premium scaled according towhat istobedone with thevessel ;
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whereas thegranting !ofthis premium should beconditional onthevessel first
being struck ofthe register offishing vessels soastoensure that itisnot
again used forfishing inthewaters ofany ,Member State oftheCommunity ;
Whereas campaigns should bemounted toinfluence market demand inline with the
changed supply situation ,with particular reference tospecies little known to
consumers ;
r • . - . . . .
Whereas the final cessation offishing activities byfishing vessels and the
temporary reduction inthese activities cannot fail toaffect fishermen and to
lead therefore totheadoption byMember States ofmeasures toencourage fisher­
men tocease fishing and toprovide compensation fortemporary cessation ;
Whereas inview ofthe benefit tothe Community ofthese socio-structural measures
itisappropriate that theCommunity should contribute totheir cost ;whereas
itmust beable toascertain that theprovisions adopted bytheMember States are
commensurate with theobjectives tobeattained ;"whereas forthis purpose there
should beaprocedure whereby ,close cooperation ismaintained between theMember
States andtheCommission through the Standing Committee forthe Fishing Industry ;
»
Whereas this measure isofaspecific character andmay nottherefore betreated
as_acommon measure inconnection with theEAGGF ,/Guidance Section ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE ,
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6.-
TITLE 1:Adjustment ofproduction capacity
Article 1
(Old Articles 1and 3amended )
Inorder toassist ,inthefisheries sector ,theadjustment ofthe
production capacity ofthe fleets tothenew fishery situation and toimprove
the conditions under which fishery products aremarketed ,theMember States :
(a)shall introduce asystem offinancial aid formeasures concerning the
temporary orpermanent reduction ofproduction capacity ;
(b)may promote information and sales promotion campaigns toencourage the
consumption offishery products and inparticular fish orlesser-known
species onfish ofstocks which are atpresent undei–exploited .
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Article 2(oldArticle 2amended )
Thefinancial aidreferred toinArticle 1(a)maybegrantedtoproducers ,
whethernaturalorlegalpersons whosemainactivity issea-fishing ,ortheir
recongnized organizations ,operating oneormorevesselsflyingtheflagof
oneoftheMemberStates,registered intheterritory oftheCommunity andwhose
characteristics areasspecifically definedintheappropriate provisions of
ttiisDirective.

8.-
Article 3(old Article 5amended )
1.Thetemporary reduction inproduction capacity referred toinArticle 1,
shall bebrought about bythetemporary withdrawal from operation
-ofvessels whose length between perpendiculars is18metres ormore but
less than 24metres orwhose tonnage is50gross register tons ormore
but less than 130gross register tons andwhose principal motor wasput
into service after 1January 1966 ;
-ofvessels whose length between perpendiculars is24metres ormore or
whose tonnage is130 ,gross register tons ormore andwhich were put into
Commission between 1January 1966 and 1January 1978 .
2.Member States shall ,within thecontext ofthedecision referred toin
Article 10 (1)grant alaying-up premium foreach vessel laid upatafixed
rate peryear laid upofthat vessel 'sconstruction cost orpurchase value
plus the cost ofanymodernization work carried out .
3.Where avessel islaid upfor aperiod ofless than ayear ,thepremium
shall becalculated onthe basis ofthe ratio between the reduction inthe
number ofdays spent atseaduring thecalendar year inwhich thetemporary
laying-up occurs andtheaverage number ofdays spent atseaduring the
previous three years .
4.The laying-up premium shall only begranted iftheperiods oflaying-up are
not less than :
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-60days peryear forvessels covered bythelaying-up plans provided for
inArticle 4(a);
-60consecutive days peryear forvessels inrespect ofwhich theunderta­
king provided for inArticle 4(b)isgiven .

9.-
Article 4(oldArticle 6>
Thelaying-up premiumreferred toinArticle 3(2),shallbegrantedsubject
to:
(a)inthecaseofrecongnized producer organizations :
Thedrawing upofplansforthelaying-up ofthevessels ownedbytheir
membersinordertoreducefishingactivity .Laying-up plansmustinclude
thefollowing information :
-thenameandtechnical specifications ofthevessels concerned ;
-thelaying-up programme for/eachvessel;' '
-theportorportsofregistry duringperiodsoftemporary laying-up ;
(b)inthecaseofotherrecipients :
f ■■'. '
awrittenundertaking bytherecipient thatthefishingactivity ofone
ormorevessels ownedbyhimwillbesuspended foragivenperiodandthat
anychangeofportofregistry whilethevesselorvessels concerned are
laidupwillbenotified .

10.-
Article 5(oldArticle 7amended )
1.Thepermanent reduction inproduction capacity,asprovidedforinArticle 3,
forvessels whoselengthbetweenperpendiculars is12metresormoreor
whosetonnageis25grossregister tonsormore,shallbebymeansofthe
following operations :
(a)thesaleofvesselsforscrapping
(b)theassignment ofvesselsto.purposesotherthanfishing
(c)thesaleofvessels foruseinthewatersofnon-member countries or
foruseinCommunity watersforpurposes otherthanfishing .
2.Subsequent totheissueofthecertificate showingthatthevesselhasbeen
struckofftheregister offishingvessels,theMemberStateshall,inthe
contextofthedecision referred toinArticle 10(1),granttotheownera
finalcessation premiumfixedataflatratepergrossregister ton.
3.Thefinalcessation premiumshallbegrantedonlyinrespectofvessels which
haveengagedinfishingforatleast90daysduringthetwelvemonthsprece­
dingthedatewhenthevesselisstruckofftheregister offishingvessels .
4.Vessels whichhavebeenthesubjectoftheoperation referred toinparagraph
1Cb)shallbepermanently barredfromfishinginanyMemberStateofthe
Community .

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Article 6(oldArticle 11amended )
Theinformation andpromotion campaigns referred toinArticle 1are
intended tohelpconsumers toadapttochangesinCommunity supplycaused
bythescarcityofcertainwell-known speciesoffishandthedevelopment
offishingoflesser-known specieswhichhavehitherto beenlittleusedfor
humanconsumption intheCommunity .Article

12
Article 7(oldArticle 12)
Theinformation andpromotion campaigns must:
-usethemostappropriate information mediaforthepurpose;
-takeaccount oftheneedtopromotethemarketing andconsumption of
lesser-known species andtheconsumption ofproducts obtained byprocessing
ortreating them.
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Article 8(oldArticle 13)
Undertheconditions setoutinArticle 13/theCommunity shallcontribute
towardsthefinancing ofmeasures takenbyMemberStatestobenefitfishermen
whoareaffected bythemeasures provided forunderArticles 3and5andwho
havebeenemployed asfishermen foraminimumperiodtobefixed.

TITLEIII-General andfinancial provisions
Article 9(oldArticles 14and15amended)
TheMemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCommission forwardplansrelating
tothescheduled measures andanestimate ofexpenditure foreachofthe
measures referred toinTitleIand,ifappropriate ,forthemeasures refer­
redtoinTitleII.
TheMemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCommission :
-thedraftsofanylaws,regulations oradministrative provisions whichthey
proposetoadoptpursuant tothisDirective ,
-anyprovisions effectively implementing thisDirective whichantedateits
entryintoforce.
Incommunicating totheCommission theforwardplans,thedraftlaws,regula­
tionsandadministrative provisions andtheprovisions alreadyinforcerefer
redtoinparagraph 2,theMemberStatesshallmakecleartheconnection be­
tweenthemeasureinquestion andtheaimsofotherstructural measures,exis
tingorplanned,inthefisheries sector.

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Article 10(oldArticle 15amended )
1.Onreceiptoftheinformation provided forinArticle 9,theCommission shall
determine whether,onthebasisoftheirconformity withthisDirective and
havingregardtotheotherstructural measures,existing orplanned,inthe
fisheries sector,theconditions forafinancial contribution bytheCommu­
nityaresatisfied .Withintwomonthsofsuchcommunication adecision on
themattershallbetakeninaccordance withtheprocedure laiddownin
Article 17.
2.TheMemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCommission thelaws,regulations
andadministrative provisions adoptedfollowing thedecision referred toin'
paragraph 1,assoonastheyareadopted.

16
Article 11(oldArticle 16amended )
»
1.Themeasures adopted bytheMemberStatesshallbeeligible forfinancial
assistance fromtheCommunity unlesstheprovisions relating tothemhave
beensubjectofadecision inaccordance withArticle 10.
2.Financial participating bytheCommunity shallrelatetotheeligible expen­
ditureresulting fromaidgranted pursuant todecisions takenbetween the
dateofentryintoforceofthisDirective and31December 1983,orfromin­
formation andpromotion campaigns begunduringthesameperiod.

17
Article 12(oldArticle 17amended )
1.Undertheconditions setoutinthefollowing paragraphs andwithinthe
limitoftheappropriations established forthispurposeinthebudget,
theCommunity shallreimburse toMemberStatestheeligible expenditure
resulting fromtheinformation andpromotion campaigns' andthegranting ,
-oftheaidsreferred toinTitleIuptoamaximumlevelof50 .
2.Theeligibility oftheexpenditure incurred inimplementing themeasures •
referred toinArticle 5shallbelimitedtoanamountof:
-300UAperGRTinthecaseoftheoperations referredtoinArticle 5(1)
(a)and(c); .
-50UAperGRTinthecaseoftheoperations referred toinArticle5(1)(b).
3.Detailed rulesfortheapplication ofthisArticleshallbeadoptedin.
accordance withtheprocedure laiddowninArticle 17.

18
Article 13(oldArticle 18amended )
1.WhereMemberStatesintroduce schemestoencourage theearlyretirement
offishermen aged50-65yearswhoareaffected bythepermanent with­
drawalofvessels fromoperation ,theCommunity shallcontribute towards
thecostoftheseschemeswithinthelimitsoftheappropriations entered
forthatpurposeinthebudget.
2.WhereMemberStatesgrantcompensation forcessation ofworktofishermen
fromfishingvessels whicharethesubjectoftheoperations provided for
inArticles 3and5andsuchfishermen aretherebyforcedtemporarily into
totalunemployment ,thiscompensation havingtobeadded,whereappropriate
tootherbenefits provided undernational legislation ,.theCommunity shall
contribute towards thecostofsuchmeasures withinthelimitsofthe
appropriations enteredforthatpurposeinthebudget.
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3.TheCouncil,actingbyaqualified majority onaproposal fromtheCommis­
sion,shalldetermine thegeneralconditions forfinancial participation.by
.theCommunity ,inparticular therateoffinancial participation ,whichmay
notexceed50%ofeligible expenditure .

19
Article 14(oldArticle 19amended )
1.Applications forreimbursement shallrelatetoexpenditure incurred overa
calendar yearbytheMemberStatesandshallbesubmitted totheCommission
before 1Juneofthefollowing year.
2.TheCommission shalltakeadecision ontheseapplications ,jointlyorseve­
rally,afterconsultation withtheStanding Committee ontheFishingIndustry.
3.Advances maybegranted bytheCommission .
4.Detailed rulesfortheapplication ofparagraphs 1and3ofthisArticleshall
beadoptedinaccordance withtheprocedure laiddowninArticle 17.

20
Article15(newArticlereplacing oldArticles 20&21)
Articles 8and9ofRegulation (EEC)No729/70of21April1970onthefinan­
cingofthecommomagricultural policyshallapplytooperations financed pur­
suanttothisDirective .

21
Article 16(newArticle )
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Articles 92*o94oftheTreatyshallapply,withinthefieldofapplication
ofthisDirective,tonational aidmeasures otherthanthoseprovided forin
Articles 3,5and6.

22
Article 17(oldArticle 22amended )
1.Wheretheprocedure referred tointhisArticleistobefollowed,the
Chairman oftheStanding Committee fortheFishingIndustry shallreferthe
mattertotheCommittee eitheronhisowninitiative orattherequestof
therepresentative ofaMemberState.
2.Therepresentative oftheCommission shallsubmitadraftofthemeasures to
betaken^TheCommittee shalldeliveritsopinion onsuchmeasures within
atimelimittobesetbytheChairman according totheurgencyoftheques­
tionsunderconsideration .Anopinionshallbeadopted byamajority of
41votesor,from1January 1981,of45votes,thevotesofMemberStates
beingweightedinaccordance withArticle 148(2)oftheTreaty.TheChair­
manshallnotvote.
3.TheCommission shalladoptmeasures whichshallapplyimmediately .
However,ifthesemeasures arenotinaccordance withtheopinionofthe
Standing Committee fortheFishingIndustry,theyshallforthwith becommu­
nicated bytheCommission totheCouncil.InthateventtheCommission may
deferapplication ofthemeasures whichithasadoptedfornotmorethanone
monthfromthedateofsuchcommunication .TheCouncil,actingbyaqualified
majority,maytakeadifferent decision withinonemonth.

Article 18(oldarticle 24amended )23
1.MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethemeasures whicharenecessary
forcompliance withthisDirective within6monthsofthedateofits
notification .
2.ThisDirective shallsupplyuntil31December 1983.

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Article 19(oldArticle 25)
ThisDirective isaddressed totheMemberStates .

125.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
wreI14.11.80
*•RELEVANT BUDGET CODE:Chapter8.7-Article 870
2.TITLEOFBUDGET HEADING :Draftproposal foraCouncilDirective oncertain
immediate measures toadjustcapacity inthefisheries sector
:
j.lecalbasis,Articles 43and209
4.DESCF.'IPTION ,OBJECTIVE(S )ANDJUSTIFICATION OFTHEPROJECT :
-Adjustment ofproduction capacities tonewcatchopportunities
-Socialmeasures forfishermen
•-Campaigns topromotelesserknownspeciesoffish"
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(81)
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'ANNEX TOFINANCIAL STATEMENT
Methodofcalculating financial estimates
1.Measures_to_adj_ust_groduct2on_cagac2t ^
Thegrossregister tonnageoftheCommunity fishingfleet,including
Greece,amountsto.about1.190.000 GRT(seetableannexedhereto).
Thepartofthistonnage madeupbyvesselslargerthan18mor50GRT
comestoabout770.000 GRT.Thisfigureincreases toabout950.000 GRT
forthefleetmadeupofvesselslongerthan12mor25GRT.
(a)Temporary cessation
Becauseofthepresentrestrictions onfishing dueinparticular tothe
fixingofcatchquotasfor1980/81^itisestimated that15%ofthefleet
madeupofvesselslargerthan18mwillhavetobelaiduptemporarily'
forperiodsofuptoayear,asprovidedforintheCommission 'soriginal
proposal .Thelaying-up premiumiscalculated onthebasisof12%per
year,duringwhichthevesselislaidup,ofthecostofbuilding orof
thepurchase valueofthevesselinquestion .Sincetheconditions rela­
tingtotheageofthevessels havebeenextended toincludeoldervessels
also,itseemsdesirable tomakeaslightreduction inthevalueusedas
abasisforcalculating thetemporary withdrawal premium byreducingit .
by2000EUAto1900EUA.
TheCommunity 'scontribution wouldbeupto50%ofthetotalcost.Calcu­
lationofthiscontribution overathree-year periodwouldbeasfollows :'
15%x770.000 GRTx12%x1900EUA/GRTx50%x3years=40million EUA
(rounded ).
(b)Finalcessation offishing
TheCommission 'sinitialproposal (C0M(77)543final)envisaged aprobable
permanentreductionincapacityofabout20%overfiveyefrs^wf?icf?^woui!cl
enabletheexistingover-capacity tobereabsorbed ,inviewofthefact
thatfishstocksaregradually beingreconstituted .Ithasnowbeenesta­
blishedthattherehasbeennonetimprovement inthestateofthese
resources despitethereduction inthenumberofCommunity-f ishingvessels,
particularly thoseofover100GRTAwhichhavedecreased byabout120000GRT
inthreeyears.
Consequently itisprobablethattherewillbeafurtherreduction in
capacity inthisclassofvessels andalsointhemorespecifically
inshorefishingcategory madeupofvesselsrangingfrombetween 25to100GRT
(12to18metres),whichhasonlyslightly devreased uptonowinthe
Community asawhole.

27.
Nevertheless thisreduction isnotexpected overthenextthree
yearstobeasgreatasinthepast.Itisthusnotexpected to
exceed10%overallduringthisperiod,i.e.about95000GRT,
ofwhichabout65000inthecategory madeupofvesselsover100GRT.•
Ifitisborneinmindthattheaverage premiumshouldbeslightly
*
adjusted,becauseoftheneedforagreater degreeofincentive to
withdraw fromfishing,byincreasing itsaveragelevelof200EUA/GRT
to250EUA/GRT,theCommunity contribution canbecalculated as
follows :
954.000GRTx10%x250x50%=12million EUA(rounded).
2.Measures tobenefit fishermen
Themeasures providedforinthisproposal concernbothfishermen of
over50yearswhoapplyforretirement fromfishing andtfemaintenance
oftheincomesoffishermen forcedintotemporary unemployment because
ofthetemporary orpermanent withdrawal ,ofdeep-sea fishingvessels.
(a)Cessation offishing „
Itcanbeestimated that10%ofthepersons employed inthissector,
i.e.2500fishermen willbeconcerned bytheindemnity forcessation
ofwork.Thisindemnity ,whichwillvarybetween 1200u.a.and900
u.a.depending onthefishermen 'smaritalstatus,isestimated tobe
onaverage 1125EUA(calculated onthebasisthat75%ofthe ,fishermen
aremarried and25%bachelors ).
Consequently thetotalcostofthesemeasures totheCommunity wouldbe
asfollows : (
2500x1125x10years(averageduration ofpension )x50%=
14million EUA(rounded).
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(b)Incomemaintenance
Itis.estimated thatabout15%ofallfishermen areconcerned by
indemnities forthetemporary cessation offishing,i.e.3750fishermen .
Inviewofthedifferences inunemployment benefits inthevarious
MemberStates,itisimpossible toestimate theamountoftheseindemni­
ties.Howeveritislikelythatthedifference betweentheprevious
incomeandthenational unemployment benefitisabout 1000EUA'per
fisherman peryear.OnthisbasisthetotalcosttotheCommunity of
thesemeasures willbe
3750x1000EUAx50%x3years=6million EUA(rounded)

Thetotalcostofthemeasures provided forunder(a)and(b)willtherefore
amountto >
14million EUA+6million EUA=20million EUA
3.Campaigns topromote lesser-known fishspecies
Thefinancial estimateforthistypeofoperation canonlysetafixedamount
fortheseinformation campaigns inthelightofsimilarcampaigns previously
undertaken bytheCommunity .Thisamount *is4million EUAperyearwhichresults
inatotalcostfortheCommunity of6million EUAfortheperiodofapplication
oftheDirective .
4.SummaryoftheCommunity contribution towardstheproposed measures
40millionEUA-
12million EUA
20mi11ionEUA
6million EUA
78million EUA
5.Multiannual patternofexpenditure
Itisproposed thattheCommunity willuseasystemofadvances forthesemeasuresthus
Community commitment andpaymentappropriations will/bethesameinagivenyear.
Theyarederivedfromthefollowing estimates ofpayments byMemberStates :
MEMBER STATES PAYMENTS (MEUA)
1981 1982 1983 1984-1990 1991 1992
a)Temporary
laying-up20 30 30
b)Permanent
cessation6 9 9
c)Socialmeasures 3 6/4 7/32,8 1/90,9
d)Information
campaigns4 4 4 -
TOTAL : 33 49,4 50,3 2/8 1/90,9Temporary laying-up ofvessels
Permanent cessation offishing
Socialmeasures
Information campaigns

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\
EEC Commitment andPayment Appropriations (MEUA )
' 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985-1990 1991 1992 1993
N »
a)Temporary 6 13 15 6
laying-up
b)Permanent '2 3,7 4,5 1,8
cessation \
c)Social 1,2 2,7 3,5 2,3 1,4
measures •
d)Information 1,3 2 2 0,7
campaigns\ .
1,20,60,2
i *
TOTAL 10,5 21,4 -25 10,8 1,4 1,2 ■0,6 0,2

TONNAGE OFTHEEUR-10 FISHING FLEETIN1979
(Motorvessels )
Country .0-25GRT 25-50GRT 50-•100GRT +100GRT TOTAL -Sources
-Comments
Germany 4180* 7033* 7467 99976 1186560ECD-Draft1979
*Estimate of
0-50 GRTbreakdown
Belgium 99 2329 5217 12391 20036S0ECprovisional
Denmark 36876 30265 16635 62518 146294ICES1977
France 48578 38282 9-322 102197 198379S0ECprovisional
Ireland 5408 4982 10461 7356 28207S0ECprovisional-
Italy 93178 55378 42124 111918 302598S0ECprovisional
Netherlands 1823 6484 13487 62080 83874S0ECprovisional
UnitedKingdom 42682* 27687* 21858 134479 2267050ECDReport
*Estimate of
0-50 GRTbreakdown
Greece 4000 10950 7230 '43600 65780Estimate
E.E.C. , 236824 183390 133801 636515 1190530
i.e.:vessels over25GRT=953706GRT
50GRT=770316GRT
"100GRT=636518GRT
o

AMENDED FINANCIAL ESTIMATE
OFTHECOMMISSION PROPOSALS ONSTRUCTURAL
POLICY INTHEFISHERIES SECTOR
(Doc.C0M(80)420 finalof18July1980)

SUMMARY TABLEOFFINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ÇOMMlTMENI_APPRgPRIATI9NS
Proposed Measure Total 1981 1982 198319841985
1.Directive oncertain
immediate measures
i-
a)Temporary laying-up 40/ 6 13 15 6
b)Permanent cessation ! 122 3,7M1,8
c)Socialmeasures 201'2.2,7 3,52^51,4(*)
d)Information campaigns 6 1,3 2 20,7
SUBTOTAL : 78(1) 10,5 21/ -2510,81,4
2.Regulation onexploratory
fishinq andjòintventures■
a)Exploratory fishing '10,5 5 3,5 2
b)Jointventures 6'5 2,5 2 2 •
SUBTOTAL :177'5 5'5 4
3.Requlation onacommon mea­
sureforrestructuring etc.
a)Construction ormodernization
offishingvessels159 21 24 34 4040.
b)Aquaculture 42 5 7 10 1010
c)Artiftial reefs 5 0,5 0,75 1,251,251,25
d)Centres ' 5 0,5 ,0,75 1,251,251,25
SUBTOTAL : 211 27 32,5 46,552,552,5
4.Requlation oncoordination
ofpromotion ofresearch
Commonresearch programmes 5 0,5 2 2,5
TOTAL 311(2)>5,561,4 7863,353,9
================================== =========== =========== ========= ======== =======
<*>Continuation ofthemeasureυηΐι*»Ί992 .
(1)Totalexpenditure provided forintheCommiesion'sprevious proposal fora
Directive was131MUCE.
(2)Totalexpenditure provided forintheCommission 'sproposals of18.7.1980
(C0MC80)420Final)was351MUCE..

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
DATE:14.11.802
1.RELEVANT BUDGET CODE:Chapter 87-item870
.2.TITLEOFBUDGET HEADING :Proposal foraCouncilRegulation onmeasures toencourage explora­
toryfishingandcooperation throughjointventures inthefishingsector.
3.LEGALBASIS:Articles 42,43and209
4.DESCRIPTION ,OBJECTIVE(S >ANDJUSTIFICATION OFTHEPROJECT :Toencourage adjustments in
fishing bytheCommunity fishingfleetswhosefishingopportunities havebeenreduced,either
throughexploratory fishing,inCommunity watersoroutside,orthroughjoint-venture
schemes byCommunity andnon-member countryundertakings .
5.FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCE FORTHEMARKETING CURRENT FINANCIAL FOLLOWING FINANCIAL '
5.0EXPENDITURE YEAR -YEAR(1980) YEAR(1981)
-CHARGED TOTHE,ECBUDGET TitleI tokenentry 5mill.EUA
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTIONS )TitleII tokenentry 2.5mill.EUA
-CHARGED TONATIONAL ADMIN.
-CHARGED TOOTHERNATIONAL
GROUPS-- ■
5.1RECEIPTS
-OWNRESOURCES OFTHEEC
(LIMITS/CUSTOMS DUTIES)'
-NATIONAL
/
YEAR :1981 YEAR:1982 ,/YEAR:1983
■5.0.1PLURIANNUAL PATTERN OFEXPENDITURE :TitleI5■3'5 '2
5.1.1PLURIANNUÁL PATTERN OFRECEIPTS :TitleN2.5 -2 ''2
5.2METHOD OFCALCULATION
SeeAnnex -:
■·
6.0FINANCING POSSIBLE WITHAPPROPRIATIONS ENTERED INRELEVANT CHAPTERS OFCURRENT
BUDGET ? 1YES
6.1FINANCING POSSIBLE BYTRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OFCURRENT BUDGET ? YES
6.2NECESSITY FORASUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET ? YES
6.3APPROPRIATIONS TOBEENTERED INFUTURE BUDGETS ? YES
COMMENTS : , , *

3
ANNEXTOTHEFINANCIAL STATEMENT
Financial estimate forexploratory fishing
Itisprovided inthisproposal thattheMemberStatesmaygrantarede­
ployment premiumtohelpbalancetheoperating accounts inrespectof
vesselsover24metreslongengagedinexploratory fishing.Theamount
ofthesepremiumswillbecalculated onthebasisofthedifference
betweenthefishingcostsandthevalueofcatches .
Itisassumedthatamongthevesselsofover24metresthenewestvessels,
thatisthosebuiltsince 1January 1968,willbethemostsuitable for
exploratory fishing.Thebreakdown ofthispartofthefleetamongthe
MemberStatesandGreeceisgivenbelow:
Country N°ofvessels GRT
Germany 32 • 61.787
Belgium 9 1.382
Denmark 149 31.553
France 123 69.408
Greece 7 1.302
Ireland 6 1.145
Italy 90 35.564
Netherlands 176 39.977
UnitedKingdom 117 . 61.768
TOTAL Enlarged EEC •709 303.886
Iftherateofparticipation isestimated at20%ofthevesselsdirectly
concerned ,thismeansthatthetotaltonnageavailable forsuchvoyageswill
beabout60.000 GRT.Theaveragelengthofsuchavoyageisassumedtobe
twomonths.
Ifoneconsiders thatforeachgrossregister tonengagedinfishingtheannual
catchcapacityforthesevesselsvariesbetween 1tonneofcatchfordemersal
species and4tonnesforpelagicspecies (whichgivesanaverageofabout
2.5tonnes),thatthesecatchesaresoldintheEECatanaveragepricewhich
canbeestimated at550EUA/t,andthattheprobable averagepriceofcatches
resulting fromtheexploratory fishingvoyageswillonlyrepresent 50%ofthe
averagefortraditional catches,thefollowing calculation canbemade:
60000x2.5_25qqqtonnes0ffishcaughtduringthevoyages
6
25000x50%x550=6875000EUA=Priceobtained forcatches/losscompared
withaverageprice.

4
THECommunity'sfinancial participation forathree-year periodwouldbe
asfollows :
I
50%x6875000x3=10312500EUA=1Q_|QQ__QQ0_EUA (rounded)
B.Financial estimate forîointventures
Itisdifficult toestimate thecostofcarrying outoperations incoopera­
tionwithnon-member countries inconnnection withjointventureschemes,
particularly becauseofuncertainty astothetonnageofthefleetinvolved
inthisscheme. ' ■ ' .
Onemightconsider,asafirstassumption ,thatonlyvesselsof.over33metres
inlengthwouldbelikelytobeusedforthiskindofoperation .Atpresent
thereare360vesselsinthiscategory intheEEC,atotaltonnageof228600
tonnes.However,itisunlikely thatmorethan20%ofthesevessels would
becomeinvolved injointventures,i.e.approximately 60vesselstotalling
46.000 GRT.
Asregardsjointventures establishedonacontractual basis,itisestimated
thatonly25%ofthevesselsconcerned woldadoptthiscourseinviewofthe
difficulties involved insuchinitiatives .ThecostofCommunity participation
./ - >
wouldbeasfollows :
115006RTx100EUApertonnex3yearsx50A-1725000EUA
vesselswithatotaltonnnage of34500GRTwouldbeinvolved .Ifoneassumes
thattheaveragetonnageofthevesselsconcerned wouldbe770GRT(34500+
45)theCommunity 'sfinancial contribution wouldbeasfollows :
45x(300x400+470x200=214000EUA)x50%=4815000EUAAsregardsjointventures onthebasisofajointstockcompany,about45
ThetotalcostoftheseCommunity aidmeasures wouldtherefore be:
Associations onacontractual bas.is: 1725000
Jointstockcompanies : 4815000
6540000EUA=é=|QQ2QQ0=EUA_(rounded)
Summary
Aidforexploratory fishingvoyages
Aidforjointventures :
TOTALEXPENDITURE 1700000010500000
6500000

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTDATE :14.11.80
1RELEVANT BUDGET CODE :Art .860
2mtitle OFBUDGET HEADING * measure forrestructuring ^modernizing anddeveloping
thefishing idustry andfordeveloping aquaculture
3.LEGAL BASIS ■Art* theTreat y~Council Regulation (EEC)No101/76of19.1.76
laying down acommun structural policy forthefisMng industry
4.DESCRIPTION ,OBJECTIVE(S )ANDJUSTIFICATION OFTHEPROJECT :Toencourage structural
adjustments inthefisheries sector andtodevelop aquaculture
5.FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCE
5.0 .EXPENDITURE
-CHARGED TOTHE ECBUDGET
(REFUNDS /INTERVENTIONS )
-CHARGED TONATIONAL ADMIN .
-CHARGED TOOTHER NATIONAL
GR0UPS
5.1 .RECEIPTS
-OWN RESOURCES OFTHE EC
(LEVIES /CUSTOM DUTIES )
.-NATIONALFOR THE MARKETING CURRENT FINANCIAL
YEAR YEAR (80)FOLLOWING FINAN­
CIAL YEAR (81)
token entry 27
5.0.1 .PLURIANNUAL PATTERN OFEXPENDITURE YEAR 1981
5.1.1 .PLURIANNUAL PATTERN OFRECEIPTS 27YEAR 1982 YEAR 1983 YEAR 1984
27 32.5 46.5
YEAR 1985
52.552.5
5.2 .METHOD OFCALCULATION
See Annex I
6.0 .FINANCING POSSIBLE WITH APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED INRELEVANT CHAPTERS OFCURRENT
BUDGET ?YES/MB
6.1 .FINANCING POSSIBLE BYTRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OFCURRENT BUDGET ? XKS/NO
6.2 .NECESSITY FOR ASUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET ? XE8/N0
6.3 .APPROPRIATIONS TOBEENTERED INFUTURE BUDGETS ? XE8 /NO
COMMENTS :
See Annex 2

ANNEX TOTHEFINANCIAL STATEMENT
VESSELS .
Vesselswithalengthofbetween 12and33m
IntheTen/thereareabout8500vesselsofbetween 12and33metres(orbe­
tween25and250GRT),withatotaltonnageof510000GRT(seetableannexed
hereto).
Anormalrenewalratewouldbe6%oftotaltonnageperyear,or30600GRT
overa15yearsperiod. ».
Inviewofcurrentbudgetary constraints onCommunity measures,itseemsrea­
sonabletoprovideforaidforonlyhalfofthistonnage,thatisabout3%
peryearofthetotaltonnage concerned -or15300GRT.
i _
IftheunitcostperGRTwere6500EUAandCommunity aid25%,thetotalcost
totheCommunity ofthismeasureoverfiveyearswouldbeasfollows :
15300GRTx6500EUA/GRTx25%x5years=124million EUA(rounded).
Vessels longerthan33metres
Thereare450vessels whicharelongerthan33metresandareover12years
old,whichistheageatwhichreplacement becomesmostnecessary,witha
totaltonnageof275000GRT(rounded-seetableannexedhereto).Following
thesameprocedure asforthecategory described underA.above,thefinancial
estimate wouldbeasfollows : -
8250GRTx6500EUA/GRTx25%x5years=67million EUA(rounded).
Nevertheless ,inviewofthepresentsituation oflimitedcatchopportunities
forthistypeofvessel,itdoesnotseemsuitable toencourage thesamerate
ofrenewalforthisfleetasforvessels whicharelessthan33metreslong.
Consequently ,itisproposedthatonly35million EUAshouldbeallocated to
thismeasure.

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II.AQUACULTURE
Asregardsaquaculture onecanestimate theaverage costofasemi-intensive
installation atabout1.4million EUA,wheretheinvestment ismainlyonthe
infrastructure .Itseemsappropriate toallocate Community aidofabout35%
todevelopthisactivity,whichtakesplacemainlyintheless-favoured areas
oftheCommunity .
Assuming anaverageof17installations peryear,estimated expenditure tobe
bornebytheEAGGFforafive-year programme wouldbeasfollows :
17installations x1.4million EUAx35%x5years=42million EUA(rounded).
III.ARTIFICIAL REEFS
Onaverage onecanassume,onthebasisofexisting reefs,thataprotected
zonecanbecreated by30to40pyramids,eachwith14blocks,placedina
rectangle atabout50metresfromoneanother.Theaveragecostofoneconcrete
blockisabout850EUA,whichmeansthattheaveragecostofareefcanbe
calculated asfollows :
850EUAx14blocks x35pyramids =420000EUAperreef.
Itcanbeestimated thatabout25reefscouldbeconstructed duringtheperiod
ofvalidity ofthecommonmeasure,involving atotalexpenditure of
-420000x25=10.5million EUAofwhich50%wouldbebornebytheEAGGF,that
isabout 5million EUA.
IV.ASSISTANCE ,TRAINING ANDRESEARCH CENTRES
Inviewoftheexperience acquired insetting uponecentreofthistype,a
fixedallocation of5million EUAisproposed .

BREAKDOWN OFEXPENDITURE BYYEAR
Thetotal expenditure tobeborne bytheEAGGF canbebroken down asfollows
APPROPRIATIONS FOR COMMITMENT (million EUA )
Total 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985
1.Vessels 159 21 24 34 40 40
2.Aquaculture 42 10 10 10
3.Artificial Reefs 0,5 0,75 1,25 1,25 1,25
4.Assistance ,training
and research centres
2110,5 0,75 1,25 1,25 .1,25
27 32,50 46,50 52,50 52,50
APPROPRIATIONS FOR PAYMENT (million EUA )
1981 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 .Total
1.Vessels 2 9 19 28 34,5 34,5 24 8 159
2.Aquaculture
3.Artificial Reefs
a
4.Assistance ,
training and
research centres0,25 1 3 3 9 11 11 . 73,75 52
TOTAL 2,25 10 22 34 43,5 45,5 35 15 3,75 211

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A.FISHING VESSELS OF12-35METRES
_MemberState Number TotalGRT
Germany 206 22.400
Belgium 195 18.465
Denmark 1.310 92.910
France 1.217 65.000
Greece 559(1) 17.800 (2>
Ireland 384 21.625
Italy /' 2.750 142.920
Netherlands 589 58.823
UnitedKingdom 1.300 69.213
E.E.C. 8.564 509.156
Source :ICESstatistics andnational statistics .
1C1)Thisfigureincludes vesselsof20-500GRT(SourceFA0)
(2)Thisfigureonlyincludes vesselsofover100GRT(=about18metres),
(Source;Lloyd'sRegister )
B.FISHING VESSELS OVER33METRES LONGANDOVER12YEARSOLD
MemberState Number TotalGRT
Germany 53 58.080
Belgium 6 1.646
Denmark 24 7.278
France 50 38.228
Greece ' 36 22.846
Ireland 1 1.921
Italy 46 34.582
Netherlands >56 18.075 >
UnitedKingdom 178 91.766
E.E.C. 450 > 274.422
Source:Lloyd'sRegister
COMMENTS
Thisproposai replaces theprevious Commission proposal C0M(78)247of
29May1978(inshorefishing).Thisproposal isanoverall oneandalso
includesallthemeasures whichshouldhavebeenproposed bytheCommission
inacommonadhocmeasuretoimprovethestructures ofthedeep-sea fishing
industry (budgetitem861).Theestimate ofexpenditure forthismeasure
overfiveyearsis211million EUA,ofwhich158,5fortheperiod1981/1984.
Inpresenting thisproposal theCommission isawarethatthefundsavailable
totheGuidance SectionoftheEAGGFarealreadylargelyearmarked .Never­
thelessitconsiders thatitispossible tocopewiththebudgetary effect
ofthisproposal,whichinanycasewasalreadyincorporated inprevious
estimates,withoutexceeding thelimitslaiddownfortheGuidance Section
oftheEAGGFfor1980/84.