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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)437 final
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PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
ONTHE CONCLUSION OFANAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT
RELATING TOCERTAIN MEASURES INTENDED TOPROMOTE
THE REPRODUCTION OFSALMON INTHE BALTIC SEA
PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL DECISION
APPROVING TWO EXCHANGES OFLETTERS ,ONEPROVIDING FOR
THE PROVISIONAL APPLICATION OFANAGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY AND THE GOVERNEMENT OF
SWEDEN RELATING TOCERTAIN MEASURES INTENDED TOPROMOTE
THEREPRODUCTION OFSALMON INTHEBALTIC SEA,ANDONE CONCERNING
THEAPPLICATION IN1979 OFTHAT AGREEMENT .
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )
COM (79)437 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.InaDecisionadoptedon27February1979theCouncilauthorizedthe
CommissiontonegotiateanAgreementwiththeSwedishGovernment on
Communityparticipation inthefinancingofcertainmeasuresconcerning
thereproduction ofsalmonintheBalticSeaimplemented bytheSwedish
authorities.Thesenegotiationsresultedintheinitialling on30March
1979ofthedraftAgreementandtheexchangeoflettersonitsprovisional
application annexedhereto.
2.ThemainobjectivesofthenegotiatedAgreementarefirstlytoestablish
aformalcommitmentbytheCommunitythatitwillcontributetothecostsof
thestockingprogrammesimplemented bytheSwedishGovernment ontheconditions
thatSwedenallowsCommunityfishermentobenefitdirectlyfromtheseprogrammes
bygrantingsalmoncatchquotasintheSwedishfishingzoneandsecondlytolay
downaprocedureforfixingtheamountoftheCommunity'sfinancialcontribution,
anamounttobeagreedannually.
3.Duringconsultations betweentheCommunityandSwedenaboutcatchquotasfor
1979thedelegations agreedthattheCommunity'scontribution tothereproduction
measuresimplemented bytheSwedishGovernmentshouldbeginalreadyin1979and
thatthecontribution for1979shouldbefixedat2millionSwedishcrowns.The
delegations agreedonthetextofanexchangeofletterswhichwhensignedwould
constituteanAgreementabouttheCommunity'sfinancialcontribution for1979.
TheSwedishGovernmenthasalready,intheexpectationthattheCommunitywill
confirmtheconclusions oftheconsultations ,implementeditspartofthe
arrangements agreedatdelegationlevelbygrantingasalmoncatchquotato•
theCommunity.
4.OnthebasisoftheforegoingtheCommission :
-recommendsthatatitsnextmeetingtheCouncilauthorizeitsPresidentto
designatethepersonsempoweredtosigntheAgreement;
-proposethatafterconsultation ofthe,EuropeanParliamenttheCouncilapprove
theresultsofthenegotiations byAdoptingtheattachedproposalforaregulation
approvingtheAgreement;

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recommends that atitsnext meeting the Council adopts thedraft decision
attached approving thesignature ofthetwoexchanges ofLetters referred to
above andauthorize itsPresident todesignate thepersons empowered to
sign these letters .

PROPOSAL FORCOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
ontheconclusion ofanAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community
and the Swedish Government relating tocertain measures intended to
promote thereproduction ofsalmon intheBaltio Sea
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Economio Community ,
andinparticular Article 43thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
1Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas anAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community and the
Government ofSweden onCommunity participation inthefinancing of
certain measures concerning thereproduction ofsalmon stock inthe
Baltic Seainreturn for salmon catch quotas allocated bySweden to
theCommunity was signed at on 1979 ?
Whereas this Agreement should beconcluded ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
TheAgreement between theEuropean Economic Community andtheGovernment
ofSweden relating tocertain measures intended topromote the
reproduction ofsalmon intheBaltic Seaishereby approved onbehalf of '
theCommunity .
Thetext oftheAgreement isannexed tothis Regulation .
1OJNo ,page

Article 2
ThePresident oftheCouncil shall ,onbehalf oftheCommunity ,notify
the Swedish Government asprovided for inArtiole 4oftheAgreement •
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing that
ofitspublication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President
1Thedate ofentry into force oftheAgreement will bepublished inthe
Official Journal oftheEuropean Communities bytheSecretariat-General
ofthe Council .

PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDECISION
approvingtwoexchangesofletters,oneprovidingfortheprovisionalapplication
ofanAgreement betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andtheGovernment
ofSwedenrelatingtocertainmeasuresintendedtopromotethereproduction
ofsalmonintheBalticSea,andoneconcerning theapplication in1979of
thatAgreement
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle103thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasanAgreement oncertainmeasuresconcerning thereproduction of
salmonintheBalticSeabetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunity andthe
GovernmentofSwedenandanexchangeoflettersontheprovisional application
ofthatAgreementfromthedateofitssignature wereinitialled on
30March1979;
WhereastheCommunity andSwedenheldconsultations /inaccordancewiththe
procedureprovidedforintheinitialled Agreement,aboutthefinancial
participation bytheCommunityinmeasurestakenbytheSwedishGovernment
topromotethereproduction oftheBalticSeasalmonstockin1979;
Whereasattheconclusionoftheseconsultations thetwodelegationsinitialled
anexchangeoflettersprovidingforacontribution bytheCommunityin1979
of2millionSwedishkronertowardstheabovementioned measures;
Whereasinordertopreventasignificantdeterioration inthestateofthe
BalticSeasalmonstockreproduction measures <:havetobesteppedupas
soonaspossible;
WhereastheSwedishauthorities havealreadydecidedtostepupreproduction
measuresin1979,intheexpectationthattheCommunitywouldparticipate in
theircostsasprovidedfor1ntheexchangeof.lettersInitialled bythe
delegations;

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Whereas ,onthesame assumption ,theSwedish Government hasalso allocated to
the Community acatch quota ofsalmon for1979 ;
(
Whereas itisinthe interest ofthe Community toapply for Itspart the
Agreement andthearrangements negotiated for1979 assoon aspossible /that
isfrom thedate ofthesignature ofthe Agreement ;
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :
Article 1
1.Theexchange ofletters between the European Economic Community andthe
Government ofSweden providing for theprovisional application oftheAgreement
oncertain measures forthepurpose ofpromoting thereproduction ofsalmon
intheBaltic Seabetween theEuropean Economic Community andtheGovernment
ofSweden ishereby approved onbehalf oftheCommunity . }
2.Theexchange ofletters between theEuropean Economic Community andthe
Government ofSweden implementing for1979 theAgreement referred toin
paragraph 1ishereby approved onbehalf oftheCommunity .
3.Thetext ofthese exchanges ofletters areannexed tothis decision .
Article 2
ThePresident ofthe Council ishereby authorized todesignate thepersons em­
powered tosign this exchange ofletters forrthepurpose' ofbinding theCommunity .
Done at 1979
For the Council
The President

FINANCIAL fSTATRMGNT
|wrai10July1979
1.BUDCtTLINSCOIlCtU'fEDI891
2.actichiDraftAgreementbetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
GovernmentofSwe.denrelatingtocertainmeasuresintendedto
promotethereproduction ofsalmonintheBalticSea.
3.legalba^isi43EEC
4.object!ve3iPar11cipation.oftheCommunityinthefinancingofcertainmeasures
concerningthereproduction ofsalmonstockint.heBalticSeain
returnforsalmoncatchquotasallocatedbySwedentotheCommunity.
I5.FINANCIAL COt.'GEC'JLIJCE
5.0EXr~:piTOHE
-CHAnCcTl)TOTURECBUDCET
(RiOimiS/INTCRVENTI0,'JS)PORTOEMARKETING YEARCURRENTFINANCIAL TEAR
(79).-II
FOLLOWINGFINANCIAL TEAR
()
0,36mioEUA (1)
I-CHARGESTONATIONALABKINISTR.
D-CHARCEDTOOTHERNATIONAL GROUPS
5.1RECHIPTS
-CVNREiOUnCISOPT!EEC
(LEV1E3/CU5T0r2DUTIES)
I-NATIONAL
TEAR YEAR YEAR
5.0.1PLURIA.VNUALPATTSWOFEXPENDITURE
5.1.1PLURIA.VNUALPATTERNOPRECEIPTS
5.2KETiiODOFCALCULATION
TheCommunity'sfinancialcontribution maynotexceedthecostofproducing
thenumberofsmoltsnecessarytoyieldaquantityofsalmonequaltothe E
catchquota-allocatedbySwedentotheCommunity.'' \
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* * *!
3
6.0FINANCINGPOSSIBLEWITHCREDITSIIISCtflJEDINRELEVANTCHAPTEROPCURRENTBUDGETT IfflJfKO
6.1FINANCINGPColilELLBYTRANSFERBwIVUEMCHAFTER3OFCUMOTBUDGETT YES/Hfl
6.2NECfiiolTYFOHASUlTLKTAR*BUDGET? 183NO
6.3CK^iIT3TOBEWHITI1-'INTOFUTUREBUDGETS? TEC/R<J|
cozjznts ■
(1)TheCommunity'sfinancialcontribution providedforintheAgreementwillbe
fixedeachyearafterconsultations betweenthepartiesinaccordancewith
Article3oftheAgreement.Infutureyearsthecost:willvaryaccordingto
thequotaallocatedandthepracticalscopeavailabletotheSwedishauthorities S
forincreasingproductionofsmolts.TheCommissionstaffisnowconsidering|
howpartofthesecostscouldbechargedtothefishermenconcerned.•J

AGREEMENT ON
CERTAINMEASURES FORTHEPURPOSE
OPPROMOTING TKSREPRODUCTION OP
SALMONINTHEBALTICSEA
BETWEEN
THEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ANDTHEGOVERNMENT OPSFEDEN

THEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,(hereinafter referred to
astheCommunity ),
oftheonepart ,
ANDTHEGOVERNMENT OPSWEDEN ,
oftheother part ,
CONSIDERING theAgreement onFisheries between theEuropean
Economic Community andtheGovernment ofSweden ,signed on
21March 1977 ,
/
HAVING REGARD tothefact that Sweden iscarrying outextensive
measures forthepurpose ofpromoting thereproduction ofsalmon
intheBaltic Sea,
HAVING REGARD tothe fact that these measures also benefit the
ι
fishing undertaken byvessels ofMember States oftheEuropean
Economic Community , .
HAVE AGREED ASFOLLOW : '
ARTICLE 1
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Inaccordance with Article 2ofthe1977 Agreement between the .
Community andSweden theparties shall consult annually with a
view toestablishing acatch quota ofsalmon tobefished by
Community vessels intheSwedish fishery zone intheBaltic Sea ,
ARTICLE 2
Sweden shall implement reproductive measures with aview ofmaintaining
asatisfactory stock ofsalmon within theSwedish fishery zone irtthe
Baltic Sea . ; \ '
■' V. •

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ARTICLE 3
The Community shall participate inthecosts ofthemeasures
referred toinArticle 2byayearly financial contribution to
betransferred tothe Swedish authorities .Theamount ofthis
contribution shall bedetermined foreach year during thecon­
sultations between theparties regarding fishery quotas fortheyear
concerned soastocover theactual costs totheSwedish authorities
ofbreeding ,tagging andreleasing aquantity ofsmolts necessary to
produce aquantity ofsalmon equal tothenon-reciprocal quota allocated
totheCommunity intheSwedish fishery zone fortheyear during which
thecontribution istobepaid .
ARTICLE 4 '
This Agreement shall enter into force onthe date onwhich the
Parties notify each other ofthe completion oftheprocedures
necessary forthis purpose .
ARTICLE 5
This Agreement shall remain inforce for asJong asthe 1977
Agreement onFisheries between Sweden and theEuropean Economic
Community remains inforce .
ARTICLE 6
/
This Agreement shall apply ,onthe onehand ,totheterritories
inwhich theTreaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community
isapplied andunder theconditions laid down inthat Treaty and ,
ontheother hand ,totheterritory oftheKingdom ofSweden .
INWITNESS WHEREOF ,theundersigned ,being duly authorized for
this purpose ,have signed this Agreement .
Done atBrussels ,on ,induplicate inthe
Danish ,Dutch ,English ,French ,German ,Italian aidSwedish languages ,
each ofthese texts being equally authentic .

COMMISSION
OFTHE
EUROPEANCOMMUNITIES–Brueaal-a -
Directorate-General (orFifheriet
XIV/A-2
Sir.
Referringtotheconsultations heldtodaybetweenadelegation
oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandadelegationofthe
SwedishGovernmentpursuanttotheAgreementoncertainmeasures
forthepurpose,ofpromotingthereproduction ofsalmoninthe
BalticSeabetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandthe
.GovernmentofSweden,Ihavethehonouibherebytoconfirmthe
agreementoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunitythatthefinancial
■contribution for1979referredtointheabovementionedAgreement
shallbefixedat2*000«000 Sw.Cr..whichamountBhallbe
)
,transferred bytheEECtotheSwedishauthoritiesbefore15.08.19/9.
Iwouldappreciateconfirmation ofyourGovernment'sacceptance
ofthisagreement.
Pleaseaccept,Sir.theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
•/
ChairmanoftheDelegationof
theEurbpeanEconomicCommunity
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TotheChairmanofthe
DelegationoftheGovernment
ofSweden.
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Sir-
Ihavethehonourtoconfirmreceiptofyourletteroftodaywith
thefollowingcontent:
"Referringtotheconsultations heldtodaybetweenadelegationof
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityandadelegationoftheSwedish
GovernmentpursuanttotheAgreementoncertainmeasuresforthe
purposeofpromotingthereproduction ofsalmonintheBalticSea
betweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityandtheGovernmentof
Sweden,Ihavethehonourherebytoconfirmtheagreementofthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunitythatthefinancialcontribution for
1979referredtointheabovementionedAgreementshallbefixed
at2.000.000 Sw.Cr.,whichamountshallbetransferred bythe
EECtotheSwedishauthoritiesbefore15.08.1979".\'
IherebyconfirqjthatmyGovernmentacceptsthisagreement.
• ■"
Pleaseaccept.Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
ChairmanoftheDelegationofSweden
TotheChairmanofthe
DelegationoftheEuropean'
EconomicCommunity

COMMISSION
OFTHE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIESBruseela
Dwctoratt-Gtnerai forFrth«ri«i
XIV/A-2
Sir.
InconnectionwiththesigningtodayoftheAgreementoncertain
measuresforthepurposeofpromotingthereproduction ofsalmon
intheBalticSeabetweentheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
,theGovernmentofSwedenIhavethehonourtoinformyouthat
theEuropeanEconomicCommunityisreadytoapplytheAgreement
on&provisionalbasisfromtodaypendingitsentryintoforce
inaccordancewithArticle4»providedthattheGovernmentof
Swedenisreadytodolikewise.
I'wouldappreciateconfirmation ofyourGovernment'sacceptance
ofsuchprovisionalapplication.'
"■'''■'V ■V"1/,, ^'
4 '
Pleaseaccept.'Sir.theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
ChairmanoftheDelegationof
theEuropeanEconomicCommunity
!
/
TotheChairmanofthe
DelegationoftheGovernment
ofSweden
Provitiontl•óùfrn:Ru«Ó9ULol200,B-1049-7350040/7368040- 'COMEURBrutwl»-

Sir.
Ihavethehonourtoconfirmreoeiprtofyourletteroftoday
withthefollowingcontent*
/
"InconnectionwiththesigningtodayoftheAgreementon
certainipeasuresforthepurposeofpromotingthereproduction
ofsalmonintheBaltioSea"betweentheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheGovernmentofSwedenIhavethehonourto
informyouthattheEuropeanEconomicCommunityisreadyto
applytheAgreementonaprovisionalbasisfromtodaypending
itsentryintoforceinaccordancewithArticle4,provided
thattheGovernmentofSwedenisreadytodolikewice".
IherebyconfirmthatmyGovernmentwillapplytheAgreement
fromtodayonaprovisionalbasispendingitsentryintoforce
inaccordance withitsArticle4*
Pleaseaccept,Sir,theassuranceofmyhighestconsideration .
ChairmanoftheDelegationofSweden
TotheChairmanoftheDelegation
oftheEuropeanEconomioCommunity