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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)305 final
Brussels-4June1982
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COUNCILDECISION
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amendingDecision78/640/EEConfinancialparticipation bythev-.Communityin\inspection >andsurveillance operationsinthe
,xmaritimewatersofDenmarkandIreland
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(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Council Decision 78/6^0/EEC of25July 1978 (1)provides forCommunity finan­
cial contributions towards expenditure byDenmark and Ireland between
1January 1977 and 31December 1982 forshort -andmedium-term measures
connected with the introduction ofspecialized facilities appropriate tothe
inspection andsurveillance offishing activities .
The implementation ofthemedium-term measures inIreland has been delayed
because ofthe complexity ofdesigning new facilities ,which must beparti­
cularly sophisiticated toensure total effectiveness inthe inspection and
surveillance ofvery large fishing areas .
Since theprogramme drawn upbyIreland and approved bythe Commission Deci­
sion of15May 1979 cannot befully implemented by 1January 1983 ,theCom­
mission considers that itwould beinthe Community 'sinterest toextend this
date sothat the planned work can becompleted and Community participation in
theexpenditure involved can beensured .
Tofacilitate implementation ,the Commission feels that there should be
provision for the Community tomake advance payments toIreland asand when
investment ismade tofulfil theprogramme approved bytheCommission .
The Commission therefore invites the Council toadopt the attached draft
Decision amending Council Decision 78/640/EECof25July 1978 onfinancial
participation bytheCommunity ininspection and surveillance operations in
the maritime waters ofDenmark and Ireland .
(1)OJNo.L211 .1.8.1978 ,page 3*».

Proposal for a
COUNCIL DECISION
amending Decision 78/640/EEC
onfinancial participation bytheCommunity ininspection
and surveillance operations inthe maritime waters of
Denmark and Ireland
THE COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard tothe Treaty establishing theEuropean Economic Community ,
and inparticular Article ^3thereof ,
Having regard tothe proposal from theCommission ,
1Having regard tothe opinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas the introduction ofaCommunity system for the conservation and
management offishery resources and the introduction ofrestrictions on
fishing necessitate ,inthe Community interest ,the protection ofthe resour­
ces and surveillance ofthemaritime waters which arewithin the jurisdiction
ofMember States ;
2Whereas Council Decision 78/640/EEC provides that the Community
shall participate infinancing expenditure incurred inDenmark
andIreland between 1Janaury 1977 and 31December 1982 intheimplementation
ofshort-term andmedium-term measures tointroduce specialized facilities for
the inspection and surveillance offishing activities ;
Whereas themedium-term measures include inparticular thepurchase or
construction ofcoastguard vessels ,thepruchase ofreconnaissance aircraft
and the purchase and installation ofthenecessary technical ,electronic and
photographic equipment ;
Whereas theimplementation ofthese medium-term measures inIreland has been
delayed because ofthecomplexity ofdesigning new facilities ,which must be
particularly sophisticated toensure total effectiveness intheinspection and
surveillance ofvery large fishing areas ;
OJNo.L211 ,1.8.1978 ,page 31».

2.
Whereas the programme drawn upbyIreland and approved bythe Commission
Decision of15May 1979 cannot befully implemented by 1January 1983 ;whereas
this time-limit should bedeferred inthe Community interest toenable the
planned work tobecompleted and toensure Community participation inthe
expenditure involved ;
Whereas ,tofacilitate thework concerned ,provision should bemade for the
Community tomake advance payments toIreland asandwhen the investment is
carried out with aview tofulfilling the programme approved bythe Com­
mission ,
HAS DECIDED ASFOLLOWS :

I
3.-
Article 1
Decision 78/640/EEC ishereby amended asfollows :
1.Article 1(2 )isreplaced bythe following :
"2.TheCommunity shall reimburse eligible expenditure incurred byDenmark and
Ireland asaresult ofthe introduction ofthe facilities referred toin
paragraph 1:
-upto10million ECU inthe case ofDenmark for the period from
1January 1977 to31December 1982 ;
-uptoM6million ECU inthe case ofIreland for theperiod from
1January 1977 to31December 1984 ."
2.Thefollowing Article 1aisinserted after Article 1:
"Article 1a
1.Asacontribution towards implementation ofthe work set out inthe
programme submitted bytheIrish authorities andapproved bytheCommission on
15May 1979 ,theCommission may make advance payments totheGovernment of
Ireland ofupto80%ofthecost ofthework envisaged foreach annual phase .
2. Three months atthe earliest before the start ofactual work onanannual
phase ,theGovernment ofIreland may transmit arequest totheCommission for
advance payment from which itcan beascertained that the conditions for
payment are fulfilled .
Six months after receipt ofanadvance payment ,theGovernment ofIreland
shall show tothe satisfaction ofthe Commission that the work carried out
amounts toatleast 6.5%ofthe annual phase multiplied bythenumber of
months since thedate ofcommencement ofthework asgiven inthe request for
advance payment .Ifsuch cannot beshown ,theGovernment ofIreland will be
required toreturn the advance payment received .
3.Requests foradvance payments relating tosubsequent annual phases of
work may beentered once atleast 80%ofthework planned forthepreceding
phase has been completed andany earlier phases have been concluded .

4.Three months atthe latest after the planned completion ofanannual
phase ofwork forwhich advance payment has been made ,theGovernment of
Ireland shall enter anapplication for the finalization ofthe aidgranted for
that phase -Ifsuch anapplication cannot beentered ,theGovernment of •
Ireland shall berequired toreturn the advance payment received ."
3.The first sentence inpoint 2oftheAnnex isreplaced bythefollowing :
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"2.The medium-term measures must beimplemented before 1January 1983 in
the case ofDenmark and 1January 1985 inthecase ofIreland ."
4. Point 6oftheAnnex isreplaced bythe following :
"6.Applications forreimbursement shall relate toexpenditure incurred by
theGovernment ofIreland inthe course ofacalendar year orpart ofa
calendar year greater than three months .Applications shall beforwarded to
theCommission within 6months inthecase ofexpenditure during acalendar
year andwithin 3months inthe case ofexpenditure during part ofacalendar
year ."
Article 2
This Decision isaddressed totheKingdom ofDenmark and toIreland .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council ,
The President