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II 
(Preparatory Acts) 
COMMISSION 
Proposal for a Council Regulation on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in 
the fisheries and aquaculture sectors 
COM(86) Min 446 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 18 September 1986) 
(86/C 279/04) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 
43 thereof, 
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and 
Portugal, and in particular Article 155 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Par­
liament, 
Whereas the common measure for restructuring, 
modernizing and developing the fishing industry and for 
developing aquaculture, introduced by Council Regu­
lation (EEC) No 2908/83 (*), as amended by Regulation 
(EEC) No 3733/85 (2), the measures to encourage 
exploratory fishing and cooperation through joint 
ventures in the fishing sector, introduced by Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 2909/83 (3), as amended by Regu­
lation 3727/85 (4), and the measures to adjust capacity in 
the fishing sector, introduced by Council Directive 
83/515/EEC (5), as amended by Directive 85/590/ 
EEC (6), expire at the end of 1986; 
Whereas the continued improvement of the structural 
situation in the sector is indispensible for the 
development of a common fisheries policy and thus 
constitutes one means of achieving in this sector the aims 
of Article 39 (1) (a), (b) and (d) of the Treaty; whereas, 
therefore, the structural measures to bring about such 
improvement must be based on a Community approach 
and on Community criteria; 
O OJ No L 290, 22. 10. 1983, p. 1. 
O OJ No L 361, 31. 12. 1985, p. 78. 
O OJ No L 290, 22. 10. 1983, p. 9. 
(*) OJ No L 361, 31. 12. 1985, p. 56. 
(*) OJ No L 290, 22. 10. 1983, p. 15. 
(6) OJ No L 372, 31. 12. 1985, p. 49. Whereas experience has shown the value of bringing the 
various structural measures together within a single 
legislative framework applicable for a sufficiently long 
period for the establishment of a stable and durable 
policy; whereas, therefore, provision should also be 
made so that such measures can receive Community 
financial assistance within the framework of a multi-
annual budget allocation; 
Whereas the basic guidelines of the new structural policy 
for the fisheries sector must not only take account of the 
results achieved and the experience gained in the past but 
must also be defined in terms of the new circumstances 
obtaining in the sector, which has become more 
important following the accession of Spain and Portugal 
to the Community; whereas, in view of this new 
situation, the structural policy must be primarily 
concerned with the balanced exploitation of internal 
resources in Community waters; whereas, moreover, 
since the Community has a deficit in fish products, it 
must endeavour to find new sources of supply, in 
particular by increasing its fishing possibilities and by 
extending its activities in the aquaculture sector; 
whereas, moreover, in line with the provisions of Article 
39 (2) of the Treaty, the structural policy must take 
broad account of the economic and social environment 
in the fishing industry and must be capable of 
adjustment, where necessary, in the light of the diversity 
or seriousness of certain structural problems at regional 
level; 
Whereas the considerations outlined above and the 
operating conditions in the sector mean that any 
structural policy organized at Community level and 
supported with public funds should be pursued with a 
view to ensuring the proper functioning of the common 
fisheries policy as a whole; whereas, however, this 
support could be more effective if provision were made 
for forms of financing more suited to the various specific 
situations within the sector and facilitating the access of 
operators to investment capital whilst improving the 
economic reliability of undertakings; whereas, moreover, 
such new forms of aid would strengthen the impact of 
Community measures and should therefore be given 
priority; 
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Whereas structural measures must as far as possible be 
implemented within the framework of multiannual 
guidance programmes ensuring, in respect of each 
Member State, that the Community measures are 
consistent with national measures and that the latter are 
compatible with the objectives of the common policy; 
whereas such programmes must include an in-depth 
analysis of the situation in each Member State, so that 
the Commission can assess the overall structural situation 
at the outset, and forecasts for the development of 
production capacity in the medium term; whereas it must 
be possible for the Commission to alter its assessment 
during the course of the programme's implementation to 
take account of actual structural developments in each 
Member State; whereas, to this end, Member States must 
be required to provide the Commission with all the 
necessary data and to take all the steps necessary to 
ensure that the implementation of programmes can be 
monitored; 
Whereas, to reduce the economic insecurity of 
fishermen, the Community fleets must continue to be 
restructured, undergoing economically appropriate 
renewal or modernization in line with the actual catch 
possibilities in Community and non-Community waters, 
to ensure the optimum long-term productivity of these 
fleets and to enhance the economic viability of under­
takings ; 
Whereas experience has shown that the development of 
aquaculture has helped to improve the position as 
regards the supply of fish products; whereas, therefore, 
further encouragement should be given to this sector; 
Whereas coastal areas should be protected by the 
provision of artificial structures to facilitate restocking 
and, once fishing has been halted for a certain period, to 
ensure optimum exploitation of such zones; 
Whereas no stable balance can exist between fishing 
capacity and the fish stocks available; whereas steps must 
therefore be taken to eliminate excess fishing capacity; 
whereas, to this end, provision should be made for 
Community assistance for schemes to encourage the 
temporary or permanent withdrawal of vessels from 
fishing activities; 
Whereas it is also necessary to maintain or even improve 
fishing possibilities outside the waters covered by the 
Community legislation on fishing; whereas this objective 
may be achieved by direct Community aid for 
exploratory fishing projects or temporary joint ventures; Whereas, to improve the ways in which fisheries 
products are produced, landed and offered for sale, it is 
necessary to widen the scope of the measures introduced 
by Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 
1977 on common measures to improve the conditions 
under which agricultural and fishery products are 
processed and marketed ('), as last amended by Regu­
lation (EEC) No 3827/85 (2), and thus provide specific 
aid for investments in facilities at fishing ports; whereas 
such investments must be made as part of an overall 
project covering the entire fishing port concerned; 
whereas such projects must primarily be financed under 
Regulation (EEC) No 355/77; whereas special proce­
dural provisions are necessary for this purposes; 
Whereas measures are required to promote the 
consumption of products derived from surplus or 
underfished species; whereas, for this purpose, provision 
should be made for direct Community aid for collective 
projects in this field; 
Whereas certain regional or sectoral situations may 
necessitate the implementation of specific measures for 
which no provision has yet been made; whereas, to this 
end, provision must be made for a flexible procedure so 
that such specific measures can be rapidly adopted; 
whereas such measures should be consistent, in the 
regions in which they are implemented, with the other 
Community structural measures applicable outside the 
fisheries sector; 
Whereas, to ensure maximum transparency in the 
management of all these structural measures, 
administrative constraints should be reduced and proce­
dures should be simplified; 
Whereas measures must be taken to prevent and to 
prosecute any irregularities and to recover the sums lost 
as a result of any such irregularity or of negligence; 
suspended, reduced or discontinued; 
Whereas thorough checks must be made on Community 
expenditure; whereas, in addition to the checks which 
Member States make on their own behalf and which will 
continue to be essential, provision should be made so 
that Commission staff can verify expenditure and so that 
the Commission has the option of calling on the services 
of the Member States; 
(>) OJNoL51, 23. 2. 1977, p. 1. 
O OJ No L 372, 31. 12. 1985, p. 1. 
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Whereas provision should be made for the adjustment of 
certain criteria in accordance with the simplified 
procedure so that they can be brought closer into line 
with developments in a situation which is very subject to 
fluctuations; 
Whereas the transition to the arrangements laid down in 
this Regulation must be as smooth as possible; whereas, 
therefore, provision should be made so that the appro­
priate measures can be adopted by a rapid procedure 
subject to a time limit, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. In order to facilitate structural change in the 
fisheries sector within the guidelines of the common 
fisheries policy, the Commission may, subject to the 
conditions laid down in this Regulation, grant financial 
aid for measures of the followings types: 
(a) the restructuring, renewal and modernization of the 
fishing fleet; 
(b) the development of aquaculture and the 
establishment of protected marine areas with a view 
to improved management of inshore fishing grounds; 
(c) the reorientation of fishing activities by means of 
exploratory fishing voyages and temporary joint 
ventures; 
(d) the adjustment of fishing capacity by the temporary 
or permanent withdrawal of certain vessels from 
fishing activities; 
(e) the provision of facilities at fishing ports with a view 
to improving the conditions in which products are 
obtained and landed; 
(f) the search for new outlets for products derived from 
surplus or underfished species. 
2. The measures specified in paragraph 1 (a), (b) and 
(d) must form part of the multiannual guidance 
programmes referred to in Title I. 
3. The measure specified in paragraph 1 (e) must form 
part of the specific programmes referred to in Article 2 
of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77. 
TITLE I 
Multiannual guidance programmes 
Article 2 
1. For the purposes of this Regulation, 'multiannual 
guidance programme' (hereinafter referred to as 
'programme') means a set of objectives, together with a statement of the means necessary for attaining them, as a 
guide for the development of the fisheries sector in the 
overall long-term context. 
2. Programmes must be particularly designed: 
(a) to establish a viable fishing fleet in line with the 
economic and social needs of the regions concerned 
and the foreseeable catch potential in the medium 
term; 
(b) to adjust fishing activities to changes in consumer 
demand and to provide regular supplies for the 
market; 
(c) to take account of the socio-economic consequences 
and the regional impact of certain measures relating 
to the adjustment of capacities; 
(d) to develop technically viable and profitable facilities 
for the farming of fish, crustaceans or mulluscs. 
3. Programmes must cover the entire sector in the 
Member State concerned and must include at least the 
information listed in Annex 1. 
4. The Commission, acting in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 49, may amend Annex 1. 
Article 3 
1. Within three months of application of this Regu­
lation, Member States shall forward to the Commission a 
programme concerning their fishing fleet and a 
programme concerning aquaculture and the provision of 
protected marine areas. 
2. The programmes referred to in paragraph 1 shall 
cover the period from 1 January 1987 to 31 December 
1991. 
3. Not later than eight months before the expiry of 
the programmes referred to in paragraph 1, Member 
States shall forward to the Commission new programmes 
covering the period from 1 January 1992 to 31 
December 1996. 
Article 4 
1. At the request of the Commission, the Member 
State to which a programme relates shall provide 
additional data for assessment in the context of the 
information required under Article 2. 
2. The Commission shall consider whether having 
regard to foreseeable developments in fishery resources 
and the market for fisheries and aquaculture products 
and having regard to the measures adopted under the 
common fisheries policy and the guidelines for that 
policy, programmes fulfil the conditions laid down in 
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Article 2 and may constitute a framework for 
Community and national financial assistance to the 
sector in question. 
3. Not later than six months after each programme 
has been forwarded, the Commission shall, acting in 
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 49, 
decide whether to approve it. 
Article 5 
1. For the purposes of the monitoring of programmes, 
Member States shall send to the Commission each year 
before 1 April a summary report on the state of progress 
of their programmes. 
2. At the request of a Member State or the 
Commission, any approved programme may be reviewed 
and, if necessary, amendments may be made thereto. 
3. The Commission shall decide whether to approve 
the amendments referred to in paragraph 2, acting in 
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 49. 
4. If necessary detailed rules for applying paragraph 1 
shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with 
the procedure laid down in Article 49. 
Article 6 
1. The Commission shall prepare and keep up to date 
a European register of fishing vessels. Member States 
shall provide the Commission with the date necessary for 
the preparation and updating of this register. 
2. Detailed rules for applying this Article shall be 
adopted by the Commission in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 49. 
TITLE II 
Restructuring and renewal of the fishing fleet 
Article 7 
1. The Commission may grant Community financial 
aid towards public, semi-public or private projects for 
material investments relating to the purchase or con­
struction of new fishing vessels. 
2. To qualify for aid, the projects referred to in 
paragraph 1 must: 
(a) form part of a programme referred to in Article 2 
and approved by the Commission; 
(b) relate to vessels measuring not less than nine metres 
in length between perpendiculars, this limit being 
raised to 12 metres in the case of vessels capable of 
trawling; 
(c) relate to vessels built in the Community; 
(d) offer a satisfactory guarantee of yielding a profit. Article 8 
1. For each project and in relation to the amount of 
investment eligible for aid, the aid provided for in Article 
7 and the financial contribution by the Member State 
concerned must be granted at the rates shown in Annex 2. 
The rates for Community aid shown in Annex 2 shall be 
increased by five percentage points where the beneficiary 
or one of the beneficiaries: 
(a) is a sea-fisherman under 35 years of age on the date 
when the project is first submitted to the 
Commission and has never, until that date, had 
majority holding in another fishing vessel; 
(b) is the owner, at the time when the aid is paid, of at 
least 50 % of the vessel to which the project relates; 
(c) undertakes to remain, except in cases of force 
majeure, aboard the same vessel as its skipper for at 
least five years as from the date of commissioning. 
2. If neccessary, detailed rules for applying this Article 
shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with 
the procedure laid down in Article 49. 
Article 9 
1. Member States shall ensure: 
— that projects relate to vessels which have the 
necessary equipment for fishing operations and crew 
safety; 
— that projects are implemented by natural or legal 
persons who have sufficient occupational competence 
for the exercise of fishing activities, particular 
account being taken of their training in the case of 
natural persons. 
2. The aid provided for in Article 7 shall be granted 
on a priority basis to projects relating to the purchase or 
construction of vessels: 
(a) on which the person with the majority holding acts 
as skipper and which replace vessels more than 15 
years old; 
(b) which are intended to replace vessels lost as a result 
of accident or wreck, irreparably damaged, 
broken-up or permanently withdrawn from fishing 
activities in the Community. 
3. The replaced vessels referred to in paragraph 2 (b) 
must not have qualified for the final cessation premium 
referred to in Article 23. 
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TITLE III 
Modernization of the fishing fleet 
Article 10 
1. The Commission may grant Community financial 
aid for measures implemented by Member States to 
modernize the fishing fleet. 
2. To qualify for aid, the measures referred to in 
paragraph 1 must: 
(a) cover, within a given Member State, a number of 
public, semi-public or private projects for material 
investments in the modernization or conversion of 
operational fishing vessels; 
(b) from part of a programme referred to in Article 2 
and approved by the Commission. 
3. Member States shall ensure that the projects 
referred to in paragraph 2 (a): 
(a) relate to vessels measuring not less than nine metres 
in length between perpendiculars, this limit being 
raised to 12 metres in the case of vessels capable of 
trawling; 
(b) relate to the rationalization of fishing operations, 
better storage of catches, energy-saving or the 
improvement of working conditions and crew safety; 
(c) are substantial and comprise investments eligible for 
aid of not less that 30 000 ECU per project, this limit 
being lowered to 15 000 ECU in the case of projects 
relating to vessels measuring between nine and 12 
metres in length between perpendiculars; 
(d) relate to work to be carried out in the Community; 
(e) do not exeed 50 % of the value of a new vessel of 
the same type as the vessel concerned; 
(f) relate to vessels having the necessary equipment for 
fishing operations and crew safety; 
(g) are implemented by natural or legal persons 
possessing sufficient occupational competence for the 
exercise of fishing activities, particular account being 
taken of their training in the case of natural persons. 
Article 11 
1. For each measure and in relation to the amount 
of investment eligible for aid, the aid provided for in 
Article 10 and the financial contribution by the Member 
State concerned must correspond to the rates shown in 
Annex 2. 2. If necessary, detailed rules for applying this Title, 
and in particular definitions of the eligible investments 
referred to in Article 10 (3) (c), shall be adopted by the 
Commmission in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 49. 
TITLE IV 
Development of aquaculture and structural works in 
coastal waters 
Article 12 
1. The Commission may grant Community financial 
aid for public, semi-public or private projects relating to: 
(a) physical investments in the construction, equipment 
or modernization of installations for the farming of 
fish, crustaceans or molluscs; 
(b) measures to protect and make fuller use of coastal 
marine areas by the installation, not deeper than the 
100 m isobath and within three miles of the 
baselines, of fixed or movable structures for the 
delimitation of the protected areas and for the 
protection or development of fishery resources. 
2. To qualify for aid, the projects referred to in 
paragraph 1 must: 
— form part of a programme referred to in Article 2 
and approved by the Commission; 
— relate to investments totalling more than 100 000 
ECU. 
3. The projects referred to in paragraph 1 (a) must 
also: 
— be for a purely commercial purpose; 
— be implemented by natural or legal persons 
possessing sufficient occupational competence; 
— offer a satisfactory assurance of yielding a profit in 
due course. 
4. Member States shall ensure that shellfish-farming 
projects are implemented at locations in respect of which 
national or Community standards have been laid down 
for maintaining the quality of the waters. 
5. The projects referred to in paragraph 1 (b) must 
also: 
— provide for the scientific monitoring of the measures 
for at least three years, including the assessment and 
verification of changes in fishery resources within the 
marine area concerned; 
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— be accompanied by a three-year prohibition on all 
fishing activities in the protected area including 
fishing with fixed gear or direct harvesting; 
— be implemented by a recognized producers' organi­
zation, a production cooperative or a body appointed 
for this purpose by the competent authority in the 
Member State concerned. 
Article 13 
1. For each project and in relation to the amount of 
investment eligible for aid, the aid provided for in Article 
12 and the financial contribution by the Member State 
concerned must correspond to the rates shown in Annex 3. 
The rates for Community aid shown in Annex 3 shall be 
raised by 5 percentage points in the case of mariculture, 
mussel-farming or shellfish-farming projects which are 
implemented within the framework of redeployment 
schemes for sea-fishermen and which provide for the 
scrapping of operational fishing vessels. 
2. The amount of investment eligible for aid as 
referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed 2 million 
ECU, in the case of aquaculture projects comprising the 
construction of hatchery and on-growing units. The 
amount of such investment shall not exceed 1,2 million 
ECU in the case of other projects. 
3. If necessary, detailed rules for applying this Article 
shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with 
the procedure laid down in Article 49. 
TITLE V 
Exploratory fishing 
Article 14 
For the purposes of this Title, 'exploratory fishing 
voyage' means any fishing operation carried out for 
commercial purposes in a given area with a view to 
assessing the profitability of regular, long-term 
exploitation of the fishery resources in that area. 
Article 15 
1. The Commission may grant Community financial 
aid to projects for exploratory fishing voyages: (b) to waters which fall within the sovereignty or 
jurisdiction of a third country with which the 
Community has concluded or is negotiating a fishing 
agreement and to waters adjacent to the territory of 
Member States where no provisions of the 
Community legislation on fishing are applicable. 
2. To qualify for Community aid, the projects 
referred to in paragraph 1 must also: 
(a) relate to fishing vessels measuring more than 24 
metres in length between perpendiculars; 
(b) relate to voyages lasting for at least 60 days of 
fishing per year; 
(c) relate to fishing zones where, on the basis of a 
reasonable estimate of potential fishery resources, 
stable and profitable exploitation seems possible in 
the long term; 
(d) provide for the presence on board of one or more 
scientific observers approved by the Member State 
concerned or, should this be impossible, for the 
participation of a scientific institute in the 
preparation of the voyage and in the processing of 
the results obtained. 
3. A project may comprise several successive voyages 
to the same fishing zone with a view to establishing the 
basis for the stable long-term exploitation of that zone. 
4. Priority shall be given to projects: 
(a) which are organized by ship-owners who form a 
partnership for the purpose of the said voyage; 
(b) which relate to voyages organized jointly by one or 
more ship-owners and one or more processing or 
marketing concerns. 
Article 16 
1. The aid referred to in Article 15 shall consist in the 
granting of incentive premiums. The premium for each 
project must not exceed 20 % of eligible expenditure. 
The contribution by the Member State(s) concerned 
must cover between 10 % and 20 % of such expenditure. 
2. Detailed rules for applying this Article, including a 
definition of eligible expenditure, provision for the 
payment of the premium in instalments and rules 
governing such payment, shall be adopted by the 
Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down 
in Article 49. 
Article 17 
(a) to waters which do not fall within the sovereignty or 
jurisdiction of any State, or 1. Projects referred to in Article 15 shall be submitted 
to the Commission through the Member State(s) 
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concerned, once the approval of the latter has been 
obtained. 
2. The data which projects must contain and the form 
in which they are to be presented shall be decided on by 
the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 49. 
3. Within two months of the submission of a project, 
the Commission shall decide whether to grant the 
premium referred to in Article 16. This decision shall be 
notified to the beneficiaries and to the Member State(s) 
concerned. The other Member States shall be informed 
accordingly. 
Article 18 
1. For each voyage qualifying for the premium 
referred to in Article 16 the beneficiary or beneficiaries 
shall forward to the Commission and to the Member 
State(s) concerned, once the voyage has been completed, 
a report concerning: 
(a) the technical conduct of the voyage, and in 
particular the fishing methods used; 
(b) the species caught, the locations at which they were 
caught, the corresponding yields and the by-catches; 
(c) the economic results of the voyage; 
(d) any other information collected by the observers. 
2. After examining the report, the Commission shall 
make it available to the other Member States. 
TITLE VI 
Joint ventures 
Article 19 
For the purposes of this Title, 'joint venture' means any 
contractual association set up for a limited time between 
Community ship-owners and natural or legal persons in 
one or more third countries with which the Community 
maintains relations on fishing matters, for the purpose of 
the joint exploitation and use of fishery resources and 
the sharing of the costs, profits or losses resulting from 
the joint economic venture, primary consideration being 
given to the supply of the Community market. 
Article 20 
1. The Commission may grant Community financial 
aid for joint-venture projects which relate to the catching 
and, where appropriate, the processing and/or marketing 
of the species concerned, together with the supply of know-how or the transfer of technology where the latter 
are relevant to the fishing operations in question. 
2. To qualify for Community aid, the projects 
referred to in paragraph 1 must relate to fishing vessels 
which are technically suited to the fishing operations 
planned, belong to natural or legal persons in the 
Community, fly the flag of a Member State and are 
registered or recorded at a port located in the 
Community. 
Article 21 
1. The Community aid provided for in Article 20 shall 
consist in a cooperation premium granted to natural or 
legal persons in the Community who participate in the 
joint venture. 
2. The amount of the cooperation premium shall be 
40 ECU per gross registered tonne per period of three 
consecutive months. Payment of the premium shall be 
conditional on the payment of an identical premium by 
the Member State concerned. 
3. If necessary, detailed rules for applying this Article 
shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with 
the procedure laid down in Article 49. 
Article 22 
1. The projects referred to in Article 20 shall be 
submitted to the Commission through the Member 
State(s) concerned, once the approval of the latter has 
been obtained. 
2. Within two months of the submission of a project, 
the Commission shall decide whether to grant the aid 
referred to in Article 20. This decision shall be notified 
to the beneficiaries and to the Member State(s) 
concerned. The other Member States shall be informed 
accordingly. 
3. For each project qualifying for the aid referred to 
in Article 20, the beneficiary or beneficiaries shall 
forward to the Commission and to the Member State(s) 
concerned a periodic report on the activities of the joint 
venture. 
4. Detailed rules specifying in particular the data 
il which the projects and the report referred to in 
g paragraph 3 must include and the form in which they 
g must be presented shall be adopted by the Commission in 
if accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 49. 
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TITLE VII 
Adjustment of capacities 
Article 23 
1. Member States may grant a laying-up premium or a 
final cessation premium for the temporary or permanent 
withdrawal of certain fishing vessels. 
2. The Community shall contribute towards the 
expenditure incurred by the Member States pursuant to 
paragraph 1. 
Article 24 
1. The temporary withdrawals referred to in Article 
23 shall consist in the stoppage of fishing activities for 
additional days in comparison to the average, recorded 
or determined by the Member State on a standard basis 
per category of vessel, of the days laid-up in the three 
calendar years preceding the first application for the 
grant of the premium, less the number of days for which 
a laying-up premium within the meaning of Directive 
83/515/EEC has been granted. 
2. The laying-up premium provided for in Article 23 
shall be granted only: 
(a) in respect of vessels flying the flag of a Member 
State, registered within the territory of the 
Community and measuring not less than 18 metres in 
length between perpendiculars; 
(b) in respect of vessels having engaged in fishing, or 
replacing a vessel having engaged in fishing, for at 
least 120 days during the calendar year preceding the 
first application for the grant of such a premium or 
the first application for the grant of a laying-up 
premium within the meaning of Directive 83/515/ 
EEC; 
(c) for additional periods laid-up of 60 to 150 con­
secutive days per year. 
3. The laying-up premium shall be fixed in accordance 
with the scale shown in Annex 4, on the basis of the 
vessel's tonnage and the number of additional days 
laid-up. 
4. The average referred to in paragraph 1, when 
determined at a standard rate per category of vessel, 
must in no circumstances be less than 115 days. 
Article 25 
1. The permanent withdrawals referred to in Article 
23 shall be effected by means of: 
(a) the scrapping of the vessel concerned, 
(b) the definitive transfer of the vessel concerned to a 
third country, or 
(c) the definitive assignment of the vessel concerned to 
purposes other than fishing in Community waters. 2. The final cessation premium provided for in Article 
23 shall be granted only 
(a) in respect of vessels flying the flag of a Member 
State, registered within the territory of the 
Community and measuring not less than 12 metres in 
length between perpendiculars; 
(b) in respect of vessels having engaged in fishing for at 
least 120 days during the calendar year preceding the 
application for the grant of such a premium or the 
first application for the grant of a laying-up premium 
within the meaning of Article 23 of this Regulation 
or of Article 3 of Directive 83/515/EEC. 
3. The final cessation premium shall be fixed at a 
standard rate on the basis of the vessel's tonnage. The 
premium shall be paid after the issue of the certificate 
attesting that the vessel has been struck off the register 
of fishing vessels. 
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to 
ensure that the vessels for which final cessation 
premiums have been paid are permanently barred from 
fishing in Community waters. 
5. Member States shall forward to the Commission a 
list of the vessels in respect of which the final cessation 
premium has been paid. This list shall be published in the 
Official Journal of the European Communities. 
Article 26 
1. Member States which grant a laying-up premium or 
a final cessation premium shall forward to the 
Commission, as soon as they come into force, the laws, 
regulations or administrative provisions governing the 
grant of such premiums. 
2. Member States may lay down additional or 
restrictive conditions governing the grant of the 
laying-up premium or the final cessation premium. 
Article 27 
1. Expenditure incurred by the Member States as a 
result of granting laying-up premiums or final cessation 
premiums within the meaning of Article 23 shall be 
eligible for Community reimbursement. 
2. Member States which grant laying-up premiums or 
final cessation premiums within the meaning of Article 
23 shall forward to the Commission, before 1 February 
each year, an estimate of their planned expenditure on 
such premiums for the current year. 
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3. Before 1 April each year the Commission, having 
examined the estimate referred to in paragraph 2 and 
having found the conditions for a Community financial 
contribution to be satisfied, shall decide on the maximum 
amount of eligible expenditure per Member State for the 
current year, bearing in mind the appropriations entered 
in the budget for this purpose. The Commission's 
decision shall be notified to the Member States. 
4. The eligibility of expenditure on the granting of 
final cessation premiums shall be subject to the limits 
shown in Annex 5. 
5. Within the framework of the decisions referred to 
in paragraph 3, the Community shall reimburse 50 % of 
the Member States' eligible expenditure. 
6. If necessary, detailed rules for applying this Article 
shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with 
the procedure laid down in Article 49. 
Article 28 
1. In cases where Member States introduce a 
retirement incentive scheme for sea-fishermen between 
50 and 65 years of age who are affected by the 
permanent withdrawal of vessels, the Community shall 
contribute towards the financing of expenditure on such 
schemes within the limits of the appropriations entered 
within the budget for that purpose. 
2. In cases where Member States grant, to sea-
fishermen who have been working on fishing vessels in 
respect of which a laying-up premium or a final cessation 
premium has been paid and who thus find themselves 
temporarily out of work, a lay-off allowance over and 
above any other allowances provided for by national 
legislation, the Community shall contribute towards the 
financing of the expenditure incurred on such measures 
within the limits of the appropriations entered in the 
budget for that purpose. 
3. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a 
proposal from the Commission, shall lay down the 
general conditions governing the Community's financial 
contribution, and in particular the rate of such contri­
bution which shall not exceed 50 % of eligible 
expenditure. 
TITLE VIII 
Port facilities 
Article 29 
1. The Commission may grant Community financial 
aid towards public, semi-public or private projects for 
material investments in the provision of facilities at 
fishing ports. 2. To qualify for the aid referred to in paragraph 1, 
projects must: 
(a) form part of a specific programme, within the 
meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 
355/77, which has been approved by the 
Commission; 
(b) be proposed by a producers' organization within the 
meaning of Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/ 
81 ('), by an association of such organizations or by 
a body appointed for the purpose by the competent 
authority of the Member State concerned; 
(c) comprise, in respect of the entire port concerned, 
coordinated investments designed to bring about a 
lasting improvement in conditions for the production 
and initial sale of fish products. 
3. If necessary, detailed rules for applying this Article, 
specifying in particular the types of investment eligible 
for aid, shall be adopted by the Commission in 
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 49. 
Article 30 
1. The aid provided for in Article 29 shall consist of 
capital subsidies granted in one or more instalments. 
2. For each project and in relation to the amount of 
investment eligible for aid, the aid provided for in Article 
29 and the financial contribution by the Member State 
concerned shall be as shown in Annex 6. 
3. Investments eligible for aid shall be financed on a 
priority basis under the common measure introduced by 
Regulation (EEC) No 355/77. To this end, aid 
applications relating to the projects referred to in Article 
29 shall, when submitted pursuant to this Regulation, be 
considered to have been submitted at the same time 
pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77. 
4. If necessary, detailed rules for applying paragraph 3 
shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with 
the procedure laid down in Article 49. 
TITLE IX 
Search for new markets 
Article 31 
1. The Commission may grant financial aid for 
projects to promote the consumption of fish products 
derived from surplus or underfished species. 
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2. To qualify for the aid provided for in paragraph 1, 
projects must: 
(a) be proposed by bodies representing the fisheries 
sector in one or more Member States and be 
implemented under the direct supervision of such 
bodies; 
(b) relate to collective measures which are not oriented 
towards any commercial brands and do not make 
reference to a particular country or production 
region. 
3. If necessary, detailed rules for applying this Article 
shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with 
the procedure laid down in Article 49. 
Article 32 
1. The Community aid provided for in Article 31 shall 
consist of capital subsidies granted in one or more 
instalments. 
2. For each project the Community aid provided for 
in Article 31 shall be double the financial contribution by 
the Member State concerned, but may not exceed 50 % 
of the amount of investment eligible for aid. 
Article 33 
1. The projects referred to in Article 31 shall be 
submitted to the Commission through the Member 
State(s) concerned, once the approval of the latter has 
been obtained. 
2. The data which projects must include and the form 
of presentation thereof shall be decided by the 
Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down 
in Article 49. 
3. Within two months of the submission of a project, 
the Commission shall decide whether to grant the aid 
referred to in Article 31.,This decision shall be notified 
to the beneficiaries and to the Member State(s) 
concerned. The other Member States shall be informed 
accordingly. 
TITLE X 
Specific measures 
Article 34 
1. The Commission, acting in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 49, may decide to 
implement specific measures relating to the structure of 
the fish industry with a view to: 
— either helping to remove the structural handicaps 
which affect fishing activities in certain areas of the 
Community; — or encouraging the implementation of a structural 
project covering all the problems related to fishing 
activities in a particular region of the Community; 
— or making it possibile to implement concerted 
measures to alleviate difficulties affecting a specific 
aspect of fishing activities. 
2. Specific measures must be coordinated with any 
development measures being simultaneously undertaken 
in sectors outside the fishing industry. 
TITLE XI 
Procedure for the examination of projects and obligations 
of beneficiaries 
Article 35 
The provisions of this Title shall apply to the projects 
referred to in Titles II, IV and VIII and to the measures 
referred to in Title III. 
Article 36 
1. Applications for Community aid in respect of 
projects referred to in Titles II, IV and VIII shall be 
submitted to the Commission through the Member State 
concerned, once the approval of the latter has been 
obtained. 
2. Applications for Community aid in respect of 
measures referred to in Title III shall be submitted to the 
Commission by the Member State concerned. 
3. Incomplete applications for aid shall not be 
considered. 
4. The data which applications must include and the 
form in which they must be submitted shall be decided 
by the Commission in accordance with the procedure 
laid down in Article 49. 
Article 37 
1. Having consulted the Standing Committee for the 
Fishing Industry, the Commission shall take decisions: 
(a) twice yearly on application relating to projects or 
measures referred to in Titles II, III and IV, the first 
decision being taken not later than 30 April and 
covering applications submitted not later than 31 
October of the preceding year and the second 
decision being taken not later than 31 October and 
covering applications submitted not later than 31 
March of the current year; 
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(b) twice yearly on applications relating to projects 
referred to in Title VIII, the first decision being 
taken not later than 30 June and covering 
applications submitted not later than 31 October of 
the preceding year and the second decision being 
taken not later than 31 December and covering 
applications submitted not later than 28 February of 
the current year. 
2. In 1987, notwithstanding paragraph 1, the 
Commission shall decide only once on applications 
relating to projects or measures referred to in Titles II, 
III and IV. The decision shall be taken not later than 30 
November and shall cover applications submitted not 
later than 31 March 1987. 
3. Decisions on aid shall be notified to the Member 
State concerned and to the beneficiaries of the projects 
referred to in Titles II, IV and VIII. 
Article 38 
This Regulation shall not apply to projects which receive 
Community aid under a common measure within the 
meaning of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 (') 
or aid from the European Regional Development Fund. 
1. Aid applications fn response to which no grant has 
been awarded for lack of funds shall be carried forward, 
once only, to the following budgetary year. 
2. Aid applications which have been submitted for the 
first time after 31 October 1985 under Regulation (EEC) 
No 2908/83 and in response to which no Community 
grant was awarded for lack of funds may be taken into 
consideration for the 1987 budgetary year, under the 
terms and conditions of this Regulation. 
Article 40 
Investments which have received Community aid under 
this Regulation may not be sold outside the Community 
or assigned to purposes other than fishing for a period of 
ten years from the date of commissioning and must be 
used on a priority basis for the supply of the Community 
market during that period. 
Article 41 
1. For each project which has received aid under 
Titles II and IV of this Regulation, the beneficiary shall 
forward to the Commission, through the Member State 
concerned, a report on the results of the project, in 
particular on the financial results. 
O OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13. This report shall be submitted: 
— two years after the last payment of aid towards 
projects referred to in Title II and in Article 
12 (1) (a); 
— five years after the last payment of aid towards 
projects referred to in Article 12 (1) (b). 
2. If the beneficiary does not fulfil the obligations laid 
down in paragraph 1, the Commission may, after giving 
the beneficiary due notice, decide to reverse in whole or 
in part its decision to grant aid, acting in accordance 
with the procedure laid down in Article 49. The decision 
shall be notified to the Member State concerned and to 
the beneficiary. The Commission shall recover in whole 
or in part the sums paid. 
3. If necessary, detailed rules for applying this Article, 
specifying in particular the data which the report 
referred to in paragraph 1 must contain, shall be adopted 
by the Commission in accordance with the procedure 
laid down in Article 49. 
TITLE XII 
Article 42 
1. The proposed duration of the measure shall be ten 
years as from 1 January 1987. 
2. The total expenditure to be charged to the 
Community budget in respect of the implementation of 
the measures provided for in this Regulation is estimated 
at 850 million ECU for the period 1987-1991. 
3. Depending on the action required to ensure the 
proper functioning of the common fisheries policy, and 
in any event at the end of a five-year period beginning 
on 1 January 1987, the detailed rules for applying this 
Regulation, including the financial estimate given in 
paragraph 2 and the lists in Annexes 2 and 3 of the 
regions qualifying for a higher rate of Community aid, 
shall be reviewed by the Council on a proposal from the 
Commission. 
4. If the Council does not adopt new financial 
estimates before the expiry of the period 1987-1991, the 
estimate valid for that period, increased if necessary 
pursuant to paragraph 3, shall be renewed. 
Article 43 
The granting of Community aid must not affect the 
conditions of competition in a manner incompatible with 
the principles set out in the relevant provisions of the 
Treaty. General and financial provisions 
Article 39 
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Article 44 
The financial contributions from the Member States 
referred to in Articles 8, 11, 13, 30 and 32 may consist of 
capital subsidies or financial concessions on loans. 
Article 45 
1. The Community aid referred to in Article 7, 10 and 
12 may consist of: 
(a) reductions in the rates of interest charged on loans 
granted by the EIB from its own resources or from 
NCI resources or through other financial agencies; 
(b) a contribution in capital towards the establishment or 
enlargement of funds to guarantee the loans 
contracted for the implementation of projects; 
(c) capital subsidies granted in one or more instalments; 
(d) reimbursable advances. 
2. In cases where the provisions of paragraph 1 (a), 
(b) and (d) are applied, the rates of the Community aid 
referred to in Annexes 2 and 3 shall be assessed in terms 
of subsidy equivalent. 
3. Before the provisions of paragraph 1 (a) may be 
applied, the Commission and the EIB must first reach an 
agreement on the cooperation arrangements. 
4. Detailed rules for applying this Article shall be 
adopted by the Commission in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 49. 
Article 46 
1. Throughout the period for which aid is granted by 
the Community, the authority or agency appointed for 
the purpose by the Member State shall send to the 
Commission on request all supporting documents and all 
documents showing that the financial or other conditions 
imposed for each project are satisfied. The Commission 
may decide to suspend, reduce or discontinue aid, in 
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 49: 
— if the project is not carried out as specified, or 
— if certain conditions imposed are not satisfied, or 
— if the beneficiary, contrary to the particulars given in 
his application and incorporated in the decision 
granting aid, has not begun the work within two 
years from the date of notification of the decisions, 
or has not, before the end of this period, supplied 
satisfactory assurances that the project will be carried 
out, or 
— if the beneficiary does not complete the work within 
a period of two years from the start of the project. 
Decisions shall be notified to the Memer State concerned 
and to the beneficiary. 
The Commission shall take steps to recover any sums 
unduly paid. 2. If necessary, detailed rules for applying this Article 
shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with 
the procedure laid down in Article 49. 
Article 47 
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures, 
in accordance with national laws, regulations and 
administrative provisions, in order to: 
— ensure that the operations financed under this Regu­
lation are in fact carried out and that they are 
properly carried out; 
— prevent or take action against irregularities; 
— recover sums lost as a result of irregularities or 
negligence. 
Member States shall inform the Commission of the 
measures taken for such purposes, and in particular of 
the progress of any administrative or legal proceedings. 
2. If the recovery of sums unduly paid is not 
complete, the financial consequences of irregularities or 
negligence shall be borne by the Community, except 
where such irregularities or negligence are attributable to 
national administrations or agencies. 
3. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a 
proposal from the Commission, shall adopt any general 
rules necessary for the application of this Article. 
Article 48 
1. Member States shall make available to the 
Commission all the information required for the 
implementation of measures provided for in this Regu­
lation and shall take the necessary steps to facilitate any 
inspections which the Commission may see fit to 
undertake in connection with the management of 
Community aid, including on-the-spot inspections. 
Member States shall communicate to the Commission 
the laws, regulations and administrative provisions 
adopted for the application of Community instruments 
relating to the common fisheries policy, in so far as such 
instruments have financial implications for the 
Community budget by virtue of measures covered by this 
Regulation. 
2. Without prejudice to controls carried out by 
Member States in accordance with national laws, regu­
lations and administrative provisions, and without 
prejudice to the provisions of Article 206 of the Treaty 
or to any inspection organized pursuant to Article 
209 (c) of the Treaty, the persons empowered by the 
Commission to make checks on location shall be given 
access to the accounts and any other documents relating 
to the expenditure financed by the Community. In 
particular, they may check the following: 
(a) the conformity of administrative practices with the 
Community rules; 
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(b) the existence of the requisite supporting documents 
and their consistency with the operations financed 
from the Community budgets 
(c) the manner in which the operations financed from 
the Community budget have been carried out and 
inspected. 
In good time before such inspections, the Commission 
shall notify the Member State concerned by the 
inspection or in whose territory the inspection is to be 
conducted. Officials of the Member State concerned may 
take part in such inspections. 
At the Commission's request and with the consent of the 
Member State, inspections or investigations relating to 
the operations referred to in this Regulation shall be 
carried out by the competent authorities of the Member 
State concerned. Commission officials may take part in 
such inspections. 
In order to improve the scope for inspections, the 
Commission may, with the consent of the Member States 
concerned, involve the administrations of the Member 
States in certain inspections or investigations. 
3. The Council, acting by a qualified majority on a 
proposal from the Commission, shall adopt, as necessary, 
general rules for applying this Article. 
Article 49 
1. Where the procedure laid down in this Article is to 
be followed, matters shall be referred to the Standing 
Committee for the Fishing Industry, hereinafter referred 
to as 'the Committee', by its chairman, either on his own 
initiative or at the request of the representative of a 
Member State. 
2. The representative of the Commission shall submit 
a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall 
deliver its opinion within a time limit to be set by the 
Chairman according to the urgency of the matter. 
Opinions shall be adopted by a majority of fifty-four 
votes, the votes of the Member States being weighted as 
laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty. The 
Chairman shall not vote. 
3. The Commission shall adopt the measures which 
shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are 
not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, 
the Commission shall forthwith communicate them to 
the Council. In that event the Commission may defer 
their application for not more than one month from the 
date of such communication. The Council, acting by a 
qualified majority, may adopt different measures within 
one month. Article 50 
1. Notwithstanding Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 
1678/85 ('), the amounts in ECU referred to in Articles 
10, 12 and 13 shall be converted into national currencies 
at the representative rates in force on 1 January of the 
year preceding the year in which the Commission 
decides for the first time, within the meaning of Article 
37, on the relevant aid application. 
2. Notwithstanding Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) 
No 1678/85, the amounts in ECU specified in Article 21 
and in Annexes 4 and 5 of this Regulation shall be 
converted into national currencies at the representative 
rates in force on 1 January of the year in which the 
premiums are granted. 
Article 51 
Articles 92, 93 and 94 of the Treaty shall apply, in the 
sectors covered by this Regulation, to national aid 
granted by Member States. 
Article 52 
The measures provided for in Titles II, III and IV of this 
Regulation shall be applicable in the Canary Islands. 
However the measures provided for in Titels II and III, 
shall only apply to vessels whose fishing activities are of 
importance there. 
Article 53 
To take account of special situations and to heighten the 
effectiveness of the restructuring measures provided for 
in this Regulation, the Commission, acting in accordance 
with the procedure laid down in Article 49, may make 
derogations from the technical requirements set in 
Articles 7 (2), 8 (2), 10 (3), 12 (2), (3) and (5), 15 (2) and 
(4), 20 (2), 24 (2), 25 (2) and 29 (2), in particular by 
adjusting the upper or lower limits specified in those 
Articles. 
Article 54 
If transitional measures should be required, such 
measures shall be adopted in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 49. They may not be 
adopted after 31 March 1987. 
Article 55 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day 
following its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1987. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and 
directly applicable in all Member States. 
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ANNEX I 
Minimum information to be included in multiannual guidance programmes 
I. PROGRAMMES CONCERNING THE FISHING FLEET 
1. Importance of the fishing industry in the national economy and in the various regional economies 
concerned; 
2. Initial situation of the fleet, by category of vessel, type of fishing and region (number, tonnage, 
engine power and age); estimated fishing capacity; 
3. Estimates of current fishery resources and foreseeable trends, especially in fishing grounds not 
subject to Community fishing legislation; 
4. Impact on the fishing industry of the present situation and foreseeable trends on the market for fish 
and aquaculture products; 
5. Description of the strengths and weaknesses of the various sections of the fleet; needs covered by 
the programme and objectives of the latter; 
6. Developments in the fleet and investments needed during the period covered by the programme to 
attain the objectives (number of vessels, tonnage and engine power of vessels to be commissioned or 
withdrawn during the period concerned); situation of the fleet and the fishing capacity envisaged on 
completion of the programme. 
II. PROGRAMMES CONCERNING AQUACULTURE AND PROTECTED MARINE AREAS 
1. Importance of aquaculture in the national economy and in the various regional economies 
concerned; 
2. Initial situation of aquaculture by type of farming, region and species produced; 
3. Estimated potential aquaculture production in the regions concerned, by species and type of 
farming; 
4. Impact on the aquaculture industry of the present situation and foreseeable trends on the market for 
fish and aquaculture products; 
5. Description of the strengths and weaknesses of the aquaculture industry; needs covered by the 
programme; 
6. Objectives of the programme and level of production sought on completion of the programme, by 
type of farming, region and species; 
7. Investments needed during the period covered by the programme to attain the objectives pursued; 
8. Prospects for the establishment or development of protected marine areas; investments envisaged in 
this sector; objectives pursued; 
9. Measures planned for the protection of the environment. 
III. PARTICULARS TO BE FURNISHED FOR ALL PROGRAMMES 
1. Critical assessment of the implementation of the preceding programme; 
2. National or regional financial resources available or to be made available for implementation of the 
programme; priorities adopted for the granting of aid; 
3. Laws, regulations or administrative provisions existing or foreseen for ensuring the monitoring of 
the programme; 
4. Links with any specific programme(s) approved by the Commission under Regulation (EEC) 
No 355/77; 
5. Compatibility with any regional development programme(s) notified to the Commission in 
accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1787/84. 
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ANNEX II 
Community aid and financial contributions from Member States for the restructuring, renewal and modern­
ization of the fishing fleet 
I. VESSELS OF WHICH THE LENGTH BETWEEN PERPENDICULARS DOES NOT EXCEED 
33 METRES 
Regions 
1. Greece, Andalusia, Canaries, Galicia, West of 
Scotland ('), Ireland, Northern Ireland, 
Mezzogiorno, Portugal and French Overseas 
Departments 
2. Other regions Community aid 
35% 
20% Financial contributions 
from Member States 
between 10 % and 30 % 
between 10 % and 20 % 
II. VESSELS OF WHICH THE LENGTH BETWEEN PERPENDICULARS EXCEEDS 33 METRES 
Regions 
1. Greece, Andalusia, Galicia, West of Scotland, 
Ireland, Northern Ireland, Mezzogiorno, 
Portugal and French Overseas Departments 
2. Other regions Community aid 
20% 
10% Financial contributions 
from Member States 
between 20 % and 30 % 
between 10 % and 20 % 
(') The 'West of Scotland' shall mean Dumfries and Galloway, the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland, together with 
the districts of Caithness, Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty, Skye and Lochalsh, Lochaber, Argyll and Bute, Cunn-
inghame, Kyle and Carrick. 
ANNEX III 
Community aid and financial contributions from Member States for the development of aquaculture and 
structural works in coastal waters 
I. AQUACULTURE 
Regions 
1. Greece, Andalusia, Canaries, Castile-Leon, 
Castile-La Mancha, Galicia, West of Scotland, 
Ireland, Northern Ireland, Mezzogiorno, 
Portugal and French Overseas Departments 
2. Other regions Community aid 
40% 
25% Financial contributions 
from Member States 
between 10 % and 30 % 
between 10 % and 25 % 
(') The 'West of Scotland' shall mean Dumfries and Galloway, the Western Isles, Orkeny and Shetland, together with 
the districts of Caithness, Sutherland, Ross and Cromarty, Skye and Lochalsh, Lochaber, Argyll and Bute, Cunn-
inghame, Kyle and Carrick. 
II. PROTECTED MARINE AREAS 
Community aid: 50 %, 
Contributions from Member States: between 10 % and 35 %. 
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ANNEX IV 
Scale of laying-up premiums 
Tonnage of vessel 
Less than 70 git 
70-100 grt 
100-200 grt 
200-300 grt 
300-500 grt 
500-1 000 grt 
Over 1 000 grt Maximum premium per vessel 
(ECU/day) 
Vessels less than 10 years 
old 
200 
300 
600 
950 
1200 
1 500 
2 000 Vessels 10 years 
and over 
150 
250 
400 
700 
1 000 
1250 
1 500 
ANNEX V 
Eligibility of expenditure on the granting of final cessation premiums 
Tonnage of vessel 
Less than 100 grt 
100-130 grt 
130-160 grt 
160-190 grt 
190-220 grt 
220-250 grt 
250-400 grt 
400-500 grt 
500-1 000 grt 
Over 1 000 grt Maximum eligible amount 
1 500 ECU/grt 
1 400 ECU/grt 
1 300 ECU/grt 
1 200 ECU/grt 
1 100 ECU/grt 
1 000 ECU/grt 
900 ECU/grt 
800 ECU/grt 
600 ECU/grt 
500 ECU/grt 
ANNEX VI 
Community aid and financial contributions from Member States for port facilities 
Regions 
1. Greece, Andalusia, Galicia, Ireland, 
Northern Ireland, Mezzogiorno, Portugal 
and French Overseas Departments 
2. Other regions Community aid 
maximum 50 % 
maximum 25 % Financial contributions from 
Member States 
between 5 and 25 % 
between 5 and 25 %