Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION FIXING THE AMOUNT OF THE COMMUNITY FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION FOR 1996 TO EXPENDITURE INCURRED BY THE SWEDISH AUTHORITIES FOR THE RELEASE OF SMOLT
Date: 1996-07-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU financing, Sweden, animal breeding, authorised catch, sea fish

COMMISSION  OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  23.07.1996 
COM(96)385  final 

Proposal  for  a 

COUNCIL  DECISION 

FIXING  THE AMOUNT  OF THE 

COMMUNITY  FINANCIAL  CONTRIBUTION  FOR  1996 TO  EXPENDITURE 

INCURRED  BY THE  SWEDISH  AUTHORITIES  FOR THE RELEASE  OF 

SMOLT 

(presented  by the  Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

Article  125 of  the  Act  of  Accession  of  Austria,  Finland  and  Sweden  provides  that  for 

three  years  from  the  date  of  its accession  Sweden  will  benefit  from  a  Community 

financial  contribution  to  the  financing  of the release  of  smolt  in the  Baltic 

This  Community  contribution,  which  must  be the  subject  of  a decision  by the  Council, 

acting  by  a qualified  majority  on a proposal  from  the  Commission,  must  be  assessed 

in the  light  of  the  balances  existing  immediately  before  accession. 

The  contribution  corresponds  to that  previously  paid  by  the  Community  to  Sweden 

under  the  bilateral  agreement  on  certain  measures  for  the  purpose  of promoting  the 

reproduction  of  salmon  in the  Baltic  Sea. 

Council  Regulation  (EEC) No  2210/80  of  27 June  1980 on the  agreement  between  the 

European  Economic  Community  and the  Government  of  Sweden  on  certain  measures 
for  the  purpose  of  promoting  the reproduction  of  salmon  in the  Baltic2  provides  that 

the  amount  of  the  contribution  must  be  determined  so as to  cover the  actual  costs  to 

the  Swedish  authorities  of  breeding, tagging  and  releasing  the 

quantity  of  smolt  necessary  to produce  a quantity  of  salmon  equal  to the  non-

reciprocal  quota  allocated  to the  Community  in the  Swedish  fishery  zone  for  the  year 

during  which  the  contribution  is to be  granted. 

Since  the  total  catch  from  stock  permitted  in  1996 has been  reduced,  the  amount  of 

the  financial  contribution  has been  calculated  by  applying  the  reduction  coefficient 

proportionally  to the  data  existing  immediately  before  accession. 

J No  L  126, 29.4.1980, p.7. 

Proposal  for  a  Council  Decision  fixing  the  amount  of  the  Community  Financial 

contribution  for  1996  to  expenditure  incurred  by  the  Swedish  authorities  for  the 

release  of  smolt 

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION, 

Having  regard  to the Treaty  establishing  the European  Community, 

Having  regard  to the Act of Accession  of Austria,  Finland  and  Sweden,  and  in 

particular  Article  125 thereof, 

Whereas  Article  125 of the Act  of Accession  provides that  the  Council,  acting  as a 

qualified  majority  on a proposal  from  the  Commission,  must  fix  annually  the  amount 

of the  Community's  financial  contribution  to the release  of  smolt  carried  out  by  the 

competent  Swedish  authorities; 

Whereas  that  financial  contribution  must  be approved  in the  light  of the  balances 

existing  immediately  before  Sweden's  accession; 

Whereas  Council  Regulation  (EEC) No  2210/80 of 27  June  1980 on  the  agreement 

between  the  European  Economic  Community  and  the  Government  of  Sweden  on 

certain  measures  for  the purpose  of promoting  the reproduction  of  salmon  in the 
Baltic3 provides  that  the  amount  of the  contribution  must  be  equal  to  the  actual  costs 

to  the  Swedish  authorities  of  breeding, tagging  and  releasing  the  quantity  of  smolt 

necessary  to  produce  a quantity  of  salmon  equal  to the  non-reciprocal  quota  allocated 

to the  Community  in the  Swedish  fishery  zone  for  the  year  during  which  the 

contribution  is to  be  granted; 

Whereas  the  Commission  has received  Sweden's  application  for  the  Community 

financial  contribution  for  1996; whereas this  application  is the  same  as for  1994; 

J No  L  126, 29.4.1980, p.7. 

Whereas  the  International  Committee  for  Baltic  Fisheries  has recommended  an  ACR 

for  the  Baltic  salmon  stock  and  the  proportion  of that  ACR  to be  allocated  to  the 

Community; 

Whereas  the  ACR  fixed  for  1996 has been  reduced  and the  Swedish  application  must 

be reexamined  in  the  light  of  that  fact; 

Whereas the  amount  of the  Community  financial  contribution  has been calculated  by 

applying  proportionally  this reduction  in the non-reciprocal  quota which  Sweden  is 

assumed  to  have  allocated  to the  Community, 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  DECISION: 

Article 1 

The  amount  of the  Community  financial  contribution  for  1996 to expenditure  on 

promoting  salmon  reproduction  in the Baltic  Sea shall  not  exceed  ECU 662.508. 

Article 2 

This  Decision  is  addressed  to the  Government  of  Sweden. 

Done  at  Brussels, 

For the  Council 

1. 

Title  of  operation 

Financial  statement 

Financial  contribution  to  measures  to promote  the  reproduction  of  salmon  in 
the  Baltic. 

2. 

Bitdgot heading  involved 

B7-800 

3* 

LiCgM  oftnt 

Article  125 of the Act  of Accession  of Austria,  Finland  and  Sweden. 

4. 

Description  of  operation 

4.1.  General  objective 

This  Commission  proposal  fixes  the amount  of the  1996 Community  financial 
contribution  to  the  release  of  smolt  by  the  competent  Swedish  authorities  as 
provided  for  in Article  125 of the  Act  of  Accession. 

4.2. 

Period  covered  and arrangements for renewal  or  extension 

The  measure  covers  1996. A new proposal  will  be  made  in  1997. 

5. 

Classification  of  expenditure/revenue 

5.1. 
5.2. 
5.3. 

compulsory  expenditure 
differentiated  appropriations 
no  revenue 

6. 

Type  of  expenditure  or  revenue 

100%  subsidy 

7. 

Financial  impact 

7.1.  Method  of  calculating  cost  of  operation 

The  amount  of the  Community  financial  contribution  to  the release  of  smolt 
carried  out  by  the  Swedish  authorities  has been  calculated  on the  basis  of  the 
balances  existing  immediately  before  accession.  Council  Regulation  (EEC) 
No  2210/80  of  27 June  1980 on the  agreement  between  the  European 
Economic  Community  and  the  Government  of  Sweden  on certain  measures  for 
the  purpose  of promoting  the reproduction  of  salmon  in the  Baltic4  provides 
that  the  amount  of the contribution  must  be  determined  so  as to  cover  the 

J No  L  126, 29.4.1980, p.7. 

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actual  costs  to the  Swedish  authorities  of  breeding,  tagging  and  releasing a 
quantity  of  smolt  necessary  to produce  a quantity  of  salmon  equal  to the  non-
reciprocal  quota  allocated  to the  Community  in  the  Swedish  fishery  zone  for 
the  year  during  which  the  contribution  is to be  granted. 

Sweden  allocated  the  Community  a salmon  quota  of  220 tonnes  for  1994. 

In  1996 the  overall  ACR  for  Baltic  salmon  was  reduced  by  25% and  the  quotas  of 
each  of  the  partners  were  reduced  by the  same  proportion. 

To comply  with  existing  balances  it must  be  assumed  that  Sweden  will  allocate  the 
same  quantities  reduced  by the proportion  by  which  the  Swedish  quota  is reduced  for 
1996,  i.e.: 

220 T  - 220 X 25  =  165  T 
100 

The  Swedes  have  indicated  to the  Commission  that  the  actual  cost  of  1 smolt  is  17 
Swedish  krona and  that  1 tonne  of  salmon  is the  equivalent  of 2  000  smolt. 

The  amount  of  the financial contribution  for  1996 is thus: 

165 x 2 000 x  17 SEK 
5  610  000  SEK  : 8,467820  = 

5  610  000  SEK 
ECU  662  508 

7.2 

Itemised  breakdown  of costs 

Item 

Total  budget  for  one  year 

in ECU  at  1996 prices 

Expenditure  relating  to release  of  smolt 
in the  Baltic  sea  by the  Swedish 
authorities 

662  508  (May  1996 rate) 

TOTAL 

662  508 

7.3.  Operation  expenditure  on  studies,  experts' meetings,  etc..  included  in part B 

7.4. 

None. 
Schedule  for  multiannual  operations  whose  basic  instrument  contains  an 
"amount  deemed  necessary" 

None. 

8. 

Fraud  prevention  measures;  results  of  measures  taken 

Anti-fraud  provisions,  in particular  Articles  209(c), 290a  and  213  of the  Treaty 
on  European  Union,  apply. 

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9. 

Elements  of  cost-effectiveness  analysis 

9.1. 

Specific  objectives 

Promoting  the reproduction  of  salmon  in the  Baltic  sea. 

9.2.  Grounds for the operation 

Need  for  a contribution  from  the  Community  budget. 

The Union's financial contribution  is laid  down  in the  Treaty  of Accession  of 
the  Kingdom  of  Sweden  and  is  compulsory. 

9.3.  Monitoring  and evaluation  of the  operation 

The  impact  of the measure  will  be taken  into  account  when  fixing  the  overall 
ACR  for  salmon  in the Baltic  sea. 

10. 

Administrative  expenditure  (Part A  of the  Budget) 

10.1  Will the proposed  operation involve an increase in the number of Commission 

staff? if  so,  how many? 

No. 

10.2 

Indicate the amount of administrative  and staff expenditure involved in the 

proposed  operation,  Explain the method of calculation, 

None. 

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