WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3035/96 by Peter CRAMPTON to the Commission. Common fisheries policy decommissioning scheme - Transfers to third countries
Date: 1996-10-31
Institutions: CRAMPTON, European Parliament
Subjects: EU aid, cessation of trading, common fisheries policy, fishing fleet, statistics, third country













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WRITTEN QUESTION No. 3035/96 by Peter CRAMPTON to the Commission. Common fisheries policy decommissioning scheme - Transfers to third countries  


Official Journal C 096 , 24/03/1997 P. 0052 





WRITTEN QUESTION P-3035/96 by Peter Crampton (PSE) to the Commission (31 October 1996)Subject: Common fisheries policy decommissioning scheme - Transfers to third countriesCan the Commission provide a complete breakdown of EU fishing vessels transferred to third countries using EU decommissioning grants since 1986, including details on:- the name of the vessel- the vessel's registration number- the year of its construction- the length, tonnage and power of the vessel- the nationality of the vessel- the country to which the vessel was transferred (where applicable)- the cost to the EU of the decommissioning grant?Answer given by Mrs Bonino on behalf of the Commission (2 December 1996)Under Title VII of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 ((OJ L 376, 31.12.1986. )) on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3944/90, ((OJ L 380, 31.12.1990. )) Member States may grant final cessation premiums when fishing vessels are permanently withdrawn from fishing. Article 24 defines permanent withdrawal as scrapping, transfer to a non-Community country, or assignment of the vessel to purposes other than fishing.The Community has contributed to covering the cost of these decommissioning grants by refunding a proportion of the Member States' expenditure, within certain limits fixed each year by a Commission Decision (up to 50% of eligible expenditure, subject to limits laid down in Annex V to the Regulation; from 1991, this percentage was increased to 70% for scrapping).Between 1987 and 1993, Community grants to the Member States for permanent withdrawals totalled ECU 501 million, of which ECU 391 million was actually paid. The total of ECU 501 million represents 47% of total aid to the fishing fleet during this period; Community aid accounts for approximately 60% of the premiums paid by Member States to the owners of fishing vessels. Lists of the vessels withdrawn are regularly published. ((OJ C 320, 22.12.1989. OJ C 319, 10.12.1991. OJ C 312, 28.11.1992. OJ C 164, 15.6.1993. OJ C 69, 7.3.1994. ))In all, 5 200 vessels were withdrawn during the period; as the Commission makes block refunds to the Member States, however, there is no breakdown of refunds according to the type of withdrawal. Since 4 200 of these 5 200 vessels were scrapped, it can reasonably be inferred that approximately 80% of the compensation was for scrapping, 10% to 15% for definitive transfer outside the Community and 5% to 10% for assignment to non-fishing activities. The distribution of Community aid for definitive withdrawal between the Member States (not including joint enterprises) is as follows:>TABLE>The figures for joint enterprises are as follows:>TABLE>