2001/21/EC: Commission Decision of 21 December 2000 amending Decision 98/121/EC approving the multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet of the Netherlands for the period from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2001 (notified under document number C(2000) 4015)
Date: 2000-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Netherlands, fisheries policy, fishery management, fishing controls, fishing fleet, fishing regulations

L 5/10

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

10.1.2001

COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 December 2000

amending Decision 98/121/EC approving the multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet
of the Netherlands for the period from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2001

(notified under document number C(2000) 4015)

(Only the Dutch text is authentic)

(2001/21/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

The measures envisaged in the present Decision are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

table of objectives

The
guidance
for
programmes for the fishing fleet of the Netherlands for the
period 1997 to 2001, shown in the Annex to the present
Decision,
including the footnotes, cancels and replaces that
shown in the Annex to Decision 98/121/EC.

the multiannual

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17
December 1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrange-
ments regarding Community structural assistance in the Fish-
eries sector (1), and in particular Articles 5 and 6 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 97/413/EC of 26 June 1997
concerning the objectives and detailed rules for restructuring
the Community fisheries sector for the period from 1 January
1997 to 31 December 2001 with a view to achieving a balance
on a sustainable basis between resources and their exploita-
tion (2), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,

Whereas

(1)

(2)

The objectives
fixed by Commission Decision 98/
121/EC of 16 December 1997 approving the multi-
annual guidance programme for the fishing fleet of the
Netherlands for the period from 1 January 1997 to 31
December 2001 (3) were calculated using the informa-
tion available at that time.

In the light of new information provided by the Nether-
lands on the historical capacity and activity levels of
vessels in the fleet the objectives should be revised.

(1) OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 10.
(2) OJ L 175, 3.7.1997, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 39, 12.2.1998, p. 15.

ANNEX

The Netherlands

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Area

Stocks

Segmentation
MAGP IV

Fishery

Catch composition

Pilot rate

Weighted
reduction

Situation
1.1.1997

Objective
31.12.1996

Objective
31.12.2001

GT (*)

kW

GT (*)

kW

GT (*) × t
((cid:1)000)

kW × t
((cid:1)000)

GT (*)

kW

GT (*) × t
((cid:1)000)

kW × t
((cid:1)000)

E
N

Coastal waters

Waters of third coun-
tries, international
waters, EU-waters

Pelagic and
demersal

Small scale coastal
non-trawling fishing

A. Pelagic trawlers

Flatfish, pelagic and
demersal

B. Cutters
(> 221 kW) (1)

Flatfish, pelagic and
demersal

C. Eurocutters
(≤ 221 kW) (1)

Flatfish, pelagic and
demersal

D. Small vessels
(trawlers)

EU-waters

EU-waters

EU-waters

EU-waters

EU-waters

229

1 968

229

1 968

Subtotal

229

1 968

229

30 %

4,96 %

55 523

65 280

48 790
(2)

30 %

22,97 %

78 422

307 192

73 065

1 968

62 475
(3)

302 467
(4)

229

1 968

229

1 968

12 859

18 140

48 790

62 475

12 221

17 240

14 248

58 227

71 345

275 616

10 975

44 852

30 %

7,62 %

13 447

41 142

13 427

41 529

2 497

7 630

13 427

41 529

2 307

7 049

30 %

14,20 %

221

2 279

213
(5)

2 245
(6)

40

432

213

2 245

34

371

DR = 5,97 %
OF = 10,57 %
Other = 83,46 %

DR = 69,99 %
OF = 6,58 %
Other = 23,43 %

DR = 25,2 %
OF = 0,2 %
Other = 74,6 %

DR = 47,33 %
OF = 0 %
Other = 52,67 %

Shrimps

E. Shrimp vessels (7)

Other = 100 %

Non-quota stocks

F. All gears

Other = 100 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

0 %

2 340

8 599

2 813

8 886

28 603

8 703

10 318

29 010

2 813

10 318

8 703

29 010

Total (A + B + C + D + E + F) 158 839

453 095

147 011

448 044

29 644

84 430

145 291

421 193

25 538

69 512

DR: Depletion risk.
OF: Overfished.
(*) Includes estimated GT values. The objectives will be revised as real GT values become available.
(1) Including the ‘reserved hps’, which are existing investment obligations administered within the limits of the objectives.
(2) The objective for 1996 has been increased by 5 509 GT, representing 45 % of the backlog from MAGP III.
(3) The objective for 1996 has been increased by 2 295 kW, representing 45 % of the backlog from MAGP III.
(4) The objective for 1996 has been increased by 3 866 kW, representing 45 % of the backlog from MAGP III.
(5) The objective for 1996 has been increased by 7 GT, representing 45 % of the backlog from MAGP III.
(6) The objective for 1996 has been increased by 28 kW representing 45 % of the backlog from MAGP III.
(7) This segment may be integrated in segment ‘C Eurocutters’ by the end of 2001.

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