Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector (COM(2000) 774 final — 2000/0310(CNS)) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2001-03-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: FIFG, Structural Funds, fishing fleet, fishing industry, fishing regulations, less-favoured region

27.3.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

C 96 E/277

Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 laying down the
detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector

(2001/C 96 E/23)

(Text with EEA relevance)

COM(2000) 774 final (cid:151) 2000/0310(CNS)

(Submitted by the Commission on 1 December 2000)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the opinion of
Committee,

the Economic and Social

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions,

Whereas:

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 of 17 December
1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements
regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries
sector (1)
fixes maximum rates of assistance from the
Financial
in
Instrument
accordance with the ceilings laid down in Council Regu-
lation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down

for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG)

general provisions on the Structural Funds (2), modified by
the Council Regulation (EC) No [. . .].

should therefore be amended for

(2) However, the limits which apply to the FIFG remain below
the special provisions laid down in Regulation (EC) No
1260/1999 for certain categories of Objective 1 regions.
These limits
those
regions, with the exception of the limits for aid for fleet
fishing vessels; the limits
renewal and modernisation of
applicable to FIFG should,
therefore, be amended for
these regions, with the exception of the limits concerning
aids for renewal and modernisation of the fishing fleet,
because of
the specific difficulties relating to each of
these categories of region in particular concerning the
ultra periferal regions, it is necessary to take into account
the factors indicated in article 299 paragragh 2 of the
Treaty as these could be very damaging to their devel-
opment.

(3) Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 should be amended.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Table 3 of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 is replaced by the following table:

Article 1

(cid:145)TABLE 3

Objective 1 regions (*)

Group 1

50 % £ A £ 75 %
B ‡ 25 %

Objective 1 regions located in a
Member
the
State
Cohesion Fund

covered by

50 % £ A £ 80 %
B ‡ 20 %
(**)

Outermost regions

50 % £ A £ 85 %
B ‡ 15 %
(**)

Outlying Greek Islands which are
under a handicap due to their
distant location

50 % £ A £ 85 %
B ‡ 15 %
(**)

Other areas

25 % £ A £ 50 %
B ‡ 50 %

Group 2

A £ 35 %
B ‡ 5 %
C ‡ 60 %

A £ 35 %
B ‡ 5 %
C ‡ 60 %

A £ 35 %
B ‡ 5 %
C ‡ 60 %

A £ 35 %
B ‡ 5 %
C ‡ 60 %

A £ 15 %
B ‡ 5 %
C ‡ 60 %

Group 3

A £ 35 %
B ‡ 5 %
C ‡ 40 %

A £ 35 %
B ‡ 5 %
C ‡ 40 %

A £ 50 %
B ‡ 5 %
C ‡ 25 %
(***)

A £ 35 %
B ‡ 5 %
C ‡ 40 %

A £ 15 %
B ‡ 5 %
C ‡ 60 %

Group 4

A £ 75 %
B ‡ 5 %
C ‡ 20 %

A £ 75 %
B ‡ 5 %
C ‡ 20 %

A £ 75 %
B ‡ 5 %
C ‡ 20 %

A £ 75 %
B ‡ 5 %
C ‡ 20 %

A £ 50 %
B ‡ 5 %
C ‡ 30 %

(*) Including those referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999.
(**) Notwithstanding the general arrangements for Objective 1 regions, and only in duly justified cases.
(***) Notwithstanding the general arrangements for Objective 1 regions, and only in very small firms to be listed in the programme

complement referred to in Article 19(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999.(cid:146)

(1) OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 10.

(2) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.

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A summary description of the derogations provided for under
the first subparagraph shall be included in the operational
programmes or single programming documents for the areas
concerned referred to in Articles 18 and 19 of Regulation (EC)
No 1260/1999.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter
into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in all Member States.