Council Regulation (EC) No 1227/2001 of 18 June 2001 derogating from certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector
Date: 2001-06-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: FIFG, Structural Funds, fishing fleet, fishing industry, fishing regulations, structural policy

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1227/2001

of 18 June 2001

derogating from certain provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 laying down the detailed rules
and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community, and in particular Articles 36 and 37
thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (3),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 (4)
lays down the
detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community
structural assistance in the fisheries sector. In particular,
Article 16 of that Regulation lays down the terms on
which the Member States may receive a financial contri-
bution from the Financial
for Fisheries
Guidance (FIFG) towards compensation they grant to
fishermen and shipowners for the temporary cessation
of activities in the event that a fisheries agreement is not
renewed or where it is suspended.

Instrument

The fact that the Fisheries Agreement with Morocco,
which expired on 30 November 1999, has not been
renewed has had such a heavy economic and social
impact that it is appropriate to extend the maximum
period during which compensation may be granted so as
to allow the conversion plans for the fishing fleets
concerned, as approved by the Commission on 30
October 2000, to be implemented.

The financial assistance paid out by the FIFG since 1
January 2000 to the crews and owners of the vessels
affected by this situation represents such a large sum
that the remainder of the FIFG appropriations still avail-
able for the structural programmes of the Member States
concerned under Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 2792/
1999 is no longer sufficient to take any other mean-

ingful action under that Article before 31 December
2006. In these circumstances, there should be a deroga-
tion from the thresholds referred to in paragraph 3 of
that Article, without thereby changing the overall alloca-
tion of
to the programmes
concerned.

FIFG appropriations

In order to ensure the continuing payment of compensa-
tion for Community fleets dependent on the Fisheries
Agreement with Morocco, this Regulation should apply
as from 1 January 2001.

It is therefore necessary to derogate from certain provi-
sions of Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999,

(4)

(5)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(EC) No

2792/1999,

the
Notwithstanding Regulation
Community fleets dependent on the Fisheries Agreement with
Morocco covered by the conversion plans approved by
Commission Decisions No C(2000)3059 and C(2000)3060 of
30 October 2000 may continue to receive compensation as
referred to in Article 16(1)(b) of the above Regulation until 31
December 2001.

The financial contribution from the FIFG to the compensation
referred to in the first paragraph between 1 January 2000 and
31 December 2001 shall not be taken into consideration when
determining compliance with the thresholds referred to in the
first subparagraph of Article 16(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2792/
1999.

Article 2

(1) OJ C 154 E, 29.5.2001, p. 274.
(2) Opinion delivered 14 June 2001 (not yet published in the Official

Journal).

(3) OJ C 139, 11.5.2001, p. 29.
(4) OJ L 337, 30.12.1999, p. 10.

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

It shall apply from 1 January 2001.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 18 June 2001.

For the Council

The President

M. WINBERG